Birds.com: Discover and Learn about Birds | Discover and Learn about Birds

Time 2020-10-02 12:03:56

Web Name: Birds.com: Discover and Learn about Birds | Discover and Learn about Birds

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Welcome to Birds.com Started more than 25 years ago, this site was one of the first online communities and websites devoted exclusively to the care, protection and understanding of birds.We designed this site to serve as an educational and community focused resource for world-wide audiences and birding enthusiasts so they could gain insights, exchange information, and share their experiences as well as knowledge and expertise about one of nature’s most prolific and fascinating creatures.Throughout the years, our editorial team and writing corps began contributing original content and lending their expertise in support of our birding community. Together they created and maintained the many hundreds of pages of original content appearing on this website including photos, articles, discussion boards and general resources with the goal of promoting a better understanding of birds while encouraging others to join us in supporting of the protection, safely, and proper care of these amazing creatures.Whether you are a member, occasional visitor, or new to this site, we hope that you enjoy our resources and information and visit us again soon as we continue adding fresh content and community features.If you have any comments or suggestions to share, then we would welcome hearing from you either by completing our short survey or reaching out to us by written inquiry. Fast Facts We have assembled some fast facts and trivia about birds. This information was compiled from a variety of resource including Insurance Information Institute, Wikipedia, Statista, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Avibase, MSPCA-Angell, IOC World Bird List, Our World in Data. Below is our profile containing facts and information to familiarize you about Birds.There are about 10,770 bird species and 20,005 subspecies (2020)Bird Classifications; 40 Orders, 250 Families, 223 Genera1,027 species of birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918Indonesia has the most endemic bird species at 516; Australia is second with 358Smallest Bird: Bee Hummingbird 1.6g (0.056 oz)Heaviest Flying Bird: Great Bustard 8-20 kg (18-44 pounds)Oldest Wild Bird: “Wisdom” a female Laysan Albatross b. 1951. (2020)Oldest Age Reached: 120 years, Cocky Bennett (Australia)45 million people are avid and casual watch birds (U.S., 2016)7 million households own a pet bird (U.S., 2019)3 million pet birds (U.S., 2019)$300,000,000- yearly economic contribution to Rio Grande Valley, Texas$4,500 is the average cost of a bird watching tour in a foreign countryTop threats to birds are habitat loss (data unavailable); 600,000,000 collision (building glass)Crows have the largest cerebral hemisphere relative to body sizeOwls can turn their heads almost 360 degrees, but they cannot move their eyes.First Domesticated Bird: GooseA blind bird hunts by smell: KiwiClosest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex: ChickenOnly bird that can swim: PenguinA bird’s eye takes up to 50% of its head (a human, 5%) If you have any comments or suggestions to share, then we would welcome hearing from you either by completing our short survey or reaching out to us by written inquiry. We are using cookies to make the website better. By clicking Agree you are accepting Terms of Service Got it! Looks like you're using an ad-blocker. This site is supported by ads. Please help us out and disable your ad-blocker.

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