Birds beginning with W

Wagler's Macaw - The Blue-throated Macaw lives in the savanna of the Beni Department of Bolivia, nesting in "Islas" of palm trees that dot the level plains. It is not a forest dwelling bird.

Wahlberg's Eagle - Wahlberg's Eagle breeds in most of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a bird of woodland, often near water. It builds a stick nest in the fork of a tree or the crown of a palm tree. The clutch is one or two eggs.

Wahnes' Parotia - This species is distributed and endemic to the mountain forests of Huon Peninsula and Adelbert Mountains, northeast Papua New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. The male is polygamous and performs a spectacular courtship dance in the forest ground.

Wailing Cisticola - The northern subspecies C. l. distinctus of Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania is sometimes regarded as a separate species, Lynes's Cisticola.

Wake Island Rail - The extinct Wake Island Rail was a flightless rail and the only native land bird on the Pacific atoll of Wake. It was found on the islands of Wake and Wilkes, but not on Peale, which is separated from the others by a channel of about 100 meters.

Wallace - This is an arboreal parrot. The male is predominantly green, with a red bill, a red spot on the throat, orange legs and dark red nape, bright red rump and uppertail-coverts. The female has the red on the throat reduced or absent.

Wallace's Fruit Dove - An Indonesian endemic, the Wallace's Fruit-dove is distributed in lowland forests of eastern Lesser Sunda Islands, southern Maluku, Aru Island and in southwestern New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of various small fruits and berries.

Wallace's Hawk Eagle - The Wallace's Hawk-eagle, Aigle De Wallace, or Aguila-azor De Wallace is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar - The Wallace's Owlet-nightjar is a species of bird in the Aegothelidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Wallace's Scops Owl - http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Otus&species=silvicola

Wallacean Cuckooshrike - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Wallacean Drongo - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Wallacean Whistler - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Wallcreeper - There is some disagreement among ornithologists as to where the Wallcreeper belongs in the taxonomic order. Initially, Linnaeus put it in the family Certhiidae, with the treecreepers.The Wallcreeper is placed in a monotypic family Tichodromadidae by, amongst others, Clements 2007, while other authorities such as Dickinson 2003 put it in the monotypic Tichodromadinae, a subfamily of the nuthatch family Sittidae. In either case, it is very closely related to the nuthatches.

Wandering albatross - The Wandering Albatross, Snowy Albatross, or White-winged Albatross, and BirdLife International has already split it. Together with the Amsterdam Albatross it forms the Wandering Albatross species complex. The Wandering Albatross is the largest member of the genus Diomedea , one of the largest birds in the world, and is one of the best known and studied species of bird in the world.

Wandering Tattler - The Wandering Tattler, Tringa incana , is a medium-sized wading bird. It is similar in appearance to the closely related Gray-tailed Tattler, T. brevipes. The tattlers are unique among the species of Tringa for having unpatterned, greyish wings and backs, and a scaly breast pattern extending more or less onto the belly in breeding plumage, in which both also have a rather prominent supercilium.

Wandering Whistling Duck - Formerly named Tree Ducks, the Wandering Whistling Duck have their new name because of their loud whistling calls and the whistling noise their wings make during flight.

Warbler Finch - It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.

Warbling Antbird - The Guianan Warbling Antbird is found at lower levels in humid forest in the Guianas, far eastern Venezuela and north-eastern Brazil . Its conservation status has not been assessed following the split into several species, but as it generally is common, it is unlikely to be threatened.

Ward's Trogon - The Ward's Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Republic of India and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Warsangli Linnet - The Warsangli Linnet is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found only in Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Water pipit - Like most other pipits, this is an undistinguished looking species on the ground, mainly brown above and dark streaked buff below. It has dark legs, white outer tail feathers and a longish dark bill. In summer it has a distinctive breeding plumage, with a pinkish breast, grey head and pale supercilium.

Water Rail - Its breeding habitat is marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia. It nests in a dry location in marsh vegetation, laying up to a dozen eggs. Northernmost and eastern populations are migratory, but Water Rails are permanent residents in western and southern Europe, with numbers augmented by migrants in winter.

Watercock - Their breeding habitat is swamps across south Asia from Pakistan, the Republic of India and Sri Lanka to south China, Japan and Indonesia. They nest in a dry location on the ground in marsh vegetation, laying 3-6 eggs. These large rails are mainly permanent residents throughout their range.

Waterfall Swift - The Waterfall Swift , also known as the Giant Swiftlet, is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Hydrochous. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Watkins' Antpitta - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Wattle-billed Bird of Paradise - The Silken Satinbird is a species of bird in the Cnemophilidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Loboparadisea. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wattled Broadbill - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wattled Crane - At a height of up to 175 cm , it is the largest crane in Africa and is the second tallest species of crane, after the Sarus Crane. The wingspan is 230-260 cm , the length is typically 120 cm and weight is 6.4-7.9 kg in females, 7.5-9 kg in males. The back and wings are ashy gray. The feathered portion of the head is dark slaty gray above the eyes and on the crown, but is otherwise white, including the wattles, which are almost fully feathered and hang down from under the upper throat. The breast, primaries, secondaries, and tail coverts are black. The secondaries are long and nearly reach the ground. The upper breast and neck are white all the way to the face. The skin in front of the eye extending to the base of the beak and tip of the wattles is red and bare of feathers and covered by small round wart-like bumps. Wattled Cranes have long bills and black legs and toes. Males and females are virtually indistinguishable, although males tend to be slightly larger.

Wattled Curassow - The Wattled Curassow is a threatened member of the family Cracidae, the curassows, guans, and chachalacas. It is found in remote rainforests in the western Amazon Basin in South America.

Wattled False Sunbird - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Wattled Guan - It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wattled honeyeater - The species is endemic to the islands of the Central Pacific, occurring on American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, tropical mangrove forests, and tropical moist montane forest.

Wattled Ibis - A large, dark ibis with white shoulder patches. Also eye is white. Thin wattle is hanging from the broad bill base. These two features, and no white line on cheek, distinguish this ibis from the close relative Hadada Ibis . The average length is 60 cm.

Wattled Jacana - The jacanas are a group of wetland birds, which are identifiable by their huge feet and claws that enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone.

Wattled Lapwing - The African Wattled Lapwing or Senegal Wattled Plover, Vanellus senegallus, is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder in most of sub-Saharan Africa outside the rainforests, although it has seasonal movements.

Wattled Shrike Tit - The only member of the monotypic genus Eulacestoma, the Wattled Ploughbill is distributed and endemic to central mountain ranges of New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of insects.

Wattled Starling - This is the only African starling which appears to show affinities with the Asian starlings, particularly the Sturnus genus. Its bare face patches and ability to open-bill feed in grassland are unique amongst African starlings. It is the only member of the genus Creatophora.

Waved Albatross - The Waved Albatross, Phoebastria irrorata - also known as Galapagos Albatross - is the only member of the Diomedeidae family located in the tropics. When they forage, the Waved Albatross follow straight paths to a single site off the coast of Peru, about 1,000 km distant to the east. During the non-breeding season, these birds reside primarily in the areas of the Ecuador and Peruvian coasts.

Wavy-bellied Woodpecker - This species reaches about 30cm in length, with bright green wings and tail, a red or black mustache and crown , gray head, neck, and chest, and white underparts with black markings.

Waxwing - Its English name refers to the bright red bead-like tips of the secondary feathers on its wings, which look like drops of sealing wax, while 'Bohemian' refers to its origin from Bohemia . It is larger and greyer than the Cedar Waxwing and has bright yellow tips on its tail feathers and a yellow or white stripe along the wing feathers. Under tail coverts are a deep rust color. Both beak and feet are dark and the brown eyes are set in a narrow black mask underlined with white.

Wedge-billed Hummingbird - The Wedge-billed Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Schistes, but sometimes merged with the visorbearers in Augastes. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper - The Wedge-billed Woodcreeper , is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from southern Mexico to northern Bolivia, central Brazil and the Guianas; it is absent from the Pacific coastal areas except between Costa Rica and Ecuador. It is the only member of the genus Glyphorynchus.

Wedge-billed Wren-Babbler - It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Wedge-tailed Eagle - The Wedge-tailed Eagle is one of twelve species of large predominantly dark-coloured eagles in the genus Aquila found worldwide. A large brown bird of prey, it has a wingspan of up to 2.27 metres and a length up to 1.04 metres . Latest research indicates it forms a worldwide superspecies with Verreaux's Eagle, Gurney's Eagle and the Golden Eagle.

Wedge-tailed Grass Finch - Its major range is in southeastern South America in southern Brazil, Bolivia, eastern Paraguay, and extreme northeast Argentina in the cerrado, pantanal, and southern caatinga; it also ranges into northern Colombia with central Venezuela, and the Atlantic coastal Guianas, as well as Ilha de Marajo at the Amazon River outlet. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.

Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon - It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Republic of India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Wedge-tailed Hillstar - The Wedge-tailed Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. This sexually dimorphic species is found in scrub and woodland at altitudes of 2,600 to 4,000 metres in the Andes of Bolivia and far north-western Argentina. It is threatened by habitat loss. Uniquely among the hillstars, the flanks of the male are deep chestnut, while the underparts of the female are orange-buff.

Wedge-tailed Jery - The Wedge-tailed Jery is a small bird endemic to the east of Madagascar. The species has been the cause of some taxonomic confusion, it was originally placed with the jeries in the genus Neomixis before being placed in its own monotypic genus Hartertula, but still considered close to Neomixis. Recent research indicates it is part of an endemic Malagasy radiation currently known as the Malagasy warblers .

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing - There are three recognized subspecies of the Sabrewing which have completely separate ranges and may be distinct species.

Wedge-tailed Shearwater - The Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It is one of the shearwater species that is sometimes referred to as a Muttonbird, like the Sooty Shearwater of New Zealand and the Short-tailed Shearwater of Australia. It ranges across from throughout the tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean roughly between latitudes 35°N and 35°S. It breeds in islands such as off Japan, the Islas Revillagigedo, the Hawaiian Islands, the Seychelles and off Western Australia.

Weebill - Australia's smallest bird, the Weebill is found in woodlands and forests throughout mainland Australia. The diet consists mostly of insects and larvae. The female usually lays between two to three brown-speckled cream-colored eggs.

Weka - Weka are predominantly rich brown mottled with black and grey; the brown shade varies from pale to dark depending on subspecies. At over 50 cm long, the male is about 1 kg and the female is about 700 g. The reddish-brown beak is about 5 cm long, stout and tapered, and used as a weapon. The pointed tail is near-constantly being flicked, a sign of unease characteristic of the rail family. Weka have sturdy legs and reduced wings.

Welcome Swallow - It is a species native to Australia and nearby islands, but not until recently to New Zealand, which has been colonised in the last half century. It is very similar to the Pacific Swallow with which it is often considered conspecific.

West indian whistling-duck - The West Indian Whistling Duck is widely scattered throughout the West Indies including a large breeding population in the Bahamas, and smaller numbers in Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and Jamaica. It is largely sedentary, apart from local movements which can be 100 km or more. Nests have been reported in tree cavities, on branches, in clumps of bromeliads, and on the ground under thatch palms and other dense bushes. The usual clutch size is 10-16 eggs. It habitually perches in trees, which gives rise to its specific name.

West Indian Woodpecker - The species has been observed to have a polyandrous breeding system, with one female raising two broods with different males concurrently.

West peruvian dove - It is closely related to the North American White-winged Dove , but is now considered a separate species by ornithologists due to genetic and behavioral differences . Specimens are brownish-gray above and gray below, with a bold white wing patch that appears as a brilliant white crescent in flight and is also visible at rest. Adults have a bright blue , featherless patch of skin around each eye. The legs and feet of adults are red, but unlike Z. asiatica, their eyes are brown.

