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Discover the World of Birds Through the Largest Avian Trait Dataset

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Based on the research of

Prof. Çağan H. Şekercioğlu

Professor of ornithology, conservation biology, and wildlife ecology. BIRDBASE represents decades of species-level research and curation.

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Developed by

I.M. Sezer

Bird lover and developer building this interface for browsing, comparing, and learning from bird data.

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Moustached Kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei) perched on a mossy rainforest branch
Moustached Kingfisher. First individual of this elusive species photographed in the wild. Çağan H. Şekercioğlu.
11,589
Total Species
278
Families
40
Orders
1M+
Data Points

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Taxonomy Tree

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Statistics

Ornithological patterns at a glance.

Key conservation, habitat, diet, movement, and life-history summaries from the bird records.

Data sourced from BIRDBASE.