List of birds of Asia Last updated September 16, 2024 The birds of Asia are diverse. The avifauna of Asia includes 3845 species.
Ostriches Cassowaries and emu Magpie goose Ducks, geese, and waterfowl Megapodes Guineafowl New World quail Pheasants, grouse, and allies Flamingos Grebes Pigeons and doves Sandgrouse Bustards Cuckoos Frogmouths Nightjars and allies Owlet-nightjars Swifts Treeswifts Rails, gallinules, and coots Finfoots Cranes Sheathbills Thick-knees Egyptian plover Stilts and avocets Ibisbill Oystercatchers Plovers and lapwings Plains-Wanderer Painted-snipes Jacanas Sandpipers and allies Buttonquail Crab plover Pratincoles and coursers Skuas and jaegers Auks, murres and puffins Gulls, terns, and skimmers Tropicbirds Loons Albatrosses Southern storm-petrels Northern storm-petrels Shearwaters and petrels Storks Frigatebirds Boobies and gannets Anhingas Cormorants and shags Pelicans Hamerkop Herons, egrets, and bitterns Ibises and spoonbills Osprey Hawks, eagles, and kites Barn-owls Owls Trogons Hoopoes Hornbills Kingfishers Bee-eaters Rollers Asian barbets Honeyguides Woodpeckers Falcons and caracaras Cockatoos Old World parrots Tyrant flycatchers African and green broadbills Asian and Grauer's broadbills Pittas Bowerbirds Australasian treecreepers Fairywrens Honeyeaters Thornbills and allies Pseudo-babblers Logrunners Quail-thrushes and jewel-babblers Cuckooshrikes Sittellas Whipbirds and wedgebills Ploughbill Australo-Papuan bellbirds Tit berrypecker and crested berrypecker Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis Whistlers and allies Old World orioles Boatbills Woodswallows, bellmagpies and allies Mottled berryhunter Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies Ioras Bristlehead Bushshrikes and allies Fantails Drongos Birds-of-paradise Ifrita Monarch flycatchers Melampittas Crested shrikejay Shrikes Crows, jays, and magpies Satinbirds Berrypeckers and longbills Australasian robins Rail-babbler Fairy flycatchers Tits, chickadees, and titmice Penduline-tits Larks Bearded reedling Cisticolas and allies Reed warblers and allies Grassbirds and allies Cupwings Swallows Bulbuls Leaf warblers Bush warblers and allies Long-tailed tits Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies Tree-babblers, scimitar-babblers, and allies Ground babblers and allies Laughingthrushes and allies Kinglets Wallcreeper Nuthatches Treecreepers Wrens Spotted elachura Dippers Oxpeckers Starlings Mimids Thrushes and allies Old World flycatchers Waxwings Hylocitrea Hypocolius Flowerpeckers Sunbirds and spiderhunters Fairy-bluebirds Leafbirds Pinktails Weavers and allies Waxbills and allies Accentors Old World sparrows Wagtails and pipits Finches, euphonias, and allies Longspurs and snow buntings Old World buntings New World sparrows Troupials and allies New World warblers Tanagers and allies See also References The taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clements ' Birds of the World: A Checklist , 2022 edition. Taxonomic changes are on-going. As more research is gathered from studies of distribution, behaviour, and DNA , the order and number of families and species may change. Furthermore, different approaches to ornithological nomenclature have led to concurrent systems of classification (see Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy ).
The area includes Russia east of the Ural River and Ural Mountains and the Russian Arctic islands east of Novaya Zemlya , as well as Kazakhstan , Georgia , Azerbaijan , and Turkey . The area is separated from Africa by the Suez Canal . In the Indian Ocean it includes Sri Lanka , Lakshadweep (the Laccadive Islands ), the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . It includes the Russian islands in the Bering Sea and North Pacific , Japan , the Izu Islands , the Ryukyu Islands , Taiwan , the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia .
The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
(A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Asia (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Asia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Asia although populations exist elsewhere (X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists.
Ostriches Order: Struthioniformes Family: Struthionidae
The ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa. It is the largest living species of bird. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds.
Cassowaries and emu Order: Struthioniformes Family: Casuariidae
The cassowaries are large flightless birds native to Australia and New Guinea.
Ducks, geese, and waterfowlOrder: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans . These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.
Spotted whistling-duck , Dendrocygna guttata Plumed whistling-duck , Dendrocygna eytoni (A) Fulvous whistling-duck , Dendrocygna bicolor Wandering whistling-duck , Dendrocygna arcuata Lesser whistling-duck , Dendrocygna javanica White-faced whistling-duck , Dendrocygna viduata Bar-headed goose , Anser indicus Emperor goose , Anser canagicus Snow goose , Anser caerulescens Ross's goose , Anser rossii (A) Graylag goose , Anser anser Swan goose , Anser cygnoides Greater white-fronted goose , Anser albifrons Lesser white-fronted goose , Anser erythropus Taiga bean-goose , Anser fabalis Tundra bean-goose , Anser serrirostris Pink-footed goose , Anser brachyrhynchus (A) Brant , Branta bernicla Barnacle goose , Branta leucopsis Cackling goose , Branta hutchinsii Canada goose , Branta canadensis (A) Red-breasted goose , Branta ruficollis Mute swan , Cygnus olor Black swan , Cygnus atratus Trumpeter swan , Cygnus buccinator Tundra swan , Cygnus columbianus Whooper swan , Cygnus cygnus Black-necked swan , Cygnus melancoryphus Knob-billed duck , Sarkidiornis melanotos Radjah shelduck , Radjah radjah Egyptian goose , Alopochen aegyptiaca Ruddy shelduck , Tadorna ferruginea Australian shelduck , Tadorna tadornoides Common shelduck , Tadorna tadorna Crested shelduck , Tadorna cristata Paradise shelduck , Tadorna variegata Green pygmy-goose , Nettapus pulchellus Cotton pygmy-goose , Nettapus coromandelianus Mandarin duck , Aix galericulata Wood duck , Aix sponsa Salvadori's teal , Salvadorina waigiuensis Baikal teal , Sibirionetta formosa Garganey , Spatula querquedula Blue-winged teal , Spatula discors (A) Northern shoveler , Spatula clypeata Australian shoveler , Spatula rhynchotis Blue-billed teal , Spatula hottentota Silver teal , Spatula versicolor Cinnamon teal , Spatula cyanoptera Cape shoveler , Spatula smithii Red shoveler , Spatula platalea Gadwall , Mareca strepera Falcated duck , Mareca falcata Eurasian wigeon , Mareca penelope American wigeon , Mareca americana (A) Chiloe wigeon , Mareca sibilatrix Pacific black duck , Anas superciliosa Philippine duck , Anas luzonica Indian spot-billed duck , Anas poecilorhyncha Eastern spot-billed duck , Anas zonorhyncha Mallard , Anas platyrhynchos American black duck , Anas rubripes (A) Northern pintail , Anas acuta Green-winged teal , Anas crecca Andaman teal , Anas albogularis Sunda teal , Anas gibberifrons Gray teal , Anas gracilis White-cheeked pintail , Anas bahamensis Chestnut teal , Anas castanea Cape teal , Anas capensis (A) Red-billed duck , Anas erythrorhyncha Yellow-billed duck , Anas undulata Yellow-billed pintail , Anas georgica Yellow-billed teal , Anas flavirostris Hawaiian duck , Anas wyvilliana Laysan duck , Anas laysanensis Marbled teal , Marmaronetta angustirostris Pink-headed duck , Rhodonessa caryophyllacea White-winged duck , Asarcornis scutulata Red-crested pochard , Netta rufina Southern pochard , Netta erythrophthalma Rosy-billed pochard , Netta peposaca Canvasback , Aythya valisineria Redhead , Aythya americana Common pochard , Aythya ferina Ring-necked duck , Aythya collaris (A) Ferruginous duck , Aythya nyroca Baer's pochard , Aythya baeri Hardhead , Aythya australis Tufted duck , Aythya fuligula Greater scaup , Aythya marila Lesser scaup , Aythya affinis New Zealand scaup , Aythya novaeseelandiae Steller's eider , Polysticta stelleri Spectacled eider , Somateria fischeri King eider , Somateria spectabilis Common eider , Somateria mollissima Harlequin duck , Histrionicus histrionicus Surf scoter , Melanitta perspicillata Velvet scoter , Melanitta fusca White-winged scoter , Melanitta deglandi (A) Stejneger's scoter , Melanitta stejnegeri Common scoter , Melanitta nigra Black scoter , Melanitta americana Long-tailed duck , Clangula hyemalis Bufflehead , Bucephala albeola Common goldeneye , Bucephala clangula Barrow's goldeneye , Bucephala islandica Smew , Mergellus albellus Hooded merganser , Lophodytes cucullatus (A) Common merganser , Mergus merganser Red-breasted merganser , Mergus serrator Scaly-sided merganser , Mergus squamatus Ruddy duck , Oxyura jamaicensis (I) White-headed duck , Oxyura leucocephala Blue-billed duck , Oxyura australis Maccoa duck , Oxyura maccoa Lake duck , Oxyura vittata Maned duck , Chenonetta jubata Spur-winged goose , Plectropterus gambensis Megapodes Order: Galliformes Family: Megapodiidae
The Megapodiidae are stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet. All but the malleefowl occupy jungle habitats and most have brown or black colouring.
Wattled brushturkey , Aepypodius arfakianus Waigeo brushturkey , Aepypodius bruijnii Red-billed brushturkey , Talegalla cuvieri Yellow-legged brushturkey , Talegalla fuscirostris Red-legged brushturkey , Talegalla jobiensis Maleo , Macrocephalon maleo Moluccan scrubfowl , Eulipoa wallacei Nicobar scrubfowl , Megapodius nicobariensis Tabon scrubfowl , Megapodius cumingii Sula scrubfowl , Megapodius bernsteinii Tanimbar scrubfowl , Megapodius tenimberensis Dusky scrubfowl , Megapodius freycinet Biak scrubfowl , Megapodius geelvinkianus Forsten's scrubfowl , Megapodius forsteni New Guinea scrubfowl , Megapodius decollatus Orange-footed scrubfowl , Megapodius reinwardt Melanesian scrubfowl , Megapodius eremita Vanuatu scrubfowl , Megapodius layardi Tongan megapode , Megapodius pritchardii Micronesian scrubfowl , Megapodius laperouse Malleefowl , Leipoa ocellata Guineafowl Order: Galliformes Family: Numididae
The guineafowl are a family of birds native to Africa. They typically eat insects and seeds, are ground-nesting, and resemble partridges , except with featherless heads.
Pheasants, grouse, and alliesOrder: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae
The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.
Ferruginous partridge , Caloperdix oculeus Crested partridge , Rollulus rouloul Black partridge , Melanoperdix niger Hill partridge , Arborophila torqueola Sichuan partridge , Arborophila rufipectus Chestnut-breasted partridge , Arborophila mandellii White-necklaced partridge , Arborophila gingica Rufous-throated partridge , Arborophila rufogularis White-cheeked partridge , Arborophila atrogularis Taiwan partridge , Arborophila crudigularis Hainan partridge , Arborophila ardens Chestnut-bellied partridge , Arborophila javanica Malayan partridge , Arborophila campbelli Roll's partridge , Arborophila rolli Sumatran partridge , Arborophila sumatrana Gray-breasted partridge , Arborophila orientalis Bar-backed partridge , Arborophila brunneopectus Orange-necked partridge , Arborophila davidi Chestnut-headed partridge , Arborophila cambodiana Red-breasted partridge , Arborophila hyperythra Red-billed partridge , Arborophila rubrirostris Scaly-breasted partridge , Tropicoperdix chloropus Chestnut-necklaced partridge , Tropicoperdix charltonii Sabah partridge , Tropicoperdix graydoni Long-billed partridge , Rhizothera longirostris Dulit Partridge , Rhizothera dulitensis Vietnamese crested argus , Rheinardia ocellata Malayan crested argus , Rheinardia nigrescens Great argus , Argusianus argus Indian peafowl , Pavo cristatus Green peafowl , Pavo muticus (A) Crimson-headed partridge , Haematortyx sanguiniceps Red spurfowl , Galloperdix spadicea Painted spurfowl , Galloperdix lunulata Sri Lanka spurfowl , Galloperdix bicalcarata Palawan peacock-pheasant , Polyplectron napoleonis Malayan peacock-pheasant , Polyplectron malacense Bornean peacock-pheasant , Polyplectron schleiermacheri Germain's peacock-pheasant , Polyplectron germaini Hainan peacock-pheasant , Polyplectron katsumatae Mountain peacock-pheasant , Polyplectron inopinatum Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant , Polyplectron chalcurum Gray peacock-pheasant , Polyplectron bicalcaratum See-see partridge , Ammoperdix griseogularis Sand partridge , Ammoperdix heyi Brown quail , Synoicus ypsilophorus Blue-breasted quail , Synoicus chinensis Blue quail , Synoicus adansonii Snow Mountain quail , Synoicus monorthonyx Japanese quail , Coturnix japonica Common quail , Coturnix coturnix Harlequin quail , Coturnix delegorguei Rain quail , Coturnix coromandelica Stubble quail , Coturnix pectoralis Rock partridge , Alectoris graeca Chukar , Alectoris chukar Philby's partridge , Alectoris philbyi Przevalski's partridge , Alectoris magna Arabian partridge , Alectoris melanocephala Barbary partridge , Alectoris barbara Red-legged partridge , Alectoris rufa Caucasian snowcock , Tetraogallus caucasicus Caspian snowcock , Tetraogallus caspius Altai snowcock , Tetraogallus altaicus Tibetan snowcock , Tetraogallus tibetanus Himalayan snowcock , Tetraogallus himalayensis Jungle bush-quail , Perdicula asiatica Rock bush-quail , Perdicula argoondah Painted bush-quail , Perdicula erythrorhyncha Manipur bush-quail , Perdicula manipurensis Himalayan quail , Ophrysia superciliosa Black francolin , Francolinus francolinus Painted francolin , Francolinus pictus Chinese francolin , Francolinus pintadeanus Mountain bamboo-partridge , Bambusicola fytchii Chinese bamboo-partridge , Bambusicola thoracicus Taiwan bamboo-partridge , Bambusicola sonorivox Red junglefowl , Gallus gallus Gray junglefowl , Gallus sonneratii Sri Lanka junglefowl , Gallus lafayettii Green junglefowl , Gallus varius Blood pheasant , Ithaginis cruentus Himalayan monal , Lophophorus impejanus Sclater's monal , Lophophorus sclateri Chinese monal , Lophophorus lhuysii Snow partridge , Lerwa lerwa Verreaux's partridge , Tetraophasis obscurus Szechenyi's partridge , Tetraophasis szechenyii Western tragopan , Tragopan melanocephalus Satyr tragopan , Tragopan satyra Blyth's tragopan , Tragopan blythii Temminck's tragopan , Tragopan temminckii Cabot's tragopan , Tragopan caboti Reeves's pheasant , Syrmaticus reevesii Copper pheasant , Syrmaticus soemmerringii Mikado pheasant , Syrmaticus mikado Elliot's pheasant , Syrmaticus ellioti Hume's pheasant , Syrmaticus humiae Golden pheasant , Chrysolophus pictus Lady Amherst's pheasant , Chrysolophus amherstiae Ring-necked pheasant , Phasianus colchicus Tibetan eared-pheasant , Crossoptilon harmani White eared-pheasant , Crossoptilon crossoptilon Brown eared-pheasant , Crossoptilon mantchuricum Blue eared-pheasant , Crossoptilon auritum Cheer pheasant , Catreus wallichii Silver pheasant , Lophura nycthemera Kalij pheasant , Lophura leucomelanos Siamese fireback , Lophura diardi Bulwer's pheasant , Lophura bulweri Edwards's pheasant , Lophura edwardsi Swinhoe's pheasant , Lophura swinhoii Salvadori's pheasant , Lophura inornata Malayan crestless fireback , Lophura erythrophthalma Bornean crestless fireback , Lophura pyronota Malayan crested fireback , Lophura rufa Bornean crested fireback , Lophura ignita Gray partridge , Perdix perdix Daurian partridge , Perdix dauurica (Ex) Tibetan partridge , Perdix hodgsoniae Koklass pheasant , Pucrasia macrolopha Black-billed capercaillie , Tetrao urogalloides Western capercaillie , Tetrao urogallus Black grouse , Lyrurus tetrix Caucasian grouse , Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi Hazel grouse , Tetrastes bonasia Severtzov's grouse , Tetrastes sewerzowi Siberian grouse , Falcipennis falcipennis Willow ptarmigan , Lagopus lagopus Rock ptarmigan , Lagopus muta Yellow-necked francolin , Pternistis leucoscepus Red-necked francolin , Pternistis afer Erckel's francolin , Pternistis erckelii Gray francolin , Ortygornis pondicerianus Flamingos Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.
Grebes Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.
Pigeons and doves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere .
Rock pigeon , Columba livia Hill pigeon , Columba rupestris Snow pigeon , Columba leuconota Speckled pigeon , Columba guinea (A) Stock dove , Columba oenas Yellow-eyed pigeon , Columba eversmanni Common wood-pigeon , Columba palumbus Rameron pigeon , Columba arquatrix Speckled wood-pigeon , Columba hodgsonii Ashy wood-pigeon , Columba pulchricollis Nilgiri wood-pigeon , Columba elphinstonii Sri Lanka wood-pigeon , Columba torringtoniae Pale-capped pigeon , Columba punicea Silvery wood-pigeon , Columba argentina Andaman wood-pigeon , Columba palumboides Japanese wood-pigeon , Columba janthina Ryukyu pigeon , Columba jouyi Bonin pigeon , Columba versicolor Metallic pigeon , Columba vitiensis Yellow-legged pigeon , Columba pallidiceps White-headed pigeon , Columba leucomela Trocaz pigeon , Columba trocaz Bolle's pigeon , Columba bollii Laurel pigeon , Columba junoniae European turtle-dove , Streptopelia turtur Dusky turtle-dove , Streptopelia lugens Oriental turtle-dove , Streptopelia orientalis Sunda collared-dove , Streptopelia bitorquata Philippine collared-dove , Streptopelia dusumieri Eurasian collared-dove , Streptopelia decaocto Burmese collared-dove , Streptopelia xanthocycla African collared-dove , Streptopelia roseogrisea Red-eyed dove , Streptopelia semitorquata Red collared-dove , Streptopelia tranquebarica Mourning collared-dove , Streptopelia decipiens Malagasy turtle-dove , Nesoenas picturatus Spotted dove , Spilopelia chinensis Laughing dove , Spilopelia senegalensis Barred cuckoo-dove , Macropygia unchall Flores Sea cuckoo-dove , Macropygia macassariensis Timor cuckoo-dove , Macropygia magna Tanimbar cuckoo-dove , Macropygia timorlaoensis Amboyna cuckoo-dove , Macropygia amboinensis Sultan's cuckoo-dove , Macropygia doreya Andaman cuckoo-dove , Macropygia rufipennis Philippine cuckoo-dove , Macropygia tenuirostris Ruddy cuckoo-dove , Macropygia emiliana Enggano cuckoo-dove , Macropygia cinnamomea Barusan cuckoo-dove , Macropygia modiglianii Black-billed cuckoo-dove , Macropygia nigrirostris Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove , Macropygia mackinlayi Little cuckoo-dove , Macropygia ruficeps Brown cuckoo-dove , Macropygia phasianella Great cuckoo-dove , Reinwardtoena reinwardti Pied cuckoo-dove , Reinwardtoena browni Crested cuckoo-dove , Reinwardtoena crassirostris White-faced cuckoo-dove , Turacoena manadensis Sula cuckoo-dove , Turacoena sulaensis Slaty cuckoo-dove , Turacoena modesta Namaqua dove , Oena capensis Asian emerald dove , Chalcophaps indica Pacific emerald dove , Chalcophaps longirostris Stephan's dove , Chalcophaps stephani New Guinea bronzewing , Henicophaps albifrons New Britain bronzewing , Henicophaps foersteri Wetar ground dove , Alopecoenas hoedtii Bronze ground dove , Alopecoenas beccarii White-bibbed ground dove , Alopecoenas jobiensis Shy ground dove , Alopecoenas sairi Marquesas ground dove , Alopecoenas rubescens Polynesian ground dove , Alopecoenas erypthropterus Zebra dove , Geopelia striata Peaceful dove , Geopelia placida Barred dove , Geopelia maugeus Bar-shouldered dove , Geopelia humeralis Diamond dove , Geopelia cuneata Nicobar pigeon , Caloenas nicobarica Sulawesi ground dove , Gallicolumba tristigmata Cinnamon ground dove , Gallicolumba rufigula Mindoro bleeding-heart , Gallicolumba platenae Negros bleeding-heart , Gallicolumba keayi Sulu bleeding-heart , Gallicolumba menagei Luzon bleeding-heart , Gallicolumba luzonica Mindanao bleeding-heart , Gallicolumba crinigera Thick-billed ground-pigeon , Trugon terrestris Pheasant pigeon , Otidiphaps nobilis Western crowned-pigeon , Goura cristata Sclater's crowned-pigeon , Goura sclaterii Scheepmaker's crowned-pigeon , Goura scheepmakeri Victoria crowned-pigeon , Goura victoria White-eared brown-dove , Phapitreron leucotis Amethyst brown-dove , Phapitreron amethystinus Mindanao brown-dove , Phapitreron brunneiceps Tawitawi brown-dove , Phapitreron cinereiceps Little green-pigeon , Treron olax Pink-necked green-pigeon , Treron vernans Cinnamon-headed green-pigeon , Treron fulvicollis Orange-breasted green-pigeon , Treron bicinctus Sri Lanka green-pigeon , Treron pompadora Gray-fronted green-pigeon , Treron affinis Andaman green-pigeon , Treron chloropterus Ashy-headed green-pigeon , Treron phayrei Philippine green-pigeon , Treron axillaris Buru green-pigeon , Treron aromaticus Thick-billed green-pigeon , Treron curvirostra Gray-cheeked green-pigeon , Treron griseicauda Sumba green-pigeon , Treron teysmannii Flores green-pigeon , Treron floris Timor green-pigeon , Treron psittaceus Large green-pigeon , Treron capellei Yellow-footed green-pigeon , Treron phoenicopterus Bruce's green-pigeon , Treron waalia Yellow-vented green-pigeon , Treron seimundi Pin-tailed green-pigeon , Treron apicauda Green-spectacled green-pigeon , Treron oxyurus Wedge-tailed green-pigeon , Treron sphenurus White-bellied green-pigeon , Treron sieboldii Whistling green-pigeon , Treron formosae Black-backed fruit-dove , Ptilinopus cinctus Red-naped fruit-dove , Ptilinopus dohertyi Pink-headed fruit-dove , Ptilinopus porphyreus Yellow-breasted fruit-dove , Ptilinopus occipitalis Flame-breasted fruit-dove , Ptilinopus marchei Cream-breasted fruit-dove , Ptilinopus merrilli Red-eared fruit-dove , Ptilinopus fischeri Jambu fruit-dove , Ptilinopus jambu Maroon-chinned fruit-dove , Ptilinopus epius Banggai fruit-dove , Ptilinopus subgularis Sula fruit-dove , Ptilinopus mangoliensis Black-chinned fruit-dove , Ptilinopus leclancheri Scarlet-breasted fruit-dove , Ptilinopus bernsteinii Wompoo fruit-dove , Ptilinopus magnificus Pink-spotted fruit-dove , Ptilinopus perlatus Ornate fruit-dove , Ptilinopus ornatus Orange-fronted fruit-dove , Ptilinopus aurantiifrons Wallace's fruit-dove , Ptilinopus wallacii Superb fruit-dove , Ptilinopus superbus Rose-crowned fruit-dove , Ptilinopus regina Coroneted fruit-dove , Ptilinopus coronulatus Beautiful fruit-dove , Ptilinopus pulchellus Blue-capped fruit-dove , Ptilinopus monacha White-breasted fruit-dove , Ptilinopus rivoli Yellow-bibbed fruit-dove , Ptilinopus solomonensis Geelvink fruit-dove , Ptilinopus speciosus Claret-breasted fruit-dove , Ptilinopus viridis Orange-bellied fruit-dove , Ptilinopus iozonus Gray-headed fruit-dove , Ptilinopus hyogastrus Carunculated fruit-dove , Ptilinopus granulifrons Black-naped fruit-dove , Ptilinopus melanospilus Dwarf fruit-dove , Ptilinopus nainus Negros fruit-dove , Ptilinopus arcanus Knob-billed fruit-dove , Ptilinopus insolitus Black-banded fruit-dove , Ptilinopus alligator Many-colored fruit-dove , Ptilinopus perousii Crimson-crowned fruit-dove , Ptilinopus porphyraceus Orange dove , Ptilinopus victor Golden dove , Ptilinopus luteovirens Velvet dove , Ptilinopus layardi Pink-bellied imperial-pigeon , Ducula poliocephala White-bellied imperial-pigeon , Ducula forsteni Mindoro imperial-pigeon , Ducula mindorensis Gray-headed imperial-pigeon , Ducula radiata Spotted imperial-pigeon , Ducula carola Green imperial-pigeon , Ducula aenea Enggano imperial-pigeon , Ducula oenothorax Nicobar imperial-pigeon , Ducula nicobarica Spectacled imperial-pigeon , Ducula perspicillata Seram imperial-pigeon , Ducula neglecta Elegant imperial-pigeon , Ducula concinna Pacific imperial-pigeon , Ducula pacifica Spice imperial-pigeon , Ducula myristicivora Geelvink imperial-pigeon , Ducula geelvinkiana Purple-tailed imperial-pigeon , Ducula rufigaster Cinnamon-bellied imperial-pigeon , Ducula basilica Rufescent imperial-pigeon , Ducula chalconota Island imperial-pigeon , Ducula pistrinaria Pink-headed imperial-pigeon , Ducula rosacea Gray imperial-pigeon , Ducula pickeringii Pinon's imperial-pigeon , Ducula pinon Collared imperial-pigeon , Ducula mullerii Zoe's imperial-pigeon , Ducula zoeae Mountain imperial-pigeon , Ducula badia Malabar imperial-pigeon , Ducula cuprea Dark-backed imperial-pigeon , Ducula lacernulata Timor imperial-pigeon , Ducula cineracea Pied imperial-pigeon , Ducula bicolor Torresian imperial-pigeon , Ducula spilorrhoa Silver-tipped imperial-pigeon , Ducula luctuosa Red-knobbed imperial-pigeon , Ducula rubricera Finsch's imperial-pigeon , Ducula finschii Bismarck imperial-pigeon , Ducula melanochroa Yellowish imperial-pigeon , Ducula subflavescens Christmas Island imperial-pigeon , Ducula whartoni Peale's imperial-pigeon , Ducula latrans Sombre pigeon , Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa Papuan mountain-pigeon , Gymnophaps albertisii Buru mountain-pigeon , Gymnophaps mada Seram mountain-pigeon , Gymnophaps stalkeri Pale mountain-pigeon , Gymnophaps solomonensis Topknot pigeon , Lopholaimus antarcticus Common bronzewing , Phaps chalcoptera Brush bronzewing , Phaps elegans Flock bronzewing , Phaps histrionica Crested pigeon , Ocyphaps lophotes Spinifex pigeon , Geophaps plumifera Squatter pigeon , Geophaps scripta Partridge pigeon , Geophaps smithii Chestnut-quilled rock-pigeon , Petrophassa rufipennis White-quilled rock-pigeon , Petrophassa albipennis Wonga pigeon , Leucosarcia melanoleuca New Zealand pigeon , Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Black-billed Wood-dove , Turtur abyssinicus Tambourine dove , Turtur tympanistria Zenaida dove , Zenaida aurita Mourning dove , Zenaida macroura Eared dove , Zenaida auriculata Common ground dove , Columbina passerina Sandgrouse Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae
Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes.
