Birds Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 10 entries checked · 3 flagged · 5 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 2 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Ara (bird) — The entry states 'six extant species,' but the widely recognized number of extant species in the genus Ara is eight.

Ara (bird) — The entry states 'three species are predominantly green, two are mostly red, one is mostly blue and yellow,' but with eight extant species, this color breakdown is inaccurate and the count does not match the stated number of species.

Auk — The claim that Mancallinae fossils were found in both the Atlantic and Pacific is incorrect; they were found only on the Pacific Coast of southern North America.

Duck — The entry states that ducks are found on every continent including Antarctica, but the claim that their presence in Antarctica is limited to a few species or vagrants is misleading: no species of duck breeds or is resident in Antarctica, and only extremely rar

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