Cornell Bird Biology - Chapter 1


Snow Geese

These pages provide additional information and links related to the subject matter in the "Handbook of Bird Biology" 

Naming and Classification

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 of Birds and Avian Flight

Evolution and Phylogenics - UC Museum of Paleontology's Excellent Site
Color in fossilized feathers 

Continental Drift

Maps of different geological eras

Your Bird List

 

 

 

Introduction: The World of Birds

Table of Contents

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