Snake & Serpent Eagles

We now have a new page for all of the worlds Snake & Serpent Eagles

Crested Serpent-Eagle

Photo by Arun P Singh © all rights reserved

Visit his superb photo collection

Old World Vultures

We now have a new page for all the old world vultures.

3352	Palm-nut Vulture	Gypohierax angolensis	Least Concern	TSN: 175478
3353	Lammergeier	Gypaetus barbatus	Least Concern	TSN: 175483
3354	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Endangered	TSN: 175481
3355	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Endangered	TSN: 561476
3356	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	Near Threatened	TSN: 560343
3357	White-rumped Vulture	Gyps bengalensis	Critically Endangered	TSN: 175485
3358	Long-billed Vulture	Gyps indicus	Critically Endangered	TSN: 175489
3359	Rueppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppellii	Near Threatened	TSN: 175490
3360	Himalayan Griffon	Gyps himalayensis	Least Concern	TSN: 175488
3361	Eurasian Griffon	Gyps fulvus	Least Concern	TSN: 175487
3362	Cape Griffon	Gyps coprotheres	Vulnerable	TSN: 175486
N/A	Slender-billed Vulture	Gyps tenuirostris	Critically Endangered	TSN: 175489
3363	Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus	Near Threatened	TSN: 175494
3364	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotus	Vulnerable	TSN: 563501
3365	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Critically Endangered	TSN: 175497
3366	Red-headed Vulture	Sarcogyps calvus	Critically Endangered	TSN: 175492

Griffins

We have created new pages for all the Griffin Vultures, some of which are in serious trouble.

Four Specialized Vultures

Lammergeier

By Mauritz Preller This photo was taken on June 9, 2007 © all rights reserved

                      

Four unique birds. The Palm-nut Vulture has become almost vegetarian, The Hooded Vulture is smaller than other Vultures in its range so has become a specialist at getting the scraps using its narrow bill. The Egyption Vulture throws stones at Ostrich eggs to break them and the Lammergeier drops bones onto rocks to break them into manageable pieces. They have evolved to reduce competition between the species. They each have a new page with more info, images & sounds.

3352	Palm-nut Vulture	Gypohierax angolensis	Least Concern	TSN: 175478
3353	Lammergeier	Gypaetus barbatus	Least Concern	TSN: 175483
3354	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Endangered	TSN: 175481
3355	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Endangered	TSN: 561476

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Ichthyophaga Fish Eagles

New pages for the smaller fish eagles.

Grey-headed Fish-Eagle by

Photo by Amit Mishra November 25, 2007 © all rights reserved

Taken in the

Dudhwa National Park , Uttar Pradesh, India.

	Lesser Fish-Eagle	Ichthyophaga humilis	Near Threatened	TSN: 560564
	Grey-headed Fish-Eagle	Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus	Near Threatened	TSN: 175475

Fish Eagles - Sea Eagles - Haliaeetus

We have new pages of the birds below, with more maps, photos, videos, sound recordings and data.

Steller's Sea-Eagle

Photo by Pete Morris © all rights reserved (Birdquest)

This genus (Haliaeetus ) contains the largest eagle in the world & three out of the 5 largest.

3342	White-bellied Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster	Least Concern	TSN: 175424
3343	Sanford's Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus sanfordi	Vulnerable	TSN: 175426
3344	African Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Least Concern	TSN: 175427
3345	Madagascar Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus vociferoides	Critically Endangered	TSN: 175428
3346	Pallas's Sea-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucoryphus	Vulnerable	TSN: 175425
3347	White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	Least Concern	TSN: 175419
3348	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Least Concern	TSN: 175420
3349	Steller's Sea-Eagle	Haliaeetus pelagicus	Vulnerable	TSN: 175423

Kites, Bat Hawk & Honey Buzzards

We have a new page for all the Kites, more photos, video, sound recordings and data.
The Kites are a loose group of beautiful graceful raptors in the Acciptridae family.

