Gallery
Gallery is regularly updated, and recent updates can be found in the gallery changelog. Last update was on 23rd February 2021.
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Purpose of this gallery is to help bird ringers in sexing and aging birds they might encounter during their bird ringing research. Also, one of the aims is to show the great variability wild birds show. Not only the interspecific variability in colour and shapes but also the intraspecific variability, the slight differences in plumage between each individual and the variability in moult the birds show.
I hope photos in this gallery could be used as a complementary aid when reading about some aging or sexing techniques in bird ringing books as photos might be sometimes more illustrative as plain text or black and white drawings.
Here you can find list of birds sorted in their respective families (in taxonomical order) which are currently photographed. Number of available individuals for each species is given in parentheses.
Quick index: Galliformes | Columbiformes | Cuculiformes | Caprimulgiformes | Gruiformes | Podicipediformes | Charadriiformes | Coliiformes | Accipitriformes | Strigiformes | Coraciiformes | Piciformes | Falconiformes | Passeriformes
Passeriformes quick index: Oriolidae | Malaconotidae | Platysteiridae | Monarchidae | Laniidae | Corvidae | Stenostiridae | Remizidae | Panuridae | Alaudidae | Macrosphenidae | Acrocephalidae | Locustellidae | Cisticolidae | Hirundinidae | Pycnonotidae | Aegithalidae | Phylloscopidae | Sylviidae | Zosteropidae | Pellorneidae | Sittidae | Certhiidae | Troglodytidae | Regulidae | Turdidae | Muscicapidae | Modulatricidae | Nectariniidae | Ploceidae | Estrildidae | Passeridae | Motacillidae | Fringillidae
Galliformes
Phasianidae – turkeys, grouse, pheasants & partridges
- Coturnix coturnix – Common Quail (3)
Columbiformes
Columbidae – doves & pigeons
- Streptopelia decaocto – Eurasian Collared-dove (4)
- Streptopelia turtur – European Turtle-dove (1)
- Turtur afer – Blue-spotted Wood-dove (3)
Cuculiformes
Cuculidae – cuckoos
- Cuculus canorus – Common Cuckoo (2)
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae – nightjars & nighthawks
- Caprimulgus europaeus – European Nightjar (2)
Gruiformes
Rallidae – rails, gallinules & coots
- Crex crex – Corncrake (2)
- Rallus aquaticus – Water Rail (1)
Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae – grebes
- Tachybaptus ruficollis – Little Grebe (1)
Charadriiformes
Charadriidae – plovers & dotterels
- Charadrius dubius – Little Ringed Plover (4)
Scolopacidae – sandpipers & snipes
- Actitis hypoleucos – Common Sandpiper (2)
- Calidris pugnax – Ruff (5)
- Gallinago gallinago – Common Snipe (7)
- Scolopax rusticola – Eurasian Woodcock (7)
- Tringa glareola – Wood Sandpiper (9)
- Tringa nebularia – Common Greenshank (2)
- Tringa ochropus – Green Sandpiper (1)
Laridae – gulls, terns & skimmers
- Larus ridibundus – Black-headed Gull (1)
Coliiformes
Coliidae – mousebirds
- Colius striatus – Speckled Mousebird (1)
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae – kites, hawks & eagles
- Accipiter gentilis – Northern Goshawk (1)
