A Virtual Tour of the NMNH:  Bird Hall
Bird Hall Exhibits

This exhibition is closed.


Bird watchers, leave your binoculars at home as you enter this worldwide aviary. Discover birds from each of Earth's major geographic regions: A rhinoceros hornbill from Southeast Asia, ostrich chicks from East Africa, and penguins from the Antarctic are among the hundreds congregated here. Learn about bird evolution, flight, migration, and classification. . .or simply enjoy the beauty and diversity of birds. All 27 orders, encompassing 9,000 known bird species, are represented. Extinct birds are here, too. A diorama of Carolina parakeets reminds us of these ebullient neighbors that, not long ago, filled the skies.

Rhinoceros Hornbill Ostriches Penguins Carolina Parakeet
Rhinoceros Hornbill Ostriches Penguins Carolina Parakeet

 
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