diff --git a/frigate/config/__init__.py b/frigate/config/__init__.py
index 1af2f08fe..2f9ec0c56 100644
--- a/frigate/config/__init__.py
+++ b/frigate/config/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from .logger import *  # noqa: F403
 from .mqtt import *  # noqa: F403
 from .notification import *  # noqa: F403
 from .proxy import *  # noqa: F403
-from .semantic_search import *  # noqa: F403
+from .classification import *  # noqa: F403
 from .telemetry import *  # noqa: F403
 from .tls import *  # noqa: F403
 from .ui import *  # noqa: F403
diff --git a/frigate/config/semantic_search.py b/frigate/config/classification.py
similarity index 78%
rename from frigate/config/semantic_search.py
rename to frigate/config/classification.py
index 66b8c7170..4e806f9d9 100644
--- a/frigate/config/semantic_search.py
+++ b/frigate/config/classification.py
@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@ __all__ = [
 ]
 
 
+class BirdClassificationConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
+    enabled: bool = Field(default=False, title="Enable bird classification.")
+    threshold: float = Field(
+        default=0.9,
+        title="Minimum classification score required to be considered a match.",
+        gt=0.0,
+        le=1.0,
+    )
+
+
+class ClassificationConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
+    bird: BirdClassificationConfig = Field(
+        default_factory=BirdClassificationConfig, title="Bird classification config."
+    )
+
+
 class SemanticSearchConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(default=False, title="Enable semantic search.")
     reindex: Optional[bool] = Field(
diff --git a/frigate/config/config.py b/frigate/config/config.py
index c4247e6f2..f3b17c5fa 100644
--- a/frigate/config/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config/config.py
@@ -51,17 +51,18 @@ from .camera.review import ReviewConfig
 from .camera.snapshots import SnapshotsConfig
 from .camera.timestamp import TimestampStyleConfig
 from .camera_group import CameraGroupConfig
+from .classification import (
+    ClassificationConfig,
+    FaceRecognitionConfig,
+    LicensePlateRecognitionConfig,
+    SemanticSearchConfig,
+)
 from .database import DatabaseConfig
 from .env import EnvVars
 from .logger import LoggerConfig
 from .mqtt import MqttConfig
 from .notification import NotificationConfig
 from .proxy import ProxyConfig
-from .semantic_search import (
-    FaceRecognitionConfig,
-    LicensePlateRecognitionConfig,
-    SemanticSearchConfig,
-)
 from .telemetry import TelemetryConfig
 from .tls import TlsConfig
 from .ui import UIConfig
@@ -331,6 +332,9 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
         default_factory=TelemetryConfig, title="Telemetry configuration."
     )
     tls: TlsConfig = Field(default_factory=TlsConfig, title="TLS configuration.")
+    classification: ClassificationConfig = Field(
+        default_factory=ClassificationConfig, title="Object classification config."
+    )
     semantic_search: SemanticSearchConfig = Field(
         default_factory=SemanticSearchConfig, title="Semantic search configuration."
     )
diff --git a/frigate/data_processing/real_time/bird_processor.py b/frigate/data_processing/real_time/bird_processor.py
index aa9b11984..e432a186b 100644
--- a/frigate/data_processing/real_time/bird_processor.py
+++ b/frigate/data_processing/real_time/bird_processor.py
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ class BirdProcessor(RealTimeProcessorApi):
             return
 
         score = round(probs[best_id], 2)
+
+        if score < self.config.classification.bird.threshold:
+            logger.debug(f"Score {score} is not above required threshold")
+            return
+
         previous_score = self.detected_birds.get(obj_data["id"], 0.0)
 
         if score <= previous_score:
@@ -145,4 +150,5 @@ class BirdProcessor(RealTimeProcessorApi):
         return None
 
     def expire_object(self, object_id):
-        pass
+        if object_id in self.detected_birds:
+            self.detected_birds.pop(object_id)
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/lpr/lpr.py b/frigate/embeddings/lpr/lpr.py
index 16eba9989..d7e513c73 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/lpr/lpr.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/lpr/lpr.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from pyclipper import ET_CLOSEDPOLYGON, JT_ROUND, PyclipperOffset
 from shapely.geometry import Polygon
 
 from frigate.comms.inter_process import InterProcessRequestor
-from frigate.config.semantic_search import LicensePlateRecognitionConfig
+from frigate.config.classification import LicensePlateRecognitionConfig
 from frigate.embeddings.embeddings import Embeddings
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
index 671df4917..aa0322fd7 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
         if self.config.face_recognition.enabled:
             self.processors.append(FaceProcessor(self.config, metrics))
 
-        self.processors.append(BirdProcessor(self.config, metrics))
+        if self.config.classification.bird.enabled:
+            self.processors.append(BirdProcessor(self.config, metrics))
 
         # create communication for updating event descriptions
         self.requestor = InterProcessRequestor()