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Discover birds through their songs and calls. Each Tweet of the Day begins with a call or song, followed by a story of fascinating ornithology inspired by the sound.

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    Wild Turkey

    Thu 27 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the wild turkey.

  • Great Snipe

    Wed 26 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great snipe of Eastern Europe.

  • Flightless Cormorant

    Tue 25 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the flightless cormorant adapted to its Galapagos world.

  • Red-billed Tropicbird

    Mon 24 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents a true global ocean going mariner, the red-billed tropicbird.

  • Ivory Gull

    Fri 21 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the ivory gull from the northern polar seas.

  • Purple Martin

    Thu 20 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the purple martin from eastern North America.

  • Asian Crested Ibis

    Wed 19 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the rare Asian crested Ibis formerly common in Japan and China.

  • Rhinoceros Auklet

    Tue 18 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the rhinoceros auklet - near the North American western seaboard.

  • Arabian Babbler

    Mon 17 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the Arabian babbler of a Yemeni Desert.

  • Bell Miner

    Fri 14 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the bell miner of eastern Australia.

  • Plumbeous Antbird

    Thu 13 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the Plumbeous antbird in a Bolivian rainforest.

  • Common Indian Cuckoo

    Wed 12 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the Indian cuckoo found across much of South East Asia.

  • Southern Cassowary

    Tue 11 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the roaring southern cassowary of Australia's Queensland.

  • Vegetarian Tree Finch

    Mon 10 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the vegetarian tree finch on the Galapagos Islands.

  • Blue Jay

    Fri 7 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the North American blue jay.

  • North Island Kokako

    Thu 6 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the North Island kokako from New Zealand.

  • Red-breasted Goose

    Wed 5 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the red breasted goose in Siberia.

  • New Zealand Bellbird

    Tue 4 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird.

  • Toco Tucan

    Mon 3 Nov 2014

    Chris Packham presents the South American toco tucan.

  • Vampire Finch

    Fri 31 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the blood sucking vampire finch.

  • Greater Honeyguide

    Thu 30 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the greater honeyguide of sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Resplendent Quetzal

    Wed 29 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the resplendent quetzal of Guatemala.

  • Snow Goose

    Tue 28 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the snow goose found across Canada and Alaska.

  • Blue-Footed Booby

    Mon 27 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Galapagos Islands' blue-footed booby.

  • King Eider

    Fri 24 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Arctic specialist the king eider duck.

  • House Crow

    Thu 23 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the house crow, native of southern Asia.

  • Red-billed Quelea

    Wed 22 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the world's most numerous bird: red-billed quelea.

  • Satin Bowerbird

    Tue 21 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents Australia's satin bowerbird.

  • Montezuma Oropendola

    Mon 20 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Panamanian Montezuma oropendola.

  • Echo Parakeet

    Fri 17 Oct 2014

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the echo parakeet, found only in Mauritius.

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