Bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...

s are feathered, winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying animals. Birds may also refer to:

Literature

* ''The Birds'' (play), an ancient Greek play by Aristophanes * ''The Birds'' (novel), a novel by Tarjei Vesaas * "The Birds" (story), a 1952 story by Daphne du Maurier * ''Birds'', the magazine of the

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a Charitable_organization#United_Kingdom, charitable organisation registered in Charity Commission for England and Wales, England and Wales and in Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, ...

* ''The Birds'', a musical play by

David Cerda David Cerda (born June 13, 1961, Hammond, Indiana) is an American performer and playwright based in Chicago. He is currently the artistic director for Hell in a Handbag Productions, which he co-founded in 2002. His campy, highly theatrical plays ...

and Pauline Pang

Film and television

* ''The Birds'' (film), a 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film * ''Birds'' (advertisement), a 2008 award-winning television commercial * "Birds" (''Life''), 2009 episode of the BBC documentary series * "Birds", a

Series B A venture round is a type of funding round used for venture capital financing, by which startup companies obtain investment, generally from venture capitalists and other institutional investors. The availability of venture funding is among the ...

episode of the television ''QI'' (2004)

Music

The Birds (band) The Birds were an English rhythm and blues band, formed in 1964 in London. They recorded fewer than a dozen songs and released only four singles. Starting out with a hard R&B sound, they later began infusing it with Motown-style vocal harmon ...

, a 1960s UK rhythm and blues band * ''The Birds'' (Respighi) or ''Gli Uccelli'', a suite for small orchestra by Ottorino Respighi

Albums

* ''Birds'' (Bic Runga album) (2005) * ''Birds'' (North Sea Radio Orchestra album) (2008) * ''Birds'' (Marius Neset album) (2013 album)

Songs

* "Birds" (Kate Nash song) (2007) * "Birds" (Anouk song) (2013) * "Birds" (Coldplay song) (2015) * "Birds" (Imagine Dragons song) (2019) * "Birds", a song by Deas Vail from '' Birds and Cages'' * "Birds", a song by Neil Young from ''

After the Gold Rush ''After the Gold Rush'' is the third studio album by the Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released in September 1970 on Reprise Records. It is one of four high-profile solo albums released by the members of folk rock group Crosby, Still ...

'', later covered by Linda Ronstadt * "Birds", a song by Menahan Street Band from ''

Make the Road by Walking ''Make the Road by Walking'' is the debut album by Brooklyn-based group Menahan Street Band. It was released on October 14, 2008 through Dunham Records, a then-new subsidiary of Daptone Records. The album is named after a Brooklyn non-profit or ...

'' * "Birds", a song by Quasi from ''

Featuring "Birds" ''Featuring "Birds"'' is the third studio album by the American indie rock band Quasi. It was released in 1998 by record label Up in the US and Domino in the UK. Several of the album's tracks were first created during sessions for Quasi's prev ...

'' * "Birds", a song by Emiliana Torini from ''

Me and Armini ''Me and Armini'' is the fifth (third released outside Iceland) studio album by the Icelandic singer and songwriter Emilíana Torrini. It was produced by Dan Carey, and released on September 8, 2008. The album spawned three singles: " Me and Armi ...

'' * "Birds", a 2013 song by Death Grips from ''

Government Plates ''Government Plates'' is the third studio album by experimental hip hop group Death Grips. It was released for free download on November 13, 2013. It was also uploaded by the band to multiple file sharing sites, and music videos for every song wer ...

'' * "Birds", a song by M83 from ''

Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts ''Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts'' (stylised without spaces) is the second studio album by the French electronic group M83. The album was first released in Europe on 14 April 2003, then in North America on 27 July 2004. The cover art is the ...

'' * "Birds", a song by Guided by Voices from ''

English Little League ''English Little League'' is the 19th album by Dayton, Ohio rock group Guided by Voices. In a July 2013 interview with ''Magnet'' magazine, Robert Pollard Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwr ...

'' * "The Birds", a 2011 song by Elbow from ''

Build a Rocket Boys! ''Build a Rocket Boys!'' is the fifth studio album by English rock band Elbow, released on 4 March 2011 in the UK. Coinciding with the UK release, the album was available digitally in the United States on 8 March and released in the physical f ...

'' * "The Birds Pt. 1" and "The Birds Pt. 2", two songs by The Weeknd from ''

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Places

United States

Birds, Illinois Birds is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. The population was 51 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village. Birds disincorporated on April 7, 2009. Geography According to the United States Census ...

, an unincorporated community *

Birds, Texas Birds is a ghost town in Tarrant County, located in the U.S. state of Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to ...

, a ghost town in Tarrant County, Texas

Sport

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...

or Birds, a National Football League team *

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's) are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. As one of the America ...

or Birds, a Major League Baseball team

Other uses

* ''The Birds'' (Alexander McQueen collection), a 1995 collection by British designer Alexander McQueen * ''Birds'' (MDPI journal), established in 2020 * ''Birds'' (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds journal), established in 1966 * ''The Birds'' (sculpture) * BIRDS Project, a multinational satellite program that started with

Birds-1 Birds-1 was the first iteration of a multinational program called the Joint Global Multi-Nations Birds Satellite project, or Birds project, to help countries build their first satellite. The Japanese Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) supp ...

* Bird's, a brand name owned by

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