Tibetan sandgrouse , Syrrhaptes tibetanus Pallas's sandgrouse , Syrrhaptes paradoxus Pin-tailed sandgrouse , Pterocles alchata Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse , Pterocles exustus Spotted sandgrouse , Pterocles senegallus Black-bellied sandgrouse , Pterocles orientalis Crowned sandgrouse , Pterocles coronatus Lichtenstein's sandgrouse , Pterocles lichtensteinii Painted sandgrouse , Pterocles indicus Four-banded sandgrouse , Pterocles quadricinctus Bustards Order: Otidiformes Family: Otididae
Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.
Cuckoos Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos , roadrunners and anis . These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs.
Sumatran ground-cuckoo , Carpococcyx viridis Bornean ground-cuckoo , Carpococcyx radiatus Coral-billed ground-cuckoo , Carpococcyx renauldi Biak coucal , Centropus chalybeus Greater black coucal , Centropus menbeki Rufous coucal , Centropus unirufus Green-billed coucal , Centropus chlororhynchus Black-faced coucal , Centropus melanops Short-toed coucal , Centropus rectunguis Black-hooded coucal , Centropus steerii Bay coucal , Centropus celebensis White-browed coucal , Centropus superciliosus Sunda coucal , Centropus nigrorufus Andaman coucal , Centropus andamanensis Greater coucal , Centropus sinensis Goliath coucal , Centropus goliath Philippine coucal , Centropus viridis Lesser coucal , Centropus bengalensis Lesser black coucal , Centropus bernsteini Pheasant coucal , Centropus phasianinus Pied coucal , Centropus ateralbus Violaceous coucal , Centropus violaceus Senegal coucal , Centropus senegalensis Raffles's malkoha , Rhinortha chlorophaea Sirkeer malkoha , Taccocua leschenaultii Red-billed malkoha , Zanclostomus javanicus Chestnut-breasted malkoha , Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Chestnut-bellied malkoha , Phaenicophaeus sumatranus Red-faced malkoha , Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Blue-faced malkoha , Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Black-bellied malkoha , Phaenicophaeus diardi Green-billed malkoha , Phaenicophaeus tristis Yellow-billed malkoha , Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus Red-crested malkoha , Dasylophus superciliosus Scale-feathered malkoha , Dasylophus cumingi Chestnut-winged cuckoo , Clamator coromandus Great spotted cuckoo , Clamator glandarius Pied cuckoo , Clamator jacobinus Dwarf koel , Microdynamis parva Asian koel , Eudynamys scolopaceus Black-billed koel , Eudynamys melanorhynchus Pacific koel , Eudynamys orientalis Long-tailed koel , Urodynamis taitensis Channel-billed cuckoo , Scythrops novaehollandiae Asian emerald cuckoo , Chrysococcyx maculatus Violet cuckoo , Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Dideric cuckoo , Chrysococcyx caprius Klaas's cuckoo , Chrysococcyx klaas Long-billed cuckoo , Chrysococcyx megarhynchus Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo , Chrysococcyx basalis Black-eared cuckoo , Chrysococcyx osculans Rufous-throated bronze-cuckoo , Chrysococcyx ruficollis Shining bronze-cuckoo , Chrysococcyx lucidus White-eared bronze-cuckoo , Chrysococcyx meyerii Little bronze-cuckoo , Chrysococcyx minutillus Pallid cuckoo , Cacomantis pallidus White-crowned koel , Cacomantis leucolophus Chestnut-breasted cuckoo , Cacomantis castaneiventris Fan-tailed cuckoo , Cacomantis flabelliformis Banded bay cuckoo , Cacomantis sonneratii Plaintive cuckoo , Cacomantis merulinus Gray-bellied cuckoo , Cacomantis passerinus Moluccan cuckoo , Cacomantis aeruginosus Brush cuckoo , Cacomantis variolosus Fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo , Surniculus dicruroides Philippine drongo-cuckoo , Surniculus velutinus Square-tailed drongo-cuckoo , Surniculus lugubris Moluccan drongo-cuckoo , Surniculus musschenbroeki Moustached hawk-cuckoo , Hierococcyx vagans Large hawk cuckoo , Hierococcyx sparverioides Dark hawk-cuckoo , Hierococcyx bocki Common hawk-cuckoo , Hierococcyx varius Northern hawk-cuckoo , Hierococcyx hyperythrus Philippine hawk-cuckoo , Hierococcyx pectoralis Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo , Hierococcyx nisicolor Malaysian hawk-cuckoo , Hierococcyx fugax Lesser cuckoo , Cuculus poliocephalus Sulawesi cuckoo , Cuculus crassirostris Indian cuckoo , Cuculus micropterus Himalayan cuckoo , Cuculus saturatus Sunda cuckoo , Cuculus lepidus Common cuckoo , Cuculus canorus Oriental cuckoo , Cuculus optatus Frogmouths Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae
The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars . They are named for their large flattened hooked bill and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects.
Marbled frogmouth , Podargus ocellatus Papuan frogmouth , Podargus papuensis Tawny frogmouth , Podargus strigoides Large frogmouth , Batrachostomus auritus Dulit frogmouth , Batrachostomus harterti Philippine frogmouth , Batrachostomus septimus Gould's frogmouth , Batrachostomus stellatus Sri Lanka frogmouth , Batrachostomus moniliger Hodgson's frogmouth , Batrachostomus hodgsoni Sumatran frogmouth , Batrachostomus poliolophus Bornean frogmouth , Batrachostomus mixtus Javan frogmouth , Batrachostomus javensis Blyth's frogmouth , Batrachostomus affinis Palawan frogmouth , Batrachostomus chaseni Sunda frogmouth , Batrachostomus cornutus Solomons frogmouth , Rigidipenna inexpectata Nightjars and allies Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.
Spotted nightjar , Eurostopodus argus Solomons nightjar , Eurostopodus nigripennis White-throated nightjar , Eurostopodus mystacalis Diabolical nightjar , Eurostopodus diabolicus Papuan nightjar , Eurostopodus papuensis Archbold's nightjar , Eurostopodus archboldi Malaysian eared-nightjar , Lyncornis temminckii Great eared-nightjar , Lyncornis macrotis Jungle nightjar , Caprimulgus indicus Gray nightjar , Caprimulgus jotaka Eurasian nightjar , Caprimulgus europaeus Egyptian nightjar , Caprimulgus aegyptius Nubian nightjar , Caprimulgus nubicus Sykes's nightjar , Caprimulgus mahrattensis Vaurie's nightjar , Caprimulgus centralasicus Large-tailed nightjar , Caprimulgus macrurus Andaman nightjar , Caprimulgus andamanicus Mees's nightjar , Caprimulgus meesi Jerdon's nightjar , Caprimulgus atripennis Philippine nightjar , Caprimulgus manillensis Sulawesi nightjar , Caprimulgus celebensis Indian nightjar , Caprimulgus asiaticus Plain nightjar , Caprimulgus inornatus Savanna nightjar , Caprimulgus affinis Bonaparte's nightjar , Caprimulgus concretus Salvadori's nightjar , Caprimulgus pulchellus Red-necked nightjar , Caprimulgus ruficollis Montane nightjar , Caprimulgus poliocephalus Golden nightjar , Caprimulgus eximius Swifts Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae
Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.
Philippine spinetailed swift , Mearnsia picina Papuan spinetailed swift , Mearnsia novaeguineae White-rumped needletail , Zoonavena sylvatica Silver-rumped needletail , Rhaphidura leucopygialis Sabine's spinetail , Rhaphidura sabini White-throated needletail , Hirundapus caudacutus Silver-backed needletail , Hirundapus cochinchinensis Brown-backed needletail , Hirundapus giganteus Purple needletail , Hirundapus celebensis Waterfall swift , Hydrochous gigas Pygmy swiftlet , Collocalia troglodytes Bornean swiftlet , Collocalia dodgei Cave swiftlet , Collocalia linchi Plume-toed swiftlet , Collocalia affinis Gray-rumped swiftlet , Collocalia marginata Ridgetop swiftlet , Collocalia isonota Tenggara swiftlet , Collocalia sumbawae Drab swiftlet , Collocalia neglecta Glossy swiftlet , Collocalia esculenta Satin swiftlet , Collocalia uropygialis Christmas Island swiftlet , Collocalia natalis Indian swiftlet , Aerodramus unicolor Sulawesi swiftlet , Aerodramus sororum Halmahera swiftlet , Aerodramus infuscatus Seram swiftlet , Aerodramus ceramensis Philippine swiftlet , Aerodramus mearnsi Mountain swiftlet , Aerodramus hirundinaceus Himalayan swiftlet , Aerodramus brevirostris Volcano swiftlet , Aerodramus vulcanorum Whitehead's swiftlet , Aerodramus whiteheadi Bare-legged swiftlet , Aerodramus nuditarsus Ameline swiftlet , Aerodramus amelis Palawan swiftlet , Aerodramus palawanensis Uniform swiftlet , Aerodramus vanikorensis Mossy-nest swiftlet , Aerodramus salangana Black-nest swiftlet , Aerodramus maximus White-nest swiftlet , Aerodramus fuciphagus German's swiftlet , Aerodramus germani Three-toed swiftlet , Aerodramus papuensis White-rumped swiftlet , Aerodramus spodiopygius Australian swiftlet , Aerodramus terraereginae Mayr's swiftlet , Aerodramus orientalis Alpine swift , Apus melba Common swift , Apus apus Pallid swift , Apus pallidus Pacific swift , Apus pacificus Salim Ali's swift , Apus salimalii Blyth's swift , Apus leuconyx Cook's swift , Apus cooki Dark-rumped swift , Apus acuticauda Little swift , Apus affinis House swift , Apus nipalensis White-rumped swift , Apus caffer Plain swift , Apus unicolor Forbes-Watson's swift , Apus berliozi Asian palm-swift , Cypsiurus balasiensis African palm-swift , Cypsiurus parvus Treeswifts Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Hemiprocnidae
The treeswifts, also called crested swifts, are closely related to the true swifts . They differ from the other swifts in that they have crests, long forked tails and softer plumage.
Rails, gallinules, and cootsOrder: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails , crakes , coots and gallinules . Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.
Water rail , Rallus aquaticus Brown-cheeked rail , Rallus indicus Corn crake , Crex crex Snoring rail , Aramidopsis plateni Slaty-breasted rail , Lewinia striata Luzon rail , Lewinia mirifica Lewin's rail , Lewinia pectoralis Blue-faced rail , Gymnocrex rosenbergii Bare-eyed rail , Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Talaud rail , Gymnocrex talaudensis Calayan rail , Gallirallus calayanensis Invisible rail , Gallirallus wallacii Chestnut rail , Gallirallus castaneoventris Okinawa rail , Gallirallus okinawae Buff-banded rail , Gallirallus philippensis Barred rail , Gallirallus torquatus New Britain rail , Gallirallus insignis Woodford's rail , Gallirallus woodfordi Weka , Gallirallus australis Lord Howe woodhen , Gallirallus sylvestris Bar-winged rail , Gallirallus poecilopterus Sora , Porzana carolina Spotted crake , Porzana porzana Eurasian moorhen , Gallinula chloropus Dusky moorhen , Gallinula tenebrosa Eurasian coot , Fulica atra Red-knobbed coot , Fulica cristata American coot , Fulica americana Allen's gallinule , Porphyrio alleni Black-backed swamphen , Porphyrio indicus Australasian swamphen , Porphyrio melanotus Philippine swamphen , Porphyrio pulverulentus Gray-headed swamphen , Porphyrio poliocephalus African swamphen , Porphyrio madagascariensis Purple gallinule , Porphyrio martinica New Guinea flightless rail , Megacrex inepta Watercock , Gallicrex cinerea Isabelline bush-hen , Amaurornis isabellina Plain bush-hen , Amaurornis olivacea (E) White-breasted waterhen , Amaurornis phoenicurus Talaud bush-hen , Amaurornis magnirostris Pale-vented bush-hen , Amaurornis moluccana Striped crake , Amaurornis marginalis White-browed crake , Poliolimnas cinereus Chestnut forest-rail , Rallina rubra White-striped forest-rail , Rallina leucospila Forbes's rail , Rallina forbesi Mayr's rail , Rallina mayri Red-necked crake , Rallina tricolor Andaman crake , Rallina canningi Red-legged crake , Rallina fasciata Slaty-legged crake , Rallina eurizonoides Ruddy-breasted crake , Zapornia fusca Band-bellied crake , Zapornia paykullii Brown crake , Zapornia akool Little crake , Zapornia parva Baillon's crake , Zapornia pusilla Black-tailed crake , Zapornia bicolor Spotless crake , Zapornia tabuensis Swinhoe's rail , Zapornia exquisitus Black crake , Zaporina flavirostra Black-tailed nativehen , Tribonyx ventralis Tasmanian nativehen , Tribonyx mortierii Lesser moorhen , Paragallinula angulata Swinhoe's rail , Coturnicops exquisitus Striped crake , Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Giant wood-rail , Aramides ypecaha Order: Gruiformes Family: Heliornithidae
Heliornithidae is small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots.
Cranes Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged, and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".
Demoiselle crane , Anthropoides virgo Siberian crane , Leucogeranus leucogeranus Sandhill crane , Antigone canadensis Sarus crane , Antigone antigone Brolga , Antigone rubicunda White-naped crane , Antigone vipio Common crane , Grus grus Hooded crane , Grus monacha Black-necked crane , Grus nigricollis Red-crowned crane , Grus japonensis Black crowned-crane , Balearica pavonina Thick-knees Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae
The thick-knees are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes, and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.
Egyptian plover Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianidae
The Egyptian plover is found across equatorial Africa and along the Nile River.
Stilts and avocets Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts . The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.
Ibisbill Order: Charadriiformes Family: Ibidorhynchidae
The ibisbill is related to the waders , but is sufficiently distinctive to be a family unto itself. The adult is gray with a white belly, red legs, a long down curved bill, and a black face and breast band.
Plovers and lapwings Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers , dotterels and lapwings . They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.
Black-bellied plover , Pluvialis squatarola European golden-plover , Pluvialis apricaria American golden-plover , Pluvialis dominica Pacific golden-plover , Pluvialis fulva Northern lapwing , Vanellus vanellus Blacksmith lapwing , Vanellus armatus (A) Spur-winged plover , Vanellus spinosus River lapwing , Vanellus duvaucelii Yellow-wattled lapwing , Vanellus malabaricus Black-headed lapwing , Vanellus tectus Gray-headed lapwing , Vanellus cinereus Red-wattled lapwing , Vanellus indicus Javan lapwing , Vanellus macropterus Masked lapwing , Vanellus miles Sociable lapwing , Vanellus gregarius White-tailed lapwing , Vanellus leucurus Banded lapwing , Vanellus tricolor Black-winged lapwing , Vanellus melanopterus Crowned lapwing , Vanellus coronatus Southern lapwing , Vanellus chilensis Lesser sand-plover , Charadrius mongolus Greater sand-plover , Charadrius leschenaultii Caspian plover , Charadrius asiaticus Kittlitz's plover , Charadrius pecuarius Red-capped plover , Charadrius ruficapillus Malaysian plover , Charadrius peronii Kentish plover , Charadrius alexandrinus White-faced plover , Charadrius dealbatus Snowy plover , Charadrius nivosus Javan plover , Charadrius javanicus Common ringed plover , Charadrius hiaticula Semipalmated plover , Charadrius semipalmatus Long-billed plover , Charadrius placidus Little ringed plover , Charadrius dubius Killdeer , Charadrius vociferus (A) Oriental plover , Charadrius veredus Eurasian dotterel , Charadrius morinellus Three-banded plover , Charadrius tricollaris Double-banded plover , Charadrius bicinctus White-fronted plover , Charadrius marginatus Red-kneed dotterel , Elseyornis cinctus Black-fronted dotterel , Elseyornis melanops Hooded plover , Thinornis cucullatus Inland dotterel , Peltohyas australis Painted-snipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae
Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly colored.
Jacanas Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae
The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.
Sandpipers and allies Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers , curlews , godwits , shanks , tattlers , woodcocks , snipes , dowitchers and phalaropes . The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.
Upland sandpiper , Bartramia longicauda (A) Bristle-thighed curlew , Numenius tahitiensis Whimbrel , Numenius phaeopus Little curlew , Numenius minutus Eskimo curlew , Numenius borealis Far Eastern curlew , Numenius madagascariensis Slender-billed curlew , Numenius tenuirostris Eurasian curlew , Numenius arquata Bar-tailed godwit , Limosa lapponica Black-tailed godwit , Limosa limosa Hudsonian godwit , Limosa haemastica Ruddy turnstone , Arenaria interpres Black turnstone , Arenaria melanocephala Great knot , Calidris tenuirostris Red knot , Calidris canutus Ruff , Calidris pugnax Broad-billed sandpiper , Calidris falcinellus Sharp-tailed sandpiper , Calidris acuminata Stilt sandpiper , Calidris himantopus (A) Curlew sandpiper , Calidris ferruginea Temminck's stint , Calidris temminckii Long-toed stint , Calidris subminuta Spoon-billed sandpiper , Calidris pygmeus Red-necked stint , Calidris ruficollis Sanderling , Calidris alba Dunlin , Calidris alpina Rock sandpiper , Calidris ptilocnemis Purple sandpiper , Calidris maritima Baird's sandpiper , Calidris bairdii Little stint , Calidris minuta Least sandpiper , Calidris minutilla White-rumped sandpiper , Calidris fuscicollis (A) Buff-breasted sandpiper , Calidris subruficollis Pectoral sandpiper , Calidris melanotos Semipalmated sandpiper , Calidris pusilla Western sandpiper , Calidris mauri Asian dowitcher , Limnodromus semipalmatus (A) Short-billed dowitcher , Limnodromus griseus Long-billed dowitcher , Limnodromus scolopaceus Jack snipe , Lymnocryptes minimus Eurasian woodcock , Scolopax rusticola Amami woodcock , Scolopax mira Bukidnon woodcock , Scolopax bukidnonensis Javan woodcock , Scolopax saturata New Guinea woodcock , Scolopax rosenbergii Sulawesi woodcock , Scolopax celebensis Moluccan woodcock , Scolopax rochussenii American woodcock , Scolopax minor Solitary snipe , Gallinago solitaria Latham's snipe , Gallinago hardwickii Wood snipe , Gallinago nemoricola Great snipe , Gallinago media Common snipe , Gallinago gallinago Wilson's snipe , Gallinago delicata Pin-tailed snipe , Gallinago stenura Swinhoe's snipe , Gallinago megala Terek sandpiper , Xenus cinereus Wilson's phalarope , Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked phalarope , Phalaropus lobatus Red phalarope , Phalaropus fulicarius Common sandpiper , Actitis hypoleucos Spotted sandpiper , Actitis macularius Green sandpiper , Tringa ochropus Solitary sandpiper , Tringa solitaria (A) Gray-tailed tattler , Tringa brevipes Wandering tattler , Tringa incana Spotted redshank , Tringa erythropus Greater yellowlegs , Tringa melanoleuca Common greenshank , Tringa nebularia Nordmann's greenshank , Tringa guttifer Lesser yellowlegs , Tringa flavipes Marsh sandpiper , Tringa stagnatilis Wood sandpiper , Tringa glareola Common redshank , Tringa totanus Willet , Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Turnicidae
The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.
Small buttonquail , Turnix sylvaticus Red-backed buttonquail , Turnix maculosus Yellow-legged buttonquail , Turnix tanki Spotted buttonquail , Turnix ocellatus Barred buttonquail , Turnix suscitator Luzon buttonquail , Turnix worcesteri Sumba buttonquail , Turnix everetti Red-chested buttonquail , Turnix pyrrhothorax Black-breasted buttonquail , Turnix melanogaster Chestnut-backed buttonquail , Turnix castanotus Buff-breasted buttonquail , Turnix olivii Painted buttonquail , Turnix varius Little buttonquail , Turnix velox Crab plover Order: Charadriiformes Family: Dromadidae
The crab-plover is related to the waders. It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern. It has black-and-white plumage, a long neck, partially webbed feet and a bill designed for eating crabs.
Pratincoles and coursers Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae
Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles , which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers , which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.
Cream-colored courser , Cursorius cursor Indian courser , Cursorius coromandelicus Temminck's courser , Cursorius temminckii Jerdon's courser , Rhinoptilus bitorquatus Australian pratincole , Stiltia isabella Collared pratincole , Glareola pratincola Oriental pratincole , Glareola maldivarum Black-winged pratincole , Glareola nordmanni Small pratincole , Glareola lactea Bronze-winged courser , Rhinoptilus chalcopterus Skuas and jaegers Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae
The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.
Auks, murres and puffinsOrder: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae
Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors, their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are not related to the penguins and differ in being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest.
Dovekie , Alle alle Common murre , Uria aalge Thick-billed murre , Uria lomvia Razorbill , Alca torda Great auk , Pinguinus impennis (X) Black guillemot , Cepphus grylle Pigeon guillemot , Cepphus columba Spectacled guillemot , Cepphus carbo Long-billed murrelet , Brachyramphus perdix Kittlitz's murrelet , Brachyramphus brevirostris Ancient murrelet , Synthliboramphus antiquus Japanese murrelet , Synthliboramphus wumizusume Guadalupe murrelet , Synthliborhamphus hypoleucus Cassin's auklet , Ptychoramphus aleuticus Parakeet auklet , Aethia psittacula Least auklet , Aethia pusilla Whiskered auklet , Aethia pygmaea Crested auklet , Aethia cristatella Rhinoceros auklet , Cerorhinca monocerata Atlantic puffin , Fratercula arctica Horned puffin , Fratercula corniculata Tufted puffin , Fratercula cirrhata Gulls, terns, and skimmersOrder: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds , the gulls , terns and skimmers . Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.
Black-legged kittiwake , Rissa tridactyla Red-legged kittiwake , Rissa brevirostris Ivory gull , Pagophila eburnea Sabine's gull , Xema sabini Saunders's gull , Saundersilarus saundersi Slender-billed gull , Chroicocephalus genei Bonaparte's gull , Chroicocephalus philadelphia Silver gull , Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Gray-hooded gull , Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Black-headed gull , Chroicocephalus ridibundus Brown-headed gull , Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Little gull , Hydrocoloeus minutus Ross's gull , Rhodostethia rosea Laughing gull , Leucophaeus atricilla (A) Franklin's gull , Leucophaeus pipixcan Dolphin gull , Leucophaeus scoresbii Mediterranean gull , Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Relict gull , Ichthyaetus relictus White-eyed gull , Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus Sooty gull , Ichthyaetus hemprichii Pallas's gull , Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Audouin's gull , Ichthyaetus audouinii Black-tailed gull , Larus crassirostris Common gull , Larus canus (A) Short-billed gull , Larus brachyrhynchus (A) Ring-billed gull , Larus delawarensis Western gull , Larus occidentalis (A) California gull , Larus californicus Herring gull , Larus argentatus Yellow-legged gull , Larus michahellis (A) Caspian gull , Larus cachinnans Armenian gull , Larus armenicus Iceland gull , Larus glaucoides Lesser black-backed gull , Larus fuscus Slaty-backed gull , Larus schistisagus Glaucous-winged gull , Larus glaucescens Glaucous gull , Larus hyperboreus Great black-backed gull , Larus marinus Kelp gull , Larus dominicanus Pacific gull , Larus pacificus Brown noddy , Anous stolidus Black noddy , Anous minutus Lesser noddy , Anous tenuirostris Grey noddy , Anous albivitta Blue-gray noddy , Procelsterna ceruleus White tern , Gygis alba Sooty tern , Onychoprion fuscatus Gray-backed tern , Onychoprion lunatus Bridled tern , Onychoprion anaethetus Aleutian tern , Onychoprion aleuticus Little tern , Sternula albifrons Least tern , Sternula antillarum Saunders's tern , Sternula saundersi Australian fairy tern , Sternula nereis Gull-billed tern , Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian tern , Hydroprogne caspia Black tern , Chlidonias niger White-winged tern , Chlidonias leucopterus Whiskered tern , Chlidonias hybrida Roseate tern , Sterna dougallii Black-naped tern , Sterna sumatrana Common tern , Sterna hirundo Arctic tern , Sterna paradisaea Black-bellied tern , Sterna acuticauda River tern , Sterna aurantia White-cheeked tern , Sterna repressa White-fronted tern , Sterna striata Antarctic tern , Sterna vittata Forster's tern , Sterna forsteri Great crested tern , Thalasseus bergii Sandwich tern , Thalasseus sandvicensis Lesser crested tern , Thalasseus bengalensis Chinese crested tern , Thalasseus bernsteini Royal tern , Thalasseus maximus Elegant tern , Thalasseus elegans African skimmer , Rynchops flavirostris Indian skimmer , Rynchops albicollis Black skimmer , Rynchops niger Swallow-tailed gull , Creagrus furcatus Tropicbirds Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.
Loons Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae
Loons, known as divers in Europe, are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Europe. They are the size of a large duck or small goose, which they somewhat resemble when swimming, but to which they are completely unrelated.
Albatrosses Order: Procellariiformes Family: Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds.
