ornithology

/ˈɔrnəˌθɑlədʒi/

/ɔnɪˈθɒlədʒi/

Ornithology is the scientific study of birds.

Zoology is the broad field that studies animals, but there are as many subfields as there are critters. One is ornithology: the study of birds. This includes tiny birds like finches and huge birds like vultures. Ornithologists study bird songs, feathers, migration patterns, and everything else about birds. People who are experts in ornithology — ornithologists — go to graduate school, but you don't have to study birds in school to be interested. Birdwatchers know a lot of ornithology too.

Definitions of ornithology

1. noun

   the branch of zoology that studies birds
   type of:

   zoological science, zoology

   the branch of biology that studies animals