Episode: 3SummaryBirds are an incredibly successful and diverse group of animals. In this episode, you\u2019ll get an overview of the origin of avian species diversity and its present-day distribution across the planet.I offer some definitions of \u2018biodiversity\u2019 with respect to birds. We\u2019ll discuss why this diversity is important.Links to Some Things Mentioned in this EpisodeClements Checklist of the Birds of the WorldResearch Citations\u200dGenetic research leading to the species split between the...