A tiny, dumpy brown bird with a cocked tail, the Wren is surprisingly loud for its size. It tends to creep mouse-like through ...

Cinnamon Teal in flight over blue water, showing reddish-brown plumage, bright orange eye, and blue wing patches. A breeding male Cinnamon Teal is one of the most vividly coloured ducks in North ...

American Redstart perched on a branch, featuring black plumage with bright orange wing and side patches, white belly, and yellow tail feathers. Jet-black with blazing orange patches that flash like ...

American Bittern in flight against a clear blue sky, showing brown streaked plumage, long beak, and yellow eye. Heard far more often than seen, the American Bittern is a master of invisibility — a ...

King Eider swimming in calm water, showing its distinctive yellow, red, blue-grey, and green head plumage with a black and white body. No other duck wears a frontal knob like a crown, curves jet-black ...

Swan Goose swimming in calm water, showing its brown head, pale neck, dark beak, and patterned brown and white body plumage. The longest goose in the genus Anser, the Swan Goose earns its name from a ...

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Browse thick-knees by region with seasonal presence data.

The Columbidae is one of the most familiar bird families on the planet, and people from all walks of life encounter these birds every day. As one of the world’s first domesticated birds, our ...

Browse skuas & jaegers by region with seasonal presence data.

Browse bee-eaters by region with seasonal presence data.

Those familiar with the fairytale “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Andersen may remember how the ‘ugly duckling’ in the story was actually a baby swan and not a duckling at all! In real life, ...