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Bird codes, also known as banding codes or alpha codes, are four-letter abbreviations for bird names used by bird banders, ornithologists, and birdwatchers in North and Central America. The codes are written in capital letters, and look like, e.g., MODO for mourning dove .
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
Bird ringing is the term used in the UK and in some other parts of Europe, while the term bird banding is more often used in the U.S. and Australia. [49] bird strike The impact of a bird or birds with an airplane in flight. [50] body down The layer of small, fluffy down feathers that lie underneath the outer contour feathers on a bird's body. [51]
In total there are about 11,000 species of birds described as of 2024, [1] though one estimate of the real number places it at almost 20,000. [2] The order passerines (perching birds) alone accounts for well over 5,000 species.
List of bird genera concerns the chordata class of aves or birds, characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, ...
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.
Birds of the World: Recommended English Names is a paperback book written by Frank Gill and Minturn Wright on behalf of the International Ornithologists' Union. The book is an attempt to produce a standardized set of English names for all bird species and is the product of a project set in motion at the 1990 International Ornithological Congress .
Letter-winged kite: Accipitridae: Elanus scriptus Gould, 1842: 15 African harrier-hawk: Accipitridae: Polyboroides typus Smith, A, 1829: 16 Madagascar harrier-hawk: Accipitridae: Polyboroides radiatus (Scopoli, 1786) 17 Palm-nut vulture: Accipitridae: Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 18 Bearded vulture: Accipitridae: Gypaetus barbatus ...