- Buteo buteo – Eurasian Buzzard (10)
- Circus aeruginosus – Western Marsh-harrier (1)
- Circus cyaneus – Hen Harrier (1)
Strigiformes
Strigidae – owls
- Asio otus – Long-eared Owl (2)
- Asio flammeus – Short-eared Owl (1)
- Aegolius funereus – Tengmalm’s Owl (known as Boreal Owl in North America; 5)
Coraciiformes
Meropidae – bee-eaters COMING SOON
- Merops apiaster – European Bee-eater
Alcedinidae – kingfishers
- Alcedo atthis – Common Kingfisher (2)
- Corythornis cristatus – Malachite Kingfisher (1)
- Corythornis leucogaster – White-bellied Kingfisher (1)
- Halcyon senegalensis – Woodland Kingfisher (1)
- Ispidina lecontei – African Dwarf-kingfisher (2)
- Ispidina picta – African Pygmy-kingfisher (9)
Piciformes
Lybiidae – African barbets
- Pogoniulus atroflavus – Red-rumped Tinkerbird (2)
- Trachylaemus purpuratus – Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet (1)
Indicatoridae – honeyguides
- Indicator maculatus – Spotted Honeyguide (1)
Picidae – woodpeckers, piculets & wrynecks
- Campethera nivosa – Buff-spotted Woodpecker (4)
- Dendrocopos major – Great Spotted Woodpecker (26)
- Dendrocopos syriacus – Syrian Woodpecker (4)
- Dendrocoptes medius – Middle Spotted Woodpecker (3)
- Dryobates minor – Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (4)
- Dryocopus martius – Black Woodpecker (3)
- Jynx torquilla – Eurasian Wryneck (9)
- Picus canus – Grey-faced Woodpecker (2)
- Picus viridis – Eurasian Green Woodpecker (9)
- Verreauxia africana – African Piculet (1)
Falconiformes
Falconidae – falcons & caracaras
- Falco tinnunculus – Common Kestrel (7)
Passeriformes
Passeriformes quick index: Oriolidae | Malaconotidae | Platysteiridae | Monarchidae | Laniidae | Corvidae | Stenostiridae | Remizidae | Panuridae | Alaudidae | Macrosphenidae | Acrocephalidae | Locustellidae | Cisticolidae | Hirundinidae | Pycnonotidae | Aegithalidae | Phylloscopidae | Sylviidae | Zosteropidae | Pellorneidae | Sittidae | Certhiidae | Troglodytidae | Regulidae | Turdidae | Muscicapidae | Modulatricidae | Nectariniidae | Ploceidae | Estrildidae | Passeridae | Motacillidae | Fringillidae
Oscines
Corvida
Oriolidae – orioles & figbirds
- Oriolus oriolus – Eurasian Golden Oriole (2)
Malaconotidae – bush-shrikes & puffbacks
- Laniarius atroflavus – Yellow-breasted Boubou (7)
- Laniarius poensis – Mountain Sooty Boubou (1)
Platysteiridae – wattle-eyes & batises
- Dyaphorophyia castanea – Chestnut Wattle-eye (1)
- Dyaphorophyia concreta – Rufous-bellied Wattle-eye (3)
- Platysteira cyanea – Common Wattle-eye (1)
Monarchidae – monarch flycatchers
- Terpsiphone rufiventer – Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher (10)
- Terpsiphone rufocinerea – Rufous-vented Paradise-flycatcher (2)
- Trochocercus nitens – Western Crested-flycatcher (3)
Laniidae – shrikes
- Lanius collurio – Red-backed Shrike (22)
Corvidae – crows & jays
- Corvus cornix – Hooded Crow (1)
- Garrulus glandarius – Eurasian Jay (3)
Passerida
Paroidea
Stenostiridae – crested-flycatchers
- Elminia albiventris – White-bellied Crested-flycatcher (1)
Remizidae – penduline-tits
- Remiz pendulinus – Eurasian Penduline-tit (8)
Sylvioidea
Panuridae – Bearded Reedling
