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Bird Shapes & Sizes

Silhouettes are a good way to learn the shapes of birds. Here are some examples of common shapes, corresponding species, and approximate sizes:

Small

Medium

Could fit in your hand. Weighs from less than 1ounce up to about a pound.

Could be cradled in your arms. Weighs up to a few pounds.

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Songbirds

Sparrows, finches, warblers, robins

Shorebirds

Sandpipers, plovers, "peeps"

Gull-like

Gulls, terns, skimmers

Waterfowl

Ducks, geese, loons, grebes

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Large

Height and wingspan are (adult) human-sized. Weighs up to 20 lbs.

Raptors

Hawks, falcons, eagles

Owls

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Stork-like

Herons, egrets, cranes, storks, swans, pelicans

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