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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 ...
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).
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
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.
20 New Zealand bittern (X) Botaurus novaezelandiae (Purdie, 1871) 21 Yellow-crowned night heron: Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) 22 Bermuda night heron (X) Nyctanassa carcinocatactes Olson & Wingate, 2006: 23 Black-crowned night heron: Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) 24 Ascension night heron (X) Nycticorax olsoni Bourne, Ashmole ...
Avibase was created and is maintained by Denis Lepage, currently senior director, data science and technology at Birds Canada. The data contained in Avibase has been gathered starting around 1991. [8] The Avibase website was launched in June 2003 and has been hosted by Birds Canada (formerly Bird Studies Canada) since its inception.
Animal identification using a means of marking is a process done to identify and track specific animals. It is done for a variety of reasons including verification of ownership, biosecurity control, and tracking for research or agricultural purposes.