Bird Identifier

Bird Encyclopedia

Search and identify 1,000+ birds — with size, habitat, diet, voice, behavior, and the field marks that tell them apart.

White-throated Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher

A vividly colored kingfisher with turquoise-blue upperparts, a chocolate-brown head, and a bright white throat, often seen far from water.

other
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

A small, dazzlingly colored bird-of-paradise found only on two Indonesian islands, with a bare turquoise crown and curled violet tail wires.

songbird
Meyer's Parrot

Meyer's Parrot

A widespread African savanna parrot with mostly brown-grey plumage set off by turquoise underparts and yellow shoulder patches.

parrot
European Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

One of Europe's most vividly colored birds, a swallow-shaped hunter of flying insects with chestnut, yellow, and turquoise plumage.

other
Blue-faced Honeyeater

Blue-faced Honeyeater

A large, bold honeyeater with vivid turquoise-blue bare skin around the eye set against a black-and-white head and olive-green back.

songbird
Paradise Tanager

Paradise Tanager

One of the most vividly multicolored birds in the Amazon, with a turquoise head, black back, sky-blue underparts, and a glowing yellow-to-red rump.

songbird
Spangled Cotinga

Spangled Cotinga

A glittering turquoise-blue cotinga of the Amazonian canopy, males marked with a dark purple throat patch and a scattering of spangled blue feather edges.

songbird
Bay-headed Tanager

Bay-headed Tanager

A vividly colored tanager with a rich chestnut head and glowing turquoise-green body, common in forest canopy from Central to South America.

songbird
Carmine Bee-eater

Carmine Bee-eater

A dazzling, migratory African bee-eater with vivid carmine-pink plumage, a turquoise crown and throat, and long tail streamers, often seen riding on the backs of large animals to catch flushed insects.

other