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Name of Bird	Scientific Name	Photographer	Species Distribution
Pacific Black Duck	Anas superciliosa	Gavin O Se	Indonesia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Erik Breden	Russia, Siberia, Alaska. Winters to north Africa, south-east Asia, China, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands, coast of California
Pacific Gull	Larus pacificus	David Munro	Australia
Pacific (White-necked) Heron	Ardea pacifica	Jeff Blincow	Australia, New Guinea. Ranges to Norfolk Island and New Zealand
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica	Don DesJardin	Siberia, Alaska, northern Canada. Winters south to China, Japan, coastal south-west US, Baja California
Pacific Reef-Egret	Egretta sacra	Wayne Hsu	South-east Asia, China, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua-New Guinea, Pacific islands, Australia, New Zealand
Pacific Screech-Owl	Otus cooperi	Tyler Hicks	Mexico, south to Costa Rica
Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Empidonax difficilis	Peter LaTourrette	Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Mexico
Pacific Swallow	Hirundo tahitica	Laurence Poh	Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Solomon Island, Fiji, Tonga
Paddyfield Warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	Nick Lowton	Black Sea coast of Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine; Russia, Siberia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan, China. Winters in s Asia.
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	Monte Taylor	New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Gulf Coast, Florida, Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina. Winters to Central America, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica
Painted Buttonquail	Turnix varia	Tom and Marie Tarrant	Australia, New Caledonia
Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala	Hans Martens	Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant	Polyplectron emphanum	Phillip Coffey	Philippines
Pale-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus guatemalensis	Steve Metz	Mexico, Central America
Pale Chanting Goshawk	Melierax canorus	Eric Van Poppel	Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Pale Crag Martin	Hirundo obsoleta	Trident Press	Northern Africa, Middle East, Iran, south Eurasia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
Pale-headed Rosella	Platycercus adscitus	Trevor Quested	Australia
Palestine Sunbird	Nectarinia osea	Erik Kleyheeg	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Syria, Oman, Israel, Egypt, Saudia Arabia
Palila	Loxioides bailleui	Steve Metz	Hawaii
Pallas's Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus	Jan Kåre Ness	Siberia, Mongolia, China, India, Indochina
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	Erwin van Maanen	Germany, Sweden, Czech Republic, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Turkestan, Siberia, China Winters to Africa, south Asia
Palm Warbler	Dendroica palmarum	Bob O'Brien	Breeds across Canada (except BC) Minnesota, Michiga, New York and New England. Winters in Panama and north-west South America
Palmchat	Dulus dominicus	Don Robertson	Haiti, Dominican Republic, West Indies
Palm Cockatoo	Probosciger aterrimus	Tony Tilford	Papua-New Guinea, Australia
Parasitic (Arctic) Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Paul Gale	Greenland, Iceland, British Isles, Scandinavia, across Russia to Siberia, Alaska, andnorthern Canada. Winters widely in Pacific, northwest Indian and Atlantic Oceans and around the Cape of Good Hope.
