Birds

A wading bird with long legs and a spoon-shaped bill, found in sub-Saharan Africa's wetlands and shallow lakes.

Wading birds known for their vibrant pink colour, long legs, and unique downward-bending beaks.

A small, colourful falcon found across the Americas, often seen hunting from perches or hovering over fields.

A high-altitude flamingo native to the Andean altiplano, noted for its pale pink colour and specialised bill.

A medium-sized stork with a distinctive open-billed gap, specialised for extracting apple snails from their shells.

A large white and black pelican native to Australia, famous for having the longest bill of any bird species.

A large North American raptor with a distinctive white head and tail.

A robust, brightly colored African bird distinguished by a massive bill surrounded by bristle-like feathers forming a 'beard'.

A striking black-plumaged swan native to Australia, often found in large flocks.

A social, long-legged duck with a whistling call, often found in wetlands and flooded fields.

A brightly coloured New Guinea parrot with a red body, green wings, and a prominent black cap.

A medium-sized heron with a striking black crown, found near wetlands.

A familiar, noisy gull recognised by its dark chocolate-brown head in summer and red beak and legs.

A large parrot from South America, known for its bright blue and yellow feathers and strong beak.

A large, colorful kingfisher native to the moist woodlands and rainforests of equatorial Africa, recognized by its blue breast band.

A small, vibrantly coloured kingfisher with deep blue upperparts and blue ear-coverts, found near streams in Asian rainforests.

A diving duck with a distinctive sloping profile and red eyes.

A cosmopolitan white heron famous for its habit of foraging alongside grazing livestock.

A common and colourful finch known for its powerful song and distinctive white wing bars.

A small dabbling duck from southern South America, commonly found in wetlands and coastal lagoons.

Britain's most common bird of prey, a broad-winged raptor frequently seen soaring over woodland and farmland.

Brightly coloured birds known for their rapid flight and expert fishing skills, found near rivers and lakes.

A large, glossy black corvid renowned for its intelligence and adaptability.

A medium-sized waterfowl with a white body, chestnut breast band and distinctive head markings.

A small, white swan from South America with a red bill and gentle disposition.

A bold, opportunistic raptor often seen scavenging or hunting in open habitats.

A bold Asian raptor with a striking fan crest, specialist hunter of snakes in tropical rainforests.

The largest pigeons in the world, with striking blue plumage and elegant crests.

A huge, curly-feathered pelican found in lakes and rivers of Europe and Asia.

A common, unobtrusive garden bird with a lead-grey head and streak-brown back.

A small, acrobatic woodland bird with blue and yellow plumage.

A distinctive black waterbird with a bright white bill and frontal shield, common on freshwater bodies.

One of the world's largest and most powerful owls, featuring distinctive ear tufts and intense orange eyes.

A crested, insect-eating bird noted for its distinctive crown and long bill.

A small, agile raptor often seen hovering above fields.

A large, noisy gull with a grey back and yellow bill with a red spot, common along coasts and in coastal towns.

A small, much-loved garden bird with a distinctive orange-red breast, known for its bold personality and melodic winter song.

North America's largest hawk, with broad wings and rusty colouring, found in open country.

A large, powerful bird of prey found across the Northern Hemisphere, known for its golden nape and remarkable hunting agility.

The largest turaco species, known for its vibrant blue feathers, black crest, and acrobatic climbing skills in forest canopies.

A large, colourful tit with a black head, white cheeks, and yellow underparts.

A huge, social waterbird with a massive bill and throat pouch, famous for cooperative fishing.

A tall, elegant wading bird with pink plumage and a distinctive curved bill.

A striking peafowl species with iridescent green and blue plumage.

A large wading bird often seen standing still beside water hunting fish.

A tall, crowned crane found in African wetlands, famous for its courtship dances.

A large Asian bird of prey with a grey head, specialized in fishing in lakes and slow-moving rivers.

A large grey goose common in wetlands and farmland; ancestor of domestic geese.

A large vulture noted for its soaring flight and scavenging behaviour.

A social raptor known for cooperative hunting and adaptability.

A large, iconic bird native to South Asia, famous for the male's iridescent blue neck and magnificent courtship train.

A bold, glossy-black urban starling with a white wing flash and yellow bill, now one of the most widespread birds across Southeast Asian cities.

A small, rufous-brown dove with a distinctive bubbling call, common in gardens and open habitats across Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.

A small, elegant white heron with striking black legs and yellow feet.

