Clipart illustrations of several bird species, with common names beginning with A and B. From the class Aves, birds are thought to be the descendants of theropod dinosaurs, and have about 25 orders.
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Accentor
The head of a Golden-Crowned Accentor, ... |
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Accentor, hedge
Much like the robin, the hedge accentor prefers to live in proximity with humans.... |
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Adjutant
An adjutant is a very large species of stork, a native to India, also called the gigantic crane. It feeds on carrion and offal, and is also known for killing snakes.... |
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Adjutant-bird
"Adjutant-bird; Indian Stork."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Agami
"A grallatorial bird, a native of South America, often called the golden-breasted trumpeter."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Albatross
The Albatross is the largest and most bulky of all the birds which fly over the surface of the sea.... |
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Albatross
A large marine swimming bird. The bill is straight and strong, the upper mandible hooked at the point and the lower one truncated; there are three webbed toes on each foot. ... |
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Albatross
"Wandering Albatross. A web-footed sea-bird of the petrel family."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Albatross
Albatrosses are amongst the largest of flying birds, they are highly eficient in the air, using dynamic soaring and slope soaring to cover great distances with little exertion.... |
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Albatross, Wandering
The wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) is a seabird with the largest wingspan of any living bird.... |
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Albatrosses
A group of albatrosses, a family of natatores.... |
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Alectrurus, tricolored
Native to South America, the tricolored alectrurus measures only six inches in length.... |
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Anhinga
The head of the anhinga is slender and cylindrical, on a slim and excessively long neck, which makes it resemble a snake when in the water.... |
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Anhinga
The Anhinga, also known as the water turkey, is a constant resident of Florida.... |
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Anhinga
Also known as the snake-bird, the anhinga inhabits the freshwater areas of the South Atlantic States; also in South America as far south as Brazil.... |
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Anhinga
"American Snake-Bird (Anhinga)"-Whitney, 1902... |
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Ani, Groove-billed
"Groove-Billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Antbird, Ferruginous
The Ferruginous Antbird (Drymophila ferruginea) is a bird in the Thamnophilidae family of antbirds. This species is also known by a former synonym: Ferruginous Ant-wren (Formicivora ferruginea).... |
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Antpitta
"Grallaria rex. GRALLARIA. A genus of formicarian passerine birds, a leading group of South American ant-thrushes." -Whitney, 1911... |
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Antthrush, Black-Faced
The Black-Faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis) is a bird in the Formicariidae family of ground antbirds. This species is also known by a former synonym: Mexican Ant-thrush (Formicarius moniliger).... |
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Apterynx
Only found in New Zealand.... |
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Apteryx
The Apteryx is characterized by the rudimentary condition of the wings, which are useless as organs of flight.... |
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Apteryx
"Apteryx is a genus of birds, the typical one of the family apterygidæ. Two species are known- the A. australis and A. mantelli, both from New Zealand. The natives call the former, and probably ... |
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Apteryx
A flightless bird of New Zealand... |
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Aracari, Curl-Crested
"The Curl-Crested Aracari is deserving of notice on account of its beautiful, variegated plumage."... |