Colorful Tropical Birds

Vibrant images of tropical birds like the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock and Keel-Billed Toucan, set against lush green foliage.

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male, Costa Rica

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Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruviana) male in dawn courtship display at lek, Mindo Valley, Choco Darien cloud forest, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Long-tailed glossy starling (Lamprotornis caudatus) perched in tree, native to tropical Africa from Senegal east to Sudan

South America, Peru, Manu Cloud Forest. Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruviana)

Keel-Billed Toucan Ramphastos Sulfuratus, Costa Rica

Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco), Pantanal, Brazil

Andenfelsenhahn, Rupicola peruvianus aequatorialis, Regenwald, Nebelwald, Cosanga, Nord Ecuador, Südamerika / Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola peruvianus aequatorialis, rainforest, cloudforest, Cosanga, North Ecuador, Ecuador, South America

Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) perching in tree, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) male displaying at lek with female, Ecuador

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male, Costa Rica

Guianan cok of the rock male on courtship area Venezuela

Golden_collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii perched on a branch in Peru.

blue-crowned motmot momotus momota on branch costa rica, central america

A selective focus shot of a toucan standing on a tree branch. Selective focus shot of a toucan standing on a tree branch

red-lored or salvin's amazon parrot, amazona autumnalis, costa rica, central america

Peach-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula aurea) perched on a tree near Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Fischertukan, Ramphastos sulfuratus, Keel-billed Toucan Fischertukan, Ramphastos sulfuratus, Keel-billed Toucan Copyright: xZoonar.com/CHRISTOPHBOSCHGMX.DEx 22651537

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) attacking a Brown-hooded Parrot (Pionopsitta haematotis) Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Green Turaco (Musophagidae) perching on a branch, South Africa

channel-billed toucan (ramphastos vitellinus) perched on branch

Großer Soldatenara, Ara ambiguus, Great green macaw Großer Soldatenara, Ara ambiguus, Great green macaw Copyright: xZoonar.com/CHRISTOPHBOSCHGMX.DEx 22651551

A spectacular Great Blue Turaco, the largest of the endemic African turacos, Uganda, Africa

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), northern Costa Rica

Brown-hooded parrot, Costa Rica, Central America

Glistening-green Tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis) El Queremal, Valle del Cauca.

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) perched on a branch in Costa Rica.

Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus)

Toco Toucan,(Ramphastos toco),Pantanal,Brazil,adult,on tree

Toucan in the tree

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) adult female, with butterfly prey in beak, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, April

Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male displaying, Jardin, Colombia

Many-banded Aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus), Ecuador

Wompoo fruit dove (Ptilinopus magnificus), captive, occurring in Australia

Black-and-crimson Oriole (Oriolus cruentus consanguineus) adult male, perched on branch, Kerinci Seblat N.P., Sumatra, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia, June

Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella) male, Sundown National Park, Queensland, Australia

Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) male, Costa Rica

Ivory-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus azara), Ecuador

Brazil, The Pantanal, crested oropendola, Psarocolius decumanus. Portrait of a crested oropendula sitting on a branch.

Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor) carrying a small skink to feed young, Paluma Range National Park, Queensland, Australia

Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus), Mindo Cloud Forest, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Chestnut-Eared Aracari, (Pteroglossus castanotis), adult on tree, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Silver-cheeked hornbill on a branch Tanzania

Blue Crowned Motmot, (Momotus momota), adult on branch, South America

Black Caracara (Daptrius ater), Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana

Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Trinidad

Female green woodpecker (Picus viridis) foraging on a dead tree trunk, Vaucluse, France.

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) on a branch, French Guiana

Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis) adult female, foraging on tree trunk, Costa Rica, february

Andean cock-of-the-rock, cloud forest. Andes, Ecuador

Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) female feeding on fruit, Tenerife, Spain

Green-cheeked Amazon Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis) perching on branch, Enderby Island, Auckland Islands, New Zealand

Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis), Alajuela, Costa Rica

Crimson-backed Tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus), male, Cerro Azul, Panama

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), northern Costa Rica

Blue-eared kingfisher with prey on the branch

Belize, Central America. Keel-billed toucan.

