Exotic Birds

Exotic means birds encountered outside Europe, even if those birds live also in Europe. As this gallery has only aesthetic ambitions, the pictures are in random order, happily ignoring biological taxonomy or geographical distribution. Where I included more than one photo, this may be to show the bird's various behaviours or the changes of its plumage and colouring across seasons. But most typically, it is a male, a female and a juvenile individual within a species.

Exotic Birds

Exotic means birds encountered outside Europe, even if those birds live also in Europe. As this gallery has only aesthetic ambitions, the pictures are in random order, happily ignoring biological taxonomy or geographical distribution. Where I included more than one photo, this may be to show the bird's various behaviours or the changes of its plumage and colouring across seasons. But most typically, it is a male, a female and a juvenile individual within a species.

Black-throated Trogon (Sarapiqui, Costa Rica)
Black-throated Trogon (Sarapiqui, Costa Rica)
Yellow-throated Euphonia (Arenal, Costa-Rica0
Yellow-throated Euphonia (Arenal, Costa-Rica0
Brown-hooded Parrot (Boca Taped, Costa Rica)
Brown-hooded Parrot (Boca Taped, Costa Rica)
Bare-throated Tiger-heron (Sarapiqui, Costa Rica)
Bare-throated Tiger-heron (Sarapiqui, Costa Rica)
Wilson's Warbler (La Esperanza, Costa Rica)
Wilson's Warbler (La Esperanza, Costa Rica)
King Vulture (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
King Vulture (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Bay-headed Tanager (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Bay-headed Tanager (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Orange-chinned Parakeet (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Orange-chinned Parakeet (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Northern Emerald-toucanet (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Northern Emerald-toucanet (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Crested Caracara (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Crested Caracara (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Crimson-collared Tanager (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Crimson-collared Tanager (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Green Honeycreeper (La Fortuna, Costa Rica)
Green Honeycreeper (La Fortuna, Costa Rica)
Hoffmann's Woodpecker (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Hoffmann's Woodpecker (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Green Honeycreeper (La Fortuna, Costa Rica)
Green Honeycreeper (La Fortuna, Costa Rica)
Brown-headed Barbet (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Brown-headed Barbet (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Buff-throated Saltator (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Buff-throated Saltator (Arenal, Costa Rica)
White-throated Muntain-Gem (Savegre, Costa Rica)
White-throated Muntain-Gem (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Indian Pond Heron (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pond Heron (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Silver-throated Tanager (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Silver-throated Tanager (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Rufous-naped Wren (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Rufous-naped Wren (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Pale-billed Woodpecker (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Pale-billed Woodpecker (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Summer Tanager (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Summer Tanager (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Great Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Great Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Red-headed Barbet (Cinchona, Costa Rica)
Red-headed Barbet (Cinchona, Costa Rica)
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Cachi, Costa Rica)
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Cachi, Costa Rica)
Spectacled Owl (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Spectacled Owl (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Red-Throated Ant-tanager (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Red-Throated Ant-tanager (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Broad-billed Motmot (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Broad-billed Motmot (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Clay-coloured Thrush (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Clay-coloured Thrush (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Keel-billed Toucan (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Keel-billed Toucan (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Great Kiskadee (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Great Kiskadee (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Acorn Woodpecker (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Acorn Woodpecker (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Sulphur-winged Parakeet  (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Sulphur-winged Parakeet (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Ceylon Grey Hornbill (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Ceylon Grey Hornbill (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Taipei, Taiwan)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Taipei, Taiwan)
Melodious Blackbird (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Melodious Blackbird (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Blue-grey Tanager (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Blue-grey Tanager (Arenal, Costa Rica)
King vulture (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
King vulture (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Kaudulla, Sri Lanka)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Kaudulla, Sri Lanka)
Golden-browed Chlorophonia (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Golden-browed Chlorophonia (Savegre, Costa Rica)
Brown Shrike (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Brown Shrike (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Resplended Quetzal (La Esperanza, Costa Rica)
Resplended Quetzal (La Esperanza, Costa Rica)
Violet Sabrewing (Cachi, Costa Rica)
Violet Sabrewing (Cachi, Costa Rica)
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Great Curassaw (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Great Curassaw (Boca Tapada, Costa Rica)
Crested Guan (La Fortuna, Costa Rica)
Crested Guan (La Fortuna, Costa Rica)
Crested Guan (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Crested Guan (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Plain Prinia (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Plain Prinia (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Arenal, Costa Rica)
Blue-faced Malkoha
Blue-faced Malkoha
Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Asian Openbill (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Asian Openbill (Yala, 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)
Asian Fairy Bluebird (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Asian Fairy Bluebird (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Black-winged Stilt (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Black-winged Stilt (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Black-winged Stilt (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Black-winged Stilt (Yala, Sri Lanka)
White-browed Bulbul (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
White-browed Bulbul (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Cattle Egret (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Cattle Egret (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Little Cuckoo-dove (Fraser's Hill, Malaysia)
Little Cuckoo-dove (Fraser's Hill, Malaysia)