- Panurus biarmicus – Bearded Reedling (12)
Alaudidae – larks
- Alauda arvensis – Eurasian Skylark (6)
- Lullula arborea – Woodlark (10)
Macrosphenidae – African warblers
- Macrosphenus flavicans – Yellow Longbill (3)
Acrocephalidae – reed-warblers
- Acrocephalus arundinaceus – Great Reed-warbler (12)
- Acrocephalus palustris – Marsh Warbler (19)
- Acrocephalus scirpaceus – Common Reed-warbler (27)
- Acrocephalus schoenobaenus – Sedge Warbler (25)
- Hippolais icterina – Icterine Warbler (11)
Locustellidae – grasshopper-warblers
- Bradypterus lopezi – Evergreen-forest Warbler (2)
- Locustella fluviatilis – River Warbler (11)
- Locustella luscinioides – Savi’s Warbler (6)
- Locustella naevia – Common Grasshopper-warbler (16)
Cisticolidae – cisticolas
- Apalis rufogularis – Buff-throated Apalis (1)
- Camaroptera brachyura – Bleating Camaroptera (2)
- Camaroptera chloronota – Olive-green Camaroptera (6)
- Cisticola chubbi – Chubb’s Cisticola (11)
- Urolais epichlorus – Green Longtail (1)
Hirundinidae – martins, swallows
- Delichon urbicum – Northern House Martin (21)
- Hirundo rustica – Barn Swallow (9)
- Psalidoprocne fuliginosa – Mountain Saw-wing (1)
- Riparia riparia – Collared Sand Martin (1)
Pycnonotidae – bulbuls
- Arizelocichla tephrolaema – Western Mountain Greenbul (34)
- Bleda notatus – Yellow-lored Bristlebill (4)
- Bleda syndactylus – Red-tailed Bristlebill (4)
- Criniger calurus – Red-tailed Greenbul (3)
- Criniger chloronotus – Eastern Bearded Greenbul (3)
- Eurillas gracilis – Grey Greenbul (2)
- Eurillas latirostris – Yellow-whiskered Greenbul (14)
- Eurillas virens – Little Greenbul (6)
- Phyllastrephus icterinus – Icterine Greenbul (6)
- Phyllastrephus xavieri – Xavier’s Greenbul (3)
- Pycnonotus barbatus – Common Bulbul (3)
Aegithalidae – long-tailed tits, Bushtit
- Aegithalos caudatus – Long-tailed Tit (10)
Phylloscopidae – leaf-warblers
- Phylloscopus collybita – Common Chiffchaff (39)
- Phylloscopus sibilatrix – Wood Warbler (5)
- Phylloscopus trochilus – Willow Warbler (28)
- Phylloscopus schwarzi – Radde’s Warbler (1)
- Phylloscopus inornatus – Yellow-browed Warbler (1)
Sylviidae – Sylvia warblers
- Sylvia abyssinica – African Hill-babbler (10)
- Sylvia atricapilla – Eurasian Blackcap (140)
- Sylvia borin – Garden Warbler (24)
- Sylvia communis – Common Whitethroat (33)
- Sylvia curruca – Lesser Whitethroat (37)
- Sylvia nisoria – Barred Warbler (5)
Zosteropidae – White-eyes
- Zosterops melanocephalus – Mount Cameroon Speirops (7)
- Zosterops senegalensis – African Yellow White-eye (1)
Pellorneidae – ground babblers
- Illadopsis rufipennis – Pale-breasted Illadopsis (8)
- Illadopsis cleaveri – Black-capped Illadopsis (1)
Certhioidea
Sittidae – nuthatches
- Sitta europaea – Eurasian Nuthatch (23)
Certhiidae – treecreepers
- Certhia familiaris – Eurasian Treecreeper (5)
Troglodytidae – wrens
- Troglodytes troglodytes – Northern Wren (10)
Reguloidea
Muscicapoidea
Turdidae – thrushes
- Neocossyphus poensis – White-tailed Ant-thrush (3)
- Turdus iliacus – Redwing (2)
- Turdus merula – Eurasian Blackbird (40)
- Turdus pelios – African Thrush (40)
- Turdus philomelos – Song Thrush (26)
