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* AntagonistTitle: The terror inducing birds in the title are the main antagonists of this film.



* ScaryAnimalTitle: With a title like '''Terror''' Birds, how can this trope not apply?
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They track him to the same facility he went to, and soon discover that the owners of the facility have the world's last two [[TitleDrop terror birds]] in captivity, and have been trying (unsuccessfully) to get them to breed and produce healthy chicks. However, now that the kids have discovered the facility, as well as what's been going on there, [[HeKnowsTooMuch there's no way they can be allowed to leave alive]].

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They track him to the same facility he went to, and soon discover that the owners of the facility have the world's last two [[TitleDrop terror birds]] birds in captivity, and have been trying (unsuccessfully) to get them to breed and produce healthy chicks. However, now that the kids have discovered the facility, as well as what's been going on there, [[HeKnowsTooMuch there's no way they can be allowed to leave alive]].
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: No, the birds weren't made up for the movie. And the title [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorusrhacidae was their actual name]].
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* ArtisticLiscensePaleontology: the birds are depicted with clawed feathered arms instead of wings. While this was an actual theory about terror birds for a while, this had long since been disproving when the film aired.

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* ArtisticLiscensePaleontology: ArtisticLicensePaleontology: the birds are depicted with clawed feathered arms instead of wings. While this was an actual theory about terror birds for a while, this had long since been disproving when the film aired.
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* ArtisticLiscensePaleontology: the birds are depicted with clawed feathered arms instead of wings. While this was an actual theory about terror birds for a while, this had long since been disproving when the film aired.

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* LingerieScene: The five main protagonists have to strip down to their underwear to cross a river.


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* UnderwearSwimsuit: The five main protagonists strip down to their underwear to cross a river.

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* TranquilizerDart: Favored tool of the villain's henchmen.

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* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Taylor]], given a choice between an adjacent door and a run to the house, decides to run to the house because "I ran track". [[spoiler:While she does actually make it to the house before the bird catches up to her, the door is locked.]]
* TranquilizerDart: Favored tool of the villain's henchmen.henchmen, which provides InstantSedation.
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* OutrunningTheFireball: Maddy and Justin, running away from the exploding van.


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* TastesLikeChicken: Joked about [[spoiler:after the last terror bird is killed.]]
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* HighVoltageDeath: Downplayed: Dale runs into an electric fence, which stuns him long for a terror bird to kill him.

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* HighVoltageDeath: Downplayed: Subverted: Dale runs into an electric fence, which stuns him long for a terror bird to kill him.
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* HighVoltageDeath: Downplayed: Dale runs into an electric fence, which stuns him long for a terror bird to kill him.


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* WorkingWithTheEx: Justin is Maddy's ex, [[spoiler:and they end up as the last two survivors]].
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* CountingToThree: Russell and Dale give the kids to a count of three to start running. [[spoiler:A terror bird beheads Russell just before 3.]]
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* LingerieScene: The five main protagonists have to strip down to their underwear to cross a river.


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* TranquilizerDart: Favored tool of the villain's henchmen.
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* ScaryAnimalTitle: With a title like '''Terror''' Birds, how can this trope not apply?
* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: Dr. Slater, after having had enough of working on the birds, makes it known she no longer wishes to continue working at the ranch. The owner decides to feed her to the birds in retaliation.

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* TheEndOrIsIt: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler: the adult terror birds have both been killed. However, they managed to lay some eggs, and the babies have survived to hatch]].



* TheEndOrIsIt: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler: the adult terror birds have both been killed. However, they managed to lay some eggs, and the babies have survived to hatch]].
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* SequelHook: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler: the adult terror birds have both been killed. However, they managed to lay some eggs, and the babies have survived to hatch]].

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* SequelHook: TheEndOrIsIt: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler: the adult terror birds have both been killed. However, they managed to lay some eggs, and the babies have survived to hatch]].
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* SequelHook: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler: the adult terror birds have both been killed. However, they managed to lay some eggs, and the babies have survived to hatch]].
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: The scientist is perfectly willing to kill anyone who finds out about his ranch, and the birds therein, to keep word from getting out.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: The scientist is perfectly willing to kill anyone who finds out about his ranch, and the birds therein, to keep word from getting out.

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One day, a birdwatcher is in the woods for his usual thing, when he stumbles across an electrified fence. He scales it, and the next bird he sees is the last one.

Some time later, the birdwater's college-aged daughter, Maddie Stern (Jessica Lee Keller) gets worried when she realizes he's been away on his birdwatching expidition for far longer than he usually is. With the help of her friends (and one girl one of them is dating), she heads out into the woods he usually goes to to find out what happened to him.

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One day, Keith Stern (Craig Nigh), a birdwatcher is in the woods for his usual thing, when he stumbles across an electrified fence. He scales it, and the next bird he sees is the last one.

Some time later, the birdwater's birdwatcher's college-aged daughter, Maddie Stern (Jessica Lee Keller) gets worried when she realizes he's been away on his birdwatching expidition for far longer than he usually is. With the help of her friends (and one girl one of them is dating), she heads out into the woods he usually goes to to find out what happened to him.


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* GroinAttack: Taylor gives Russel one in the gas station when he tries hitting on her.
* OffWithHisHead: The birds kill quite a few people in the movie by biting their heads off.
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* TimeSkip: After the intro showing the birds being released from the crate they were airlifted to the ranch from, the film then cuts ahead six months.

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* EqualGenderEnsemble: The main characters consist of three boys and three girls.


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* GenderEqualEnsemble: The main characters consist of three boys and three girls.
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''Terror Birds'' is a [[HorrorFilms Horror Film]] by Sean Cain.

One day, a birdwatcher is in the woods for his usual thing, when he stumbles across an electrified fence. He scales it, and the next bird he sees is the last one.

Some time later, the birdwater's college-aged daughter, Maddie Stern (Jessica Lee Keller) gets worried when she realizes he's been away on his birdwatching expidition for far longer than he usually is. With the help of her friends (and one girl one of them is dating), she heads out into the woods he usually goes to to find out what happened to him.

They track him to the same facility he went to, and soon discover that the owners of the facility have the world's last two [[TitleDrop terror birds]] in captivity, and have been trying (unsuccessfully) to get them to breed and produce healthy chicks. However, now that the kids have discovered the facility, as well as what's been going on there, [[HeKnowsTooMuch there's no way they can be allowed to leave alive]].

The movie was released on March 8th, 2016.

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!!''Terror Birds'' contains examples of:
* AluminumChristmasTrees: No, the birds weren't made up for the movie. And the title [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorusrhacidae was their actual name]].
* DwindlingParty: People die in the movie left, right, and center until only [[spoiler:two survivors remain]].
* EqualGenderEnsemble: The main characters consist of three boys and three girls.
* FeatheredFiend: The titular terror birds.
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