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the branch of zoology that studies birds
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Ornithology (from the Greek language Greek ''ornitha'' = chicken and ''logos'' = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the sciencescientific study of birds. It includes observations on the structure and classification of birds, and on their habits, song and flight.
Regional associations and societies -
Europe -
United Kingdom - West Midland Bird Club
National associations and societies -
Asia -
India - Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS): Located at Mumbai (formerly Bombay), it is the largest and oldest non-government Organization in the area of natural history in the Indian subcontinent. Visit http://www.bnhs.org westernghatsforum.org - Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) Located near Coimbatore. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. The government department meant to document and study the fauna of India.
Japan - The Ornithological Society of Japan (OSJ) - wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp Wild Bird Society of Japan (WBSJ) - wbsj.org Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds (JSPB) - jspb.org Yamashina Institute for Ornithology - yamashina.or.jp
Europe -
Estonia - Estonian Ornithological Society - eoy.ee
Ireland - BirdWatch Ireland
Lithuania - Lithuanian Ornithological Society - birdlife.ltLietuvos ornitologų draugija (LOD) - tai nevyriausybinė organizacija, besirūpinanti Lietuvoje aptinkamų laukinių paukščių ir jų gyvenamosios aplinkos apsauga. Siekdama šio tikslo draugija vienija gamtai ir paukščiams neabejingus Lietuvos žmones, rūpinasi ekologiniu visuomenės švietimu, paukščių populiacijų tyrimu ir monitoringu bei visuomeniškai kontroliuoja aplinkos ir biologinės įvairovės apsaugą reglamentuojančių įstatymų leidimą ir vykdymą. Nuo 1994 m. draugija yra tarptautinės paukščių apsaugos organizacijos BirdLife International asocijuota narė. '''
Slovenia - Society for Observation and Study of Birds of Slovenia (''Društvo za opazovanje in proučevanje ptic Slovenije'') (DOPPS)
United Kingdom - British Ornithologists' Club British Ornithologists' Union British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) The British Birds Rarities Committee The Rare Birds Breeding Panel (RBBP) Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT)
North America -
Canada - Bird Studies Canada
USA - American Birding Association American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Association of Field Ornithologists Cooper Ornithological Society National Audubon Society Wilson Ornithological Society
Oceania -
Australia - Birds Australia
New Zealand - Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
Publications and magazines - Acrocephalus (publication)Acrocephalus, DOPPS (Slovenia) Ardeola, Sociedad Española de Ornitología (Spain) - ardeola.org Audubon Magazine (USA) - magazine.audubon.org The Auk, American Ornithologists' Union (USA) - Post-1999 volumes aou.org; complete volumes 1-116 (1884-1999) as free DjVu and PDF files at SORA elibrary.unm.edu BirdingASIA (formerly OBC Bulletin), Oriental Bird Club - orientalbirdclub.org, OBC Bulletin orientalbirdclub.org Bird Study (UK) - bto.org British Birds (Magazine)British Birds (UK) Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club (UK) - boc-online.org The Condor, Cooper Ornithological Society (USA) - Post-2000 volumes cooper.org; complete volumes 1-102 (1899-2000) as free DjVu and PDF files at SORA elibrary.unm.edu 'Elepaio, Hawaii Audubon Society (USA) - Free full-text access to last 2 volumes hawaiiaudubon.com The Emu, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (Australia) - publish.csiro.au Forktail (journal)Forktail, Oriental Bird Club - orientalbirdclub.org Hirundo (Estonia) - loodus.ee Ibis, British Ornithologists Union (UK) - bou.org.uk Irish Birds (Ireland) The Journal of Field Ornithology, Association of Field Ornithologists (USA) - Complete volumes 51-70 (1980-1999) and precedessor publication Bird-Banding as free DjVu and PDF files at SORA elibrary.unm.edu Japanese Journal of Ornithology (Japan) - wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (Japan) - yamashina.or.jp Kukila (Bulletin of the Indonesian Ornithological Society) - pili.or.id Marine Ornithology - Free full-text access to volumes 16 and later (1988-present) marineornithology.org Ostrich (South Africa) Ornithos (France) - lpo.fr Revista Ornitología Colombiana, ACO (Colombia) - Free full-text access ornitologiacolombiana.org Te Manu, Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie - Free back issues manu.pf The Wilson Bulletin, Wilson Ornithological Society (USA) - Complete volumes 1-111 (1889-1999) as free DjVu and PDF files at SORA elibrary.unm.edu
People - See List of famous ornithologists
See also - Bird observatory Bird ringing Bird migrationBirdwatchingCornell Lab of OrnithologyDrift migrationEdward Grey Institute of Field OrnithologyNatural historyNaturalist Timeline of ornithology List of publications in biology#Ornithology Important publications in ornithology
Other Meanings - "Ornithology" is also the name of a song by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, who was known as "Bird".
External links - westmidlandbirdclub.com - List of oldest ornithological organisations in the worldebepe.com - Bird Watching Several image documentations from Austrianmnh.si.edu - BIRDNET provides information about ornithology, the scientific study of birds. The site is a service of the Ornithological Council, a public information organization established and supported by eleven North American professional ornithological societies. Category:Ornithology*Category:Zoology !ornithologyca:Ornitologiade:Vo gelkundees:Ornitologíafr:Orni thologiefy:Ornitologyit:Ornito logiahe:אורניתולוגי הlt:Ornitologijanl:Ornitholog ieno:Ornitologipl:Ornitologiap t:Ornitologiaru:Орнитол огияsimple:Ornithologysl:O rnitologijafi:Ornitologiasv:Or nitologitr:Ornitoloji
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Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Membership institute whose mission is to interpret and conserve the earth's biodiversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.
http://birds.cornell.edu/
Ornithology: the Science of Birds
Dedicated to the dissemination of information on the science of wild birds, with emphases on conservation and education.
http://www.ornithology.com/
Chebucto Community Net
Provides low-cost internet access, free email, web site hosting, and community resource listings for the Halifax Regional Municipality.
http://chebucto.ns.ca/
The British Trust for Ornithology
The United Kingdom's leading bird research charity. Surveys and research investigating the populations, movements, and ecology of wild birds in the British Isles.
http://www.bto.org/
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