avifauna

[ ey-vuh-faw-nuh, av-uh ]

noun
  1. the birds of a given region, considered as a whole.

Origin of avifauna

1
First recorded in 1870–75; avi- + fauna

Other words from avifauna

  • a·vi·fau·nal, adjective
  • a·vi·fau·nal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby avifauna

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How to use avifauna in a sentence

  • The avifauna of the warm temperate zone thus contains a total of 205 genera.

    North America | Israel C. Russell
  • Of these no fewer than fifteen occur in New Zealand—a country not characterised by a large avifauna.

    Jungle Folk | Douglas Dewar
  • Some of the similarities to the Ethiopian and the great differences from the Australian avifauna have already been pointed out.

  • The breeding avifauna of Kansas has received intermittent attention from zoologists for about 75 years.

    The Breeding Birds of Kansas | Richard F. Johnston
  • Udvardy found this group to represent 15 per cent of the North American avifauna.

    The Breeding Birds of Kansas | Richard F. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for avifauna

avifauna

/ (ˌeɪvɪˈfɔːnə) /


noun
  1. all the birds in a particular region

Derived forms of avifauna

  • avifaunal, adjective

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