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Where a topic gets more technical, the encyclopedia links out to the glossary and to relevant species or family pages rather than assuming prior knowledge.","Photorealistic nature photo, a wide flock of mixed waterfowl and wading birds lifting off from a calm wetland at sunrise, silhouettes of geese, ducks and a grey heron against a golden sky, still water reflecting the flock and warm colors, thin morning mist over the reeds, soft warm backlight, 16:9",{},true,null,"encyclopedia","\u002Fentsiklopediya","13.07.2026",1,{"title":77,"description":78},"Bird Encyclopedia — general questions about birds answered","General-interest articles about birds: what defines a bird, how many species exist, where they live, and how to use Bird Atlas to explore them.",{"loc":73},"entsiklopediya\u002Findex","jr7PvVHA3f0Ret8diYtJzkGRrYW6p2ZGLJxjMa65F0g",{"ru":70,"es":70},[84,90,95,100,105,110,115],{"title":85,"description":86,"path":87,"coverImage":88,"publishedAt":89,"order":71},"Bird Orders","Bird orders are the major taxonomic groupings above family — Passeriformes (perching birds) alone contains over half of all known species, with the rest split across raptors, waterfowl, waders, and more.","\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fotryady-ptic","\u002Fimages\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fotryady-ptic.png","14.07.2026",{"title":91,"description":92,"path":93,"coverImage":94,"publishedAt":89,"order":71},"How Many Bird Species Exist","Around 10,000 to 11,000 bird species are currently recognized worldwide, with the exact count shifting as taxonomists revise species boundaries and new species are described.","\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fskolko-vidov-ptic-sushchestvuet","\u002Fimages\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fskolko-vidov-ptic-sushchestvuet.png",{"title":96,"description":97,"path":98,"coverImage":99,"publishedAt":89,"order":71},"How to Use This Atlas","A practical guide to Bird Atlas's five main sections — species catalogue, families, regional atlas, glossary, and identifier — and which one to start with depending on your question.","\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fkak-polzovatsya-atlasom","\u002Fimages\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fkak-polzovatsya-atlasom.png",{"title":101,"description":102,"path":103,"coverImage":104,"publishedAt":89,"order":71},"Life Cycle of Birds","A bird's life cycle runs from egg through hatching, growth to independence, sexual maturity and breeding, to death — with the pace of each stage varying enormously by species.","\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fzhiznennyj-tsikl","\u002Fimages\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fzhiznennyj-tsikl.png",{"title":106,"description":107,"path":108,"coverImage":109,"publishedAt":89,"order":71},"Popular Bird Species","Some species draw disproportionate public attention — through familiarity, striking appearance, cultural symbolism, or an unusual behavior — regardless of how common they actually are.","\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fpopulyarnye-vidy-ptic","\u002Fimages\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fpopulyarnye-vidy-ptic.png",{"title":111,"description":112,"path":113,"coverImage":114,"publishedAt":89,"order":71},"What Is a Bird","Birds are a class of warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates defined by feathers, a beak without teeth, and a skeleton adapted for flight — even in species that no longer fly.","\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fchto-takoe-ptitsy","\u002Fimages\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fchto-takoe-ptitsy.png",{"title":116,"description":117,"path":118,"coverImage":119,"publishedAt":89,"order":71},"Where Do Birds Live","Birds occupy virtually every habitat on Earth, from tropical rainforest to open ocean to Antarctic ice — with distribution shaped far more by climate and food than by any single continent.","\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fgde-obitayut-ptitsy","\u002Fimages\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fgde-obitayut-ptitsy.png",[],[],1787114565239]