Pictures of birds [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) (Brazil) Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) Pair of African crowned cranes (Balearica regulorum) (Uganda) Blue and yellow macaw Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) Little Bee-eater {Merops pusillus} (Tanzania) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) Small brown insect with red marking (Peru) Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) perched on a branch (Uganda) Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) (Peru) Bird of prey Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Ceiba seeds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Pelican Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti) collecting nest-building materials (Tanzania) Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) (Brazil) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) (Costa Rica) Bald eagle atop a tree in Glacier Bay National Park (Alaska) Brown pelican floating on a reef (Belize) Hoatzins Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella) Red-footed Boobies (Belize) Rufous-capped thornbill Gull (Alaska) bird (Costa Rica) Mohawk bird Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color] (Costa Rica) Burrowing Owl Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) on branch above stream (Indonesia) Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) (Costa Rica) Bird Moustached Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) Guira cuckoo feeding on a cricket Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) (Belize) Scarlet ibis Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) (Indonesia) Hoatzin Toucan (Belize) Blue-and-yellow macaw Stork Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona (Brazil) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) African skimmers (Rynchops flavirostris) (Gabon) Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) (Guatemala) Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) Local name: Guacamayo escarlata Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Jabiru stork taking flight (Brazil) Blue-and-yellow macaws flying toward clay lick Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Yellow-billed Tern (Sterna superciliaris) in flight (Brazil) Brown-throated Parakeets (Aratinga pertinax) Blue-and-yellow macaw Hoatzin Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) with a bird in its mouth (Belize) Walking stick in the Peruvian rainforest (Peru) Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) with its mouth slightly agape (Uganda) Orinoco Geese White-crested Laughingthrush (Indonesia) Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) in flight Scarlet macaw in the Amazon Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight (Brazil) Chestnut-eared Aracari Scarlet macaw Flock of storks in flight Female Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) eating a crab (Brazil) Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) Hoatzins Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus (Brazil) Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) (Costa Rica) Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) Hoatzins Neotropical cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) (Guatemala) White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) (Kenya) Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) atop a Euphorbia plant (Uganda) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (Costa Rica) Male and Female Knobbed Hornbill (Aceros cassidix) Pied Hornbill (Antbracocerus albirostris) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Bald eagle (Alaska) Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) (Belize) Scarlet macaw (Costa Rica) Horned screamer White-Headed Buffalo Weaver (Dimenellia dinemelli) (Tanzania) Harpy eagle (Belize) Burrowing Owl Male Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) birds: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71