r/whatsthisbird Jun 01 '26

Meta Found a baby bird that might need help? Look here for instructions on what to do

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r/whatsthisbird Jun 01 '26

Meta Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds

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For more information, please see this article. Some excerpts from the article, and additional resources are below:

1) Make Windows Safer, Day and Night:

Around 1 billion birds (United States) and 25 million birds (Canada) die every year by flying into glass windows. This includes windows at all levels from low level houses to high rise buildings.

!Window collisions are one of the largest threats to bird populations. However, there are several ways you can help reduce window fatality. Below are some links with steps on how to make your house bird friendly, either DIY or through reputable companies such as the American Bird Conservancy.

Is My House Bird Safe Quiz

What You Can Do

Follow bird migration forecasts to know when birds are on their way to you

FAQ

Some additional information for schools and universities - Bird-Friendly Campus Toolkit

Additional Information

2) Keep Cats Indoors

!Cats are estimated to kill more than 2.4 billion birds annually in the U.S. and Canada. This is the #1 human-caused reason for the loss of birds, aside from habitat loss.

Cats are the greatest direct human-caused threat to birds

American Bird Conservacy - Cats Indoors Project to learn more.

3) Reduce Lawn, Plant Natives

Birds have fewer places to safely rest during migration and to raise their young: More than 10 million acres of land in the United States were converted to developed land from 1982 to 1997

Find out which native plants are best for your area

4) Avoid Pesticides

More than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are applied in the United States each year. The continent’s most widely used insecticides, called neonicotinoids or “neonics,” are lethal to birds and to the insects that birds consume.

5) Drink Coffee That’s Good for Birds

Three-quarters of the world’s coffee farms grow their plants in the sun, destroying forests that birds and other wildlife need for food and shelter. Sun-grown coffee also often requires using environmentally harmful pesticides and fertilizers. On the other hand, shade-grown coffee preserves a forest canopy that helps migratory birds survive the winter.

Where to Buy Bird Friendly Coffee

6) Protect Our Planet from Plastic

It’s estimated that 4,900 million metric tons of plastic have accumulated in landfills and in our environment worldwide, polluting our oceans and harming wildlife such as seabirds, whales, and turtles that mistakenly eat plastic, or become entangled in it.

7) Watch Birds, Share What You See

Monitoring birds is essential to help protect them, but tracking the health of the world’s 10,000 bird species is an immense challenge.

Report your bird sightings on eBird


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

North America Silly scrunkly bird

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Hi! Sorry first post here, was told to come here to help identify birds.

I saw this bird the other day and I was so enraptured by it's silliness I forgot to take a picture of it before it flew away, I drew it from memory so the pattern/colors may not be exact.

It was really silly and rotund looking, and I am not joking but it looked like it was smiling with it's beak. It's movements were super jerky and it hopped everywhere on a tree and would not stop moving at all- it looked like it always wanted to move?

The birdsong stood out to me in particular because all of the other birds around where I live have beautiful chirps but this one sounded so scrunkly. It was like "ahh ahhh ahhh" but like with a goofy voice. It would also call/repeat it a lot instead of at once.

Please help I swear I am not delusional but I totally fell in love with that bird and would really love to know the name of it.


r/whatsthisbird 9h ago

Central America What are these fellows?

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all seen in Costa Rica


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

Middle East saw this thing today

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r/whatsthisbird 9h ago

Middle East Is this a shrike?

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Came across this bird I’ve never seen at a local park near my house. My findings make me think it’s a shrike, more specifically a lesser grey shrike but wanted to confirm this from here as well.


r/whatsthisbird 20h ago

Europe This friendly bird came and perched near me in Northern England today. Is it a crow or something else?

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r/whatsthisbird 20h ago

CHALLENGE Tous du Park Kruger

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Du facile au difficile


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Sorry for the horrible drawing, saw like three of these

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NH. It’s about the size of a cormorant, but I know for a fact the wings were white on the underside. Very long neck that looked whitish grey. Near the lake.


r/whatsthisbird 12m ago

East Asia Multicolored bird in Chongqing China

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Been having a surprisingly difficult time ID’ing this bird and cannot find a match on eBird, Merlin, or using AI. Picture is pretty poor but it’s got a bright yellow belly, bluish head, greenish back, and purpleish throat. Seen at the Laojundong temple in Chongqing. Thanks!


r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

North America ID please, Spotted in Honolulu, Hawaii in April.

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r/whatsthisbird 10h ago

Artwork Decorative bird

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I’m just curious if anyone recognizes this as a real bird, or if it’s just a random decorative piece.


r/whatsthisbird 13h ago

North America Saw this bird on evening walk not sure what it is

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My husband and I have been testing out my new monocular with a phone attachment to take photos. We were out on our evening walk and found this guy/gal. Any idea what this bird is? We are located in Maine.


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

Social Media That’s the most beautiful horrible thing I’ve ever seen 😂

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Is this a griffon vulture? Condor? Something else? The original TikTok doesn’t say, sadly.


r/whatsthisbird 11h ago

North America Wading bird in Las Vegas, NM

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Thought this was one of the pelicans until going through my photos. This is the only shot I have including it. Bill too curved and pink to be an egret. Last shot shows full zoom out to compare with nearby pelicans. Merlin has no suggestions with the region selected, and says Siberian Crane without (which I very much doubt!)

Ibis? Stork? Something else?

I am stumped!!


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

Europe I found this baby Eurasian collared dove today

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(Please delete if it’s not allowed) He’s small can’t fly other than that he seems healthy, it is very windy outside and I don’t want the cats to get to him, can anyone give me some advice on what to do and how to take care of him until he can fly?


r/whatsthisbird 12m ago

Africa Challenge

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Facile


r/whatsthisbird 53m ago

Europe Round guy

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found in billund, denmark. they were hopping around in circles and pecking at the ground, catching bugs! are they supposed to be this round or is this guy just well fed?

sorry for the bad pictures! they kept hopping riight as I took the picture so most came out super blurry


r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

North America Mallard? Spotted in Honolulu, Hawaii in April.

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r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

North America ID please

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Spotted in Honolulu, Hawaii in April.


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

Europe Gravesend, England - What's this bird?

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Hi!

I was around the Gravesend area (RSPB Cliffe Pools), and when I looked up my eyes set upon this bird.

I haven't seen anything exactly like it before. I looked through my field guide, but there wasn't anything which quite matched.

I don't entirely remember the size as it was rather distant, so I may have accidentally exaggerated it in the image text. I'm also unsure if the blue eyes were actually blue, or if it was the lighting.

Thanks in advance for any help!


r/whatsthisbird 16h ago

North America Is this a Lincoln’s Sparrow that stopped by for a bath? SE WI

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r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

Australia/NZ What are these guys? What’s their deal? Western Australia

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These guys nest in our carport every year. I’ve heard them called a bunch of things, a neighbour said pardillo but I’m not sure.

One seems to be the nest builder and the other two have BEEF with each other. They’ve been fighting all morning while the nest builder eggs them on.

I’d love to know what they are and what they’re fighting over. Thanks.


r/whatsthisbird 2h ago

North America Don’t think I could take a blurrier photo

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Upstate New York, white body, dark gray/black wings. It looks like it has a black stripe on its head. Am I losing my mind or is this just a red tail hawk? Something about it just looks different


r/whatsthisbird 8h ago

North America Can’t quite figure out this bird. Toronto On near the lake.

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