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Scientific name

English common name

Abeillia abeilleiEmerald-chinned Hummingbird
Acanthis cabaretLesser Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaCommon Redpoll
Acanthiza chrysorrhoaYellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostrisEastern Spinebill
Accipiter albogularisPied Goshawk
Accipiter atricapillusAmerican Goshawk
Accipiter badiusShikra
Accipiter bicolorBicolored Hawk
Accipiter brachyurusNew Britain Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalusCollared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cooperiiCooper's Hawk
Accipiter fasciatusBrown Goshawk
Accipiter gentilisEurasian Goshawk
Accipiter gularisJapanese Sparrowhawk
Accipiter gundlachiGundlach's Hawk
Accipiter haplochrousWhite-bellied Goshawk
Accipiter henstiiHenst's Goshawk
Accipiter imitatorImitator Goshawk
Accipiter melanochlamysBlack-mantled Goshawk
Accipiter melanoleucusBlack Sparrowhawk
Accipiter meyerianusMeyer's Goshawk
Accipiter minullusLittle Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusEurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter novaehollandiaeGrey Goshawk
Accipiter ovampensisOvambo Sparrowhawk
Accipiter poliocephalusGrey-headed Goshawk
Accipiter rufitorquesFiji Goshawk
Accipiter rufiventrisRufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
Accipiter soloensisChinese Sparrowhawk
Accipiter striatusSharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter tachiroAfrican Goshawk
Accipiter trivirgatusCrested Goshawk
Accipiter virgatusBesra
Aceros nipalensisRufous-necked Hornbill
Achaetops pycnopygiusRockrunner
Acridotheres cristatellusCrested Myna
Acridotheres javanicusJavan Myna
Acridotheres leucocephalusVinous-breasted Myna
Acridotheres melanopterusBlack-winged Myna
Acridotheres tristisCommon Myna
Acrocephalus aequinoctialisBokikokiko
Acrocephalus arundinaceusGreat Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus brevipennisCape Verde Warbler
Acrocephalus cafferTahiti Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus kerearakoCook Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus mendanaeSouthern Marquesan Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus orientalisOriental Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus paludicolaAquatic Warbler
Acrocephalus rehseiNauru Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus rodericanusRodrigues Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusSedge Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusCommon Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus sechellensisSeychelles Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreusClamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus taitiHenderson Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus vaughaniPitcairn Reed Warbler
Acropternis orthonyxOcellated Tapaculo
Acryllium vulturinumVulturine Guineafowl
Actenoides bougainvilleiMoustached Kingfisher
Actenoides concretusRufous-collared Kingfisher
Actenoides hombroniHombron's Kingfisher
Actenoides lindsayiSpotted Wood Kingfisher
Actinodura cyanouropteraBlue-winged Minla
Actinodura sodangorumBlack-crowned Barwing
Actinodura strigulaBar-throated Minla
Actitis hypoleucosCommon Sandpiper
Actitis maculariusSpotted Sandpiper
Actophilornis africanusAfrican Jacana
Adelomyia melanogenysSpeckled Hummingbird
Aechmophorus occidentalisWestern Grebe
Aegithalos caudatusLong-tailed Tit
Aegithalos sharpeiBurmese Bushtit
Aegithina tiphiaCommon Iora
Aegolius acadicusNorthern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius funereusBoreal Owl
Aegolius harrisiiBuff-fronted Owl
Aegotheles cristatusAustralian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles savesiNew Caledonian Owlet-nightjar
Aegypius monachusCinereous Vulture
Aepypodius arfakianusWattled Brushturkey
Aerodramus elaphrusSeychelles Swiftlet
Aerodramus francicusMascarene Swiftlet
Aerodramus germaniGermain's Swiftlet
Aerodramus inquietusIsland Swiftlet
