organized by region. exotics and escapees included. only species i've seen. generally i like a combination of behavior, appearance and some memories of searching for it

north america

• acorn woodpecker
• akiapolaau
• american avocet
• american kestrel
• ash-throated flycatcher
• black-bellied plover
• black-necked stilt
• black phoebe
• black skimmer
• brant
• brewer's blackbird
• brown creeper
• burrowing owl
• california condor
• california quail
• california scrub-jay
• california towhee
• fox sparrow
• gray catbird
• great-tailed grackle
• green heron
• heermann's gull
• iiwi
• lawrence's goldfinch
• lincoln's sparrow
• long-tailed duck
• mandarin duck
• merlin
• northern mockingbird
• northern pintail
• snowy plover
• steller's jay
• vermilion flycatcher
• whimbrel
• white tern
• yellow-billed magpie

india

• asian green bee-eater
• asian koel
• asian openbill
• baya weaver
• bay-backed shrike
• black-winged stilt
• chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
• coppersmith barbet
• eurasian hoopoe
• greater coucal
• greater flamingo
• indian peafowl
• indian white-eye
• kentish plover
• plum-headed parakeet
• red-whiskered bulbul
• rufous treepie
• small pratincole
• spot-breasted fantail
• verditer flycatcher
• white-browed wagtail
• white-throated kingfisher