Birds and B Guide - Resources and Review
	Searchable database wich contains photographs, information on bird specimen handling, bird dissection and a glossary of avian external anatomy.
The RSPB is a charity that takes action for wild birds and the environment. Offers online information on nature, conservation issues, wildlife information, news, events, and activities.
Set of links to journals relevant to veterinary medicine. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
Information for bird watchers such as sanctuary details, an alphabetical checklist of Latin and common names, and a gallery of endemic, native, introduced, and extinct birds comprise this resource. The Journal of New Zealand Birds is also available online, together with news of Wingspan, a charitable trust for birds of prey.
Resources on the palaeontology of birds, with sections on fossil records, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.
Contains current valid scientific avian names and nomenclature information (including full citations) organized by order (from Anseriformes to Upupiformes) for over 2,000 Genera and 9,000 species. The resource may be browsed alphabetically.
Information from a project studying albatrosses. Albatross flights between Hawaii and Alaska or the Galapagos Islands and coastal Peru are plotted on a series of colour maps. Includes background information on albatrosses, photographs, and descriptions of the satellite technology employed.
Article addressing the origin and early evolution of birds and whether or not they are derived from coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs. Two theropods from the Upper Jurassic / Lower Cretaceous Chaomidianzi Formation of Liaoning province in China are described.
Information about the origins of early conservation movements in nineteenth century US, established to curb the cruelty inflicted on birds hunted for fashion. Illustrates the use of feathers and whole birds as fashion accessories, excessive hunting practices, subsequent devastation of native bird populations and the formation of the Audubon society.
News and information on the wildlife of the Shetland Isles, including marine life, birds, insects, and amphibians. Features photographs of each species, and details of the Shetland Biological Records Centre. The resource is keyword searchable.
Organisation promoting the conservation of game in the British countryside. Includes short rotation coppice studies, fisheries, farmland songbirds, and news.
Resource examining the intelligence, skill, evolution, parental qualities and song of various bird species. Includes details of how birds obtain food, make tools, learn, remember, communicate and play. Also features information about the author, Sir David Attenborough.
Wealth of information about bald eagles, birds unique to North America. Details of the bird's history, feathers, eyesight, and feeding habits are amongst the range of topics covered. Also considers the importance of the species to US culture with reference to the national emblem, and presents a selection of related photographs, poems, screen savers, and greeting cards.
Highlights animal species native to Alaska, giving details of different strains, life history, food habits, and populations. Hunting behaviours are also outlined where applicable. Information is divided into categories headed big game, marine mammals, small game, birds, furbearers, fish, shellfish, and amphibians and reptiles.
Material about dragonflies, fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals.
An extensive list of English and scientific names of North American birds, designed to assist researchers studying museum specimens of birds (or ectoparasites found on birds).
Offers information on the use of satellite tracking to monitor the migration routes of endangered wildlife. Focusing on birds, graphical illustrations of example flight paths in North America, South America, Eurasia, and Africa are provided.
Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of zoology.
Collection of links devoted to information of interest to systematists and other biologists of the organismic kind. Headings include botany, herpetology, invertebrates, entomology, ichthyology, mammalogy, mycology and microbiology, ornithology and general biodiversity.
Factual and theoretical information about the 17 species of modern day penguins. Includes species information, behaviour, reproduction, relatives, predators and fossils.
Database of animal protection societies searchable by activity such as cat, bird, dog or horse protection, animals in entertainment, experimentation, farm animals, fur, genetic engineering, marine animals and wildlife conservation. Alternatively, contact details can be located geographically. Links to vegetarian societies are also provided.
Classification of over 140 bird families throughout the world offering listings of scientific and common names. Entries include Struthionidae (ostriches), Anhimidae (screamers), Picidae (woodpeckers), Spheniscidae (penguins), and Fringillidae (finches and allies).
Aims to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the benefit of the American people. Major responsibilities are migratory birds, endangered species, freshwater fish, the National Wildlife Refuge System, wetlands, conserving habitat and environmental contaminants.
Bibliographic database of published literature on the ecology, conservation, and management of North American waterfowl and their wetland habitats. Searching is by author, title, keyword, or year. An alphabetical keyword index is also available.
Online textbook containing thirteen illustrated chapters by the world's leading crane experts, covering general biology, husbandry, behaviour, artificial insemination, pest management and conservation. Chapters may be downloaded separately, or browsed online.
An international medical facility for birds of prey. It aims to preserve biological diversity among raptors and other avian species through medical treatment, scientific investigation, education, and management of wild populations. Includes a census of birds being treated and a range of educational materials.
Collection of links to resources providing general pet care information, together with details of how best to choose, breed, care for, and feed birds, cats, dogs, fish, horses and ponies, rabbits, and rodents in the domestic environment.
Society which organises national campaigns, bird conservation initiatives, educational programs, and workshops. Includes profiles of various bird species, a selection of publications and special projects, news, details of local Audubon societies throughout America, and legal information. Membership details are included.
Factual information on a range of animal species, describing the diet, habitat, and reproductive cycle of each. Users can browse by class, selecting from mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, endangered or extinct, and prehistoric, within which specific species are listed alphabetically. An interactive map provides an alternative mode of access. Content is offered in English and French.
An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to natural history and life sciences, with descriptions and subscription details.
This virtual encyclopaedia contains information about parrots and parrot like birds, all of which are filed as Class: Aves; Order: Psittaciformes. Many of them are popular pets and many of them are in great danger of extinction. The focus is on basic information about genera and species. Includes a general introduction to psittacine birds, descriptions in family order, indexes of common and scientific names and pictures.
Recent papers by students of evolution at New York University.
Family genus and state listings, together with detailed descriptions, of birds associated with each of the American states. Taken from John James Audubon's Birds of America.
Set of 315 bird checklists that indicate the seasonal occurrence of birds in state, federal, and private management areas, nature preserves, and other areas of special interest in the United States. Covers all US states, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Information about collections within each of the six divisions of the museum which cover insects, molluscs, fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds, and mammals.
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