[[Image:Reznorexoticbirds.jpg|thumb|Freer, Reznor, Kubiszewski, Vale, and Best in an a 1986 Exotic Birds promo photo]]'''Exotic Birds''' was a synthpop music group formed in 1983 in Cleveland, Ohio, by [[Andy Kubiszewski]] on guitar and vocals, Tom Freer on drums, and Tim Adams on keyboards. [[Trent Reznor]]'s time in the band was preceded by his second stint in [[The Urge]] and followed by a stint in [[Slam Bamboo]].