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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.
List of bird genera; List of chicken breeds; List of birds by common name; List of individual birds; Lists by continent List of birds of Africa; List of birds of Antarctica; List of birds of Asia; List of birds of Australia; List of birds of Europe; List of birds of North America; List of birds of South America; Lists by smaller geographic unit ...
Passerines, the "song birds". This is the largest order of birds and contains more than half of all birds. Family Acanthisittidae. Genus Acanthisitta - rifleman; Genus Xenicus - New Zealand wrens; Family Acanthizidae - scrubwrens, thornbills, and gerygones Genus Acanthiza – thornbill; Genus Acanthornis – scrubtit; Genus Aethomyias ...
The taxonomic treatment [3] (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the accompanying bird lists adheres to the conventions of the AOS's (2019) Check-list of North American Birds, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North America birds.
James A. Jobling's Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, which would be published by Lynx Edicions as the HBW Alive Key to Scientific Names In Ornithology, is accessible as a searchable database on the Birds of the World website, allowing for free access to the definitions of the various scientific names of birds. [12]
For species found in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the list are those of the AOS, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North and Middle American birds.
Pages in category "Birds by common name" The following 177 pages are in this category, out of 177 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
List of endangered birds; List of endemic bird areas of the world; List of secondary endemic bird areas of the world; Lists of endemic birds; List of extinct birds in the wild; List of extinct bird species since 1500