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The Bird Atlas
  • Explore
  • Web of Life
  • Extinct
  • Endangered
  • World
  • Evolution
The Bird Atlas(Index — nine rooms)
  1. (01)HomeThe atlas and today’s bird.
  2. (02)Explore BirdsThe searchable encyclopedia.
  3. (03)The Web of LifeInteractive food webs — remove a species.
  4. (04)Extinct BirdsA museum of what was lost, and a timeline.
  5. (05)Endangered BirdsRed List categories, trends and recoveries.
  6. (06)Why Birds MatterThe ecological work birds do.
  7. (07)Explore the WorldBirds by continent, country and habitat.
  8. (08)Bird EvolutionFrom feathered dinosaurs to modern birds.
  9. (09)Interactive ExperiencesQuizzes, birdsong, compare and simulate.
(Bird of the day)
Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Sources, methods & credits
    09 · Interactive experiences

    Play & Discover

    Five ways to test what you know and learn what you don’t — all built from the same verified species data as the encyclopedia.

    1. 01
      Identify the BirdA photograph, four names. How well do you know the atlas?
    2. 02
      Guess the BirdsongReal field recordings from around the world. Listen, then name the singer.
    3. 03
      Compare BirdsTwo species side by side: size, diet, habitat, predators, status and role.
    4. 04
      Ecosystem SimulatorPredict what happens when a bird disappears — then see what ecologists have found.
    5. 05
      Bird of the DayToday: Western Barn Owl. A different species every day — the same for every visitor.

    The BirdAtlas

    • Home
    • Explore Birds
    • The Web of Life
    • Extinct Birds
    • Endangered Birds
    • Why Birds Matter
    • Explore the World
    • Bird Evolution
    • Interactive Experiences
    • Identify the Bird
    • Guess the Birdsong
    • Compare Birds
    • Ecosystem Simulator
    • Bird of the Day
    • Sources & credits

    Conservation statuses follow the IUCN Red List as assessed by BirdLife International, with assessment years on every profile. Ecological effects are graded documented, likely or hypothesised.

    Photographs and recordings by named contributors to iNaturalist and museum open-access collections, under CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA, or in the public domain.

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