n.
The birds of a specific region or period.
[Latin avis, bird + FAUNA.]
avifaunal a'vi·fau'nal adj.
avifauna
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a·vi·fau·na (ā'və-fô'nə, ăv'ə-) 
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the birds of a particular region or period
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- to mean "bird fauna" i.e. the bird species found in a particular geographic region (e.g. "the avifauna of India")
- to refer to a book about the status of the bird fauna of a particular geographic region (see List of country and regional avifaunas). See also Ornithological handbook.
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