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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
Common name Binomial name + authority IOC sequence White-billed buffalo weaver: Bubalornis albirostris (Vieillot, 1817) 1 Red-billed buffalo weaver: Bubalornis niger Smith, A, 1836: 2 White-headed buffalo weaver: Dinemellia dinemelli (Rüppell, 1845) 3 White-browed sparrow-weaver: Plocepasser mahali Smith, A, 1836: 4 Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver
Wisdom, a wild female Laysan albatross. She is the oldest confirmed wild bird in the world as well as the oldest banded bird in the world. Yaren, a stork known for its friendship with a fisherman living in Eskikaraağaç village of Bursa, Turkey; Zelda, a wild turkey who lived at the Battery in New York City from 2003 to 2014
Pine Warbler. The Pine Warbler is common in many pine forests along the eastern parts of the U.S. Both males and females have heads covered in bright yellow feathers.
The colder and snowier weather certainly brought the birds to the bird feeding stations after many homeowners were really wondering what happened to their normal winter bird population.
Tiny birds eat seeds from the bird feeder during the winter storms on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Salem, Ore. Nectar: Natural nectar can be found in plants. They contain sucrose, glucose and fructose.
Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them. Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in Maine as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants.
In total there are about 10,000 species of birds described worldwide, though one estimate of the real number places it at almost twice that. [1] The order passerines (perching birds) alone accounts for well over 5,000 species. Taxonomy is very fluid in the age of DNA analysis, so comments are made where appropriate, and all numbers are approximate.