Yellow-nosed albatross , Thalassarche chlororhynchos White-capped albatross , Thalassarche cauta Grey-headed albatross , Thalassarche chrysostoma Buller's albatross , Thalassarche bulleri Salvin's albatross , Thalassarche salvini Chatham albatross , Thalassarche eremita Campbell albatross , Thalassarche impavida Black-browed albatross , Thalassarche melanophris Wandering albatross , Diomedea exulans Royal albatross , Diomedea epomophora Laysan albatross , Phoebastria immutabilis Black-footed albatross , Phoebastria nigripes Short-tailed albatross , Phoebastria albatrus Sooty albatross , Phoebetria fusca Light-mantled albatross , Phoebetria palpebrata Southern storm-petrels Order: Procellariiformes Family: Oceanitidae
The southern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering.
Northern storm-petrels Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae
The northern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat -like.
European storm-petrel , Hydrobates pelagicus Fork-tailed storm-petrel , Hydrobates furcatus Leach's storm-petrel , Hydrobates leucorhous Swinhoe's storm-petrel , Hydrobates monorhis Band-rumped storm-petrel , Hydrobates castro Matsudaira's storm-petrel , Hydrobates matsudairae Tristram's storm-petrel , Hydrobates tristrami Least storm-petrel , Hydrobates microsomus Monteiro's storm-petrel , Hydrobates monteroi Cape Verde storm-petrel , Hydrobates jabejabe Shearwaters and petrels Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.
Southern giant-petrel , Macronectes giganteus Northern giant-petrel , Macronectes halli Northern fulmar , Fulmarus glacialis Southern fulmar , Fulmarus glacialoides Cape petrel , Daption capense Kermadec petrel , Pterodroma neglecta Providence petrel , Pterodroma solandri Barau's petrel , Pterodroma baraui Mottled petrel , Pterodroma inexpectata Juan Fernandez petrel , Pterodroma externa Atlantic petrel , Pterodroma incerta Galapagos petrel , Pterodroma phaeopygia (A) Hawaiian petrel , Pterodroma sandwichensis White-necked petrel , Pterodroma cervicalis Bonin petrel , Pterodroma hypoleuca Black-winged petrel , Pterodroma nigripennis Gould's petrel , Pterodroma leucoptera Stejneger's petrel , Pterodroma longirostris Pycroft's petrel , Pterodroma pycrofti Herald petrel , Pterodroma heraldica Collared petrel , Pterodroma brevipes Great-winged petrel , Pterodroma macroptera Grey-faced petrel , Pterodroma gouldi Trindade petrel , Pterodroma arminjoniana Soft-plumaged petrel , Pterodroma mollis White-headed petrel , Pterodroma lessonii Cook's petrel , Pterodroma cookii Vanuatu petrel , Pterodroma occulta Murphy's petrel , Pterodroma ultima Fea's petrel , Pterodroma feae Zino's petrel , Pterodroma madeira Bermuda petrel , Pterodroma cahow Black-capped petrel , Pterodroma hasitata Phoenix petrel , Pterodroma alba Antarctic prion , Pachyptila desolata Slender-billed prion , Pachyptila belcheri Broad-billed prion , Pachyptila vittata Fairy prion , Pachyptila turtur Salvin's prion , Pachyptila salvini Fulmar prion , Pachyptila crassirostris Bulwer's petrel , Bulweria bulwerii Jouanin's petrel , Bulweria fallax Mascarene petrel , Pseudobulweria aterrima Tahiti petrel , Pseudobulweria rostrata Beck's petrel , Pseudobulweria becki (A) Fiji petrel , Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi Streaked shearwater , Calonectris leucomelas Cory's shearwater , Calonectris diomedea Cape Verde shearwater , Calonectris edwardsii Pink-footed shearwater , Ardenna creatopus (A) Flesh-footed shearwater , Ardenna carneipes Great shearwater , Ardenna gravis Wedge-tailed shearwater , Ardenna pacificus Buller's shearwater , Ardenna bulleri Sooty shearwater , Ardenna griseus Short-tailed shearwater , Ardenna tenuirostris Christmas shearwater , Puffinus nativitatis Manx shearwater , Puffinus puffinus Yelkouan shearwater , Puffinus yelkouan Balearic shearwater , Puffinus mauretanicus (A) Bannerman's shearwater , Puffinus bannermani Newell's shearwater , Puffinus newelli (A) Bryan's shearwater , Puffinus bryani Tropical shearwater , Puffinus bailloni Persian shearwater , Puffinus persicus Heinroth's shearwater , Puffinus heinrothi Hutton's shearwater , Puffinus huttoni Fluttering shearwater , Puffinus gavia Little shearwater , Puffinus assimilis Subantarctic shearwater , Puffinus elegans Barolo shearwater , Puffinus baroli Boyd's shearwater , Puffinus boydi Audubon's shearwater , Puffinus iherminieri Antarctic petrel , Thalasssoica antarctica Snow petrel , Pagodroma nivea Kerguelen petrel , Aphrodroma brevirostris Blue petrel , Halobaena caerulea Grey petrel , Procellaria cinerea White-chinned petrel , Procellaria aequinoctailis Parkinson's petrel , Procellaria parkinsoni Westland petrel , Procellaria westlandica Common diving-petrel , Pelecanoides urinatrix South Georgian diving-petrel , Pelecanoides georgicus Storks Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.
Asian openbill , Anastomus oscitans African openbill , Anastomus lamelligerus Black stork , Ciconia nigra Abdim's stork , Ciconia abdimii Asian woolly-necked stork , Ciconia episcopus Storm's stork , Ciconia stormi White stork , Ciconia ciconia Oriental stork , Ciconia boyciana Black-necked stork , Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Lesser adjutant , Leptoptilos javanicus Marabou stork , Leptoptilos crumenifer (A) Greater adjutant , Leptoptilos dubius Milky stork , Mycteria cinerea Yellow-billed stork , Mycteria ibis Painted stork , Mycteria leucocephala Saddle-billed stork , Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Frigatebirds Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae
Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.
Boobies and gannets Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies . Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.
Anhingas Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae
Anhingas or darters are cormorant-like water birds with long necks and long, straight bills. They are fish eaters which often swim with only their neck above the water.
Cormorants and shags Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of coloured skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed, a distinguishing feature among the order Pelecaniformes.
Little pied cormorant , Microcarbo melanoleucos Little cormorant , Microcarbo niger Pygmy cormorant , Microcarbo pygmeus Long-tailed cormorant , Microcarbo africanus Red-faced cormorant , Urile urile Pelagic cormorant , Urile pelagicus Pallas's cormorant , Urile perspicillatus (X) Great cormorant , Phalacrocorax carbo Japanese cormorant , Phalacrocorax capillatus Socotra cormorant , Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Indian cormorant , Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Little black cormorant , Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Pied cormorant , Phalacrocorax varius Spotted shag , Phalacrocorax punctatus Black-faced cormorant , Phalacrocorax fuscescens European shag , Gulosus aristotelis Kerguelen shag , Leucocarbo verrucosus Macquarie shag , Leucocarbo purpurascens Imperial shag , Leucocarbo atriceps Pelicans Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae
Pelicans are large water birds with distinctive pouches under their bills. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes.
Hamerkop Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Scopidae
The hamerkop is a medium-sized bird with a long shaggy crest. The shape of its head with a curved bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, hence its name. Its plumage is drab-brown all over.
Herons, egrets, and bitternsOrder: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns , herons , and egrets . Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.
Great bittern , Botaurus stellaris Australasian bittern , Botaurus poiciloptilus American bittern , Botaurus lentiginosus Yellow bittern , Ixobrychus sinensis Little bittern , Ixobrychus minutus Black-backed bittern , Ixobrychus dubius Schrenck's bittern , Ixobrychus eurhythmus Cinnamon bittern , Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black bittern , Ixobrychus flavicollis Dwarf bittern , Ixobrychus sturmii Least bittern , Ixobrychus exilis Forest bittern , Zonerodius heliosylus Gray heron , Ardea cinerea Pacific heron , Ardea pacifica Black-headed heron , Ardea melanocephala White-bellied heron , Ardea insignis Great-billed heron , Ardea sumatrana Goliath heron , Ardea goliath Purple heron , Ardea purpurea Great egret , Ardea alba Intermediate egret , Ardea intermedia White-faced heron , Egretta novaehollandiae Chinese egret , Egretta eulophotes Little egret , Egretta garzetta Western reef-heron , Egretta gularis Pacific reef-heron , Egretta sacra Pied heron , Egretta picata Black heron , Egretta ardesiaca Little blue heron , Egretta caerulea Tricolored heron , Egretta tricolor Cattle egret , Bubulcus ibis Squacco heron , Ardeola ralloides Indian pond-heron , Ardeola grayii Chinese pond-heron , Ardeola bacchus Javan pond-heron , Ardeola speciosa Malagasy pond-heron , Ardeola idae Striated heron , Butorides striata Green heron , Butorides virescens Black-crowned night-heron , Nycticorax nycticorax Nankeen night-heron , Nycticorax caledonicus White-eared night-heron , Gorsachius magnificus Japanese night-heron , Gorsachius goisagi Malayan night-heron , Gorsachius melanolophus White-backed night-heron , Gorsachius leuconotus Yellow-crowned night-heron , Nyctanassa violacea Ibises and spoonbills Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills . They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.
Glossy ibis , Plegadis falcinellus Puna ibis , Plegadis ridgwayi African sacred ibis , Threskiornis aethiopicus Black-headed ibis , Threskiornis melanocephalus Australian ibis , Threskiornis molucca Straw-necked ibis , Threskiornis spinicollis Red-naped ibis , Pseudibis papillosa White-shouldered ibis , Pseudibis davisoni Giant ibis , Pseudibis gigantea Northern bald ibis , Geronticus eremita Crested ibis , Nipponia nippon Eurasian spoonbill , Platalea leucorodia Royal spoonbill , Platalea regia African spoonbill , Platalea alba Black-faced spoonbill , Platalea minor Yellow-billed spoonbill , Platalea flavipes (A) Wattled ibis , Bostrychia carunculata Buff-necked ibis , Theristicus caudatus Osprey Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae
The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
Hawks, eagles, and kitesOrder: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks , eagles , kites , harriers and Old World vultures . These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.
Black-winged kite , Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered kite , Elanus axillaris Letter-winged kite , Elanus scriptus Scissor-tailed kite , Chelictinia riocourii Bearded vulture , Gypaetus barbatus Egyptian vulture , Neophron percnopterus European honey-buzzard , Pernis apivorus Sulawesi honey-buzzard , Pernis celebensis Philippine honey-buzzard , Pernis steerei Oriental honey-buzzard , Pernis ptilorhynchus Long-tailed honey-buzzard , Henicopernis longicauda Black honey-buzzard , Henicopernis infuscatus Jerdon's baza , Aviceda jerdoni Pacific baza , Aviceda subcristata Black baza , Aviceda leuphotes Red-headed vulture , Sarcogyps calvus Cinereous vulture , Aegypius monachus Lappet-faced vulture , Torgos tracheliotos White-rumped vulture , Gyps bengalensis Indian vulture , Gyps indicus Slender-billed vulture , Gyps tenuirostris Rüppell's griffon , Gyps rueppelli Himalayan griffon , Gyps himalayensis Eurasian griffon , Gyps fulvus White-backed vulture , Gyps africanus Nicobar serpent-eagle , Spilornis klossi Sulawesi serpent-eagle , Spilornis rufipectus Mountain serpent-eagle , Spilornis kinabaluensis Crested serpent-eagle , Spilornis cheela Philippine serpent-eagle , Spilornis holospilus Andaman serpent-eagle , Spilornis elgini Philippine eagle , Pithecophaga jefferyi Bateleur , Terathopius ecaudatus Short-toed snake-eagle , Circaetus gallicus Beaudouin's snake-eagle , Circaetus beaudouini Bat hawk , Macheiramphus alcinus New Guinea eagle , Harpyopsis novaeguineae Changeable hawk-eagle , Nisaetus cirrhatus Flores hawk-eagle , Nisaetus floris Mountain hawk-eagle , Nisaetus nipalensis Legge's hawk-eagle , Nisaetus kelaarti Blyth's hawk-eagle , Nisaetus alboniger Javan hawk-eagle , Nisaetus bartelsi Sulawesi hawk-eagle , Nisaetus lanceolatus Philippine hawk-eagle , Nisaetus philippensis Pinsker's hawk-eagle , Nisaetus philippensis Wallace's hawk-eagle , Nisaetus nanus Rufous-bellied eagle , Lophotriorchis kienerii Black eagle , Ictinaetus malaiensis Lesser spotted eagle , Clanga pomarina Indian spotted eagle , Clanga hastata Greater spotted eagle , Clanga clanga Booted eagle , Hieraaetus pennatus Pygmy eagle , Hieraaetus weiskei Little eagle , Hieraaetus morphnoides Wahlberg's eagle , Hieraaetus wahlbergi Tawny eagle , Aquila rapax Steppe eagle , Aquila nipalensis Imperial eagle , Aquila heliaca Gurney's eagle , Aquila gurneyi Golden eagle , Aquila chrysaetos Wedge-tailed eagle , Aquila audax (A) Verreaux's eagle , Aquila verreauxii Bonelli's eagle , Aquila fasciata Gabar goshawk , Micronisus gabar White-eyed buzzard , Butastur teesa Rufous-winged buzzard , Butastur liventer Gray-faced buzzard , Butastur indicus Eurasian marsh-harrier , Circus aeruginosus Eastern marsh-harrier , Circus spilonotus Papuan marsh-harrier , Circus spilothorax Spotted harrier , Circus assimilis Hen harrier , Circus cyaneus Northern harrier , Circus hudsonius (A) Pallid harrier , Circus macrourus Pied harrier , Circus melanoleucos Montagu's harrier , Circus pygargus Swamp harrier , Circus approximans Malagasy harrier , Circus macrosceles Crested goshawk , Accipiter trivirgatus Sulawesi goshawk , Accipiter griseiceps Shikra , Accipiter badius Nicobar sparrowhawk , Accipiter butleri Levant sparrowhawk , Accipiter brevipes Chinese sparrowhawk , Accipiter soloensis Spot-tailed goshawk , Accipiter trinotatus Variable goshawk , Accipiter hiogaster Brown goshawk , Accipiter fasciatus Black-mantled goshawk , Accipiter melanochlamys Moluccan goshawk , Accipiter henicogrammus Gray-headed goshawk , Accipiter poliocephalus Japanese sparrowhawk , Accipiter gularis Small sparrowhawk , Accipiter nanus Besra , Accipiter virgatus Rufous-necked sparrowhawk , Accipiter erythrauchen Collared sparrowhawk , Accipiter cirrocephalus Vinous-breasted sparrowhawk , Accipiter rhodogaster Eurasian sparrowhawk , Accipiter nisus Northern goshawk , Accipiter gentilis Meyer's goshawk , Accipiter meyerianus Gray goshawk , Accipiter novaehollandiae Black goshawk , Accipiter melanoleucus Pied goshawk , Accipiter albogularis Slaty-mantled goshawk , Accipiter luteoschistaceus Imitator sparrowhawk , Accipiter imitator New Britain sparrowhawk , Accipiter brachyurus Fiji goshawk , Accipiter rufitorques Chestnut-shouldered goshawk , Erythrotriorchis buergersi Doria's goshawk , Megatriorchis doriae Red kite , Milvus milvus Black kite , Milvus migrans Whistling kite , Haliastur sphenurus Brahminy kite , Haliastur indus Bald eagle , Haliaeetus leucocephalus (A) White-tailed eagle , Haliaeetus albicilla Pallas's fish-eagle , Haliaeetus leucoryphus Steller's sea-eagle , Haliaeetus pelagicus White-bellied sea-eagle , Haliaeetus leucogaster Lesser fish-eagle , Haliaeetus humilis Gray-headed fish-eagle , Haliaeetus ichthyaetus Sanford's sea-eagle , Haliaeetus sanfordi Rough-legged hawk , Buteo lagopus Common buzzard , Buteo buteo Himalayan buzzard , Buteo refectus Eastern buzzard , Buteo japonicus Long-legged buzzard , Buteo rufinus Upland buzzard , Buteo hemilasius Socotra buzzard , Buteo socotraensis Cape Verde buzzard , Buteo bannermani Black-breasted kite , Hemirostra melanosternon Square-tailed kite , Lophoictinia isura Red goshawk , Erythrotriorchis radiatus Hooded vulture , Necrocyrtes monachus Dark chanting-goshawk , Melierax metabates Eastern chanting-goshawk , Melierax poliopterus Barn-owls Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae
Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.
Sooty owl , Tyto tenebricosa Australian masked-owl , Tyto novaehollandiae Seram masked-owl , Tyto almae (E) Lesser masked-owl , Tyto sororcula Taliabu masked-owl , Tyto nigrobrunnea Minahassa masked-owl , Tyto inexspectata Sulawesi masked-owl , Tyto rosenbergii Australasian grass-owl , Tyto longimembris Barn owl , Tyto alba (A) Andaman masked-owl , Tyto deroepstorffi Golden masked-owl , Tyto aurantia Manus masked-owl , Tyto manusi Oriental bay-owl , Phodilus badius Sri Lanka bay-owl , Phodilus assimilis Owls Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.
White-fronted scops-owl , Otus sagittatus Andaman scops-owl , Otus balli Reddish scops-owl , Otus rufescens Serendib scops-owl , Otus thilohoffmanni Flores scops-owl , Otus alfredi Mountain scops-owl , Otus spilocephalus Rajah scops-owl , Otus brookii Javan scops-owl , Otus angelinae Mentawai scops-owl , Otus mentawi Indian scops-owl , Otus bakkamoena Collared scops-owl , Otus lettia Giant scops-owl , Otus gurneyi Sunda scops-owl , Otus lempiji Japanese scops-owl , Otus semitorques Wallace's scops-owl , Otus silvicola Palawan scops-owl , Otus fuliginosus Philippine scops-owl , Otus megalotis Everett's scops-owl , Otus everetti Negros scops-owl , Otus nigrorum Mindoro scops-owl , Otus mindorensis Moluccan scops-owl , Otus magicus Banggai scops-owl , Otus mendeni Wetar scops-owl , Otus tempestatis Rinjani scops-owl , Otus jolandae Mantanani scops-owl , Otus mantananensis Ryukyu scops-owl , Otus elegans Sulawesi scops-owl , Otus manadensis Sangihe scops-owl , Otus collari Siau scops-owl , Otus siaoensis Sula scops-owl , Otus sulaensis Biak scops-owl , Otus beccarii Simeulue scops-owl , Otus umbra Enggano scops-owl , Otus enganensis Nicobar scops-owl , Otus alius Eurasian scops-owl , Otus scops Cyprus scops-owl , Otus cyprius Pallid scops-owl , Otus brucei Mindanao scops-owl , Otus mirus Luzon scops-owl , Otus longicornis Arabian scops-owl , Otus pamelae Oriental scops-owl , Otus sunia Socotra scops-owl , Otus socotranus Eurasian eagle-owl , Bubo bubo Rock eagle-owl , Bubo bengalensis Pharaoh eagle-owl , Bubo ascalaphus Spot-bellied eagle-owl , Bubo nipalensis Barred eagle-owl , Bubo sumatranus Dusky eagle-owl , Bubo coromandus Philippine eagle-owl , Bubo philippensis Snowy owl , Bubo scandiacus Arabian eagle-owl , Bubo milesi Grayish eagle-owl , Bubo cinerascens Blakiston's fish-owl , Ketupa blakistoni Brown fish-owl , Ketupa zeylonensis Tawny fish-owl , Ketupa flavipes Buffy fish-owl , Ketupa ketupu Northern hawk owl , Surnia ulula Eurasian pygmy-owl , Glaucidium passerinum Asian barred owlet , Glaucidium cuculoides Javan owlet , Glaucidium castanopterum Jungle owlet , Glaucidium radiatum Chestnut-backed owlet , Glaucidium castanotum Collared owlet , Taenioptynx brodiei Sunda owlet , Taenioptynx sylvaticus Spotted owlet , Athene brama Little owl , Athene noctua Forest owlet , Athene blewitti Spotted wood-owl , Strix seloputo Mottled wood-owl , Strix ocellata Brown wood-owl , Strix leptogrammica Tawny owl , Strix aluco Himalayan owl , Strix nivicolum Desert owl , Strix hadorami Ural owl , Strix uralensis Great gray owl , Strix nebulosa Omani owl , Strix butleri Long-eared owl , Asio otus Short-eared owl , Asio flammeus Marsh owl , Asio capensis Boreal owl , Aegolius funereus Rufous owl , Ninox rufa Barking owl , Ninox connivens Sumba boobook , Ninox rudolfi Andaman boobook , Ninox affinis Alor boobook , Ninox plesseni Rote boobook , Ninox rotiensis Timor boobook , Ninox fusca Southern boobook , Ninox boobook Morepork , Ninox novaeseelandiae Least boobook , Ninox sumbaensis Brown boobook , Ninox scutulata Hume's boobook , Ninox obscura Northern boobook , Ninox japonica Chocolate boobook , Ninox randi Luzon boobook , Ninox philippensis Mindanao boobook , Ninox spilocephala Mindoro boobook , Ninox mindorensis Romblon boobook , Ninox spilonotus Cebu boobook , Ninox rumseyi Camiguin boobook , Ninox leventis Sulu boobook , Ninox reyi Ochre-bellied boobook , Ninox ochracea Togian boobook , Ninox burhani Cinnabar boobook , Ninox ios Halmahera boobook , Ninox hypogramma Tanimbar boobook , Ninox forbesi Seram boobook , Ninox squamipila Buru boobook , Ninox hantu Christmas Island boobook , Ninox natalis Papuan boobook , Ninox theomacha Speckled boobook , Ninox punctulata Manus boobook , Ninox meeki Bismarck boobook , Ninox variegata New Britain boobook , Ninox odiosa Solomons boobook , Ninox jacquinoti Powerful owl , Ninox strenua Christmas Island boobook , Ninox natalis Papuan owl , Uroglaux dimorpha Fearful owl , Nesasio solomonensis Trogons Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae
The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colorful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.
Javan trogon , Harpactes reinwardtii Sumatran trogon , Harpactes mackloti Malabar trogon , Harpactes fasciatus Red-naped trogon , Harpactes kasumba Diard's trogon , Harpactes diardii Philippine trogon , Harpactes ardens Whitehead's trogon , Harpactes whiteheadi Cinnamon-rumped trogon , Harpactes orrhophaeus Scarlet-rumped trogon , Harpactes duvaucelii Red-headed trogon , Harpactes erythrocephalus Orange-breasted trogon , Harpactes oreskios Ward's trogon , Harpactes wardi Hoopoes Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae
Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink coloring with a long crest on their head, the plumage of which sweeps backward at rest but can be flexed to an erect position.
Hornbills Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae
Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly colored.
African gray hornbill , Lophoceros nasutus White-crowned hornbill , Berenicornis comatus Helmeted hornbill , Buceros vigil Rufous hornbill , Buceros hydrocorax Rhinoceros hornbill , Buceros rhinoceros Great hornbill , Buceros bicornis Bushy-crested hornbill , Anorrhinus galeritus Brown hornbill , Anorrhinus austeni Rusty-cheeked hornbill , Anorrhinus tickelli Indian gray hornbill , Ocyceros birostris Malabar gray hornbill , Ocyceros griseus Sri Lanka gray hornbill , Ocyceros gingalensis Black hornbill , Anthracoceros malayanus Sulu hornbill , Anthracoceros montani Malabar pied-hornbill , Anthracoceros coronatus Oriental pied-hornbill , Anthracoceros albirostris Palawan hornbill , Anthracoceros marchei Rufous-necked hornbill , Aceros nipalensis Knobbed hornbill , Rhyticeros cassidix Sumba hornbill , Rhyticeros everetti Wreathed hornbill , Rhyticeros undulatus Plain-pouched hornbill , Rhyticeros subruficollis Narcondam hornbill , Rhyticeros narcondami Blyth's hornbill , Rhyticeros plicatus Sulawesi hornbill , Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus Wrinkled hornbill , Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus Writhe-billed hornbill , Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni Writhed hornbill , Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus Visayan hornbill , Penelopides panini Luzon hornbill , Penelopides manillae Mindoro hornbill , Penelopides mindorensis Samar hornbill , Penelopides samarensis Mindanao hornbill , Penelopides affinis Kingfishers Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.
Blyth's kingfisher , Alcedo hercules Common kingfisher , Alcedo atthis Blue-eared kingfisher , Alcedo meninting Javan blue-banded kingfisher , Alcedo euryzona Malaysian blue-banded kingfisher , Alcedo peninsulae Small blue kingfisher , Alcedo coerulescens Azure kingfisher , Ceyx azureus Indigo-banded kingfisher , Ceyx cyanopectus Northern silvery-kingfisher , Ceyx flumenicola Southern silvery-kingfisher , Ceyx argentatus Little kingfisher , Ceyx pusillus Black-backed dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx erithaca Rufous-backed dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx rufidorsa Philippine dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx melanurus Sulawesi dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx fallax Sangihe dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx sangirensis Dimorphic dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx margarethae Sula dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx wallacii Moluccan dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx lepidus Buru dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx cajeli Papuan dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx solitarius Bismarck kingfisher , Ceyx websteri Manus dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx dispar New Ireland dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx mulcatus New Britain dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx sacerdotis North Solomons dwarf-kingfisher , Ceyx meeki Malachite kingfisher , Corythornis cristatus Banded kingfisher , Lacedo pulchella Blue-winged kookaburra , Dacelo leachii Spangled kookaburra , Dacelo tyro Rufous-bellied kookaburra , Dacelo gaudichaud Shovel-billed kookaburra , Clytoceyx rex Sulawesi lilac kingfisher , Cittura cyanotis Sangihe lilac kingfisher , Cittura sanghirensis Brown-winged kingfisher , Pelargopsis amauroptera Stork-billed kingfisher , Pelargopsis capensis Great-billed kingfisher , Pelargopsis melanorhyncha Ruddy kingfisher , Halcyon coromanda White-throated kingfisher , Halcyon smyrnensis Brown-breasted kingfisher , Halcyon gularis Gray-headed kingfisher , Halcyon leucocephala Black-capped kingfisher , Halcyon pileata Javan kingfisher , Halcyon cyanoventris Blue-black kingfisher , Todiramphus nigrocyaneus Rufous-lored kingfisher , Todiramphus winchelli Blue-and-white kingfisher , Todiramphus diops Lazuli kingfisher , Todiramphus lazuli Forest kingfisher , Todiramphus macleayii Guam kingfisher , Todiramphus cinnamominus Torresian kingfisher , Todiramphus sordidus Sacred kingfisher , Todiramphus sanctus Collared kingfisher , Todiramphus chloris Beach kingfisher , Todiramphus saurophagus Sombre kingfisher , Todiramphus funebris Talaud kingfisher , Todiramphus enigma Cinnamon-banded kingfisher , Todiramphus australasia New Britain kingfisher , Todiramphus albonotatus Ultramarine kingfisher , Todiramphus leucopygius Pohnpei kingfisher , Todiramphus reichenbachii Colonist kingfisher , Todiramphus colonus Melanesian kingfisher , Todiramphus tristrami Red-backed kingfisher , Todiramphus pyrrhopygia Pacific kingfisher , Todiramphus sacer White-rumped kingfisher , Caridonax fulgidus Hook-billed kingfisher , Melidora macrorrhina Rufous-collared kingfisher , Actenoides concretus Spotted kingfisher , Actenoides lindsayi Blue-capped kingfisher , Actenoides hombroni Green-backed kingfisher , Actenoides monachus Scaly-breasted kingfisher , Actenoides princeps Moustached kingfisher , Actenoides bougainvillei Yellow-billed kingfisher , Syma torotoro Mountain kingfisher , Syma megarhyncha Little paradise-kingfisher , Tanysiptera hydrocharis Common paradise-kingfisher , Tanysiptera galatea Kofiau paradise-kingfisher , Tanysiptera ellioti Biak paradise-kingfisher , Tanysiptera riedelii Numfor paradise-kingfisher , Tanysiptera carolinae Red-breasted paradise-kingfisher , Tanysiptera nympha Brown-headed paradise-kingfisher , Tanysiptera danae Buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher , Tanysiptera sylvia Black-capped paradise-kingfisher , Tanysiptera nigriceps Crested kingfisher , Megaceryle lugubris Pied kingfisher , Ceryle rudis Bee-eaters Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae
The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterized by richly colored plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.
