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Loon



Lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)



rhinoceros hornbill
[bukit_tigapuluh_0289]



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight


Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) [colombia_4225]
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) [colombia_4225]



White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)


Madagascar Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) [animals_zh_028]
Madagascar Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) [animals_zh_028]


Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)


Blyth's Hornbills (Rhyticeros plicatus); local name: kokomo
Blyth's Hornbills (Rhyticeros plicatus); local name: kokomo


Parakeets flying over forest canopy
Parakeets flying over forest canopy


Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male] [costa_rica_la_selva_0129]
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male] [costa_rica_la_selva_0129]



Blue dacnis [Dacnis cayana] (male)



Nesting gulls


Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)


Hoatzins [colombia_5034]
Hoatzins [colombia_5034]


Beryl-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia decora) being examined [costa_rica_4948]
Beryl-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia decora) being examined [costa_rica_4948]



Umbrette (Scopus umbretta)



Madagascar pygmy kingfisher


Malagasy Kingfisher  (Manambolo)
Malagasy Kingfisher (Manambolo)


Gray headed Chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps); 'Paisana'
Gray headed Chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps); 'Paisana'



Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius)


Roseated Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) in flight
Roseated Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) in flight



Rose-ringed parakeet



Parrots feeding on clay



Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor)



Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)



Blue-eared Kingfishers [sabah_kinabatangan_0268]



Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)



Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)


Hoatzin [colombia_5156]
Hoatzin [colombia_5156]



Common Toucan


Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5814]
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5814]



Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)


Hoatzin [colombia_5256]
Hoatzin [colombia_5256]



Indian Pond Heron


Giant coua (Cuoa gigas) (Tsingy de Bemaraha)
Giant coua (Cuoa gigas) (Tsingy de Bemaraha)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) [manu-Manu_1024_2815a]
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) [manu-Manu_1024_2815a]



Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)



Gulls in flight



Green magpie (Cissa chinensis)



Blyth's hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus)



Milky Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus)



Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea)


Madagascar Scops Owl (Otus rutilus)
Madagascar Scops Owl (Otus rutilus)



Bee-eater [riau_5643]


Bird [colombia_5438]
Bird [colombia_5438]


Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) with an inflated gula pouch
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) with an inflated gula pouch


Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) [brazil_0706]
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) [brazil_0706]



Ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)



Jungle babbler (Turdoides striata)



Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)



Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)



Great Blue Turaco



Knobbed hornbill


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) [tambopata-Tambopata_1027_4099]
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) [tambopata-Tambopata_1027_4099]



Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)


Southern Ground Hornbills (Bucorvus leadbeateri) -- tz_1996
Southern Ground Hornbills (Bucorvus leadbeateri) -- tz_1996



Knobbed Hornbil



Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)


Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight [brazil_1328]
Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight [brazil_1328]


Fish eagle nest in tree
Fish eagle nest in tree



Black hornbills (Anthracoceros malayanus)



Bornean crested fireback (Lophura ignita)


Gray-necked wood rail
Gray-necked wood rail



Cattle egret



Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha)



Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)



Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)



rhinoceros hornbill in flight
[bukit_tigapuluh_0380]


Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) [brazil_0702]
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) [brazil_0702]



Bird


Pied hornbill in flight
Pied hornbill in flight


Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male] [costa_rica_la_selva_0094]
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male] [costa_rica_la_selva_0094]



Peacock displaying for a peahen


White ibis, Eudocimus albus
White ibis, Eudocimus albus



Sun beams in Khao Yai rainforest


Blue Coua (Coua caerulea) [madagascar_masoala_1042]
Blue Coua (Coua caerulea) [madagascar_masoala_1042]



Red-billed oxpecker on a water buffalo



Scarlet ibis



Blue-eared Kingfishers [sabah_kinabatangan_0291]



Pelagic Cormorant


Black Asian chicken / gamecock (Ubud, Bali)
Black Asian chicken / gamecock (Ubud, Bali)



Humboldt penguin


White-gray bird in tree (Jimbaran, Bali
White-gray bird in tree (Jimbaran, Bali



Heron


Black vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Black vulture (Coragyps atratus)



Hoatzins sitting on a branch



Changeable hawk-eagle


Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)
Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)


Madagascar Coucal (Centropus toulou)
Madagascar Coucal (Centropus toulou)


Melanerpes Woodpecker [colombia_5174]
Melanerpes Woodpecker [colombia_5174]


Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) [brazil_0696]
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) [brazil_0696]


Scarlet macaw in flight [costa-rica_1377]
Scarlet macaw in flight [costa-rica_1377]


Gilded barbet in the rainforest canopy
Gilded barbet in the rainforest canopy



Cattle egret


Manu Cloud Forest Lodge
Manu Cloud Forest Lodge



Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola)



Orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus)


Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) [madagascar_6785]
Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) [madagascar_6785]


Scarlet ibis [colombia_5541]
Scarlet ibis [colombia_5541]



Hermit Ibis (Geronticus eremita)



Helmeted guineafowl


Bird [colombia_4238]
Bird [colombia_4238]


Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) [brazil_0893]
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) [brazil_0893]



Bird [south_africa_capetown_0091]


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) [manu-Manu_1024_2801a]
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) [manu-Manu_1024_2801a]



Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)



Chilean Flamingo



Spoonbill



Australian pelican [australia_fnq_0729]



Changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)


Female Velvet Asity (Philepitta castanea) gathering leaves [madagascar_5238]
Female Velvet Asity (Philepitta castanea) gathering leaves [madagascar_5238]



Purple-bellied Lory (Lorius hypoinochrous)


Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) [madagascar_perinet_0489]
Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) [madagascar_perinet_0489]


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay [tambopata-Tambopata_1027_4182a]
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay [tambopata-Tambopata_1027_4182a]


Great Curassow (Crax rubra)
Great Curassow (Crax rubra)


Great Curassow (Crax rubra) [male]
Great Curassow (Crax rubra) [male]


Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota) [bonito_0608]
Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota) [bonito_0608]



Bald eagle in flight at sunset


Hawk [colombia_4780]
Hawk [colombia_4780]


Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)
Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)



Black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)


White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)
White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)



Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)


Horned Screamer, Anhima cornuta
Horned Screamer, Anhima cornuta



Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)



Scaly Francolin (Francolinus squamatus)



Oriental white ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)


White heron wading in a rice field in Bali (Ubud, Bali)
White heron wading in a rice field in Bali (Ubud, Bali)


Tricolored Lory (Lorius lory) [west-papua_5120]
Tricolored Lory (Lorius lory) [west-papua_5120]


Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) [costa-rica_0274]
Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) [costa-rica_0274]



Yellow-wattled lapwing



Crocodiles and an Asian openbill



Hoatzin in the Amazon


Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) [west-papua_5097]
Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) [west-papua_5097]



African Wattled Plover (Vanellus senegallus)



Great Green Macaw (Ara ambigua)



Bald eagle



Guineafowl


Madagascar Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus)
Madagascar Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus)


Golden-collared tanager
Golden-collared tanager


Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) along the Tembeling River
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) along the Tembeling River



European white stork (Ciconia ciconia)



Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)


Hoatzins [colombia_5275]
Hoatzins [colombia_5275]



Green peafowl (Pavo muticus)


Hundreds of herons nesting in trees at Petulu village (Ubud, Bali)
Hundreds of herons nesting in trees at Petulu village (Ubud, Bali)



Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius)



King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)



Tawny frogmouth



Jungle fowl



Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius)



Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus)


Striated Heron (Butorides striata) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0642]
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0642]



White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)



Oriental pied-hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)


Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5842]
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5842]



Red-naped trogon


Heron on bank at Lake Tempe (Sulawesi - Celebes)
Heron on bank at Lake Tempe (Sulawesi - Celebes)



Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)


Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)



Rescued spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)



Scarlet macaw


Yellow-rumped cacique [colombia_5587]
Yellow-rumped cacique [colombia_5587]



Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura newtoniana) bower [australia_fnq_0455]


Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) [brazil_1665]
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) [brazil_1665]



Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)


Jaguar footprint in mud
Jaguar footprint in mud



Yellow-eye raptor



rhinoceros hornbill in flight
[bukit_tigapuluh_0394]



Knobbed Hornbil


Wild Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Wild Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)


Rusty-collared Seedeater (Sporophila collaris)
Rusty-collared Seedeater (Sporophila collaris)



Paradise tanager (Tangara chilensis)


Scarlet macaws in flight [costa-rica_1156]
Scarlet macaws in flight [costa-rica_1156]


Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0101]
Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0101]



Pair of Sulawesi knobbed hornbills


Pale-billed woodpecker [costa_rica_la_selva_1225]
Pale-billed woodpecker [costa_rica_la_selva_1225]


Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5782]
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5782]



Ross's Turaco



Scarlet macaw



Lesser sooty owl [australia_fnq_1002]



Oriental pied-hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)


Flock of Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) on the African savanna
Flock of Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) on the African savanna


Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_4911]
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_4911]



Parrots feeding on clay



Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)


Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in flight
Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in flight



Troupial



Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris)



Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)


Red-and-green macaws
Red-and-green macaws



Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)



Ibis



Peahen crossing a road


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) [manu-Manu_1024_2848a]
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) [manu-Manu_1024_2848a]



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Peacock displaying to a peahen



Peacock displaying for a peahen



Sumatran heron


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