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.

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avifauna British  

/ ˌeɪvɪˈfɔːnə /

noun

1. all the birds in a particular region

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Other Word Forms

• avifaunal adjective
• avifaunally adverb

Etymology

Origin of avifauna

First recorded in 1870–75; avi- + fauna

Example Sentences

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

However, the Messel avifauna includes many extinct groups without close living relatives or with unknown affinities, such as the long-legged and flightless Palaeotis weigelti, the aptly named Perplexicervix microcephalon, and the small, presumably nectarivorous, Pumiliornis.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2016

North America’s avifauna may well become more diverse.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2015

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

From The Breeding Birds of Kansas by Johnston, Richard F.