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[ambermaitrejean]

Mourning dove. Jefferson County, Colorado. Photos by Amber Maitrejean

[michaelnordeman]

Goldcrest/kungsfågel. Värmland, Sweden (March 25, 2025).

[nemertea]

I was only going to post one bushtit photo but look at this ridiculous wingèd orb

Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland, WA April 2, 2026

[azatas]

my dad's wildlife photography would do numbers on here

[azatas]

ok permission granted everyone look at this fat sandpiper

[herpsandbirds]

Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), male, family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, Shetland Islands, Scotland

photograph by Hugh Hassop

[herpsandbirds]

Shout-out to the takahē my friend the takahē the largest living member of the rail family!!

Who? Is that a friend of yours?

Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri), family Rallidae, order Gruiformes, found in isolated areas of New Zealand

ENDANGERED.

photos: Pseudopanax (1,3), ZEALANDIA Ecosanctuary

[herpsandbirds]

Many-colored Rush Tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra), family Tachurididae, order Passeriformes, Chile

photograph by Pedro Valencia Cortés

[catchymemes]

[herpsandbirds]

Pygmy Cupwing or Pygmy Wren-Babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla), family Pnoepygidae, order Passeriformes, Pahang, Malaysia

photograph by Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok

[azatas]

my dad's wildlife photography would do numbers on here

[azatas]

ok permission granted everyone look at this fat sandpiper

[herpsandbirds]

what’s your favorite rotund bird? just an absolute chonker? my sister loves the round ones and i like sharing birds with her. is this what asks are for

(Don't say "your mom", don't say "your mom", don't say "your mom"...)

Well I'm not sure I'd call any bird rotund, but here's a thickems that i particularly like...

Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri), family Rallidae, order Gruiformes, found in isolated areas of New Zealand

ENDANGERED.

photos: Pseudopanax (1,3), ZEALANDIA Ecosanctuary

[mellifexfarm]

ok like kakapo are great and all, i love them dont get me wrong but takahē are by far the best endangered new zealand bird and quite possibly THE Best Bird?

you cant really get any better than this. criminally underrated 

[kinka-juice]

Even better, we thought it was extinct for 50 years, and then we just found a whole bunch in a meadow. We lost a bright purple flightless bird the size of a large chicken for 50 years.

[herpsandbirds]

South Island Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala macrocephala), male, family Petroicidae, order Passeriformes, found on the South Island of New Zealand

photograph by Jonathan Harrod

[herpsandbirds]

Sula Pitta (Erythropitta dohertyi), GETTIN PUFFFFY!!!, family Pittidae, order Passeriformes, Peleng Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia

photograph by Tok Ki Pungut

[tofuthebold]

i don't think I've posted this here before… found this in my folder :3

[hawkpartys]

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)

[herpsandbirds]

Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Marine National Park, Gujarat, India 

photograph by Kushankur Bhattacharyya