Accurate information about wild birds from a professional ornithologist. His works include Amazing Birds, Birds of New England, Bird Finder, Pacific Coast Bird Finder, Latin for Bird Lovers, Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs, and The Art of the Bird: Ornithological History Through Forty Artists. He has also published thirty research papers and eleven books. In addition, he has given ornithology consultations and speeches all over the world.
North America, with about 900 species of birds, is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.
The 2016 Birds of North America Redesign
In September 2016, Birds of North America launched a major site upgrade featuring tighter integration of s, sounds, and maps, plus better navigation. Highlights include:
- Resizeable pages with a simple, responsive design that make them easy to read on any device
- More rich photos, sounds, spectrograms, and video than ever before
- Interactive eBird maps right on the page
- Use the autofill search function to find the species you’re looking for more quickly.
- Improved account navigation with direct connections to sectional subtopics
BNA: The State of Scientific Knowledge for North America’s Breeding Birds
What do you do when All About Birds doesn’t provide enough detail for you? How do you find references to pretty much everything ever published about a bird species? You turn to Birds of North America.
The BNA provides an overview of the scientific understanding of every bird species that regularly breeds in Canada and the United S. including Hawaii—some 760 species in all. Accounts are updated periodically and authored by acknowledged authorities in the field. Access to BNA requires a subscription.
Many institutions and libraries offer access to BNA, and members of the American Ornithologists’ Union enjoy access as part of their membership. Personal subscriptions (including a $5, one-month trial subscription) are affordable.
For more about Birds of North America, visit their home page (where you can view a selection of free sample accounts) or read their Frequently Asked Questions.
FAQ
How many bird species are there?
Which bird is only found in the USA?
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Endemic Birds of the United States
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Binomial Scientific Name
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Boat-Tailed Grackle
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Quiscalus major
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Salt-Marsh Sparrow
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Ammodramus caudacutus
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Yellow-Billed Magpie
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Pica nuttalli
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Bachman’s Sparrow
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Peucaea aestivalis
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What country has the most bird species?
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Rank
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Country / region
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Bird species count
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1
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Colombia
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1917
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2
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Peru
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1892
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3
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Brazil
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1864
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4
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Indonesia
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1791
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Which US state has the most bird species?