Bird Orders Flashcards
Tinamiformes
Tinamous
Struthioniformes
Kiwis
Cassowaries
Emu/Ostrich
Rhea
Anseriformes
Waterfowl (geese/swans/ducks)
Galliformes
Chicken-like birds
Gaviiformes
Loons
Podicipediformes
Grebes
Phoenicopteriformes
Flamingos
Sphenisciformes
Penguins
Procellariformes
Tube–nosed seabirds, petrels, albatross
Pelicaniformes
Pelicans, Cormorants
Ardeiformes
Herons, Egrets
Ciconiiformes
Long legged wading birds, Ibis and Storks
Gruiformes
Cranes, Coots,
Ralliformes
Rails
Charadriiformes
Shorebirds and Relatives, gulls, terns, killdeer,
Strigiformes
Owls
Falconiformes
Raptors
Opisthocomiformes
Hoatzin
Cuculiformes
Cuckos, Roadrunners
Psittaciformes
Diverse types of parrots and macaws
Caprimulgiformes
Nightjars, nighthawks, Poor-wills
Apodiformes
Swifts
Coliiformes
Mousebirds
Trogoniformes
Trogons, Quetzals
Coraciiformes
Kingfishers and Allies
Columbiformes
Pigeons and Doves
Piciformes
Woodpeckers and allies (toucans)
Passeriformes
Perching Birds/ songbirds