Male, female and young
In many birds the male is brighter and the female plainer; in others they look the same and only behaviour gives them away. Young birds often look like neither
Pick a bird: each guide shows what to look at, side by side, and when in the year it is easiest to tell.
Male or female?
44 guides
Female American Kestrels (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Black-capped Chickadees (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Blackbirds: Identifying Features And Behaviours
Female Blue Jays: A Complete Guide
Female Blue Tits: A Complete Guide
Female Brown Thrashers (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Bufflehead Ducks (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Cardinals: A Complete Guide
Female Cedar Waxwings (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Chaffinches (Identification Guide)
Female Dark-eyed Juncos (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Downy Woodpeckers (Identification Guide: Male vs Female)
Female European Goldfinches: A Complete Guide
Female Great Blue Herons (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Greater Spotted Woodpeckers (Male vs Female Identification)
Female House Sparrows (Identification Guide: Male vs Female)
Female House Wrens (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Kestrels in the UK (Male vs Female Identification Guide)
Female King Parrots (Male vs Female Identification Guide)
Female Loons (Male vs Female Identification Guide)
Female Mallards (Identification Guide: Male vs Female)
Female Mandarin Ducks (Identification Guide)
Female Mockingbirds (Male vs Female Identification Guide)
Female Moorhens (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Muscovy Ducks (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Northern Flickers (Male vs Female Identification Guide)
Female Ostriches (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Painted Buntings (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Peacocks (Male vs Female: Identification Guide)
Female Pheasants (Male vs Female: Identification Guide)
Female Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Red-headed Woodpeckers (Identification: Male vs Female)
Female Red-tailed Hawks (Identification Guide)
Female Sandhill Cranes (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Snowy Owls (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Song Sparrows (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Sparrowhawks (Male vs Female: Identification Guide)
Female Starlings (Identification Guide)
Female Steller's Jays (Male vs Female Identification Guide)
Female Tufted Titmouse (How to Identify vs Male)
Female vs Male Greenfinches: 5 Key Differences UK Birdwatchers Need to Know
Male vs Female Ospreys: How To Tell The Difference
Male vs Female Peregrine Falcons: How To Tell The Difference
Male vs Female Wood Pigeons: Identification Guide
Young birds
44 guides
Baby American Robins: All You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Blackbirds: All You Need To Know (With Pictures)
Baby Blue Jays: All You Need To Know
Baby Cardinals: All You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Cassowaries: All You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Crows: All You Need to Know (with Pictures)
Baby Ducks (Ducklings): Complete Guide with Pictures
Baby Eagles: All You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Emus: All You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Flamingos: Everything You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Geese (Goslings): Complete Guide with Pictures
Baby Great Blue Herons (Guide with Pictures)
Baby Great Horned Owls: All You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Hummingbirds: From Nest to Flight
Baby Mourning Doves: All You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Ostriches: All You Need to Know (with Pictures)
Baby Owls: All You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Peacocks: All You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Pelicans (Complete Guide with Pictures)
Baby Pheasants: All You Need To Know (With Pictures)
Baby Pigeons: All You Need To Know (With Pictures)
Baby Puffins (Pufflings) (Complete Guide with Pictures)
Baby Seagulls: All You Need to Know (with Pictures)
Baby Sparrows: All You Need To Know
Baby Starlings: All You Need To Know
Baby Swans: All You Need To Know (With Pictures)
Baby Toucans: All You Need to Know (with Pictures)
Juvenile Bald Eagles (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Barred Owls (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Cardinals (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Cooper's Hawks (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Great Horned Owls (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Northern Flickers (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Ospreys (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Peregrine Falcons (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Pileated Woodpeckers (Identification with Pictures)
Juvenile Red-Shouldered Hawks (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawks (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Red-winged Blackbirds (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Sandhill Cranes (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawks (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Wood Ducks (Identification with Pictures)
Tawny Frogmouth Chicks (Complete Guide with Pictures)
The Life of Baby Robins: From Hatchlings to Fledglings