Chapater 30 Web Links

Chapter 30 Birds: Feathers, Flight, and Endothermy

Class Aves. University of Michigan site on birds. Pictures, much information on the morphology, distribution and ecology of a large number of birds, with links to nearly all orders. Each taxon is linked to web pages. Images may not be available for display depending on your server.

Order Passeriformes. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan. Pictures and much information on a variety of passerine (perching) birds.

Class Aves. From the University of Minnesota.

Birding on the Web. This site provides links, answers to frequently asked questions, announcements, links to bird chatlines, information on bird classification, and other information.

BIRDNET: Bird Accounts. An ornithological information source, supported by the Ornithological Council provides information on bird orders, and species lists for most orders.

Peterson Online: Birds. This site presents information that helps the novice or the skilled birder to identify birds. It includes games in bird identification.

The Raptor Center. The Raptor Center provides medical treatment for injured birds of prey and is dedicated to the preservation of raptors. This site describes the mission of the center, answers frequently asked questions, includes a glossary of terms, and provides information for those interested in the work of the Raptor Center.

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. A plethora of links to individual bird species, their life histories, morphology, pictures, and videos.

BirdSource: Birding with a Purpose. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society. Includes information on the Christmas Bird Count and the Backyard Count 2000.

Ornithology Links. This site provides links to ornithology journals, societies, meetings, and other information.

Online ID Guide. Information on many bird species may be found at this site, including photographs and recordings.

Vertebrate Flight. This University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology site has an introduction to flight, as well as the physics, evolution, and origin of vertebrate flight.

Audubon: Names of North American Birds. Yikes! First a description of the correct format for writing common names of birds, then a list of over 1900 bird species found in North America, Mexico, and Hawaii by common and scientific name.

Threatened Birds of the United States. A list of extinct, threatened, vulnerable, or rare birds of the United States, categorized by order.

The Bird Site: Birds and Beaks at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. This site shows the adaptations of various birds for their preferred prey.

The Bird Site. Bird Feet at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. Adaptations for locomotion.

Bird Studies at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Information, links, news, and a nest-cam!

The Bird Site. Bird Wing Types at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. Varied wing types, how bird wings allow flight, and more information.

Dinobuzz: Dinosaur-Bird Relationships. A discussion of the dinosaur origin of birds.

California Condor Reintroduction Program in Big Sur California. Up-to-date log of the progress of the reintroduction of this endangered species.

Bird Dissection Guide. Text only, yet useful.

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Bird ID quiz, based on photographs, songs, or distribution maps.

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