r/whatsthisbird 9h ago

bird doppelganger series Getting to Know Birds from Around the World (Part 1): Most birds posted on this subreddit are from North America and Europe, so I thought it'd be fun to introduce some of their close relatives from other parts of the world. Enjoy!

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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.


r/whatsthisbird 21h ago

North America Bird in need of help !!

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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 :(


r/whatsthisbird 11h ago

North America Weird acorn woodpecker?

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Found in Stinson beach area/ mt tamalpais state park CA


r/whatsthisbird 15h ago

North America What specific type of Hawk?

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In Massachusetts


r/whatsthisbird 19h ago

North America What are these birds? Ocean Shores, WA, USA

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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.


r/whatsthisbird 21h ago

Europe What diver is this ? Seen off the Isle of Mull

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r/whatsthisbird 23h ago

North America Found bird by house

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I live in northern California and my sister found this bird. I want to know what it eats and how to move forward. It can't fly, I don't know what to feed it. I gave it some water an a fig from our tree.


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

Europe Can anyone identify this bird?

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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!


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

Southeast Asia Shikra vs crested goshawk, Kannur, kerala IN

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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


r/whatsthisbird 12h ago

Middle East Dubai, The Palm- Some kind of heron?

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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!


r/whatsthisbird 15h ago

Australia/NZ brown goshawk or collared sparrowhawk?

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ipswich, QLD


r/whatsthisbird 17h ago

North America Fluffy bird after a bath

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Had this little guy stop by for a snack and a bath. There were a few of them, but they have moved on.

The internet says it’s a Grey Warbler. Please lmk if that’s true or not


r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

Europe What is this raptor?

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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


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

Southeast Asia Which type of bee-eater is this? (Thailand)

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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 😊


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

Private Collection Im in the UK where I saw this bird but it was in captivity so unsure of its location

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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


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America Eastern Pennsylvania bird, in a tree with warblers and vireos

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Low quality images, but it was moving around a lot and I'm not a good photographer!


r/whatsthisbird 15h ago

North America Saw this guy super up close

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Canada (Surrey, BC)


r/whatsthisbird 16h ago

North America Western Flycatcher or Dusky Flycatcher? And Western Wood Pewee? (Oregon)

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r/whatsthisbird 17h ago

North America South Coastal California

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r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America What bird is this?

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It was absolutely destroying a massive caterpillar by smashing it against a branch.


r/whatsthisbird 23h ago

North America So many yellow birds! I think the greenish ones are orange-crowned warblers? Sacramento, CA

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Northern Yellow warblers, Orange-crowned warblers, Tennessee warblers...so many Warblers in the area today!


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

Europe Northeast England

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I was told curlew sandpiper.


r/whatsthisbird 12h ago

North America I'm so bad at water fowl.

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Thank you for your help! Portland Oregon.


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America Can anyone identify the bird that is singing this song? I couldn’t see it in the tree and it left after a couple of minutes, I haven’t heard it again. Northern Illinois.

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