Aves Chordata Animalia Flora and Fauna

Aves Chordata Animalia Flora and Fauna

Aves

Sites dealing with specific groups of birds.

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- Official source on the taxonomy of birds found in North and Middle America, including adjacent islands. The full list of bird species (with scientific and English names) is online in HTML, .pdf, and Excel formats.
- Attempt to build a comprehensive database about the birds of the world, both extant and extinct since 1600.
- Information about the book series that will illustrate and deal in detail with all the species of birds in the world. Site includes tables of contents, sample pages, and publication schedule.
- An extensive database information system about all birds of the world, containing nearly 1 million records about 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies of birds, including distribution information, taxonomy, and synonyms in several languages.
- Scientific background and information on birds.
- Comprehensive reference series on North American birds, with information and sample profiles.
- Details all the changes in the American Ornithologists' Union Checklists from 1886 - 2000.
- Worldwide database compiled from the ornithological literature of birds with two different species as parents. Includes complete references for each species combination. In English, French, and Spanish.
- Describes the anatomy and physiology of birds for the lay audience, explaining technical terms along the way. Some emphasis on details of psittacines.
- Provides a definition of birds (Aves) and describes their traits.
- Mailing list for discussion of bird hybrids.
- The Provincial Museum of Alberta's on-line, searchable, field guide of over 300 bird eggs. Global, with emphasis on birds of Alberta. Includes photos and taxonomic information.
- Lists of all species with scientific and English names, subdivided by Family. Choice of list based on the Clements or the Sibley and Monroe classification schemes.
- Links to pictures, sounds, and video of the birds of the world, systematically indexed.
- World Book Encyclopedia article covers physical features, behavior, migration, factors which determine range, and how to protect birds. Includes brief facts on individual species.
- Lists sorted by taxonomy, scientific names, or English names for the world, the ABA area, or the AOU area.
- Short descriptions and sounds of the world's bird families by Chris Butler.
- Photos and sounds for almost 2000 bird species; field guide quick indices.
- Links to sound recordings on other sites.
- Video library of footage of the world's birds, sponsored by the Handbook of the Birds of the World.
- Fifty-one images of North American birds from watercolors done by John James Audubon. List can be browsed by common or scientific name.
- Translates world bird names between several languages, including scientific names. Includes photo gallery.
- A collection of bird photographs, videos, and songs from North America and Europe (mainly Finland).

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