Aerodramus maximusBlack-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus pelewensisPalau Swiftlet
Aerodramus sawtelliAtiu Swiftlet
Aerodramus spodiopygiusWhite-rumped Swiftlet
Aethia cristatellaCrested Auklet
Aethia psittaculaParakeet Auklet
Aethia pusillaLeast Auklet
Aethia pygmaeaWhiskered Auklet
Aethopyga boltoniApo Sunbird
Aethopyga christinaeFork-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga duyvenbodeiElegant Sunbird
Aethopyga flagransFlaming Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiaeMrs. Gould's Sunbird
Aethopyga ignicaudaFire-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga linaraboraeLina's Sunbird
Aethopyga magnificaMagnificent Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensisGreen-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga primigeniaGrey-hooded Sunbird
Aethopyga pulcherrimaMetallic-winged Sunbird
Aethopyga saturataBlack-throated Sunbird
Aethopyga shelleyiLovely Sunbird
Aethopyga siparajaCrimson Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckiiTemminck's Sunbird
Afropavo congensisCongo Peafowl
Afrotis afraSouthern Black Korhaan
Afrotis afraoidesNorthern Black Korhaan
Agamia agamiAgami Heron
Agapornis canusGrey-headed Lovebird
Agapornis fischeriFischer's Lovebird
Agapornis lilianaeLilian's Lovebird
Agapornis nigrigenisBlack-cheeked Lovebird
Agapornis personatusYellow-collared Lovebird
Agapornis pullariusRed-headed Lovebird
Agapornis roseicollisRosy-faced Lovebird
Agapornis swindernianusBlack-collared Lovebird
Agapornis tarantaBlack-winged Lovebird
Agelaioides badiusGreyish Baywing
Agelaius assimilisRed-shouldered Blackbird
Agelaius humeralisTawny-shouldered Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
Agelaius xanthomusYellow-shouldered Blackbird
Agelastes meleagridesWhite-breasted Guineafowl
Agelastes nigerBlack Guineafowl
Aglaeactis castelnaudiiWhite-tufted Sunbeam
Aglaiocercus berlepschiVenezuelan Sylph
Aglaiocercus coelestisViolet-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus kingiiLong-tailed Sylph
Agropsar sturninusDaurian Starling
Ailuroedus crassirostrisGreen Catbird
Ailuroedus maculosusSpotted Catbird
Ailuroedus melanotisBlack-eared Catbird
Aix galericulataMandarin Duck
Aix sponsaWood Duck
Akialoa stejnegeri †Kauai Akialoa
Alaemon alaudipesGreater Hoopoe-Lark
Alauda arvensisEurasian Skylark
Alauda razaeRaso Lark
Alca tordaRazorbill
Alcedo atthisCommon Kingfisher
Alcedo herculesBlyth's Kingfisher
Alcedo menintingBlue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo peninsulaeMalaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachysShining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo semitorquataHalf-collared Kingfisher
Alectoris barbaraBarbary Partridge
Alectoris chukarChukar Partridge
Alectoris graecaRock Partridge
Alectoris melanocephalaArabian Partridge
Alectoris philbyiPhilby's Partridge
Alectoris rufaRed-legged Partridge
Alectroenas madagascariensisMadagascar Blue Pigeon
Alectroenas nitidissimus †Mauritius Blue Pigeon
Alectroenas pulcherrimusSeychelles Blue Pigeon
Alectroenas sganziniComoro Blue Pigeon
Alectura lathamiAustralian Brushturkey
Alipiopsitta xanthopsYellow-faced Parrot
Alisterus amboinensisMoluccan King Parrot
Alisterus chloropterusPapuan King Parrot
Alisterus scapularisAustralian King Parrot
Alle alleLittle Auk
Allenia fuscaScaly-breasted Thrasher
Alophoixus ochraceusOchraceous Bulbul
Alopochen aegyptiacaEgyptian Goose
Amadina erythrocephalaRed-headed Finch
Amadina fasciataCut-throat Finch
Amandava amandavaRed Avadavat
Amandava subflavaOrange-breasted Waxbill
Amaurornis moluccanaPale-vented Bush-hen
Amaurornis phoenicurusWhite-breasted Waterhen
Amazilia luciaeHonduran Emerald
Amazilia rutilaCinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatlRufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensisBuff-bellied Hummingbird
Amazona aestivaTurquoise-fronted Amazon
Amazona agilisBlack-billed Amazon
Amazona albifronsWhite-fronted Amazon