West Peruvian Screech-Owl - The West Peruvian Screech-owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

Western Antvireo - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Western Bearded Greenbul - The Bearded Bulbul or Western Bearded Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Western Bluebill - It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Western Bonelli's Warbler - Bonelli's Warbler can refer to one of two bird species, formerly regarded as conspecific:

Western Bowerbird - The Western Bowerbird is smaller than the other bowerbird it shares its range with, the Great Bowerbird. It measures between 24–28 cm in length and weighs between 120-150 g. Both sexes are similar in size and dimensions, except that the tail of the female is slightly longer.

Western Bristlebird - Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Western Citril - The Western Citril is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Western Corella - The Western Corella was formerly considered either a subspecies of the Little Corella or the Long-billed Corella, before being recognised as a full species. There are two subspecies:

Western Crowned-Pigeon - Along with its close and very similar looking relatives the Victoria Crowned Pigeon and the Southern Crowned Pigeon, it is one of the largest and is considered one of the most beautiful members of the pigeon family. The Western Crowned Pigeon is found and endemic to the lowland rainforests of Papua, Indonesia section of New Guinea; the other species of crowned pigeon inhabit different regions of the island. The diet consists mainly of fruits and seeds.

Western Crowned-Warbler - The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.

Western Emerald - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

Western Flycatcher - In plumage, the Pacific-slope Flycatcher is virtually identical to the Cordilleran Flycatcher, and differs only subtly from most Empidonax flycatchers in North America, but its breeding habitat and call are different. In summer, the Pacific-slope Flycatcher inhabits deciduous or mixed woodlands, hawking for insects from a hidden perch.

Western Flycatcher - Adults have olive-gray upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with yellowish underparts; they have a conspicuous teardrop-shaped white eye ring, white wing bars, a small bill and a short tail. Many species of this genus look closely alike. The best ways to distinguish species are by voice, by breeding habitat, and by range. This bird is virtually identical to the Pacific-slope Flycatcher. These two species were formerly considered a single species known as Western Flycatcher. The Pacific-slope is a breeding bird of the Pacific Coast forests and mountain ranges from California to Alaska; the Cordilleran is a breeding bird of the Rocky Mountains. They have different songs and calls.

Western Gerygone - Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Western grebe - This is the largest North American grebe 56-74 cm long. It is black-and-white, with a long, slender, swan-like neck and red eyes. It is easily confused with Clark's Grebe, which shares the same features, behavior and habitat, and hybrids are known.

Western Grey Plantain-eater - This species is a resident breeder in open woodland habitats in tropical west Africa. It lays two or three eggs in a tree platform nest.

Western Gull - The Western Gull is a large gull, around 60 cm long with a white head and body, and gray wings. It has a yellow bill with a red subterminal spot . It closely resembles the Slaty-backed Gull . In the north of its range it forms a hybrid zone with its close relative the Glaucous-winged Gull .

Western Marsh Harrier - Formerly, a number of relatives were included in C. aeruginosus, which was then known as "Marsh Harrier". The related taxa are now generally considered to be separate species: the Eastern Marsh-harrier and the possibly distinct Papuan Harrier spilothorax) of eastern Asia and the Wallacea, the Swamp Harrier of Australasia and the Madagascar Marsh-harrier of the western Indian Ocean islands.

Western Nicator - It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.

Western Parotia - Endemic to Indonesia, the Western Parotia is found only in the mountain forests of Vogelkop and Wandammen Peninsula of Western New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits and figs.

Western Reef-Egret - Western Reef Heron has occurred as a vagrant twice in Canada and four times in the United States of America, first on Nantucket in April, 1983 and several times between 2005 and 2007.

Western Rosella - Western Rosellas socialise in pairs but will often congregate in largish groups of twenty or so to forage when the season permits; their diet is herbivorous, consisting mostly of grass and seeds. They nest mostly in hollow tree trunks usually a meter or so deep and will favour hollows that have dust in the bottom . The female incubates the eggs and leaves in the morning and afternoon to eat food found by the male.

Western Royal-Flycatcher - The Pacific Royal Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is often considered a subspecies of Onychorhynchus coronatus

Western Sandpiper - The Western Sandpiper, Calidris or Erolia mauri, is a small shorebird.

Western Screech-Owl - Length 8.5 inches, wing span 20 inches, weight 5 oz . Females are larger than males. Adults are larger than Whiskered, with larger feet and more streaked plumage pattern.

Western Scrub-Jay - The Western Scrub-Jay , is a species of scrub-jay native to western North America. It ranges from southern Washington to central Texas and central Mexico. It comprises three distinct subspecies groups, all of which may be separate species. They are California Scrub-Jay , Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay , and Sumichrast's Scrub-Jay . The Western Scrub-Jay was once lumped with the Island Scrub-Jay and the Florida Scrub-Jay; the taxon was then called, simply, the Scrub Jay. The Western Scrub-Jay is nonmigratory and can be found in urban areas, where it can become tame and will come to bird feeders. While many refer to scrub-jays as "blue jays", the Blue Jay is a different species of bird entirely. In recent years, the California Scrub-Jay has expanded its range north into the Puget Sound region of Washington.

Western Singing Bush Lark - The range of M. cantillans is quite extensive, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 10,000,000 km2.; and its global population is thought to be large, though it has yet to be quantified.

Western Slaty-Antshrike - It was previously included in the widespread Slaty Antshrike , but following the split, this scientific name is now restricted to the Guianan Slaty-Antshrike.

Western Spinebill - Its contact call is a rapid high-pitched whistle, but when feeding it has a quieter whistle.

Western Tanager - Adults have pale stout pointed bills, yellow underparts and light wing bars. Adult males have a bright red face and a yellow nape, shoulder, and rump, with black upper back, wings, and tail; in non-breeding plumage the head has no more than a reddish cast and the body has an olive tinge. Females have a yellow head and are olive on the back, with dark wings and tail.

Western Thornbill - Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

Western Tinkerbird - It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.

Western tragopan pheasant - The male is very dark, grey and black with numerous white spots, each spot bordered with black and deep crimson patches on the sides and back of the neck. The throat is bare with blue skin while the bare facial skin is red. They have a small black occipital crest. Females have pale brownish grey upper parts finely vermiculated and spotted with black, and most of the feathers have black patches and central white streaks. Immature males resemble females, but are larger in size with longer legs and variable amount of black on head and red on neck.

Western Whipbird - A slim bird some 21 - 25 cm in length, it is olive green with a black throat and a narrow white cheek-patch edged with black on its face. It has a small crest and a long dark olive-green tail tipped with white, its underparts are a paler olive colour. The bill is black with blackish feet. Juveniles are a duller olive-brown in colour and lack the white cheek stripes and dark throat.

Western wood-pewee - Their breeding habitat is open wooded areas in western North America. These birds migrate to South America at the end of summer. The female lays two or three eggs in an open cup nest on a horizontal tree branch or within a tree cavity; California black oak forests are examples of suitable nesting habitat for this species of bird. Both parents feed the young.

Westland Black Petrel - The Westland Petrel is an all dark bird with a yellowish bill and dark legs. It is a large member of the petrel and shearwater family. It has a highly restricted breeding range, currently confined to a small area of the west coast of New Zealand's South Island in an area protected in Paparoa National Park in dense forested hills. At sea it ranges from Tasmania to Chile taking fish and squid, as well as fishery waste.

Whale-headed Stork - The adult bird is 115-150 cm tall, 100-140 cm long, 230-260 cm across the wings and weighs 4 to 7 kg . The adult is mainly grey while the juveniles are browner. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia.

Whimbrel - This is a migratory species wintering on coasts in Africa, South America, south Asia into Australasia and southern North America. It is also a coastal bird during migration. It is fairly gregarious outside the breeding season.

Whinchat - Its scientific name means "reddish rock-dweller", in reference to its habitat and overall coloration. Saxicola derives from Latin saxum + incola . rubetra is Latin for "colored reddish" or "reddish-hued".

Whip-poor-will - This bird is sometimes confused with the related Chuck-will's-widow which has a similar but lower-pitched and slower call.

Whiskered auklet - The Whiskered Auklet is a poorly studied species and much research needs to be undertaken on the species. It was originally described as two different species, from specimens collected at different ends of its range, however research has shown that it is a single species with clinal variation along its range. It is not thought to undertake migration, but instead attends its breeding islands year round. Whiskered Auklets lay a single egg in a rocky crevice, in loose colonies with other Whiskered Auklets and also other colonial seabirds. Both parents take part in incubation and chick rearing. The whiskers have been shown to help them sense their way to and out of their nests at night.

Whiskered Pitta - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Whiskered screech-owl - Adults occur in 2 color morphs, in either brown or dark grey plumage. They have a round head with ear tufts, yellow eyes and a yellowish bill. The bird looks very similar to a Western Screech Owl, but has heavier barring on the breast, and is slightly smaller in size.

Whiskered Tern - C. h. hybridus breeds in warmer parts of Europe and Asia. The smaller-billed and darker C. h. delalandii is found in east and south Africa, and the paler C. h. javanicus from Java to Australia.

Whiskered Treeswift - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Whiskered Wren - The Whiskered Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family.

Whiskered Yuhina - It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Whistling Heron - The Whistling Heron measures 53 to 64 cm in length and weighs 521 to 546 g. The southern subspecies is bigger but has a shorter bill in proportion to the body.

Whistling Kite - The Whistling Kite ranges in size from 50–60 cm, with a wingspan between 123–146 cm. Whistling Kites soar on slightly bowed wings, with their long flight feathers often well-splayed. The striking pattern on their underwings is distinctive.

Whistling Swan - C. c. bewickii , Bewick's Swan C. c. columbianus , Whistling Swan

Whistling Warbler - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White booby - The Masked Booby, Sula dactylatra, is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae. This species breeds on islands in tropical oceans, except in the eastern Atlantic; in the eastern Pacific it is replaced by the Nazca Booby, Sula granti, which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of Masked Booby .

White Cockatoo - The White Cockatoo can live up to, and perhaps beyond, 80 years.

White eared pheasant - White Eared Pheasants are called Shagga by indigenous Himalayan peoples. Shagga means Snow Fowl. Shagga are very gregarious birds, living in large flocks which forage on alpine meadow close to or above the snowline throughout the year. White Eared pheasants tend to fly a great deal more than their close relatives the brown eared and blue eared pheasants. All three ecological species are obliged to hover or volplane over deep snow. They do this with the aid of their great wide tails. Eared pheasants move across deep snow by whirring their wings and fluttering close to the ground, and supporting their weight on their retrices, leave characteristic if somewhat other worldly appearing tracks. Eared pheasant flight is often described as poor by the hunter collectors of the 18th century who used dogs to beat the birds from the ground for shooting. Eared Pheasants do not waste their energy on flying when quadrupeds take after them because they have adapted many defensive escape behaviors that do not require flight.

White Hawk - The adult White Hawk ranges from 46-56 cm long with very broad wings and has a white head, body and underwings. The upper wings are black, and the very short tail is black with a broad white band. The bill is black and the legs are yellow.

White helmet-shrike - It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

White Monjita - This is a bright white bird, with dark eyes, black legs, and a medium to short pointed bill. It has deep black borders on the outer wing, and a short notched tail.