Red-bearded bee-eater , Nyctyornis amictus Blue-bearded bee-eater , Nyctyornis athertoni Purple-bearded bee-eater , Meropogon forsteni White-throated bee-eater , Merops albicollis Asian green bee-eater , Merops orientalis Arabian green bee-eater , Merops cyanophrys Blue-throated bee-eater , Merops viridis Rufous-crowned bee-eater , Merops americanus Blue-cheeked bee-eater , Merops persicus Blue-tailed bee-eater , Merops philippinus Rainbow bee-eater , Merops ornatus European bee-eater , Merops apiaster Chestnut-headed bee-eater , Merops leschenaulti Somali bee-eater , Merops revoilii Madagascar bee-eater , Merops superciliosus (A) Rollers Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae
Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters . They share the colorful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.
European roller , Coracias garrulus Abyssinian roller , Coracias abyssinicus Lilac-breasted roller , Coracias caudatus Rufous-crowned roller , Coracias noevius Indian roller , Coracias benghalensis Indochinese roller , Coracias affinis Purple-winged roller , Coracias temminckii Broad-billed roller , Eurystomus glaucurus Dollarbird , Eurystomus orientalis Azure roller , Eurystomus azureus Asian barbets Order: Piciformes Family: Megalaimidae
The Asian barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly colored.
Sooty barbet , Caloramphus hayii Brown barbet , Caloramphus fuliginosus Malabar barbet , Psilopogon malabaricus Crimson-fronted barbet , Psilopogon rubricapillus Coppersmith barbet , Psilopogon haemacephala Blue-eared barbet , Psilopogon australis Little barbet , Psilopogon australis Bornean barbet , Psilopogon eximus Fire-tufted barbet , Psilopogon pyrolophus Great barbet , Psilopogon virens Red-vented barbet , Psilopogon lagrandieri Red-crowned barbet , Psilopogon rafflesii Red-throated barbet , Psilopogon mystacophanos Black-banded barbet , Psilopogon javensis Golden-naped barbet , Psilopogon pulcherrimus Yellow-crowned barbet , Psilopogon henricii Flame-fronted barbet , Psilopogon armillaris Green-eared barbet , Psilopogon faiostrictus Lineated barbet , Psilopogon lineatus Brown-headed barbet , Psilopogon zeylanicus White-cheeked barbet , Psilopogon viridis Yellow-fronted barbet , Psilopogon flavifrons Golden-throated barbet , Psilopogon franklinii Necklaced barbet , Psilopogon auricularis Mountain barbet , Psilopogon monticola Brown-throated barbet , Psilopogon corvinus Golden-whiskered barbet , Psilopogon chrysopogon Moustached barbet , Psilopogon incognitus Taiwan barbet , Psilopogon nuchalis Chinese barbet , Psilopogon faber Blue-throated barbet , Psilopogon asiaticus Indochinese barbet , Psilopogon annamensis Black-browed barbet , Psilopogon oorti Turquoise-throated barbet , Psilopogon chersonesus Honeyguides Order: Piciformes Family: Indicatoridae
Honeyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax . They are named for the greater honeyguide which leads traditional honey-hunters to bees' nests and, after the hunters have harvested the honey, feeds on the remaining contents of the hive.
Woodpeckers Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.
Eurasian wryneck , Jynx torquilla Speckled piculet , Picumnus innominatus Rufous piculet , Sasia abnormis White-browed piculet , Sasia ochracea Gray-and-buff woodpecker , Hemicircus concretus Heart-spotted woodpecker , Hemicircus canente Eurasian three-toed woodpecker , Picoides tridactylus Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker , Yungipicus temminckii Philippine pygmy woodpecker , Yungipicus maculatus Sulu pygmy woodpecker , Yungipicus ramsayi Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker , Yungipicus nanus Sunda pygmy woodpecker , Yungipicus moluccensis Gray-capped pygmy woodpecker , Yungipicus canicapillus Japanese pygmy woodpecker , Yungipicus kizuki Yellow-crowned woodpecker , Leiopicus mahrattensis Middle spotted woodpecker , Dendrocoptes medius Brown-fronted woodpecker , Dendrocoptes auriceps Arabian woodpecker , Dendrocoptes dorae Rufous-bellied woodpecker , Dendrocopos hyperythrus Fulvous-breasted woodpecker , Dendrocopos macei Freckle-breasted woodpecker , Dendrocopos analis Stripe-breasted woodpecker , Dendrocopos atratus Okinawa woodpecker , Dendrocopos noguchii White-backed woodpecker , Dendrocopos leucotos Darjeeling woodpecker , Dendrocopos darjellensis Great spotted woodpecker , Dendrocopos major White-winged woodpecker , Dendrocopos leucopterus Himalayan woodpecker , Dendrocopos himalayensis Syrian woodpecker , Dendrocopos syriacus Sind woodpecker , Dendrocopos assimilis Lesser spotted woodpecker , Dryobates minor Crimson-breasted woodpecker , Dryobates cathpharius Maroon woodpecker , Blythipicus rubiginosus Bay woodpecker , Blythipicus pyrrhotis Orange-backed woodpecker , Reinwardtipicus validus Greater flameback , Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus Javan flameback , Chrysocolaptes strictus Luzon flameback , Chrysocolaptes haematribon Yellow-faced flameback , Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus Buff-spotted flameback , Chrysocolaptes lucidus Red-headed flameback , Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus Crimson-backed flameback , Chrysocolaptes stricklandi White-naped woodpecker , Chrysocolaptes festivus Rufous woodpecker , Micropternus brachyurus Buff-necked woodpecker , Meiglyptes tukki Buff-rumped woodpecker , Meiglyptes tristis Black-and-buff woodpecker , Meiglyptes jugularis Pale-headed woodpecker , Gecinulus grantia Bamboo woodpecker , Gecinulus viridis Olive-backed woodpecker , Dinopium rafflesii Himalayan flameback , Dinopium shorii Common flameback , Dinopium javanense Spot-throated flameback , Dinopium everetti Black-rumped flameback , Dinopium benghalense Red-backed flameback , Dinopium psarodes Lesser yellownape , Picus chlorolophus Crimson-winged woodpecker , Picus puniceus Streak-throated woodpecker , Picus xanthopygaeus Scaly-bellied woodpecker , Picus squamatus Red-collared woodpecker , Picus rabieri Streak-breasted woodpecker , Picus viridanus Laced woodpecker , Picus vittatus Japanese woodpecker , Picus awokera Gray-headed woodpecker , Picus canus Black-headed woodpecker , Picus erythropygius Eurasian green woodpecker , Picus viridis Levaillant's woodpecker , Picus vaillantii Banded woodpecker , Chrysophlegma mineaceum Greater yellownape , Chrysophlegma flavinucha Checker-throated woodpecker , Chrysophlegma mentale Ashy woodpecker , Mulleripicus fulvus Northern sooty-woodpecker , Mulleripicus funebris Southern sooty-woodpecker , Mulleripicus fuliginosus Great slaty woodpecker , Mulleripicus pulverulentus Amami woodpecker , Dendrocopos owstoni White-bellied woodpecker , Dryocopus javensis Andaman woodpecker , Dryocopus hodgei Black woodpecker , Dryocopus martius Falcons and caracaras Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.
White-rumped falcon , Polihierax insignis Collared falconet , Microhierax caerulescens Black-thighed falconet , Microhierax fringillarius White-fronted falconet , Microhierax latifrons Philippine falconet , Microhierax erythrogenys Pied falconet , Microhierax melanoleucos Lesser kestrel , Falco naumanni Eurasian kestrel , Falco tinnunculus Spotted kestrel , Falco moluccensis Nankeen kestrel , Falco cenchroides American kestrel , Falco sparverius (A) Red-necked falcon , Falco chicquera Red-footed falcon , Falco vespertinus Amur falcon , Falco amurensis Eleonora's falcon , Falco eleonorae Sooty falcon , Falco concolor Merlin , Falco columbarius Eurasian hobby , Falco subbuteo Oriental hobby , Falco severus Australian hobby , Falco longipennis Brown falcon , Falco berigora Gray falcon , Falco hypoleucos Lanner falcon , Falco biarmicus Laggar falcon , Falco jugger Saker falcon , Falco cherrug Gyrfalcon , Falco rusticolus Peregrine falcon , Falco peregrinus Black falcon , Falco subniger Malagasy kestrel , Falco newtoni Seychelles kestrel , Falco araea Cockatoos Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae
The cockatoos share many features with other parrots including the characteristic curved beak shape and a zygodactyl foot, with two forward toes and two backwards toes. They differ, however in a number of characteristics, including the often spectacular movable headcrest .
Old World parrots Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae
Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.
Pesquet's parrot , Psittrichas fulgidus Yellow-capped pygmy-parrot , Micropsitta keiensis Geelvink pygmy-parrot , Micropsitta geelvinkiana Buff-faced pygmy-parrot , Micropsitta pusio Red-breasted pygmy-parrot , Micropsitta bruijnii Meek's pygmy-parrot , Micropsitta meeki Finsch's pygmy-parrot , Micropsitta finschii Moluccan king-parrot , Alisterus amboinensis Papuan king-parrot , Alisterus chloropterus Australian king-parrot , Alisterus scapularis Olive-shouldered parrot , Aprosmictus jonquillaceus Red-winged parrot , Aprosmictus erythropterus Buru racket-tail , Prioniturus mada Golden-mantled racket-tail , Prioniturus platurus Mindanao racket-tail , Prioniturus waterstradti Luzon racket-tail , Prioniturus montanus Blue-headed racket-tail , Prioniturus platenae Mindoro racket-tail , Prioniturus mindorensis Blue-winged racket-tail , Prioniturus verticalis Yellow-breasted racket-tail , Prioniturus flavicans Green racket-tail , Prioniturus luconensis Blue-crowned racket-tail , Prioniturus discurus Eclectus parrot , Eclectus roratus Red-cheeked parrot , Geoffroyus geoffroyi Blue-collared parrot , Geoffroyus simplex Singing parrot , Geoffroyus heteroclitus Blue-rumped parrot , Psittinus cyanurus Alexandrine parakeet , Psittacula eupatria Rose-ringed parakeet , Psittacula krameri Slaty-headed parakeet , Psittacula himalayana Gray-headed parakeet , Psittacula finschii Plum-headed parakeet , Psittacula cyanocephala Blossom-headed parakeet , Psittacula roseata Malabar parakeet , Psittacula columboides Layard's parakeet , Psittacula calthrapae Derbyan parakeet , Psittacula derbiana Red-breasted parakeet , Psittacula alexandri Nicobar parakeet , Psittacula caniceps Long-tailed parakeet , Psittacula longicauda Painted tiger-parrot , Psittacella picta Brehm's tiger-parrot , Psittacella brehmii Modest tiger-parrot , Psittacella modesta Madarasz's tiger-parrot , Psittacella madaraszi Black-lored parrot , Tanygnathus gramineus Great-billed parrot , Tanygnathus megalorynchos Blue-naped parrot , Tanygnathus lucionensis Azure-rumped parrot , Tanygnathus sumatranus Yellow-billed lorikeet , Neopsittacus musschenbroekii Orange-billed lorikeet , Neopsittacus pullicauda Orange-breasted fig-parrot , Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii Double-eyed fig-parrot , Cyclopsitta diophthalma Large fig-parrot , Psittaculirostris desmarestii Edwards's fig-parrot , Psittaculirostris edwardsii Salvadori's fig-parrot , Psittaculirostris salvadorii Guaiabero , Bolbopsittacus lunulatus Budgerigar , Melopsittacus undulatus (I) Plum-faced lorikeet , Oreopsittacus arfaki Pygmy lorikeet , Charminetta wilhelminae Red-fronted lorikeet , Hypocharmosyna rubronotata Red-flanked lorikeet , Hypocharmosyna placentis Blue-fronted lorikeet , Charmosynopsis toxopei Fairy lorikeet , Charmosynopsis pulchella Striated lorikeet , Synorhacma multistriata Duchess lorikeet , Charmosynoides margarethae Red-chinned lorikeet , Charmosyna rubrigularis Josephine's lorikeet , Charmosyna josefinae Papuan lorikeet , Charmosyna papou Meek's lorikeet , Charmosyna meeki Red-throated lorikeet , Charmosyna amabilis Black lory , Chalcopsitta atra Brown lory , Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Yellow-streaked lory , Chalcopsitta scintillata Chattering lory , Lorius garrulus Purple-naped lory , Lorius domicella Black-capped lory , Lorius lory Purple-bellied lory , Lorius hypoinochrous White-naped lory , Lorius albidinuchus Goldie's lorikeet , Glossoptila goldiei Red-and-blue lory , Eos histrio Violet-necked lory , Eos squamata Red lory , Eos bornea Blue-streaked lory , Eos reticulata Black-winged lory , Eos cyanogenia Blue-eared lory , Eos semilarvata Dusky lory , Pseudeos fuscata Cardinal lory , Pseudeos cardinalis Ornate lorikeet , Saudareos ornatus Mindanao lorikeet , Saudareos johnstoniae Iris lorikeet , Saudareos iris Yellow-cheeked lorikeet , Saudareos meyeri Sula lorikeet , Saudareos flavoviridis Sunset lorikeet , Trichoglossus forsteni Leaf lorikeet , Trichoglossus weberi Marigold lorikeet , Trichoglossus capistratus Coconut lorikeet , Trichoglossus haematodus Red-collared lorikeet , Trichoglossus rubritorquis Olive-headed lorikeet , Trichoglossus euteles Rainbow lorikeet , Trichoglossus moluccanus Vernal hanging-parrot , Loriculus vernalis Sri Lanka hanging-parrot , Loriculus beryllinus Philippine hanging-parrot , Loriculus philippensis Camiguin hanging-parrot , Loriculus camiguinensis Blue-crowned hanging-parrot , Loriculus galgulus Sulawesi hanging-parrot , Loriculus stigmatus Sula hanging-parrot , Loriculus sclateri Moluccan hanging-parrot , Loriculus amabilis Sangihe hanging-parrot , Loriculus catamene Papuan hanging-parrot , Loriculus aurantiifrons Pygmy hanging-parrot , Loriculus exilis Yellow-throated hanging-parrot , Loriculus pusillus Wallace's hanging-parrot , Loriculus flosculus Green-fronted hanging-parrot , Loriculus tener Niam-Niam parrot , Poicephalus crassus Yellow-crowned parrot , Amazona ochrocephala Turquoise-fronted parrot , Amazona aestiva Monk parakeet , Myiopsitta monachus Rosy-faced lovebird , Agapornis roseicollis Nyasa lovebird , Agapornis lilianae Yellow-collared lovebird , Agapornis personatus Fischer's lovebird , Agapornis fishcheri Red-headed lovebird , Agapornis pullarius Nanday parakeet , Aratinga nenday Eastern rosella , Platycercus eximius Crimson rosella , Platycerus elegans Pale-headed rosella , Platycerus adscitus Western rosella , Platycerus icterotis Dusky parrot , Pionus fuscus Red-masked parakeet , Psittacara erythrogenys Blue-crowned parakeet , Psittacara acuticaudatus Crimson shining-parrot , Prosopeia splendens Red shining-parrot , Prosopeia tabuensis Masked shining-parrot , Prosopeia personata Collared lory , Phigys solitarius Blue-crowned lorikeet , Vini australis Tyrant flycatchers Great kiskadee , Pitangus sulphuratus Olive-sided flycatcher , Contopus cooperi Eastern wood-pewee , Contopus virnes Yellow-bellied flycatcher , Empidonax flaviventris Acadian flycatcher , Empidonax virescens Alder flycatcher , Empidonax alnorum Least flycatcher , Empidonax minimus Eastern phoebe , Sayornis phoebe Western kingbird , Tyrannus verticalis Eastern kingbird , Tyrannus tyrannus Fork-tailed flycatcher , Tyrannus savana African and green broadbills Order: Passeriformes Family: Calyptomenidae
The African and green broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests.
Asian and Grauer's broadbillsOrder: Passeriformes Family: Eurylaimidae
The Asian and Grauer's broadbills are small, brightly colored birds, which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests.
Pittas Order: Passeriformes Family: Pittidae
Pittas are medium-sized stocky passerines with fairly long, strong legs, short tails, and stout bills. Many are brightly coloured. They spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects, and similar invertebrate prey.
Whiskered pitta , Erythropitta kochi Blue-breasted pitta , Erythropitta erythrogaster Sangihe pitta , Erythropitta caeruleitorques Siau pitta , Erythropitta palliceps Sulawesi pitta , Erythropitta celebensis Sula pitta , Erythropitta dohertyi North Moluccan pitta , Erythropitta rufiventris South Moluccan pitta , Erythropitta rubrinucha Papuan pitta , Erythropitta macklotii Graceful pitta , Erythropitta venusta Black-crowned pitta , Erythropitta ussheri Blue-banded pitta , Erythropitta arcuata Garnet pitta , Erythropitta granatina New Ireland pitta , Erythropitta novaehibernicae Tabar pitta , Erythropitta splendida New Britain pitta , Erythropitta gazellae Louisiade pitta , Erythropitta meeki Eared pitta , Hydrornis phayrei Rusty-naped pitta , Hydrornis oatesi Blue-naped pitta , Hydrornis nipalensis Blue-rumped pitta , Hydrornis soror Giant pitta , Hydrornis caerulea Schneider's pitta , Hydrornis schneideri Malayan banded-pitta , Hydrornis irena Javan banded-pitta , Hydrornis guajana Bornean banded-pitta , Hydrornis schwaneri Blue-headed pitta , Hydrornis baudii Blue pitta , Hydrornis cyanea Bar-bellied pitta , Hydrornis elliotii Gurney's pitta , Hydrornis gurneyi Indian pitta , Pitta brachyura Blue-winged pitta , Pitta moluccensis Fairy pitta , Pitta nympha Hooded pitta , Pitta sordida Azure-breasted pitta , Pitta steerii Noisy pitta , Pitta versicolor Ivory-breasted pitta , Pitta maxima Ornate pitta , Pitta concinna Elegant pitta , Pitta elegans Banda Sea pitta , Pitta vigorsii Mangrove pitta , Pitta megarhyncha Black-faced pitta , Pitta anerythra Superb pitta , Pitta superba Bowerbirds Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
The bowerbirds are small to medium-sized passerine birds. The males notably build a bower to attract a mate. Depending on the species, the bower ranges from a circle of cleared earth with a small pile of twigs in the center to a complex and highly decorated structure of sticks and leaves.
White-eared catbird , Ailuroedus buccoides Ochre-breasted catbird , Ailuroedus stonii Tan-capped catbird , Ailuroedus geislerorum Northern catbird , Ailuroedus jobiensis Arfak catbird , Ailuroedus arfakianus Black-eared catbird , Ailuroedus melanotis Huon catbird , Ailuroedus astigmaticus Black-capped catbird , Ailuroedus melanocephalus Archbold's bowerbird , Archboldia papuensis Vogelkop bowerbird , Amblyornis inornata MacGregor's bowerbird , Amblyornis macgregoriae Streaked bowerbird , Amblyornis subalaris Golden-fronted bowerbird , Amblyornis flavifrons Masked bowerbird , Sericulus aureus Flame bowerbird , Sericulus ardens Fire-maned bowerbird , Sericulus bakeri Yellow-breasted bowerbird , Chlamydera lauterbachi Fawn-breasted bowerbird , Chlamydera cerviniventris Australasian treecreepers Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae
The Climacteridae are medium-small, mostly brown-coloured birds with patterning on their underparts. They are endemic to Australia and New Guinea.
Fairywrens Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae
Maluridae is a family of small, insectivorous passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. They are socially monogamous and sexually promiscuous, meaning that although they form pairs between one male and one female, each partner will mate with other individuals and even assist in raising the young from such pairings.
Honeyeaters Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae
The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium-sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea. They are nectar feeders and closely resemble other nectar-feeding passerines.
Dark-eared myza , Myza celebensis White-eared myza , Myza sarasinorum Plain honeyeater , Pycnopygius ixoides Marbled honeyeater , Pycnopygius cinereus Streak-headed honeyeater , Pycnopygius stictocephalus Orange-cheeked honeyeater , Oreornis chrysogenys Puff-backed honeyeater , Meliphaga aruensis Yellow-spotted honeyeater , Meliphaga notata Scrub honeyeater , Microptilotis albonotatus Mountain honeyeater , Microptilotis orientalis Mimic honeyeater , Microptilotis analogus Forest honeyeater , Microptilotis montanus Mottled honeyeater , Microptilotis mimikae Yellow-gaped honeyeater , Microptilotis flavirictus Tagula honeyeater , Microptilotis vicina Graceful honeyeater , Microptilotis gracilis Elegant honeyeater , Microptilotis cinereifrons Streak-breasted honeyeater , Territornis reticulata Black-throated honeyeater , Caligavis subfrenata Obscure honeyeater , Caligavis obscura Sooty melidectes , Melidectes fuscus Short-bearded melidectes , Melidectes nouhuysi Ornate melidectes , Melidectes torquatus Cinnamon-browed melidectes , Melidectes ochromelas Vogelkop melidectes , Melidectes leucostephes Huon melidectes , Melidectes foersteri Belford's melidectes , Melidectes belfordi Yellow-browed melidectes , Melidectes rufocrissalis Long-bearded melidectes , Melidectes princeps Varied honeyeater , Gavicalis versicolor Yellow-tinted honeyeater , Ptilotula flavescens Bougainville honeyeater , Stresemannia bougainvillei Brown-backed honeyeater , Ramsayornis modestus Rufous-banded honeyeater , Conopophila albogularis Arfak honeyeater , Melipotes gymnops Smoky honeyeater , Melipotes fumigatus Foja honeyeater , Melipotes carolae Spangled honeyeater , Melipotes ater MacGregor's honeyeater , Macgregoria pulchra Long-billed honeyeater , Melilestes megarhynchus Olive straightbill , Timeliopsis fulvigula Tawny straightbill , Timeliopsis griseigula Bismarck honeyeater , Vosea whitemanensis Seram myzomela , Myzomela blasii Ruby-throated myzomela , Myzomela eques Dusky myzomela , Myzomela obscura Red myzomela , Myzomela cruentata Papuan black myzomela , Myzomela nigrita Alor myzomela , Myzomela prawiradilagae Crimson-hooded myzomela , Myzomela kuehni Red-headed myzomela , Myzomela erythrocephala Sumba myzomela , Myzomela dammermani Rote myzomela , Myzomela irianawidodoae Elfin myzomela , Myzomela adolphinae Sulawesi myzomela , Myzomela chloroptera Taliabu myzomela , Myzomela wahe Wakolo myzomela , Myzomela wakoloensis Banda myzomela , Myzomela boiei Sclater's myzomela , Myzomela sclateri Black-breasted myzomela , Myzomela vulnerata Red-collared myzomela , Myzomela rosenbergii White-chinned myzomela , Myzomela albigula Ashy myzomela , Myzomela cineracea New Ireland myzomela , Myzomela pulchella Bismarck black myzomela , Myzomela pammelaena Scarlet-naped myzomela , Myzomela lafargei Yellow-vented myzomela , Myzomela eichhorni Black-bellied myzomela , Myzomela erythromelas Rotuma myzomela , Myzomela chermesina Orange-breasted myzomela , Myzomela jugularis Green-backed honeyeater , Glycichaera fallax Leaden honeyeater , Ptiloprora plumbea Yellow-streaked honeyeater , Ptiloprora meekiana Rufous-sided honeyeater , Ptiloprora erythropleura Mayr's honeyeater , Ptiloprora mayri Gray-streaked honeyeater , Ptiloprora perstriata Rufous-backed honeyeater , Ptiloprora guisei Sunda honeyeater , Lichmera lombokia Olive honeyeater , Lichmera argentauris Brown honeyeater , Lichmera indistincta White-tufted honeyeater , Lichmera squamata Silver-eared honeyeater , Lichmera alboauricularis Buru honeyeater , Lichmera deningeri Seram honeyeater , Lichmera monticola Yellow-eared honeyeater , Lichmera flavicans Black-chested honeyeater , Lichmera notabilis Blue-faced honeyeater , Entomyzon cyanotis White-throated honeyeater , Melithreptus albogularis Tawny-breasted honeyeater , Xanthotis flaviventer Spotted honeyeater , Xanthotis polygrammus White-streaked friarbird , Melitograis gilolensis Little friarbird , Philemon citreogularis Meyer's friarbird , Philemon meyeri Timor friarbird , Philemon inornatus Gray friarbird , Philemon kisserensis Brass's friarbird , Philemon brassi Dusky friarbird , Philemon fuscicapillus Buru friarbird , Philemon moluccensis Tanimbar friarbird , Philemon plumigenis Seram friarbird , Philemon subcorniculatus Helmeted friarbird , Philemon buceroides Noisy friarbird , Philemon corniculatus Silver-crowned friarbird , Philemon argenticeps New Ireland friarbird , Philemon eichhorni White-naped friarbird , Philemon albitorques New Britain friarbird , Philemon cockerelli Kadavu honeyeater , Meliphacator provocator Chattering giant-honeyeater , Gymnomyza viridis Duetting giant-honeyeater , Gymnomyza brunneirostris Western wattled-honeyeater , Foulehaio procerior Eastern wattled-honeyeater , Foulehaio carunculatus Northern wattled-honeyeater , Foulehaio taviuensis Thornbills and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae
The Acanthizidae are small- to medium-sized birds with short rounded wings, slender bills, long legs, and a short tail. The golden-bellied gerygone is the only member of the family found in mainland Asia.
