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Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture Greater vasa parrot: C. vasa (Shaw, 1812) LC: The coasts of Madagascar and Comoros (excluding Mayotte) Lesser vasa parrot: C. nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) LC: Madagascar Seychelles black parrot: C. barklyi Newton, 1867: g VU: Praslin and possibly Curieuse Island
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
Water bird; Wattled bulbul; Wedge-billed hummingbird; Western mountain greenbul; Western scrub jay; Western whipbird; Whistling green pigeon; White-backed fire-eye; White-bellied thrush; White-cheeked bulbul; White-collared seedeater; White-eyed bulbul; White-tailed greenbul; White-tailed rubythroat; White-vented bulbul; Wild duck; Wood pewee
Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water.
Apollo, a grey parrot and subject of a YouTube channel [3] B95, a red knot known for being the oldest known member of his species [4] Barry, a barred owl who lived in Central Park in New York City [5] Beach Comber, a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal; Billy, a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal
Although the authors stressed that their work was "a first edition", [1]: 11 in 2009, the IOC decided not to supplement the book with a revised print edition. Instead, the list of English names is now published electronically on the IOC World Bird List website. [22] A page on the website tabulates the spread of the list. [23]
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This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 11.2. This list also uses British English throughout. Any bird names or other wording follows that convention.