avifauna

[ ey-vuh-faw-nuh, av-uh ]

noun

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

avifauna

/ ˌeɪvɪˈfɔːnə /

noun

1. all the birds in a particular region

Derived Forms

• ˌaviˈfaunal, adjective

Other Words From

• avi·faunal adjective
• avi·faunal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of avifauna¹

First recorded in 1870–75; avi- + fauna

Example Sentences

The avifauna of the warm temperate zone thus contains a total of 205 genera.

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Of these no fewer than fifteen occur in New Zealand—a country not characterised by a large avifauna.

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Some of the similarities to the Ethiopian and the great differences from the Australian avifauna have already been pointed out.

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The breeding avifauna of Kansas has received intermittent attention from zoologists for about 75 years.

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Udvardy found this group to represent 15 per cent of the North American avifauna.

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