Goldenface , Pachycare flavogriseum Rusty mouse-warbler , Crateroscelis murina Bicolored mouse-warbler , Crateroscelis nigrorufa Mountain mouse-warbler , Crateroscelis robusta Tropical scrubwren , Sericornis beccarii Large scrubwren , Sericornis nouhuysi Vogelkop scrubwren , Sericornis rufescens Buff-faced scrubwren , Sericornis perspicillatus Papuan scrubwren , Sericornis papuensis Gray-green scrubwren , Sericornis arfakianus Pale-billed scrubwren , Sericornis spilodera Papuan thornbill , Acanthiza murina Gray thornbill , Acanthiza cinerea Green-backed gerygone , Gerygone chloronota Fairy gerygone , Gerygone palpebrosa Biak gerygone , Gerygone hypoxantha White-throated gerygone , Gerygone olivacea Yellow-bellied gerygone , Gerygone chrysogaster Large-billed gerygone , Gerygone magnirostris Golden-bellied gerygone , Gerygone sulphurea Plain gerygone , Gerygone inornata Rufous-sided gerygone , Gerygone dorsalis Brown-breasted gerygone , Gerygone ruficollis Mangrove gerygone , Gerygone levigaster Western gerygone , Gerygone fusca Pseudo-babblers Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae
The pseudo-babblers are small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. They are ground-feeding omnivores and highly social.
Logrunners Order: Passeriformes Family: Orthonychidae
The Orthonychidae is a family of birds with a single genus, Orthonyx , which comprises two types of passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea, the logrunners and the chowchilla. Both use stiffened tails to brace themselves when feeding.
Quail-thrushes and jewel-babblers Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclosomatidae
The Cinclosomatidae is a family containing jewel-babblers and quail-thrushes.
Cuckooshrikes Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae
The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some minivet species are brightly coloured.
White-bellied minivet , Pericrocotus erythropygius Jerdon's minivet , Pericrocotus albifrons Fiery minivet , Pericrocotus igneus Small minivet , Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Gray-chinned minivet , Pericrocotus solaris Sunda minivet , Pericrocotus miniatus Short-billed minivet , Pericrocotus brevirostris Flores minivet , Pericrocotus lansbergei Long-tailed minivet , Pericrocotus ethologus Orange minivet , Pericrocotus flammeus Scarlet minivet , Pericrocotus speciosus Ryukyu minivet , Pericrocotus tegimae Ashy minivet , Pericrocotus divaricatus Brown-rumped minivet , Pericrocotus cantonensis Rosy minivet , Pericrocotus roseus Stout-billed cuckooshrike , Coracina caeruleogrisea Hooded cuckooshrike , Coracina longicauda Pied cuckooshrike , Coracina bicolor Cerulean cuckooshrike , Coracina temminckii Barred cuckooshrike , Coracina lineata Boyer's cuckooshrike , Coracina boyeri Black-faced cuckooshrike , Coracina novaehollandiae White-bellied cuckooshrike , Coracina papuensis Moluccan cuckooshrike , Coracina atriceps Large cuckooshrike , Coracina macei Bar-bellied cuckooshrike , Coracina striata Andaman cuckooshrike , Coracina dobsoni Sunda cuckooshrike , Coracina larvata Javan cuckooshrike , Coracina javensis Wallacean cuckooshrike , Coracina personata Buru cuckooshrike , Coracina fortis White-rumped cuckooshrike , Coracina leucopygia Slaty cuckooshrike , Coracina schistacea Golden cuckooshrike , Coracina sloetii McGregor's cuckooshrike , Coracina mcgregori White-shouldered triller , Lalage sueurii Black-browed triller , Lalage atrovirens White-browed triller , Lalage moesta Varied triller , Lalage leucomela Black-and-white triller , Lalage melanoleuca White-rumped triller , Lalage leucopygialis Pied triller , Lalage nigra Rufous-bellied triller , Lalage aurea Black-winged cuckooshrike , Lalage melaschistos Black-headed cuckooshrike , Lalage melanoptera Lesser cuckooshrike , Lalage fimbriata Indochinese cuckooshrike , Lalage polioptera Polynesian triller , Lalage maculosa Pygmy cuckooshrike , Celebesia abbotti Halmahera cuckooshrike , Celebesia parvula Blackish cuckooshrike , Analisoma coerulescens White-winged cuckooshrike , Analisoma ostenta Black-bellied cicadabird , Edolisoma montanum Pale cicadabird , Edolisoma ceramense Kai cicadabird , Edolisoma dispar Pale-shouldered cicadabird , Edolisoma dohertyi Black-bibbed cicadabird , Edolisoma mindanense Papuan cicadabird , Edolisoma incertum Sulawesi cicadabird , Edolisoma morio Sula cicadabird , Edolisoma sula Common cicadabird , Edolisoma tenuirostre Gray-headed cicadabird , Edolisoma schisticeps Black cicadabird , Edolisoma melas Whipbirds and wedgebills Order: Passeriformes Family: Psophodidae
The Psophodidae is a family containing whipbirds and wedgebills.
Ploughbill Order: Passeriformes Family: Eulacestomidae
The wattled ploughbill was long thought to be related to the whistlers (Pachycephalidae), and shriketits (formerly Pachycephalidae, now often treated as its own family).
Australo-Papuan bellbirds Order: Passeriformes Family: Oreoicidae
The three species contained in the family have been moved around between different families for fifty years. A series of studies of the DNA of Australian birds between 2006 and 2001 found strong support for treating the three genera as a new family, which was formally named in 2016.
Tit berrypecker and crested berrypecker Order: Passeriformes Family: Paramythiidae
Paramythiidae is a very small bird family restricted to the mountain forests of New Guinea. The two species are colourful medium-sized birds which feed on fruit and some insects.
Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornisOrder: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae
Most of the members of this family are found in the New World. However, the shrike-babblers and erpornis, which only slightly resemble the "true" vireos and greenlets, are found in South East Asia.
Whistlers and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae
The family Pachycephalidae includes the whistlers, shrikethrushes, and some of the pitohuis.
Rusty pitohui , Pseudorectes ferrugineus White-bellied pitohui , Pseudorectes incertus Gray shrikethrush , Colluricincla harmonica Sooty shrikethrush , Colluricincla tenebrosa Waigeo shrikethrush , Colluricincla affinis Mamberamo shrikethrush , Colluricincla obscura Arafura shrikethrush , Colluricincla megarhyncha Rufous shrikethrush , Colluricincla rufogaster Black pitohui , Melanorectes nigrescens Sangihe whistler , Coracornis sanghirensis Maroon-backed whistler , Coracornis raveni Bare-throated whistler , Pachycephala nudigula Fawn-breasted whistler , Pachycephala orpheus Regent whistler , Pachycephala schlegelii Vogelkop whistler , Pachycephala meyeri Sclater's whistler , Pachycephala soror Rusty-breasted whistler , Pachycephala fulvotincta Yellow-throated whistler , Pachycephala macrorhyncha Black-chinned whistler , Pachycephala mentalis Baliem whistler , Pachycephala balim Black-tailed whistler , Pachycephala melanura Morningbird , Pachycephala tenebrosa Brown-backed whistler , Pachycephala modesta Lorentz's whistler , Pachycephala lorentzi Golden-backed whistler , Pachycephala aurea Yellow-bellied whistler , Pachycephala philippinensis Bornean whistler , Pachycephala hypoxantha Sulphur-bellied whistler , Pachycephala sulfuriventer Mangrove whistler , Pachycephala cinerea Green-backed whistler , Pachycephala albiventris White-vented whistler , Pachycephala homeyeri Island whistler , Pachycephala phaionota Biak whistler , Pachycephala melanorhyncha Rusty whistler , Pachycephala hyperythra Gray whistler , Pachycephala simplex Wallacean whistler , Pachycephala arctitorquis Drab whistler , Pachycephala griseonota White-bellied whistler , Pachycephala leucogastra Black-headed whistler , Pachycephala monacha Rufous whistler , Pachycephala rufiventris Fiji whistler , Pachycephala vitiensis Old World orioles Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae
The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds which are not closely related to the New World orioles .
Hooded pitohui , Pitohui dichrous Raja Ampat pitohui , Pitohui cerviniventris Northern variable pitohui , Pitohui kirhocephalus Southern variable pitohui , Pitohui uropygialis Timor oriole , Oriolus melanotis Buru oriole , Oriolus bouroensis Tanimbar oriole , Oriolus decipiens Seram oriole , Oriolus forsteni Halmahera oriole , Oriolus phaeochromus Brown oriole , Oriolus szalayi Olive-backed oriole , Oriolus sagittatus Green oriole , Oriolus flavocinctus Dark-throated oriole , Oriolus xanthonotus White-lored oriole , Oriolus albiloris Philippine oriole , Oriolus steerii Isabela oriole , Oriolus isabellae Eurasian golden oriole , Oriolus oriolus Indian golden oriole , Oriolus kundoo Black-naped oriole , Oriolus chinensis Slender-billed oriole , Oriolus tenuirostris Black-hooded oriole , Oriolus xanthornus Black oriole , Oriolus hosii Black-and-crimson oriole , Oriolus cruentus Maroon oriole , Oriolus traillii Silver oriole , Oriolus mellianus Wetar figbird , Sphecotheres hypoleucus Green figbird , Sphecotheres viridis Australasian figbird , Sphecotheres vieilloti Woodswallows, bellmagpies and alliesOrder: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae
The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds. They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings. The cracticids: currawongs , bellmagpies and butcherbirds , are similar to the other corvids. They have large, straight bills and mostly black, white or grey plumage. All are omnivorous to some degree.
Ashy woodswallow , Artamus fuscus Ivory-backed woodswallow , Artamus monachus Great woodswallow , Artamus maximus White-breasted woodswallow , Artamus leucorynchus Black-faced woodswallow , Artamus cinereus Fiji woodswallow , Artamus mentalis Mountain peltops , Peltops montanus Lowland peltops , Peltops blainvillii Black-backed butcherbird , Cracticus mentalis Hooded butcherbird , Cracticus cassicus Tagula butcherbird , Cracticus louisiadensis Black butcherbird , Cracticus quoyi Australian magpie , Gymnorhina tibicen Mottled berryhunter Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhagologidae
The mottled berryhunter or mottled whistler (Rhagologus leucostigma ) is a species of bird whose relationships are unclear but most likely related to the woodswallows , boatbills and butcherbirds.
Vangas, helmetshrikes, and alliesOrder: Passeriformes Family: Vangidae
The family Vangidae is highly variable, though most members of it resemble true shrikes to some degree.
Ioras Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithinidae
The ioras are bulbul -like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in colouration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens.
Bristlehead Order: Passeriformes Family: Pityriasidae
The Bornean bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala ), also variously known as the bristled shrike, bald-headed crow or the bald-headed wood-shrike, is the only member of the passerine family Pityriasidae and genus Pityriasis . It is an enigmatic and uncommon species of the rainforest canopy of the island of Borneo , [1] to which it is endemic. [2]
Bushshrikes and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae
Bushshrikes are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be either colourful species or largely black; some species are quite secretive.
Fantails Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae
The fantails are small insectivorous birds with longish, frequently fanned, tails.
Drongo fantail , Chaetorhynchus papuensis Cerulean flycatcher , Eutrichomyias rowleyi Black fantail , Rhipidura atra Black-and-cinnamon fantail , Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea Mindanao blue-fantail , Rhipidura superciliaris Visayan blue-fantail , Rhipidura samarensis Tablas fantail , Rhipidura sauli Visayan fantail , Rhipidura albiventris Blue-headed fantail , Rhipidura cyaniceps Spotted fantail , Rhipidura perlata Cinnamon-tailed fantail , Rhipidura fuscorufa Northern fantail , Rhipidura rufiventris Brown-capped fantail , Rhipidura diluta Sooty thicket-fantail , Rhipidura threnothorax Black thicket-fantail , Rhipidura maculipectus White-bellied thicket-fantail , Rhipidura leucothorax Willie-wagtail , Rhipidura leucophrys Malaysian pied-fantail , Rhipidura javanica Philippine pied-fantail , Rhipidura nigritorquis White-throated fantail , Rhipidura albicollis Spot-breasted fantail , Rhipidura albogularis Rufous-tailed fantail , Rhipidura phoenicura White-bellied fantail , Rhipidura euryura White-browed fantail , Rhipidura aureola Rufous-backed fantail , Rhipidura rufidorsa Dimorphic fantail , Rhipidura brachyrhyncha Sulawesi fantail , Rhipidura teysmanni Peleng fantail , Rhipidura habibiei Taliabu fantail , Rhipidura sulaensis Tawny-backed fantail , Rhipidura superflua Streak-breasted fantail , Rhipidura dedemi Long-tailed fantail , Rhipidura opistherythra Rufous fantail , Rhipidura rufifrons Arafura fantail , Rhipidura dryas Friendly fantail , Rhipidura albolimbata Chestnut-bellied fantail , Rhipidura hyperythra Mangrove fantail , Rhipidura phasiana Streaked fantail , Rhipidura verreauxi Kadavu fantail , Rhiphidura personata Peleng fantail , Rhiphidura habibiei Taveuni silktail , Lamprolia victoriale Natewa silktail , Lamprolia klinesmithi Drongos Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae
The drongos are mostly black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright when perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.
Black drongo , Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy drongo , Dicrurus leucophaeus White-bellied drongo , Dicrurus caerulescens Crow-billed drongo , Dicrurus annectens Bronzed drongo , Dicrurus aeneus Lesser racket-tailed drongo , Dicrurus remifer Hair-crested drongo , Dicrurus hottentottus Balicassiao , Dicrurus balicassius Sulawesi drongo , Dicrurus montanus Sumatran drongo , Dicrurus sumatranus Wallacean drongo , Dicrurus densus Spangled drongo , Dicrurus bracteatus Tablas drongo , Dicrurus menagei Andaman drongo , Dicrurus andamanensis Greater racket-tailed drongo , Dicrurus paradiseus Sri Lanka drongo , Dicrurus lophorinus Birds-of-paradise Order: Passeriformes Family: Paradisaeidae
The birds-of-paradise are best known for the striking plumage possessed by the males of most species, in particular highly elongated and elaborate feathers extending from the tail, wings or head. These plumes are used in courtship displays to attract females.
Paradise-crow , Lycocorax pyrrhopterus (E) Trumpet manucode , Phonygammus keraudrenii Curl-crested manucode , Manucodia comrii Crinkle-collared manucode , Manucodia chalybatus Jobi manucode , Manucodia jobiensis Glossy-mantled manucode , Manucodia ater King-of-Saxony bird-of-paradise , Pteridophora alberti Carola's parotia , Parotia carolae Bronze parotia , Parotia berlepschi (A) Western parotia , Parotia sefilata Wahnes's parotia , Parotia wahnesi Lawes's parotia , Parotia lawesii Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise , Seleucidis melanoleucus Black-billed sicklebill , Drepanornis albertisi Pale-billed sicklebill , Drepanornis bruijnii Standardwing bird-of-paradise , Semioptera wallacii Vogelkop lophorina , Lophorina niedda Greater lophorina , Lophorina superba Magnificent riflebird , Ptiloris magnificus Growling riflebird , Ptiloris intercedens Black sicklebill , Epimachus fastuosus Brown sicklebill , Epimachus meyeri Long-tailed paradigalla , Paradigalla carunculata Short-tailed paradigalla , Paradigalla brevicauda Splendid astrapia , Astrapia splendidissima Arfak astrapia , Astrapia nigra Huon astrapia , Astrapia rothschildi Ribbon-tailed astrapia , Astrapia mayeri Stephanie's astrapia , Astrapia stephaniae King bird-of-paradise , Cicinnurus regius Wilson's bird-of-paradise , Cicinnurus respublica Magnificent bird-of-paradise , Cicinnurus magnificus Blue bird-of-paradise , Cicinnurus rudolphi Emperor bird-of-paradise , Paradisaea guilielmi Red bird-of-paradise , Paradisaea rubra Goldie's bird-of-paradise , Paradisaea decora Lesser bird-of-paradise , Paradisaea minor Greater bird-of-paradise , Paradisaea apoda Raggiana bird-of-paradise , Paradisaea raggiana Monarch flycatchers Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae
The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by gleaning , hovering or flycatching .
Short-crested monarch , Hypothymis helenae Black-naped monarch , Hypothymis azurea Pale-blue monarch , Hypothymis puella Celestial monarch , Hypothymis coelestis Blue paradise-flycatcher , Terpsiphone cyanescens Rufous paradise-flycatcher , Terpsiphone cinnamomea Japanese paradise-flycatcher , Terpsiphone atrocaudata Amur paradise-flycatcher , Terpsiphone incei Blyth's paradise-flycatcher , Terpsiphone affinis Indian paradise-flycatcher , Terpsiphone paradisi African paradise-flycatcher , Terpsiphone viridis White-naped monarch , Carterornis pileatus Loetoe monarch , Carterornis castus Golden monarch , Carterornis chrysomela Island monarch , Monarcha cinerascens Black-faced monarch , Monarcha melanopsis Black-winged monarch , Monarcha frater Fan-tailed monarch , Symposiachrus axillaris Rufous monarch , Monarcha rubiensis Flores monarch , Symposiachrus sacerdotum Black-chinned monarch , Symposiachrus boanensis Spectacled monarch , Symposiachrus trivirgatus White-tailed monarch , Symposiachrus leucurus White-tipped monarch , Symposiachrus everetti Black-tipped monarch , Symposiachrus loricatus Kofiau monarch , Symposiachrus julianae Biak monarch , Symposiachrus brehmii Hooded monarch , Symposiachrus manadensis Black-bibbed monarch , Symposiachrus mundus Spot-winged monarch , Symposiachrus guttula Frilled monarch , Arses telescopthalmus Ochre-collared monarch , Arses insularis Magpie-lark , Grallina cyanoleuca Torrent-lark , Grallina bruijnii Biak flycatcher , Myiagra atra Moluccan flycatcher , Myiagra galeata Leaden flycatcher , Myiagra rubecula Broad-billed flycatcher , Myiagra ruficollis Satin flycatcher , Myiagra cyanoleuca Restless flycatcher , Myiagra inquieta (A) Paperbark flycatcher , Myiagra nana Shining flycatcher , Myiagra alecto Vanikoro flycatcher , Myiagra vanikorensis Azure-crested flycatcher , Myiagra azureocapilla Chestnut-throated flycatcher , Myiagra castaneigularis Ogea monarch , Mayrornis versicolor Slaty monarch , Mayrornis lessoni Fiji shrikebill , Clytorhynchus vitiensis Black-throated shrikebill , Clytorhynchus nigrogularis Crested shrikejay Order: Passeriformes Family: Platylophidae
Until 2018 this species was included in family Corvidae, but genetic and morphological evidence place it in its own family.
Shrikes Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae
Shrikes are passerine birds known for the habit of some species of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey.
Tiger shrike , Lanius tigrinus Bull-headed shrike , Lanius bucephalus Red-backed shrike , Lanius collurio Red-tailed shrike , Lanius phoenicuroides Isabelline shrike , Lanius isabellinus Brown shrike , Lanius cristatus Burmese shrike , Lanius collurioides Bay-backed shrike , Lanius vittatus Long-tailed shrike , Lanius schach Gray-backed shrike , Lanius tephronotus Mountain shrike , Lanius validirostris Northern shrike , Lanius borealis Great gray shrike , Lanius excubitor Lesser gray shrike , Lanius minor Chinese gray shrike , Lanius sphenocercus Giant shrike , Lanius giganteus Masked shrike , Lanius nubicus Woodchat shrike , Lanius senator Iberian gray shrike , Lanius meridionalis Crows, jays, and magpiesOrder: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae
The family Corvidae includes crows , ravens , jays , choughs , magpies , treepies , nutcrackers , and ground jays . Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.
Black magpie , Platysmurus leucopterus Siberian jay , Perisoreus infaustus Sichuan jay , Perisoreus internigrans Eurasian jay , Garrulus glandarius Black-headed jay , Garrulus lanceolatus Lidth's jay , Garrulus lidthi Azure-winged magpie , Cyanopica cyanus Sri Lanka blue-magpie , Urocissa ornata Taiwan blue-magpie , Urocissa caerulea Yellow-billed blue-magpie , Urocissa flavirostris Red-billed blue-magpie , Urocissa erythrorhyncha White-winged magpie , Urocissa whiteheadi Common green-magpie , Cissa chinensis Indochinese green-magpie , Cissa hypoleuca Javan green-magpie , Cissa thalassina Bornean green-magpie , Cissa jefferyi Rufous treepie , Dendrocitta vagabunda Gray treepie , Dendrocitta formosae Sumatran treepie , Dendrocitta occipitalis Bornean treepie , Dendrocitta cinerascens White-bellied treepie , Dendrocitta leucogastra Collared treepie , Dendrocitta frontalis Andaman treepie , Dendrocitta bayleyii Racket-tailed treepie , Crypsirina temia Hooded treepie , Crypsirina cucullata Ratchet-tailed treepie , Temnurus temnurus Black-rumped magpie , Pica bottanensis Oriental magpie , Pica serica Eurasian magpie , Pica pica Asir magpie , Pica asirensis Mongolian ground-jay , Podoces hendersoni Xinjiang ground-jay , Podoces biddulphi Turkestan ground-jay , Podoces panderi Iranian ground-jay , Podoces pleskei Eurasian nutcracker , Nucifraga caryocatactes Kashmir nutcracker , Nucifraga multipunctata Red-billed chough , Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Yellow-billed chough , Pyrrhocorax graculus Eurasian jackdaw , Corvus monedula Daurian jackdaw , Corvus dauuricus House crow , Corvus splendens Banggai crow , Corvus unicolor Slender-billed crow , Corvus enca Violet crow , Corvus violaceus Piping crow , Corvus typicus Flores crow , Corvus florensis Long-billed crow , Corvus validus Brown-headed crow , Corvus fuscicapillus Gray crow , Corvus tristis Rook , Corvus frugilegus Carrion crow , Corvus corone Hooded crow , Corvus cornix Large-billed crow , Corvus macrorhynchos Torresian crow , Corvus orru Collared crow , Corvus torquatus Pied crow , Corvus albus (A) Brown-necked raven , Corvus ruficollis Fan-tailed raven , Corvus rhipidurus Common raven , Corvus corax White-necked raven , Corvus albicollis Plush-crested jay , Cyanocorax chrysops Satinbirds Order: Passeriformes Family: Cnemophilidae
They are a family of passerine birds which consists of four species found in the mountain forests of New Guinea . They were originally thought to be part of the birds-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae until genetic research suggested that the birds are not closely related to birds-of-paradise at all and are perhaps closer to berry peckers and longbills (Melanocharitidae ). The current evidence suggests that their closest relatives may be the cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae ). [5]
Berrypeckers and longbills Order: Passeriformes Family: Melanocharitidae
The Melanocharitidae are medium-sized birds which feed on fruit and some insects and other invertebrates. They have drab plumage in greys, browns or black and white. The berrypeckers resemble stout short-billed honeyeaters , and the longbills are like drab sunbirds .
Obscure berrypecker , Melanocharis arfakiana Black berrypecker , Melanocharis nigra Mid-mountain berrypecker , Melanocharis longicauda Fan-tailed berrypecker , Melanocharis versteri Satin berrypecker , Melanocharis citreola Streaked berrypecker , Melanocharis striativentris Spotted berrypecker , Melanocharis crassirostris Yellow-bellied longbill , Toxorhamphus novaeguineae Slaty-chinned longbill , Toxorhamphus poliopterus Spectacled longbill , Oedistoma iliolophus Pygmy longbill , Oedistoma pygmaeum Australasian robins Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae
Most species of Petroicidae have a stocky build with a large rounded head, a short straight bill and rounded wingtips. They occupy a wide range of wooded habitats, from subalpine to tropical rainforest, and mangrove swamp to semi-arid scrubland. All are primarily insectivores, although a few supplement their diet with seeds.
Greater ground-robin , Amalocichla sclateriana Lesser ground-robin , Amalocichla incerta Torrent flycatcher , Monachella muelleriana Jacky-winter , Microeca fascinans Golden-bellied flyrobin , Microeca hemixantha Lemon-bellied flycatcher , Microeca flavigaster Yellow-legged flycatcher , Microeca griseoceps Olive flyrobin , Microeca flavovirescens Papuan flycatcher , Microeca papuana Garnet robin , Eugerygone rubra Subalpine robin , Petroica bivittata Snow Mountain robin , Petroica archboldi (E) Pacific robin , Petroica pusilla White-faced robin , Tregellasia leucops Mangrove robin , Eopsaltria pulverulenta Black-chinned robin , Poecilodryas brachyura Black-sided robin , Poecilodryas hypoleuca Olive-yellow robin , Poecilodryas placens Black-throated robin , Poecilodryas albonotata White-winged robin , Peneothello sigillata Smoky robin , Peneothello cryptoleuca (E) White-rumped robin , Peneothello bimaculata Blue-gray robin , Peneothello cyanus Ashy robin , Heteromyias albispecularis Green-backed robin , Pachycephalopsis hattamensis White-eyed robin , Pachycephalopsis poliosoma Papuan scrub-robin , Drymodes beccarii Rail-babbler Order: Passeriformes Family: Eupetidae
The Malaysian rail-babbler is a rail-like passerine bird which inhabits the floor of primary forest in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra . It is the only member of its family.
Fairy flycatchers Order: Passeriformes Family: Stenostiridae
Most of the species of this small family are found in Africa, though a few inhabit tropical Asia. They are not closely related to other birds called "flycatchers".
Tits, chickadees, and titmiceOrder: Passeriformes Family: Paridae
The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.
