Idk if Chimneys are obsolete elsewhere, because I’m an American swine, but tell me if they’re still popular.4yr ⋅ CapitanClay ⋅ r/birdfacts
A key ingredient in the odor of carrion is ethanethiol. Humans find this chemical repulsive and add it to otherwise odorless natural gas. Since Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) find their food by smell, they are sometimes found gathering around leaking pipelines.6yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
Birds are modern descendants of therapod dinosaurs. Other therapods included tyrannosaurus and velociraptor. How many species in the Mesozoic had feathers is still unknown, but many may have resembled this young heron.6yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
A new species of hummingbird, called the blue-throated hillstar (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus), has been discovered in the southwestern Andes of Ecuador.5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
Did you know that there are poisonous birds? Neither did I until I read this. Meet the Hooded Pitohui of New Guinea.5yr ⋅ wootr68 ⋅ r/birdfacts
The lilac-breasted roller is an African member of the roller family of birds. Usually found alone or in pairs, it perches conspicuously at the tops of trees, poles or other high vantage points from where it can spot insects, lizards, scorpions, snails5yr ⋅ crazyladybutterfly2 ⋅ r/birdfacts
The melodious call of many birds comes from a mysterious organ buried deep within their chests: a one-of-a-kind voice box called a syrinx. Now, scientists have concluded that this voice box evolved only once, and that it represents a rare example of a true evolutionary novelty.5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
New Caledonian crows can create compound tools. They are able to combine individual parts to form a long-distance reaching aid. In one study, A crow named Mango successfully assembled three- and four-part compound tools.5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
Although crows are smaller than ravens, they are almost always the aggressors when the two species interact.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Black Heron will use its wings to shade the water. The shade attracts fish, which are then caught and eaten!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Owls can adjust their hearing by tuning the feathers in their facial disc. The concavity of the facial disc forms a circular paraboloid that collects sound waves and directs those waves towards the owl's ears.6yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Greater Roadrunner is the mimic of the bird world. Their sounds include clucks, crows, dog whines, dove coos, and guttural sounds6yr ⋅ FruityandtheBeast ⋅ r/birdfacts
Loons are named for their awkward appearance when walking on land. Although Loons are excellent swimmers, they cannot properly walk, since their legs are located far back on their bodies.8yr ⋅ spewintothiss ⋅ r/birdfacts
One of New Guinea’s dancing birds-of-paradise — the Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise (Lophorina niedda) — was finally confirmed to be an entirely new species, thanks to its distinctive dance.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
In the 1700s, China tried a mass extermination of the Sparrow for eating crops - only to find that due to the lack of sparrows their crops suffered devastating insect damage and 35 million Chinese people died of starvation.9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The smallest bird alive today is the Bee Hummingbird, weighing less than a U.S. penny!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Parrots, as well as birds in the Corvid family, are among the smartest species of birds, thanks to proportionally large forebrains with densely packed neurons.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
How long will this fledgling crow take to get strong enough to leave my yard?6yr ⋅ darththaddius ⋅ r/birdfacts
A new species of tapaculo — called the Tatama tapaculo (Scytalopus alvarezlopezi) — has been discovered in the cloud forests of Colombia’s Western Andes.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
The male Jacana alone builds the nest, incubates the eggs and cares for the young. If danger threatens the young birds, the male has the curious habit of picking the chicks up under his wings and carrying them off to safety.9yr ⋅ Mrs_Holman_7 ⋅ r/birdfacts
Ostriches are the only animals in the world to have a double-kneecap!7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
Crested Pigeons Use Specially Modified Wing Feathers to Signal Danger6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
Pileated woodpeckers dig such deep holes that it can cause a smaller tree to break in half!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Wild Turkeys, as well as the Muscovy duck, are the only two domesticated birds native to the new world!7yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Pygmy Pouter Pigeon was selectively bred from the common Rock Pigeon to hhave a slight body with a large neck - making it one of the more bizarre birds out there!7yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Although the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) can fly in short bursts, they are quite clumsy in flight and prefer to run. If startled, they can suddenly burst upwards at a great speed and with a distinctive wing sound.9yr ⋅ Mrs_Holman_7 ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Peregrine Falcon, the fastest raptor and also the most widespread, was historically known as the Duck Hawk.9yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
Wryneck birds writhe their heads around and hiss when they feel threatened! (Taken from /r/awwducational)8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
When they are closed, a Great Horned Owl's talons require about 28 pounds of force to open!7yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Australian Brush-turkeys hatch with a full set of flight feathers and are able to fly just a few hours after hatching!9yr ⋅ LicianDragon ⋅ r/birdfacts