- Turdus pilaris – Fieldfare (2)
Muscicapidae – Old World flycatchers & chats
Muscicapinae
- Alethe castanea – Fire-crested Alethe (20)
- Muscicapa adusta – African Dusky Flycatcher (2)
- Muscicapa striata – Spotted Flycatcher (5)
Cossyphinae
- Erithacus rubecula – European Robin (87)
- Chamaetylas poliocephala – Brown-chested Alethe (23)
- Oreocossypha isabellae – Mountain Robin-chat (10)
- Stiphrornis erythrothorax – Orange-breasted Forest-robin (11)
Saxicolinae
- Cyanecula svecica – Bluethroat (9)
- Ficedula albicollis – Collared Flycatcher (19)
- Ficedula hypoleuca – European Pied Flycatcher (12)
- Luscinia luscinia – Thrush Nightingale (5)
- Luscinia megarhynchos – Common Nightingale (14)
- Phoenicurus ochruros – Black Redstart (38)
- Phoenicurus phoenicurus – Common Redstart (45)
- Saxicola rubetra – Whinchat (7)
- Saxicola rubicola – European Stonechat (8)
- Saxicola torquatus – African Stonechat (6)
Passeroidea
Modulatricidae – Dapplethroat and allies
- Kakamega poliothorax – Grey-chested Kakamega (1)
Nectariniidae – sunbirds
- Anthreptes gabonicus – Mouse-brown Sunbird (1)
- Anthreptes seimundi – Little Green Sunbird (4)
- Cinnyris reichenowi – Northern Double-collared Sunbird (43)
- Cyanomitra olivacea – Olive Sunbird (37)
- Cyanomitra oritis – Cameroon Sunbird (12)
- Cyanomitra verticalis – Green-headed Sunbird (2)
- Deleornis fraseri – Fraser’s Sunbird (2)
Ploceidae – weavers
- Euplectes capensis – Yellow Bishop (75)
- Ploceus brachypterus – Olive-naped Weaver (2)
- Ploceus cucullatus – Village Weaver (1)
- Ploceus insignis – Brown-capped Weaver (1)
- Ploceus melanogaster – Black-billed Weaver (4)
Estrildidae – waxbills & estrildid finches
Lonchurinae
- Spermestes bicolor – Black-and-white Mannikin (5)
- Spermestes cucullata – Bronze Mannikin (1)
Estrildinae
- Cryptospiza reichenovii – Red-faced Crimsonwing (5)
- Estrilda nonnula – Black-crowned Waxbill (5)
- Mandingoa nitidula – Green Twinspot (1)
- Spermophaga haematina – Western Bluebill (8)
Passeridae – Old World sparrows
- Passer domesticus – House Sparrow (7)
- Passer griseus – Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (14)
- Passer montanus – Eurasian Tree Sparrow (28)
Motacillidae – pipits & wagtails
- Anthus pratensis – Meadow Pipit (5)
- Anthus trivialis – Tree Pipit (16)
- Motacilla alba – White Wagtail COMING SOON
- Motacilla cinerea – Grey Wagtail (18)
- Motacilla flava – Western Yellow Wagtail (13)
Fringillidae – finches & euphonias
Fringillinae
- Fringilla coelebs – Common Chaffinch (37)
- Fringilla montifringilla – Brambling (25)
Carduelinae
- Acanthis flammea – Redpoll (3)
- Carduelis carduelis – European Goldfinch (43)
- Carpodacus erythrinus – Common Rosefinch (9)
- Coccothraustes coccothraustes – Hawfinch (52)
- Crithagra burtoni – Thick-billed Seedeater (5)
- Chloris chloris – European Greenfinch (121)
- Linaria cannabina – Common Linnet (7)
- Linurgus olivaceus – Oriole Finch (53)
- Loxia curvirostra – Red Crossbill (4)
- Pyrrhula pyrrhula – Eurasian Bullfinch (6)
- Serinus serinus – European Serin (31)
- Spinus spinus – Eurasian Siskin (97)
incertae sedis – uncertain position in the phylogeny
- Hylia prasina – Green Hylia (3)