Amazona amazonicaOrange-winged Amazon
Amazona arausiacaRed-necked Amazon
Amazona auropalliataYellow-naped Amazon
Amazona autumnalisRed-lored Amazon
Amazona barbadensisYellow-shouldered Amazon
Amazona brasiliensisRed-tailed Amazon
Amazona collariaYellow-billed Amazon
Amazona dufresnianaBlue-cheeked Amazon
Amazona farinosaMealy Amazon
Amazona festivaFestive Amazon
Amazona finschiLilac-crowned Amazon
Amazona guildingiiSt. Vincent Amazon
Amazona imperialisImperial Amazon
Amazona leucocephalaCuban Amazon
Amazona martinicanaMartinique Amazon
Amazona ochrocephalaYellow-crowned Amazon
Amazona oratrixYellow-headed Amazon
Amazona pretreiRed-spectacled Amazon
Amazona tucumanaTucuman Amazon
Amazona ventralisHispaniolan Amazon
Amazona versicolorSt. Lucia Amazon
Amazona vinaceaVinaceous-breasted Amazon
Amazona violaceaGuadaloupe Amazon
Amazona viridigenalisRed-crowned Amazon
Amazona vittataPuerto Rican Amazon
Amazona xantholoraYucatan Amazon
Amazonetta brasiliensisBrazilian Teal
Amblyornis flavifronsGolden-fronted Bowerbird
Amblyornis inornataVogelkop Bowerbird
Amblyornis macgregoriaeMacGregor's Bowerbird
Amblyornis subalarisStreaked Bowerbird
Amblyospiza albifronsThick-billed Weaver
Amblyramphus holosericeusScarlet-headed Blackbird
Ammodramus savannarumGrasshopper Sparrow
Ammomanes cincturaBar-tailed Lark
Ammomanes desertiDesert Lark
Ammomanes phoenicuraRufous-tailed Lark
Ammomanopsis grayiGray's Lark
Ammoperdix heyiSand Partridge
Ammospiza maritimaSeaside Sparrow
Anabathmis hartlaubiiPrincipe Sunbird
Anabathmis newtoniiNewton's Sunbird
Anabazenops fuscusWhite-collared Foliage-gleaner
Anairetes alpinusAsh-breasted Tit-Tyrant
Anaplectes rubricepsRed-headed Weaver
Anarhynchus alexandrinusKentish Plover
Anarhynchus bicinctusDouble-banded Plover
Anarhynchus collarisCollared Plover
Anarhynchus falklandicusTwo-banded Plover
Anarhynchus javanicusJavan Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultiiGreater Sand Plover
Anarhynchus marginatusWhite-fronted Plover
Anarhynchus mongolusSiberian Sand Plover
Anarhynchus montanusMountain Plover
Anarhynchus nivosusSnowy Plover
Anarhynchus obscurusNew Zealand Plover
Anarhynchus pallidusChestnut-banded Plover
Anarhynchus pecuariusKittlitz's Plover
Anarhynchus ruficapillusRed-capped Plover
Anarhynchus sanctaehelenaeSt. Helena Plover
Anarhynchus wilsoniaWilson's Plover
Anas acutaNorthern Pintail
Anas albogularisAndaman Teal
Anas bahamensisWhite-cheeked Pintail
Anas bernieriBernier's Teal
Anas capensisCape Teal
Anas carolinensisGreen-winged Teal
Anas castaneaChestnut Teal
Anas chlorotisBrown Teal
Anas creccaEurasian Teal
Anas eatoniEaton's Pintail
Anas erythrorhynchaRed-billed Teal
Anas flavirostrisYellow-billed Teal
Anas georgicaYellow-billed Pintail
Anas gibberifronsSunda Teal
Anas gracilisGrey Teal
Anas laysanensisLaysan Duck
Anas luzonicaPhilippine Duck
Anas nesiotisCampbell Teal
Anas platyrhynchosMallard
Anas poecilorhynchaIndian Spot-billed Duck
Anas rubripesAmerican Black Duck
Anas sparsaAfrican Black Duck
Anas superciliosaPacific Black Duck
Anas undulataYellow-billed Duck
Anas zonorhynchaEastern Spot-billed Duck
Anastomus lamelligerusAfrican Openbill
Anastomus oscitansAsian Openbill
Andigena laminirostrisPlate-billed Mountain Toucan
Andigena nigrirostrisBlack-billed Mountain Toucan
Androdon aequatorialisTooth-billed Hummingbird
Anhima cornutaHorned Screamer
Anhinga anhingaAnhinga
Anhinga melanogasterOriental Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiaeAustralasian Darter
Anhinga rufaAfrican Darter
Anisognathus igniventrisScarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosusLacrimose Mountain Tanager
Anisognathus notabilisBlack-chinned Mountain Tanager
Anisognathus somptuosusBlue-winged Mountain Tanager
Anodorhynchus glaucus †Glaucous Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinusHyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus leariLear's Macaw
Anomalospiza imberbisCuckoo-finch
Anorrhinus austeniAusten's Brown Hornbill