White Pelican - This is a large pelican, at a mass of 10 kg , 160 cm long and with a 280 cm wingspan. It differs from the Dalmatian Pelican, the only larger species of pelican, by its pure white, rather than greyish-white, plumage, a bare pink facial patch around the eye and pinkish legs. Males are larger than females, and have a long beak that grows in a downwards arc, as opposed to the shorter, straighter beak of the female. Immature birds are grey and have dark flight feathers. In flight, it is an elegant soaring bird, with the head held close to and aligned with the body by a downward bend in the neck. In breeding condition the male has pinkish skin on is face and the female has orangery skin.

White Stork - It is a huge bird, 100–125 cm tall, with a 155–200 cm wingspan and a weight of 2.3-4.5 kg . It is completely white except for the black wing flight feathers, and its red bill and legs, which are black on juveniles. It walks slowly and steadily on the ground. Like all storks with the exception of the Leptoptilos genus, it flies with its neck outstretched.

White Woodpecker - This bird is particularly beneficial for citrus plantations because it consumes the irapuá bee, Trigona spinipes, a pest of citrus growers.

White's Thrush - It breeds in wet coniferous taiga, mainly in eastern Asia and Siberia. Northern races are strongly migratory, with most birds moving to southeastern Asia during the winter. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. It is very secretive, preferring dense cover.

White-backed Black-Tit - The White-backed Tit is a species of bird in the Paridae family. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.

White-backed Duck - These birds are well adapted for diving. On occasions they have been observed to stay under water for up to half a minute. They search especially for the bulbs of waterlilies. From danger, they also escape preferentially by diving; hence, the namesake white back is hardly visible in life.

White-backed Fire-eye - The White-backed Fire-eye is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-backed Mousebird - This mousebird prefers scrubby dry habitats, such as thornveld, fynbos scrub and semi-desert.

White-backed Night Heron - The White-backed Night Heron is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. This relatively small and dark night heron is found throughout a large part of sub-Saharan Africa. It was formerly placed in the genus Nycticorax.

White-backed Vulture - The White-backed Vulture is a typical vulture, with only down feathers on the head and neck, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It has a white neck ruff. The adult’s whitish back contrasts with the otherwise dark plumage. Juveniles are largely dark. This is a medium-sized vulture; its body mass is 4.2 to 7.2 kilograms , it is 94 cm long and has a 218 cm wingspan.

White-backed Woodpecker - It is the largest of the spotted woodpeckers in the western Palearctic, 24–26 cm long with wing-span 38-40 cm and has plumage similar to the Great Spotted Woodpecker, but with white bars across the wings rather than spots, and a white lower back. The male has a red crown, the female a black one.

White-banded Tanager - It has a total length of c. 16 cm and weighs 29-32 g. It is restricted to Cerrado, woodland and shrub of central-eastern Brazil, north-eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Bolivia. It is frequently seen in Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Typically seen in pairs or small groups of up to 12 individuals, with 7 being average. Eats insects. Breeds in October and November. The deep, cup-shaped nest, typically placed in a small tree or bush, is lined with grasses. Clutch size 2-3 eggs. The pair are often helped by birds from earlier broods, which have the grey parts of the plumage partially or entirely replaced by brown .

White-banded Tyrannulet - It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-barred Piculet - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

White-bearded Antshrike - The White-bearded Antshrike is a bamboo specialist. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-bearded Hermit - It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.

White-bearded Manakin - This manakin is a fairly common bird of forests, second growth and plantations. The female builds a shallow cup nest low in a tree; two brown-mottled white eggs are laid, and incubated entirely by the female for about 18–19 days, with a further 13–15 days to fledging. The young are fed mainly on regurgitated fruit with some insects.

White-bellied Antbird - This antbird, like others in its family, is a forest bird with a preference for undergrowth in dry or moist deciduous habitats. It is a resident breeder which lays two or three eggs in a nest in a tree, both sexes incubating.

White-bellied Antpitta - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher - This is an insectivorous species which breeds in the Western Ghats of southwest India.

White-bellied Bustard - The White-bellied Bustard, White-bellied Korhaan, or Senegal Bustard is a species of bird in the bustard family.

White-bellied Canary - The White-Bellied Canary is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

White-bellied Chachalaca - The White-bellied Chachalaca is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

White-bellied Cinclodes - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-bellied Drongo - Balicassius caerulescens Buchanga caerulescens

White-bellied Fantail - It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-bellied Flowerpecker - The Buzzing Flowerpecker or White-bellied Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-bellied Go-away Bird - This species averages 51 cm in length. Its long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band is distinctive. A white wing patch is conspicuous in flight. The bill is black in male, pea-green in the female.

White-bellied Goshawk - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, dry savanna, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-bellied Honeyeater - The New Hebrides Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to the Melenesian island nation of Vanuatu.

White-bellied Hummingbird - The White-bellied Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found at forest edge, woodland, scrub and gardens in the Andes, ranging from northern Peru south through Bolivia to north-western Argentina. There are also lowland populations in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is generally fairly common. Its upperparts are green and its underparts are white. Unlike other similar hummingbirds in its range , the basal half of the inner webs of the rectrices are white, but this is typically only visible from below.

White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-bellied Leptopogon - This species is found in forests and woodland edges. The nest is a ball lined with fine plant fibres, with a side entrance. It is suspended by a tendril or root and built in a heavily shaded area, such as a rock cleft or under hanging vegetation at the top of a bank. The typical clutch is two white eggs. The chicks fledge about 20 days after hatching.

White-bellied Minivet - The species is characterized by stable population trend and extent of occurrence of more than 20 thousand km2.

White-bellied Mountain-gem - The White-bellied Mountain-gem is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

White-bellied Munia - The White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra is a species of estrildid finch found in most of the Southeast asia countries. For example, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Philippines and Thailand. It is found in subtropical/ tropical lowland moist forest habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

White-bellied Nothura - All Tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also Ratites. Unlike other Ratites, Tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and Tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.

White-bellied Parrot - It is found in humid forest and nearby wooded habitats in the Amazon south of the Amazon River in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. It is generally fairly common throughout its range and is easily seen in a wide range of protected areas, such as the Manú National Park and Tambopata-Candamo in Peru, Cristalino State Park , Xingu National Park and Amazônia National Park in Brazil, and Madidi National Park in Bolivia.

White-bellied Piculet - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

White-bellied Plumed Pigeon - There are only two Australian pigeon species that possess an erect crest: the Spinifex Pigeon and the Crested Pigeon. The Spinifex Pigeon is the smaller of the two, measuring from 20 to 24 centimetres . There are two races; the White-bellied Spinifex Pigeon, Geophaps plumifera plumifera, which is permanently found in the arid areas of north western, northern, eastern and central Australia, and the Red-bellied Spinifex Pigeon, Geophaps plumifera ferruginea, which is permanently found in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

White-bellied Redstart - It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

White-bellied Sea Eagle - It is resident from India through southeast Asia to Australia on coasts and major waterways. It is a distinctive bird. The adult has white head, breast, under-wing coverts and tail. The upper parts are grey and the black under-wing flight feathers contrast with the white coverts. The tail is short and wedge-shaped as in all Haliaeetus species.

White-bellied Seedsnipe - Image at ADW

White-bellied Shortwing - The White-bellied Shortwing is a species of bird in the Turdidae family endemic to southern India.

White-bellied Storm Petrel - It is found in Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Maldives, Namibia, New Zealand, Saint Helena, South Africa, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

White-bellied Warbler - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-bellied Woodpecker - Thriponax javensis Macropicus javensis

White-bellied Yuhina - The White-bellied Erpornis or simply Erpornis is a species of bird. It is the only member of the genus Erpornis. This bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-bibbed Antbird - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-bibbed Babbler - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-bibbed Fruit Dove - The White-bibbed Fruit-dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-billed Buffalo Weaver - This common weaver occurs in open country, especially cultivation and scrub. It is a communal breeder, building massive untidy stick nests in tree colonies, each of which may have several spherical woven nests within. 2-4 eggs are laid.

White-billed Crow - It is a short and stocky forest bird with a short squared off tail and a relatively large head with a very distinctive deep and curved pale ivory coloured bill with a darker tip. The dark nasal bristles though not thick are quite apparent against the pale coloured bill. The bird overall is very glossy black with a greenish-purple gloss to the head and purple gloss to the rest of the body. The iris is pale grey or white in the adult bird and the legs and feet are black.

White-breasted Antbird - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-breasted Babbler - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-breasted Guineafowl - The White-breasted Guineafowl is distributed in subtropical West African forests of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The diet consists mainly of seeds, berries, termites and small animals.

White-breasted Mesite - The White-breasted Mesite is a medium-sized terrestrial bird which is often described as rail-like . The species has a white face with distinctive facial markings and a short dark straight bill. The upperparts of the bird are rufous brown, the underside white with a tawny chest band and a barred belly.

White-breasted robin - The White-breasted Robin was first described by the French naturalists Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1830 as Muscicapa georgiana.

White-breasted Silver Eye - It reaches a length up to fourteen centimetres and therefore it is one of the largest white-eyes. The wingspan is 7.5 cm and the weight is about 30 grams. Its appearance is characterized by a pale green head, an olive green coloured neck and white throat and belly parts. A further feature is a conspicuous eye ring of white feathers. Males and females are coloured similarly. Its diet consists of fruits, berries, nectar, and insects. Its only habitat is a 5 km² large forested area around Mount Pitt on Norfolk Island where it lives solitary. In the breeding season from October to December the couple build a cup-shaped nest in which two white eggs are laid. The incubation time lasts eleven days and another eleven days later the juveniles became fully fledged.

White-breasted Swallow - The Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, is a migratory passerine bird that breeds in North America and winters in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

White-breasted Tapaculo - The White-breasted Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is endemic to Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. Together with the closely related Bahia Tapaculo, it was formerly placed in the genus Scytalopus, but these two species are now known to be closer to the bristlefronts .

White-breasted Tit - The White-bellied Tit is a species of bird in the Paridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-breasted Waterhen - The White-breasted Waterhen is a waterbird of the rail and crake family Rallidae that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. They are somewhat bolder than most other rails and are often seen stepping slowly with their tail cocked upright in open marshes or even drains near busy roads. They are largely crepuscular in activity and during the breeding season after the first rains make loud and persistent croaky calls.

White-breasted Whistler - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

White-breasted White-eye - It is 10-12 cm long. The upperparts are green; darker and greyer in northern races. There is a narrow white ring around the eye and a thin black line between the bill and eye. The underparts vary from pale yellow to greyish-white depending on the race. The bird has various twittering and buzzing calls.

White-breasted Wood Wren - The adult White-breasted Wood-Wren is 10 centimetres long and weighs 16 grams . It has chestnut brown upperparts with a darker crown, pale supercilia, and black-and-white streaked sides of the head and neck. The underparts are white becoming buff on the lower belly. The wings and very short tail are barred with black. Young birds have duller upperparts and grey underparts.

White-breasted Woodswallow - The species was first described by Linnaeus in 1771, its specific epithet derived from the Ancient Greek words leucos 'white', and rhynchos 'bill'.

White-browed Antpitta - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-browed Babbler - Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

White-browed Blackbird - The White-browed Blackbird breeds in northeastern Brazil and in southern South America from southwestern Brazil through Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Southern populations are partially migratory.

White-browed Bulbul - This is a bird of dry scrub and woodland edges. It builds its nest in a tree; two eggs is a typical clutch.

White-browed Bush Robin - The White-browed Bush-robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

White-browed Chat-Tyrant - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

White-browed Coucal - The southern subspecies is sometimes split as Burchell's Coucal, Centropus burchelli. According to popular Southern African lore, this species' distinctive call, which resembles water pouring from a bottle, is said to signal impending rainfall, earning the bird the affectionate moniker Rainbird.

White-browed Crombec - The White-browed Crombec is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.

