Bird Movies

After five years in the making, Carlo Ferraro presents this documentary on neotropical birds, with insights on flying, reproduction, and much more.

Grab your binoculars and head outdoors for this exciting introduction to birdwatching in the beautiful British countryside. From the bluebell-dotted...

The world's last kakapo population is plagued by a deadly curse. Without a cure, it could be the end of the world's rarest and strangest wild parrot.

After a mysterious stranger shows up at Gray's doorstep holding the corpse of a dead bird, an impromptu funeral changes the way Gray views herself...

Australia's strange and often beautiful wildlife is no more apparent than in the Lyrebird with its exotic courting displays and its ability as a...

Many factors are contributing to the decline in Hawaii’s forest bird populations, loss of habitat, climate change.. invasive species, but none...

The film follows Sam, a falconer and naturalist living on the North Mountain of the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia. Through performance and...

An eider duck defend her nest and eggs agains sea gulls

A Secrets of Nature short.

A group of outstanding Australian birds are shown in their natural habitats, from the biggest in the world to the strangest courtship behavior,...

On the North-western coast of Sardinia lives the last native Italian colony of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus fulvus). Domenico Ruiu, an experienced...

Flesh-eating birds are many but few persons have ever been permitted a close inspection and study of their habits and characteristics. To a great...

The Bornean Tree Partridge, Chinese Bamboo Partridge, and Indian Peafowl are some of the most colourful, most beautiful, and rarest species of...

In the harsh Alps, a young golden eagle battles for survival after being driven from his territory. This film follows his journey from chick to ruler...

A symbolic short film where a bird becomes the echo of human longing.

Throughout the centuries the quetzal has survived from its mythological symbolism in the Mexica and Maya pantheons to the fragile species that...

This short documentary includes three vignettes about life off the coast of Newfoundland. In Island of Birds, we visit Green Island, a sea bird...

Footage of the seabirds found in the Shetland Isles. One of a group of films made by Jenny Brown and bought by John Grierson for the GPO Film Library...

Kookaburra, Wood-swallow, Hen, Magpie-lark, Noisy Miner, Ibis, Curlew, Cockatoo, Parrot, Fig-bird, Bowerbird, and more, a display of breeding...