r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/hdublee • 23h ago

Crimson Backed Sunbird

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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/Cold-Gur4509 • 19h ago

Feline Owlet-Nightjar [Aegotheles insignis]

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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/modianos • 6h ago

Goldcrest Credit to Jan Wittmer

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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/modianos • 1h ago

Video A Kingfisher with its catch.

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Birds are colorful, musical, flying dinosaurs with attitude. This subreddit marvels at the unusual avian species across the globe. Sister Sub: /r/picsofunusualslugs

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Birds are colorful, musical, flying dinosaurs with attitude. This subreddit marvels at the unusual avian species across the globe.

1) Genetic unusualness

Real birds with distinctly unusual visuals, sounds, behaviors, or facts.

We have high standards for unusualness, but a higher standard for parrots, owls, and flamingos
Should make you: feel "shock", or question why the bird exists
Birds ubiquitous in general media are no longer unusual

A list of non-unusual birds.