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?
48 guides
Female American Kestrels (Male vs Female Identification)
Female and Male House Finches: How to Tell Them Apart
Female and Male Purple Finches: How to Tell Them Apart
Female Blackbirds: How to Identify Them, and Male vs Female
Female Blue Jays: Male vs Female Blue Jay
Female Brown Thrashers (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Bufflehead Ducks (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Cardinals: How to Identify Them, and Male vs Female
Female Cedar Waxwings (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Chaffinch: How to Identify Her, and Male vs Female
Female Downy Woodpeckers (Identification Guide: Male vs Female)
Female Goldfinch: Male vs Female and Young Goldfinches
Female Great Blue Herons (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Greater Spotted Woodpeckers (Male vs Female Identification)
Female Greenfinch: How to Identify Her, Male vs Female and Young
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 Northern Mockingbird
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 Sparrowhawks (Male vs Female: Identification Guide)
Female Starlings: How to Tell Male from Female
Female Steller's Jays (Male vs Female Identification Guide)
Female Tufted Titmouse (How to Identify vs Male)
Juvenile Cardinals: How to Identify Young Male and Female Cardinals
Male and Female House Sparrows: How to Tell Them Apart (and Juveniles)
Male vs Female Black-capped Chickadees: How to Tell
Male vs Female Dark-eyed Juncos: How to Tell Them Apart (and Juveniles)
Male vs Female Mourning Doves: How to Tell Them Apart (and Juveniles)
Male vs Female Ospreys: How To Tell The Difference
Male vs Female Peregrine Falcons: How To Tell The Difference
Male vs Female Song Sparrows: How to Tell Them Apart
Male vs Female Woodpigeons: How to Tell Them Apart
Male, Female and Young Blue Tits: How to Tell Them Apart
Young birds
48 guides
Baby American Robins: What They Look Like at Every Age
Baby Blackbirds: Chicks, Fledglings and Young Blackbirds
Baby Blue Jays: Nestlings, Fledglings and What to Do
Baby Cardinals: Ages, Stages and Pictures
Baby Cassowaries
Baby Crows: Looks, Growth and What to Do
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: Stages, Feeding and Fledglings (with Pictures)
Baby Ostriches: All You Need to Know (with Pictures)
Baby Owls: All You Need To Know (with Pictures)
Baby Peacocks
Baby Pelicans
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 Robins: What They Look Like at Every Age, From Egg to Juvenile
Baby Seagulls: All You Need to Know (with Pictures)
Baby Sparrows: Chicks, Fledglings and What They Eat
Baby Starlings: Chicks, Fledglings and Juveniles
Baby Swans: All You Need To Know (With Pictures)
Baby Toucans
Blue Tit Nesting: When They Nest, Eggs, Chicks and Boxes
Great Tit Nesting: Nests, Eggs, Chicks and Boxes
House Sparrow Nesting: Nests, Eggs, Chicks and Nest Boxes
Juvenile Bald Eagles (Identification Guide with Pictures)
Juvenile Barred Owls (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)
Magpie Nesting: Nests, Eggs and Chicks
Tawny Frogmouth Chicks (Complete Guide with Pictures)
What Do Magpies Eat? Diet, Chicks and Food Stores