Provides scientific information for 11,000+ species of birds amassed from several celebrated works of ornithology. It includes image and video galleries showing behaviors, habitat, nests, eggs and nestlings, and recordings bird songs and calls.
The database was built from the following information sources:
Birds of North America (BNA)
The Handbook of Birds of the World
Neotropical Birds
Birds of Southern Africa (“Roberts 8”)
Bird Families of the World: An Invitation to the Spectacular Diversity of Birds
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Password protected; ONLY UMD students, faculty and staff regardless of location
Available on-campus (guest access in library). Off-campus access with UMD credentials
Access limited to Medical School faculty and students