Red Kite Photo by Keith Murdock 7th Feb 2009  © all rights reserved

3313	Grey-headed Kite	Leptodon cayanensis	Least Concern	TSN: 175447
3314	White-collared Kite	Leptodon forbesi	Critically Endangered	TSN: 560767
3315	Hook-billed Kite	Chondrohierax uncinatus	Least Concern	TSN: 202240
3316	Long-tailed Honey-buzzard	Henicopernis longicauda	Least Concern	TSN: 175452
3317	Black Honey-buzzard	Henicopernis infuscatus	Vulnerable	TSN: 175451
3318	European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	Least Concern	TSN: 175454
3319	Oriental Honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhyncus	Least Concern	TSN: 175456
3320	Barred Honey-buzzard	Pernis celebensis	Least Concern	TSN: 175455
3321	Square-tailed Kite	Lophoictinia isura	Least Concern	TSN: 175465
3322	Black-breasted Buzzard	Hamirostra melanosternon	Least Concern	TSN: 175467
3323	Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	Least Concern	TSN: 175289
3324	Bat Hawk	Macheiramphus alcinus	Least Concern	TSN: 175458
3325	Pearl Kite	Gampsonyx swainsonii	Least Concern	TSN: 175460
3326	Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus	Least Concern	TSN: 175284
3327	Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus axillaris	Least Concern	TSN: 559864
3328	White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Least Concern	TSN: 175282
3329	Letter-winged Kite	Elanus scriptus	Near Threatened	TSN: 175287
3330	Scissor-tailed Kite	Chelictinia riocourii	Least Concern	TSN: 559183
3331	Snail Kite	Rostrhamus sociabilis	Least Concern	TSN: 175295
3332	Slender-billed Kite	Helicolestes hamatus	Least Concern	TSN: 175298
3333	Double-toothed Kite	Harpagus bidentatus	Least Concern	TSN: 175462
3334	Rufous-thighed Kite	Harpagus diodon	Least Concern	TSN: 175463
3335	Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis	Least Concern	TSN: 554268
3336	Plumbeous Kite	Ictinia plumbea	Least Concern	TSN: 175293
3337	Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Least Concern	TSN: 175470
3338	Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Least Concern	TSN: 175469
3339	Black-eared Kite	Milvus lineatus	Least Concern	TSN: 561120
N/A	Yellow-billed Kite	Milvus aegyptius	Least Concern	TSN: 175469
3340	Whistling Kite	Haliastur sphenurus	Least Concern	TSN: 175473
3341	Brahminy Kite	Haliastur indus	Least Concern	TSN: 175472

Masters of the Sky

Video by daboi2345 © all rights reserved

Peregrine Falcon Kills Red Tailed Hawk

Milestone for "The Friends of Worldbirds"

The Friends of Worldbirds now has over 50,000 photos in it's photo bank. I would like to say a great big thankyou to the 1,351 members and to every one @ Flickr. Also everyone else that has helped or contributed to the Worldbird web site. You can see the slide show on the Worldbird homepage.
I haven't posted a photo because I couldn't pick a favourite out of so many fantastic images.

Kite, Hawks Baza, Vultures, Eagles & Harriers.

The Hawk Family
Acciptridae
We have a new page for the Hawk family and are working on each individual species page.

Great Philippine Eagle

The Worlds tallest Eagle

Photo by Neon2rossel © all rights reserved

Osprey split

New page for the Ospreys, Follow links to see more.

A fantastic photo by supercilium June 06 all rights reserved

World No	Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Taxon Serial Number
3307	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Least Concern	TSN: 175590
	Eastern Osprey	Pandion cristatus	Least Concern ?	TSN: 175590

Coolest birds on the planet.

Along with the Rock-loving Cisticola, the Wandering Whistling-Duck are the coolest birds on the block.

Photo January 31, 2006 by NatureAtYourBackyard © all rights reserved

Now the Whistling Ducks have a new page.Dendrocygnidae , and each species also has a new page.

344	Spotted Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna guttata	Least Concern	TSN: 175051
345	Plumed Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna eytoni	Least Concern	TSN: 175050
346	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	Least Concern	TSN: 175046
347	Wandering Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna arcuata	Least Concern	TSN: 175049
348	Lesser Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna javanica	Least Concern	TSN: 175052
349	White-faced Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna viduata	Least Concern	TSN: 175053
350	West Indian Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna arborea	Vulnerable	TSN: 175048
351	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis	Least Concern	TSN: 175044
352	White-backed Duck	Thalassornis leuconotus	Least Concern	TSN: 175253

Great new page for the Penguin Family

New style page for the penguins and more photos, data, videos, sound recordings & slideshows.
Penguins aren't doing well, they need our help.

Photo March 17, 2007 by f0rbe5 © all rights reserved    



They would really appreciate your help.

Yellow-eyed Penguin

Please support BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme.

Penguin numbers are going down.

