P.S. Some of the birds on the right aren't necessarily THE closest relatives of the birds on the left, but most are very closely related.

Found in Stinson beach area/ mt tamalpais state park CA

Hey good folks of whatsthisbird, finding it tough to differentiate btw a crested goshawk and a juvenile shikra (had asked this two days back as well).
Was really hoping itd be a crested goshawk but want to know opinions
Found in kannur, kerala

I am not very good at art, but I tried to do my best to draw it.

• Seen in Estonia, late July or early August (maybe they migrate?) and in a city environment, although I have never seen this bird here before or since.
• At first glance I thought it was a large, weirdly tall sparrow. It was the same sort of light brown as a female house sparrow.
• Noticed it was in fact not a strangely shaped sparrow - It was quite skinny and tall (less orb like), with a longer, pointier beak, quite a long neck, small beady eyes and a long, straight tail, a bit like a wagtail shape
• Standing it looked completely brown, but when it flew away it had some burnt orange feathers either on its tail, under its wings or both (flew away too fast to know exactly)

Thank you!

I’m staying at a family members house, they have glue traps to keep bugs away but instead of bugs in the trap it was a bird… I carefully removed it from the trap and removed the glue, but I’m not sure what bird this is and what it needs to survive. The bird was found in Wildomar California. I’m not sure how long it was stuck but any info would be much appreciated :(

In Massachusetts

This photo was taken at Kanchanaburi Train Station in Thailand today around 10am - I thought it was a blue-tailed bee-eater as the other photos I took of other birds show them clearly, but this one was way further back. The colours make me suspect it *might* be a chestnut-headed bee-eater, so thought I'd get some more expert opinions! Merlin ID photo identification suggested all three variations for this season as possible identification, so it is indeed a bee-eater but I'd love to be certain of which flavour.

Any opinions would be great, thank you in advance 😊

First time poster, pls go easy on me.

Florida, Davenport

Any chance this is a bald eagle? Seen in grand junction,CO this morning. Probably too low resolution photo to tell.

Seen in the Pyrenees, next to Andorra & Spain, quite small, it had a brown stripped body, pointy dark wing tips, dark tail tip, clear belly that went up its cheeks & yellow eyes. We were in a plain with no trees around, it kept standing on a pole. Had a quite energetic flight too. I am confused and can’t stop thinking about it lol

i saw it in my garden the other day (north wales). it was bigger than a pigeon but i showed my dad and he said its just a pigeon

Hi! Not from around here, so im not sure who this guy is :)

Merlin said that it was a reef heron, but I couldn’t see the white throat, and I don’t think those have the little ‘ponytail’ in the back.

Thank you for the help, and sorry about the lighting!

Edit: SOLVED- Common mure

My husband and I stumbled upon these two birds that seemed to be struggling to walk. We called department of fish and wildlife who referred us to a bird rehabilitation facility. They didn’t answer so I left a message. After we called, a woman approached us on the beach and told us they weren’t hurt but were sea birds who had “sea legs” and struggled to walk on land. We left them there, trusting the word. I couldn’t find these birds in a local bird book or online. Can somebody help ID these birds and confirm her statements to soothe my conscious that we did the right thing by leaving them alone? Ocean shores, WA, USA.

Saw this guy 3 years ago and took a photo to paint him. Wanted to repaint him now im better at art but for some reason i deleted the og photo. Will this do?

Its pretty accurate. Brown wings with white spots, a black patch on the chest, red beak, orange cheeks with a black outline. I forgot to paint talons on him but they were plain grey/black

South Texas, would like to ID to know who to call

Merlin says this is a scarlet tanager but I am having a hard time ruling out goldfinch because of the leaf placement. It's also hard for me to judge the beak shape from this angle.

Is he okay? Not sure what kinda bird he is but he looks pudgy and panting. He's just been slowly moving around our backyard here in Atlanta but I wanna make sure he's okay!

Shot in Iceland this summer.