Wild Puerto Rican parrots (Amazonia vitatta) in Rio Abajo Forest, Endangered Species Recovery Project, Puerto Rico

White breasted ground dove, (Alopecoenas jobiensis), White-bibbed ground dove, Purple ground dove, adult couple mating, Papua New Guinea

Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata), Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

long-tailed parakeet feeding (psittacula longicauda) singapore botanic gardens

twelve-wired bird of paradise seleucidis melenoleuca bali birdpark, indonesia endemic to indonesia

European rollers (Coracias garrulus), pair, copulating, Bulgaria, Europe

Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis) perched on leaves. Kaeng Krachan National Park. Thailand.

great hornbill at nest hole buceros bicornis female. southern thailand

Chestnut-mandibled toucan. La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Fiery-billed Aracari, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Portrait of a black bird in Uganda

Retz's Helmetshrike (Prionops retzii graculina) adult, perched on twig, Chyulu Hills, Kenya, november

Colorful Red-Billed Green Wood Hoopoe, Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii. Tropical bird native to Africa.

Blue bellied kingfisher on a tree branch

CA, Panama, Barro Colorado Island, male Slaty tailed Trogon (Trogon massenia)

White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) signalling, spreading wings, perched on a branch, Pahang, Malaysia

Portrait of Mealy Parrot French Guiana

Red-collared lorikeet - Feeding on Swamp bloodwood (Eucalyptus ptychocarpa) (Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis). Kakadu National Park (World Heritage Area), Northern Territory, Australia.

Javan Kingfisher spotted in Yogyakarta

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) perched on a branch in Costa Rica.

Grey Lourie,(Corythaixoides concolor) ,Kruger Nationalpark,South Africa,Africa,adult on tree calling

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus), Costa Rica

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Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) adult, perched on twig, Sri Lanka, February

Red-and-green macaw or green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) perched in a tree near Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Rufous Motmot, Costa Rica, Central America

Parotia / 6-wired Bird of Paradise (Parotia lawesii). Papua New Guinea.

Senegal parrot Poicephalus senegalus} feeding on leaves. Gambia, Africa. April 2016

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Female American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) with tail feathers fanned perching on a branch

Mealy southern mealy amazon (Amazona farinosa), adult, inspecting tree hole, sitting on a branch, Darien, Panama, Central America

White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis javensis) adult female, clinging to tree trunk, Taman Negara N.P., Titiwangsa Mountains, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, February

parrot bird sitting on the perch

Torres Strait imperial-pigeon, (Ducula bicolor), adult on tree, Australia

Scarlet Macaw, ara macao, Adult at Nest, Los Lianos in Venezuela

ramphastos tukanus, red-billed toucan

Seychelles Magpie-robin on a branch Cousin Island

Hooded Mountain-Toucan (Andigena cucullata), Bolivia

Red and Green Macaw (Ara chloroptera) pair flying, Cerrado habitat, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Orange-billed Babbler (Turdoides rufescens) adult, feeding, perched in bush, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka, december

Versicolored Barbet (Eubucco v. versicolor), adult male of the "blue-moustached" subspecies, Huyopata, Peru

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) spreading wings, Costa Rica

Silver-breasted Broadbill on tree branch (Serilophus lunatus)

Adult New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), Ulva Island, off Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Black-and-Red broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos) on a branch

Magnificent quetzal, male at nesting site (Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis), Costa Rica, Central America

common iora aegithina tiphia thailand

Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul, Jardim, Sinkhole of the Macaws. A pair of red-and-green macaws playing while holding onto a tree branch.

White-crowned Manakin (Dixiphia pipra) perched on a branch in the rainforest of Guyana.

A Male Great Frigatebird Displaying

Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus), Costa Rica

Yellow Nape Amazon Parrot

Rangkong Bird one of the Indonesian Papuan birds

ratchet-tailed treepie, temnurus temnurus, Kaeng Krachan, Thailand, Asia

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) perching on a tree, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

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African yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis), captive, occurrence in Africa

Cliff Parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi) perched on a branch in Bolivia, South America.

