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Section size for Bird (48 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	8,356	8,356
Evolution and classification	1,720	61,210
Definition	8,577	8,577
Dinosaurs and the origin of birds	8,367	8,367
Early evolution	7,224	7,224
Early diversity of bird ancestors	7,258	7,258
Diversification of modern birds	6,532	6,532
Classification of bird orders	14,761	14,761
Genomics	6,771	6,771
Distribution	4,952	4,952
Anatomy and physiology	647	44,813
Skeletal system	2,580	2,580
Excretory system	4,359	4,359
Reproductive system	8,896	8,896
Respiratory and circulatory systems	2,592	7,014
Heart type and features	2,276	2,276
Organisation	2,146	2,146
Nervous system	7,375	7,375
Defence and intraspecific combat	2,642	2,642
Feathers, plumage, and scales	8,775	8,775
Flight	2,525	2,525
Behaviour	851	77,369
Diet and feeding	9,448	9,448
Water and drinking	3,519	3,519
Feather care	2,149	2,149
Migration	10,628	10,628
Communication	6,441	6,441
Flocking and other associations	4,116	4,116
Resting and roosting	7,254	7,254
Breeding	137	32,963
Social systems	8,720	8,720
Territories, nesting and incubation	6,939	6,939
Parental care and fledging	7,310	7,310
Brood parasites	2,204	2,204
Sexual selection	2,065	2,065
Inbreeding depression	1,544	1,544
Inbreeding avoidance	4,044	4,044
Ecology	6,855	6,855
Relationship with humans	5,015	27,105
Economic importance	5,969	5,969
In religion and mythology	6,392	6,392
In culture and folklore	7,207	7,207
In music	2,522	2,522
Threats and conservation	6,158	6,158
See also	201	201
References	30	30
Further reading	1,176	1,176
External links	2,685	2,685
Total	240,910	240,910

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Hi!!! well.. because birds are dinosaurs, can we say Aves is a magnorder, yup!2001:1308:2720:7F00:BD79:BD43:9F66:4241 (talk) 12:56, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Missing birds

I'm hesistant to make any big bold changes to an FA but is it possible that this source may be of use somewhere? It states that the North America bird population "is down by 2.9 billion breeding adults". Seems like the sort of thing that may be worth noting. Europe is also missing some birds. [1] If it were to be added, this section seems like it would make the most sense. I'm sure if one went digging they could find information about other continents as well. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:27, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A couple of sentences seem appropriate. In addition to your sentence on North America, a sentence saying a similar fall has been observed in Europe (25% in 40 years) and that these falls have been attributed to intensive farming and habitat loss. It may be hard to find similar surveys for other continents, although you'd expect similar declines in other intensively farmed regions. — Jts1882 | talk 15:59, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]