Species in the class Aves Results 1 - 20
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Peruvian diving-petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii)
Somewhat resembling a penguin, the Peruvian diving-petrel is a small and tubby black and white bird that flies low and fast with r...  More  3 Images  1 Video
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Straight-billed reedhaunter (Limnoctites rectirostris)
After its discovery by Charles Darwin in 1833, this species became known as “Darwin’s lost bird”, as it took almost a century befo...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)
This small to medium sized owl is distinctive in its strikingly marked, angular face - a dark V-shaped marking running down the ce...  More  3 Images  1 Video
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Dusky tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscus)
With its dark plumage and secretive behaviour, the dusky tapaculo is an inconspicuous bird. Nevertheless, it can be readily identi...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Kakapo (Strigops habroptila)
The kakapo is a Critically Endangered, giant, nocturnal parrot. It is a classic example of evolution on an isolated island; and ha...  More  20 Images  12 Videos
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African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
Famous for its intelligence and ability to mimic human speech, the African grey parrot is one of the most popular of all avian pet...  More  18 Images  2 Videos
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African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
With its distinctive plumage and evocative cry, the African fish-eagle is probably the most familiar bird of prey in Africa. Perch...  More  43 Images  5 Videos
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Black-eared miner (Manorina melanotis)
Information on the black-eared miner is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Crab plover (Dromas ardeola)
The crab plover is remarkable for being the only representative of the Dromadidae family, which means that in evolutionary terms t...  More  14 Images  4 Videos
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Temminck’s tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
This colourful bird is considered by many to be the most beautiful pheasant in the world. Males are bright orange-crimson, spotted...  More  30 Images  2 Videos
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Sooty falcon (Falco concolor)
The sooty falcon is an attractive, medium-sized bird of prey with long, slender wings and a long tail. Although the adult plumage ...  More  17 Images  1 Video
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Mangrove finch (Camarhynchus heliobates)
Poised on the brink of extinction, the diminutive mangrove finch is not only the most endangered of Darwin’s finches, but is also ...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Three-wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus)
Information on the three-wattled bellbird is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  3 Images  1 Video
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Sokoke scops-owl (Otus ireneae)
This tiny owl, discovered as late as 1965 in the Arabuko-Sokoke forest in Kenya, occurs in three different morphs, or forms; dark ...  More  10 Images  1 Video
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Puerto Rican nightjar (Caprimulgus noctitherus)
Information on the Puerto Rican nightjar is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  13 Images  0 Videos
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Belding’s yellowthroat (Geothlypis beldingi)
Information on the belding’s yellowthroat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus)
The limelight may have been stolen by Darwin’s more famous finches, but it was the mockingbirds of the Galapagos that had the grea...  More  26 Images  4 Videos
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Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis)
Information on the Eskimo curlew is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Sumatran ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis)
Information on the Sumatran ground-cuckoo is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
The most spectacular feature of the resplendent quetzal, often held to be the most beautiful and ornate bird species in the Wester...  More  14 Images  6 Videos
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