Wood Duck chicks jump out of their tree nests soon after hatching. They can fall up to 50 feet with no injury!7yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Secretary Bird is a great hunter. It will prey on venomous snakes and wait by brush fires to capture anything trying to escape. There are even reports of them attacking cheetah cubs!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Young male zebra finches begin life by making random sounds before learning complex songs from their fathers. Once the bird has mastered the family song, he will sing it for the rest of his life and pass it on to the next generation.8yr ⋅ Alantha ⋅ r/birdfacts
The smallest flightless bird is the Inaccessible Island rail (length 12.5 cm, weight 34.7 g). This tiny bird lives on the remote island of Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic Ocean.8yr ⋅ Alantha ⋅ r/birdfacts
Due to loss of habitat, invasive species and avian malaria, Haiwaii is sometimes known as the Bird Extinction Capital. Of 140 native species, only about 43 are left - such as the Scarlet Honeycreeper.8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Common kestrel can see near ultrviolet light. This allows them to detect the urine trails around rodent burrows as they shine in an ultraviolet color in the sunlight.8yr ⋅ Alantha ⋅ r/birdfacts
The California Condor's huge 9.8 ft wingspan is the widest of any North American bird, and it is one of the world's longest-living birds, with a lifespan of up to 60 years.9yr ⋅ Mrs_Holman_7 ⋅ r/birdfacts
Loons have several solid bones. This aids them in diving, as hollow bones add to buoyancy!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The critically endangered Philippine Eagle has been declared the national bird of the Philippines. Killing one is punishable under Philippine law by 12 years in jail and heavy fines. It is considered the largest of existing eagles in the terms of length and wing surface.9yr ⋅ Mrs_Holman_7 ⋅ r/birdfacts
When the weather is hot, zebra finches in Australia sing to their eggs - and these incubation calls change the chicks' development.8yr ⋅ Alantha ⋅ r/birdfacts
There are twenty species of Bowerbirds. The males of these species construct elaborate bowers which they use to court females. This one seems to have an eye for blue.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Jcana's massive feet let it walk around on vegitation on top of water!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Pelicans have been observed drowning their prey before swallowing it whole!7yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
the Moustached Kingfisher hasn't been seen since the 1950s. This year, a male specimen was captured for the first time since then!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The fringy feathers on a Blue Heron's chest grow and fray to give the bird powder down, which is used in preening to remove fish slime from feathers!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The bassian thrush actually directs a stream of flatulence toward the site of a worm find. The gas apparently disturbs the worm and provokes movement. The otherwise ordinary-looking thrush is then able to effectively locate the worm and grab it for a quick meal.9yr ⋅ Mrs_Holman_7 ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Eastern Phoebe was the first banded bird in North America, when one was banded with silver thread in 1804!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Passenger Pigeons, once numbering in the millions, was hunted to extinction by humans. They were so numerous it is said that one blast from a two barreled shotgun could bring down 61 birds.8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The condor is a significant bird to many Californian Native American groups and plays an important role in several of their traditional myths.9yr ⋅ Mrs_Holman_7 ⋅ r/birdfacts
A barn owl can swallow a large rat whole. After digesting its meal, the owl coughs up a pellet containing the rat's bones and fur.9yr ⋅ Mrs_Holman_7 ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Peregrine Falcon has a notch on its upper beak that it uses to sever the spinal cord of its prey!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The pigment in a blue jay's brilliant feathers is melanin, which is brown - not blue. Their stunning color is caused by refracting light, and if you hold a jay's feather between you and the light source it will look its true drab brown color.9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Owls have tubular eyes, which is why they cannot roll or move their eyes9yr ⋅ Renegade_Meister ⋅ r/birdfacts
A groundbreaking exam of T-Rex soft tissue determined that birds and T-Rex are more closely related to one another than either one is to the Alligator!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Sword-billed Hummingbird is the only bird with a bill longer than its body9yr ⋅ ruk_hai ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Golden-Cheeked Warbler is the only bird whose entire species nests entirely in the state of Texas!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Grackles have a hard Ridge on the inside of the upper mandible they use to saw open acorns!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Lammergeyer is the only bird that specializes in eating bone marrow with up to 90% of its diet consisting of marrow. It drops bones onto the rocks from flight in order to crack them, sometimes carrying bones over 4kg, or their own body weight!9yr ⋅ ruk_hai ⋅ r/birdfacts
Geese have serrated edges to their beaks as well as spiky tongues to help will pulling up grasses and filtering out food from water!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Great Bustard is the heaviest flying bird in the world. The male can range in weight from 6kg to 18kg.9yr ⋅ ChrissyPond ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Wood thrush has a Y-shaped voice box - this allows it to sing two notes at once and harmonize with itself in its songs!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Whiffling is a term used to describe a bird descending rapidly in a zig zag motion. To do this sometimes a bird will turn its body upside down, while leaving its head right side up!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
