Described herein is a container (1) for transport of live poultry (P), including a surface provided at least in part with openings (20, 200, 201, 21; 40, 400, 401, 41). The container (1) includes an access opening (100) having a first, open, configuration for introduction of a bird into the container (1) and a second, closed, configuration for the confinement of the bird introduced into the container, and is shaped and sized for containing just one bird (P) inside it.