White-browed Fantail - The White-browed Fantail breeds across tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Vietnam. This species is found in forest and other woodland. Three eggs are laid in a small cup nest in a tree.

White-browed Foliage-gleaner - The White-browed Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

White-browed Forest Flycatcher - The White-browed Forest-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.

White-browed Fulvetta - It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

White-browed Ground Tyrant - The White-browed Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It breeds in the Andes in Argentina and Chile between 1,500 and 4,000 m above sea-level. It migrates north to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

White-browed Hawk - Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.

White-browed Hawk-Owl - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-browed Jungle Flycatcher - The Eyebrowed Jungle-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-browed Jungle-Flycatcher - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-browed Laughing Thrush - It is found in China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

White-browed Nuthatch - The endangered White-browed Nuthatch is known only from the Mount Victoria area of Burma, where forest up to 2,000 m has been almost totally cleared and habitat between 2,000-2,500 m has been heavily degraded. The population of a few thousand birds is decreasing, and no conservation measures are in place..

White-browed Piculet - It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Republic of India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-browed Purpletuft - It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-browed rail - The White-browed Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vanuatu.

White-browed Rosefinch - It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland.

White-browed Scrubwren - It is insectivorous and inhabits undergrowth, from which it rarely ventures, though can be found close to urban areas. It is 11–14 cm long and predominantly brown in colour with prominent white brows and pale eyes, though the three individual subspecies vary widely. Found in small groups, it is sedentary and engages in cooperative breeding. The larger Tasmanian Scrubwren is sometimes considered a subspecies of this species.

White-browed Shama - The White-browed Shama is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

White-browed Shrike-Babbler - It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - It ranges from 17 to 19 cm in length and is characterized by a broad, white eyebrow stripe and white rump visible in flight. While the male White-browed Sparrow-weaver sports a black bill, the female's bill is horn-colored; that of the juvenile is pinkish-brown. In Zimbabwe, the White-browed Sparrow-weaver shows faint brown spotting across its white breast.

White-browed Spinetail - It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-browed Tailorbird - It is found only in the Philippines.

White-browed Tit-Spinetail - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-browed Wagtail - The White-browed Wagtail or Large Pied Wagtail is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtail family. They are conspicuously patterned with black above and white below, a prominent white brow, shoulder stripe and outer tail feathers. They are common in small water bodies and have adapted to urban environments where they often nest on roof tops. The specific name is derived from the Indian city of Madras .

White-browed Woodswallow - White-browed Woodswallows are highly nomadic. Pairs, small parties, and sometimes flocks of thousands wander irregularly around inland Australia, often trending north to winter in the Northern Territory and central Queensland, and south in spring to nest. Their heartland is the area centered on the Murray-Darling Basin, but they range far beyond this area, and in drought years frequently reach coastal south-east Australia. They are uncommon in Western Australia but small numbers regularly associate with flocks of the Masked Woodswallows.

White-capped albatross - This mollymawk was once considered to be the same species as the Salvin's Albatross, Thalassarche salvini and the Chatham Albatross, Thalassarche eremita, but they were split around 2004. In 1998, Robertson and Nunn, suggested a four-way split including the White-capped Albatross, Thalassarche steadi. Finally, following Brooke, this species was shifted from Diomedea to Thalassarche, which was generally agreed upon by most experts.

White-capped Dipper - Arteaga K. Nino.Son astutos y dificilmente caen en las redes de neblina, generalmente van en parejas en busca de alimento encontrado a orillas de los ríos. De estologia curiosa, prefieren ver al observador.

White-capped Munia - BirdLife Species Factsheet

White-capped Water-Redstart - Male with larger white pattern on top of the head and brown red spots under the wings

White-cheeked Barbet - The White-cheeked Barbet or Small Green Barbet is a species of barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread Brown-headed Barbet but this species has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye and is endemic to the forest areas of the Western Ghats and adjoining hills. The Brown-headed Barbet has an orange eye-ring but the calls are very similar and the two species occur together in some of the drier forests to the east of the Western Ghats. Like all other Asian barbets they are mainly frugivorous although they may sometimes eat insects and they use their bills to excavate nest cavities in trees.

White-cheeked Honeyeater - The White-cheeked Honeyeater is a medium-sized black and white honeyeater, with a long, sturdy bill that curves downwards. It has large bright yellow tail and wing panels, with a large conspicuous white cheek patch on a mainly black head. The eye is dark brown. Young birds are duller and paler with softer, fluffier plumage. Gregarious, active and noisy with swift, erratic flight.

White-cheeked Nuthatch - Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant - It is endemic to humid bamboo thickets in south-eastern Peru, but stray individuals have been sighted in Bolivia

White-chested Alethe - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-chested Emerald - The White-chested Emerald, Amazilia brevirostris, is a hummingbird found in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas, Trinidad and far northern Brazil . It has sometimes been placed in the genus Agyrtria, and the name A. chionopectus was formerly used for this species, as the name A. brevirostris was believed to be applicable to the Versicolored Emerald. While most current authorities maintain the view that A. brevirostris is the correct name for the White-chested Emerald, it has recently been suggested that this is incorrect, in which case its scientific name would revert to A. chionopectus.

White-chinned Petrel - The White-chinned Petrel is a member of the Procellaria genus, and in turn is a member of the Procellariidae family, and the Procellariiformes order. As a member of the Procellariiformes, they share certain identifying features. First, they have nasal passages that attach to the upper bill called naricorns. Although the nostrils on the Prion are on top of the upper bill. The bills of Procellariiformes are also unique in that they are split into between 7 and 9 horny plates. They produce a stomach oil made up of wax esters and triglycerides that is stored in the proventriculus. This is used against predators as well as an energy rich food source for chicks and for the adults during their long flights.

White-chinned Prinia - The White-chinned Warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

White-chinned Woodcreeper - The White-chinned Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-collared Blackbird - It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

White-collared Foliage-gleaner - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-collared Kingfisher - The Collared Kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the family Halcyonidae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the White-collared Kingfisher or Mangrove Kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia and Australasia to Polynesia. It is a very variable species with about 50 subspecies.

White-collared Kite - The White-collared Kite is 50 cm in length. The adult has a grey head with white hindneck, black upperparts, white underparts, and a grey tail with a very broad, black subterminal band and whitish tip. It is very similar to the more southerly distributed Grey-headed Kite and was often merged into it as a subspecies.

White-collared Manakin - It occurs in the lowlands and foothills of the Caribbean slope up to 700 m, being replaced on the Pacific slopes of Costa Rica and Panama by the closely related Orange-collared and Golden-collared Manakins.

White-collared Oliveback - It could be found at Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania & Uganda. However, it is not commonly seen in at least parts of its range. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

White-collared Pigeon - The species is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It occupies countryside surrounding rocky cliffs and gorges. Also common in town centres

White-collared swift - This very large swift builds a saucer nest of mud, moss and chitin on a ledge in a cave, usually behind a waterfall, and lays two white eggs between March and July. It breeds in the mountains and foothills, but forages over a much larger area, including lowlands.

White-collared Yuhina - It is found in China, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-crested Elaenia - Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

White-crested Hornbill - The White-crested Hornbill , also known as the Long-tailed Hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in humid forests of Central and West Africa. It is monotypic within the genus Tropicranus, but is sometimes included in the genus Tockus instead.

White-crowned Forktail - It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-crowned Hornbill - The White-crowned Hornbill , also known as the White-crested Hornbill , is a species of hornbill found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It is monotypic within the genus Berenicornis, but rarely the White-crested Hornbill is also included in this genus, whereas the White-crowned Hornbill sometimes is placed in Aceros instead.

White-crowned Koel - The White-crowned Cuckoo or White-crowned Koel is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is often placed in the monotypic genus Caliechthrus but it has a similar song to cuckoos of the genus Cacomantis and is genetically similar to the Pallid Cuckoo . It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, occurring on New Guinea and neighbouring Salawati Island.

White-crowned Manakin - It is common in mountain foothills, breeding mainly between 800–1600 m, although in northeastern Venezuela it apparently occurs down to sea level.

White-crowned Parrot - It is found in lowlands and foothills locally up to 1600 m altitude in forest canopy and edges, and adjacent semi-open woodland and second growth. The 3-6 white eggs are laid in an unlined nest, usually a natural cavity in a tree or a hollow palm stub.

White-crowned Penduline-Tit - Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

White-crowned pigeon - The White-crowned Pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae . It inhabits the northern and central Caribbean islands and some places on the North and Central American mainland. John James Audubon famously painted this bird in the 19th century.

White-crowned Sparrow - Adults are 18 cm long and have black and white stripes on their head, a grey face, brown streaked upper parts and a long tail. The wings are brown with bars and the underparts are grey. Their bill is pink or yellow. They are similar in appearance to the White-throated Sparrow but do not have the white throat markings.

White-crowned Tapaculo - The Bolivian White-crowned Tapaculo is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-eared Bulbul - This species is very similar in appearance to the Himalayan White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys but smaller and uncrested and with a larger white cheek patch. It has a pale bare eye-ring. The vent is orange yellow. Sexes are alike.

White-eared Conebill - It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

White-eared Ground Sparrow - This bird is found typically at altitudes between 500 and 2000 m in the undergrowth and thickets of ravines, forest edge, and other semi-open woodland including second growth and large gardens. The nest, built by the female, is a massive bowl of stems, twigs and other plant material constructed on the ground or less than 75 cm up, and hidden amongst banana plants, orchids or similar cover. The female lays two brown-blotched white eggs, which she incubates for 12–14 days. The male helps in feeding the chicks.

White-eared Honeyeater - It has a noticeable white splash behind the eyes, the 'ears', on a mainly black head, throat and beak. The top of the head is a dark grey colour. The body is a green colour, shading to a softer yellow underbelly.

White-eared hummingbird - Adults are colored predominantly green on their upperparts and breast. The undertail coverts are predominately white. The tail is darkly colored and straight. The most predomient feature is the white eyestripe found in both males and females. It is more boldly colored in the male. The bill of the male is straight and very slender. It is red in coloration, and shows a black tip. His throat is a metallic torquoise green. His crown and face is violet and black. The female is less colorful than the male.

White-eared Jacamar - It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest.

White-eared Monarch - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-eared Myza - It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia . It is regularly observed by specialised birding tours at Lore Lindu National Park in central Sulawesi. Field observers have remarked on its squirrel-like behaviour as it scurries about the branches of moss-laden trees.

White-eared Night-Heron - The White-eared Night Heron is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in China and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-eared Parakeet - It is 21-22 centimetres long. The plumage is mostly green with black and white scaling on the breast and a dark-red belly and rump. The face and throat are chestnut, the forehead is bluish and there is a white ear-patch. The long, graduated tail has a red underside. The bird has a sharp call which is repeated three or four times.

White-eared Puffbird - As with some puffbirds, the White-eared Puffbird is a round, plump bird with a short, very narrow tail. It has a large head and orange, black-tipped bill, the head appearing almost oversized for its body. The 'sit-and-wait' feeding strategy, for insects, or opportunistic prey may explain this body shape.

White-eared Solitaire - It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-edged Oriole - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-eyed Brown Bulbul - The Cream-vented Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-eyed Buzzard - The White-eyed Buzzard is a medium sized hawk which is unrelated to the true buzzards of the genus Buteo that is found in South Asia and adjoining regions. At close range adults can be readily identified by their small size relative to other raptors in the region and the distinctive white iris. The throat is white and a contrasting mesial stripe is visible both in flight and at perch. They do not have typical carpal patches found in true buzzards but the wing lining appears dark. They are seen perched for long durations but soar in thermals and are vociferous in the breeding season. They feed mainly on insects and small vertebrates.

