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avifauna

/ˌeɪvɪˈfɔːnə/ /ˌævɪˈfɔːnə/

Meanings
noun
The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.

Examples :

"The local avifauna includes robins, sparrows, and cardinals. "
bird animal nature biology environment ecology

Related Words

Illustration region

region noun

/ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

"the equatorial regions"

Illustration inhabiting

inhabiting verb

/ɪnˈhæbɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈhæbətɪŋ/

To live or reside in.

"The Inuit inhabit the Arctic."

Illustration sparrows

sparrows noun

/ˈspæroʊz/ /ˈspɛroʊz/

The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.

"Several sparrows were chirping on the telephone wire outside my window. "

Illustration includes

includes noun

/ɪnˈkluːdz/

A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.

"The website's HTML file uses several includes for the header and footer, allowing for consistent design across all pages. "

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration cardinals

cardinals noun

/ˈkɑːrdɪnəlz/ /ˈkɑːrdənəlz/

One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)

"After the Pope's death, the cardinals from around the world gathered in Rome to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration robins

robins noun

/ˈrɒbɪnz/

Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.

"Robins are often seen hopping in our backyard, searching for worms. "

Illustration birds

birds noun

/bɜːdz/ /bɜɪdz/

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

"Ducks and sparrows are birds."

Illustration local

local noun

/ˈləʊkl̩/ /ˈloʊkl̩/

A person who lives near a given place.

"The local is helping organize the school fundraiser. "

Illustration all

all noun

/ɔːl/ /ɔl/ /ɑl/

(with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.

"She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line."

Illustration kinds

kinds noun

/kaɪndz/

A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

"This is a strange kind of tobacco."