Anorrhinus galeritusBushy-crested Hornbill
Anous albivittaGrey Noddy
Anous ceruleusBlue Noddy
Anous minutusBlack Noddy
Anous stolidusBrown Noddy
Anous tenuirostrisLesser Noddy
Anser albifronsGreater White-fronted Goose
Anser anserGreylag Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusPink-footed Goose
Anser caerulescensSnow Goose
Anser canagicusEmperor Goose
Anser cygnoidesSwan Goose
Anser erythropusLesser White-fronted Goose
Anser fabalisTaiga Bean Goose
Anser indicusBar-headed Goose
Anseranas semipalmataMagpie Goose
Anthobaphes violaceaOrange-breasted Sunbird
Anthochaera phrygiaRegent Honeyeater
Anthornis melanuraNew Zealand Bellbird
Anthoscopus caroliGrey Penduline Tit
Anthracoceros albirostrisOriental Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatusMalabar Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros malayanusBlack Hornbill
Anthracoceros marcheiPalawan Hornbill
Anthracoceros montaniSulu Hornbill
Anthracothorax dominicusHispaniolan Mango
Anthracothorax mangoJamaican Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollisBlack-throated Mango
Anthracothorax prevostiiGreen-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax viridigulaGreen-throated Mango
Anthracothorax viridisGreen Mango
Anthreptes anchietaeAnchieta's Sunbird
Anthreptes longuemareiWestern Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes malacensisBrown-throated Sunbird
Anthreptes reichenowiPlain-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes rhodolaemusRed-throated Sunbird
Anthreptes tephrolaemusGrey-chinned Sunbird
Anthus antarcticusSouth Georgia Pipit
Anthus campestrisTawny Pipit
Anthus cervinusRed-throated Pipit
Anthus chlorisYellow-breasted Pipit
Anthus correnderaCorrendera Pipit
Anthus nilghiriensisNilgiri Pipit
Anthus petrosusEuropean Rock Pipit
Anthus pratensisMeadow Pipit
Anthus rubescensBuff-bellied Pipit
Anthus spinolettaWater Pipit
Anthus trivialisTree Pipit
Antigone antigoneSarus Crane
Antigone canadensisSandhill Crane
Antigone rubicundaBrolga
Antigone vipioWhite-naped Crane
Antrostomus carolinensisChuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus cubanensisCuban Nightjar
Antrostomus ekmaniHispaniolan Nightjar
Antrostomus rufusRufous Nightjar
Apalis chariessaWhite-winged Apalis
Apalis chirindensisChirinda Apalis
Apaloderma narinaNarina Trogon
Apaloderma vittatumBar-tailed Trogon
Apalopteron familiareBonin White-eye
Aphanapteryx bonasia †Red Rail
Aphanocrex podarces †St. Helena Rail
Aphelocoma coerulescensFlorida Scrub Jay
Aphrodroma brevirostrisKerguelen Petrel
Aplonis atrifuscaSamoan Starling
Aplonis cinerascensRarotonga Starling
Aplonis corvina †Kosrae Starling
Aplonis fusca †Tasman Starling
Aplonis mavornata †Mauke Starling
Aplonis opacaMicronesian Starling
Aplonis pelzelniPohnpei Starling
Aplonis santovestrisMountain Starling
Aplonis tabuensisPolynesian Starling
Aprosmictus erythropterusRed-winged Parrot
Aptenodytes forsteriEmperor Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicusKing Penguin
Apteryx australisSouthern Brown Kiwi
Apteryx haastiiGreat Spotted Kiwi
Apteryx mantelliNorth Island Brown Kiwi
Apteryx oweniiLittle Spotted Kiwi
Apteryx rowiOkarito Kiwi
Aptornis otidiformesAdzebill
Apus affinisLittle Swift
Apus apusCommon Swift
Apus pallidusPallid Swift
Aquila adalbertiSpanish Imperial Eagle
Aquila africanaCassin's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila audaxWedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila borrasiExtinct Eagle sp
Aquila chrysaetosGolden Eagle
Aquila fasciataBonelli's Eagle
Aquila gurneyiGurney's Eagle
Aquila heliacaEastern Imperial Eagle
Aquila nipalensisSteppe Eagle
Aquila rapaxTawny Eagle
Aquila spilogasterAfrican Hawk-Eagle
Aquila verreauxiiVerreaux's Eagle
Ara ambiguusGreat Green Macaw
Ara araraunaBlue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara chloropterusRed-and-green Macaw
Ara erythrocephalaJamaican Green-and-yellow Macaw
Ara glaucogularisBlue-throated Macaw
Ara macaoScarlet Macaw
