Home›Birds›Activity Pattern›DiurnalBrowse ByDiurnalFactsDiurnalSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1DiurnalFilter Results286 entriesCommon GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (40)Cuckoos (7)Gulls, Terns And Auks (18)Herons, Egrets And Allies (14)Kingfishers And Allies (8)Other Birds (35)Owls (1)Parrots (9)Passerines (Songbirds) (47)Penguins And Seabirds (34)Pigeons And Doves (9)Ratites And Flightless Birds (3)Shorebirds (Waders) (36)Waterfowl (20)Woodpeckers (5)Everyday GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (40)Cuckoos (7)Gulls, Terns And Auks (18)Herons, Egrets And Allies (14)Kingfishers And Allies (8)Other Birds (35)Owls (1)Parrots (9)Passerines (Songbirds) (47)Penguins And Seabirds (34)Pigeons And Doves (9)Ratites And Flightless Birds (3)Shorebirds (Waders) (36)Waterfowl (20)Woodpeckers (5)HabitatAllAlpine (4)Bog (8)Boreal Forest (16)Chaparral (13)Cloud Forest (2)Desert (17)Estuary (13)Flooded Grassland and Savanna (1)Freshwater (8)Freshwater Marsh (7)Freshwater Swamp Forest (1)Grassland (39)Ice Sheet (3)Intertidal Zone (8)Lake (41)Mangrove Forest (4)Marine (11)Neritic Zone (5)Open Ocean (10)Polar Desert (1)Riparian Zone (11)River (26)Salt Marsh (4)Savanna (14)Steppe (6)Temperate Coniferous Forest (7)Temperate Forest (18)Temperate Rainforest (2)Tropical Dry Forest (1)Tropical Rainforest (17)Tundra (35)Vernal Pool (1)Wetlands (36)Xeric Shrubland (4)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (13)Africa (109)Albania (15)Algeria (11)Andorra (14)Angola (7)Antigua and Barbuda (11)Argentina (26)Armenia (15)Australasia (37)Australia (103)Austria (27)Azerbaijan (15)Bahamas (14)Bahrain (15)Bangladesh (9)Barbados (15)Belarus (22)Belgium (163)Belize (14)Benin (7)Bhutan (12)Bolivia (18)Bosnia and Herzegovina (14)Botswana (12)Brazil (53)Brunei (10)Bulgaria (22)Burkina Faso (7)Burundi (7)Cabo Verde (7)Canada (31)Chile (20)China (20)Colombia (71)Costa Rica (13)Croatia (15)Cuba (14)Cyprus (22)Czechia (23)Denmark (145)Djibouti 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(10)Frugivore (7)Herbivore (53)Insectivore (64)Omnivore (45)Parasitic (1)Piscivore (37)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (71)Marine (82)Marine and Freshwater (3)Terrestrial (247)Terrestrial and Freshwater (2)Terrestrial and Marine (3)Living or ExtinctAllYes (286)Population TrendAllDecreasing (1)Stable (2)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (2)Climate Change and Severe Weather (1)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (2)Pollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (29)Disease Vector (6)Domesticated (5)Eaten or Drunk by People (1)Ecotourism and Research (21)Farmed or Commercially Raised (2)Hunted or Fished (68)Invasive or Introduced Species (18)Kept as Pets (15)Natural Pest Control (14)No Significant Interaction with Humans (4)Pollinator (4)Used in Traditional Medicine (2)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (24)Appendix II (54)Appendix III (7)Not Listed (204)NatureServe RankAllG1 Critically Imperiled (2)G3 Vulnerable (1)G4 Apparently Secure (12)G5 Secure 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