You can see the back of a Saw-Whet Owl's eye by looking through its ear holes!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The White Breasted Nuthatch will often forage in flocks with titmice and chickadees, both for security and for ease in finding food!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Long-tailed Manakins need a wingman to attract a female. They will teach an apprentice an intricate coordinated song and courtship dance. The birds will then perform the complex display for a female after which the teacher male reproduces with the female. (Video inside)8yr ⋅ YoSoyUnPayaso ⋅ r/birdfacts
Budgerigar (also called parakeets) means Good food in Aboriginal, as the native Australians used to catch and eat them. The first part of the word, pronounced boodgeree means good, and the later part, gar, denoted food or to eat.8yr ⋅ Alantha ⋅ r/birdfacts
The aptly-named Vampire Finch occasionally will feed on the blood of other birds, pecking a wound and lapping up the blood!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Ribbon Tailed Astrapia has the longest tail of any bird in relation to body size. It is over three times longer than its body!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
While a pelican drains the water from its beak before swallowing, sometimes gulls will stand on their head and peck them until they open their bill and steal their food.9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The name peregrine means wanderer, and the Peregrine Falcon has one of the longest migrations of any North American bird. Tundra-nesting falcons winter in South America, and may move 25,000 km (15,500 mi) in a year.9yr ⋅ Alantha ⋅ r/birdfacts
The most feathered bird is the Tundra Swan, with about 25,000 feathers. To compare this, average backyard birds usually have about 1500-3000 feathers!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is a small, North American falcon which often hunts small prey like lizards, voles, and insects. They are commonly used in falconry and are relatively easy to breed in captivity.9yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
Some birds, such as the killdeer, will pretend to be injured to lure predators away from the nest!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Shoebills typically lay two eggs. The second egg is an insurance policy in case something happens to the first and will be ignored by the parents. The second chick often dies within a week due to neglect, bullying, or outright fratricide.9yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
Flamingos filter-feed on brine shrimp and blue-green algae. Their beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they eat, and are uniquely used upside-down.9yr ⋅ Mrs_Holman_7 ⋅ r/birdfacts
As its name suggests, the Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) hunts bats. It dives at high speeds which few bats can match.8yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
Because Rock Pigeons see color differently than humans, they can be trained to pick out humans stranded at sea - and communuicate such with helicopters - with 93% accuracy (compared to a human's 38% accuracy!)9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
There are about 18 extant penguin species. Citizens with some free time and a computer can help scientists studying penguins at PenguinWatch.org9yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
To accommodate its huge mouth, the head of the Sri Lankan frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger) is as wide as its body, giving this nocturnal bird a rather unusual appearance.9yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
Hooded Mergansers can change the refractive properties of their eyes underwater to improve their underwater vision and hunt more effectively!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Pigeons, flamingos, and some penguins produce a substance similar to mammalian milk called Crop Milk to feed their young!8yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Due to being taken as a cage bird for its brilliant colors and habitat loss, the already rare Seven-Colored Tanager has been reduced to just 10,000 individuals and the population is thought to be declining.9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
There is a species of yellow bird that can roller skate, sing, dance, ice skate, and ride a unicycle. Standing at 8'2, it is the only one known of its kind.9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Scientists have put night-migrating birds inside a planetarium. The birds could find north by looking at the constellations. When they flipped the image 180 degrees, the birds faced south instead!9yr ⋅ Spida-Mernkey ⋅ r/birdfacts
Cassowaries have a 5 inch claw on their inner toes. They use these as weapons and will kick out at things they see as threats - this has included humans!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The only animal to ever ask an existential question is Alex, an African Grey who asked What colour am I?9yr ⋅ ruk_hai ⋅ r/birdfacts
Many birds see differently than we do. Some are able to see ultraviolet light, giving what we see as plain birds a flashy array of colors!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
There are about 200 species of owls. Most are nocturnal and have adaptations for stealthy hunting in the darkness.9yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
The 'hoo hoo hoo' whistling noise pigeons make when they take off is not a call of any sort, but is rather the noise their wings make as they flap them to take off!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Western Scrub Jay caches food for later use. If it thinks it is being watched, it will hide the food again so it can't be stolen.9yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Loggerhead Shrike, lacking talons, impales its prey on things like thorns and barbed wire to kill it9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Kagu possesses 'nasal corns' , structures covering its nostrils, which are a feature not shared by any other bird. Unlike other flightless birds the kagu's wings are not reduced in size, but lack the musculature for flight.9yr ⋅ Mrs_Holman_7 ⋅ r/birdfacts
