avifauna
avifauna
Definition
avi·fauna (ā′və fô′nə)
avifauna
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- rainforest: The avifauna of the rainforests of northern Queensland is the most diverse in Australia ( Kikkawa, 1982 ).
- area: The avifauna of the area is in the second of two human-caused bird extinction events.
Possessives
- region: Local Insight: if you are interested in learning about the region's avifauna, we recommend that you spend an extra night here.
Converse of object
- support: Although the forest is exceptionally dry during the summer, it supports a surprisingly diverse avifauna, including 11 restricted-range species.
Adjective modifier
- diverse: Doñana has a very rich and diverse avifauna, with a total of over 360 species of resident and migratory birds.
- rich: Driving and walking along the many forest tracks and trails we'll encounter a very rich avifauna.
- different: As we explore Mikumi we will begin to discover a totally different avifauna from the one that has gone before.
- endemic: A systematic analysis of the endemic avifauna of the Hawaiian Islands.
- distinctive: We walked a few hours in this small reserve and it provided us with our first taste of Yucatan's distinctive avifauna.
- varied: Mexico is noted for its spectacular and varied avifauna and its remarkable diversity of habitats.
Noun used with modifier
- county: His researches have covered all of the numerous county avifaunas, which by the turn of the century covered the whole country.
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