Birds
More than 5000 bird species are found in the tropics and no less than 31 bird families are endemic to the tropical rainforests, a high number driven by complex vegetation structures that provide diverse food, nesting sites, and shelter.
Blue-rumped Pitta (Hydrornis soror) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2025
Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Long-tailed Broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) ● Hue, Vietnam 2026
Banded Kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) ● Sabah, Borneo 2026
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) ● Sucumbios, Ecuador 2025
Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris) ● Lai Chau, Vietnam 2026
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) ● Sarawak, Borneo, 2025
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Black-and-red Broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Striped Wren-Babbler (Kenopia striata) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2024
Ornate Sunbird (Cinnyris ornatus) ● Da Nang, Vietnam 2026
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Gray-breasted Spiderhunter feeding on a banana flower (Arachnothera modesta) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2026
Bar-bellied Pitta (Hydrornis elliotii) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Scarlet-rumped Trogon ♂ (Harpactes duvaucelii) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2024
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Laced Woodpecker (Picus vittatus) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Brown Barbet (Caloramphus fuliginosus) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2025
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) ● California, USA 2025
Flame-faced Tanager (Tangara parzudakii) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Hummingbird (Trochilidae) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Black Flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis) ● Napo, Ecuador, 2025
Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Pale-naped Brushfinch (Atlapetes pallidinucha) ● Napo, Ecuador, 2025
Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) ● Sabah, Borneo 2017
Puff-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) ● Hue, Vietnam 2026
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Western Striolated-Puffbird (Nystalus obamai) ● Orellana, Ecuador 2025
Juvenile Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) ● Sucumbios, Ecuador 2025
Golden-headed Manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala) ● Sucumbios, Ecuador 2025
California Quail (Callipepla californica) ● California, USA 2025
Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Bold-striped Tit-Babbler (Mixornis bornensis) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2025
Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) composite* ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2025
Golden-naped Barbet (Psilopogon pulcherrimus) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Great Jacamar (Jacamerops aureus) ● Sucumbios, Ecuador 2025
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2025
Andean Emerald (Uranomitra franciae) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Silver-breasted Broadbill (Serilophus lunatus) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2025
Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2026
Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) ● North Vietnam 2026
Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus notabilis) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus mitratus) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Chestnut-backed Antbird (Poliocrania exsul) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) ● Cao Bang, Vietnam 2026
Golden-naped Tanager (Chalcothraupis ruficervix) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Aberrant Bush Warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Dusky Munia (Lonchura fuscans) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2024
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) ● Orellana, Ecuador 2025
Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2026
Red-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon rafflesii) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2025
Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Zeledon's Antbird (Hafferia zeledoni) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Mountain Bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2025
Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
White-lined Tanager ♀ (Tachyphonus rufus) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Buffy Fish-Owl (Ketupa ketupu) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2024
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
Andean Guan (Penelope montagnii) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis) ● Napo, Ecuador, 2025
Blue Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) ● Hue, Vietnam 2026
Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) ● California, USA 2025
Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) ● Orellana, Ecuador 2025
Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor) ● Lai Chau, Vietnam 2026
Green-eared Barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Black-crested Bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2025
Laced Woodpecker (Picus vittatus) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Sunset Hummingbird (Trochilidae) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2025
Band-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus) ● Pichincha, Ecuador 2025
White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Spectacled Bulbul (Rubigula erythropthalmos) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2024
Green-backed Trogon (Trogon viridis) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Black Flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis) ● Napo, Ecuador, 2025
Greater Green Leafbird ♀ (Chloropsis sonnerati) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2025
White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus) ● Sarawak, Borneo, 2025
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2025
Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Sabah Partridge (Tropicoperdix graydoni) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Van Hasselt's Sunbird ♀ (Leptocoma brasiliana) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker (Prionochilus xanthopygius) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2024
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Hummingbird (Trochilidae) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus moluccensis) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus treacheri) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Dayak Blue Flycatcher and juvenile (Cyornis montanus) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024
Scaly-breasted Partridge (Tropicoperdix chloropus) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Landing drongo (Dicrurus sp.) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2024
White-browed Fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus) ● Lai Chau, Vietnam 2026
Rufous-browed Flycatcher (Anthipes solitaris) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Scarlet-rumped Trogon ♀ (Harpactes duvaucelii) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2024
Hummingbird (Trochilidae) ● Napo, Ecuador 2025
Blue-throated Bee-Eater (Merops viridis) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2026
Gray-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Dark Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Pied Triller (Lalage nigra) ● Sarawak, Borneo 2026
Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Black-faced Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine) ● Lai Chau, Vietnam 2026
Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) ● Pahang, Malaysia 2026
Bar-bellied Pitta (Hydrornis elliotii) ● Dong Nai, Vietnam 2026
Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) ● Hue, Vietnam 2026
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) ● Perak, Malaysia 2026
Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) ● Sabah, Borneo 2024