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- Diomedea exulans
Wandering Albatross
A pair in courtship display, billing and allopreening. Prion Islet, off South Georgia (ssp exulans). © Greg R. Homel Recorded 2005
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.9 ) - Creagrus furcatus
Swallow-tailed Gull
A pair copulating. Genovesa, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Monotypic species). © A. Motis Recorded 20 August 2005
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( V.Q: 5.0 O.I: 4.8 ) - Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
A bird having a look inside a hole in a trunk and extracting a big insect larva from it. Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (ssp angustirostris). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 10 January 2005
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.9 ) - Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant Petrel
Two birds feeding on a dead elephant seal baby. Cooper Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species). © H. Schenkel-Brunner Recorded November 2000
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( V.Q: 5.0 O.I: 4.8 ) - Rupicola peruvianus Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Two males displaying at a lek. Cock of the Rock Lodge, Manu NP, Peru (ssp saturata). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 1 August 2005
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.9 ) - Eudyptes chrysocome
Rockhopper Penguin
An adult fighting with a Black-browed Albatross in the colony. New Island, Falkland Islands (ssp chrysocome). © L. Demongin Recorded 17 October 2007
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Phalcoboenus australis
Striated Caracara
An adult bathing; three birds on the ground; two adults squabbling; a group feeding on carrion. West Point Island, The Falklands (Monotypic species). © L. Lieurance Recorded 22 November 2002
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.9 ) - Phodilus badius
Oriental Bay-Owl
A bird perched and looking down. Lower Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo (ssp badius). © J. Gregory Recorded 16 November 2007
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.9 ) - Pteroglossus torquatus Collared Araçari
A pair emerging in synchrony from roost cavity. Crooket Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize District, Belize (ssp erythrozonus). © Greg R. Homel Recorded 2005
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Megaceryle torquata Ringed Kingfisher
A male with a big fish in its beak, hiting it on a trunk and eating it. Nosara, Costa Rica (ssp torquata). © M. Roth Recorded March 2001
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.9 ) - Oryzoborus angolensis
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
A close view of a male, calling. Rio Grande Arriba, Peninsula de Paria, Sucre, Venezuela (ssp torridus). © D. Ascanio Recorded June 2007
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Machaeropterus deliciosus
Club-winged Manakin
A male displaying in a lek. Milpe, Ecuador (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 1 February 2005
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.9 ) - Scytalopus novacapitalis
Brasilia Tapaculo
A bird singing. Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 28 June 2004
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Cercotrichas galactotes
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
A close-up of a parasitized nest, with an adult bird feeding a cuckoo chick. Alicante, Spain (ssp galactotes). © A. Saiz Recorded 22 June 2005
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Urocissa caerulea
Formosan Magpie
A pair arriving to the nest and feeding the chicks. Tonlin, Taiwan (Monotypic species). © J. JH Ting Recorded 18 June 2007
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Recurvirostra americana
American Avocet
A pair displaying and mating. Southern California, USA (Monotypic species). © D. DesJardin Recorded April 2003
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.9 ) - Pipilo chlorurus
Green-tailed Towhee
A male singing. Near Caspar, Wyoming, USA (Monotypic species). © S. Siegel Recorded June 2000
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Cinnyris jugularis
Olive-backed Sunbird
A male and a female probing mimosa. Khao Yai National Park, Thailand (ssp flammaxillaris). © Greg R. Homel Recorded 2005
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( V.Q: 5.0 O.I: 4.7 ) - Rhyacornis fuliginosus
Plumbeous Redstart
Two young males fighting on a river. Near Corbett National Park, India (ssp fuliginosus). © G. van Duin Recorded 6 January 2006
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.9 ) - Thalasseus bergii Greater Crested Tern
A pair copulating. Henley Beach, South Australia (ssp torresii). © P. Griffin Recorded 25 October 2005
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.9 ) - Pygoscelis antarctica
Chinstrap Penguin
A young following an adult, begging for food, and the adult showing aggression, unable or unwilling to feed the young. Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands (Monotypic species). © G. Yaki Recorded 6 February 2000
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Eminia lepida Grey-capped Warbler
A bird singing fron the top of a succulent plant and then flying away. Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 5 September 2006
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Cisticola exilis
Golden-headed Cisticola
A male singing on the top of a perch. Werribee, Victoria, Australia (ssp exilis). © G. Dabb Recorded October 2006
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( V.Q: 5.0 O.I: 4.7 ) - Meropogon forsteni
Purple-bearded Bee-eater
An adult capturing a prey and eating it. Anaso track, Lore Lindu NP, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 30 July 2007
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Scopus umbretta
Hamerkop
A bird killing and eating a frog, then, scratching and drinking. Lake Naivasha, Kenya (ssp umbretta). © P. van Dam Recorded 27 August 2006
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
An adult and three juveniles preening and drinking. Ziway Lake, Ethiopia (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 1 December 2005
