Bird orders of NA Flashcards
Anseriformes
Waterfowl; Ducks, Geese, Swans
Galliformes
Grouse, Quail, Pheasant
Caprimulgiformes
Nightjars, frogmouths, potoos, oilbirds
Apodiformes
Hummingbirds, swifts
Cuculiformes
Cuckoos
Columbiformes
Pigeons
Gruiformes
Rails, Cranes, Trumpeters
Podicipediformes
Grebes
Phoenicopteriformes
Flalmingo
Charadriiformes
Shorebirds: Sandpiper, plover, skimmers, snipes
Gaviiformes
Loons
Procellariiformes
Seabirds, albatrosses, tube nosed
Ciconiiformes
Storks
Sulifromes
Diving birds, boobies
Pelecanifromes
Ibis, heron, pelicans
Accipitriformes
Raptors and vultures
Strigifromes
Owls
Trogoniformes
Trogons and Quetzals
Coraciiformes
Kingfishers
Piciformes
Woodpeckers
Falconiformes
Falcons
Psittaciformes
Parrots
Passeriformes
Song birds, and majority of birds