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Our bird names list has 150 of the best names for pet birds, including unique, cool, funny, and cute bird names for boys and girls, whether cockatiel or parrot. 150 Im-peck-able Bird Name Ideas ...
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.
In 1743, the naturalist George Edwards included the mourning dove with the English name "long-tail'd dove" and the Latin name Columba macroura in his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. Edwards's pictures of the male and female doves were drawn from live birds that had been shipped to England from the West Indies. [6]
Birds are solely gonochoric, [100] meaning they have two sexes: either female or male. The sex of birds is determined by the Z and W sex chromosomes, rather than by the X and Y chromosomes present in mammals. Male birds have two Z chromosomes (ZZ), and female birds have a W chromosome and a Z chromosome (WZ). [77]
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S. Sage sparrow; Scaup; Scrub bulbul; Seaside cinclodes; Short-toed lark; Shortwing (bird) Slaty flycatcher; Slender-billed cuckoo-dove; Smoky honeyeater; Snowfinch
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. Around 70 to 80 bird species will be ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. This list of fictional birds is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. Ducks, penguins and birds of prey are not included here, and are listed separately at list of fictional ducks, list of fictional penguins, and list of fictional birds of prey. For non-fictional birds see List of ...