Close up of Common flameback

A Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) in a tree at Anjajavy Resort in Madagascar.

Channel-Billed Cuckoo, Scythrops Novaehollandiae, Adult Standing On Branch

Asian Open-billed Stork (Anastomus oscitans) adult, preening, standing on branches in tree, Sri Lanka, February

Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) adult female, perched on branch, Indonesia, march

Black-chested Jay (Cyanocorax affinis zeledoni) adult, standing on log, Canopy Lodge, El Valle, Panama, October

Knysna’s turaco on a branch in the forest in South Africa.

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) adult eating anaqua fruits, Texas

Brazil, Mato Grosso, Mato grosso do Sul, portrait of common toucan, Ramphastos toco

Red tailed laughing thrush

parrot rainbow, trichoglossus haematodus tucked into the nest

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Africa, Tanzania, Male von der Decken's Hornbill (Tockus deckeni)

Gouldian finch, Chloebia gouldiae

Australia, Cockatoo Island. Sulpher Crested Cockatoo

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) adult male, perched on branch, Costa Rica, march

Pheasant Pigeon, (Otidiphaps nobilis), adult on tree searching for food, captive, New Guinea

White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) perched on a branch in Manu National Park, Peru.

Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus) female emerging from nest cavity, Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Queensland, Australia

Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) perched on a branch in Ecuador, South America.

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Adult perched near nest being harassed by red_eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus

Brown Jay (Cyanocorax morio) perched on a branch in Guatemala in Central America

Changeable Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus ceylanensis) endemic race, sub-adult, feeding on White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) prey in talons, perched on branch, Sri Lanka, december

Brazil, Pantanal, kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, branch, takeoff,

Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America.

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) Delray Beach,Fl

Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) female, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia

plush-creasted jay, cyanocorax chrysops, brazil

Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) in tree, Kenya

Carunculated caracara gliding in the Andes, cloud forest, Ecuador

Bird (Olive-backed sunbird, Yellow-bellied sunbird) female yellow color perched on a tree in a nature wild. Bird (Olive-backed sunbird) on tree in nature wild

Golden-collared macaws or yellow-collared macaws (Primolius auricollis) perched on a shrub near a pond to drink water near the Piuval Lodge in the Northern Pantanal, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Kaka (Nestor meridionalis), Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre, Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) adult, at nesthole in tree trunk, Costa Rica, march

Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea) adult, perched on branch, Shai Hills, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, February

Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata), Ecuador

South America, Ecuador, Amazon. Cuviers Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)

migratory bird found in barren, semi-desert or rocky habitats

Pink Pigeon on a branch Mauritus

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), Laguna del Lagarto, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), also known as the Monkey-eating Eagle, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) adult male, perched on low branch, Yala N.P., Sri Lanka, March

Golden-headed quetzal, (Pharomachrus auriceps), adult on tree, captive, South America

Crimson throated barbet Megalaima rubricapilla, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

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Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) at the entrance of nesthole, Friesland, Netherlands

The king of the vultures in the rainforests of Costa Rica, Sarcoramphus papa.

Close-up portrait of White-headed Marmoset sitting in a tree

White tern (Gygis alba) on Seychelles Island Cousin

Scarlet Macaw Ara macao, breeding pair with radiotelemetry collar in nest, Tambopata Reserve, rio Tambopata, Peru, Amazonia

Christmas Imperial-pigeon (Ducula whartoni) adult perched on branch Christmas Island, Australia July

Budgie (Melopsittacus undulatus), Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Close-up of a male frigate bird with inflated throat pouch (breeding season) on Genovesa Island (Tower Island) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Red_and_green Macaw Ara chloroptera flying in Peru.

Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus), Zimanga Private Game Reserve, Mkuze, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Rufous hornbill, Philippine hornbill, kalaw (Buceros hydrocorax) endemic to the Philippines

White-breasted water-hen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), adult perch, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

Yellow-billed Nunbird (Monasa flavirostris) perched on a branch in Ecuador, South America.

Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala), Victoria, Australia

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A group of blue-throated piping guans (Pipile cumanensis) perched in a tree near Porto Jofre in the northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso province in Brazil.

