The Ornithologist (Portuguese: O Ornitólogo) is a 2016 drama film directed by João Pedro Rodrigues. It was released in 2016.The film stars Paul Hamy as Fernando, an ornithologist studying black storks in Portugal, who is drawn into a series of incidents paralleling the life of Saint Anthony of Padua.Director João Pedro Rodrigues has described his film as a “purposefully transgressive and blasphemous reappropriation of the saint’s life.”