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Bird Classification Flashcards

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paleognatha

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includes ostriches, rhea, emu, tinamous. palate is fused to pterygoid

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struthioniformes

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ostriches (2 toes)

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rheiformes

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rheas (tridactyl)

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tinamiformes

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tinamous. 46 spp, can fly

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volant

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able to fly

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neognatha

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everything including fowl after it. palate is not fused to pterygoid

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galliformes

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megapodes, grouse, pheasants, quail, turkey, chickens. peacock.

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anceriformes

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goose, ducks. palmate feet

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caprimulgiformes

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nightjars. 97 spp, anisodactyl, wide gape

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apodiformes

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swifts and hummingbirds. pamprodactyl

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cuculiformes

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cuckoos and roadrunners. long tail, zygodactyl

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columbiformes

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pigeons, doves. fleshy operculum, small legs

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gruiformes

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cranes, rails, limpkins. wading. diverse

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podicipediformes

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grebes. lobate feet, long necks

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charadriiformes

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snipes, sandpipers, gulls, auks, puffins. non tubular nostrils (normal guy)

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procellariiformes

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pelagic. salt glands, freaky tubular nostrils. albatross, petrels

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gaviiformes

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loons. 5 spp. diving, palmate feet

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sphenisciformes

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penguins!

19
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suliformes

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boobies, cormorants, anhingas. totipalmate

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ciconiiformes

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storks. 20 spp. quiet

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pelicaniformes

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shoebills, heron, ibises. long necks and legs

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accipitriformes

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hawks, eagles, osprey (252 spp) all raptors except falcons

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strigiformes

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owls. asymmetrical ears. zygodactyl

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coraciiformes

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kingfishers, todies, bee-eaters. syndactyl. long bills

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piciformes

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toucans, woodpeckers. cavity nesters. insectivores or frugivores

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falconiformes

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falcons, kestrels. yellow guys

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psittaciformes

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parrots, cockatoos. 405 spp. brightly colored, rounded hooked bills

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passeriformes

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songbirds. anisodactyl

29
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tyranni

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suborder of passerines (flycatchers)

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