Pictures of rainforest 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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Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) Count Raggi's Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) Male cock-of-the rock Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in flight over forest in Gabon (Gabon) Marianas Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla) Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis) (Costa Rica) Blue-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica malimbica) (Gabon) Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congolensis) Rufous-capped thornbill African banded harrier hawk or Gymnogene (Polyboroides typus pectoralis) in flight (Gabon) Male cock-of-the rock performing in the Manu cloud forest Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) in flight (Costa Rica) Manu Cloud Forest Lodge Scarlet macaws in flight (Costa Rica) Scarlet macaws atop a cecropia tree (Costa Rica) Oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) in flight (Malaysia) Wild Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Green parrot Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perched on a branch (Gabon) Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) (Costa Rica) Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) (Peru) Scarlet macaws in flight (Costa Rica) Heron; Honduras Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) along the Tembeling River (Malaysia) Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis) (Costa Rica) Blue-crowned Motmot (Costa Rica) Female giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) (Gabon) juvenile Yellow-headed Caracara, Milvago chimachima Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) in Colombia Malagasy Kingfisher (Manambolo) Madagascar bee-eaters (Merops superciliosus) (Manambolo) Orange-backed Woodpecker (Reinwardtipicus validus) in the forest canopy (Malaysia) Scarlet macaw Pair of Red-fan Parrots (Deroptyus accipitrinus) Pair of scarlet macaws playing Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) Oriental Pied Hornbill (Antbracocerus albirostris) Blue-and-yellow Macaw Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) Giant kingfisher (Gabon) Hooded mountain-tanager (Buthraupis montana) Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow (Costa Rica) Blue-and-yellow macaw in Peru Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) African jacana (Actophilornis africana) on riverbank (Gabon) Blue-crowned Motmot Red lored parrots in flight (Costa Rica) Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) Scarlet macaw in flight (Costa Rica) Feathers of scarlet macaw (Ara macao) (Peru) Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Indonesia) Red lored parrots in flight (Costa Rica) Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) in Colombia Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) at Summit Park (pan02-1932) Green-and-red macaw feeding on crackers after stealing them from a room At the lodge of the Tambopata Research Center Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Madagascar paradise flycatcher (Tsingy de Bemaraha) Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus nigerrimus) working on a nest (Gabon) Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus nigerrimus) working on a nest that once belonged to a Village weaver (P. subpersonatus) (Gabon) Face of a Harpy Eagle; the world's largest eagle Male cock-of-the rock performing at a lek Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) Scarlet macaw (Costa Rica) Scarlet macaws in flight (Costa Rica) Unidentified raptor on the banks of the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) Rufous-capped thornbill Red lored parrots in flight (Costa Rica) Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) Red lored parrots in flight (Costa Rica) Red lored parrot on a palm tree (Costa Rica) Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) in flight (Costa Rica) Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow (Costa Rica) Double-toothed Kite eating a katydid (Costa Rica) Scarlet macaws in flight (Costa Rica) White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis) (Costa Rica) Scarlet macaw in flight (Costa Rica) Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in its nest (Costa Rica) Red lored parrot on a palm tree (Costa Rica) Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) Crested Wood Partridge (Rollulus rouloul) [male in front, female in background] Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) Red lored parrot in flight (Costa Rica) rainforest birds: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4