r/Ornithology is a subreddit with 424k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses book, bird species, bird identification, struggling, and bird.
Welcome to Ornithology, a subreddit dedicated to the scientific study of wild birds.
This is a place to discuss wild birds in a scientific context — their biology, ecology, evolution, behavior, and more.
Popular Themes in r/Ornithology
#1
Advice Requests
: "Assuming this is conjunctivitis and need to take feeders down and clean?"
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Injured bird please help"
1 post
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Title: I made some bird-themed T-shirt designs 🐦"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Ornithology
#1
Book
11 posts
#2
Bird Species
: "A New Zealand Morpork (Ruru in native Maori). The first I've ever seen, after decades of hearing their soft nocturnal "More-pork" calls. [4 pics]"
11 posts
#3
Bird Identification
: "What’s going on with this Dark Eyed Junco?"
7 posts
#4
Struggling
6 posts
#5
Bird
6 posts
#6
Bird Conservation
: "New Zealand Welcomes a Record 90 Kakapo Chicks, Helping the World's Chunkiest Parrot Species Rebound From the Brink of Extinction"
5 posts
#7
Bird Behavior
: "Is it normal for this little guy to sit for hours?"
4 posts
#8
Bird Health
: "Assuming this is conjunctivitis and need to take feeders down and clean?"
4 posts
#9
Bird Anatomy
: "Gilded flicker with quite the beak"
4 posts
#10
Worst
3 posts
Flair Used in r/Ornithology
#1
Question
: "Pelicans riding the waves"
21 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Two adult male Great Spotted Woodpeckers feeding peacefully on the same tree. Is this rare?"
7 posts
#3
Resource
: "Gilded flicker with quite the beak"
4 posts
#4
Article
: "Tiny penguin-like sea birds are dying in droves along the California coast - Independent (US Edition)"
4 posts
#5
Try r/whatsthisbird
: "What's making Creamsicle the Snowy Owl orange?"
3 posts
#6
Study
: "Feeding Behavior down at the Del Rey Lagoon,CA"
2 posts
#7
r/birding (not this sub!)
: "Saw an article about this Yellow Cardinal! Picture taken in Michigan. Didn’t know this existed! Super cool!"
2 posts
#8
Event
: "Why do they sit on the sits?"
2 posts
#9
Try r/WildlifeRehab
: "Connecticut Warbler hurt or wet"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Ornithology
Yearly
+42k members(10.9%)
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Last updated: September 30, 2026