WORLD N0	NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	Status	Taxon Serial Number
3828	King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus	Least Concern	TSN: 174450
3829	Emperor Penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Least Concern	TSN: 174449
3830	Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua	Near Threatened	TSN: 174447
3831	Adelie Penguin	Pygoscelis adeliae	Least Concern	TSN: 174445
3832	Chinstrap Penguin	Pygoscelis antarctica	Least Concern	TSN: 723249
3833	Western Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Vulnerable	TSN: 559996
3834	Fiordland Penguin	Eudyptes pachyrhynchus	Vulnerable	TSN: 174454
3835	Snares Penguin	Eudyptes robustus	Vulnerable	TSN: 559997
3836	Erect-crested Penguin	Eudyptes sclateri	Endangered	TSN: 174455
3837	Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	Vulnerable	TSN: 174452
3838	Royal Penguin	Eudyptes schlegeli	Vulnerable	TSN: 559998
3839	Yellow-eyed Penguin	Megadyptes antipodes	Endangered	TSN: 174457
3840	Little Penguin	Eudyptula minor	Least Concern	TSN: 723273
3841	Jackass Penguin	Spheniscus demersus	Endangered	TSN: 174462
3842	Humboldt Penguin	Spheniscus humboldti	Vulnerable	TSN: 174463
3843	Magellanic Penguin	Spheniscus magellanicus	Near Threatened	TSN: 174464
3844	Galapagos Penguin	Spheniscus mendiculus	Endangered	TSN: 174465

Galapagos

		A bird which inspired Charles Darwin. Woodpecker Finch
	Photo July 4, 2007 by snikrap © All rights reserved

Why not go Island hopping. We now have a page for the following Islands

Bainbridge Rocks - Baltra Island - Bartolome Island - Champion - Corona del Diablo - Cuatro Hermanos - Daphne Major - Darwin - Espanola Island - Fernandina Island - Floreana Island - Gardner-by-Floriana - Genovesa Island - Isabela Island - Marchena Island - North Seymour Island - Pinta Island - Pinzón Island - Pitt Islet - Plaza Sur - Rábida Island - Redonda Rock - Santa Cruz Island - Santa Fe Island - Santiago Island - Tortuga - Wolf Island

More photos & slideshows. A must if you plan to visit the islands or if you are interested about the distribution of birds on the Islands.

Killing Albatross

It is considered bad luck to kill an albatross, so how much bad luck to kill a species. We aren't only threatening one species but all species of Albatross. Albatross will go the same way as the dodo if we don't make our oceans a safe, clean and productive, place for them.

Slide show courtesy The Friends Of Worldbirds © all rights reserved

We are creating a new look page for them which hi-lights their plight.

World Number	Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Taxon Serial Number
3929	Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Vulnerable	TSN: 723282
	Antipodean Albatross	Diomedea (exulans) antipodensis	Vulnerable	TSN: 174525
	Tristan Albatross	Diomedea (exulans) dabbenena	Critically Endangered	TSN: 723281
3930	Amsterdam Island Albatross	Diomedea amsterdamensis	Critically Endangered	TSN: 723280
3931	Southern Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Vulnerable	TSN: 723277
	Northern Royal Albatross	Diomedea (epomorpha) sanfordi	Endangered	TSN: 723278
3932	Waved Albatross	Diomedea irrorata	Critically Endangered	TSN: 562021
3933	Short-tailed Albatross	Diomedea albatrus	Vulnerable	TSN: 554377
3934	Black-footed Albatross	Diomedea nigripes	Endangered	TSN: 554379
3935	Laysan Albatross	Diomedea immutabilis	Near Threatened	TSN: 554378
3936	Black-browed Albatross	Diomedea melanophris	Endangered	TSN: 723285
3937	Shy Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	Near Threatened	TSN: 554451
3938	Grey-headed Albatross	Diomedea chrysostoma	Vulnerable	TSN: 563381
3939	Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross	Diomedea chlororhynchos	Endangered	TSN: 554452
3940	Buller's Albatross	Diomedea bulleri	Near Threatened	TSN: 563380
3941	Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Endangered	TSN: 174530
3942	Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Near Threatened	TSN: 174530
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche carteri	Endangered	TSN: 554452
	Chatham Albatross	Thalassarche eremita	Vulnerable	TSN: 723287
	Campbell Albatross	Thalassarche impavida	Vulnerable	TSN: 723284

There are links to Birdlife Int, please support their efforts to protect these and other species.  We must stop using the sea as a dumping ground, we must ban all long line fishing and we must protect there nest sites.