Fire-capped tit , Cephalopyrus flammiceps Yellow-browed tit , Sylviparus modestus Sultan tit , Melanochlora sultanea Coal tit , Periparus ater Rufous-naped tit , Periparus rufonuchalis Rufous-vented tit , Periparus rubidiventris Yellow-bellied tit , Periparus venustulus Elegant tit , Periparus elegans Palawan tit , Periparus amabilis Crested tit , Lophophanes cristatus Gray-crested tit , Lophophanes dichrous Chestnut-bellied tit , Sittiparus castaneoventris Iriomote tit , Sittiparus olivaceus Varied tit , Sittiparus varius Owston's tit , Sittiparus owstoni White-fronted tit , Sittiparus semilarvatus White-browed tit , Poecile superciliosus Sombre tit , Poecile lugubris Pere David's tit , Poecile davidi Marsh tit , Poecile palustris Black-bibbed tit , Poecile hypermelaenus Willow tit , Poecile montanus Sichuan tit , Poecile weigoldicus Gray-headed chickadee , Poecile cinctus Caspian tit , Poecile hyrcanus Eurasian blue tit , Cyanistes caeruleus Azure tit , Cyanistes cyanus African blue tit , Cyanistes teneriffae Ground tit , Pseudopodoces humilis Green-backed tit , Parus monticolus Great tit , Parus major Cinereous tit , Parus cinereus Japanese tit , Parus minor White-naped tit , Machlolophus nuchalis Taiwan yellow tit , Machlolophus holsti Himalayan black-lored tit , Machlolophus xanthogenys Indian yellow tit , Machlolophus aplonotus Yellow-cheeked tit , Machlolophus spilonotus Penduline-tits Order: Passeriformes Family: Remizidae
The penduline-tits are a group of small passerine birds related to the true tits. They are insectivores.
Larks Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.
Greater hoopoe-lark , Alaemon alaudipes Thick-billed lark , Ramphocoris clotbey Bar-tailed lark , Ammomanes cinctura Rufous-tailed lark , Ammomanes phoenicura Desert lark , Ammomanes deserti Black-crowned sparrow-lark , Eremopterix nigriceps Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark , Eremopterix griseus Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark , Eremopterix signatus Horsfield's bushlark , Mirafra javanica Burmese bushlark , Mirafra microptera Bengal bushlark , Mirafra assamica Indochinese bushlark , Mirafra erythrocephala Jerdon's bushlark , Mirafra affinis Indian bushlark , Mirafra erythroptera Kordofan lark , Mirafra cordofanica Horned lark , Eremophila alpestris Temminck's lark , Eremophila bilopha Greater short-toed lark , Calandrella brachydactyla Mongolian short-toed lark , Calandrella dukhunensis Hume's short-toed lark , Calandrella acutirostris Rufous-capped lark , Calandrella eremica Red-capped lark , Calandrella cinerea Bimaculated lark , Melanocorypha bimaculata Calandra lark , Melanocorypha calandra Tibetan lark , Melanocorypha maxima Black lark , Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Mongolian lark , Melanocorypha mongolica Dunn's lark , Eremalauda dunni (A) Arabian lark , Eremalauda eremodites Asian short-toed lark , Alaudala cheleensis Mediterranean short-toed lark , Alaudala rufescens Turkestan short-toed lark , Alaudala heinei Sand lark , Alaudala raytal Wood lark , Lullula arborea White-winged lark , Alauda leucoptera Eurasian skylark , Alauda arvensis Oriental skylark , Alauda gulgula Razo skylark , Alauda razae Crested lark , Galerida cristata Malabar lark , Galerida malabarica Tawny lark , Galerida deva Thekla's lark , Galerida theklae Dupont's lark , Chersophilus duponti Bearded reedling Order: Passeriformes Family: Panuridae
This species, the only one in its family, is found in reed beds throughout temperate Europe and Asia.
Cisticolas and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae
The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or gray appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.
Leyte plumed-warbler , Micromacronus leytensis Mindanao plumed-warbler , Micromacronus sordidus Common tailorbird , Orthotomus sutorius Rufous-fronted tailorbird , Orthotomus frontalis Dark-necked tailorbird , Orthotomus atrogularis Cambodian tailorbird , Orthotomus chaktomuk Ashy tailorbird , Orthotomus ruficeps Olive-backed tailorbird , Orthotomus sepium Rufous-tailed tailorbird , Orthotomus sericeus Visayan tailorbird , Orthotomus castaneiceps Gray-backed tailorbird , Orthotomus derbianus Green-backed tailorbird , Orthotomus chloronotus Yellow-breasted tailorbird , Orthotomus samarensis White-browed tailorbird , Orthotomus nigriceps White-eared tailorbird , Orthotomus cinereiceps Himalayan prinia , Prinia crinigera Striped prinia , Prinia striata Burmese prinia , Prinia cooki Annam prinia , Prinia rocki Brown prinia , Prinia polychroa Black-throated prinia , Prinia atrogularis Hill prinia , Prinia superciliaris Gray-crowned prinia , Prinia cinereocapilla Rufescent prinia , Prinia rufescens Gray-breasted prinia , Prinia hodgsonii Bar-winged prinia , Prinia familiaris Graceful prinia , Prinia gracilis Delicate prinia , Prinia lepida Jungle prinia , Prinia sylvatica Yellow-bellied prinia , Prinia flaviventris Ashy prinia , Prinia socialis Plain prinia , Prinia inornata Zitting cisticola , Cisticola juncidis Golden-headed cisticola , Cisticola exilis Socotra cisticola , Cisticola haesitatus Socotra warbler , Incana incana Cricket longtail , Spiloptila clamans Reed warblers and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae
The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.
Thick-billed warbler , Arundinax aedon Booted warbler , Iduna caligata Sykes's warbler , Iduna rama Eastern olivaceous warbler , Iduna pallida Western olivaceous warbler , Iduna opaca Upcher's warbler , Hippolais languida Olive-tree warbler , Hippolais olivetorum Icterine warbler , Hippolais icterina Aquatic warbler , Acrocephalus paludicola Black-browed reed warbler , Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Streaked reed warbler , Acrocephalus sorghophilus Moustached warbler , Acrocephalus melanopogon Sedge warbler , Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Paddyfield warbler , Acrocephalus agricola Blunt-winged warbler , Acrocephalus concinens Manchurian reed warbler , Acrocephalus tangorum Blyth's reed warbler , Acrocephalus dumetorum Large-billed reed warbler , Acrocephalus orinus Marsh warbler , Acrocephalus palustris Common reed warbler , Acrocephalus scirpaceus Basra reed warbler , Acrocephalus griseldis Great reed warbler , Acrocephalus arundinaceus Oriental reed warbler , Acrocephalus orientalis Clamorous reed warbler , Acrocephalus stentoreus Australian reed warbler , Acrocephalus australis Cape Verde swamp warbler , Acrocephalus brevipennis Grassbirds and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae
Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.
Cordillera ground-warbler , Robsonius rabori Sierra Madre ground-warbler , Robsonius thompsoni Bicol ground-warbler , Robsonius sorsogonensis Fly River grassbird , Poodytes albolimbatus Little grassbird , Poodytes gramineus Malia , Malia grata Buff-banded bushbird , Cincloramphus bivittatus Tawny grassbird , Cincloramphus timoriensis Papuan grassbird , Cincloramphus macrurus Striated grassbird , Megalurus palustris Broad-tailed grassbird , Schoenicola platyurus Gray's grasshopper warbler , Helopsaltes fasciolatus Sakhalin grasshopper warbler , Helopsaltes amnicola Marsh grassbird , Helopsaltes pryeri Pallas's grasshopper warbler , Helopsaltes certhiola Middendorff's grasshopper warbler , Helopsaltes ochotensis Pleske's grasshopper warbler , Helopsaltes pleskei Lanceolated warbler , Locustella lanceolata River warbler , Locustella fluviatilis Savi's warbler , Locustella luscinioides Brown bush warbler , Locustella luteoventris Chinese bush warbler , Locustella tacsanowskia Long-billed bush warbler , Locustella major Common grasshopper-warbler , Locustella naevia Long-tailed bush warbler , Locustella caudata Sulawesi bush warbler , Locustella castanea Seram bush warbler , Locustella musculus Taliabu bush warbler , Locustella portenta Buru bush warbler , Locustella disturbans Baikal bush warbler , Locustella davidi West Himalayan bush warbler , Locustella kashmirensis Spotted bush warbler , Locustella thoracica Taiwan bush warbler , Locustella alishanensis Friendly bush warbler , Locustella accentor Russet bush warbler , Locustella mandelli Dalat bush warbler , Locustella idonea Sichuan bush warbler , Locustella chengi Benguet bush warbler , Locustella seebohmi Javan bush warbler , Locustella montis Sri Lanka bush warbler , Elaphrornis palliseri Bristled grassbird , Schoenicola striatus Long-legged thicketbird , Trichocichla rufa Cupwings Order: Passeriformes Family: Pnoepygidae
The members of this small family are found in mountainous parts of South and South East Asia.
Swallows Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae
The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.
White-eyed river martin , Pseudochelidon sirintarae Purple martin , Progne subis (A) Tree swallow , Tachycineta bicolor Plain martin , Riparia paludicola Gray-throated martin , Riparia chinensis Bank swallow , Riparia riparia Pale sand martin , Riparia diluta Banded martin , Neophedina cincta Eurasian crag-martin , Ptyonoprogne rupestris Rock martin , Ptyonoprogne fuligula Dusky crag-martin , Ptyonoprogne concolor Barn swallow , Hirundo rustica Wire-tailed swallow , Hirundo smithii Welcome swallow , Hirundo neoxena Hill swallow , Hirundo domicola Pacific swallow , Hirundo tahitica Ethiopian swallow , Hirundo aethiopica Red-rumped swallow , Cecropis daurica Sri Lanka swallow , Cecropis hyperythra Striated swallow , Cecropis striolata Rufous-bellied swallow , Cecropis badia Lesser striped swallow , Cecropis abyssinica Streak-throated swallow , Petrochelidon fluvicola Fairy martin , Petrochelidon ariel Tree martin , Petrochelidon nigricans Cliff swallow , Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Red Sea cliff swallow , Petrochelidon perdita Preuss's swallow , Petrochelidon preussi Common house-martin , Delichon urbicum Asian house-martin , Delichon dasypus Nepal house-martin , Delichon nipalense Northern rough-winged swallow , Stelgidopteryx serripennis Bulbuls Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae
Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red, or orange vents, cheeks, throats, or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.
Black-and-white bulbul , Brachypodius melanoleucos Puff-backed bulbul , Brachypodius eutilotus Yellow-wattled bulbul , Brachypodius urostictus Gray-headed bulbul , Brachypodius priocephalus Black-headed bulbul , Brachypodius melanocephalos Andaman bulbul , Brachypodius fuscoflavescens Spectacled bulbul , Rubigula erythropthalmos Gray-bellied bulbul , Rubigula cyaniventris Scaly-breasted bulbul , Rubigula squamatus Black-crested bulbul , Rubigula flaviventris Flame-throated bulbul , Rubigula gularis Black-capped bulbul , Rubigula melanictera Ruby-throated bulbul , Rubigula dispar Bornean bulbul , Rubigula montis Bare-faced bulbul , Nok hualon Crested finchbill , Spizixos canifrons Collared finchbill , Spizixos semitorques Straw-headed bulbul , Pycnonotus zeylanicus Striated bulbul , Pycnonotus striatus Cream-striped bulbul , Pycnonotus leucogrammicus Spot-necked bulbul , Pycnonotus tympanistrigus Styan's bulbul , Pycnonotus taivanus Red-vented bulbul , Pycnonotus cafer Red-whiskered bulbul , Pycnonotus jocosus Brown-breasted bulbul , Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Light-vented bulbul , Pycnonotus sinensis Common bulbul , Pycnonotus barbatus White-spectacled bulbul , Pycnonotus xanthopygos White-eared bulbul , Pycnonotus leucotis Himalayan bulbul , Pycnonotus leucogenys Sooty-headed bulbul , Pycnonotus aurigaster Blue-wattled bulbul , Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii Aceh bulbul , Pycnonotus snouckaerti Orange-spotted bulbul , Pycnonotus bimaculatus Stripe-throated bulbul , Pycnonotus finlaysoni Yellow-throated bulbul , Pycnonotus xantholaemus Yellow-eared bulbul , Pycnonotus penicillatus Flavescent bulbul , Pycnonotus flavescens White-browed bulbul , Pycnonotus luteolus Yellow-vented bulbul , Pycnonotus goiavier Olive-winged bulbul , Pycnonotus plumosus Ashy-fronted bulbul , Pycnonotus cinereifrons Cream-eyed bulbul , Pycnonotus pseudosimplex Ayeyarwady bulbul , Pycnonotus blanfordi Streak-eared bulbul , Pycnonotus conradi Cream-vented bulbul , Pycnonotus simplex Red-eyed bulbul , Pycnonotus brunneus Hairy-backed bulbul , Tricholestes criniger Hook-billed bulbul , Setornis criniger Finsch's bulbul , Alophoixus finschii White-throated bulbul , Alophoixus flaveolus Puff-throated bulbul , Alophoixus pallidus Ochraceous bulbul , Alophoixus ochraceus Penan bulbul , Alophoixus ruficrissus Gray-cheeked bulbul , Alophoixus tephrogenys Brown-cheeked bulbul , Alophoixus bres Gray-throated bulbul , Alophoixus frater Yellow-bellied bulbul , Alophoixus phaeocephalus Sangihe golden-bulbul , Alophoixus platenae Togian golden-bulbul , Alophoixus aureus Sula golden-bulbul , Alophoixus longirostris Halmahera golden-bulbul , Alophoixus chloris Obi golden-bulbul , Alophoixus lucasi Buru golden-bulbul , Alophoixus mystacalis Seram golden-bulbul , Alophoixus affinis Sulphur-bellied bulbul , Ixos palawanensis Buff-vented bulbul , Iole crypta Charlotte's bulbul , Iole charlottae Gray-eyed bulbul , Iole propinqua Cachar bulbul , Iole cacharensis Olive bulbul , Iole virescens Yellow-browed bulbul , Iole indica Mauritius bulbul , Hypsipetes olivaceus (Ex) Black bulbul , Hypsipetes leucocephalus Square-tailed bulbul , Hypsipetes ganeesa Nicobar bulbul , Hypsipetes nicobariensis White-headed bulbul , Hypsipetes thompsoni Brown-eared bulbul , Hypsipetes amaurotis Visayan bulbul , Hypsipetes guimarasensis Zamboanga bulbul , Hypsipetes rufigularis Yellowish bulbul , Hypsipetes everetti Mindoro bulbul , Hypsipetes mindorensis Streak-breasted bulbul , Hypsipetes siquijorensis Philippine bulbul , Hypsipetes philippinus Ashy bulbul , Hemixos flavala Cinereous bulbul , Hemixos cinereus Chestnut bulbul , Hemixos castanonotus Mountain bulbul , Ixos mcclellandii Sunda bulbul , Ixos virescens Streaked bulbul , Ixos malaccensis Leaf warblers Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae
Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to greyish-brown colours.
Wood warbler , Phylloscopus sibilatrix Eastern Bonelli's warbler , Phylloscopus orientalis Ashy-throated warbler , Phylloscopus maculipennis Buff-barred warbler , Phylloscopus pulcher Yellow-browed warbler , Phylloscopus inornatus Hume's warbler , Phylloscopus humei Brooks's leaf warbler , Phylloscopus subviridis Chinese leaf warbler , Phylloscopus yunnanensis Pallas's leaf warbler , Phylloscopus proregulus Gansu leaf warbler , Phylloscopus kansuensis Lemon-rumped warbler , Phylloscopus chloronotus Sichuan leaf warbler , Phylloscopus forresti Tytler's leaf warbler , Phylloscopus tytleri Radde's warbler , Phylloscopus schwarzi Yellow-streaked warbler , Phylloscopus armandii Sulphur-bellied warbler , Phylloscopus griseolus Tickell's leaf warbler , Phylloscopus affinis Dusky warbler , Phylloscopus fuscatus Smoky warbler , Phylloscopus fuligiventer Plain leaf warbler , Phylloscopus neglectus Buff-throated warbler , Phylloscopus subaffinis Willow warbler , Phylloscopus trochilus Mountain chiffchaff , Phylloscopus sindianus Common chiffchaff , Phylloscopus collybita Iberian chiffchaff , Phylloscopus ibericus (A) Lemon-throated leaf warbler , Phylloscopus cebuensis Philippine leaf warbler , Phylloscopus olivaceus Eastern crowned leaf warbler , Phylloscopus coronatus Ijima's leaf warbler , Phylloscopus ijimae Brown woodland-warbler , Phylloscopus umbrovirens White-spectacled warbler , Phylloscopus affinis Gray-cheeked warbler , Phylloscopus poliogenys Green-crowned warbler , Phylloscopus burkii Gray-crowned warbler , Phylloscopus tephrocephalus Whistler's warbler , Phylloscopus whistleri Bianchi's warbler , Phylloscopus valentini Martens's warbler , Phylloscopus omeiensis Alström's warbler , Phylloscopus soror Green warbler , Phylloscopus nitidus Greenish warbler , Phylloscopus trochiloides Two-barred warbler , Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Emei leaf warbler , Phylloscopus emeiensis Large-billed leaf warbler , Phylloscopus magnirostris Pale-legged leaf warbler , Phylloscopus tenellipes Sakhalin leaf warbler , Phylloscopus borealoides Japanese leaf warbler , Phylloscopus xanthodryas Arctic warbler , Phylloscopus borealis Kamchatka leaf warbler , Phylloscopus examinandus Chestnut-crowned warbler , Phylloscopus castaniceps Yellow-breasted warbler , Phylloscopus montis Sunda warbler , Phylloscopus grammiceps Limestone leaf warbler , Phylloscopus calciatilis Yellow-vented warbler , Phylloscopus cantator Sulphur-breasted warbler , Phylloscopus ricketti Western crowned warbler , Phylloscopus occipitalis Blyth's leaf warbler , Phylloscopus reguloides Claudia's leaf warbler , Phylloscopus claudiae Hartert's leaf warbler , Phylloscopus goodsoni Gray-hooded warbler , Phylloscopus xanthoschistos Davison's leaf warbler , Phylloscopus intensior Hainan leaf warbler , Phylloscopus hainanus Kloss's leaf warbler , Phylloscopus ogilviegranti Mountain leaf warbler , Phylloscopus trivirgatus Negros leaf warbler , Phylloscopus nigrorum Timor leaf warbler , Phylloscopus presbytes Rote leaf warbler , Phylloscopus rotiensis Sulawesi leaf warbler , Phylloscopus nesophilus Lompobattang leaf warbler , Phylloscopus sarasinorum Numfor leaf warbler , Phylloscopus maforensis Island leaf warbler , Phylloscopus poliocephalus Biak leaf warbler , Phylloscopus misoriensis Canary Islands chiffchaff , Phylloscopus canariensis Bush warblers and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Scotocercidae
The members of this family are found throughout Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. Their taxonomy is in flux, and some authorities place some genera in other families. [6]
Scrub warbler , Scotocerca inquieta Pale-footed bush warbler , Urosphena pallidipes Timor stubtail , Urosphena subulata Bornean stubtail , Urosphena whiteheadi Asian stubtail , Urosphena squameiceps Gray-bellied tesia , Tesia cyaniventer Slaty-bellied tesia , Tesia olivea Javan tesia , Tesia superciliaris Russet-capped tesia , Tesia everetti Chestnut-crowned bush warbler , Cettia major Gray-sided bush warbler , Cettia brunnifrons Chestnut-headed tesia , Cettia castaneocoronata Cetti's warbler , Cettia cetti Yellow-bellied warbler , Abroscopus superciliaris Rufous-faced warbler , Abroscopus albogularis Black-faced warbler , Abroscopus schisticeps Mountain tailorbird , Phyllergates cucullatus Rufous-headed tailorbird , Phyllergates heterolaemus Broad-billed warbler , Tickellia hodgsoni Philippine bush warbler , Horornis seebohmi Japanese bush warbler , Horornis diphone Manchurian bush warbler , Horornis borealis (A) Tanimbar bush warbler , Horornis carolinae Brownish-flanked bush warbler , Horornis fortipes Hume's bush warbler , Horornis brunnescens Yellowish-bellied bush warbler , Horornis acanthizoides Aberrant bush warbler , Horornis flavolivaceus Fiji bush warbler , Horornis ruficapilla Long-tailed tits Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae
Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects.
White-browed tit-warbler , Leptopoecile sophiae Crested tit-warbler , Leptopoecile elegans Long-tailed tit , Aegithalos caudatus Silver-throated tit , Aegithalos glaucogularis White-cheeked tit , Aegithalos leucogenys Black-throated tit , Aegithalos concinnus White-throated tit , Aegithalos niveogularis Black-browed tit , Aegithalos iouschistos Sooty tit , Aegithalos fuliginosus Pygmy tit , Psaltria exilis Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and alliesOrder: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.
Eurasian blackcap , Sylvia atricapilla Garden warbler , Sylvia borin Asian desert warbler , Curruca nana Barred warbler , Curruca nisoria Lesser whitethroat , Curruca curruca Yemen warbler , Curruca buryi Arabian warbler , Curruca leucomelaena Eastern Orphean warbler , Curruca crassirostris Cyprus warbler , Curruca melanothorax Menetries's warbler , Curruca mystacea Rüppell's warbler , Curruca ruppeli Eastern subalpine warbler , Curruca cantillans Sardinian warbler , Curruca melanocephala Greater whitethroat , Curruca communis Western Orphean warbler , Curruca hortensis Tristram's warbler , Curruca deserticola Spectacled warbler , Curruca conspicillata Marmora's warbler , Curruca sarda Dartford warbler , Curruca undata Moltoni's warbler , Curruca subalpina Balearic warbler , Curruca balearica Fire-tailed myzornis , Myzornis pyrrhoura Golden-breasted fulvetta , Lioparus chrysotis Yellow-eyed babbler , Chrysomma sinense Jerdon's babbler , Chrysomma altirostre Rufous-tailed babbler , Moupinia poecilotis Spectacled fulvetta , Fulvetta ruficapilla Indochinese fulvetta , Fulvetta danisi Chinese fulvetta , Fulvetta striaticollis Brown-throated fulvetta , Fulvetta ludlowi White-browed fulvetta , Fulvetta vinipectus Taiwan fulvetta , Fulvetta formosana Gray-hooded fulvetta , Fulvetta cinereiceps Streak-throated fulvetta , Fulvetta manipurensis Tarim babbler , Rhopophilus albosuperciliaris Beijing babbler , Rhopophilus pekinensis Great parrotbill , Conostoma aemodium Brown parrotbill , Cholornis unicolor Three-toed parrotbill , Cholornis paradoxus Gray-headed parrotbill , Psittiparus gularis Black-headed parrotbill , Psittiparus margaritae White-breasted parrotbill , Psittiparus ruficeps Rufous-headed parrotbill , Psittiparus bakeri Black-breasted parrotbill , Paradoxornis flavirostris Spot-breasted parrotbill , Paradoxornis guttaticollis Reed parrotbill , Calamornis heudei Pale-billed parrotbill , Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris Spectacled parrotbill , Sinosuthora conspicillata Vinous-throated parrotbill , Sinosuthora webbiana Brown-winged parrotbill , Sinosuthora brunnea Ashy-throated parrotbill , Sinosuthora alphonsiana Gray-hooded parrotbill , Sinosuthora zappeyi Rusty-throated parrotbill , Sinosuthora przewalskii Fulvous parrotbill , Suthora fulvifrons Black-throated parrotbill , Suthora nipalensis Golden parrotbill , Suthora verreauxi Short-tailed parrotbill , Neosuthora davidiana White-eyes, yuhinas, and alliesOrder: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae
The white-eyes are small birds of rather drab appearance, the plumage above being typically greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast, or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As the name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eyes.
White-collared yuhina , Parayuhina diademata Striated yuhina , Staphida castaniceps Indochinese yuhina , Staphida torqueola Chestnut-crested yuhina , Staphida everetti White-naped yuhina , Yuhina bakeri Whiskered yuhina , Yuhina flavicollis Burmese yuhina , Yuhina humilis Stripe-throated yuhina , Yuhina gularis Rufous-vented yuhina , Yuhina occipitalis Taiwan yuhina , Yuhina brunneiceps Black-chinned yuhina , Yuhina nigrimenta Chestnut-faced babbler , Zosterornis whiteheadi Luzon striped-babbler , Zosterornis striatus Panay striped-babbler , Zosterornis latistriatus Negros striped-babbler , Zosterornis nigrorum Palawan striped-babbler , Zosterornis hypogrammicus Javan gray-throated white-eye , Heleia javanica Streak-headed white-eye , Heleia squamiceps Gray-hooded white-eye , Heleia pinaiae Mindanao white-eye , Heleia goodfellowi White-browed white-eye , Heleia superciliaris Dark-crowned white-eye , Heleia dohertyi Pygmy white-eye , Heleia squamifrons Flores white-eye , Heleia crassirostris Timor white-eye , Heleia muelleri Yellow-spectacled white-eye , Heleia wallacei Bonin white-eye , Apalopteron familiare Rufescent white-eye , Tephrozosterops stalkeri Golden-crowned babbler , Sterrhoptilus dennistouni Black-crowned babbler , Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus Rusty-crowned babbler , Sterrhoptilus capitalis Flame-templed babbler , Dasycrotapha speciosa Visayan pygmy-babbler , Dasycrotapha pygmaea Mindanao pygmy-babbler , Dasycrotapha plateni Abyssinian white-eye , Zosterops abyssinicus Socotra white-eye , Zosterops socotranus Sri Lanka white-eye , Zosterops ceylonensis Chestnut-flanked white-eye , Zosterops erythropleurus Indian white-eye , Zosterops palpebrosus Hume's white-eye , Zosterops auriventer Sangkar white-eye , Zosterops melanurus Warbling white-eye , Zosterops japonicus Swinhoe's white-eye , Zosterops simplex Lowland white-eye , Zosterops meyeni Black-capped white-eye , Zosterops atricapilla Everett's white-eye , Zosterops everetti Yellowish white-eye , Zosterops nigrorum Javan white-eye , Zosterops flavus Lemon-bellied white-eye , Zosterops chloris Meratus white-eye , Zosterops meratusensis Wakatobi white-eye , Zosterops flavissimus Ashy-bellied white-eye , Zosterops citrinella Great Kai white-eye , Zosterops grayi Little Kai white-eye , Zosterops uropygialis Sulawesi white-eye , Zosterops consobrinorum Black-ringed white-eye , Zosterops anomalus Black-crowned white-eye , Zosterops atrifrons Togian white-eye , Zosterops somadikartai Sangihe white-eye , Zosterops nehrkorni Seram white-eye , Zosterops stalkeri Cream-throated white-eye , Zosterops atriceps Black-fronted white-eye , Zosterops minor Tagula white-eye , Zosterops meeki Biak white-eye , Zosterops mysorensis Capped white-eye , Zosterops fuscicapilla Buru white-eye , Zosterops buruensis Ambon white-eye , Zosterops kuehni New Guinea white-eye , Zosterops novaeguineae Louisiade white-eye , Zosterops griseotinctus Layard's white-eye , Zosterops explorator Silver eye , Zosterops lateralis Yellow-fronted white-eye , Zosterops flavifrons Mountain black-eye , Zosterops emiliae Tree-babblers, scimitar-babblers, and alliesOrder: Passeriformes Family: Timaliidae
The members of this family are somewhat diverse in size and colouration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage.
