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Introduction to the Aves - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/birds/birdintro.html
Scientific background and information on birds. |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World - http://www.hbw.com/
Information about the book series that will illustrate and deal in detail with all the species of birds in the world. Tables of contents, sample pages, and publication schedule. |
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Birds of North America - http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA/
A reference series on North American birds, with information and sample profiles. |
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Class Aves - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Aves.html
Provides a definition of birds (Aves) and describes their traits. |
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American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition - http://www.aou.org/checklist/
Official source on the taxonomy of birds found in North and Middle America, including adjacent islands. The full list of bird species (with scientific and English names) is online in HTML, .pdf, and Excel formats. |
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National Bird Collection - http://vertebrates.si.edu/birds/
With roughly 640,000 specimens from around the world, this collection is located in Washington, DC, USA. |
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Eggs - A Virtual Exhibition - http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/eggs/vexhome/egghome.htm
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. |
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The Internet Bird Collection - http://www.hbw.com/ibc/
Video library of footage of the world's birds, sponsored by the Handbook of the Birds of the World. |
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Bird Families of the World - http://montereybay.com/creagrus/list.html
Don Roberson's detailed guides to about half of the world's 202 bird families. |
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http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp - http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp
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. |
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Bird Hybrids Database - http://www.bird-hybrids.com/
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. |
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History of North American Bird Names - http://darwiniana.org/zoo/AOUmenu.htm
Details all the changes in the American Ornithologists' Union Checklists from 1886 - 2000. |
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Birds of North American, Audubon's Watercolors - http://www.nature.net/birds/
Fifty-one images of North American birds from watercolors done by John James Audubon. List can be browsed by common or scientific name. |
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Wildlife Bird Photography in Greece - http://www.wildlifebirdphotography.gr/
This gallery of photographs by Panos Oikonomou, besides many varieties of bird, includes mammals and a few reptiles and amphibians, all photographed in the wild. |
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John Penhallurick's Bird Data Project - http://worldbirdinfo.net/
Attempt to build a database about the birds of the world, both extant and extinct since 1600. |
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Bird On! - http://birdcare.com/birdon/
Internet wild bird pages including information on a bird book, bird news, bird care, a bird album and short articles of a number of bird species. |
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A Field Guide to the Birds on the Web - http://fieldguide.tripod.com/
Links to pictures, sounds, and video of the birds of the world, systematically indexed. |
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Mango Verde - http://www.mangoverde.com/
Photos and sounds for almost 2000 bird species; field guide quick indices. |
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About: Birds - Class Aves - http://animals.about.com/od/birds/p/aves.htm
Educational site outlining the characteristics of birds, their biology and classification. |
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Photographs by Victor, Ornithonut - http://www.igs.net/~vfl/
Photographs of over 100 species found in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. |