What ARE birds?

Ants are not birds.
Cockroaches are not birds.
Some beetles are birds.
Bees are not birds.
Some wasps are birds.
Termites are not birds.
Toads are not birds.
Turtles are birds!
Hermit crabs are not birds.

are not birds.
(octopuses) are birds!
Roses are birds!
Sunflowers are birds!
Non-mushroom fungi are not birds.

Slugs are not birds.
Trilobites are birds!
Octopuses are birds!

Birds are not things that would make awesome names for sports teams.