Bird Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ birds — with size, habitat, diet, voice, behavior, and the field marks that tell them apart.
Short-eared Owl
A pale, ground-nesting owl of open country that hunts by day in low, buoyant, moth-like flight over fields and marshes.
owl
Jungle Babbler
A drab, noisy, sociable babbler almost always seen in chattering flocks of half a dozen or more, earning it the nickname 'Seven Sisters.'
songbird
Lesser Frigatebird
The smallest frigatebird, black overall with distinctive white patches on the flanks, found across the tropical Indo-Pacific.
seabird
Military Macaw
A mostly green macaw with a red forehead patch, found in mountainous forest and river canyons from Mexico south to Argentina.
parrot
Bar-headed Goose
A pale gray goose famous for migrating at extreme altitudes over the Himalayas, marked by two black bars on the head.
waterfowl
White-naped Crane
A grey East Asian crane with a distinctive white nape and hindneck, a bare red face, and pink legs, threatened by wetland loss along its migration routes.
wading-bird
Little Spotted Kiwi
The smallest and rarest widely known kiwi species, now surviving only on predator-free islands and sanctuaries after being wiped out from the mainland.
other
Golden Tanager
A glowing golden-yellow Andean tanager patterned with black markings on the face, back, and wings.
songbird
Eastern Screech-Owl
A tiny, tufted owl of eastern woodlands and suburbs, occurring in both gray and reddish-brown color forms, with a whinnying call rather than a screech.
owl
Coal Tit
A small, active tit with a glossy black head, white cheeks, and a distinctive white patch on the nape, favoring conifer woodlands.
songbird
Bonelli's Eagle
A powerful, agile eagle of Mediterranean cliffs and gorges, Bonelli's Eagle is a fast, low-flying hunter of rabbits and gamebirds across southern Europe, Africa, and Asia.
raptor
Redhead
A round-headed diving duck whose drake has a rounded rusty-red head, gray body, and black breast, and which often nests parasitically in other ducks' nests.
waterfowl
Emperor Goose
A stocky, silvery-grey goose with a scaled feather pattern, a white head and hindneck, and a strong preference for rocky Arctic and subarctic coastlines.
waterfowl
Horned Grebe
A small, striking grebe that in breeding plumage sports golden "horn" tufts of feathers behind bright red eyes.
waterfowl
White-winged Dove
A stocky desert-southwest dove with a bold white wing stripe and a red eye ringed in blue, closely tied historically to the blooming and fruiting of saguaro cactus.
other
Northern Flicker
A large, brown, ground-foraging woodpecker with a bold black crescent bib and a flashing white rump patch visible when it flies.
woodpecker
Mandarin Duck
One of the world's most ornately colored waterfowl, the Mandarin Duck drake sports orange 'sail' feathers, a fan-shaped crest, and intricate facial patterning.
waterfowl
Jenday Conure
A vividly colored Brazilian parakeet with a golden-orange head and body and contrasting green wings.
parrot
Eurasian Curlew
The largest wader in Europe, with a long downcurved bill and a haunting, bubbling call that echoes across moorland and estuaries alike.
shorebird
Common Redpoll
A tiny, hardy arctic finch with a red cap and black chin that irrupts south to feeders in some winters.
songbird
Purple-backed Fairywren
A close relative of the Variegated Fairywren adapted to Australia's arid interior, with breeding males showing purplish-blue tones and a small chestnut shoulder patch.
songbird
Mallard
The most familiar and widespread duck in the world, with the male's glossy green head, yellow bill, and white neck ring recognizable on ponds nearly everywhere.
waterfowl
Boreal Owl
A small, elusive owl of northern boreal forests with a squarish facial disc and a soft, high-pitched song heard mostly on cold winter nights.
owl
Wood Stork
A large white stork of the Americas with a bald, scaly grey-black head and neck, famous for hunting fish by feel in shallow water.
wading-bird