Bird Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ birds — with size, habitat, diet, voice, behavior, and the field marks that tell them apart.
California Quail
California's state bird, a plump, sociable quail with a distinctive forward-drooping black head plume.
gamebird
Green Honeycreeper
A striking tanager relative with males a shimmering turquoise-green set off by a black head and a bright yellow bill.
songbird
Himalayan Bulbul
A crested bulbul of Himalayan foothill gardens and scrub, with a black head, a white cheek patch, and a bright yellow vent.
songbird
Yellowhammer
A vividly yellow-headed bunting of farmland hedgerows, famous for its song often rendered as "a little bit of bread and no cheese."
songbird
Caspian Tern
The largest tern in the world, a gull-sized bird with a massive coral-red bill and a harsh, crow-like call, found on coasts and large lakes across every continent except Antarctica.
seabird
Bean Goose
A large, dark-headed grey goose of northern Eurasia named for its habit of feeding in fields of beans and grain during migration.
waterfowl
American Wigeon
A round-headed dabbling duck nicknamed 'baldpate' for the male's creamy white forehead crown that contrasts with an iridescent green eye patch.
waterfowl
Red-and-yellow Barbet
A vividly patterned East African barbet with a scarlet head, black-spotted yellow underparts, and a habit of nesting in termite mounds.
other
Rainbow Pitta
A jewel-toned, ground-dwelling rainforest bird of tropical northern Australia with a black head, emerald back, and scarlet belly.
songbird
Penduline Tit
A tiny wetland songbird famed for weaving an elaborate, purse-shaped hanging nest, with a grey head and black eye-mask.
songbird
Jabiru
The largest flying bird of the Americas, a towering white stork with a bald black head and a striking red band at the base of the neck.
wading-bird
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
Great Tit
The largest and most common European tit, with a glossy black head, white cheeks, and a bold black stripe down its yellow breast.
songbird
Reed Bunting
A slim bunting of reedbeds and wetlands, with breeding males sporting a bold black head and white collar.
songbird
Steller's Jay
A bold, crested jay of western conifer forests with a striking black head and deep blue body.
songbird
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
Sacred Ibis
A striking white ibis with a bare black head and neck, revered in ancient Egypt, now widespread across African wetlands and farmland.
wading-bird
Canada Goose
A familiar large goose with a black head and neck, white chinstrap, and brown body, common on lawns and lakes across North America.
waterfowl
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
A small, gregarious Australasian finch with a chestnut breast band and black face, often seen feeding in flocks on grass seed heads.
songbird
Japanese Tit
A cheerful East Asian tit with a glossy black head, white cheek patches, and a bold black stripe down its yellowish-white underside.
songbird
Horned Lark
A ground-loving open-country songbird named for the tiny black feather tufts, or "horns," on its head.
songbird
Blue-crowned Trogon
A South American trogon with a green head washed in blue on the crown, a black facial mask, and a yellow belly.
other
Cassin's Kingbird
A chunky gray-headed flycatcher of southwestern oak country, best told from the similar Western Kingbird by its darker chest and raspy voice.
songbird
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