White-eyed Duck - Like the other members of the pochard group, Hardheads feed by diving deeply, often staying submerged for as long as a minute at a time. They slip under the water with barely a ripple, simply lowering their heads and thrusting with their powerful webbed feet. They eat a broad range of small aquatic creatures, and supplement this with water weeds.

White-eyed Foliage-gleaner - The White-eyed Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in forests and old second growth in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. Until recently, it included the Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner as a subspecies.

White-eyed Gull - The White-eyed Gull is a small gull which is endemic to the Red Sea. Its closest relative is the Sooty Gull. It is one of the world's rarest gulls, with a population of just 4,000 - 6,500 pairs. The species is classed as Near Threatened by the IUCN; human pressure and oil pollution are deemed the major threats. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus.

White-eyed Honeyeater - The Green-backed Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Glycichaera. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-eyed Imperial-Pigeon - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

White-eyed Parakeet - First described by German zoologist Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller in 1776, its specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek leukos "white" and ophthalmos "eye".

White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher - The White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher, Melaenornis fischeri , is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

White-eyed Tody-Tyrant - It is found in the northern Amazon Basin of Brazil and the Guianas of French Guiana, Suriname, and southeast Guyana; also Amazonian Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.

White-eyed Vireo - Populations on the US Gulf coast and further south are resident, but most North American birds migrate south in winter.

White-faced Dove - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-faced Heron - The White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae, also known as the Blue Crane, is a common bird throughout most of Australasia, including New Guinea, the islands of Torres Strait, Indonesia, New Zealand, the islands of the Subantarctic, and all but the driest areas of Australia.

White-faced Ibis - The White-faced Ibis is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.

White-faced Nunbird - It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

White-faced Redstart - The White-faced Whitestart , sometimes known by the less accurate name White-faced Redstart, is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. It is endemic to humid highland forests in the Tepuis of south-western Venezuela. Due to its isolated range, it is very poorly known.

White-faced Scops Owl - The Northern White-faced Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. The Southern White-faced Owl was formerly included in this species and the two were known as the White-faced Scops-Owl.

White-faced Shearwater - This species is pelagic, but also occurs in inshore waters. It occurs in the Pacific Ocean, nesting in Japan and many of its offshore islands. After breeding, the Streaked Shearwater will migrate toward southern Australia. It has been reported well off the west coast of the United States.

White-faced Whistling Duck - This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight. As the name implies, these are noisy birds with a clear three-note whistling call.

White-flanked Antwren - This is a common and confiding bird of primary and second growth forest, usually found in small groups. The female lays two purple-marked white eggs, which are incubated by both sexes for 16 days to hatching, in a small plant fibre and dead leaf cup nest low in a tree or shrub.

White-flanked Sunbird - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-fringed Antwren - The White-fringed Antwren is typically 12.7 cm long, and weighs 9.4 g. The male has a grey-brown crown and upperparts, and black wings, tail, lower face and underparts. There are two conspicuous white wing bars and a white stripe running from above the eye down the sides of the breast and flanks. The tail feathers are tipped with white. The female's upperparts are much like the male, but females of the southern populations are orange below and have an orange supercilium. These occur south and east from southeastern Colombia and southernmost Venezuela. Northern population's females have underparts which are buff with dark streaks. The Tobagonian subspecies F. g. tobagensis is larger than mainland birds.

White-fronted Amazon - The White-fronted Amazon, Amazona albifrons, also known as the White-fronted Parrot, or adopted slang term Spectacled Amazon Parrot is a Central American species of parrot. Not to be confused with the Red-spectacled Amazon. They also can imitate a range from 30 to 40 different sounds. Like other large parrots, the White-fronted Parrot has a long potential life span, usually around 40 years.

White-fronted Bee-eater - They have a distinctive white forehead, a square tail and a bright red patch on their throat. They nest in small colonies, digging holes in cliffs or earthen banks but can usually be seen in low trees waiting for passing insects from which they hunt either by making quick hawking flights or gliding down before hovering briefly to catch insects.

White-fronted Black Chat - The White-fronted Black-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

White-fronted Chat - The White-fronted Chat is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Australia.

White-fronted Honeyeater - Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

White-fronted Manakin - The White-fronted Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family, the manakins. It is found in the Atlantic coastal Guianas and the eastern Guiana Shield of Surname and French Guiana; also regions of Guyana and the northeastern Amazon states of Brazil.

White-fronted Nunbird - This glossy black, or gray-black bird with a stout, medium red-orange bill is named for the white face markings at the cere, the base of its bill; also the upper throat. It has black eyes and black or gray-black legs.

White-fronted Plover - Adults are 16–18 cm in length, and are paler than similar species. The breeding adult has medium brown upperparts, with a white hind neck collar and a brilliant white forehead extending back in a conspicuous wedge between the eye and the crown. There is a black line through the eye and a black frontal bar to the crown. The underparts are white with a variable cream or buff wash to the breast. There may be rufous patches on the breast sides. The bill is black and the legs yellowish-grey.

White-fronted Scops Owl - The White-fronted Scops Owl Otus sagittatus has a small and declining population that little is known about. It is dependent on lowland and foothill forest which is rapidly being destroyed. It is considered vulnerable and has a population of about 2,500-10,000. Its range covers 149,000 km of forest from 0-700 meters above sea-level. The main threat to this Asian owl is habitat loss.

White-fronted Swift - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-fronted Tern - White-fronted Terns feed in large flocks by plunge diving on shoals of smelt and pilchards which have been driven to the surface by larger fish and are easily caught. Like all terns they fly with their heads and bills pointing down to see their prey.

White-fronted Wattle-eye - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-fronted whitestart - The White-fronted Whitestart , or, less accurately, the White-fronted Redstart, is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. It is endemic to forest and woodland in the Andes in western Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-fronted Woodpecker - It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

White-gaped Honeyeater - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

White-gorgeted Flycatcher - It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-headed Buffalo Weaver - San Diego Zoo

White-headed Bulbul - The White-headed Bulbul is a songbird species in the bulbul family . It is the sometimes separated in a monotypic genus Cerasophila .

White-headed Duck - Adult males have a grey and reddish body, a blue bill and a largely white head with a black cap and neck. Adult females have a grey-brown body with a white face and a darker bill, cap and a cheek stripe.

White-headed Fruit Dove - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-headed Lapwing - The White-headed Lapwing, White-headed Plover or White-crowned Plover is a medium-sized wader, which despite its name is a lapwing rather than a typical plover. It is resident throughout tropical Africa, usually near large rivers.

White-headed Marsh Tyrant - The adult White-headed Marsh Tyrant is 12.7 cm long and weighs 15 g. The male is entirely brown-black, apart from the relatively large white head and yellowish lower mandible. The female has brown upperparts and wings and a black tail. Her underparts, sides of the head and forecrown are dull white. This is a quiet species, but the call is a sharp sedik.

White-headed Mousebird - It is 32 cm long with the long, graduated tail accounting for over half of this. The plumage is mainly greyish with black and white barring on the back, neck and breast. It has a white crest, crown and cheeks. There is a white stripe down the back which becomes visible when the bird flies. Around the eye is a patch of dark, bare skin. The bill is bluish-white above and buff below. In juvenile birds, the throat and breast are buff. The northern subspecies is darker than the southern form .

White-headed Munia - Description: Smallish , white headed brown finch. Similar to chesnut Munia but paler brown and entire head and throat white. Young birds are brown on upperparts with underparts and face buff. Iris-brown; bill-grey; feet-pale blue. Voice: high-pitched 'pee-pee' Distribution and status: malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Celebes. In Java and Bali this is a fairly common and widespread bird up to 1500 m. Habits: frequents marshes and reedbeds. Like other munias form large flocks during rice harvest but spread out in pairs during breeding season. General behavior similar to other munias. Diet: Rice and Grass seeds. Breeding: Four to five, occasionally six, white eggs are laid in a typical munia ball-shaped grass nest. Breeding is recorded in West Java for February. Race; Lm.

White-headed Petrel - White-headed Petrels breed alone or in colonies in burrows dug among tussocks and herbfields on subantarctic islands. They appear to feed pelagically on cephalopods and crustaceans .

White-headed Pigeon - The pigeon's habitat is from Cooktown, Queensland to southern New South Wales. It can commonly be found in tropical regions, subtropical rainforest, scrub, watercourses and street trees. Since colonisation of Australia, their numbers have decreased but they have thrived on the introduced Camphor laurel .

White-headed Robin Chat - The White-headed Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-headed Shrike Babbler - The White-hooded Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Gampsorhynchus. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-headed Starling - The White-headed Starling , also known as the Andaman White-headed Starling, is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in wooded habitats on the Indian islands of the Andamans and Nicobars. It is sometimes placed in the genus Sturnia.

White-headed Vulture - This is a medium-sized vulture, 72–85 cm in length and 207–230 cm in wingspan. Females weigh more than males; they usually weigh around 4.7 kg , while males weigh 4 kg or less.

White-headed woodpecker - The range of the White-headed Woodpecker stretches in the mountains from British Columbia through southern California. They form nests in dead trees or snags and reproduce once per year.

White-headed Wren - The White-headed Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It is found in Colombia and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

White-lined Tanager - It occurs in semi-open areas including gardens. The bulky cup nest is built in a tree or shrub, and the female incubates three, sometimes two, brown-blotched cream eggs for 14–15 days.

White-lored Antpitta - The White-lored Antpitta or Fulvous-bellied Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

White-lored Euphonia - It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

White-lored Warbler - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations , and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-mantled Barbet - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, pastureland, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-naped Brush-Finch - The White-naped Brush-finch , also known as the Yellow-throated Brush Finch, is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.

White-naped Friarbird - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-naped Honeyeater - It was originally described as Certhia lunata by French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1802.

White-naped Jay - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-naped Lory - The White-naped Lory, or Lori Nuquiblanco is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

White-naped Monarch - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-naped Pigeon - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-naped Seedeater - It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

White-naped Swift - This species is essentially a bird of wild highland landscapes, where it favors cliff faces, deep river gorges and high craigs. Its main habitats are pine-oak forests, tropical deciduous forests and second-growth scrub. This swift is usually found at an elevation of 1500 to 3000 m and, much more rarely, down to sea level.

White-naped Tit - This species underwent a rapid population decline in the recent past.

White-naped Woodpecker - This flameback is a species associated with open forest and scrub with some trees. It nests in a tree hole, laying one or two white eggs.

White-naped Yuhina - It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-necked Babbler - The White-necked Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-necked Conure - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-necked Heron - It is a large, robust looking heron, with dark slaty wings and body, and white head and neck. Its habitat mainly comprises freshwater wetlands and wet grasslands. It feeds on fish, frogs, insects and reptiles. It nests in dead or living trees associated with freshwater wetlands.

White-necked Jacobin - Other common names are Great Jacobin and Collared Hummingbird.

White-necked Myna - The White-necked Myna is a large, long-tailed species of starling in the Sturnidae family. Due to its superficial resemblance to a magpie, it has been referred to as the Celebes Magpie or Sulawesi Magpie in the past. It is endemic to forests on Sulawesi and adjacent smaller islands in Indonesia. There are two subspecies; the nominate from the southern part of Sulawesi has a yellow-tipped bill, and torquata from the northern part of the island has an all-black bill.

White-necked Petrel - This species resembles the Falla's Petrel, P. occulta, but is slightly larger at 43 centimetres in length, 30–32 centimetres in wing span and 380–545 grams in weight. It has a black cap, white rear neck, dark grey back, wings and tail, and a darker rump. The underparts are white with dark bases to the primary feathers. The upperparts of worn birds become darker.

