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In this list of birds by common name, a total of 10,976 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. Species marked with a "†" are extinct. [1
Birds of the World (BoW) is an online database of ornithological data adapted from the Handbook of the Birds of the World and contemporary reference works, including Birds of North America, Neotropical Birds Online, and Bird Families of the World. [2] The database is published and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and collects data ...
List of birds. Penguins. Ostriches. This article lists living orders and families of birds. The links below should then lead to family accounts and hence to individual species. The passerines (perching birds) alone account for well over 5,000 species. In total there are about 10,000 species of birds described worldwide, though one estimate of ...
Chat-tyrant. Chestnut-backed bush warbler. Chestnut-backed scimitar babbler. Chinese pheasant. Citrine lorikeet. Common fiscal. List of birds by common name. Coral-billed scimitar babbler. Crested fireback.
Birds feature in the flag designs of 17 countries and numerous subnational entities and territories. [325] Birds are used by nations to symbolise a country's identity and heritage, with 91 countries officially recognising a national bird. Birds of prey are highly represented, though some nations have chosen other species of birds with parrots ...
Darwin's finches. Darwin's finches (also known as the Galápagos finches) are a group of about 18 species of passerine birds. [1][2][3][4] They are well known for their remarkable diversity in beak form and function. [5] They are often classified as the subfamily Geospizinae or tribe Geospizini. They belong to the tanager family and are not ...
The common pheasant is one of the world's most hunted birds; [5] it has been introduced for that purpose to many regions, and is also common on game farms where it is commercially bred. Ring-necked pheasants in particular are commonly bred and were introduced to many parts of the world; the game farm stock, though no distinct breeds have been ...
The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migratory habits of the species. The scientific name also refers to its migratory characteristics.