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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. Contents
W. 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
White-crowned parrot: P. senilis (von Spix, 1824) LC: Central America bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Sierra Madre Oriental White-capped parrot: P. seniloides (Massena and de Souancé, 1854) LC: Andes mountains in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru Red-billed parrot: P. sordidus (Linnaeus, 1758) LC
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.
The source for birds in the U.S. territories is the Avibase website: Bird checklists of the world (American Samoa), [6] Bird checklists of the world (Guam), [3] Bird checklists of the world (Northern Mariana Islands), [5] Bird checklists of the world (Puerto Rico), [4] Bird checklists of the world (United States Virgin Islands), [9] and Bird ...
Many species have contrasting black, rufous or yellow caps or distinctive facial patterns, often with white or yellow "spectacles" around the eye. The painted whitestart , the most northern form, is larger (15 cm (5.9 in) long) and has a different plumage pattern, song and behaviour from the other whitestarts.
There are many birds that are active nocturnally. Some, like owls and nighthawks, are predominantly nocturnal whereas others do specific tasks, like migrating, nocturnally. North Island brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli [1] Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax [1] Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus [1] Long-eared owl, Asio otus [1]
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.