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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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