Biology:Outline of birds

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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to birds
House sparrow, Passer domesticus

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to birds:

Birds (class Aves) – winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), egg-laying, vertebrate animals. There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most varied of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic, to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich. Birds evolved from earlier theropods, and thus constitute the only known living dinosaurs.


What type of thing is a bird?

A bird can be described as all of the following:

  • Life form – entity or being that is living or alive.
    • Animal – multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia (also called Metazoa). Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their lives. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently.

Biological classification

Cladogram showing the most recent classification of Neoaves, based on several phylogenetic studies

Nature of birds

Bird

Bird anatomy

External anatomy (topography) of a typical bird: 1 Beak, 2 Head, 3 Iris, 4 Pupil, 5 Mantle, 6 Lesser coverts, 7 Scapulars, 8 Coverts, 9 Tertials, 10 Rump, 11 Primaries, 12 Vent, 13 Thigh, 14 Tibio-tarsal articulation, 15 Tarsus, 16 Feet, 17 Tibia, 18 Belly, 19 Flanks, 20 Breast, 21 Throat, 22 Wattle, 23 Eyestripe

Bird anatomy

Bird behavior

Bird behavior

Types of birds

Orders

Template:Accipitriformes Template:Flamingos Template:Grebes Template:Loons Template:Mousebirds Template:Pelecaniformes Template:Penguins Template:Procellariiformes Template:Sandgrouse Template:Tinamous Template:Tropicbirds

Families

Template:Bee-eaters Template:Birds-of-paradise Template:Cockatoos Template:Corvidae Template:Gruidae Template:New World vultures Template:Callaeidae Template:Gulls Template:Strigopidae Template:Passeridae Template:Hirundinidae Template:Trogons Template:Turacos Template:Vangas

Subfamilies

Template:Old World vultures Template:Buteoninae

Genera

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History of birds

Study of birds

Aviculture

Aviculture

  • Falconry
    • Day-old cockerel
    • Falconry (training)
    • Lure (falconry)
    • Takagari
  • Pigeon racing
  • Pinioning
  • War pigeon
    • Cher Ami
    • Commando (pigeon)
    • G. I. Joe (pigeon)
    • Paddy (pigeon)
    • William of Orange (pigeon)
  • Wing clipping

Bird diseases and parasites

Threats and conservation

  • Avicide
  • Bird conservation
    • Bird sanctuary
    • Bird conservation groups
      • Bird Protection Quebec
      • BirdLife International
      • Fundación ProAves
      • National Audubon Society
      • Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
    • Important bird areas
  • Bird control
    • Bird control spike
    • Bird netting
    • Bird scarer
    • Goose egg addling
    • Scarecrow
  • Bird strike
  • Towerkill

Persons influential in the field of birds

Artists

  • James Audubon
  • Lars Jonsson
  • David Allen Sibley

Ornithologists

List of ornithologists

  • John Gould
  • James Clements
  • James Audubon
  • Chris Mead
  • Killian Mullarney
  • Roger Tory Peterson
  • Pamela C. Rasmussen
  • Alexander Skutch
  • David Snow
  • Alexander Wilson

Writers

  • Mark Cocker
  • Pete Dunne

Birds in culture

See also

References



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