Chestnut-capped babbler , Timalia pileata Pin-striped tit-babbler , Mixornis gularis Bold-striped tit-babbler , Mixornis bornensis Gray-cheeked tit-babbler , Mixornis flavicollis Kangean tit-babbler , Mixornis prillwitzi Gray-faced tit-babbler , Mixornis kelleyi Tawny-bellied babbler , Dumetia hyperythra Dark-fronted babbler , Dumetia atriceps Brown tit-babbler , Macronus striaticeps Fluffy-backed tit-babbler , Macronus ptilosus Golden babbler , Cyanoderma chrysaeum Chestnut-winged babbler , Cyanoderma erythropterum Gray-hooded babbler , Cyanoderma bicolor Crescent-chested babbler , Cyanoderma melanothorax Black-chinned babbler , Cyanoderma pyrrhops Rufous-capped babbler , Cyanoderma ruficeps Buff-chested babbler , Cyanoderma ambiguum Rufous-fronted babbler , Cyanoderma rufifrons Rufous-throated wren-babbler , Spelaeornis caudatus Mishmi wren-babbler , Spelaeornis badeigularis Bar-winged wren-babbler , Spelaeornis troglodytoides Naga wren-babbler , Spelaeornis chocolatinus Chin Hills wren-babbler , Spelaeornis oatesi Gray-bellied wren-babbler , Spelaeornis reptatus Pale-throated wren-babbler , Spelaeornis kinneari Tawny-breasted wren-babbler , Spelaeornis longicaudatus Red-billed scimitar-babbler , Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps Coral-billed scimitar-babbler , Pomatorhinus ferruginosus Sunda scimitar-babbler , Pomatorhinus bornensis Javan scimitar-babbler , Pomatorhinus montanus Slender-billed scimitar-babbler , Pomatorhinus superciliaris Streak-breasted scimitar-babbler , Pomatorhinus ruficollis Taiwan scimitar-babbler , Pomatorhinus musicus Indian scimitar-babbler , Pomatorhinus horsfieldii Sri Lanka scimitar-babbler , Pomatorhinus melanurus White-browed scimitar-babbler , Pomatorhinus schisticeps Large scimitar-babbler , Erythrogenys hypoleucos Black-necklaced scimitar-babbler , Erythrogenys erythrocnemis Rusty-cheeked scimitar-babbler , Erythrogenys erythrogenys Spot-breasted scimitar-babbler , Erythrogenys mcclellandi Black-streaked scimitar-babbler , Erythrogenys gravivox Gray-sided scimitar-babbler , Erythrogenys swinhoei White-breasted babbler , Stachyris grammiceps Black-throated babbler , Stachyris nigricollis Chestnut-rumped babbler , Stachyris maculata Gray-throated babbler , Stachyris nigriceps Gray-headed babbler , Stachyris poliocephala White-necked babbler , Stachyris leucotis White-bibbed babbler , Stachyris thoracica Snowy-throated babbler , Stachyris oglei Spot-necked babbler , Stachyris strialata Sooty babbler , Stachyris herberti Nonggang babbler , Stachyris nonggangensis Sikkim wedge-billed babbler , Stachyris humei Cachar wedge-billed babbler , Stachyris roberti Ground babblers and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Pellorneidae
These small to medium-sized songbirds have soft fluffy plumage but are otherwise rather diverse. Members of the genus Illadopsis are found in forests, but some other genera are birds of scrublands.
Palawan babbler , Malacopteron palawanense Moustached babbler , Malacopteron magnirostre Sooty-capped babbler , Malacopteron affine Scaly-crowned babbler , Malacopteron cinereum Rufous-crowned babbler , Malacopteron magnum Gray-breasted babbler , Malacopteron albogulare White-hooded babbler , Gampsorhynchus rufulus Collared babbler , Gampsorhynchus torquatus Gold-fronted fulvetta , Schoeniparus variegaticeps Yellow-throated fulvetta , Schoeniparus cinereus Rufous-winged fulvetta , Schoeniparus castaneceps Black-crowned fulvetta , Schoeniparus klossi Rufous-throated fulvetta , Schoeniparus rufogularis Dusky fulvetta , Schoeniparus brunneus Rusty-capped fulvetta , Schoeniparus dubius Rufous-vented grass babbler , Laticilla burnesii Swamp grass babbler , Laticilla cinerascens Puff-throated babbler , Pellorneum ruficeps Black-capped babbler , Pellorneum capistratum Brown-capped babbler , Pellorneum fuscocapillus Marsh babbler , Pellorneum palustre Spot-throated babbler , Pellorneum albiventre Buff-breasted babbler , Pellorneum tickelli Sumatran babbler , Pellorneum buettikoferi Temminck's babbler , Pellorneum pyrrogenys Short-tailed babbler , Pellorneum malaccense Ashy-headed babbler , Pellorneum cinereiceps White-chested babbler , Pellorneum rostratum Sulawesi babbler , Pellorneum celebense Ferruginous babbler , Pellorneum bicolor Striped wren-babbler , Kenopia striata Eyebrowed wren-babbler , Napothera epilepidota Short-tailed scimitar-babbler , Napothera danjoui Naung Mung scimitar-babbler , Napothera naungmungensis Long-billed wren-babbler , Napothera malacoptila White-throated wren-babbler , Napothera pasquieri Sumatran wren-babbler , Napothera albostriata Bornean wren-babbler , Ptilocichla leucogrammica Striated wren-babbler , Ptilocichla mindanensis Falcated wren-babbler , Ptilocichla falcata Abbott's babbler , Malacocincla abbotti Horsfield's babbler , Malacocincla sepiaria Black-browed babbler , Malacocincla perspicillata Large wren-babbler , Turdinus macrodactylus Black-throated wren-babbler , Turdinus atrigularis Marbled wren-babbler , Turdinus marmoratus Rusty-breasted wren-babbler , Gypsophila rufipectus Annam limestone babbler , Gypsophila annamensis Rufous limestone babbler , Gypsophila calcicola Variable limestone babbler , Gypsophila crispifrons Streaked wren-babbler , Gypsophila brevicaudata Mountain wren-babbler , Gypsophila crassa Indian grassbird , Graminicola bengalensis Chinese grassbird , Graminicola striatus Laughingthrushes and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae
The members of this family are diverse in size and colouration, though those of genus Turdoides tend to be brown or greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia.
Brown fulvetta , Alcippe brunneicauda Brown-cheeked fulvetta , Alcippe poioicephala Morrison's fulvetta , Alcippe morrisonia Yunnan fulvetta , Alcippe fratercula David's fulvetta , Alcippe davidi Huet's fulvetta , Alcippe hueti Javan fulvetta , Alcippe pyrrhoptera Mountain fulvetta , Alcippe peracensis Nepal fulvetta , Alcippe nipalensis Black-browed fulvetta , Alcippe grotei Striated laughingthrush , Grammatoptila striata Himalayan cutia , Cutia nipalensis Vietnamese cutia , Cutia legalleni Spiny babbler , Turdoides nipalensis Iraq babbler , Argya altirostris Afghan babbler , Argya huttoni Common babbler , Argya caudata Striated babbler , Argya earlei White-throated babbler , Argya gularis Slender-billed babbler , Argya longirostris Large gray babbler , Argya malcolmi Ashy-headed laughingthrush , Argya cinereifrons Arabian babbler , Argya squamiceps Rufous babbler , Argya subrufa Jungle babbler , Argya striata Orange-billed babbler , Argya rufescens Yellow-billed babbler , Argya affinis Fulvous chatterer , Argya fulva Sunda laughingthrush , Garrulax palliatus Rufous-fronted laughingthrush , Garrulax rufifrons Masked laughingthrush , Garrulax perspicillatus White-crested laughingthrush , Garrulax leucolophus Sumatran laughingthrush , Garrulax bicolor Lesser necklaced laughingthrush , Garrulax monileger Cambodian laughingthrush , Garrulax ferrarius White-necked laughingthrush , Garrulax strepitans Black-hooded laughingthrush , Garrulax milleti Gray laughingthrush , Garrulax maesi Rufous-cheeked laughingthrush , Garrulax castanotis Spot-breasted laughingthrush , Garrulax merulinus Orange-breasted laughingthrush , Garrulax annamensis Chinese hwamei , Garrulax canorus Taiwan hwamei , Garrulax taewanus Red-tailed laughingthrush , Garrulax milnei Black laughingthrush , Melanocichla lugubris Bare-headed laughingthrush , Melanocichla calvus Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush , Ianthocincla sukatschewi Moustached laughingthrush , Ianthocincla cineracea Rufous-chinned laughingthrush , Ianthocincla rufogularis Chestnut-eared laughingthrush , Ianthocincla konkakinhensis Spotted laughingthrush , Ianthocincla ocellata Barred laughingthrush , Ianthocincla lunulata Biet's laughingthrush , Ianthocincla bieti Giant laughingthrush , Ianthocincla maxima Greater necklaced laughingthrush , Pterorhinus pectoralis White-throated laughingthrush , Pterorhinus albogularis Rufous-crowned laughingthrush , Pterorhinus ruficeps Rufous-necked laughingthrush , Pterorhinus ruficollis Chestnut-backed laughingthrush , Pterorhinus nuchalis Black-throated laughingthrush , Pterorhinus chinensis White-cheeked laughingthrush , Pterorhinus vassali Yellow-throated laughingthrush , Pterorhinus galbanus Blue-crowned laughingthrush , Pterorhinus courtoisi Wynaad laughingthrush , Pterorhinus delesserti Rufous-vented laughingthrush , Pterorhinus gularis Pere David's laughingthrush , Pterorhinus davidi Gray-sided laughingthrush , Pterorhinus caerulatus Rusty laughingthrush , Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus Buffy laughingthrush , Pterorhinus berthemyi Chestnut-capped laughingthrush , Pterorhinus mitratus Chestnut-hooded laughingthrush , Pterorhinus treacheri White-browed laughingthrush , Pterorhinus sannio Masked laughingthrush , Pterorhinus perspicillatus Chinese babax , Pterorhinus lanceolatus Mount Victoria babax , Pterorhinus woodi Giant babax , Pterorhinus waddelli Tibetan babax , Pterorhinus koslowi Streaked laughingthrush , Trochalopteron lineatum Bhutan laughingthrush , Trochalopteron imbricatum Striped laughingthrush , Trochalopteron virgatum Scaly laughingthrush , Trochalopteron subunicolor Brown-capped laughingthrush , Trochalopteron austeni Blue-winged laughingthrush , Trochalopteron squamatum Elliot's laughingthrush , Trochalopteron elliotii Variegated laughingthrush , Trochalopteron variegatum Prince Henry's laughingthrush , Trochalopteron henrici Black-faced laughingthrush , Trochalopteron affine White-whiskered laughingthrush , Trochalopteron morrisonianum Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush , Trochalopteron erythrocephalum Assam laughingthrush , Trochalopteron chrysopterum Silver-eared laughingthrush , Trochalopteron melanostigma Malayan laughingthrush , Trochalopteron peninsulae Golden-winged laughingthrush , Trochalopteron ngoclinhense Collared laughingthrush , Trochalopteron yersini Red-winged laughingthrush , Trochalopteron formosum Red-tailed laughingthrush , Trochalopteron milnei Banasura laughingthrush , Montecincla jerdoni Nilgiri laughingthrush , Montecincla cachinnans Palani laughingthrush , Montecincla fairbanki Ashambu laughingthrush , Montecincla meridionalis Rufous sibia , Heterophasia capistrata Gray sibia , Heterophasia gracilis Black-backed sibia , Heterophasia melanoleuca Black-headed sibia , Heterophasia desgodinsi White-eared sibia , Heterophasia auricularis Beautiful sibia , Heterophasia pulchella Long-tailed sibia , Heterophasia picaoides Silver-eared mesia , Leiothrix argentauris Red-billed leiothrix , Leiothrix lutea Red-tailed minla , Minla ignotincta Rufous-backed sibia , Leioptila annectens Gray-crowned crocias , Laniellus langbianis Spotted crocias , Laniellus albonotatus Gray-faced liocichla , Liocichla omeiensis Bugun liocichla , Liocichla bugunorum Steere's liocichla , Liocichla steerii Red-faced liocichla , Liocichla phoenicea Scarlet-faced liocichla , Liocichla ripponi Black-crowned barwing , Actinodura sodangorum Hoary-throated barwing , Actinodura nipalensis Streak-throated barwing , Actinodura waldeni Streaked barwing , Actinodura souliei Taiwan barwing , Actinodura morrisoniana Rusty-fronted barwing , Actinodura egertoni Spectacled barwing , Actinodura ramsayi Blue-winged minla , Actinodura cyanouroptera Chestnut-tailed minla , Actinodura strigula Kinglets Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae
The kinglets, also called crests, are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice .
Nuthatches Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae
Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet.
Indian nuthatch , Sitta castanea Chestnut-bellied nuthatch , Sitta cinnamoventris Burmese nuthatch , Sitta neglecta Eurasian nuthatch , Sitta europaea Chestnut-vented nuthatch , Sitta nagaensis Kashmir nuthatch , Sitta cashmirensis White-tailed nuthatch , Sitta himalayensis White-browed nuthatch , Sitta victoriae Red-breasted nuthatch , Sitta canadensis White-cheeked nuthatch , Sitta leucopsis Przevalski's nuthatch , Sitta przewalskii Krüper's nuthatch , Sitta krueperi Snowy-browed nuthatch , Sitta villosa Yunnan nuthatch , Sitta yunnanensis Western rock nuthatch , Sitta neumayer Eastern rock nuthatch , Sitta tephronota Velvet-fronted nuthatch , Sitta frontalis Yellow-billed nuthatch , Sitta solangiae Sulphur-billed nuthatch , Sitta oenochlamys Blue nuthatch , Sitta azurea Giant nuthatch , Sitta magna Beautiful nuthatch , Sitta formosa Corsican nuthatch , Sitta whiteheadi Algerian nuthatch , Sitta ledanti Treecreepers Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae
Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees.
Wrens Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae
The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.
Spotted elachura Order: Passeriformes Family: Elachuridae
This species, the only one in its family, inhabits forest undergrowth throughout South East Asia.
Dippers Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae
Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements.
Starlings Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.
Stripe-sided rhabdornis , Rhabdornis mysticalis Long-billed rhabdornis , Rhabdornis grandis Stripe-breasted rhabdornis , Rhabdornis inornatus Visayan rhabdornis , Rhabdornis rabori Fiery-browed myna , Enodes erythrophris Finch-billed myna , Scissirostrum dubium Metallic starling , Aplonis metallica Yellow-eyed starling , Aplonis mystacea Tanimbar starling , Aplonis crassa Long-tailed starling , Aplonis magna Singing starling , Aplonis cantoroides Asian glossy starling , Aplonis panayensis Moluccan starling , Aplonis mysolensis Polynesian starling , Aplonis tabuensis Short-tailed starling , Aplonis minor Sulawesi myna , Basilornis celebensis Helmeted myna , Basilornis galeatus Long-crested myna , Basilornis corythaix Apo myna , Basilornis mirandus Coleto , Sarcops calvus White-necked myna , Streptocitta albicollis Bare-eyed myna , Streptocitta albertinae Yellow-faced myna , Mino dumontii Golden myna , Mino anais Golden-crested myna , Ampeliceps coronatus Sri Lanka myna , Gracula ptilogenys Common hill myna , Gracula religiosa Southern hill myna , Gracula indica Enggano myna , Gracula enganensis Nias myna , Gracula robusta European starling , Sturnus vulgaris Spotless starling , Sturnus unicolor Wattled starling , Creatophora cinerea Rosy starling , Pastor roseus Daurian starling , Agropsar sturninus Chestnut-cheeked starling , Agropsar philippensis Black-collared starling , Gracupica nigricollis Indian pied starling , Gracupica contra Javan pied starling , Gracupica jalla Siamese pied starling , Gracupica floweri White-faced starling , Sturnornis albofrontatus Bali myna , Leucopsar rothschildi White-shouldered starling , Sturnia sinensis Brahminy starling , Sturnia pagodarum Chestnut-tailed starling , Sturnia malabarica Malabar starling , Sturnia blythii Red-billed starling , Spodiopsar sericeus White-cheeked starling , Spodiopsar cineraceus Common myna , Acridotheres tristis Bank myna , Acridotheres ginginianus Burmese myna , Acridotheres burmannicus Vinous-breasted myna , Acridotheres leucocephalus Black-winged myna , Acridotheres melanopterus Jungle myna , Acridotheres fuscus Javan myna , Acridotheres javanicus Pale-bellied myna , Acridotheres cinereus Collared myna , Acridotheres albocinctus Great myna , Acridotheres grandis Crested myna , Acridotheres cristatellus Tristram's starling , Onychognathus tristramii Somali starling , Onychognathus blythii Socotra starling , Onychognathus frater Spot-winged starling , Saroglossa spilopterus Purple starling , Lamprotornis purpureus Superb starling , Lamprotornis superbus Splendid starling , Lamprotornis splendidus Golden-breasted starling , Lamprotornis regius Greater blue-eared starling , Lamprotornis chalybaeus Cape starling , Lamprotornis nitens Violet-backed starling , Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Thrushes and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.
Grandala , Grandala coelicolor Long-tailed thrush , Zoothera dixoni Alpine thrush , Zoothera mollissima Himalayan thrush , Zoothera salimalii Sichuan thrush , Zoothera griseiceps Geomalia , Zoothera heinrichi Dark-sided thrush , Zoothera marginata Long-billed thrush , Zoothera monticola Everett's thrush , Zoothera everetti Sunda thrush , Zoothera andromedae White's thrush , Zoothera aurea Scaly thrush , Zoothera dauma Amami thrush , Zoothera major Nilgiri thrush , Zoothera neilgherriensis Sri Lanka thrush , Zoothera imbricata Bonin thrush , Zoothera terrestris (X) Russet-tailed thrush , Zoothera heinei Fawn-breasted thrush , Zoothera machiki Sulawesi thrush , Cataponera turdoides Fruit-hunter , Chlamydochaera jefferyi Purple cochoa , Cochoa purpurea Green cochoa , Cochoa viridis Sumatran cochoa , Cochoa beccarii Javan cochoa , Cochoa azurea Varied thrush , Ixoreus naevius Gray-cheeked thrush , Catharus minimus Swainson's thrush , Catharus ustulatus (A) Hermit thrush , Catharus guttatus Veery , Catharus fuscescens Bicknell's thrush , Catharus bicknelli Siberian thrush , Geokichla sibirica Pied thrush , Geokichla wardii Spot-winged thrush , Geokichla spiloptera Ashy thrush , Geokichla cinerea Buru thrush , Geokichla dumasi Seram thrush , Geokichla joiceyi Chestnut-capped thrush , Geokichla interpres Enggano thrush , Geokichla leucolaema Chestnut-backed thrush , Geokichla dohertyi Orange-banded thrush , Geokichla peronii Slaty-backed thrush , Geokichla schistacea Rusty-backed thrush , Geokichla erythronota Red-and-black thrush , Geokichla mendeni Orange-headed thrush , Geokichla citrina Chinese thrush , Otocichla mupinensis Mistle thrush , Turdus viscivorus Song thrush , Turdus philomelos Redwing , Turdus iliacus Eurasian blackbird , Turdus merula Chinese blackbird , Turdus mandarinus Yemen thrush , Turdus menachensis American robin , Turdus migratorius (A) Taiwan thrush , Turdus niveiceps Gray-winged blackbird , Turdus boulboul Indian blackbird , Turdus simillimus Japanese thrush , Turdus cardis Gray-backed thrush , Turdus hortulorum Tickell's thrush , Turdus unicolor Black-breasted thrush , Turdus dissimilis Gray-sided thrush , Turdus feae Eyebrowed thrush , Turdus obscurus Brown-headed thrush , Turdus chrysolaus Izu thrush , Turdus celaenops Pale thrush , Turdus pallidus Island thrush , Turdus poliocephalus White-backed thrush , Turdus kessleri Tibetan blackbird , Turdus maximus Fieldfare , Turdus pilaris White-collared blackbird , Turdus albocinctus Chestnut thrush , Turdus rubrocanus Ring ouzel , Turdus torquatus Black-throated thrush , Turdus atrogularis Red-throated thrush , Turdus ruficollis Dusky thrush , Turdus eunomus Naumann's thrush , Turdus naumanni Rufous-bellied thrush , Turdus rufiventris Austral thrush , Turdus falcklandii Wood thrush , Hylocichla mustelina Old World flycatchers Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae
Old World flycatchers are a large group of small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.
Gray-streaked flycatcher , Muscicapa griseisticta Dark-sided flycatcher , Muscicapa sibirica Ferruginous flycatcher , Muscicapa ferruginea Asian brown flycatcher , Muscicapa dauurica Ashy-breasted flycatcher , Muscicapa randi Sumba brown flycatcher , Muscicapa segregata Brown-breasted flycatcher , Muscicapa muttui Sulawesi brown flycatcher , Muscicapa sodhii (E) Brown-streaked flycatcher , Muscicapa williamsoni Spotted flycatcher , Muscicapa striata Gambaga flycatcher , Muscicapa gambagae Black scrub-robin , Cercotrichas podobe Rufous-tailed scrub-robin , Cercotrichas galactotes Indian robin , Copsychus fulicatus Oriental magpie-robin , Copsychus saularis Rufous-tailed shama , Copsychus pyrropygus Philippine magpie-robin , Copsychus mindanensis White-rumped shama , Copsychus malabaricus White-crowned shama , Copsychus stricklandii Andaman shama , Copsychus albiventris White-browed shama , Copsychus luzoniensis Visayan shama , Copsychus superciliaris White-vented shama , Copsychus niger Black shama , Copsychus cebuensis White-gorgeted flycatcher , Anthipes monileger Rufous-browed flycatcher , Anthipes solitaris Nilgiri sholakili , Sholicola major White-bellied sholakili , Sholicola albiventris Matinan flycatcher , Cyornis sanfordi Blue-fronted flycatcher , Cyornis hoevelli Timor blue flycatcher , Cyornis hyacinthinus White-tailed flycatcher , Cyornis concretus Rück's blue flycatcher , Cyornis ruckii Blue-breasted flycatcher , Cyornis herioti Hainan blue flycatcher , Cyornis hainanus White-bellied blue flycatcher , Cyornis pallipes Pale-chinned blue flycatcher , Cyornis poliogenys Pale blue flycatcher , Cyornis unicolor Blue-throated flycatcher , Cyornis rubeculoides Chinese blue flycatcher , Cyornis glaucicomans Large blue flycatcher , Cyornis magnirostris Hill blue flycatcher , Cyornis whitei Javan blue flycatcher , Cyornis banyumas Dayak blue flycatcher , Cyornis montanus Meratus blue flycatcher , Cyornis kadayangensis Sunda blue flycatcher , Cyornis caerulatus Malaysian blue flycatcher , Cyornis turcosus Palawan blue flycatcher , Cyornis lemprieri Bornean blue flycatcher , Cyornis superbus Tickell's blue flycatcher , Cyornis tickelliae Indochinese blue flycatcher , Cyornis sumatrensis Mangrove blue flycatcher , Cyornis rufigastra Sulawesi blue flycatcher , Cyornis omissus Brown-chested jungle-flycatcher , Cyornis brunneatus Nicobar jungle-flycatcher , Cyornis nicobaricus Gray-chested jungle-flycatcher , Cyornis umbratilis Fulvous-chested jungle-flycatcher , Cyornis olivaceus Chestnut-tailed jungle-flycatcher , Cyornis ruficauda Banggai jungle-flycatcher , Cyornis pelingensis Sula jungle-flycatcher , Cyornis colonus Large niltava , Niltava grandis Small niltava , Niltava macgrigoriae Fujian niltava , Niltava davidi Rufous-bellied niltava , Niltava sundara Rufous-vented niltava , Niltava sumatrana Chinese vivid niltava , Niltava oatesi Taiwan vivid niltava , Niltava vivida Blue-and-white flycatcher , Cyanoptila cyanomelana Zappey's flycatcher , Cyanoptila cumatilis Flores jungle flycatcher , Eumyias oscillans Sumba jungle flycatcher , Eumyias stresemanni Dull-blue flycatcher , Eumyias sordidus Nilgiri flycatcher , Eumyias sordidus Indigo flycatcher , Eumyias indigo Verditer flycatcher , Eumyias thalassinus Buru jungle-flycatcher , Eumyias additus Turquoise flycatcher , Eumyias panayensis European robin , Erithacus rubecula Bagobo robin , Leonardina woodi Eyebrowed jungle-flycatcher , Vauriella gularis Rusty-flanked jungle-flycatcher , Vauriella insignis Negros jungle-flycatcher , Vauriella albigularis Mindanao jungle-flycatcher , Vauriella goodfellowi Great shortwing , Heinrichia calligyna Rusty-bellied shortwing , Brachypteryx hyperythra Gould's shortwing , Brachypteryx stellata Lesser shortwing , Brachypteryx leucophrys Himalayan shortwing , Brachypteryx cruralis Chinese shortwing , Brachypteryx sinensis Taiwan shortwing , Brachypteryx goodfellowi Philippine shortwing , Brachypteryx poliogyna Bornean shortwing , Brachypteryx erythrogyna Sumatran shortwing , Brachypteryx saturata Javan shortwing , Brachypteryx montana Flores shortwing , Brachypteryx floris Rufous-tailed robin , Larvivora sibilans Rufous-headed robin , Larvivora ruficeps Japanese robin , Larvivora akahige Izu robin , Larvivora tanensis Ryukyu robin , Larvivora komadori Okinawa robin , Larvivora namiyei. Indian blue robin , Larvivora brunnea Siberian blue robin , Larvivora cyane White-throated robin , Irania gutturalis Thrush nightingale , Luscinia luscinia Common nightingale , Luscinia megarhynchos White-bellied redstart , Luscinia phaenicuroides Bluethroat , Luscinia svecica Sri Lanka whistling-thrush , Myophonus blighi Shiny whistling-thrush , Myophonus melanurus Javan whistling-thrush , Myophonus glaucinus Sumatran whistling-thrush , Myophonus castaneus Bornean whistling-thrush , Myophonus borneensis Malayan whistling-thrush , Myophonus robinsoni Malabar whistling-thrush , Myophonus horsfieldii Taiwan whistling-thrush , Myophonus insularis Blue whistling-thrush , Myophonus caeruleus Little forktail , Enicurus scouleri White-crowned forktail , Enicurus leschenaulti Bornean forktail , Enicurus borneensis Spotted forktail , Enicurus maculatus Sunda forktail , Enicurus velatus Chestnut-naped forktail , Enicurus ruficapillus Black-backed forktail , Enicurus immaculatus Slaty-backed forktail , Enicurus schistaceus Firethroat , Calliope pectardens Blackthroat , Calliope obscura Siberian rubythroat , Calliope calliope Himalayan rubythroat , Calliope pectoralis Chinese rubythroat , Calliope tschebaiewi White-tailed robin , Myiomela leucurum Sunda robin , Myiomela diana Blue-fronted robin , Cinclidium frontale Red-flanked bluetail , Tarsiger cyanurus Himalayan bluetail , Tarsiger rufilatus Rufous-breasted bush-robin , Tarsiger hyperythrus White-browed bush-robin , Tarsiger indicus Golden bush-robin , Tarsiger chrysaeus Collared bush-robin , Tarsiger johnstoniae Yellow-rumped flycatcher , Ficedula zanthopygia Green-backed flycatcher , Ficedula elisae Narcissus flycatcher , Ficedula narcissina Ryukyu flycatcher , Ficedula owstoni Mugimaki flycatcher , Ficedula mugimaki Slaty-backed flycatcher , Ficedula hodgsonii Black-and-orange flycatcher , Ficedula nigrorufa Slaty-blue flycatcher , Ficedula tricolor Snowy-browed flycatcher , Ficedula hyperythra Pygmy flycatcher , Ficedula hodgsoni Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher , Ficedula strophiata Sapphire flycatcher , Ficedula sapphira Little pied flycatcher , Ficedula westermanni Ultramarine flycatcher , Ficedula superciliaris Rusty-tailed flycatcher , Ficedula ruficauda Taiga flycatcher , Ficedula albicilla Kashmir flycatcher , Ficedula subrubra Red-breasted flycatcher , Ficedula parva Semicollared flycatcher , Ficedula semitorquata European pied flycatcher , Ficedula hypoleuca Collared flycatcher , Ficedula albicollis Tanimbar flycatcher , Ficedula riedeli Rufous-chested flycatcher , Ficedula dumetoria Palawan flycatcher , Ficedula platenae Furtive flycatcher , Ficedula disposita Rufous-throated flycatcher , Ficedula rufigula Damar flycatcher , Ficedula henrici Cinnamon-chested flycatcher , Ficedula buruensis Lompobattang flycatcher , Ficedula bonthaina Sumba flycatcher , Ficedula harterti Black-banded flycatcher , Ficedula timorensis Beijing flycatcher , Ficedula beijingnica Cryptic flycatcher , Ficedula crypta Bundok flycatcher , Ficedula luzoniensis Blue-fronted redstart , Phoenicurus frontalis Plumbeous redstart , Phoenicurus fuliginosus Luzon redstart , Phoenicurus bicolor Rufous-backed redstart , Phoenicurus erythronotus White-capped redstart , Phoenicurus leucocephalus Ala Shan redstart , Phoenicurus alaschanicus Blue-capped redstart , Phoenicurus caeruleocephala Common redstart , Phoenicurus phoenicurus Hodgson's redstart , Phoenicurus hodgsoni White-throated redstart , Phoenicurus schisticeps White-winged redstart , Phoenicurus erythrogastrus Black redstart , Phoenicurus ochruros Daurian redstart , Phoenicurus auroreus Moussier's redstart , Phoenicurus moussieri Little rock-thrush , Monticola rufocinereus Chestnut-bellied rock-thrush , Monticola rufiventris White-throated rock-thrush , Monticola gularis Blue-capped rock-thrush , Monticola cinclorhyncha Rufous-tailed rock-thrush , Monticola saxatilis Blue rock-thrush , Monticola solitarius Whinchat , Saxicola rubetra White-browed bushchat , Saxicola macrorhynchus White-throated bushchat , Saxicola insignis European stonechat , Saxicola rubicola Siberian stonechat , Saxicola maurus Amur stonechat , Saxicola stejnegeri White-tailed stonechat , Saxicola leucurus Pied bushchat , Saxicola caprata Jerdon's bushchat , Saxicola jerdoni Gray bushchat , Saxicola ferreus Timor bushchat , Saxicola gutturalis African stonechat , Saxicola torquatus Northern wheatear , Oenanthe oenanthe Isabelline wheatear , Oenanthe isabellina Hooded wheatear , Oenanthe monacha Desert wheatear , Oenanthe deserti Pied wheatear , Oenanthe pleschanka Eastern black-eared wheatear , Oenanthe melanoleuca Cyprus wheatear , Oenanthe cypriaca Red-rumped wheatear , Oenanthe moesta Blackstart , Oenanthe melanura Familiar chat , Oenanthe familiaris Brown rock chat , Oenanthe fusca Variable wheatear , Oenanthe picata Hume's wheatear , Oenanthe albonigra White-crowned wheatear , Oenanthe leucopyga Arabian wheatear , Oenanthe lugentoides Finsch's wheatear , Oenanthe finschii Mourning wheatear , Oenanthe lugens Black wheatear , Oenanthe leucura Kurdish wheatear , Oenanthe xanthoprymna Persian wheatear , Oenanthe chrysopygia Red-breasted wheatear , Oenanthe bottae Heuglin's wheatear , Oenanthe heuglini Abyssinian wheatear , Oenanthe lugubris Waxwings Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae
The waxwings are a group of birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter.
