Bird Species

The ostrich is the largest bird on Earth and the wandering albatross has the biggest wingspan. Meet the giant birds of the world, past and present.

The bee hummingbird is the smallest bird on Earth, lighter than a penny. Meet the tiniest birds in the world and North America and learn how they survive.

The peregrine falcon dives at over 200 mph as the fastest animal on Earth, while swifts win fastest level flight. Meet the speed champions and backyard fast fliers.

The smartest birds are corvids and parrots. Meet the tool making crows, talking parrots, and clever backyard jays, and learn the neuron secret behind bird genius.

The brown thrasher is a rusty, yellow eyed mimic with a thousand songs and Georgia’s state bird. Learn to identify it, decode its song, and attract it.

The house wren is a tiny, plain brown bird with a huge bubbly song and a fierce streak. Learn to identify it, understand its nesting, and attract one to a box.

The Carolina wren is a rusty little songbird with a huge teakettle voice. Learn how to identify it, what it eats, where it nests, and why it stays all winter.

A female rose-breasted grosbeak looks like a large streaky sparrow with a bold eyebrow and huge bill. Learn how to identify her and tell her from the male.

A female yellow warbler is a plainer, greenish-yellow version of the male without chestnut streaks. Learn how to identify her and tell her from the male.

A female purple finch is brown and streaked with a bold white eyebrow and no red. Learn how to identify her and tell her from a female house finch.