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Great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) in a treetop
Great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) in a treetop

(Uganda)


Bird of prey



Male ostrich defending chicks

(Tanzania)

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight

(Costa Rica)


Buffon's Macaw (Ara ambiguus)


Heron in flight (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Heron in flight

(Indonesia)


Sulawesi Tarictic Hornbill (Penelopides exarhatus)


Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris)
Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris)

(Belize)

Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor)
Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor)



Madagascar Wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris)



Bird of prey



Hammerkop nest


Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)

(Brazil)

Herons of Petulu (Ubud; Bali)
Herons of Petulu

(Indonesia)


Abdim's Storks (Ciconia abdimii) atop a tree

(Tanzania)


Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)


Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)

(Brazil)

Lady Ross's Turaco (Musophaga rossae)
Lady Ross's Turaco (Musophaga rossae)


White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)
White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)
Local name: Tucan
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Colibri thalassinus hummingbird
Colibri thalassinus hummingbird
Also known as the Green Violet-ear Hummingbird. Locally called the Colibri Verde
Location: Pueblo at Machu Picchu

(Peru)

Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus) and Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala) feeding on clay wall
Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus) and Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala) feeding on clay wall
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)

(Costa Rica)


Brown pelicans in flight



Galapagos Bird Tidepool

(Ecuador)


Cattle egrets


Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)

(Brazil)


Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)


Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)

(Brazil)

Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis)
Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis)

(Costa Rica)

Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus)
Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus)


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Sea gull


Long-crested Eagle; Lophaetus occipitalis
Long-crested Eagle; Lophaetus occipitalis

(Uganda)

Macaws in flight
Macaws in flight
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

(Guatemala)

Bird of prey
Bird of prey

(Malaysia)


Female Eclectus Redsided Parrot (Eclectus roratus) [red, blue, purple]



Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)



White ibis; Eudocimus albus

(Costa Rica)

Red-and-green macaws
Red-and-green macaws
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)


Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica)
Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Great Blue Heron Fishing in Virgin River
Great Blue Heron Fishing in Virgin River

(Utah; United States)


Sacred ibis and Abdim's Storks

(Tanzania)


Parrot

(Suriname)


Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)

(Kenya)


Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela)



Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx madagascariensis)


Turquoise-fronted Amazon Parrot (Amazona aestiva)
Turquoise-fronted Amazon Parrot (Amazona aestiva)

(Brazil)

Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) at Tambopata Research Center
Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) at Tambopata Research Center
One of these macaws was hand-raised as a chick and now returns to the lodge with its wild mate
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Woodcreeper


Mealy parrots and blue-and-yellow macaw
Mealy parrots and blue-and-yellow macaw
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Red lored parrots in flight
Red lored parrots in flight

(Costa Rica)

Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Galbula ruficauda
Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Galbula ruficauda

(Brazil)


Common Fiscal (Lanius collaris)

(Tanzania)


Madagascar bee-eater


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) in flight
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) in flight
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Broad-billed Roller (French: Rollier Malgache) Eurystomus glaucurus at petite tsingy



Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii)

(Tanzania)


Female velvet asity




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