Paradise Parrot	Psephotus pulcherrimus	Blake Twigden	Australia
Paradise Shelduck	Tadorna variegata	Peter LaTourrette	New Zealand including Stewart Island
Paradise Tanager	Tangara chilensis	Marcus Martin	Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Parakeet Auklet	Cyclorrhynchus psittacula	US Fish and Wildlife	Alaska. Winters at sea to Japan and California
Pauraque	Nyctidromus albicollis	Jean Coronel	Mexico, Central America, Texas, Columbia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
Peaceful Dove	Geopelia placida	Gaby Schulemann	Papua-New Guinea, Australia
Peach-fronted Parakeet	Aratinga aurea	Arthur Grosset	Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay
Pearl-spotted Owlet	Glaucidium perlatum	Lynette Oxley	Recorded in all sub-Saharan countries except Sierra Leone, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Congo
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Don DesJardin	Siberia, Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavit, Greenland. Migrates through Mexico and Central America to south South America
Pelagic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pelagicus	Eric Toorman	China, Korea, Siberia, Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California
Peregrine Falcon 1 Peregrine Falcon 2	Falco peregrinus	Don DesJardin Hannu Hautala	Several subspecies world-wide
Peruvian Booby	Sula variegata	Juan Tassara	Peru, Chile. Ranges at sea
Peruvian Pelican	Pelecanus thagus	Juan Tessaro	Ecuador, Peru, Chile
Peruvian Thick-knee	Burhinus superciliaris	Martin Reid	Ecuador, Peru, Chile
Phainopepla	Phainopepla nitens	Jim Stasz	California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico
Pheasant-tailed Jacana	Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Vijay Cavale	Indian sub-continent, China, Taiwan, south-east Asia, Philippines
Philippine Parrot	Cacatua haematuropygia	Blake Twigden	Philippines
Philippine Duck	Anas luzonica	Dan Cowell	Philippines
Picazuro Pigeon	Columba picazuro	Alex Earnshaw	Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina
Pied Avocet 1 Pied Avocet 2	Recurvirostra avosetta	Jan Kåre Ness Eric Kleyheeg	England, Scandinavia, Russia, Ukraine, Siberia, Mongolia, China, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Africa
Pied-bill Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Vic Fazio	Alaska, Canada, US, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America
Pied Cormorant	Phalacrocorax varius	Gavin O Se	Australia, New Zealand
Pied Crow	Corvus albus	Hans Martens	All sub-Saharan countries in Africa
Pied Heron	Ardea picata	Stefan Tewinkel	Australia. Ranges to Borneo, Moluccas, New Guinea
Pied Kingfisher 1 Pied Kingfisher 2	Ceryle rudis	Naoto Kitigawa Cliff Buckton	Africa except South Africa, Turkey, Middle East, Iran, Afghansistan, Pakistan, India, Burma, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan
Pied (Cayenne) Lapwing	Vanellus cayanus	Arthur Grosset	Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil
Pied Oystercatcher	Haematopus longirostris	Peter LaTourrette	Coasts and islands in the Watubela, Kai and Aru islands, islands in Torres Strait, Papua-NewGuinea, Louisiade Arch. on Misima, coasts and islands of Australia and Tasmania.
Pied Puffbird	Notharchus tectus	Arthur Grosset	Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Pied Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 2	Motacilla alba yarrelli	Alan Spellman Eric Kleyheeg	British Isles, including Channel Isles. Occaisionally on European coast from northern France to south Norway
Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	Gareth Watkins	Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Siberia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China, Mongolia. Winters from south Arabia to north-east Africa
Pigeon Guillemot	Cepphus columba	Tina MacDonald	Alaska, Bering Sea. Winters along western coast of North America
Pileated Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2	Dryocopus pileatus	Tony Galvan Chan Robbins	Canada, Washington, Oregon, California, central and eastern US to Gulf Coast and Florida
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	Robert McDonald	Scandinavia, Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, Japan, Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Maritime provinces, California, Nevada,a Arizona, New Mexico, eastern slope of the Rockies, to Colorado, Wyoming, New England. Winters to south Scandinavia, northern Europe, China and central US
Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	Bill Horn	Canada, US, Mexico, Guatemala
Pine Warbler	Dendroica pinus	Robert Royse	Manitoba, Ontraio, Quebec, New Brunswick, eastern US to Texas, Gulf Coast, Florida, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic.
Pink-backed Pelican	Pelecanus rufescens	Lynette Oxley	Most sub-saharan African countries
Pink Cockatoo	Cacatua leadbeateri	Allen Chartier	Australia
Pink-eared Duck	Malacorhynchus membranaceus	Laurie Crampton	Australia
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	Stenfan Tewinkel	Greenland, Iceland, Russia. Winters in north-west Europe. Vagrant to eastern Canada and northern US coasts.
