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Bird codes, also known as banding codes or alpha codes, are four-letter abbreviations for bird names used by bird banders, ornithologists, and birdwatchers in North and Central America. The codes are written in capital letters, and look like, e.g., MODO for mourning dove .
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
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.
Bird banding is when scientists catch a wild bird and put aluminum or brightly colored bands on the bird’s legs. Each captured bird gets a band with a unique set of numbers. Recapturing a ...
For years, ornithologist and ace bird-bander Tiffany Beachy ran the banding station during her tenure as Tremont’s staff scientist. She left in 2018, and now Super is training Tyler Thomas, who ...
Every bird found in the US has a formal four-letter banding code formed with the first letters of its name (for example, Carolina Chickadee is CACH), and these abbreviated species terms often find their way into American slang. Twitchers (and birders in general) will also use a mixture of scientific and slang terms for feather tracts and so on.
For years, ornithologist and ace bird-bander Tiffany Beachy ran the banding station during her tenure as Tremont’s staff scientist. She left in 2018, and now Super is training Tyler Thomas, who ...
Bird ringing is the term used in the UK and in some other parts of Europe and the world. Bird banding is the term used in the United States. Organised ringing efforts are called ringing or banding schemes, and the organisations that run them are ringing or banding authorities. Birds are ringed rather than rung. Those who ring or band birds are ...