@luneyjuney asked me for my top 100 birds and i am extremely autistic so. here yall go
feral pigeon (if you even slightly know me you will be aware of this. i have a whole army of pigeon friends in my city and they are my favourite birds of all time)
wandering albatross (widest wingspan of all extant birds, fly incredibly long distances, hella cool)
sparrowhawk (so cool and also the name of the main character in earthsea)
african penguin (i became obsessed with them as a kid because i didn't know penguins could live in warm places)
great crested grebe (hella cool, also i saw one in real life a few weeks ago !!)
woodpigeon (they are always cooing outside my grandparents' house and it feels like home when i hear them)
bee hummingbird (tiny. adorable. the world's smallest bird)
nightjar (weird big mouths, i love them)
carrion crow (extremely smart and very emo)
magpie (they steal stuff they find on the floor, just like me fr)
mourning dove (name a better sound than the mourning dove's song, i'll wait)
green pigeon (my favourite colour and my favourite bird, what else do you want)
fairy wren (so small !! so cute !!)
tailorbird (they sew leaves together to make their nests, honestly the coolest thing ever)
turtle dove (pretty pretty pretty)
speckled pigeon (SO PRETTY AND I LOVE THEM)
little penguin (they look like babies !!!!)
barn owl (their faces are so lovely. i want to look like a barn owl in my next life)
spotted woodpecker (i saw one last summer !! i like the noise they make)
cockatiel (pikachu looking cheeks)
blue tit (they're so pretty and cute and i like their song !)
european robin (friendly little guys with pretty red bellies, and the loveliest song you've ever heard)
eurasian wren (small and round and the way they hop makes me smile)
collared dove (another beautiful pigeon-related bird)
kiwi (they have a special place in my heart thanks to a really sad video i watched in eight grade)
pekin duck (big and white with orange beaks and feet, very iconic)
gouldian finch (so pretty and i wanted to change my name to finch when i was younger)
emerald dove (green wings !!! and pigeon-adjacent !!!)
little grebe (just a baby. i have seen them a few times and they are so sweet)
mistle thrush (they're so beautiful !! i see them regularly in local parks)
wagtail (i like watching them perch around the river wagging their tails)
chaffinch (another lovely finch species !)
elf owl (world's smallest owl !!!)
bleeding heart dove (tragic in a beautiful way)
crowned pigeon (so beautiful, imagine a pigeon wearing the most splendid crown you've ever seen)
rosy-faced lovebird (couple goals fr)
coot (i like their funny webbed feet)
diamond dove (pretty !!!!)
orpington chicken (fluffy and big and make me feel cosy)
little owl (another tiny guy !!)
cockatoo (i made friends with one as a kid, she was so cool)
silkie chicken (so soft and beautiful)
hoopoe (i refuse to believe this is not a pokémon)
raven (big, black, smart, awesome)
mexican violetear (they're so pretty aaaa what shiny colourful feathers !)
java sparrow (we studied them last year, it's funny how they are extinct in their native habitat but are thriving in their new temple homes)
mallard duck (the most common ducks that you see everywhere, i love them)
bowerbird (becky lemme smash)
house sparrow (cute little guys that live in the garden, we call them The Gang)
puffin (i like their beaks)
kakapo (big green potato bird)
potoo (they're so weird !! i love them !!)
grey heron (every time i see one it feels like a good omen)
red-crowned crane (the iconic japanese crane that i like to make origami of)
swallows (cool forked tails)
ringneck parakeet (they're so awesome !)
long tailed widowbird (longest tail you've ever seen, actually pretty ridiculous)
pochard (adorable little duck species)
peafowl (of course, i mean look at them)
mandarin duck (their plumage is so ornate !!! i see them in the park a lot !!!)
european starling (they're so common but so cool ! there's a family of them that live outside my window and i like to greet them every time i go outside)
fairy penguin (tiny tiny tiny)
bittern (pretty rare and make a great noise)
blue bird of paradise (exactly what it sounds like)
peregrine falcon (honestly these should be higher on the list they're awesome)
ruff (they have really interesting sexual dynamics, some of the males look exactly like females while others look starkly different, look them up)
oilbird (there's a picture of them with their mouths wide open in one of my bird books and it made me fall in love)
chiffchaff (they make such a cool noise, hence the name)
kingfisher (i think i saw one once as a kid, truly fantastic creatures)
red kite (i see them flying overhead sometimes, very cool birds of prey)
eastern bluebird (so pretty ! i wish we had them in the uk)
amazon parrot (hella intelligent and awesome)
frogmouth (i like frogs, and they look so goofy)
white emu (i saw one last summer, very cool)
grey parrot (apollo good bird !)
european blackbird (very common here, with a very memorable song. there's one outside my window that stays awake at night and sings to me when i get home late)
skylark (allouette gentil allouette)
blue jay (another cool species i wish we had in the uk)
mockingbird (they're so smart, they can mimic noises really well)
white hawk (the coolest hawk species in my opinion)
spoonbill (their beaks look like spoons)
nightingale (sang in berkeley square)
snow goose (the same reason i like pekin ducks; they just look so perfect, like yea that's a Goose alright)
chinstrap penguin (gay !!!!!!! look up roy and silo, you won't regret it)
cormorant (i like the way they display their wings, so magnificent)
house martin (they have a symbiotic relationship with humans, very cool)
sandpiper (i like the way they run)
tufted duck (cute little tuft on their heads)
fairy pitta (oh they are gorgeous)
great tit (they have regional accents, but they all have a two-note song which is very recognisable, there was one that sang nonstop in my parents' garden one year and we became quite fond of him)
shoebill (people say they're terrifying, but i think they're really cool, despite the creepiness)
blue footed booby (silly little guys that do a goofy tap dance with their bright blue feet)
red-billed scythebill (long ass curved beak)
ostrich (of course they had to be on the list somewhere, enormous speedy bois)
painted bunting (colourful and spectacular)
cactus wren (they make holes in cactus stems to live inside and keep cool ! very smart !)
harrier hawk (rather amazing bird of prey)
common swift (they're so fast, and i love watching them fly in the spring and summer)
