Birds of Asia

This gallery features birds encountered in Asia. As with the birds of Africa and America, the pictures are presented in no particular order when it comes to location or taxonomy. If more than one photo of a given species are included, it is usually a male, a female and a juvenile individual.

Birds of Asia

This gallery features birds encountered in Asia. As with the birds of Africa and America, the pictures are presented in no particular order when it comes to location or taxonomy. If more than one photo of a given species are included, it is usually a male, a female and a juvenile individual.

Magpie Shrike (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Magpie Shrike (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Brown-headed Barbet (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Brown-headed Barbet (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Great Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Great Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pond Heron (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pond Heron (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Taipei, Taiwan)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Taipei, Taiwan)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Brown Shrike (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Brown Shrike (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Blue-faced Malkoha (Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka)
Blue-faced Malkoha (Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka)
Ceylon Grey Hornbill (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Ceylon Grey Hornbill (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Kaudulla, Sri Lanka)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Kaudulla, Sri Lanka)
Spot-billed Pelican (Tonle Sap, Cambodia)
Spot-billed Pelican (Tonle Sap, Cambodia)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Walpita, Sri Lanka)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Walpita, Sri Lanka)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
White-browed Bulbul (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
White-browed Bulbul (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Plain Prinia (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Plain Prinia (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Cattle Egret (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Cattle Egret (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
White-rumped Shama (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
White-rumped Shama (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Baya Weaver (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Baya Weaver (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Little Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Little Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Common Myna (Hambantota, Sri Lanka)
Common Myna (Hambantota, Sri Lanka)
Asian Fairy Bluebird (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Asian Fairy Bluebird (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Grey-brested Prinia (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Grey-brested Prinia (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Black-winged Stilt (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Black-winged Stilt (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Asian Openbill (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Asian Openbill (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Brahminy Starling (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Brahminy Starling (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Black-winged Stilt (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Black-winged Stilt (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Brahminy Kite (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Brahminy Kite (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Little Cuckoo-dove (Fraser's Hill, Malaysia)
Little Cuckoo-dove (Fraser's Hill, Malaysia)
Taiwan Barbet (Taipei, Taiwan)
Taiwan Barbet (Taipei, Taiwan)
Malabar Pied Hornbill (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Malabar Pied Hornbill (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Woodshrike (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Woodshrike (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pond Heron (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pond Heron (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Malay Chicken (Saigon, Vietnam)
Malay Chicken (Saigon, Vietnam)
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Bushlark (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Bushlark (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Kenting, Taiwan)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Kenting, Taiwan)
Kentish Plover (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Kentish Plover (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pond Heron (Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pond Heron (Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Leafbird (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Leafbird (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Purple Heron (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Purple Heron (Yala, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Indian Robin (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Robin (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Orange-headed Thrush (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Orange-headed Thrush (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Purple Heron (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Purple Heron (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Greater Council (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Greater Council (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Lesser Whistling Duck (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Lesser Whistling Duck (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-eyed Babbler (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-eyed Babbler (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Kaudulla, Sri Lanka)
Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Kaudulla, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Small Minivet (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Small Minivet (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Wood Sandpiper (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Wood Sandpiper (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Black Kite (Heda, Japan)
Black Kite (Heda, Japan)
Emerald Dove (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Emerald Dove (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Zebra Dove (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Zebra Dove (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Dark-fronted Babbler (Habaran, Sri Lanka)
Dark-fronted Babbler (Habaran, Sri Lanka)
Black-rumped Flameback (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Black-rumped Flameback (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Black Eagle (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Black Eagle (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Leafbird (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Leafbird (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Black-headed Ibis (Dambulla, Sri Lanka)
Black-headed Ibis (Dambulla, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Junglefowl (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Junglefowl (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Purple Swamphen (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Purple Swamphen (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Little Cormorant (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Little Cormorant (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Purple-rumped Sunbird (Habarana, Sri Lanka​​​​​​​)
Purple-rumped Sunbird (Habarana, Sri Lanka​​​​​​​)
Sri Lanka Junglefowl (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Junglefowl (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Indian Robin (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Robin (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Black-hooded Oriole (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Black-hooded Oriole (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
White-bellied Drongo (Kalawana, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Drongo (Kalawana, Sri Lanka)
Large Cuckooshrike (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Large Cuckooshrike (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka White-eye (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka White-eye (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
White-rumped Munia (Kalawana, Sri Lanka)
White-rumped Munia (Kalawana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Cormorant (Balapitiya, Sri Lanka)
Indian Cormorant (Balapitiya, Sri Lanka)
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Little Green Heron (Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Little Green Heron (Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Wooly-necked Stork (Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka)
Wooly-necked Stork (Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka)
Tricoloured Munia (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Tricoloured Munia (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Black Swan (Taipei, Taiwan)
Black Swan (Taipei, Taiwan)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Black Bulbul (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Black Bulbul (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-browed Bulbul (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-browed Bulbul (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Indian Roller (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Indian Roller (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Oriental Magpie-robin (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Oriental Magpie-robin (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Whiskered Tern (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Whiskered Tern (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Common Tailorbird (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Common Tailorbird (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Thick-knee (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Thick-knee (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka)
White-throated Kingfisher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
White-throated Kingfisher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Blue-winged Kookaburra (ZOO Prague, Czech Republic)
Blue-winged Kookaburra (ZOO Prague, Czech Republic)
Indian Peafowl (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Peafowl (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Tonle Sap, Cambodia)
Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Tonle Sap, Cambodia)
Grey Heron (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Grey Heron (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Oriental Darter (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Oriental Darter (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Spotted Dove (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Spotted Dove (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Painted Stork (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Painted Stork (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Red-vented Bulbul (Hambantota, Sri Lanka)
Red-vented Bulbul (Hambantota, Sri Lanka)
Green Imperial-Pigeon (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Green Imperial-Pigeon (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Red-wattled Lapwing (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Red-wattled Lapwing (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Peafowl (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Peafowl (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Brown Fishowl (Kaudulla, Sri Lanka)
Brown Fishowl (Kaudulla, Sri Lanka)
House Sparrow (Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka)
House Sparrow (Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka)
Scaly-breasted Munia (Nuware Eliya, Sri Lanka)
Scaly-breasted Munia (Nuware Eliya, Sri Lanka)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Taipei, Taiwan)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Taipei, Taiwan)
Great Thick-knee (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Great Thick-knee (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Medium Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Medium Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Spot-billed Pelican (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Spot-billed Pelican (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Little Green Bee-eater (Minneriya, Sri Lanka)
Little Green Bee-eater (Minneriya, Sri Lanka)
Great Thick-knee (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Great Thick-knee (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Red-vented Bulbul and Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Red-vented Bulbul and Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Eurasian Spoonbill (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Eurasian Spoonbill (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pitta (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pitta (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Asian Openbill (Minneriya, Sri Lanka)
Asian Openbill (Minneriya, Sri Lanka)
Oriental Skylark (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Oriental Skylark (Yala, Sri Lanka)
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