Due to their lower legs being scaled instead of feathered, Bald Eagles belong to a class of eagles called Sea Eagles! Eagles with fully feathered legs are called True Eagles!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Adult Killdeer (and other related species) will put on a broken wing display to distract predators and get them away from their nests. The predator follows the feigning adult, which flies away if the predator gets too close.9yr ⋅ TheDataMeister ⋅ r/birdfacts
the Hoatzin's chicks have a claw on each wing similar to bats that they use to climb around in trees!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Great Tit, in winter times of great need, has been known to attack, kill, and eat bats!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Red-Breasted Nuthatches will smear a ring of sap or pitch around the opening to their cavity nests. This is thought to discourage predators!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Red-billed hornbills cooperate with socials mongoose species in foraging and predator avoidance.9yr ⋅ Alantha ⋅ r/birdfacts
Each autumn, some of the Black-Capped Chickadee's brain neurons die, being replaced with new ones to adapt to the changing environment!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Lake Duck, or Argentine Blue Bill, has the longest penis relative to body length of all birds!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
Waxwings such as the Cedar Waxwing are named after the waxy secretions found on the secondary wing feather tips of some birds. The exact purpose of this secretion is currently unknown.9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
In winter, flocks of common firecrests cover a given distance about 3 times faster than do goldcrests, and ignore the smallest prey items preferred by their relative; large invertebrates are killed by beating them repeatedly against a branch.9yr ⋅ Mrs_Holman_7 ⋅ r/birdfacts
Frigatebirds are sometimes called Sky Pirates because of their habit of stealing food from other birds during flight to supplement their diet!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The bird with the longest beak is the Australian Pelican, with a record size of 20 inches long!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
A Toucan's bill has forward facing serrations that initially lead scientists to believe they caught and ate fish!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Anhinga does not have any external nares, relying only on its epiglottis for breathing!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
The passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was once found in huge numbers in North America. Records tell of passing flocks that darkened the skies for several days at a time. The species may have peaked at five billion individuals, though a more conservative estimate is three billion.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
Mature male wild turkeys, called Toms, are not especially choosy when it comes to mates. In experiments conducted in the 1960s, researchers found that a severed head elicited a mating response from toms.9yr ⋅ remotectrl ⋅ r/birdfacts
[correction] - *old world* vultures, not turkey vultures, are important in Tibetan Sky Burials!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
European Starlings' feathers change color without ever molting. The feathers will start out white tipped, but the white tips eventually wear away during breeding season, leaving a reduced or even unspotted coat of feathers.9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
While there is a huge number of Gouldian Finches captive bred and owned, it is suspected that the wild population is declining.9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
California Condor numbers dramatically declined in the 20th century. A conservation plan was put in place by the United States government that led to the capture of all 22 remaining wild condors in 1987. These birds were put into a breeding program and thanks to its success we have 425 condors.9yr ⋅ Alantha ⋅ r/birdfacts
Ravens (Corvus corax) share the human ability to think abstractly about other minds, adapting their behavior by attributing their own perceptions to others. This Theory of Mind is also attributed to Chimpanzees.8yr ⋅ Alantha ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Red-Eyed Vireo doesn't get the red irises it is named for until after its first winter. It is a decent way to judge adult vs. Juvenile!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
There exist three different types of male Ruffs, all with a different tactic in mating. One of these tactics is a male who mimics being a female, Ruffs are the only species of bird in which this behaviour has been observed.9yr ⋅ ruk_hai ⋅ r/birdfacts
I know it's not the best picture, but can anyone tell me what type of bird this is? It has the most charming little sing-song chirp and shows up alone in my SF Bay Area yard every spring.9yr ⋅ nameless007 ⋅ r/birdfacts
There are a few species of bird where the female is more strikingly colored than the male. The Belted Kingfisher is one of these birds, with the females sporting an orange stripe on the chest!9yr ⋅ Bird_Facts ⋅ r/birdfacts
While once thought to be beneficial, Oxpeckers are now thought to be possible parasites. They do eat insects from large mammals, but they also open new wounds and prevent old ones from closing, lapping up the blood.9yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/birdfacts
The Turkey Vulture is vital in the practice of Tibetan sky burials - the act of leaving the dead out for the vultures to eat, believing it to free their souls from their body9yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/birdfacts
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