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The Life of Birds (1998)

Documentary · Family

In the documentary series produced by the BBC, The Life of Birds, Sir David Attenborough unveils a new investigation into the behaviour of birds, perfectly adapted animals that conquer the air. This ten-part series reveals the secret of the birds' great success, their remarkable strategies for finding food, their complex social systems, and their ingenious and often bizarre ways of mating and breeding. From the high speed of large airborne hunters to long distance migrations or the bright colors of nectar feeding hummingbirds, this is the ultimate bird series that every ornithologist should not miss.

IMDb rating
8.9 (3,100 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

8.71 avg 10 episodes 8.7 → 8.8 50 min avg

Ep 1: 8.7 · 109 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 99 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 96 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 94 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 91 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 97 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 89 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 92 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 87 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 91 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1To Fly or Not to Fly?8.7109
2The Mastery of Flight8.699
3The Insatiable Appetite8.796
4Meat-Eaters8.794
5Fishing for a Living8.791
6Signals and Songs8.997
7Finding Partners8.789
8The Demands of the Egg8.792
9The Problems of Parenthood8.687
10The Limits of Endurance8.891