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Bird of the day

Earlier Birds of the day featured in Avibase.

Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha)
Bird of the day: 2018-01-04

photo ©Nick Dean1

(0 votes)

Audouin's Gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii)
Bird of the day: 2018-01-02

photo ©ferran pestaña

(36 votes)

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Bird of the day: 2018-01-01

photo ©NABU|naturgucker

(31 votes)

Rufous-necked Wryneck (Jynx ruficollis)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-31

photo ©Derek Keats

(0 votes)

New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-30

photo ©Mollivan Jon

(0 votes)

Maroon-chested Ground Dove (Paraclaravis mondetoura)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-29

photo ©donna lynn

(33 votes)

Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-28

photo ©nickathanas

(0 votes)

Black-throated Malimbe (Malimbus cassini)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-27

photo ©maholyoak

(0 votes)

Indigo Flycatcher (Eumyias indigo)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-26

photo ©Dave 2x

(32 votes)

Eastern Grass-Owl (Tyto longimembris)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-25

photo ©aviceda

(46 votes)

Temminck's Sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-24

photo ©All Things Nature

(0 votes)

Black-throated or Rufous-crowned Prinia (Prinia [atrogularis or khasiana])
Bird of the day: 2017-12-23

photo ©Oleg Nomad

(0 votes)

Tylas Vanga (Tylas eduardi)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-22

photo ©fotolulu2012

(31 votes)

American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-21

photo ©libertus.polling

(0 votes)

Lesser Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga humilis)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-20

photo ©Sue Milks (busy birding - on and off)

(0 votes)

Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-18

photo ©Cristóbal Alvarado Minic

(0 votes)

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-17

photo ©barbetboy

(0 votes)

Russet-winged Spadebill (Platyrinchus leucoryphus)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-16

photo ©luizmrocha

(31 votes)

Unicolored Jay (Aphelocoma unicolor)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-15

photo ©barbetboy

(0 votes)

Moluccan Kingfisher (Todiramphus diops)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-14

photo ©jmittermeier

(0 votes)

Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-13

(0 votes)

Scaled Piculet (Picumnus squamulatus)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-12

(31 votes)

Brimstone Canary (Crithagra sulphurata)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-11

(0 votes)

Western Grey Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-10

(0 votes)

Bicolored Hawk (Astur bicolor)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-09

(34 votes)

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-08

(0 votes)

Blue-capped Rock Thrush (Monticola cinclorhyncha)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-07

(0 votes)

Passerini's Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)
Bird of the day: 2017-12-06

(0 votes)

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