This list of bird species will be part of the Valerie android's expert knowledge base.
It will be used to answer questions directed to the Valerie android.
Orders of Birds
Order Aepyornithiformes(extinct) 0.2
Order Struthioniformes 0.5
Order Tinamiformes 0.5
Order Sphenisciformes 0.2
Order Anseriformes 1.7
Order Galliformes(sample list) 3.0
Order Gaviiformes 0.1
Order Podicipediformes 0.3
Order Procellariiformes 1.1
Order Pelecaniformes 0.7
Order Ciconiiformes 1.4
Order Accipitriformes 2.7
Order Falconiformes 0.6
Order Turniciformes 0.2
Order Gruiformes 2.0
Order Charadriiformes 3.6
Order Pteroclidiformes 0.2
Order Columbiformes(sample list) 3.0
Order Psittaciformes(sample list) 4.0
Order Cuculiformes 1.7
Order Strigiformes 1.8
Order Caprimulgiformes 1.3
Order Apodiformes 1.0
Order Trochiliformes 3.8
Order Coliiformes 0.1
Order Trogoniformes 0.5
Order Coraciiformes 2.4
Order Piciformes 4.1
Order Passeriformes 58.2
Combined List of all Birds 100.0
29 Orders
201 Families
2073 Genera
10010 Species
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Major sources on the internet:
Integrated Taxonomy Information System - ITIS - US Dept of Agriculture (free)
http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174371
Handbook of Birds of the World - IBC - Internet Bird Collection (free - except videos)
http://www.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/families.phtml
Wikipedia (free)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird
Finnish site - Life on Earth (birds)
http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/aves/index.html
Sibley-Monroe List of birds
http://birdingonthe.net/sibmon/birdframe.html
Clements-like List of birds
http://birdingonthe.net/clements/
Animal Diversity Web
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Aves.html#Aves
Zoonomen (includes subspecies) (free ??) alanpp@bmi.net
http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/
Sibley DNA Sequence - Non Passerines - high level taxonomy only
http://www.scricciolo.com/classificazione/sequence.htm
Sibley DNA Sequence - Passerines - high level taxonomy only
http://www.scricciolo.com/classificazione/sequence1.htm
Comments? Email me at crwillis@androidworld.com
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