Listed here are a number of web sites with information that
might be useful to ornithologists. While we offer them here to
help in finding information on birds, bird research, and active
bird-related organizations represented on the internet, these
are by no means an exhaustive list. Please do not be fooled
into thinking that searching these sites will serve as a substitute
for doing a thorough literature search in ornithology journals
for current research information!
For information on scientific references in Ornithology, visit
the Reference page.
Many of these sites keep extensive listings of related links, so to
continue looking, visit their sites.
Professional Ornithology
BIRDNET
provides information about ornithology
and the scientific study of birds. Includes
information on the major ornithology societies
in North America.
North American Bird Banding Laboratory
Federal Coordinator of all Bird Banding.
General Information Sites
FatBirder:
Lots of general information on birds.
Neotropical Bird Club: Information on birds of the neotropics.
Ornithology.com: Lots of general information, including ornithology
"lectures".
Animal Diversity web site from Univ. of Mich. Entries
for each North American bird species, and general taxonimic information (plus
other groups).
Electronic Resources on Ornithology: Lots of bird links
Bird Classifications and Lists
The Sibley and Monroe Classification
of all Bird Families of the World
Zoonomen:
Zoological Nomenclature Resource
Includes Taxonomic listing for all birds.
The A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds
is the official source on the
taxonomy of birds found in North and Middle America (7th edition).
Bird checklists
for all Fifty United States.
List of all
4-letter banding codes used by the Bird Banding Lab for
North American birds.
Ornithology Research and Conservation
The United States Geological Survey
hosts the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), source of
distribution and abundance information for all North American birds.
Their
site has lots of information on all bird species, including
natural history
information and maps of BBS results. They have it organized
with a
Species List .
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center:
Research and Conservation information
Partners In Flight:
Organization that coordinates migratory bird
international conservation efforts.
Audubon Watchlist
lists species of concern with profiles and information.
Endangered Species Information System
Fish and Wildlife Information Exchange at VA Tech.
The Institute for Bird Populations
is dedicated to fostering a global approach to
research and the dissemination of information on changes in bird
populations. (Fun Cursor Trails!)
Point Reyes Bird Observatory: Conservation and Research Information
for California.
Southern Arizona Information
Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory (Bisbee): Research,
conservation and education organization.
Tucson Audubon Society with information on regional birding.
Birding Southern AZ: BLM info including checklists.
Southeastern Arizona Birding Trail information,
including 50 SE AZ Birding Hotspots.
Center for Biological Diversity Conservation organization
with a Southwestern Focus.
Wings Over Willcox festival and Sandhill Crane information.
Avian Bioacoustics
Nature Songs: Extensive song files of No American birds, with
focus on Arizona Species.
Sound Analysis Software and related information.
The Library of Natural Sounds at The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
The Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics (BLB) at Ohio State Univ.
Online Birding
American Birding Association is
North America's largest membership organization for active birders.
Birding on the Web: Provides extensive listings of
well-organized ornithology and birding information.
Virtual Birder:
Online Bird Watching Site.
A to Z for Birders:
Online Birding supplier.
Binocular selection and comparison.
Optics for Birding:
Information on birding optical
equipment.