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Scientists just mapped the family tree of all 11,000 bird species—and you can explore it
- January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology today announced the release of a new online tool for studying biodiversity and the evolutionary relationships among birds: the illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer. Available on Birds of the World, the Phylogeny Explorer offers a captivating experience for exploring avian evolution, discovering closely related species, and grasping the timescales at which they evolved.
Originally published at Phys.org