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Fish-eating birds of prey, such as sea eagles and ospreys, are also typically excluded, however tied to marine environments they may be. [6] Some birds, such as darters and anhingas, are primarily found in freshwater habitats, but may occasionally venture into marine or coastal areas as well; [7] [8] such birds are generally not considered to ...
Birds of subantarctic islands (4 C, 56 P) Suliformes (5 C, 3 P) T. Terns (7 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Seabirds" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of ...
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.
The most important criterion was that each species was to have only one English name throughout the world, which was to be different from all other names. [ 1 ] : 3–5 The result, published in 2006, was a 199-page list of species, [ 1 ] : 12–211 arranged taxonomically, [ 1 ] : 2 and a 46-page index, [ 1 ] : 213–259 giving both English and ...
This article lists living orders and families of birds. 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.
Ranges are based on the IOC World Bird List for that species unless otherwise noted. Population estimates are of the number of mature individuals and are taken from the IUCN Red List. This list follows the taxonomic treatment (designation and order of species) and nomenclature (scientific and common names) of version 13.2 of the IOC World Bird ...
Procellariiformes / p r ɒ s ɛ ˈ l ɛər i. ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels.
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