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
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
The avifauna of Micronesia its origin, evolution, and distribution.
From A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha by E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall
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