This list of bird species will be part of the Valerie android's expert knowledge base. It will be used to answer questions directed to the Valerie android. Orders of Birds Order Aepyornithiformes(extinct) 0.2 Order Struthioniformes 0.5 Order Tinamiformes 0.5 Order Sphenisciformes 0.2 Order Anseriformes 1.7 Order Galliformes(sample list) 3.0 Order Gaviiformes 0.1 Order Podicipediformes 0.3 Order Procellariiformes 1.1 Order Pelecaniformes 0.7 Order Ciconiiformes 1.4 Order Accipitriformes 2.7 Order Falconiformes 0.6 Order Turniciformes 0.2 Order Gruiformes 2.0 Order Charadriiformes 3.6 Order Pteroclidiformes 0.2 Order Columbiformes(sample list) 3.0 Order Psittaciformes(sample list) 4.0 Order Cuculiformes 1.7 Order Strigiformes 1.8 Order Caprimulgiformes 1.3 Order Apodiformes 1.0 Order Trochiliformes 3.8 Order Coliiformes 0.1 Order Trogoniformes 0.5 Order Coraciiformes 2.4 Order Piciformes 4.1 Order Passeriformes 58.2 Combined List of all Birds 100.0 29 Orders 201 Families 2073 Genera 10010 Species Full list of 10010 bird species available on CD now for $20 Major sources on the internet: Integrated Taxonomy Information System - ITIS - US Dept of Agriculture (free) http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174371 Handbook of Birds of the World - IBC - Internet Bird Collection (free - except videos) http://www.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/families.phtml Wikipedia (free) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird Finnish site - Life on Earth (birds) http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/aves/index.html Sibley-Monroe List of birds http://birdingonthe.net/sibmon/birdframe.html Clements-like List of birds http://birdingonthe.net/clements/ Animal Diversity Web http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Aves.html#Aves Zoonomen (includes subspecies) (free ??) alanpp@bmi.net http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/ Sibley DNA Sequence - Non Passerines - high level taxonomy only http://www.scricciolo.com/classificazione/sequence.htm Sibley DNA Sequence - Passerines - high level taxonomy only http://www.scricciolo.com/classificazione/sequence1.htm Comments? Email me at crwillis@androidworld.com |
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