Kingfisher

The Kingfisher  (Alcedo atthishas a palearctic breeding distribution. In large parts of its range, it is a resident bird, but Kingfishers move in the winter from the areas where the rivers freeze.



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Kingfisher bird painting by Artmagenta
Kingfisher


Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) are characteristic birds of the coasts around Europe and are mainly migratory species. In winter the birds can be found in North Africa and southern parts of Europe.




Oystercatcher sketch painting. Bird art drawing by illustrator Artmagenta
Oystercatcher
Faroe Islands' National Bird

Black-headed Gull


The Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundusis found in most of Europe and Asia and also on the east coast of Canada.








Black-headed Gull sketch painting. Bird art drawing by illustrator Artmagenta
Black-headed Gull



Blue-gray tanager

 The blue-gray tanager (Thraupis episcopus). Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil, all of the Amazon Basin, except the very south. It has been introduced to Lima (Peru). On Trinidad and Tobago, this bird is called blue jean.



California scrub jay

 The California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica) is a species of scrub jay native to western North America. It ranges from southern British Columbia throughout California and western Nevada near Reno to west of the Sierra Nevada.



Pied cormorant

The Australian pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius), also known as the pied cormorant, pied shag, or great pied cormorant.



Superb lyrebird

The superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is an Australian songbird.

White-headed marsh tyrant

The white-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), also known as simply the marsh tyrant, breeds in tropical South America from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south to Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay.