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Birds Flashcards

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Anseriformes

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ducks, geese, swans

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Characteristics of phoenicopteriforms

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Pink color from food, long legs and necks, bill larger on the bottom than the top

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Sphenisciformes

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penguins

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Characteristics of Strigiformes

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Nocturnal, soundless flight, binocular vision

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Struthioniformes

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Ostriches, rheas, emus, cassowaries

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Piciformes

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Woodpeckers

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Characteristics of Struthioniformes

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Flightless, fast runners

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Characteristics of Answeriformes

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Dense down feathers, webbed feet, wide/flat bill

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Cuculiformes

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cuckoos, roadrunners

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Characteristics of Caprimulgiformes

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Long, weak bill, feeds on nectar, very fast heartbeat

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Pelecaniformes

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Pelicans, Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Spoonbills

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Phoenicopteriformes

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Flamingoes

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Characteristics of Cuculiformes

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Reservable fourth toe, can run up to 20 mph, will eat rattlesnakes

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Caprimulgiformes

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Hummingbirds, nighthawks

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Characteristics of Pelecaniformes

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Large sac on throat, small or missing nostrils, webbed feet

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Characteristics of Sphenisciformes

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Flightless, large fat storage, wings like flippers

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Accipitriformes

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Hawks, eagles, vultures

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Characteristics of Accipitriformes

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Diurnal, hooked beak, predatory

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Strigiformes

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Owls

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Characteristics of Piciformes

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Long beak, fourth toe reserved, padding on back of head

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Passeriformes

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Perching birds, songbirds

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Characteristics of Passeriformes

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Largest order, many will have complex songs

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