Bird Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ birds — with size, habitat, diet, voice, behavior, and the field marks that tell them apart.
Yellow-crowned Amazon
A mostly green Amazon parrot of northern South America with a small patch of yellow feathers on the crown.
parrot
Lilac-crowned Amazon
A green Mexican Amazon parrot with a maroon forehead and a lilac-blue crown, restricted to the Pacific slope.
parrot
Red-crowned Crane
A rare, exceptionally elegant East Asian crane with mostly white plumage, a black neck, and a small patch of bare red skin on the crown, revered as a symbol of luck and longevity.
wading-bird
Red-crowned Parakeet
A small, bright green New Zealand parakeet with a crimson crown and eye-stripe, now largely restricted to predator-free offshore islands and forest reserves.
parrot
Black Crowned-Crane
A striking West and Central African crane with a golden crown of bristle feathers, a black neck, and bold red and white facial patches.
wading-bird
Grey Crowned-Crane
A dazzling African crane with a spectacular crown of stiff golden feathers, a grey body, and vivid red and white cheek patches; the national bird of Uganda.
wading-bird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
A tiny, plain-faced olive-gray songbird with a bold white eye-ring and a surprisingly loud, rollicking song from a normally hidden red crown.
songbird
Black-crowned Night-Heron
A stocky, thick-necked heron active mainly at dusk and night, with a glossy black crown and back, pale grey wings, and striking red eyes.
wading-bird
Cuban Amazon
A vividly colored Caribbean amazon parrot with a white forehead and rosy throat patch, found only in Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands.
parrot
Amazon Kingfisher
A large green-backed kingfisher of Central and South American waterways, with a shaggy crest and a chestnut breast band in males.
other
Orange-winged Amazon
A common and widespread Amazon parrot with a blue-and-yellow face and an orange patch visible in the wing during flight.
parrot
Blue-fronted Amazon
A green Amazon parrot of central South America known for its bright blue forehead and variable yellow face.
parrot
Double Yellow-headed Amazon
A large Amazon parrot with an entirely yellow head, native to Mexico and northern Central America and now heavily threatened.
parrot
Amazonian Motmot
A striking green forest bird with a blue-and-black crown and a long tail ending in bare-shafted rackets that it swings like a pendulum.
other
Mealy Parrot
The largest of the Amazon parrots, with predominantly green plumage and a dusty, mealy-looking bloom over the nape and back that gives the species its name.
parrot
Red-capped Cardinal
A striking black-and-white bird with a brilliant red head, throat, and nape, commonly seen along Amazonian rivers and lake edges despite not being a true cardinal.
songbird
Scarlet Macaw
A large, brilliantly red macaw with blue and yellow wing patches, ranging from Mexico through Central America into the Amazon Basin.
parrot
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
Orange-winged Parrot
A medium-sized Amazon parrot with a green body, a yellow-and-blue face pattern, and a bright orange patch in the wing that flashes in flight.
parrot
Black Woodpecker
Europe's largest woodpecker, an all-black, crow-sized bird with a striking red crown and powerful excavating bill.
woodpecker
Green Woodpecker
A large, ground-feeding woodpecker with vivid green plumage, a red crown, and a loud laughing call known as the "yaffle".
woodpecker
Sandhill Crane
A tall grey North American crane with a bare red crown, best known for the spectacular mass migration gatherings along the Platte River.
wading-bird
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
A mid-sized pied woodpecker of old oak woodland, with a red crown in both sexes and softer, streakier underparts than its relatives.
woodpecker
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
A small, dazzling hummingbird whose male sports a fiery ruby-red crown and glowing golden-topaz throat that shift dramatically with the angle of light.
hummingbird