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Other galleries of my featured pictures

Featured pictures of eagles, hawks, falcons and other birds of prey
(Accipitriformes, Falconiformes)
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Long-crested eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
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African fish eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer

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African hawk-eagle
Aquila spilogaster
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Black-chested snake-eagle
Circaetus pectoralis

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Crested hawk-eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus
with Indian garden lizard

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Crested hawk-eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus ceylanensis
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Eastern chanting goshawk
Melierax poliopterus

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Southern pale chanting goshawk juvenile
Melierax canorus argentior
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Common black-hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus

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Savanna hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
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Turkey vulture
Cathartes aura

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Roadside hawk
Rupornis magnirostris

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Roadside hawk
Rupornis magnirostris griseocauda
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Steppe buzzard
Buteo buteo vulpinus
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Andean condor
Vultur gryphus♂
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Andean condors
Vultur gryphus
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Southern crested caracara
Caracara plancus

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Southern crested caracara
Caracara plancus
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Chimango caracara
Daptrius chimango temucoensis♀
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Mauritius kestrel
Falco punctatus
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American kestrel
Falco sparverius cinnamominus♂
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Black kite
Milvus migrans affinis
Featured pictures of kingfishers, rollers and bee-eaters
(Coraciiformes)
Featured pictures of parrots, macaws, lovebirds, parakeets and cockatoos
(Psittaciformes)
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Turquoise-fronted amazon
Amazona aestiva
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Orange-winged parrots
Amazona amazonica tobagensis
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Rosy-faced lovebird
Agapornis roseicollis

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Rosy-faced lovebirds
Agapornis roseicollis
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Hyacinth macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

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Hyacinth macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

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Red-and-green macaw
Ara chloropterus juvenile

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Scarlet macaw
Ara macao cyanopterus

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Scarlet macaw
Ara macao cyanopterus
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Scarlet macaw
Ara macao macao
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Rose-ringed parakeet
sittacula krameri borealis♂
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Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla♂
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Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla♀
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Little corella
Cacatua sanguinea gymnopis
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Rainbow lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus
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Collared lory
Vini solitaria
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Red shining-parrot
Prosopeia tabuensis
Featured pictures of toucans, barbets and woodpeckers
(Piciformes)
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Keel-billed toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
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Grey-breasted mountain toucan
Andigena hypoglauca

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Campo flicker
Colaptes campestris

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Red-crowned woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus ♀

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Cuban green woodpecker
Xiphidiopicus percussus♀

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Golden-fronted (Velasquez's) woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons♂
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Red-crowned woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus♂
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Red-headed barbet
Eubucco bourcierii occidentalis♀
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Red-headed barbet
Eubucco bourcierii aequatorialis♂
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Toucan barbet
Semnornis ramphastinus
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Toucan barbet
Semnornis ramphastinus
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Crimson-rumped toucanet
Aulacorhynchus haematopygus sexnotatus
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Crimson-rumped toucanet
Aulacorhynchus haematopygus sexnotatus
Featured pictures of hummingbirds
(Apodiformes)
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Vervain hummingbird
Mellisuga minima

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Red-billed streamertail
Trochilus polytmus♀

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Bee hummingbird
Mellisuga helenaeimmature
♂

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Cuban emerald
Chlorostilbon ricordii♂
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Volcano hummingbird
Selasphorus flammula♀
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2 of 3

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Sapphire-throated hummingbird
Lepidopyga coeruleogularis♂
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Snowy-bellied hummingbird
Amazilia edward

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Violet sabrewinɡ
Campylopterus hemileucurus mellitus♂

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Green-crowned brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula henryi)♀
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Talamanca hummingbird
Eugenes spectabilis♂
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Cinnamon hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
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Lesser violetear
Colibri cyanotus
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Brown violetear
Colibri delphinae
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Sword-billed hummingbird
Ensifera ensifera
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Buff-tailed coronet
Boissonneaua flavescens
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Buff-tailed coronet - set 1 of2
Boissonneaua flavescens
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Buff-tailed coronet - set 2 of2
Boissonneaua flavescens
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Fawn-breasted brilliant
Heliodoxa rubinoides aequatorialis
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Fawn-breasted brilliant
Heliodoxa rubinoides aequatorialis
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Violet-tailed sylph
Aglaiocercus coelestis♂
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Tawny-bellied hermit
Phaethornis syrmatophorus
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Andean emerald
Uranomitra franciae viridiceps♂
Featured pictures of songbirds
(Passeriformes)
Featured pictures of storks, herons, ibis, pelican and hamerkop
(Ciconiformes, Pelecaniformes)
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Marabou stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer
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Marabou stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer

