How birds see
244 birds have at least one vision value measured in the species itself. The ranges below use measured values only.
- Colour receptor classes, measured in 44 species: 4.
- Acuity, measured in 105 species: 3.3 to 139 cycles per degree.
- Flicker fusion, measured in 18 species: 40 to 138.2 Hz.
Measured values by dial
| Dial | Species with a measured value |
|---|---|
| Colour | 44 |
| Sharpness | 105 |
| Field of view | 134 |
| Sharp zones (foveas) | 57 |
| Night vision | 239 |
| Motion (flicker fusion) | 18 |
Vision types in this group
- UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird: 88 species
- Panoramic grain-eater and wader: 88 species
- Raptor telephoto: 34 species
- Owl and night bird: 30 species
- Penguin (underwater-tuned bird): 3 species
- : 1 species
Featured
European starlingUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
House sparrowUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Rock pigeonPanoramic grain-eater and wader
ChickenPanoramic grain-eater and wader
Great horned owlOwl and night bird
Harris's hawkRaptor telephoto
Tawny owlOwl and night bird
American kestrelRaptor telephoto
American tree sparrowUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Barn owlOwl and night bird
Black kiteRaptor telephoto
Brown-headed cowbirdUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
BudgerigarUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Canada goosePanoramic grain-eater and wader
Chipping sparrowUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Common ostrichPanoramic grain-eater and wader
Dark-eyed juncoUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Eastern meadowlarkUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Eastern towheeUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Egyptian vultureRaptor telephoto
Field sparrowUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Griffon vultureRaptor telephoto
Little owlOwl and night bird
MallardPanoramic grain-eater and wader
Manx shearwaterPanoramic grain-eater and wader
Mourning dovePanoramic grain-eater and wader
Red-tailed hawkRaptor telephoto
RookUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Song sparrowUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Tufted titmouseUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Turkey vultureRaptor telephoto
White-breasted nuthatchUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
White-throated sparrowUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Anna's hummingbirdUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Bald eagleRaptor telephoto
Black-chested buzzard-eagleRaptor telephoto
Blue jayUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Blue titUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Brown falconRaptor telephoto
Common blackbirdUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Common buzzardRaptor telephoto
Golden eagleRaptor telephoto
Great grey owlOwl and night bird
Greater scaupPanoramic grain-eater and wader
Hooded vultureRaptor telephoto
Humboldt penguinPenguin (underwater-tuned bird)
Indian peafowlUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
Lesser scaupPanoramic grain-eater and wader
Palm-nut vultureRaptor telephoto
Short-toed snake-eagleRaptor telephoto
Snowy owlOwl and night bird
Steppe eagleRaptor telephoto
Wedge-tailed eagleRaptor telephoto
Wedge-tailed shearwaterPanoramic grain-eater and wader
White-crowned sparrowUV songbird, parrot and hummingbird
All birds with pages
| Species | Measured dials | Vision type |
|---|---|---|
| European starling Sturnus vulgaris | colour, sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| House sparrow Passer domesticus | colour, sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Rock pigeon Columba livia | colour, sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Chicken Gallus gallus | colour, sharpness, foveas, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Great horned owl Bubo virginianus | colour, sharpness, field of view, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | Owl and night bird |
| Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | Raptor telephoto |
| Tawny owl Strix aluco | colour, sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| American kestrel Falco sparverius | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| American tree sparrow Spizelloides arborea | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Barn owl Tyto alba | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Black kite Milvus migrans | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater | sharpness, foveas, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus | colour, sharpness, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Canada goose Branta canadensis | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Common ostrich Struthio camelus | colour, sharpness, field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Eastern towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Field sparrow Spizella pusilla | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Little owl Athene noctua | sharpness, field of view, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | Owl and night bird |
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | colour, sharpness, field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus | colour, sharpness, field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Mourning dove Zenaida macroura | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Rook Corvus frugilegus | colour, sharpness, field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Song sparrow Melospiza melodia | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Turkey vulture Cathartes aura | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| White-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna | sharpness, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus | field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Black-chested buzzard-eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus | field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata | sharpness, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus | colour, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Brown falcon Falco berigora | sharpness, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Common blackbird Turdus merula | colour, sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Common buzzard Buteo buteo | colour, sharpness, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos | field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Great grey owl Strix nebulosa | sharpness, field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Greater scaup Aythya marila | sharpness, field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Hooded vulture Necrosyrtes monachus | field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Humboldt penguin Spheniscus humboldti | colour, field of view, night vision | Penguin (underwater-tuned bird) |
| Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus | colour, sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Lesser scaup Aythya affinis | sharpness, field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Palm-nut vulture Gypohierax angolensis | field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Short-toed snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus | field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Snowy owl Bubo scandiacus | sharpness, field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis | field of view, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax | sharpness, foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Wedge-tailed shearwater Puffinus pacificus | colour, field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys | sharpness, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| American goldfinch Spinus tristis | sharpness, field of view, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | colour, sharpness, field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans | sharpness, field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| California towhee Melozone crissalis | sharpness, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Carolina chickadee Poecile carolinensis | sharpness, field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Chilean tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria | colour, sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Common quail Coturnix coturnix | colour, sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Eurasian jackdaw Coloeus monedula | sharpness, field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| House finch Haemorhous mexicanus | sharpness, foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Least flycatcher Empidonax minimus | sharpness, field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata | sharpness, field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Saker falcon Falco cherrug | field of view, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | Raptor telephoto |
| Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor | sharpness, field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata | colour, night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens | field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| African harrier-hawk Polyboroides typus | field of view, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| American black duck Anas rubripes | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| American robin Turdus migratorius | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| American woodcock Scolopax minor | foveas, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Andean condor Vultur gryphus | foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Anhinga Anhinga anhinga | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Australian masked owl Tyto novaehollandiae | sharpness, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Barn swallow Hirundo rustica | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Barred owl Strix varia | sharpness, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Black skimmer Rynchops niger | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Black vulture Coragyps atratus | sharpness, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Blue duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Bourke's parrot Neopsephotus bourkii | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Brant goose Branta bernicla | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus | foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Brown honeyeater Lichmera indistincta | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Brown noddy Anous stolidus | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Brown wood-owl Strix leptogrammica | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Brushland tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens | colour, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Bufflehead Bucephala albeola | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia | sharpness, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Canary Serinus canaria | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Cape eagle-owl Bubo capensis | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Carrion crow Corvus corone | field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Chaco owl Strix chacoensis | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Chimango caracara Milvago chimango | sharpness, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis | night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Collared scops-owl Otus bakkamoena | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Common eider Somateria mollissima | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus | sharpness, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Common loon Gavia immer | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Common raven Corvus corax | field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Common scops-owl Otus scops | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Common swift Apus apus | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii | field of view, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Crimson rosella Platycercus elegans | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos | field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Cut-throat finch Amadina fasciata | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Eastern imperial eagle Aquila heliaca | foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae | colour, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Eurasian eagle owl Bubo bubo | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Eurasian golden plover Pluvialis apricaria | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Eurasian magpie Pica pica | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus | colour, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | colour, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca | night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| European robin Erithacus rubecula | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Fieldfare Turdus pilaris | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Galah Eolophus roseicapilla | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Giant eagle-owl Bubo lacteus | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Goosander Mergus merganser | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Gouldian finch Erythrura gouldiae | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Gray partridge Perdix perdix | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Great bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Greater rhea Rhea americana | colour, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Green catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Green-backed firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Grey catbird Dumetella carolinensis | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| House martin Delichon urbicum | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| House wren Troglodytes aedon | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Inca tern Larosterna inca | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Indian vulture Gyps indicus | sharpness, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Japanese jungle crow Corvus macrorhynchos | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Japanese quail Coturnix japonica | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus | sharpness, night vision | Penguin (underwater-tuned bird) |
| Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus | field of view, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla | colour, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Laysan duck Anas laysanensis | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Leach's storm petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Lesser noddy Anous tenuirostris | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Lesser whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Little corella Cacatua sanguinea | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Little penguin Eudyptula minor | sharpness, night vision | Penguin (underwater-tuned bird) |
| Long-billed corella Cacatua tenuirostris | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Long-tailed hermit Phaethornis superciliosus | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Maccoa duck Oxyura maccoa | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Mandarin duck Aix galericulata | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Marbled teal Marmaronetta angustirostris | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| New caledonian crow Corvus moneduloides | field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Northern hawk-owl Surnia ulula | sharpness, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Northern long-eared owl Asio otus | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus | night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | Raptor telephoto |
| Pied crow Corvus albus | field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Pink-eared duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Pintail Anas acuta | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Plum-headed finch Neochmia modesta | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Puna teal Spatula puna | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Red wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Red-billed leiothrix Leiothrix lutea | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Red-tailed black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus | foveas, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Regent bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Rock eagle-owl Bubo bengalensis | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Rufous-legged owl Strix rufipes | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Rufous-tailed hummimgbird Amazilia tzacatl | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Sacred kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Sharp-tailed grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Short-billed black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Short-eared owl Asio flammeus | night vision, motion (flicker fusion) | Owl and night bird |
| Short-tailed hawk Buteo brachyurus | foveas, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Silverye Zosterops lateralis | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Smew Mergellus albellus | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Snow goose Anser caerulescens | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Southern boobook Ninox boobook | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Southern crested caracara Caracara plancus | field of view, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| Southern white-faced owl Ptilopsis granti | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Spectacled owl Pulsatrix perspicillata | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Spotted bowerbird Chlamydera maculata | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Spotted eagle-owl Bubo africanus | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Spruce grouse Canachites canadensis | sharpness, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Squacco heron Ardeola ralloides | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Striped owl Pseudoscops clamator | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Tooth-billed bowerbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Ural owl Strix uralensis | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Western screech-owl Megascops kennicottii | field of view, night vision | Owl and night bird |
| Western scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica | field of view, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| White tern Gygis alba | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| White-backed vulture Gyps africanus | field of view, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| White-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| White-headed munia Lonchura maja | colour, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| White-headed vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis | field of view, night vision | Raptor telephoto |
| White-winged duck Asarcornis scutulata | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Whooping crane Grus americana | colour, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo | colour, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Yellow-billed duck Anas undulata | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Yellow-billed pintail Anas georgica | field of view, night vision | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| Yellow-rumped thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella | sharpness, night vision | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| American barn owl Tyto furcata | sharpness | Owl and night bird |
| Carnaby's black cockatoo Zanda latirostris | sharpness | UV songbird, parrot and hummingbird |
| Domestic chicken Gallus domesticus | motion (flicker fusion) | |
| Tropical shearwater Puffinus bailloni | field of view | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |
| White-winged scoter Melanitta deglandi | field of view | Panoramic grain-eater and wader |