Pink-footed Shearwater	Puffinus creatopus	Don DesJardin	Pelagic: breeds off coast of Chile. Rangers at sea in east Pacitic north to Alaska and Hawaii, and south to Australia and New Zealand
Pink-headed Duck	Rhodonessa caryophyllacea	Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 1, Ostrich to Ducks, edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.	India
Pink-necked Green-Pigeon	Treron vernans	Laurence Poh	Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
Pink Pigeon	Columba mayeri	Mauritanian Wildlife Federation	Mauritius
Pink-throated Twinspot	Hypargos margaritatus	Peter Nilssen	Mozambique, South Africa
Pinnated Bittern	Botaurus pinnatus	Greg Lasley	Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Trinidad, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Bill Scholtz	Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Atlantic coast from Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, south along the US coast to North Carolina. Winters in coastal south east US, Bahamas, and Greater Antilles, Mexico
Plain Chacalaca	Ortalis vetula	Marcus Martin	Texas, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Plain Parakeet	Brotogeris tirica	Arthur Grosset	Brazil
Plain Swift	Apus unicolor	Greg Lasley	Madeira, Salvage and Canary Islands
Plains-wanderer	Pedionomus torquatus	Don Robertson	Australia
Plaintive Cuckoo	Cacomantis merulinus	Laurence Poh	Nepal, India, China through southeast Asia to Philippines
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan	Andigena laminirostris	Tandayapa Lodge	Colombia, Ecuador
Plumbeous Ibis	Theristicus caerulescens	Arthur Grosset	Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina
Plumbeous Rail	Pardirallus sanguinolentus	Alec Earnshaw	Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina
Plumed Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna eytoni	Arthur Grosset	Australia
Plush-crested Jay	Cyanocorax chrysops	Alex Earnshaw	Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
Powerful Woodpecker	Campephilus pollens	Peter Jones	Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
Prairie Warbler	Dendroica discolor	Alain Hogue	Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario, Pennsylvania, New York, New England, Texas, Gulf coast, Florida. Winters in Florida, West Indies, Mexico, Honduras
(Prince) Ruspoli's Turaco	Tauraco ruspolii	Blake Twigden	Ethiopia
Puaiohi	Myadestes palmeri	Jim Denny	Hawaii
Puerto Rican Emerald	Chlorostilbon maugaeus	Greg Lasley	Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Parrot	Amazona vittata	US Fish and Wildlife	Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Tody	Todus mexicanus	Rafael Rodriguez-Mojica	Puerto Rico
Puna Flamingo	Phoenicopterus jamesi	Alto Andino Tours	Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
Puna Ibis	Plegadis ridgwayi	Pat Goltz	Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
Purple-crested Turaco	Musophaga porphyreolopha	Claire Spottiswoode	Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
Purple Finch 1 Purple Finch 2	Carpodacus purpureus	Don DesJardin Robert McDonald	Canada, Washington, Oregon, California, central and eastern US to Gulf coast and Florida
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	Ross Warner	Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio, from North Carolina south and through the Gulf Coast to Texas, Mexico, Central America, South America
Purple Heron 1 Purple Heron 2	Ardea purpurea	Pun Ritai Trevor Quested	Southern Europe, across Russia to Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, China, Korea, Siberia, south-east Asia. Winters in Africa
Purple Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes caeruleus	Steve Metz	Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyane, Guyana, Surinam, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil

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Name	Scientific Name	Photographer	Species Distribution
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Paul Gale	Southern Canada, Maine, south through the Great Plains to Texas, the Gulf Coast and Florida, Mexico. Winters widely in South America.
Purple Roller	Eurystomus azureus	Eric Van Poppel	Moluccas Islands
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Rudy Offereins	Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, Siberia, Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavit. Winters to western and southern Europe, Great Lakes in North America, Atlantic coast south to Florida
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Laurence Poh	Many sub-species covering the temperate and tropical Iberian peninsula, Africa, Asia, Middle East, Papua-New Guinea, Australia
Purple Sunbird	Nectarinia asiatica	Vijay Cavale	Oman, United Arab Republic, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
Pyrrhuloxia 1 Pyrrhuloxia 2	Cardinalis sinuatus	Pat Goltz Andrew Wilson	California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico
Pygmy Woodpecker	Dendrocopos kizuki	Kim Hyun-Tae	China, Siberia, Japan, Korea
Pygmy Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pygmeus	Jean-Sébastien Rousseau-Piot	FromBalkans to Yugoslavia, Romania, Ukraine, Greece, Turkey and shores of Black, Caspian, and Aral seas, Tadshikistan, Iraq, Iran
Purple-throated Woodstar	Philodice mitchellii	Peter Jones	Colombia, Ecuador
Purple-throated Mountain-Gem	Lampornis calolaema	Skip Russell	Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

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106 species