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( V.Q: 5.0 O.I: 4.7 ) - Empidonax difficilis
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
An individual perched with an insect and flying away, then returning with another winged insect and flying to the nest to feed its young, finally flying away with a fecal sac. Santa Barbara County, California, USA (ssp difficilis). © D. DesJardin Recorded June 2007
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Falco ardosiaceus Grey Kestrel
A pair copulating. Genale Valley, Ethiopia (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 10 December 2005
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.9 ) - Ferminia cerverai
Zapata Wren
A bird singing. Zapata Peninsula, Cuba (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 1 August 2004
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Megalaima oorti
Black-browed Barbet
A bird at the nest, cleaning it of pieces of wood. Tonlin, Taiwan (ssp nuchalis). © J. JH Ting Recorded 18 January 2007
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.8 ) - Opisthocomus hoazin
Hoatzin
A bird displaying. Amazonia Lodge, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 5 August 2005
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Glaucidium sanchezi
Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl
A pair copulating. Rancho Cielo, San Luis Potosi, Mexico (Monotypic species). © Greg R. Homel Recorded 2005
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Snowornis cryptolophus Olivaceous Piha
A bird taking a grape from a feeder and swallowing it. Paz de Aves, near Mindo, Ecuador (ssp mindoensis). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 9 September 2007
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.8 ) - Eurostopodus diabolicus Heinrich's Nightjar
A pair roosting together at day time. Anaso track, Lore Lindu NP, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 30 July 2007
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Vireo cassinii
Cassin's Vireo
A bird building the nest. Lake County, California, USA (ssp cassinii). © L. Lieurance Recorded 7 May 2006
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( V.Q: 4.7 O.I: 5.0 ) - Todus multicolor
Cuban Tody
A bird perched on a branch, singing. Zapata Peninsula, Cuba (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 31 July 2004
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Buteo swainsoni
Swainson's Hawk
A male arriving to the nest, where a nestling waits, with a pocket gopher, then a female landing in the nest, taking the gopher, and flying away only to return with it once the male has left. Texas, USA (Monotypic species). © M. Giovanni Recorded 23 July 2004
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( V.Q: 4.7 O.I: 5.0 ) - Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel
An adult working to position a large sand crab in its bill and finally swallowing it. Ventura County, California, USA (ssp hudsonicus). © D. DesJardin Recorded November 2007
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Francolinus sephaena
Crested Francolin
A bird singing. Paraa Lodge, Murchison Falls NP, Uganda (ssp grantii). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 29 August 2006
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.7 ) - Falco peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon
A front view of an individual calling on the ground. Near Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia (ssp macropus). © G. Dabb Recorded October 2006
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( V.Q: 5.0 O.I: 4.7 ) - Crinifer zonurus Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
A bird flying to a bush to feed on flowers. Entebbe Botanical Gardens, Uganda (Monotypic species). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 28 August 2006
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( V.Q: 5.0 O.I: 4.7 ) - Myophonus insularis
Formosan Whistling-Thrush
A close-up of a bird with food in its beak. Sitou, Taiwan (Monotypic species). © J. JH Ting Recorded 4 May 2007
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( V.Q: 5.0 O.I: 4.7 ) - Polyboroides typus
African Harrier-Hawk
A juvenile drinking and bathing. The south road from Banjul to Tendaba, Gambia (ssp pectoralis). © E. Groenewoud Recorded 23 October 2005
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.8 ) - Spizella wortheni
Worthen's Sparrow
An adult on a branch in the wind, singing, scratching and stretching its wings. Tanque Emergencia, Coahuila, Mexico (ssp wortheni). © Greg R. Homel Recorded 2005
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( V.Q: 5.0 O.I: 4.7 ) - Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
Thick-billed Parrot
A pair on a branch, copulating. Sierra Las Guacamayas, Chihuahua, Mexico (Monotypic species). © Greg R. Homel Recorded 2005
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( V.Q: 4.8 O.I: 4.9 ) - Bombycilla cedrorum
Cedar Waxwing
An adult bird feeding in a tree. Point Pelee, Ontario, Canada (Monotypic species). © D. DesJardin Recorded May 2005
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.7 ) - Grallaria gigantea
Giant Antpitta
A bird eating worms that have been put out for it on a trail. Paz de Aves, near Mindo, Ecuador (ssp hylodroma). © J. del Hoyo / Lynx Recorded 9 September 2007
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( V.Q: 4.9 O.I: 4.8 ) - Fregata magnificens
Magnificent Frigatebird
A group of birds attacking a Red-billed Tropicbird. Genovesa, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Monotypic species). © A. Motis Recorded 20 August 2005
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( V.Q: 4.7 O.I: 5.0 ) - Nycticorax violaceus Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
An adult bird performing a courtship stretch display with a whoop call. Choctawhatchee River Basin, Florida, USA (ssp violaceus). © A. Elzinga Recorded 24 April 2007
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( V.Q: 4.7 O.I: 4.9 ) - Trogon curucui
Blue-crowned Trogon
A male making the nest on an arboreal termite mound. Sani Lodge, Napo River, Ecuador (ssp peruvianus). © S. Behrens Recorded September 2005
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