Waterfowl
Waterfowl are certain wildfowl of the order Anseriformes, especially members of the family Anatidae, which includes ducks, geese, and swans. | Seabirds
Seabirds are birds that have adapted to life within the marine environment. Like frigatebirds, pelicans, cormorants, gulls, albatrosses, penguins etc. | Shorebirds
Shorebirds or waders most of which are associated with wetland or coastal environments. The majority of species eat small invertebrates picked out of mud or exposed soil. Like the sandpiper, snipe, ibisbill, etc. |
Raptors
Bird of prey, also known as a raptor, a type of bird often characterized by a hooked beak, sharp talons, and keen eyesight. Like for example the hawks, eagles, buzzards, harriers, kites etc. | Parrots
Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 species in the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions. | Toucans
Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics. They are brightly marked and have large, colorful bills. |
Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds are small birds in the family Trochilidae, native only to the Americas. They are known for their ability to hover in mid-air. | Flycatchers
The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America, but are mainly tropical in distribution. They are now considered the largest family of birds on earth, with around 400 species. | Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines. Like Blackbirds, Finches, Flycatchers, Tanagers, Warblers, Sparrows, Wrens etc. |
Woodpeckers
Woodpeckers are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes. They are found worldwide and include about 180 species | Trogons
The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. | Motmots
The motmots or Momotidae are a family of tropical birds in the near passerine order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. |
Other Birds
Please submit all other bird photos, once we have enough pictures to start a new category we will do so and move the corresponding images. | Vultures
Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals. Vultures are found in every continent except Antarctica and Oceania. | Tanager
There were traditionally about 240 species of tanagers in the bird family Thraupidae. They belong to the order Passeriformes. Tanagers are restricted to the New World and mainly to the tropics.
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Puffbirds
The puffbirds and their relatives in the near passerine bird family Bucconidae are tropical near passerine birds breeding from South America up to Mexico. | Heron
The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons. | Pigeons
Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerines |
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