BirdFiles: The Dave's Garden Bird Database

Welcome to BirdFiles, a database designed to help birders identify the birds in their gardens and in nature. BirdFiles continues to grow through the collaborative efforts of 676 people from around the world. Any registered user may add new birds, images, comments, and ZIP codes.

There are 3,526 birds listed, with 8,049 images and 954 comments in our database.

You may search for entries by common or scientific name, or browse through an entire order of birds to find what you're looking for. If you would like to add your own photo, description, or other details to a particular bird, you will find the links to do just that under the current information within each entry.

If you know of a bird that is not yet in our database we invite you to add it. (You must be a registered member of Dave's Garden to create new entries, or add information and photos to our database. Membership is free, click here for instructions.)

BirdFiles is part of the Dave's Garden community. If you like this feature, you may be interested in our Bird Watching Forum. Please take a quick tour of Dave's Garden and see the many other tools and features we provide for our members!

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Browse bird orders:

Accipitriformes Anseriformes Apodiformes Apterygiformes Caprimulgiformes Cariamiformes Charadriiformes Ciconiiformes Coliiformes Columbiformes Coraciiformes Cuculiformes Eurypygiformes Falconiformes Galliformes Gaviiformes Gruiformes Mesitornithiformes Opisthocomiformes Otidiformes Passeriformes Pelecaniformes Phaethontiformes Phoenicopteriformes Piciformes Podicipediformes Procellariiformes Psittaciformes Pteroclidiformes Sphenisciformes Strigiformes Struthioniformes Suliformes Tinamiformes Trogoniformes

The latest images:

Bird Member Thumbnail Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) dushyantdhari Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) Clary Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) CAndersen Lapland Bunting, Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) Chillybean Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Chillybean Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) dushyantdhari Magpie Robin, Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis) dushyantdhari Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys) dushyantdhari Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) jmorth Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) dushyantdhari American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) jmorth American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) jmorth Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) jmorth Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) jmorth Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) dushyantdhari Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Chillybean Audubon's Warbler (formerly Yellow-rumped Warbler p.p.) (Setophaga auduboni) Chillybean Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) Chillybean White-throated Kingfisher, Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) dushyantdhari White-throated Kingfisher, Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) dushyantdhari White-throated Kingfisher, Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) dushyantdhari Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) CAndersen Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) CAndersen Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) CAndersen Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) Chillybean

The latest comments:

Bird Member Rating Type Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) mogu Positive Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Chillybean Neutral Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) CAndersen Positive American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) CAndersen Positive Merlin (Falco columbarius) Chillybean Positive Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) CAndersen Positive Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) CAndersen Positive Tundra Swan, Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus) Rickwebb Positive Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Chillybean Positive Starling, Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Chillybean Negative Starling, Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) oregon_guy Positive Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Chillybean Positive Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Chillybean Positive Arizona Woodpecker (Picoides arizonae) TaosBill Positive Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) gasrocks Positive Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) RosinaBloom Positive Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Chillybean Positive Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) Chillybean Positive Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) Chillybean Positive Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Bhavi Positive Dickcissel (Spiza americana) avazquez Positive Fulvous Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) DAT60A3 Positive Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Chillybean Positive Dusky Eagle Owl (Bubo coromandus) mogu Neutral House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Chillybean Negative

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