White-necked Petrel - The Juan Fernández petrel is endemic to one island in Chile, Isla Alejandro Selkirk. The breeding population was estimated at 1,000,000 pairs in 1985-86, and there may be up to 3-5 million birds globally. It is threatened by predation from introduced species and, to a lesser extent, habitat loss from introduced herbivores . The World Conservation Union assessed this species as Vulnerable due to its endemic status and threats from introduced predators, and it is on BirdLife's Red-list.

White-necked Puffbird - The Guianan Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. It is found in forest and woodland in north-eastern South America in far eastern Venezuela, north-eastern Brazil, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana. It formerly included N. hyperrhynchus as a subspecies, but under the common name White-necked Puffbird . The two differ markedly in bill-size , plumage , and voice. Consequently, the two were separated by SACC in 2004. As presently defined, the Guianan Puffbird is monotypic.

White-necked Raven - It occurs in eastern and southern Africa in open, mountainous country. It is quite commonly found in small towns and villages as long as there are mountains or hills for roosting and nesting relatively near by.

White-necked Raven - The Chihuahuan Raven occurs in the Southwestern and Midwestern United States and northern Mexico, including southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, western Kansas, western Oklahoma, and southern and western Texas.

White-necked Thrush - This thrush is 20½-26 cm long and weighs 40-77 g .

White-necklaced Tit - Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

White-plumed Antbird - It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru; also the Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.

White-plumed Honeyeater - The cup nest

White-quilled Bustard - The White-quilled Bustard is a species of bird in the Otididae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its habitat is primarily open grassland and scrub.

White-rimmed Brush Finch - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.

White-ringed Flycatcher - It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, and Panama.

White-ruffed Manakin - It is common in the lowlands and foothills breeding mainly between 400–600 m on the Caribbean slope and up to 1500 m on the Pacific slopes. It descends to the lowlands in the wet season.

White-rumped Kingfisher - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-rumped Munia - The White-rumped Munia or White-rumped Mannikin , sometimes called Striated Finch in aviculture, is a small passerine bird from the family of waxbill "finches" . These are close relatives of the true finches and true sparrows .

White-rumped Pygmy Falcon - The White-rumped Falcon or White-rumped Pygmy-falcon is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is sometimes placed in its own monotypic genus Neohierax.

White-rumped Sandpiper - The White-rumped Sandpiper is a small shorebird.

White-rumped Seedeater - The White-Rumped Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and the United States. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

White-rumped shama - The White-rumped Shama is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. It was formerly classified as a member of the Thrush family, Turdidae, causing it to be commonly known as the White-rumped Shama Thrush or simply Shama Thrush.

White-rumped Shrike - The Northern White-crowned Shrike is a 19–23 cm long passerine. The adult has a white crown and rump, black eyestripe, brown back and wings and black tail. The throat, breast and belly are white, and the flanks are brown. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile has a brown crown, white head sides, and grey breast. The flight is parrot-like.

White-rumped Snowfinch - The White-rumped Snowfinch is a species of bird in the sparrow family.

White-rumped Swallow - It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.

White-rumped Swift - Swifts have very short legs that they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. They never settle voluntarily on the ground, and spend most of their lives in the air, feeding on insects that they catch in their beaks. They drink on the wing.

White-rumped Tanager - The White-rumped Tanager is a tanager. It is the only member of the genus Cypsnagra. Length 16 cm. Weight 25-34 g. Live mostly in Brazil, also in Paraguay, Bolivia and Suriname. Elevation 700-1000 m. Inhabit grasslands with short trees. In Brazil exist in territorial groups of three to six individuals. Eat insects on the ground in the grass or catch them in flight . Mostly beetles, crickets and grasshoppers, occasionally eat fruit. Cup nests only 1-2 meters off the ground and made of woven grasses. Clutch size 3-4 blue eggs speckled around the large end with brown or black spots. Helpers born last season help mating pair tend the nest and nestlings.

White-rumped Triller - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

White-shouldered Antshrike - The White-shouldered Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-shouldered bunting - These birds have a small gray bill and a white wing patch. Adult males in breeding plumage are black except for their white wing patch. Other birds are more sparrow-like in appearance; they have dark brown upperparts and white underparts, with streaking on the back, breast and flanks. The wings are dark with brown edges.

White-shouldered Fire-eye - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

White-shouldered Ibis - The White-shouldered Ibis, Pseudibis davisoni, is a species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It occurs at a few sites in northern Cambodia, southern Vietnam, extreme southern Laos and East Kalimantan in Indonesia.

White-shouldered Starling - The White-shouldered Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

White-shouldered Tanager - It occurs in forests and cocoa plantations. The bulky cup nest is built in low vegetation, and the female lays three brown-blotched cream eggs.

White-shouldered Triller - It is a fairly small bird, 17 centimetres in length. The bill is grey with a black tip and the legs and feet are black. The male is mainly black above and white below. It has a grey rump, white stripe over the eye, white wing-patches and white on the outer tail-feathers. Females have a similar pattern to the males but are brown instead of black above and have fine black barring on the underparts.

White-sided Flowerpiercer - It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

White-sided Hillstar - The White-sided Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the southernmost species of hillstar, being found in grassland and scrub at altitudes of 1,200 to 4,000 metres in far southern Bolivia, Chile and western Argentina. It resembles the Andean Hillstar, but the male of that species has a far narrower brown line to the central belly.

White-spectacled Bulbul - Both sexes are similar; juveniles have a browner hood and less obvious eye-rings than the adults. The nest -a small cup of thin twigs, grass stems, leaves and moss- is generally located in bushes and lined with hair, shredded bark and small roots.

White-spectacled Warbler - It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-spotted Antvireo - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-spotted Munia - Mainly dark brown plumage with light streaking on head and yellowish rump; subspecies leucosticta also with white spotting on face, breast and upper wing-coverts.

White-spotted Wattle-eye - The White-spotted Wattle-eye is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-spotted Woodpecker - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

White-starred Robin - The White-starred Robin gives a range of calls that vary geographically. The diet is dominated by insects, although some fruit is taken as well. It is a territorial and seasonal breeder that lays up to three eggs in a domed nest.

White-streaked Friarbird - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-streaked Honeyeater - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

White-striped Forest-Rail - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-striped Warbler - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-striped Woodcreeper - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-tailed Alethe - It is sometimes split into two species: White-tailed Alethe in the west and Fire-crested Alethe in the east.

White-tailed Black-Cockatoo - The binomial commemorates the French explorer Nicolas Baudin.

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and dry savanna.

White-tailed Bush Lark - The range of M. albicauda is quite large, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 430,000 square km., endemic in Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

White-tailed Cotinga - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-tailed eagle - The White-tailed Eagle , also known as the Sea Eagle, Erne , or White-tailed Sea-eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which includes other raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers. It is considered a close cousin of the Bald Eagle and occupies the same ecological niche, but in Eurasia.

White-tailed Flycatcher - The White-tailed Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-tailed hawk - Averaging 21–23 in in length with a wing span of around 4 ft

White-tailed Hillstar - The White-tailed Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family, and the only member of the genus Urochroa. It is found in humid montane forest in southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. It has two subspecies, the nominate on the west Andean slope, and leucura on the east Andean slope. The two differ strongly, most conspicuously in that the former has a broad orange malar, which the latter lacks. Both have a straight black bill, greenish upperparts, a blue throat, grey belly, and extensive white to the tail. Although sharing the name hillstar with the members of the genus Oreotrochilus, they are quite different and not closely related.

White-tailed Hummingbird - As is Blue-capped Hummingbird, it is sometimes considered a subspecies of the more widespread Stripe-tailed Hummingbird.

White-tailed Kite - The White-tailed Kite is an elanid kite found in western North America and parts of South America.

White-tailed Lapwing - The White-tailed Lapwing or White-tailed Plover is a wader in the lapwing genus.

White-tailed Leaf Warbler - It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-tailed Monarch - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-tailed Nuthatch - It may be identified by the buff underside, smaller beak than in Sitta cashmirensis. The white on the upper tail coverts is difficult to see in the field. It has a small bill and rufous-organge underparts with unmarked bright rufous undertail-coverts.

White-tailed Paradise Kingfisher - Legge S., Murphy S., Igag P. and Mack AL.

White-tailed ptarmigan - White-tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura, is the smallest bird in the grouse family. It is found in the mountains of western United States, Canada and Alaska.

White-tailed Robin - It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-tailed Rubythroat - It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

White-tailed Sabrewing - This bird inhabits mountain forests. The female White-tailed Sabrewing lays its two white eggs in a relatively large cup nest on a low branch, often near water.

White-tailed Shrike - This curious bird, which some consider to have close affinities with the batises and others the bushshrikes, was discovered in 1837 by James Edward Alexander in the Naukluft Mountains of Namibia. Waterhouse subsequently described it in 1838, the name Lanioturdus reflecting the uncertainty of its classification, and torquatus denoting 'collared'. The sexes have a similar appearance.

White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant - The White-tailed Shrike-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.

White-tailed Starfrontlet - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-tailed Swallow - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-tailed Trogon - This relatively large species is about 11 in and weighs about 3 oz . Like most trogons it has distinctive male and female plumages, with soft colourful feathers. The head and upper breast of the male are dark blue , and the back is green, becoming bluer on the rump. The lower underparts are orange yellow. The wings are black, vermiculated with white. In the Amazonian White-tailed Trogon the undertail has a black centre, broadly edged with white, but in the Western White-tailed Trogon the undertail is almost entirely white. The complete eye-ring is pale bluish.

White-tailed Tyrannulet - It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-tailed Warbler - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

White-tailed Wheatear - This large 17–18 cm long wheatear breeds in stony deserts from the Sahara and Arabia across to Iraq. It is largely resident but as occurred as a rare vagrant to western Europe as far away as Great Britain. It nests in crevices in rocks or walls laying 3-5 eggs.

White-thighed Swallow - It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-throated Antpitta - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-throated Barbtail - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-throated Bee Eater - This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly-coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green, but its face and throat are white with a black crown, eye stripe, and neckband. The underparts are pale green shading to blue on the breast. The eye is red and the beak is black.

White-throated Bulbul - Front view

White-throated Cacholote - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

White-throated Canary - The White-throated Canary is a small bird about 15 cm long with generally dull-coloured plumage and a yellow or yellow-green rump. It has a heavy horn-coloured beak and brown irises. Its legs are brown. The male and female have similar external appearances, and juveniles resemble adults.

White-throated crake - It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is swamps.

White-throated Dipper - The head of the adult White-throated Dipper is brown, the back slate-grey mottled with black, looking black from a distance, and the wings and tail are brown. The throat and upper breast are white, followed by a band of warm chestnut which merges into black on the belly and flanks. The bill is almost black, the legs and irides brown. C. c. cinclus has a black belly band.

White-throated Fantail - The White-throated Fantail breeds across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia. This species is found in forest, scrub and cultivation.

White-throated Flowerpecker - The nominate subspecies D. e. erythrothorax is restricted to Buru. The other subspecies D. e. schistaceiceps is found on Halmahera and nearby islands and is sometimes regarded as a separate species, the Halmahera Flowerpecker.

White-throated Flowerpecker - Legge's Flowerpecker is a common resident breeding bird of forests and other well-wooded habitats including gardens. Two eggs are laid in a purse-like nest suspended from a tree.

White-throated Foliage-gleaner - The Tepui Foliage-gleaner , also known as the White-throated Foliage-gleaner, is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in forest and woodland in the Tepuis of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela.

White-throated Grass Wren - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-throated ground-dove - The male White Throated Ground Dove has a chocolate brown body with white head and breast while the females are shades of brown with no white on the body.

