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Birds of the World

All 11,255 birds from the Wikipedia list of birds by common name, with full taxonomy (kingdom through species and binomial name) from each bird's article and body length where the article states one, kept as written and parsed into numeric low, high and midpoint columns in both centimetres and inches.
11,255 rows 1 file last pulled 2026-08-26
Birds 11,255 rows × 17 columns
Common_NameKingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpeciesBinomial_NameLengthLength_Low_CMLength_High_CMLength_Mid_CMLength_Low_InLength_High_InLength_Mid_InBird_URL

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What is the Birds of the World dataset?

All 11,255 birds from the Wikipedia list of birds by common name, with full taxonomy (kingdom through species and binomial name) from each bird's article and body length where the article states one, kept as written and parsed into numeric low, high and midpoint columns in both centimetres and inches.

How big is the Birds of the World dataset?

11,255 rows in one CSV file, with 17 columns in total: Common_Name, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Binomial_Name, Length, Length_Low_CM, Length_High_CM, Length_Mid_CM, Length_Low_In, Length_High_In, Length_Mid_In, Bird_URL.

Where does the data come from?

It is built by programmatically scraping en.wikipedia.org, last pulled on 2026-08-26. Datasets are versioned; older versions stay downloadable.

Is the dataset free to download?

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Can I see the code that built this dataset?

Yes. The exact Python scraper that built it is viewable on the dataset page by any signed-in member, so every number is reproducible.

Can the data contain errors?

Automated scraping leaves room for error and the underlying sources change over time, so no version is guaranteed accurate or complete. If a number matters, verify it against the original source.

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