avifauna

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Latin avis (“bird”) + New Latin fauna (“animals”), from Latin Faunus (“god of herdsmen”). === Noun === avifauna (usually uncountable, plural avifaunas or avifaunae) The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region. ==== Related terms ==== avifaunal ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === From avi- +‎ fauna, perhaps borrowed. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌaː.viˈfɑu̯.naː/ Hyphenation: avi‧fau‧na Rhymes: -ɑu̯naː === Noun === avifauna f (plural avifauna's, no diminutive) avifauna, bird fauna; the birdlife of an area a book about bird fauna == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abiˈfauna/ [a.β̞iˈfau̯.na] Rhymes: -auna Syllabification: a‧vi‧fau‧na === Noun === avifauna f (plural avifaunas) avifauna, bird life === Further reading === “avifauna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025