RESOURCES
Here are some general resources used throughout this website:
For BIRD SOUNDS AND CALLS: https://www.xeno-canto.org/
For BIRD NAMES: The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird NamesThe Dictionary of American Bird Names by Ernest A. Choate.
For BIRD PROFILES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/
https://www.audubon.org/bird-guide
https://animaldiversity.org/
http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/home-page.html
https://www.whatbird.com/
Many Resources and Links are provided on the pages of this website on a vast array of topics related to birds, for example:
Bird feeding
Bird index
Birdwatching
Conservation
Below is a list of resources and links by country, state or province:
AUSTRALIA:
www.birdlife.org.au/all-about-birds
www.birds/birdlist.org/australia.htm
www.birdsqueensland.org.au/nuisance_birds.php
www.birdsinbackyards.net/Birds-Behaving-Badly
CANADA, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:
https://birdsofpei.info/ - This website contains a full profile of all the birds observed on Prince Edward Island, with many resources as well.
CONNECTICUT:
List of Birds of Connecticut
Audubon Society
University of Connecticut Ornithology
A birder website : fatbirder
HAWAII:
Please check this website on BIRDS OF HAWAII
Other resources for birds of Hawaii:
Birds of the island of Kauai
Hawaii’s birds: past, present, and future
List of birds of Hawaii (both introduced and endemic)
Introduced bird species in Hawaii
Endemic bird species in Hawaii
Bird conservation in Hawaii
Books – A Pocket Guide to Hawaii’s Birds, by H. Douglas Pratt (very useful!)
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawaii, University of Hawai’i Press
Hawaii’s Birds, by the Hawaii Audubon Society
JAPAN:
www.whatbird.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant_fishing
www.orientalbirdimages.org/
http://pikanakiusagi.web.fc2.com/songs_e/index.html
www.environment.gov.au/node/14284 (Australian Government, Department of the Environment, Migratory Waterbirds & the East Asian-Australasian Flyway)
NEW ZEALAND:
www.albatrossencounter.co.nz (private sea tours in Kaikoura for seabirds)
www.nzbirds.com
www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz (provide lots of info + dozens of photos on each bird)
www.osnz.org.nz (The Ornithological Society of New Zealand)
www.planetofbirds.com/
TANZANIA
List of Birds of Tanzania
Photos of birds of Tanzania
Status of Tanzania birds
Tanzania does not appear to currently have a 'national' bird, but the Grey-crowned crane is sometimes mentioned unofficially (although this species is already the national bird of Uganda).
For BIRD SOUNDS AND CALLS: https://www.xeno-canto.org/
For BIRD NAMES: The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird NamesThe Dictionary of American Bird Names by Ernest A. Choate.
For BIRD PROFILES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/
https://www.audubon.org/bird-guide
https://animaldiversity.org/
http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/home-page.html
https://www.whatbird.com/
Many Resources and Links are provided on the pages of this website on a vast array of topics related to birds, for example:
Bird feeding
Bird index
Birdwatching
Conservation
Below is a list of resources and links by country, state or province:
AUSTRALIA:
www.birdlife.org.au/all-about-birds
www.birds/birdlist.org/australia.htm
www.birdsqueensland.org.au/nuisance_birds.php
www.birdsinbackyards.net/Birds-Behaving-Badly
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| Emu, National bird of Australia, by Sheba |
CANADA, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:
https://birdsofpei.info/ - This website contains a full profile of all the birds observed on Prince Edward Island, with many resources as well.
 |
| Blue jay, PEI Provincial bird, Marie Smith |
CONNECTICUT:
List of Birds of Connecticut
Audubon Society
University of Connecticut Ornithology
A birder website : fatbirder
 |
| American robin, Connecticut State bird |
HAWAII:
Please check this website on BIRDS OF HAWAII
Other resources for birds of Hawaii:
Birds of the island of Kauai
Hawaii’s birds: past, present, and future
List of birds of Hawaii (both introduced and endemic)
Introduced bird species in Hawaii
Endemic bird species in Hawaii
Bird conservation in Hawaii
Books – A Pocket Guide to Hawaii’s Birds, by H. Douglas Pratt (very useful!)
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawaii, University of Hawai’i Press
Hawaii’s Birds, by the Hawaii Audubon Society
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| Nene, State bird of Hawaii |
JAPAN:
www.whatbird.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant_fishing
www.orientalbirdimages.org/
http://pikanakiusagi.web.fc2.com/songs_e/index.html
www.environment.gov.au/node/14284 (Australian Government, Department of the Environment, Migratory Waterbirds & the East Asian-Australasian Flyway)
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| Green pheasant, National bird of Japan, Alpsdake |
NEW ZEALAND:
www.albatrossencounter.co.nz (private sea tours in Kaikoura for seabirds)
www.nzbirds.com
www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz (provide lots of info + dozens of photos on each bird)
www.osnz.org.nz (The Ornithological Society of New Zealand)
www.planetofbirds.com/
 |
| Kiwi, New Zealand National bird |
TANZANIA
List of Birds of Tanzania
Photos of birds of Tanzania
Status of Tanzania birds
Tanzania does not appear to currently have a 'national' bird, but the Grey-crowned crane is sometimes mentioned unofficially (although this species is already the national bird of Uganda).
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| Grey-crowned crane, Tanzania |