avifauna
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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
That group is effectively a death squad for songbirds, killing an estimated 4 billion US avifauna a year; globally, island cats drive 14% of vertebrate extinctions.
From Nature ● Oct. 11, 2016
North America’s avifauna may well become more diverse.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 30, 2015
A similarly mixed avifauna has been found in the mid-Miocene beds of various other parts of France, Germany and Italy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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