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Aves (birds)

The St. Helena Plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae), locally known as the Wirebird due to its thin legs, is a small wader endemic to the island of Saint Helena. Kittlitz's Plover is the St. Helena bird's closest relative. The bird was first mentioned in ...

The Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), is an endemic passerine bird of New Zealand. It is one of the largest members of the diverse honeyeater family. Tui are found through much of New Zealand, particularly the North Island, the west and south coasts...

The New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura), is a passerine bird endemic to New Zealand. The Bellbird is found throughout both the main islands of New Zealand apart from the north of the North Island. Its population and distribution had been seriousl...

The White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris nigra), is endemic to eastern and south-western Australia, ranging from east of the Great Divide in Queensland through coastal New South Wales, becoming scattered south to Jervis Bay. It is also found in south...

The New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae), is found throughout southern Australia, from about Brisbane, Queensland, to just north of Perth, Western Australia. It is inquisitive and approaches humans. It is common in heath, forests, wood...

The Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora ), also known as Java Finch or Java Rice Bird is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia. It is a popular cage bird, and has been introduced in a l...

The Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata ), also known as Nutmeg Mannikin or Spice Finch is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Phili...

The Tricolored Munia (Lonchura malacca), is a estrildid finch, native to India and Sri Lanka. The species was also introduced to Australia, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Japan, Portugal, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The Tricolored Munia is a small gregar...

The Indian Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica), also known as White-throated Munia, is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the closely related African Silverbill, Lonchura cantans. This estrildid finch is a common resident breed...

The Red Munia (Amandava amandava), also known as Red Avadavat or Strawberry Finch, is a sparrow-sized bird of the Munia family. It is found in South Asia with an estimated global range of 6.2 million sq. miles. The species is native to Bangladesh, Camb...

The Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Central Africa and widely introduced in the USA. It has an estimated global range of 385,250 square miles. It is found in subtropical/tropical (lowland) d...

The White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis), is a member of the bulbul family. It is found in southern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and north-western India, parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh. It is found in scrub forest and gardenland. Also found in...

The Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus), is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a widespread resident breeder throughout Africa. This bird is found everywhere except dense forest and treeless expanses. The Common Bulbul is about ...

The Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys), also known as the White-cheeked Bulbul, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. Slightly smaller than the Myna, it...

The Black-fronted Bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans), is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical...

The Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier), is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in southeast Asia from southern Thailand and Cambodia south to Borneo and the Philippines. It is found in a wide variety of open...

The Brown-breasted Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous), is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Photo Copyright and Credit

The Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus), is a member of the bulbul family. It is resident in tropical Asia from Pakistan and India through to southeast Asia and China. It has been introduced to New South Wales, Los Angeles, Mauritius and Florida....

The Mountain Fulvetta (Alcippe peracensis), is a species of bird belonging to the Old World babbler family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam in subtropical or tropical moist mountain forests. The Black-browed Fulvetta ...

The Whitethroat (Sylvia communis), is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds throughout Europe and across much of temperate western Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in tropical Africa, Arabia and India. T...