White-throated Hawk - The White-throated Hawk is a rather small Buteo, 42 to 45 centimeters long. It lives in the Andes mountains of South America and ranges down to the coast in the O'Higgins region of Chile, preferring wooded areas. It is closely related to the more widely distributed Short-tailed Hawk and was formerly considered conspecific with it. The White-throated Hawk differs in having a longer tail and no dark morph. It also shows plumage differences such as brown streaks on the breast and belly, and a blackish tail with barely visible darker bands.

White-throated Honeyeater - Western Australian White-naped Honeyeaters also have a white eye patch and so can be difficult to distinguish, but there is no range overlap. Eastern White-naped Honeyeaters have a red eye patch.

White-throated Hummingbird - It is found in forest, woodland, parks and gardens. It is generally common, and therefore considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International.

White-throated Jay - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-throated Jungle-Flycatcher - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-throated Kingbird - The White-throated Kingbird is a species of the mostly eastern Amazon Basin as a resident species; it is a non-breeding migratory resident into the western Amazon Basin, during the austral winter. Its range extends southeastwards into the cerrado of southeast Brazil.

White-throated Kingfisher - This is a large kingfisher, 28 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue back, wings and tail. Its head, shoulders, flanks and lower belly are chestnut, and the throat and breast are white. The large bill and legs are bright red. The flight of the White-throated Kingfisher is rapid and direct, the short rounded wings whirring. In flight, large white patches are visible on the blue and black wings. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are a duller version of the adult.

White-throated Laughingthrush - It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-throated Magpie-Jay - White-throated Magpie-Jay hybridizes in Jalisco with Black-throated Magpie-Jay , with which it forms a superspecies. There are three recognised subspecies, the nominate race, which is only found in southern Mexico; C. f. azurea, which is found in south eastern Mexico and western Guatemala, and C. f. pompata, which runs from south eastern Mexico to Costa Rica.

White-throated Mountain-gem - This bird is 10.5 cm long. The shortish black bill is slightly curved.

White-throated Munia - The Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica also known as White-throated Munia is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the closely related African Silverbill, Euodice cantans. This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in most of Middle East and South Asia:Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Jordan , Kuwait , Oman, Puerto Rico , Qatar , Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, USA and Virgin Islands , Nice .

White-throated Needletail - These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. They build their nests in rock crevices in cliffs or hollow trees. They never settle voluntarily on the ground and spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their beaks.

White-throated Oxylabes - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-throated Pigeon - The adult has an iridescent purple and green crown, black wing and uppertail coverts, yellowish red iris, yellow bill, red orbital skin, white or grey chin and ear coverts, and purplish feet. It has a dull chestnut or glossed purple green below, depends on subspecies. The nominate form C. v. vitiensis from Fiji has a dull underparts, while subspecies C. v. halmaheira of Maluku Islands has the most iridescent plumage. Both sexes are similar. The young is duller than adult.

White-throated Rail - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

White-throated Robin - This species is larger than the European Robin, having a length of 16 cm and a wingspan of 28 cm. The breeding male has lead-grey upperparts, a black face with a white throat and supercilium, and orange underparts. The tail is black, as is the strong bill. The male's song is a fast twittering given from a bush or in flight. The call of this species is a chis-it like Pied Wagtail. Females are plainer, mainly grey apart from a black tail, hints of orange on the flanks, and some white throat streaks.

White-throated Rock Thrush - The White-throated Rock-thrush is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

White-throated Screech-Owl - The White-throated Screech Owl is an owl found in Andes in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It is the largest species of the genus Megascops, at 26 cm and 185 grams .

White-throated seedeater - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

White-throated Shrike-Tanager - The White-throated Shrike-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-throated Spadebill - The adult White-throated Spadebill is 3.8 in long, weighs 0.33 oz , and has large eyes and a very short tail. The large head is distinctively marked, with a long yellowish supercilium, blackish ear coverts, yellow eyering, and a black stripe down each side of the neck. The crown has a concealed yellow crest, which is erected as a fan by the singing male. The upperparts are dark olive brown, and the underparts are buff apart from the white throat. The bill is black above and brown below, and is very broad and flat, hence the English and scientific names "spadebill" and Platyrinchus.

White-throated Sparrow - The White-throated Sparrow is a passerine bird of the American sparrow family Emberizidae. The White-throated Sparrow is 17 cm in length with a wingspan of 23 cm Typical weight is 26 grams .

White-throated Swallow - This is a bird of open country and grassland, with a preference for highlands and nearby water. It is often found around man-made structures. The White-throated Swallow builds a bowl-shaped mud nest with a soft lining of grass or hair. It is usually near or over water, and is built on a ledge under an overhang on a rock face or on a man-made structure such as a building, dam wall, culvert or bridge. Uninhabited buildings are preferred to houses. The nest may be reused for subsequent broods or in later years.

White-throated Swift - The White-throated Swift is a swift of the family Apodidae native to western North America, south to cordilleran western Honduras. It is migratory, and travels to the southern part of its range in winter, as far north along the Pacific coast as the Californian Central Valley; inland its range extends throughout the Great Basin region to extreme southern British Columbia.

White-throated Tapaculo - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

White-throated Tinamou - All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also Ratites. Unlike other Ratites, Tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and Tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.

White-throated Treecreeper - It was first described by ornithologist John Latham in 1802 as Certhia leucophaea.

White-throated Tyrannulet - It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-throated Woodcreeper - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montaneforests.

White-throated Woodpecker - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-tipped Dove - The White-tipped Dove inhabits scrub, woodland and forest. It builds a large stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Incubation is about 14 days, and fledging another 15.

White-tipped Monarch - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-tipped Plantcutter - The White-tipped Plantcutter is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. As the other plantcutters, this species is sexually dimorphic and folivorous. It is the found widely in woodland and scrub of south-eastern and south-central South America. It is mainly found in lowlands east of the Andes, but ranges well into the highlands in Bolivia.

White-tipped Sicklebill - Its natural habitat is the undergrowth of subtropical or tropical humid lowland or montane forest. Its curved bill helps it reach nectar deep in its favorite flower.

White-tufted Grebe - Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

White-tufted Honeyeater - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

White-vented Myna - The White-vented Myna is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

White-vented Shama - The White-vented Shama is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

White-vented Storm-Petrel - In spite of the frequent sightings of this species it is very poorly known; only one nest has ever been found. The feeding behaviour of the Galapagos subspecies is unusual amongst storm-petrels as it forages close to shore; all other storm-petrels are exclusively pelagic.

White-wedged Piculet - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and dry savanna.

White-whiskered Hermit - The White-whiskered Hermit, Phaethornis yaruqui, is a hummingbird that is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

White-whiskered Puffbird - This puffbird is found in forests, shady plantations, especially of Theobroma cacao, and old second growth in lowlands and foothills up to 1200m. It nests in a 15-55 cm long, 6 cm diameter burrow in, usually, gently sloping ground. The wider nesting chamber is lined with dried leaves. The female lays 2, rarely 3, glossy white eggs; both sexes incubate the eggs and feed the young.

White-winged Apalis - The White-winged Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-winged Becard - It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Chile is the only country of South America where the White-winged Becard occurs. The White-winged Becard ranges east of the Andes cordillera, except in Colombia and Ecuador.

White-winged Black Tern - The name 'White-winged Tern' is the standard in most English-speaking countries; in Britain, this name is also the one used by the formal ornithological recording authorities, but the older alternative 'White-winged Black Tern' is still frequent in popular use.

White-winged Black-Tit - The White-winged Black Tit Parus leucomelas, also known as the White-winged Tit, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is found in central Africa, from Angola in the west to Ethiopia in the east.

White-winged Brush Finch - It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

White-winged Chough - The White-winged Chough was first described by French naturalist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1817 as Coracia melanorhamphos,

White-winged Collared Dove - The White-winged Collared-dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, plantations , and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-winged Crake - The only breeding records are from highland marshes of central Ethiopia. It is also a very local and apparently summer visitor to highland marshes south of the equator. It is yet unknown whether the northern and southern populations are distinct, but their physical features appear identical. The birds are however not resident in any of the few known sites, sometimes departing after as little as six weeks when conditions turn unfavourable.

White-winged Cuckoo-shrike - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-winged Dove - The White-winged Dove is expanding outside of its historic range into Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and northern New Mexico. Unlike most of the White-winged Doves in Texas, the doves in these regions do not migrate in winter.

White-winged Duck - However, mtDNA cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 sequence analysis and the biogeographical pattern of distribution indicate that the anatomical similarity to the Muscovy Duck is deceiving. Thus, this species might more appropriately be placed in a monotypic genus, as Asarcornis scutulata, which appears to be unrelated to the Muscovy Duck but closer to the diving ducks.

White-winged Fairy-wren - The White-winged Fairywren mainly eats insects, supplementing this with small fruits and leaf buds. It occurs in heathland and arid scrubland, where low shrubs provide cover. Like other fairywrens, it is a cooperative breeding species, and small groups of birds maintain and defend territories year-round. Groups consist of a socially monogamous pair with several helper birds who assist in raising the young. These helpers are progeny that have attained sexual maturity but remain with the family group for one or more years after fledging. Although not yet confirmed genetically, the White-winged Fairywren may be promiscuous and assist in raising the young from other pairings. As part of a courtship display, the male wren plucks petals from flowers and displays them to female birds.

White-winged Grosbeak - It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.

White-winged guan - This species survives in Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Piura, north-west Peru. These are large birds, 70 cm in length, and similar in general appearance to turkeys, with thin necks and small heads.

White-winged Lark - This lark is large and robust, usually 17-19 cm in length, with a wingspan of 35 cm. Both sexes weigh about 44 g. In flight, it is unmistakable due to its striking wing pattern: black outer flight feathers, white inner flight feathers, and the rest of the wing chestnut. Its body is dark-streaked grey above and whitish below. The adult male has a chestnut crown, but the sexes are otherwise similar.

White-winged magpie - The binomial commemorates the British explorer John Whitehead.

White-winged Parakeet - The White-winged Parakeet is 22 cm in length, and is mostly green in color. It has a trailing yellow edge on its folded wings. Its most distinguished characteristic is the white wing patches most noticed when the bird is in flight. It is closely related to the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, and the two have often been considered conspecific.

White-winged Petrel - The subspecies P. l. leucoptera breeds on Cabbage Tree Island in New South Wales, Australia while P. l. caledonicus breeds in New Caledonia and possibly in Vanuatu and on Raivavae in French Polynesia. The Collared Petrel is sometimes regarded as a third subspecies but is often split as a separate species.

White-winged Potoo - White-winged Potoo's natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-winged Robin - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

White-winged Shrike-Tanager - The White-winged Shrike-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

White-winged Snowfinch - It is a resident breeding species on bare mountains, typically above 1500 m, across southern Europe and through central Asia to western China. It nests in crevices or rodent burrows, laying 3-4 eggs.

White-winged Swallow - The adult White-winged Swallow is 13.2 cm long and weighs 17 g. It has iridescent blue-green upperparts, white underparts and rump, and white edgings to the secondary flight feathers. The sexes are similar, but juvenile plumage is grey brown above apart from the white rump.

White-winged Tanager - It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

White-winged Triller - White-winged Trillers are fairly common in woodland, and open scrub through most of their range, and close to riverbeds in the central arid zone. The conspicuous male bird—black above and white below in breeding plumage—trills cheerfully through much of the day during the breeding season , frequently rising on fluttering wings in song flight.

