Birds A–Z
A picture tour of striking birds and how to tell them apart
In summer the male is canary-yellow with a black cap and wings — a tiny, bouncy seed-eater.
Photo: Cephas · CC BY-SA 3.0
A grey-backed thrush with a brick-orange breast, bobbing across lawns in search of worms.
Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0
A huge brown sea-eagle with a snow-white head and tail and a heavy hooked yellow bill.
Photo: AngMoKio · CC BY-SA 3.0
A pale, ghostly owl with a white heart-shaped face that hunts low over fields at dusk.
Photo: Michael Gäbler · CC BY 3.0
A tiny, tame bird with a black cap and bib and a clear "chick-a-dee-dee" call.
Photo: Cephas · CC BY-SA 3.0
A bold, crested blue-and-white jay with a black necklace and a loud, ringing call.
Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0
An electric-blue-and-orange river jewel that dives headlong for fish.
Photo: Andreas Trepte · CC BY-SA 2.5
The smallest North American woodpecker — black-and-white, the male dabbed red on the nape.
Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0
A small, acrobatic garden bird in blue, yellow and white — a constant at feeders.
Photo: Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0
A bright finch with a red face and gold wing-flashes, seen in tinkling "charms".
Photo: Pierre Dalous · CC BY-SA 3.0
The UK's plump garden favourite — an orange-red face and breast, and a sweet song even in winter.
Photo: Francis C. Franklin · CC BY-SA 3.0
The tall, pale-pink wading bird with a long neck and a black-tipped, downcurved bill.
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
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