The Biodiversity of Birds

Episode: 3 Summary Birds are an incredibly successful and diverse group of animals. In this episode, you’ll get an overview of the origin of avian species diversity and its present-day distribution across the planet. I offer some definitions of ‘biodiversity’ with respect to birds. We’ll discuss why this diversity is important. Links to Some Things Mentioned in this Episode Clements Checklist of the Birds of the WorldResearch Citations‍ Genetic research leading to the species split be...