White-winged Warbler - The bird is 13–14 cm long, long tail and robust beak. Upper back and rump are olive green, head is dark grey, tail and wings are blackish. Eyes have partial white eyring and a white stripe going down towards the beak. Underparts are white, turning to gray on the flanks.

Whitehead - Formerly widespread in the North Island, the Whitehead has suffered a marked decline in the past two centuries since European colonisation and today is restricted to a fraction of its former range. It has been the subject of an active conservation campaign and has been successfully reintroduced into reserves near Auckland and Wellington respectively.

Whooper Swan - The Whooper Swan is similar in appearance to the Bewick's Swan. However, it is larger, at a length of 140-160 cm , a wingspan of 205-275 cm and a weight range of 8–20 kg . It has a more angular head shape and a more variable bill pattern that always shows more yellow than black .

Whooping crane - Adult whooping cranes are white with a red crown and a long, dark, pointed bill. Immature whooping cranes are pale brown. While in flight, their long necks are kept straight and their long dark legs trail behind. Adult whooping cranes' black wing tips are visible during flight.

Wied's Tyrant-Manakin - It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wigeon - This dabbling duck is 42–50 cm long with a 71–80 cm wingspan, and a weight of 1.5 pounds.

Wilkins' Finch - Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and subantarctic grassland.

Willet - The Willet, Tringa semipalmata , is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family. It is a good-sized and stout scolopacid, the largest of the shanks. Its closest relative is the Lesser Yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine, clear and dense pattern of the neck which both species show in breeding plumage.

Williams' Lark - In general, the natural habitat of M. williamsi is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Its range is restricted to northern Kenya where it is found in two disjunct populations:

Williamson's sapsucker - Their breeding habitat is open forested areas, including conifers, in the western part of North America, from British Columbia to northern Mexico. They are permanent residents in some parts of their range; migrating birds form small flocks and may travel as far south as central Mexico.

Willie Wagtail - The Willie Wagtail is a passerine bird native to Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, and eastern Indonesia. It is a common and familiar bird throughout much of its range, living in most habitats apart from thick forest. Measuring 19.0–21.5 cm in length, the Willie Wagtail is contrastingly coloured with almost entirely black upperparts and white underparts; the male and female have similar plumage. Three subspecies are recognised; leucophrys from central and southern Australia, the smaller picata from northern Australia, and the larger melaleuca from New Guinea and islands in its vicinity. It is unrelated to the true wagtails of the genus Motacilla; it is a member of the fantail genus Rhipidura and is a part of a 'core corvine' group that includes true crows and ravens, drongos and birds of paradise. Within this group, fantails are placed in the family Dicruridae, although some authorities consider them distinct enough to warrant their own small family, Rhipiduridae.

Willis's antbird - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Willow Flycatcher - Adults have brown-olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have an indistinct white eye ring, white wing bars and a small bill. The breast is washed with olive-grey. The upper part of the bill is grey; the lower part is orangish. At one time, this bird and the Alder Flycatcher were considered to be a single species, Traill's Flycatcher.

Willow Warbler - It was described by Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae in 1758 under the genus Motacilla.

Wilson - The Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor, is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering around the central Andes in South America. They are passage migrants through Central America around March/April and again during September/October. The species is a rare vagrant to western Europe.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise - In the field the blue bare skin on the crown of the bird's head is so vivid that it is clearly visible by night, the deep scarlet back and velvet green breast are lush, and the curlicue tail gleams bright silver.

Wilson's Indigobird - Wilson's Indigobird or Pale-winged Indigobird is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.

Wilson's plover - Wilson's Plover is a coastal wader which breeds on both coasts of the Americas from the equator northwards. Its range extends north to include much of the US.

Wilson's Storm-petrel - Wilson's Storm-petrel is a small bird, 16-18.5 cm in length with a 38-42 cm wingspan. It is slightly larger than the European Storm-petrel. It is essentially dark brown in all plumages, except for white rump. It differs from the that species by its pale bar on the upper wing, plain underwings and longer legs.

Wilson's Warbler - The Wilson's Warbler is a small passerine, ranging from 10–12 centimetres in length, with a wingspan of 14–17 centimetres and a mass of 5–10 grams . It has a plain green-brown back and yellow underparts. The male has a small black cap. Males of the western race W. p. chryseola are greener above and brighter than the eastern race.

Winchell's Kingfisher - The Winchell's Kingfisher or Rufous-lored Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Wing-banded Antbird - It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Wing-banded Hornero - Its natural habitats include a wide range of wooded habitats, especially near water and around mudflats. It feeds on insects, other arthropods, and shelllfish - in short, any prey found by upturning stones and litter - and makes a cup-sized nest in sheltered places with grass and vegetal fibers.

Wing-barred Piprites - It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Winter Wren - The Winter Wren , also known as the Northern Wren, is a very small bird, a member of the mainly New World wren family Troglodytidae. It is the only one of nearly sixty species in the family that occurs in the Old World; in Anglophone Europe it is commonly known simply as the Wren, and is the originator of the name. It is noteworthy among songbirds both because of its long and complex songs and because it is one of the few passerine species that has a distribution spanning both North America and Eurasia. It is also highly polygynous, an unusual mating system for passerines

Wire-crested Thorntail - The Wire-crested Thorntail is a hummingbird which occurs in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Wire-tailed Manakin - Wire-tailed Manakin's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.

Wire-tailed Swallow - Wire-tailed Swallow breeds in Africa south of the Sahara and in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to southeast Asia. It is mainly resident, but populations in Pakistan and northern India migrate further south in winter.

Wompoo Fruit-Dove - The Wompoo fruit-dove , also known as magnificent fruit-dove or purple-breasted fruit-dove, is the largest of fruit-doves native to New Guinea and Australia.

Wonga Pigeon - Previously they could be found as north as Cairns and as south as the Dandenongs, but due to land clearance, shootings in the 1940s for crop protection and fox predation, they are rarely seen in these areas, but their populations have improved in these areas.

Wood Duck - The adult male has distinctive multi-colored iridescent plumage and red eyes. The female, less colorful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults have crested heads. When swimming, Wood Ducks bob their head back and forth in a jerking motion, which makes them easy to spot.

Wood ibis - The adult is a large bird 83-115 cm tall and 140-180 cm in wingspan. Males typically weigh 2.5–3.3 kg ; females weigh 2.0–2.8 kg It appears all white on the ground, with blackish-gray legs and pink feet. In flight, the trailing edge of the wings is black. The head is dark brown with a bald, black face, and the thick downcurved bill is dusky yellow. Juvenile birds are a duller version of the adult, generally browner on the neck, and with a paler bill.

Wood ibis - The Yellow-billed Stork is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds applies.

Wood sandpiper - The Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae.

Wood Snipe - This is a dark snipe, 28-32 cm in length, with a short, broad-based bill. It breeds in alpine meadows above 3,000 metres, moving to lower altitudes in the winter.

Wood Thrush - The Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, is a North American passerine bird. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American Robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico. The Wood Thrush is the official bird of the District of Columbia.

Wood warbler - This "warbler" is strongly migratory and the entire population winters in tropical Africa.

Woodchat Shrike - The Woodchat breeds in southern Europe, the Middle East and northwest Africa, and winters in tropical Africa. It breeds in open cultivated country, preferably with orchard trees and some bare or sandy ground.

Woodcock - The male performs a courtship flight known as 'roding' at dusk in spring. When threatened, the female can carry chicks between her legs, in her claws or on her back while flying, though this is rarely witnessed. The world population is estimated to be 15 million to 16 million birds.

Woodford - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and rural gardens.

Woodford's White-eye - The Bare-eyed White-eye is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is endemic to Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands.

Woodhouse's Antpecker - Woodhouse's Antpecker inhabits subtropical/ tropical lowland moist forest at Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.

Woodland Kingfisher - This is a medium-sized kingfisher, 20-23 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue back, wing panel and tail. Its head, neck and underparts are white, and its shoulders are black. The flight of the Woodland Kingfisher is rapid and direct. The large bill has a red upper mandible and black lower mandible. The legs are bright red. Some birds may have greyish heads, causing confusion with Mangrove Kingfisher.

Woodlark - This is a 13.5–15 cm long bird of open heath with some trees, and other open woodlands, especially those with pines and light soil. Its generic name derives from its sweet plaintive song, delivered in flight from heights of 100 m or more.

Woodpecker Finch - It has gained fame due to its capability of using a twig, stick, or cactus spine as a tool. The tool is used as compensation for its short tongue. The finch manipulates the tool to dislodge invertebrate prey such as grubs from trees. The same tool can be used many times on many different trees. Scientists have observed that the finches may shorten the stick or spine to make it more manageable. The finches may also try various sticks or spines at one site before finding just the appropriate one that can reach and extract the prey item.

Woolly-necked Stork - It is a widespread tropical species which breeds in Africa, and also in Asia from India to Indonesia. It is a resident breeder in wetlands with trees. The large stick nest is built in a forest tree, and 2-5 eggs form the typical clutch. This stork is usually silent, but indulges in mutual bill-clattering when adults meet at the nest.

Worm-eating Warbler - The Worm-eating Warbler is a small New World warbler. It is the only species classified in the genus Helmitheros.

Worthen's sparrow - Spizella wortheni can range in heights from 12.5–14 cm. It is identifiable by its distinctive head pattern. It has a grey head with a rufous crown, a brown postocular stripe and a pink bill. It has grey-brown upperparts, with dark brown streaks. It has a grey bottom, and dark brown wings and tail. Its wings are "edged paler, with broad whitish to pale buff wing-bar, buffy-rufous tertial and secondary edging, and greyish lesser coverts."³

Wreathed Hornbill - The Wreathed Hornbill , also known as the Bar-pouched Wreathed Hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in forests from far north-eastern India and Bhutan, east and south through mainland south-east Asia and the Greater Sundas, except Sulawesi. It is 75–100 cm long. Males weigh from 1.8 kg to 3.65 kg , females weigh from 1.36 kg to 2.7 kg . Both sexes are similar to the respective sexes of the closely related Plain-pouched Hornbill, but they can be recognized by the lack of a dark bar on their throat .

Wren Thrush - The Wrenthrush Zeledonia coronata is a species of New World warbler that is endemic to Costa Rica and western Panama. It has a short tail, rounded wings and elongated tarsi. The species name is in commemoration of José Castulo Zeledón, a Costa Rican ornithologist.

Wrentit - Its systematics have been the subject of much debate, the Wrentit having been placed in many different families by different authors for as long as it has been known to science. Its common name reflects the uncertainty, and its external resemblance to both tits and wrens. It is by no means closely related to either however.

Wrinkled Hornbill - The Wrinkled Hornbill or Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill is a medium-large hornbill which is found in forest in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It has sometimes been placed in the genus Rhyticeros together with most other species generally placed in Aceros.

Writhed Hornbill - The Mindanao Wrinkled Hornbill is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.

Writhed-billed Hornbill - The Rufous-headed Hornbill , also known as the Visayan Wrinkled Hornbill, Walden's Hornbill or Writhed-billed Hornbill, is a critically endangered species of hornbill living in the rainforests on the islands of Negros and Panay in the Philippines. It is closely related to the Writhed Hornbill, but can be recognized by the yellow throat and ocular skin in the male, and the blue throat and ocular skin in the female . Its binomial name commemorates the Scottish ornithologist Viscount Walden.

Wrybill - It lays its eggs among the rocks along rivers and distracts intruders by pretending to be in distress and moving away from its "nest".

Wryneck - This species breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. It is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and southern Asia. It is a bird of open woodland and orchards. On migration it is frequently seen in sandy areas, where it forages for ants.

Wynaad Laughingthrush - The Wynaad Laughingthrush is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.