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Hall of Birds

A rare opportunity to get up close with hundreds of species of bird.

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General Info

Portions of the Hall of Birds are currently closed.
Free with Museum Admission
Free for Members

Learn about the unique adaptations of birds in the Ralph W. Schreiber Hall of Birds. With over 400 local bird species on display, you’ll have a hard time picking your favorite.

A large glass display case filled with hundreds of species of birds

Visit the Birds of the World display.

Group of people in the Bird Hall looking a case full of taxidermy birds

See birds from across the globe in one place.

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Visit the Birds of the World display.

See birds from across the globe in one place.

Read on for more about the museum's ornithology research and collections.

Crimson-backed Tanager RadRat Dario iNaturalist
Fake It 'Til You Make It
How tropical tanagers cheat their way to flashier feathers and hopefully more mates
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ornithology birds collections drawer research and collections
Ornithology

Ornithology, the study of birds, is one of the founding disciplines of the Natural History Museum. At the core of the program is a research collection of 121,000 bird specimens, representing over 5,400 species. Our collections are particularly strong for North America, Africa, South America, and the Pacific Ocean.

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California Quail
L.A. Bird Walk: Juniper Hills and Big Rock Creek
Reconnect your ears to nature
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