Bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

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 organisation registered in England and Wales and in Scotland. It was founded in 1889. It works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment thr ...

* ''The Birds'', a musical play by David Cerda and Pauline Pang

Film

* ''The Birds'' (film), a 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film

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, catalogue number RS 6383. It is one of four high-profile albums (all charting within the top fifteen) ...

'', 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 orga ...

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

Featuring "Birds" ''Featuring "Birds"'' is the third studio album by American indie rock band Quasi. It was released in 1998 by record label Up in the US and Domino in the UK. Recording ''Featuring "Birds"'' was recorded during December 1997 at Jackpot Studio ...

'' * "Birds", a song by Emiliana Torini from '' Me and Armini'' * "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, following the release of the single "Birds" in August 2013. It was also uploaded by the band to multi ...

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

Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts ''Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts'' (stylised as DeadCities,RedSeas&LostGhosts) 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. Th ...

'' * "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 hinted that ''English Little League'' would be the final Guided by Voices album. A 20th al ...

'' * "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 ''Thursday (album), Thursday''

Places

United States

* Birds, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Birds, Texas, a ghost town in Tarrant County, Texas

Sport

* Philadelphia Eagles or Birds, a National Football League team * Baltimore Orioles or Birds, a Major League Baseball team

Other uses

* Birds (advertisement), ''Birds'' (advertisement), a 2008 award-winning television commercial * The Birds (sculpture), ''The Birds'' (sculpture) * BIRDS Project, a multinational satellite program that started with Birds-1