Hypocolius Order: Passeriformes Family: Hypocoliidae
The hypocolius is a small Middle Eastern species. They are mainly a uniform grey colour except the males have a black triangular mask around their eyes.
Flowerpeckers Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae
The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills, and tubular tongues.
Olive-backed flowerpecker , Prionochilus olivaceus Yellow-breasted flowerpecker , Prionochilus maculatus Crimson-breasted flowerpecker , Prionochilus percussus Palawan flowerpecker , Prionochilus plateni Yellow-rumped flowerpecker , Prionochilus xanthopygius Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker , Prionochilus thoracicus Spectacled flowerpecker , Dicaeum dayakorum Golden-rumped flowerpecker , Dicaeum annae Thick-billed flowerpecker , Dicaeum agile Brown-backed flowerpecker , Dicaeum everetti Whiskered flowerpecker , Dicaeum proprium Yellow-vented flowerpecker , Dicaeum chrysorrheum Yellow-bellied flowerpecker , Dicaeum melanozanthum White-throated flowerpecker , Dicaeum vincens Yellow-sided flowerpecker , Dicaeum aureolimbatum Olive-capped flowerpecker , Dicaeum nigrilore Flame-crowned flowerpecker , Dicaeum anthonyi Bicolored flowerpecker , Dicaeum bicolor Cebu flowerpecker , Dicaeum quadricolor Red-keeled flowerpecker , Dicaeum australe Black-belted flowerpecker , Dicaeum haematostictum Scarlet-collared flowerpecker , Dicaeum retrocinctum Orange-bellied flowerpecker , Dicaeum trigonostigma White-bellied flowerpecker , Dicaeum hypoleucum Pale-billed flowerpecker , Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Nilgiri flowerpecker , Dicaeum concolor Plain flowerpecker , Dicaeum minullum Andaman flowerpecker , Dicaeum virescens Pygmy flowerpecker , Dicaeum pygmaeum Crimson-crowned flowerpecker , Dicaeum nehrkorni Halmahera flowerpecker , Dicaeum schistaceiceps Buru flowerpecker , Dicaeum erythrothorax Ashy flowerpecker , Dicaeum vulneratum Olive-crowned flowerpecker , Dicaeum pectorale Red-capped flowerpecker , Dicaeum geelvinkianum Black-fronted flowerpecker , Dicaeum igniferum Red-chested flowerpecker , Dicaeum maugei Fire-breasted flowerpecker , Dicaeum ignipectus Black-sided flowerpecker , Dicaeum monticolum Gray-sided flowerpecker , Dicaeum celebicum Blood-breasted flowerpecker , Dicaeum sanguinolentum Mistletoebird , Dicaeum hirundinaceum Scarlet-backed flowerpecker , Dicaeum cruentatum Scarlet-headed flowerpecker , Dicaeum trochileum Sunbirds and spiderhunters Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae
The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Their flight is fast and direct on short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.
Ruby-cheeked sunbird , Chalcoparia singalensis Plain sunbird , Anthreptes simplex Brown-throated sunbird , Anthreptes malacensis Gray-throated sunbird , Anthreptes griseigularis Red-throated sunbird , Anthreptes rhodolaemus Nile Valley sunbird , Hedydipna metallica Pygmy sunbird , Hedydipna platura Purple-naped sunbird , Hypogramma hypogrammicum Purple-rumped sunbird , Leptocoma zeylonica Crimson-backed sunbird , Leptocoma minima Van Hasselt's sunbird , Leptocoma brasiliana Purple-throated sunbird , Leptocoma sperata Black sunbird , Leptocoma sericea Copper-throated sunbird , Leptocoma calcostetha Palestine sunbird , Cinnyris osea Purple sunbird , Cinnyris asiaticus Olive-backed sunbird , Cinnyris jugularis Apricot-breasted sunbird , Cinnyris buettikoferi Flame-breasted sunbird , Cinnyris solaris Loten's sunbird , Cinnyris lotenius Shining sunbird , Cinnyris habessinicus Variable sunbird , Cinnyris venustus Orange-tufted sunbird , Cinnyris bouvieri Elegant sunbird , Aethopyga duyvenbodei Fire-tailed sunbird , Aethopyga ignicauda Black-throated sunbird , Aethopyga saturata Mrs. Gould's sunbird , Aethopyga gouldiae Green-tailed sunbird , Aethopyga nipalensis Lovely sunbird , Aethopyga shelleyi Temminck's sunbird , Aethopyga temminckii Javan sunbird , Aethopyga mystacalis Vigors's sunbird , Aethopyga vigorsii Crimson sunbird , Aethopyga siparaja Magnificent sunbird , Aethopyga magnifica Fork-tailed sunbird , Aethopyga christinae Handsome sunbird , Aethopyga bella White-flanked sunbird , Aethopyga eximia Flaming sunbird , Aethopyga flagrans Maroon-naped sunbird , Aethopyga guimarasensis Metallic-winged sunbird , Aethopyga pulcherrima Mountain sunbird , Aethopyga jefferyi Bohol sunbird , Aethopyga decorosa Lina's sunbird , Aethopyga linaraborae Gray-hooded sunbird , Aethopyga primigenia Apo sunbird , Aethopyga boltoni Tboli sunbird , Aethopyga tibolii Purple-naped spiderhunter , Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum Thick-billed spiderhunter , Arachnothera crassirostris Long-billed spiderhunter , Arachnothera robusta Orange-tufted spiderhunter , Arachnothera flammifera Pale spiderhunter , Arachnothera dilutior Little spiderhunter , Arachnothera longirostra Whitehead's spiderhunter , Arachnothera juliae Naked-faced spiderhunter , Arachnothera clarae Yellow-eared spiderhunter , Arachnothera chrysogenys Spectacled spiderhunter , Arachnothera flavigaster Streaked spiderhunter , Arachnothera magna Streaky-breasted spiderhunter , Arachnothera affinis Gray-breasted spiderhunter , Arachnothera modesta Bornean spiderhunter , Arachnothera everetti Socotra sunbird , Chalcomitra balfouri Scarlet-chested sunbird , Chalcomitra senegalensis Fairy-bluebirds Order: Passeriformes Family: Irenidae
The fairy-bluebirds are bulbul -like birds of open forest or thorn scrub. The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green.
Leafbirds Order: Passeriformes Family: Chloropseidae
The leafbirds are small, bulbul -like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows.
Philippine leafbird , Chloropsis flavipennis Yellow-throated leafbird , Chloropsis palawanensis Greater green leafbird , Chloropsis sonnerati Lesser green leafbird , Chloropsis cyanopogon Blue-winged leafbird , Chloropsis cochinchinensis Bornean leafbird , Chloropsis kinabaluensis Jerdon's leafbird , Chloropsis jerdoni Golden-fronted leafbird , Chloropsis aurifrons Sumatran leafbird , Chloropsis media Orange-bellied leafbird , Chloropsis hardwickii Blue-masked leafbird , Chloropsis venusta Pinktails Order: Passeriformes Family: Urocynchramidae
Przevalski's pinktail is an unusual passerine bird endemic to the mountains of central-west China.
Weavers and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae
The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches . They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly colored, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in color only in the breeding season.
Lesser masked-weaver , Ploceus intermedius (I) Rüppell's weaver , Ploceus galbula Golden-backed weaver , Ploceus jacksoni (I) Streaked weaver , Ploceus manyar Baya weaver , Ploceus philippinus Asian golden weaver , Ploceus hypoxanthus Finn's weaver , Ploceus megarhynchus Black-breasted weaver , Ploceus benghalensis Red fody , Foudia madagascariensis (I) Southern masked-weaver , Ploceus velatus Village weaver , Ploceus cucullatus Taveta golden-weaver , Ploceus castaneiceps Chestnut weaver , Ploceus rubiginosus Black-headed weaver , Ploceus melanocephalus African golden-weaver , Ploceus subaureus Northern red bishop , Euplectes franciscanus (I) Yellow-crowned bishop , Euplectes afer (I) Southern red bishop , Euplectes orix Black-winged bishop , Euplectes hordeaceus White-winged widowbird , Euplectes albonotatus Zanzibar red bishop , Euplectes nigroventris Red-collared widowbird , Euplectes ardens Fire-fronted bishop , Euplectes diadematus Long-tailed widowbird , Euplectes progne Red-billed Quelea , Quelea quelea Red-headed Quelea , Quelea erythrops White-headed Buffalo-weaver , Dinemellia dinemelli Waxbills and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia . They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have a wide variation in plumage colors and patterns.
Orange-cheeked waxbill , Estrilda melpoda (I) Arabian waxbill , Estrilda rufibarba Crimson-rumped waxbill , Estrilda rhodopyga (I) Black-rumped waxbill , Estrilda troglodytes (I) Common waxbill , Estrilda astrild Lavender waxbill , Glaucestrilda coerulescens Zebra waxbill , Amandava subflava Green avadavat , Amandava formosa Red avadavat , Amandava amandava Mountain firetail , Oreostruthus fuliginosus Crimson finch , Neochmia phaeton Zebra finch , Taeniopygia guttata Tawny-breasted parrotfinch , Erythrura hyperythra Pin-tailed parrotfinch , Erythrura prasina Green-faced parrotfinch , Erythrura viridifacies Tricolored parrotfinch , Erythrura tricolor Blue-faced parrotfinch , Erythrura trichroa Red-eared parrotfinch , Erythrura coloria Papuan parrotfinch , Erythrura papuana Fiji parrotfinch , Erythrura pealii Pink-billed parrotfinch , Erythrura kleinschmidti Indian silverbill , Euodice malabarica African silverbill , Euodice cantans Streak-headed munia , Mayrimunia tristissima White-spotted munia , Mayrimunia leucosticta White-rumped munia , Lonchura striata Javan munia , Lonchura leucogastroides Dusky munia , Lonchura fuscans Black-faced munia , Lonchura molucca Black-throated munia , Lonchura kelaarti Scaly-breasted munia , Lonchura punctulata White-bellied munia , Lonchura leucogastra Tricolored munia , Lonchura malacca Chestnut munia , Lonchura atricapilla (I) White-capped munia , Lonchura ferruginosa Five-colored munia , Lonchura quinticolor White-headed munia , Lonchura maja Pale-headed munia , Lonchura pallida Grand munia , Lonchura grandis Gray-banded munia , Lonchura vana Gray-crowned munia , Lonchura nevermanni Hooded munia , Lonchura spectabilis Chestnut-breasted munia , Lonchura castaneothorax Black munia , Lonchura stygia Black-breasted munia , Lonchura teerinki Snow Mountain munia , Lonchura montana Alpine munia , Lonchura monticola Java sparrow , Padda oryzivora (I) Timor sparrow , Padda fuscata Green-winged pytilia , Pytilia melba Black-and-white mannikin , Spermestes bicolor Bronze mannikin , Spermestes cucullata Cut-throat , Amadina fasciata Blue-capped cordonbleu , Uraeginthus cyanocephalus Red-cheeked cordonbleu , Uraeginthus bengalus Jameson's firefinch , Lagonosticta rhodopareia Red-billed firefinch , Lagonosticta senegala African firefinch , Lagonosticta rubricata Accentors Order: Passeriformes Family: Prunellidae
The accentors are in the only bird family, Prunellidae, which is completely endemic to the Palearctic . They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows .
Alpine accentor , Prunella collaris Altai accentor , Prunella himalayana Robin accentor , Prunella rubeculoides Rufous-breasted accentor , Prunella strophiata Siberian accentor , Prunella montanella Radde's accentor , Prunella ocularis Brown accentor , Prunella fulvescens Black-throated accentor , Prunella atrogularis Mongolian accentor , Prunella koslowi Dunnock , Prunella modularis Japanese accentor , Prunella rubida Maroon-backed accentor , Prunella immaculata Old World sparrows Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae
Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.
Cinnamon ibon , Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus Saxaul sparrow , Passer ammodendri House sparrow , Passer domesticus Spanish sparrow , Passer hispaniolensis Sind sparrow , Passer pyrrhonotus Russet sparrow , Passer cinnamomeus Plain-backed sparrow , Passer flaveolus Dead Sea sparrow , Passer moabiticus Zarudny's sparrow , Passer zarudnyi Eurasian tree sparrow , Passer montanus Arabian golden sparrow , Passer euchlorus Abd al-Kuri sparrow , Passer hemileucus Socotra sparrow , Passer insularis Sudan golden sparrow , Passer luteus Cape Verde sparrow , Passer iagoensis Desert sparrow , Passer simplex Somali sparrow , Passer castanopterus Cape sparrow , Passer melanurus Yellow-throated sparrow , Gymnoris xanthocollis Sahel bush sparrow , Gymnoris dentata Rock sparrow , Petronia petronia Pale rockfinch , Carpospiza brachydactyla White-winged snowfinch , Montifringilla nivalis Black-winged snowfinch , Montifringilla adamsi Tibetan snowfinch , Montifringilla henrici White-rumped snowfinch , Montifringilla taczanowskii Pere David's snowfinch , Montifringilla davidiana Rufous-necked snowfinch , Montifringilla ruficollis Blanford's snowfinch , Montifringilla blanfordi Afghan snowfinch , Montifringilla theresae Wagtails and pipits Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae
Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
Forest wagtail , Dendronanthus indicus Gray wagtail , Motacilla cinerea Western yellow wagtail , Motacilla flava Eastern yellow wagtail , Motacilla tschutschensis Citrine wagtail , Motacilla citreola White-browed wagtail , Motacilla maderaspatensis Mekong wagtail , Motacilla samveasnae Japanese wagtail , Motacilla grandis White wagtail , Motacilla alba African pied wagtail , Motacilla aguimp Madanga , Madanga ruficollis Richard's pipit , Anthus richardi Paddyfield pipit , Anthus rufulus Long-billed pipit , Anthus similis Blyth's pipit , Anthus godlewskii Tawny pipit , Anthus campestris Nilgiri pipit , Anthus nilghiriensis Upland pipit , Anthus sylvanus Alpine pipit , Anthus gutturalis Meadow pipit , Anthus pratensis Rosy pipit , Anthus roseatus Tree pipit , Anthus trivialis Olive-backed pipit , Anthus hodgsoni Pechora pipit , Anthus gustavi Red-throated pipit , Anthus cervinus Water pipit , Anthus spinoletta Rock pipit , Anthus petrosus American pipit , Anthus rubescens African pipit , Anthus cinnamomeus Buffy pipit , Anthus vaalensis Berthelot's pipit , Anthus berthelotii Golden pipit , Tmetothylacus tenellus Finches, euphonias, and alliesOrder: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
Common chaffinch , Fringilla coelebs Brambling , Fringilla montifringilla Tenerife blue chaffinch , Fringilla teydea Gran Canaria blue chaffinch , Fringilla polatzeki Black-and-yellow grosbeak , Mycerobas icterioides Collared grosbeak , Mycerobas affinis Spot-winged grosbeak , Mycerobas melanozanthos White-winged grosbeak , Mycerobas carnipes Hawfinch , Coccothraustes coccothraustes Evening grosbeak , Coccothraustes vespertinus Yellow-billed grosbeak , Eophona migratoria Japanese grosbeak , Eophona personata Common rosefinch , Carpodacus erythrinus Scarlet finch , Carpodacus sipahi Bonin grosbeak , Carpodacus ferreorostris Red-mantled rosefinch , Carpodacus rhodochlamys Blyth's rosefinch , Carpodacus grandis Himalayan beautiful rosefinch , Carpodacus pulcherrimus Chinese beautiful rosefinch , Carpodacus davidianus Pink-rumped rosefinch , Carpodacus waltoni Dark-rumped rosefinch , Carpodacus edwardsii Pink-browed rosefinch , Carpodacus rodochroa Spot-winged rosefinch , Carpodacus rhodopeplus Sharpe's rosefinch , Carpodacus verreauxii Vinaceous rosefinch , Carpodacus vinaceus Taiwan rosefinch , Carpodacus formosanus Pale rosefinch , Carpodacus synoicus Tibetan rosefinch , Carpodacus roborowskii Sillem's rosefinch , Carpodacus sillemi Streaked rosefinch , Carpodacus rubicilloides Great rosefinch , Carpodacus rubicilla Long-tailed rosefinch , Carpodacus sibiricus Red-fronted rosefinch , Carpodacus puniceus Crimson-browed finch , Carpodacus subhimachalus Pallas's rosefinch , Carpodacus roseus Three-banded rosefinch , Carpodacus trifasciatus Himalayan white-browed rosefinch , Carpodacus thura Chinese white-browed rosefinch , Carpodacus dubius Pine grosbeak , Pinicola enucleator Brown bullfinch , Pyrrhula nipalensis White-cheeked bullfinch , Pyrrhula leucogenis Orange bullfinch , Pyrrhula aurantiaca Red-headed bullfinch , Pyrrhula erythrocephala Gray-headed bullfinch , Pyrrhula erythaca Taiwan bullfinch , Pyrrhula owstoni Eurasian bullfinch , Pyrrhula pyrrhula Azores bullfinch , Pyrrhula murina Crimson-winged finch , Rhodopechys sanguineus Trumpeter finch , Bucanetes githagineus Mongolian finch , Bucanetes mongolicus Blanford's rosefinch , Agraphospiza rubescens Gold-naped finch , Pyrrhoplectes epauletta Spectacled finch , Callacanthis burtoni Dark-breasted rosefinch , Procarduelis nipalensis Plain mountain finch , Leucosticte nemoricola Black-headed mountain finch , Leucosticte brandti Asian rosy-finch , Leucosticte arctoa Gray-crowned rosy-finch , Leucosticte tephrocotis Desert finch , Rhodospiza obsoleta Arabian grosbeak , Rhynchostruthus percivali Socotra grosbeak , Rhychostruthus socotranus European greenfinch , Chloris chloris Oriental greenfinch , Chloris sinica Yellow-breasted greenfinch , Chloris spinoides Vietnamese greenfinch , Chloris monguilloti Black-headed greenfinch , Chloris ambigua Yellow-fronted canary , Crithagra mozambica Olive-rumped serin , Crithagra rothschildi Yemen serin , Crithagra menachensis White-rumped seedeater , Crithagra leucopygia Thick-billed seedeater , Crithagra burtoni Twite , Linaria flavirostris Eurasian linnet , Linaria cannabina Yemen linnet , Linaria yemenensis Common redpoll , Acanthis flammea Lesser redpoll , Acanthis cabaret Hoary redpoll , Acanthis hornemanni Parrot crossbill , Loxia pytyopsittacus Red crossbill , Loxia curvirostra White-winged crossbill , Loxia leucoptera Scottish crossbill , Loxia scotica Mountain serin , Chrysocorythus estherae European goldfinch , Carduelis carduelis Citril finch , Carduelis citrinella Corsican finch , Carduelis corsicana European serin , Serinus serinus Fire-fronted serin , Serinus pusillus Syrian serin , Serinus syriacus Tibetan serin , Spinus thibetanus Eurasian siskin , Spinus spinus Pine siskin , Spinus pinus (A) Longspurs and snow buntings Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae
The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds which had been traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows, but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas.
Old World buntings Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae
The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.
Crested bunting , Emberiza lathami Black-headed bunting , Emberiza melanocephala Red-headed bunting , Emberiza bruniceps Corn bunting , Emberiza calandra Chestnut-eared bunting , Emberiza fucata Tibetan bunting , Emberiza koslowi Rufous-backed bunting , Emberiza jankowskii Rock bunting , Emberiza cia Godlewski's bunting , Emberiza godlewskii Meadow bunting , Emberiza cioides Cirl bunting , Emberiza cirlus White-capped bunting , Emberiza stewarti Yellowhammer , Emberiza citrinella Pine bunting , Emberiza leucocephalos Gray-necked bunting , Emberiza buchanani Cinereous bunting , Emberiza cineracea Ortolan bunting , Emberiza hortulana Cretzschmar's bunting , Emberiza caesia Striolated bunting , Emberiza striolata Slaty bunting , Emberiza siemsseni Yellow-throated bunting , Emberiza elegans Ochre-rumped bunting , Emberiza yessoensis Pallas's bunting , Emberiza pallasi Reed bunting , Emberiza schoeniclus Yellow-breasted bunting , Emberiza aureola Little bunting , Emberiza pusilla Rustic bunting , Emberiza rustica Yellow bunting , Emberiza sulphurata Black-faced bunting , Emberiza spodocephala Masked bunting , Emberiza personata Chestnut bunting , Emberiza rutila Yellow-browed bunting , Emberiza chrysophrys Tristram's bunting , Emberiza tristrami Gray bunting , Emberiza variabilis Socotra bunting , Emberiza socotrana Cinnamon-breasted bunting , Emberiza tahapisi House bunting , Emberiza sahari New World sparrows Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae
Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns.
Troupials and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae
The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles , New World blackbirds and New World orioles . Most species have black as the predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red.
New World warblers Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae
The New World warblers are a group of small, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.
Tanagers and allies Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae
The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly colored. As a family they are omnivorous, but individual species specialize in eating fruits, seeds, insects, or other types of food. Most have short, rounded wings.
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