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Jabiru
Jabiru mycteria
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Jabirus
Jabiru mycteria on nest
♀ ♂
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Painted stork
Mycteria leucocephala
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Painted storks
Mycteria leucocephala
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White stork
Ciconia ciconia

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Sacred ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus

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Australian ibis
Threskiornis molucca
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Pacific reef heron
Egretta sacra) dark morph
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Western reef egret (slate grey morph)
Egretta gularis schistacea
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Western reef egret (dark morph)
Egretta gularis schistacea
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Dalmatian pelican
Pelecanus crispus
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Dalmatian pelican
Pelecanus crispus
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White pelicans
Pelecanus onocrotalus
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Great white pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
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Hamerkop
Scopus umbrettaKenya
Featured pictures of waders and other shorebirds
(Charadriiformes, Gruiformes)
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Black-headed lapwing
Vanellus tectus

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Spur-winged lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
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Masked lapwing
Vanellus miles
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Common ringed plover
Charadrius hiaticula
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Black guillemot
Cepphus grylle icelandicus
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Black skimmeɽ
Rynchops niger
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Bronze-winged jacana
Metopidius indicus
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Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus with juvenile
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Puffin
Fratercula arctica
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Puffin
Fratercula arctica
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Common greenshank
Tringa nebularia
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Purple sandpiper
Calidris maritima
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Pacific gull
Larus pacificus
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White tern
Gygis alba candida
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Common noddy
Anous stolidus pileatus
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Grey crowned crane
Balearica regulorum gibbericeps
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Eurasian coot with chicks
Fulica atra
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Eurasian hoopoe
Upupa epops juvenile
Featured pictures of ducks, geese and swans
(Anseriformes)
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Black-bellied whistling ducks
Dendrocygna autumnalis

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West Indian whistling duck
Dendrocygna arborea

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Mallard chick
Anas platyrhynchos
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Chiloe wigeon
Mareca sibilatrix♂
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Greylag goose
Anser anser
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Greylag geese
Anser anser
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Egyptian goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca) and goslings
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Cape Barren goose
Cereopsis novaehollandiae
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Upland goose
Chloephaga picta
♂
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Cape Barren geese
Cereopsis novaehollandiae
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Mute swan
Cygnus olor
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Mute swan cygnet
Cygnus olor
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Black-necked swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
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Coscoroba swans
Coscoroba coscoroba pair with cygnets
Featured pictures of other birds
(Bucerotiformes, Cariamiformes, Colombiformes, Cuculiformes, Galliformes, Nyctibiiformes, Opisthocomiformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Podargiformes, Rheiformes, Strigiformes, Suliformes, Trogoniformes)
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African Grey Hornbill
Tockus nasutus♀
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Malabar pied hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus♂
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Malabar pied hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus♀
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Red-legged seriema
Cariama cristata

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Spotted dove
Spilopelia chinensis suratensis
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Rufous turtle dove
Streptopelia orientalis orii
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White-throated quail-dove
Zentrygon frenata bourcieri
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New Zealand pigeon
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
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African emerald cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus♂

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Smooth-billed ani
Crotophaga ani
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Chaco chachalaca
Tyrannus melancholicus

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Bare-faced curassow
Crax fasciolata♀

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Helmeted guineafowl
Numida meleagris

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Ocellated turkey
Meleagris ocellata♂
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Australian brushturkey
Alectura lathami♀
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Australasian swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
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Northern potoo
Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus
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Hoatzin
Opisthocomus hoazin
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Greater flamingos
Phoenicopterus roseus
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Greater flamingos
Phoenicopterus roseus
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Southern burrowing owl
Athene cunicularia
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Philippine frogmouth
Batrachostomus septimus♀♂
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Lesser rhea
Rhea pennata
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Little pied cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos
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Great cormorants
Phalacrocorax carbo
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Brown booby
Sula leucogaster plotus♀ & juvenile
♂

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Brown booby
Sula leucogaster plotus♂
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Masked trogon
Trogon personatus temperatus♂