A medium-sized owl noted for its long ear tufts and nocturnal hunting.

A small, vividly coloured duck from East Asia, often nesting in tree cavities.

A huge African stork with a bald head, massive bill, and scavenger lifestyle.

An endangered white wading bird native to Southeast Asian mangroves and mudflats, known for its yellow bill and bald pink face.

A bright-green parrot known for building large communal stick nests and thriving in urban environments.

A large, elegant white swan commonly found on lakes and rivers.

The Hawaiian goose, adapted to lava fields and native to the Hawaiian Islands.

A colourful pigeon with iridescent plumage and a distinctive hackle of feathers.

A distinctive African savanna bird characterized by a long, curved red bill and a fascinating nesting behavior where females seal themselves in tree cavities.

An adaptable, black-and-white Asian hornbill with a pale yellow bill and casque, often found in both forests and urban parks.

A large Asian wading bird distinguished by its yellow bill, pink-tipped wings, and tactile feeding behavior in shallow wetlands.

A large black-and-white hornbill of New Guinea's forests, with a bold corrugated casque and a remarkable sealed nesting strategy.

A fast, widespread raptor, famous for its high-speed hunting stoops.

A distinctive dark parrot native to New Guinea, sometimes called the vulturine parrot.

A giant, endangered forest eagle endemic to the Philippines, known for its shaggy crest and monkey-eating reputation.

A large, elegant coastal pigeon of Southeast Asia, almost entirely white with bold black wing tips and tail.

A vibrant nectar-feeding parrot commonly seen in flocks around flowering trees.

A medium-large bird of prey with a reddish-brown body and deeply forked tail, once endangered but now thriving in Europe.

A vibrant parrot with striking red plumage, native to Indonesia.

A small dove of South and Southeast Asia, the male's rich brick-red plumage and blue-grey head make it one of the most striking doves in the region.

An endangered green parrot native to northeast Mexico, immediately recognizable by its bright red crown and lilac eye-stripe.

A large, spectacular Australian cockatoo with glossy black plumage and brilliant red tail panels in males.

A large, colorful gamebird native to Asia and widely introduced globally, known for the male's vibrant plumage and white neck ring.

A small, colourful South American duck that often perches on branches.

A large, social corvid distinguished by the bare, grey-white skin at the base of its beak.

A common green parakeet with a distinctive rose ring around the neck (males).

A large falcon of open country, valued in falconry.

A brilliant red wading bird native to South America and the Caribbean, often seen in wetlands and mangroves.

A brilliantly coloured parrot native to Central and South America, known for its red, yellow, and blue feathers.

A large, stork-like bird from East Africa, famous for its massive shoe-shaped bill and statue-like hunting style.

An enormous, flightless rainforest bird with a striking blue face, a helmet-like casque, and powerful, clawed legs.

A small owl with a distinctive white facial disk and ear tufts.

A nocturnal tropical owl with distinctive pale facial 'spectacles'.

A very large, colourful Asian kingfisher characterised by its massive red bill, blue wings, and territorial nature.

A dark, long-billed ibis with a distinctive straw-coloured neck, commonly found in Australian wetlands and grasslands.

A large white parrot with a striking yellow crest, native to Australia and New Guinea.

A large, elegant goose with a long neck and distinctive markings.

A nocturnal, camouflaged bird often mistaken for an owl.

A familiar woodland owl with a rich, hooting call.

The largest toucan species, native to South America and defined by its black plumage, white throat, and massive orange bill.

A small diving duck with a characteristic head tuft, common on lakes and reservoirs.

A large scavenging bird with an exceptional sense of smell, commonly seen soaring in search of carrion.

A small East African hornbill famous for its red-and-yellow bill in males and its symbiotic relationship with dwarf mongooses.

A large, powerful owl native to boreal and temperate forests in Eurasia.

A large white parrot with an expressive crest, native to Indonesia and nearby islands.

A rare bird of prey with striking white plumage, found in Europe.

A large, long‑legged wading bird often seen nesting on rooftops and chimneys.

A dark, slate-grey Caribbean pigeon with a striking white crown, dependent on mangrove forests and tropical fruit trees.

A huge bird of prey native to Eurasia, easily recognised by its broad wingspan and the adult's distinct white tail.

A long-legged stork with a distinctive yellow bill, commonly found in African wetlands.

A small dove with delicate barred plumage, often seen on the ground in urban and rural areas.