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Bird of the day

Earlier Birds of the day featured in Avibase.

Grey-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes oreas)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-23

photo ©Kowari

(36 votes)

Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-22

photo ©Jose Frade

(0 votes)

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-21

photo ©ricketdi

(0 votes)

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-20

photo ©All Things Nature

(0 votes)

Vinaceous Rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-19

photo ©dotcool

(0 votes)

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-18

photo ©kenchamberlain

(0 votes)

Ruby-crowned Tanager (Tachyphonus coronatus)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-17

photo ©Fábio N. Manfredini

(0 votes)

Blood-colored Woodpecker (Veniliornis sanguineus)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-16

photo ©Francita aka norushpics

(31 votes)

Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-14

photo ©mnlamberson

(0 votes)

Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-13

photo ©jdf_92

(0 votes)

Black-fronted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus atrifrons)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-12

photo ©jjarango

(0 votes)

Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-11

photo ©rezMole

(0 votes)

Jocotoco Antpitta (Grallaria ridgelyi)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-10

photo ©uropsalis

(31 votes)

Sichuan Bush Warbler (Locustella chengi)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-09

photo ©maholyoak

(0 votes)

Red-throated Alethe (Chamaetylas poliophrys)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-08

photo ©Oleg Chernyshov

(0 votes)

Plumed Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-07

photo ©Arturo Nahum

(0 votes)

Apricot-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris buettikoferi)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-06

photo ©NABU|naturgucker

(0 votes)

Somali Fiscal (Lanius somalicus)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-04

photo ©NABU|naturgucker

(0 votes)

Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-03

photo ©Chris Chafer

(31 votes)

Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-02

photo ©Corriplaya

(36 votes)

Long-billed Thrush (Zoothera monticola)
Bird of the day: 2026-05-01

(0 votes)

White-headed Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
Bird of the day: 2026-04-30

(31 votes)

Equatorial Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis)
Bird of the day: 2026-04-29

(0 votes)

Purple-throated Sunbird (Leptocoma sperata)
Bird of the day: 2026-04-28

(0 votes)

Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
Bird of the day: 2026-04-27

(0 votes)

Panama Flycatcher (Myiarchus panamensis)
Bird of the day: 2026-04-26

photo ©Gmo_CR

(0 votes)

Lesser Kiskadee (Philohydor lictor)
Bird of the day: 2026-04-25

photo ©suebmtl

(0 votes)

Colasisi (Loriculus philippensis)
Bird of the day: 2026-04-24

(0 votes)

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