Search by Color

Color is one of a bird's most obvious features. The links on the left will take you to images of some of the more commonly seen birds with a predominate color.

Despite the fact that color is perhaps the most obvious identifying characteristic of a bird, it is very difficult to use it as identification tool:

- Many species are more than one color.

- The color of a particular species may change based on the time of year and the molting patterns of the species.

In which file would you place this species, if you were separating birds by color? The folder with all the black, white and red birds? The number of color combinations is endless, making it impossible to develop an accurate and easy to use color key for many species.