Bird species

Each species page has photos, recordings of its call or song, a description, its conservation status and where it has been recorded. Find any bird by name, or browse by family below.

Familiar birds

Garden and park birds people most often look up.

Cassowaries and Emu Casuariidae

Magpie Goose Anseranatidae

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl Anatidae

All 59 ducks, geese, and waterfowl →

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies Phasianidae

Pigeons and Doves Columbidae

All 15 pigeons and doves →

Cuckoos Cuculidae

Nightjars and Allies Caprimulgidae

Swifts Apodidae

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Rallidae

All 11 rails, gallinules, and coots →

Cranes Gruidae

Stilts and Avocets Recurvirostridae

Oystercatchers Haematopodidae

Plovers and Lapwings Charadriidae

All 12 plovers and lapwings →

Sandpipers and Allies Scolopacidae

All 39 sandpipers and allies →

Skuas and Jaegers Stercorariidae

Auks, Murres, and Puffins Alcidae

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Laridae

All 28 gulls, terns, and skimmers →

Grebes Podicipedidae

All 9 grebes →

Tropicbirds Phaethontidae

Loons Gaviidae

Albatrosses Diomedeidae

Shearwaters and Petrels Procellariidae

Storks Ciconiidae

Frigatebirds Fregatidae

Boobies and Gannets Sulidae

Anhingas Anhingidae

Cormorants and Shags Phalacrocoracidae

All 11 cormorants and shags →

Ibises and Spoonbills Threskiornithidae

All 9 ibises and spoonbills →

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Ardeidae

All 18 herons, egrets, and bitterns →

Pelicans Pelecanidae

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Osprey Pandionidae

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites Accipitridae

All 14 hawks, eagles, and kites →

Barn-Owls Tytonidae

Owls Strigidae

Bee-eaters Meropidae

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Asian Barbets Megalaimidae

Woodpeckers Picidae

All 7 woodpeckers →

Falcons and Caracaras Falconidae

Cockatoos Cacatuidae

Old World Parrots Psittaculidae

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Fairywrens Maluridae

Honeyeaters Meliphagidae

Pardalotes Pardalotidae

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis Vireonidae

Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies Artamidae

Fantails Rhipiduridae

Drongos Dicruridae

Monarch Flycatchers Monarchidae

Crows, Jays, and Magpies Corvidae

All 15 crows, jays, and magpies →

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice Paridae

Larks Alaudidae

Cisticolas and Allies Cisticolidae

Swallows Hirundinidae

All 11 swallows →

Bulbuls Pycnonotidae

Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae

Long-tailed Tits Aegithalidae

Sylviid Warblers and Allies Sylviidae

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies Zosteropidae

Laughingthrushes and Allies Leiothrichidae

Kinglets Regulidae

Nuthatches Sittidae

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Wrens Troglodytidae

Dippers Cinclidae

Starlings Sturnidae

Mockingbirds and Thrashers Mimidae

Thrushes and Allies Turdidae

All 11 thrushes and allies →

Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Weavers and Allies Ploceidae

Waxbills and Allies Estrildidae

Accentors Prunellidae

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

Wagtails and Pipits Motacillidae

All 8 wagtails and pipits →

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies Fringillidae

All 16 finches, euphonias, and allies →

Longspurs and Snow Buntings Calcariidae

Old World Buntings Emberizidae

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

All 15 new world sparrows →

Troupials and Allies Icteridae

All 11 troupials and allies →

New World Warblers Parulidae

All 16 new world warblers →

Cardinals and Allies Cardinalidae

All 7 cardinals and allies →

Tanagers and Allies Thraupidae