BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

AVES (birds)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Order ACCIPITRIFORMES (ospreys, hawks, kites, eagles, vultures) 5 2   4 3
Order ANSERIFORMES 3 5   1 1
Order APODIFORMES 1        
Family APODIDAE 1       6
Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES 1     2 1
Order CHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds) 18 15   20 5
Order CICONIIFORMES 5     1 6
Order COLUMBIFORMES 3 1   4 5
Order CORACIIFORMES 1        
Family MEROPIDAE 1     1 1
Order CUCULIFORMES         2
Order FALCONIFORMES 2     1 4
Order GALLIFORMES 6 2   5 5
Order GRUIFORMES 5     4 2
Order PASSERIFORMES (perching birds) 50 32 2 33 50
Order PELECANIFORMES 2        
Family FREGATIDAE 1       1
Family PHALACROCORACIDAE (cormorants and shags) 1 1      
Order PICIFORMES (woodpeckers etc) 1 1     4
Order PODICIPEDIFORMES 1        
Family PODICIPEDIDAE 1     1  
Order PROCELLARIIFORMES 1        
Family HYDROBATIDAE 1     1  
Order STRIGIFORMES (owls) 2     1 7

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Paris, P., 1921 Oiseaux
Pochin, E Book/Report
Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut): http://users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons Web Site/Page

General Works

British Association of Nature Conservationists: http://www.banc.org.uk Web Site/Page
UK Wildlife Rescue discussion group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/UKWildlifeRescue/join E-forum
Fisher, S. et al, 2005 The Farmland Bird Database - targetting agri-environment schemes on farmland birds
Stroud, D., 2002 The UK network of Special Protection Areas for birds

AVES may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
CHORDATA
(vertebrates)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with AVES:

is ectoparasitised by imago Pseudolynchia garzettae - Pigeon Fly (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) Foreign Minor Hutson, A.M., 1984
is parasitised by larva Sarcophaga melanura - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) Minor van Emden, F.I., 1954
Photos corpse corpse may shelter imago Geotrupes vernalis - Spring Dumbledor (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [on dry sandy soil]
nest (old) old nest may attract larva Fannia coracina - a lesser house fly (Diptera: Fanniidae) van Emden, F.I., 1954
nest nest may attract larva Fannia nidica - a lesser house fly (Diptera: Fanniidae) van Emden, F.I., 1954
nest nest may house larva Hydrotaea basdeni - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
nest nest may house larva Potamia littoralis - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
nestlings nestlings has blood sucked by larva Protocalliphora azurea - a blue bottle or green bottle (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Restricted van Emden, F.I., 1954 [often killing them]
prey debris, nest prey debris of nest dung/debris may support Trox scaber - a hide beetle (Coleoptera: Trogidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [especially in hollow trees]

Aves may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
CHORDATA
(vertebrates)

References

d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968 Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae
Hutson, A.M., 1984 Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)
Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)
van Emden, F.I., 1954 Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae

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