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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Orinoco Geese (Neochen jubata) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) (Belize) African fish eagle perched in a thorn bush (Uganda) Brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Hoatzins Andean Vulture Greater Ani (Crotophaga major) Passerini's Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii) (Costa Rica) Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) landing on water (Alaska) Hoatzins Scarlet ibis Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight (Costa Rica) Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) Hoatzins White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) [female] (Tanzania) Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf (Costa Rica) Red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) Coeligena (inca) torquata hummingbird Also known as the Collared Inca Hummingbird. Locally called the Picaflor de Collar Inca Location: Pueblo at Machu PicchuV (Peru) Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color] (Costa Rica) Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) Western Crowned Pigeon Magellanic Penguin (Speniscus magellanicus) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) African skimmers (Rhynchops flavirostris) on a beach along the Kazinga Channel (Uganda) Dark red flowers of the African sausage tree (Kigelia pinnata) (Kenya) Hoatzins Male and Female Knobbed Hornbill (Aceros cassidix) Bird (Belize) Parrot Male peacock - headshot Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight (Brazil) Camouflaged Tawny frogmouth Young Red-footed Booby (Belize) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Nests of the Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) hanging in a tree (Belize) Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) Scarlet ibis Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) (Costa Rica) Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) [local name in Belize - Pelicano] (Belize) Blue-gray tanager Flock of egrets Lafresnaya lafresnayi hummingbird in mid-flight Location: Pueblo at Machu Picchu (Peru) Yellow-billed Stork; Mycteria ibis (Uganda) Gray necked wood rail (Aramides cajanea) (pan02-1869) Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) (Costa Rica) White-browed Owl (Ninox superciliaris) Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) Pair of scarlet macaws playing Tropical Kingbirds in flight (Suriname) Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) (Brazil) Brown Pelicans in flight (Costa Rica) Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) (Brazil) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Macaw in flight Crested Coua (Coua cristata) Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok seeds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Knobbed hornbill Blue-eared Kingfisher (Indonesia) Chestnut-fronted Macaws (Ara severus) in flight (Brazil) Oriental Pied Hornbill in flight Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva) Sakalava Weaver (Ploceus sakalava) Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) Micronesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti) (Tanzania) Crowned hornbill (Tockus alboterminatus) (Uganda) Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx madagascariensis) Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) wading (Costa Rica) Merops superciliosus (Manambolo) Hoatzins Birds Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) perched on a branch (Uganda) Common Murre (Uria aalge) (Alaska) Guira cuckoo eating a cricket Melanerpes Woodpecker Turquoise bird eggs in the Amazon Greater Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa) Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) (Alaska) Fish eagle in treetop (Malaysia) Green magpie (Cissa chinensis) Bird Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) (Costa Rica) 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