"THE FIFTY BEST BIRDS OF
THE WORLD" 2d ed
by Don Roberson
This is just the plain "top 50" list (plus the points I assigned to
each, 25 points maximum).
Start HERE
to see pictures and explanatory details for all species.
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Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi [23]
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Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise Cicinnurus respublica [22]
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Gray-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas [21]
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White-necked Rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus [21]
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Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus [21]
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Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus [21]
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Congo Peafowl Afropavo congoensis [21]
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Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus [19]
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Long-tailed Ground-Roller Uratelornis chimaera [19]
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Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja [19]
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Kakapo Strigops habroptilus [19]
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Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri [18]
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Blue Bird-of-Paradise Paradisaea rudolphi [18]
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Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus [18]
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Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata [18]
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any Cassowary Casuarius sp. [17]
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any Kiwi Apteryx sp. [17]
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Great Argus Argusianus argus [17]
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Plains-Wanderer Pedionomus torquatus [17]
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Shoebill Balaeniceps rex [17]
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Wallace's Standardwing Semioptera wallacii [17]
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Gurney's Pitta Pitta gurneyi [17]
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Kokako Callaeas cinerea [17]
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California Condor Gymnogyps californianus [17]
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Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii [16]
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Bengal Florican Eupodotis bengalensis [16]
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Black-necked Red Cotinga Phoenicircus nigricollis [16]
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Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno [16]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus [16]
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Black Sicklebill Epimachus fastuosus [16]
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Scarlet-banded Barbet Capito wallacei [16]
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Hose's (Magnificent Green) Broadbill Calyptomena hosii [16]
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Yellow-crested Helmetshrike Prionops alberti [16]
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Marvelous Spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis [16]
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Giant Pitta Pitta caerulea [16]
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Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus [16]
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Whooping Crane Grus americana [15]
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Bali Myna Leucopsar rothschildi [15]
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Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Rupicola peruviana [15]
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Guinean Cock-of-the-Rock Rupicola rupicola [15]
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Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus [15]
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Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi [15]
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Lyre-tailed Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus [15]
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Orange-throated Tanager Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron [14]
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Imperial Parrot Amazona imperialis [14]
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Carpentarian Grasswren Amytornis dorotheae [14]
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Multicolored Tanager Chlorochrysa nitidissima [14]
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any Crowned-Pigeon Goura sp. [13]
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African River-Martin Pseudochelidon eurystomina [13]
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Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa [13]
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