Birds might lack fur, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t part of our community. I mean, if dragon and shark fursonas can be part of the fandom, why wouldn’t birds?

As Juniper puts it, Furry has always been a general umbrella term. The only limit as to what animal counts as part of our fandom is your imagination.

I’d absolutely count Avians under Furry! Furry has always been a more general umbrella term in my book.

Yes.

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The furry fandom is more about liking anthropomorpism and general animalistic features like tails and snouts (tho one doesn’t have to have all of them) than fur specifically. Consider synths, for example, which are an accepted furry species despite not having fur, not even being animals or even biological creatures, and just kinda being shaped like some sort of anthro animal but not any species in particular. Birds definitely fit.

I’ve been a dragon in this fandom since about 1995 and I don’t think anyone has ever said I don’t belong in the furry scene because I am covered in scales instead of fur.

If you like to present as some kind of animal person, then you are a furry.

Yes, they count. As has already been said by others, “furry” when used to refer to the community is not limited to “creatures having fur” but is used broadly to cover all sorts of creatures including those with scales, feathers, etc.