Blue and Gold Macaw - at clay lick (Ara ararauna). Tambopata Nature Reserve Peru.

Western Parotia (Parotia sefilata) male in courtship display, Arfak Mountains, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia

Orange-cheeked Parrot (Pionopsitta barrabandi) eating clay at a clay lick in Manu National Park, Peru.

Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bullocki) adult, with insect prey in beak, bringing food to nesthole, Gambia, February

Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis), Felidia, Valle del Cauca

Crested Serpent Eagle, Spilornis cheela, Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

African Fish-eagle on a branch Uganda

Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Oroatus isidori) portrait, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus spadiceus) adult male, standing on forest floor, Kaeng Krachan N.P., Thailand, november

A couple of Red-and-green macaws or green-winged macaws (Ara chloropterus) flying at the Buraco das Araras (Macaws Sinkhole), near Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

White-necked Jacobin Hummingbird (Florisuga mellivora). South Mexico to Amazonas Brazil.

Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix, Lyrurus tetrix, male courting on pine tree, spring, Dalarna, Sweden

Purple-Crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephale), Australia, Oceania

parrot hangs on a branch, Bali

Scarcely larger than your thumb, the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta pusio) is the worlds smallest parrot. Here, a mated pair peer out from their nest hole that they have excavated in an arboreal termite mound within the lowland rainforest of western New Guinea.

Southern Ground Hornbill, Ground Hornbill, (Bucorvus leadbeateri), adult feeding with prey on tree, Kruger Nationalpark, South Africa, Africa

Red-crested Turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus), native to Africa

Figure southern, goura scheepmakeri perched on a branch

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) male bathing Starr County, Texas

Razor-billed Curassow (Crax mitu). Manu Wildlife Centre.

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock - male (Rupicola rupicola). Central Suriname Nature Reserve South America.

two Hyacinth macaws - smooching, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

Sacred ibis alighting upon a tree Ethiopia

A male Wilson's bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus respublica), in courtship display on Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Adult male magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Toucan Bird on Large Branch in Jungle

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) flying, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru

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Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) on the ground, Langtang, Himalayas, Nepal

Africa. Namibia. Pair Of African Bee Eaters.

Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi) two adult males, in hovering flight, duelling low over forest floor, Atlantic Rainforest, Pico da Caledonia, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, June

Coq-rock male orange on a branch in Suriname

Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) male, Queensland, Australia

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French Polynesia, Tetiaroa Marlon Brando´s island, Blue Footed Boobie Sula Nebouxii perched on pole in ocean

Apapane (Himatione sanguinea) perched in bush, Hakalau forest, Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii.

Yellow-shouldered Parrot (Amazona barbadensis) pair, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Dusky_headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii perched near a clay lick along the Napo River in Amazonian Ecuador.

Red billed Wood Hoopoe,Red billed Hoope,(Phoeniculus purpureus),Kruger Nationalpark,South Africa,Africa,foraging,feeding,

Brazil, Mato Grosso, The Pantanal, gray-necked wood rail (Aramids cajanea) searching for food in leaf litter.

Male, Northern Cardinal, perched on rock, Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA

blue throated barbet Megalaima asiatica , india Copyright: xGoutamxChatterjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Crested guan (Penelope purpurascens) with young in a tree Carara National Park, Tarcoles, Costa Rica

Blue_headed Parrot Pionus menstruus perched and feeding on clay in Amazonian Peru.

European Bee Eater In Flight (Merops Apiaster)

Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) male on sugarcane, Guangxi, China

USA, Florida, wild bird.

Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita), adult, at nest, nesting material, captive

Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Tower Island, Male Frigate Birds Sitting Among Bushes

Blue and Yellow Macaw, (Ara ararauna), adult flying, South America

Cape Glossy Starling bathing, South Africa, Africa Copyright: JanettexHill 1185-429 RECORD DATE NOT STATED

Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) four adults, bathing in birdbath, Queensland, Australia

Loving couple with two colorful birds sit on branch

Red and Green Macaw - at clay lick (Ara chloroptera). Tambopata Nature Reserve Peru.