
These pages provide additional information and links related to the subject matter in the "Handbook of Bird Biology"
Taxonomy - Don Roberson's "Bird
Families of the World"
American Birding Assoc
Checklist of NA Birds
New DNA study on Bird Families rewrites the history of bird evolution!
Here's a
second
review of the same work.
Evolution and
Phylogenics - UC Museum of Paleontology's Excellent Site
Color in fossilized feathers
Maps of different geological eras
The Form of a Bird
Diversity in Bird Form
Diversity in Bird Movement
Naming and Classification in Birds
Evolution of Birds and Avian Flight
Bird Distribution
- Distribution of Land Birds
- Island Distribution
- Distribution of Marine Birds
Importance of Biodiversity