Top 10 Most Dangerous Birds

And you thought Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" was scary. For this list, we’ll be looking at the birds we most wouldn’t want to run “a-fowl” of. Our countdown includes Red-Shouldered Hawk, Barred Owl, Southern Cassowary, and more! Have you ever encountered these birds? Let us know in the comments

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[WatchMojo]

Have you ever encountered these birds? Let us know in the comments.

[km]

The Cassowary is the living proof that birds are related to dinosaurs

[danielsantiagourtado]

The emu war will forever be remembered

[demongodking]

Im actually surprised that the goose was not on here or an honorable mention

[henryhayth]

Fun Fact: there was an ancient Greek philosopher who was killed when a lammergeier dropped a tortoise on his head, supposedly mistaking his bald head for a rock.

[davidpumpkinsjr.]

Emus probably should have been #1. They fought a war against the Australian military and WON despite never actually going on the offensive.

[crypticghost]

That family guy part in the opening was perfect 😂

[skullninja]

Those ostrich eyes in the Thumbnail just Stare in to my Soul!

[YourBestBudFlowey]

No matter how dangerous they can be I still love birds, my favourite members of the animal kingdom. The Grey Heron is my personal favourite bird.

[heatherpayne]

I saw some emus at a zoo when I was a kid. There was only a chain link fence separating us from the birds, that massive bird growled at us. I'd never seen a bird growl before. We gave it some space.

[Lilmovieman]

As someone who was attacked by birds as a kid and still flinches if one gets too close (if one was ever in my office I would legit go home for the day), this list is needed so thank you WM lol

[abbeymclane]

That’s all we need now, the Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds movie remake

[Rymar]

I never heard of the Pitohui, but that’s great info to know. There’s so many things about nature that we don’t understand

[ryanlukkarinen]

I can't believe the emu war didn't come up in this. Huge missed opportunity by Watch Mojo.

[lp-xlld]

"You can mainly find emus in Australia..."
And car insurance commercials.

"If you're ever in the Arctic..." (re: snowy owls)
Or near Hogwarts (honestly, Harry Potter has one of those as a **pet**?)

[demented_cycles]

We raised emus on our farm in East Texas when I was a kid. I was around full grown emus when I was eight years old, and never felt like I was in danger. The only time I was ever injured by one I was trying to catch a baby to move to another pen when it tripped and fell on its back, In trying to get back up it kicked and scratched my face.

[wynonasbigbrowndragon]

Watchmojo, I know that as Canadians, you have some variation of a goose story. We ALL do.

[klloydplata]

There are so much and many Marvel references, Hawk, Owl, and Vulture.

[JohnJacksonJohnson]

Plus, the claw on the middle toe of a cassowary clocks in about 3 - 5" (7 - 12 centimeters) long.

If you've seen what the foot of a moa looks like, you'd do best NOT to mess with emus. There was once a "war" in Australia in 1932 to wipe them out: only 986 emus were killed.

Plus, magpies can remember faces for up to 5 years, so if you get attacked by a magpie, it'll REMEMBER you.

[maxmeidl]

I sadly lost one of my cousins to a red-tailed hawk attack.