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.
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.
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.
Yeah, synths are definitely on the edge of what'd be considered furry. They're usually draconic or reptile-adjacent in style (from the many I've seen), but there's no hard and fast rule to what a synth looks like.
All part of the fun!
Yeah, they're called avians! And reptiles are called scalies. All of them fall under the greater furry community. :)
I'd absolutely count Avians under Furry! Furry has always been a more general umbrella term in my book.
I would say yes, Furry just means anthropomorphic animals so birds do count as "furry". Though specifically they're usually referred to as Avians.
Birbs are good 👍
Absolutely!
Yes absolutely
Since feathers are just modified scales, anthropology birds are by definition scalies
In that case, early mammals evolved fur from their scales, so then all furries are scalies.
Good point, but birds only have one mass extinction separating them from lizards, whereas mammals have two.
Also, cursory Google search suggests that the consensus opinion is that hair and feathers are an example of convergent evolution, although the timeline is so tight that they could have split off from each other when mammals and dinosaurs split off from the therapsids.
I'm a bird too! Furry as furry can be!
Furries, Avians and Scalies :3 people used to use these terms more back in the day!
That’s true. The scalies and avians were assimilated
I'd chirp you a yes. Though, more for fun than anything, I have been called a "featherly" before x)
Also - if you wonder what my species is, it's in the name and avatar ^v^
Yes, and I will peck the FUCK out of anyone who argues otherwise.
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Anyone who likes anthro animals can be a furry.
Plenty of species have feathers, scales, rough or smooth skin, or even exoskeletons. There are also furries that don't even have a sona; it personally took me almost 6 years to decide on something because I'm so indecisive.
Bird definitely count. Have you seen the Avali?
I feel like the general consensus is that "furry" refers to both all anthros (using this term for short because the alternative is super long) AND also just the furred ones. So yes, avians are furries, but they aren't furries furries (if that makes any sense at all)
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Yes.
The only difference as the labels in the fandom
Furry- general label for the community, also covered in fur or hair usually
Avian- birb
Scalie- scales and reptile
I may be wrong though, but that is my understanding
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