Aves (Subscribe)
Categories
- Anseriformes (93)
- Anatidae
- Apodiformes (15)
- Charadriiformes (92)
- Alcidae, Charadriidae, Laridae, Recurvirostridae, Scolopacidae
- Ciconiiformes (34)
- Ardeidae, Cathartidae, Ciconiidae, Threskiornithidae
- Columbiformes (25)
- Columba, Columbina, Ectopistes, Hemiphaga, Patagioenas, Streptopelia, Zenaida
- Coraciiformes (12)
- Alcedinidae, Momotidae
- Cuculiformes (5)
- Falconiformes (81)
- Accipitridae, Falconidae, Pandionidae
- Galliformes (82)
- Cracidae, Odontophoridae, Phasianidae
- Gaviiformes (10)
- Gruiformes (37)
- Gruidae, Rallidae
- Passeriformes (388)
- Acanthisittidae, Alaudidae, Bombycillidae, Callaeatidae, Campephagidae, Cardinalidae, Certhiidae, Corvidae ...
- Pelecaniformes (11)
- Pelecanidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Sulidae
- Phoenicopteriformes (5)
- Piciformes (53)
- Campephilus, Colaptes, Dryocopus, Melanerpes, Picoides, Sphyrapicus
- Podicipediformes (8)
- Procellariiformes (20)
- Psittaciformes (13)
- Psittacidae
- Sphenisciformes (43)
- Aptenodytes, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Megadyptes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscus
- Strigiformes (128)
- Strigidae, Tytonidae
- Struthioniformes (7)
- Emu, Kiwis, Ostrich
Resources
A Field Guide to the Birds on the Web
Links to pictures, sounds, and video of the birds of the world, systematically indexed.
American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds
The official source on the taxonomy of birds found in North and Middle America, including adjacent islands. The full list of 2,023 bird species (with scientific and English names) is online in html, pdf, and dbf formats.
Avibase
An extensive database information system about all birds of the world, containing nearly 1 million records about 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies of birds, including distribution information, taxonomy, and synonyms in several languages.
Bird Families of the World
Don Roberson's detailed guides to about half of the world's 202 bird families.
Bird Families of the World
Short descriptions and sounds of the world's bird families by Chris Butler.
Bird Hybrids Database
Worldwide database compiled from the ornithological literature of birds with two different species as parents. Includes complete references for each species combination. In English, French, and Spanish.
Bird Lists
Lists sorted by taxonomy, scientific names, or English names for the world, the ABA area, or the AOU area.
Birdhybrids
Mailing list for discussion of bird hybrids.
Birds of North America
Comprehensive reference series on North American birds, with information and sample profiles.
Birds of North American, Audubon's Watercolors
Fifty-one images of North American birds from watercolors done by John James Audubon. List can be browsed by common or scientific name.
Birds of the World
Lists of all species with scientific and English names, subdivided by Family. Choice of list based on the Clements or the Sibley and Monroe classification schemes.
Birds of the World
List of current valid scientific avian names subdivided by order and family, based on the Sibley and Monroe and AOU lists. Includes scientific names and publication details.
Class Aves
Birds are vertebrates with feathers, modified for flight and for active metabolism. Birds are a monophyletic lineage, evolved once from a common ancestor, and all birds are related through that common origin.
Eggs - A Virtual Exhibition
The Provincial Museum of Alberta's on-line, searchable, field guide of over 300 bird eggs. Global, with emphasis on birds of Alberta. Includes photos and taxonomic information.
Exotic Pet Veterinarian - Avian Anatomy
Describes the anatomy and physiology of birds for the lay audience, explaining technical terms along the way. Some emphasis on details of psittacines.
Handbook of the Birds of the World
Information about the book series that will illustrate and deal in detail with all the species of birds in the world. Site includes tables of contents, sample pages, and publication schedule.
Introduction to the Aves
Scientific background and information on birds.
John Penhallurick's Bird Data Project
Attempt to build a comprehensive database about the birds of the world, both extant and extinct since 1600.
Mango Verde
Photos and sounds for almost 2000 bird species; field guide quick indices.
Multilingual Bird Search
Translates world bird names between several languages, including scientific names. Includes photo gallery.
The Internet Bird Collection
Video library of footage of the world's birds, sponsored by the Handbook of the Birds of the World.
Virtual Bird
A collection of bird photographs, videos, and songs from North America and Europe (mainly Finland).
Western Palearctic Bird Sounds
Links to sound recordings on other sites.
