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Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
Schalow's Tauraco Tauraco schalowi

Livingstone's Turaco Turaco livingstonii



Purple-crested Tauraco Tauraco porphyreolophus

Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor


White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster

Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personata

Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator


Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus

Guira Cuckoo Guira guira

Greater Ani Crotophaga major


Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani


Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga suicirostris

Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis

Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus


White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus


Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii


Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis


Malagasy Coucal Centrous toulou

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis

Crested Coua Coua cristata

Blue Coua Coua caerulea

Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii


Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana

Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius

Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus

Diederik Cuckoo Chrysoccyx caprius

Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
Common Hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii

African Cuckoo Cuculus galaris
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
Common Cuckoo Cuculus ocanorus

Western Barn Owl Tyto alba


Collard Scops Owl Otus lettia


Cyprus Scops Owl Otus cyprius

Middle American Screech Owl Megascops guatemalae

Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti

Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus

Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus


Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus
Brown Fish-owl Ketupa zeylonensis

Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli


African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii

Collard Owlet Glaucidium brodiei

Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum

Costa Rican Pygmy Owl Glaucidium costaricanum

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasillianum

Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides

African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense

Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Marsh Owl Asio capensis

Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis

Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris

Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris
Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
Collard Nightjar Caprimulgus enarratus

Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fosii

Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

Moustached Treeswift Hemiprocne mystacea

White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalla esculenta

Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius

Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris

Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia
Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi

Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus


Little Swift Apus affinis

Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
House Swift Apus nipalensis
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
White-wiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui
Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus
Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae

Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora

Crimson Topaz Topaza pella
Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus

Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans

Black-throated Mango Anthracothoraxnigricollis
Crimson Topaz Topaza pella
Blue-chined Sapphire Chlorestes notata
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus


Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus

Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis
Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania chionogaster

Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata

White-bellied Hummingbird Amazilla chionogaster
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Caladris ferruginea


Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae

White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida


Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilla fimbriata

Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerottei

Blue-tailed Humingbird Amazilia cyanura
Santa Marta Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps

White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii
Gray-tailed Mountaingem Lampornis cinereicauda

Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix
Speckled Humingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula

White-bellied Mountaingem Lampornis hemileucus

Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis

White-tailed Hillstar Urochroa bougueri

Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens

Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini

Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti

Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flamula

Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae
White-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata

Great Sapphirewing Petrophanes cyanopterus
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera

White-booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii

Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata

Buffy Helmetcrest Oxypogon stubelli

Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina

Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiaocercus kingi
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiaocercus coelestis

Purple-throated Woodstar Calliphox mitchellii
Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus


Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus


Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus


Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno



Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus
Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii
Guianan Trogon Trogon violaceus
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus


Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui

Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina

White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus

Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
Ward'sTrogon Harpactes wardi

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis


Purple Roller Coracias naevius
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus



Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus

European Roller Coracias garrulus

Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus


Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis chelicuti

Rufous-bellied Kookaburra Dacelo gaudichaud

Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis

Brown-winged Kingfisher Pelargopsis amauropterus



White-throated Kingfisher Leucophaeus atricilla

Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata


Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala



Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris


Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti


Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon dryas

Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis



Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides


Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris


American Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis aenea

African Dwarf Kingfisher Ispidina picta

Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis

Beach Kingfisher Todiramphus saurophagus

Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus



Principe Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus nais

Sao Tome Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus othomensis

Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides


Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis



Half-collard Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata



American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea


Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana

Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona



Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima


Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata



Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis


Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
Andean Motmot Momotus aequatorialis

Amazonian Motmot Momotus momota
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus

Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus



Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreoates

Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki

White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides


White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis


Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi


Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis


Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus

Olive Bee-eater Merops supercilliosus



Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippins
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster


Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides



Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epopa


African Hoopoe Upapa africana


Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata


Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus prpureus

Black-billed Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus somaliensis
Black Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus


Bradfield's Hornbill Tockus bradfieldi


African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus

Hemprich's Hornbill Tockus hemprichii
African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus



Monteiro"s Hornbill Tockus monteiri

Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus


Western Red-billed Hornbill Tockus kempi

Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus rufirostris


Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas


Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni

Malabar Grey-Hornbill Ocyceros griseus

Indian Grey-Hornbill Ocyceros birostris

Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthraceros coronatus
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthraceros albirostris


Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis



Blyth's Hornbill Aceros plicatus

Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator


White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindrigus

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis


Abysinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus

Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri

Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda


Green-tailed Jacamar Galbula galbula

Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens

White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis

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White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru

Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis
Moustached Puffbird Malacoptila mystacalis

Lanceolated Monklet Mcromonacha lancelota
Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons

Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa

Scarlet-crowned Barbet Capito aurovirens

Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus

Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis
Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus

Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari

Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis

Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus

Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus

Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco

Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus


Great Barbet Megalaima virens

Black-mandibilled Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus

Sri Lanka Barbet Pslopogon rubicapillus

Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus

Acacia Pied Barbet Trichollaema leucomelas

Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus


Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus


Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius

Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii

Usambiro Barbet Trachyphonus usambiro

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