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This list of birds species recorded in Metropolitan France. The avifauna of France includes a total of 671 species according to the Birds of France website (oiseaux.net). [1] One is endemic to the island of Corsica. Metropolitan France is the French mainland, adjacent islands, and Corsica. There is also a specific list for the birds of Corsica.
This is a list of bird species confirmed in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of Bird Checklists of the World as of October 2024. [1] Of the 350 species on the checklist, 180 are rare or accidental and five were introduced by humans.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in French Polynesia. The avifauna of French Polynesia include a total of 175 species, of which 41 are endemic , 15 have been introduced . Of these, 35 species are globally threatened.
This is a list of the bird species recorded of French Southern and Antarctic Lands.The avifauna of French Southern and Antarctic Lands include a total of 130 species.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.
Although the term "bird of prey" could theoretically be taken to include all birds that actively hunt and eat other animals, [4] ornithologists typically use the narrower definition followed in this page, [5] excluding many piscivorous predators such as storks, cranes, herons, gulls, skuas, penguins, and kingfishers, as well as many primarily ...
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.
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 extant bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e.g., the northern hawk-owl). Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish.
Milvus is a genus of medium-sized birds of prey.The genus was erected by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799 with the red kite as the type species. [1] [2] The name is the Latin word for the red kite.