Ornithology
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Template:Expert Image:Fregata magnificens1.jpg Ornithology (from the Greek ornis = bird and logos = word/science) is the branch of zoology concerned with the scientific study of birds. Several aspects of the study of ornithology differ from closely related disciplines, perhaps because of the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds. Most marked among these is the extent of field studies undertaken by amateur volunteers working within the parameters of strict scientific methodology.
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Fields of study
The areas of study that are included under ornithology are numerous and no list can attempt to be exhaustive. The following is a broad classification of some of the fields within contemporary ornithology.
- Field Ornithology
- Ecological studies
- Studies of individuals
- Studies of populations
- Studies of communities
- Behavioural studies
- Ecological studies
- Laboratory Ornithology
- Physiological studies
- Genetic studies
The techniques used in ornithology are varied and changing. Early ornithological studies were based on specimen shooting and skins. Ornithology has subsequently become largely observation based. Optical instruments have been very important in ornithology, however approaches such as the use of radar and radio tracking are also used. Use of ringing and other marking techniques have helped in studies of migration and behaviour.
Regional associations and societies
Europe
United Kingdom
National associations and societies
Asia
India
- Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS): Located at Mumbai (formerly Bombay), it is the largest and oldest non-government Organization in the area of natural history in the Indian subcontinent. Visit http://www.bnhs.org
- Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) Located near Coimbatore.
- Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. The government department meant to document and study the fauna of India.
Japan
- The Ornithological Society of Japan (OSJ) - [1]
- Wild Bird Society of Japan (WBSJ) - [2]
- Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds (JSPB) - [3]
- Yamashina Institute for Ornithology - [4]
Europe
Estonia
Ireland
Lithuania
Slovenia
- Society for Observation and Study of Birds of Slovenia (Društvo za opazovanje in proučevanje ptic Slovenije) (DOPPS)
United Kingdom
- British Ornithologists' Club
- British Ornithologists' Union
- British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)
- The British Birds Rarities Committee
- The Rare Birds Breeding Panel (RBBP)
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT)
North America
Canada
USA
- The Ornithological Council
- American Birding Association
- American Ornithologists' Union (AOU)
- Association of Field Ornithologists
- Cooper Ornithological Society
- National Audubon Society
- Wilson Ornithological Society
- Pacific Seabird Group
- Raptor Research Foundation
- The Waterbird Society
Mexico
- CIPAMEX, La Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves, A.C.
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
South America
Brazil
Publications and magazines
- Acrocephalus, DOPPS (Slovenia)
- Ardeola, Sociedad Española de Ornitología (Spain) - [7]
- Audubon Magazine (USA) - [8]
- The Auk, American Ornithologists' Union (USA) - Post-1999 volumes [9]; complete volumes 1-116 (1884-1999) as free DjVu and PDF files at SORA [10]
- BirdingASIA (formerly OBC Bulletin), Oriental Bird Club - [11], OBC Bulletin [12]
- Bird Study (UK) - [13]
- British Birds (UK)
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club (UK) - [14]
- The Condor, Cooper Ornithological Society (USA) - Post-2000 volumes [15]; complete volumes 1-102 (1899-2000) as free DjVu and PDF files at SORA [16]
- 'Elepaio, Hawaii Audubon Society (USA) - Free full-text access to last 2 volumes [17]
- The Emu, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (Australia) - [18]
- Forktail, Oriental Bird Club - [19]
- Hirundo (Estonia) - [20]
- Ibis, British Ornithologists Union (UK) - [21]
- Irish Birds (Ireland)
- The Journal of Field Ornithology, Association of Field Ornithologists (USA) - Complete volumes 51-70 (1980-1999) and predecessor publication Bird-Banding as free DjVu and PDF files at SORA [22]
- Japanese Journal of Ornithology (Japan) - [23]
- Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (Japan) - [24]
- Kukila (Bulletin of the Indonesian Ornithological Society) - [25]
- Marine Ornithology - Free full-text access to volumes 16 and later (1988-present) [26]
- Ostrich (South Africa)
- Ornithos (France) - [27]
- Revista Ornitología Colombiana, ACO (Colombia) - Free full-text access [28]
- Te Manu, Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie - Free back issues [29]
- The Wilson Bulletin, Wilson Ornithological Society (USA) - Complete volumes 1-111 (1889-1999) as free DjVu and PDF files at SORA [30]
People
See List of famous ornithologists
See also
- Bird observatory
- Bird ringing
- Bird migration
- Birdwatching
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Drift migration
- Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology
- Naturalist
- Timeline of ornithology
- Ornithological literature
Other Meanings
- "Ornithology" is also the name of a song by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, who was known as "Bird".
External links
- List of oldest ornithological organisations in the world
- Bird Watching Several image documentations from Austria
- BIRDNET provides information about ornithology, the scientific study of birds. The site is a service of the Ornithological Council, a public information organization established and supported by eleven North American professional ornithological societies.ca:Ornitologia
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