The collective bird species, populations, and ecosystems in a particular region or area; the abundance and diversity of birds in a habitat.
Compound of 'bird' (Old English 'brid') and 'life' (Old English 'līf'). Emerged in 19th-century naturalism as naturalists began cataloging and studying entire avian communities systematically.
BirdLife International is one of the world's biggest conservation organizations, and their work proves that treating birds collectively as 'birdlife' helps us see the interconnected ecosystem patterns that individual bird studies might miss.
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