Ara militarisMilitary Macaw
Ara rubrogenysRed-fronted Macaw
Ara severusChestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara spExtinct Macaw sp
Ara tricolor †Cuban Macaw
Arachnothera longirostraLittle Spiderhunter
Aramides cajaneusGrey-cowled Wood Rail
Aramides mangleLittle Wood Rail
Aramides saracuraSlaty-breasted Wood Rail
Aramides ypecahaGiant Wood Rail
Aramidopsis plateniSnoring Rail
Aramus guaraunaLimpkin
Aratinga auricapillusGolden-capped Parakeet
Aratinga jandayaJandaya Parakeet
Aratinga nendayNanday Parakeet
Aratinga solstitialisSun Parakeet
Aratinga weddelliiDusky-headed Parakeet
Arborophila campbelliMalayan Partridge
Arborophila davidiOrange-necked Partridge
Archaeopteryx lithograficaArchaeopteryx
Archaetrogon spArchaetrogon
Archboldia papuensisArchbold's Bowerbird
Archilochus alexandriBlack-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus colubrisRuby-throated Hummingbird
Ardea albaGreat Egret
Ardea cinereaGrey Heron
Ardea cocoiCocoi Heron
Ardea goliathGoliath Heron
Ardea herodiasGreat Blue Heron
Ardea insignisWhite-bellied Heron
Ardea intermediaMedium Egret
Ardea melanocephalaBlack-headed Heron
Ardea purpureaPurple Heron
Ardea sumatranaGreat-billed Heron
Ardenna carneipesFlesh-footed Shearwater
Ardenna creatopusPink-footed Shearwater
Ardenna gravisGreat Shearwater
Ardenna griseaSooty Shearwater
Ardenna pacificaWedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna tenuirostrisShort-tailed Shearwater
Ardeola bacchusChinese Pond Heron
Ardeola grayiiIndian Pond Heron
Ardeola ralloidesSquacco Heron
Ardeotis arabsArabian Bustard
Ardeotis koriKori Bustard
Ardeotis nigricepsGreat Indian Bustard
Arenaria interpresRuddy Turnstone
Argusianus argusGreat Argus
Argya caudataCommon Babbler
Argya cinereifronsAshy-headed Laughingthrush
Argya fulvaFulvous Babbler
Argya gularisWhite-throated Babbler
Argya rufescensOrange-billed Babbler
Artamus cinereusBlack-faced Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchusWhite-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus personatusMasked Woodswallow
Asarcornis scutulataWhite-winged Duck
Asio abyssinicusAbyssinian Owl
Asio capensisMarsh Owl
Asio clamatorStriped Owl
Asio flammeusShort-eared Owl
Asio grammicusJamaican Owl
Asio madagascariensisMadagascar Owl
Asio otusLong-eared Owl
Asio solomonensisFearful Owl
Asio stygiusStygian Owl
Asthenes luizaeCipo Canastero
Astrapia mayeriRibbon-tailed Astrapia
Astrapia nigraArfak Astrapia
Astrapia rothschildiHuon Astrapia
Astrapia splendidissimaSplendid Astrapia
Astrapia stephaniaePrincess Stephanie's Astrapia
Atelornis pittoidesPitta-like Ground Roller
Athene bramaSpotted Owlet
Athene cuniculariaBurrowing Owl
Athene grantiGuadalcanal Owl
Athene jacquinotiWest Solomons Owl
Athene noctuaLittle Owl
Athene superciliarisWhite-browed Owl
Atlapetes flavicepsYellow-headed Brushfinch
Atlapetes latinuchusYellow-breasted Brushfinch
Atlapetes pallidicepsPale-headed Brushfinch
Atrichornis clamosusNoisy Scrubbird
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularisBlue-throated Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctisBlue-banded Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus haematopygusCrimson-rumped Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinusEmerald Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus whitelianusTepui Toucanet
Auriparus flavicepsVerdin
Automolus leucophthalmusWhite-eyed Foliage-gleaner
Automolus rufipileatusChestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner
Aviceda cuculoidesAfrican Cuckoo-Hawk
Aviceda jerdoniJerdon's Baza
Aviceda leuphotesBlack Baza
Aviceda subcristataPacific Baza
Aythya affinisLesser Scaup
Aythya americanaRedhead
Aythya australisHardhead
Aythya baeriBaer's Pochard
Aythya collarisRing-necked Duck
Aythya ferinaCommon Pochard
Aythya fuligulaTufted Duck
Aythya innotataMadagascar Pochard
Aythya marilaGreater Scaup
Aythya nyrocaFerruginous Duck
Aythya valisineriaCanvasback

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