Malabar Pied Hornbill (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Malabar Pied Hornbill (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Brahminy Kite (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Brahminy Kite (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Maya Weaver (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Maya Weaver (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Sri Lanka Woodshrike (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Woodshrike (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pond Heron (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pond Heron (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Little Ringed Plover (Minneriya, Sri Lanka)
Little Ringed Plover (Minneriya, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Bushlark (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Bushlark (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Intermediate Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Intermediate Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Kenting, Taiwan)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Kenting, Taiwan)
Indian Pond Heron (Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Indian Pond Heron (Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Common Myna (Hambantota, Sri Lanka)
Common Myna (Hambantota, Sri Lanka)
Brahminy Starling (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Brahminy Starling (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Leafbird (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Leafbird (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Grey-brested Prinia (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Grey-brested Prinia (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Purple Heron (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Purple Heron (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Taiwan Barbet (Taipei, Taiwan)
Taiwan Barbet (Taipei, Taiwan)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Malay Chicken (Saigon, Vietnam)
Malay Chicken (Saigon, Vietnam)
Kentish Plover (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Kentish Plover (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Crested Hawk Eagle (Kaudulla, Sri Lanka)
Crested Hawk Eagle (Kaudulla, Sri Lanka)
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Small Minivet (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Small Minivet (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Robin (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Indian Robin (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)
Orange-headed Thrush (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Orange-headed Thrush (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Black Kite (Heda, Japan)
Black Kite (Heda, Japan)
Greater Council (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Greater Council (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Lesser Whistling Duck (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Lesser Whistling Duck (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Zebra Dove (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Zebra Dove (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Black-rumped Flameback (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Black-rumped Flameback (Tissa, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-eyed Babbler (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-eyed Babbler (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Black Eagle (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Black Eagle (Sinharaja, 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)
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Emerald Dove (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Emerald Dove (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Little Cormorant (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Little Cormorant (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Dark-fronted Babbler (Habaran, Sri Lanka)
Dark-fronted Babbler (Habaran, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Leafbird (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Jerdon's Leafbird (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Purple-rumped Sunbird (Habarana, Sri Lanka​​​​​​​)
Purple-rumped Sunbird (Habarana, Sri Lanka​​​​​​​)
Purple Swamphen (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Purple Swamphen (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)
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
White-eye (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
White-eye (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Black-hooded Oriole (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Black-hooded Oriole (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
White-rumped Munia (Kalawana, Sri Lanka)
White-rumped Munia (Kalawana, Sri Lanka)
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Drone (Kalawana, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Drone (Kalawana, Sri Lanka)
Little Green Heron (Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Little Green Heron (Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Large Cuckooshrike (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Large Cuckooshrike (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Tricoloured Munia (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Tricoloured Munia (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Wooly-necked Stork (Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka)
Wooly-necked Stork (Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Cormorant (Balapitiya, Sri Lanka)
Indian Cormorant (Balapitiya, Sri Lanka)
Black Swan (Taipei, Taiwan)
Black Swan (Taipei, Taiwan)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Roller (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Indian Roller (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Black Bulbul (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Black Bulbul (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-browed Bulbul (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-browed Bulbul (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Common Tailorbird (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Common Tailorbird (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Oriental Magpie-robin
Oriental Magpie-robin
Whiskered Tern (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Whiskered Tern (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
White-throated Kingfisher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
White-throated Kingfisher (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Blue-winged Kookaburra (ZOO Prague, Czech Republic)
Blue-winged Kookaburra (ZOO Prague, Czech Republic)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Tonle Sap, Cambodia)
Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Tonle Sap, Cambodia)
Oriental Darter (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Oriental Darter (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Sinharaja, Sri Lanka)
Indian Thick-knee (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Thick-knee (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)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Udawalawa, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Grey Heron (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Grey Heron (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Shoebill (ZOO Prague, Czech Republic)
Shoebill (ZOO Prague, Czech Republic)
Red-wattled Lapwing (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Red-wattled Lapwing (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Spotted Dove (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Spotted Dove (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
House Sparrow (Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka)
House Sparrow (Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Painted Stork (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Painted Stork (Bundala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Peafowl (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Indian Peafowl (Yala, Sri Lanka)
Scaly-breasted Munia (Nuware Eliya, Sri Lanka)
Scaly-breasted Munia (Nuware Eliya, Sri Lanka)
Red-vented Bulbul (Hambantota, Sri Lanka)
Red-vented Bulbul (Hambantota, 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)
Intermediate Egret (Habarana, Sri Lanka)
Intermediate 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)
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