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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.
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 ...
1 The birds, year-by-year. Toggle The birds, year-by-year subsection. 1.1 2020. 1.2 2021. 1.3 2022. 1.4 2024. Toggle the table of contents. List of bird species ...
Lists of birds described in the 21st century (3 P) Pages in category "Lists of birds by year of formal description" This category contains only the following page.
Like many birds, seabirds often migrate after the breeding season. Of these, the trip taken by the Arctic tern is the farthest of any bird, crossing the equator in order to spend the Austral summer in Antarctica. Other species also undertake trans-equatorial trips, both from the north to the south, and from south to north.
A Wilson's warbler bird in Alaska. The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive.
Dozens of bird species will have their English names changed in an attempt to avoid associations with “historic bias” and exclusionary practices.. The American Ornithological Society (AOS ...
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. Taxonomy is very fluid in the age of DNA analysis, so comments are made where appropriate, and all numbers are ...