Birds depicted in the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche:

Some considerations:

1. Not all species seem to be real-world birds and appear fanciful, imaginary.
2. Where I could identify a real species, it is entirely possible that the scientific names have changed. My Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe was published in 1976. Many name changes have probably occurred since then.
3. I tried to check each species to see if the painter would most likely have encountered the bird at least seasonally, if not year-round.

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