Dancing with the Birds

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Dancing with the Birds
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Directed by
  • Huw Cordey
Narrated by Stephen Fry
Production
company
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)
Running time
51 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Dancing with the Birds is a 2019 documentary film directed by Huw Cordey and narrated by Stephen Fry. [1] The premise revolves around exotic birds doing mating rituals, such as dancing or creating bowers with the right decorations. [2] [3] Dancing with the Birds was released on October 23, 2019, on Netflix. [2]

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  2. 1 2 "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Dancing with the Birds' on Netflix, a Nature Doc Detailing the Crazy Mating Rituals of Exotic Fowl". Decider. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  3. "Dancing with the Birds Review: Netflix Documentary Shows Courting Birds". Ready Steady Cut. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-19.