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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.
bird and burred; blew and blue; boar, boor and bore; board and bored; boarder and border; bode and bowed; bold and bowled; bolder and boulder/bowlder; bole and bowl; boos and booze; bough and bow; boy and buoy; braid and brayed; braise/braize, brays and braze; brake and break; breach and breech; bread and bred; brewed and brood; brews and ...
Most of the pairs listed below are closely related: for example, "absent" as a noun meaning "missing", and as a verb meaning "to make oneself missing". There are also many cases in which homographs are of an entirely separate origin, or whose meanings have diverged to the point that present-day speakers have little historical understanding: for ...
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.
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.
The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. [1] Most terms used here may be found in common dictionaries and general information web sites. [2] [3] [4
There are an additional 146 species whose presence in the United States is only within one or more U.S. territories; some of those species have become extinct. The total number of bird species on the list is 1267 (i.e. the 1120 bird species found in the 50 states and District of Columbia, plus the 146 species found only in the U.S. territories).
All Alone, a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross; Anchorage White Raven, a popular leucistic raven that lived in Anchorage, Alaska. [1] Andy, a goose born without feet who used sneakers to help him stand and walk. He was killed by an unnamed perpetrator in 1991. [2]