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avifauna

American  
[ey-vuh-faw-nuh, av-uh] / ˌeɪ vəˈfɔ nə, ˌæv ə /

noun

  1. the birds of a given region, considered as a whole.


avifauna British  
/ ˌeɪvɪˈfɔːnə /

noun

  1. all the birds in a particular region

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of avifauna

First recorded in 1870–75; avi- + fauna

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In biology, the term "avifauna" refers to the collection of bird species living in a particular place and time.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

Dr Manish Chandi, a social ecologist, says the project will also affect saltwater crocodiles and the island’s water monitors, fish and avifauna.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2024

Aeronautics, dinosaur locomotion and migration have all drawn hugely from the study of avifauna, and human culture has embraced the winged beasts as a potent metaphor for transformation.

From Nature Jun. 6, 2017

North America’s avifauna may well become more diverse.

From The New Yorker Mar. 30, 2015

The Tinamous constitute one of the most singular and characteristic types of the Neotropical avifauna.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

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