/r/birdfacts

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You are now subscibed to Bird Facts!

Welcome to Bird Facts! As we're still rather small, submission guidelines are pretty basic. Similar to /r/Awwducational, please remember to:

  • Have a fact in your title!

  • Link directly to a picture (or gif, or video) of the bird that the fact is about, or if it's a general fact (I.E. "a passerine is a bird with feet distinguished for perching") a relevant picture, gif or video

  • Please link to the source in the comments! Hopefully a reasonably reliable source

As we grow we may have to add more rules, but so far, this is it! As we're still trying to grow, don't forget to contribute! And of course, enjoy learning about our wonderful feathered friends!

Taken from /r/whatsthisbird: If you have found a baby bird and stumbled over here (instead of one of the likely more relevant subs for some reason) PLEASE read this! It's a handy 'what should I do' flowchart. Ideally call a rehabber in your area as SOON as you can.

Want more animal facts? Head over to /r/BatFacts or /r/TurtleFacts to learn more cool stuff!

/r/birdfacts

3,029 Subscribers

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What does it mean when a bird drops its food in front of you?

I was at the train station walking around and a wild bird just dropped a dead moth in front of me and flew away.. i wasn’t paying much attention because i was in my own world listening to music but its was very random. Could it have been an accident where he didn’t mean to or is it something else? I bring this question here bc im sure someone is bound to know and im genuinely curious.

2 Comments
2024/10/07
13:47 UTC

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Druidcraft with Duncan! (Aka I nerd out about owls)

0 Comments
2024/06/19
12:52 UTC

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Bird Flue needs urgent attention....here is some action

1 Comment
2024/06/14
03:33 UTC

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There are two species of crow in the mainland United States, the American Crow & the Fish Crow. Until recently, there was a third species, the Northwestern Crow, but it was absorbed into the American Crow in 2020. The Tamaulipas Crow is an infrequent winter visitor to the southern tip of Texas.

1 Comment
2021/08/28
21:39 UTC

0

We Got New Pets.. Two Cute Budgies!!

0 Comments
2021/06/19
12:15 UTC

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A brief about Blue Jay Bird made by Lego Bricks

1 Comment
2021/04/26
15:40 UTC

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Eurasian Coots

0 Comments
2020/11/27
20:00 UTC

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Studies have shown that male Turkey snood (fleshy protuberance on the forehead) length is associated with male turkey health. Another study found that female turkeys prefer males with long snoods and that its length can also be used to predict the winner of a competition between two males.

3 Comments
2020/11/26
19:28 UTC

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Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with offspring.

2 Comments
2020/11/16
16:27 UTC

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Can birds fly when their feathers are fluffed up?

Some birds can fluff up their feathers to keep warm in the cold or to appear bigger in front of their predators. In that state, are there still able to fly, or do the fluffed-up feathers give extra weight that leaves them unable to fly?

3 Comments
2020/10/19
20:56 UTC

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The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a large bird This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. It is the only surviving member of the genus Sarcoramphus, although fossil members are known.

0 Comments
2020/10/13
20:58 UTC

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The Long-tailed Tit is affectionately known as the flying teaspoon. Their nests are incredibly intricate: an elastic structure of moss woven together with spiderweb and animal hair. The outside is usually camouflaged with lichen, while the inside is lined with up to 2,000 feathers.

4 Comments
2020/10/12
10:42 UTC

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Tropical songbirds in both the Old and New Worlds reduce reproduction during severe droughts. Not only did reductions in breeding activity mitigate costs to survival, many long-lived species actually experienced higher survival rates during the drought year than during non-drought years.

1 Comment
2020/09/07
15:20 UTC

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Did you know this?

6 Comments
2020/08/28
06:05 UTC

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In my backyard...

0 Comments
2020/08/03
12:45 UTC

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A bird laid an egg on my car, what should I do?

3 Comments
2020/07/16
19:05 UTC

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8 Facts you might not know about Seagulls

2 Comments
2020/07/14
00:20 UTC

14

25 native birds from New Zealand.

2 Comments
2020/06/30
19:07 UTC

37

Last day. Thank you for your cooperation

1 Comment
2020/06/22
00:14 UTC

24

Second to last one. Sora sounds really cool too.

2 Comments
2020/06/21
00:33 UTC

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This one was lackluster, but Mocking Birds, and the Mimidae family in general are interesting

0 Comments
2020/06/19
23:42 UTC

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Baltemore Oriole named after some old colonial duke person.

4 Comments
2020/06/19
00:22 UTC

28

Also state bird of Wisconsin. I think there was another state that had it, but their cousin, the Wood Thrush is the “state” bird of DC

1 Comment
2020/06/18
00:10 UTC

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I saw a male Brown-headed Cowbird like 3 weeks ago. He was chillin, screaming his song while staring at me. Look up their song, it’s interesting in my opinion.

2 Comments
2020/06/17
02:16 UTC

25

Cardinalis cardinalis are cool birds.

4 Comments
2020/06/16
01:26 UTC

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Taxonomy is interesting

4 Comments
2020/06/15
00:06 UTC

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Northern and Loggerhead Shrikes (there’s probably more Shrikes in North America) are the two. *many song birds = all song birds besides the Shrikes are herbivores/omnivores.

1 Comment
2020/06/14
00:22 UTC

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Magpies are cool.

4 Comments
2020/06/12
23:32 UTC

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