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Birds Flashcards

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Large, flightless

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Palaeognathae (ostrich, emu, kiwi)

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2
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Anterior toes lobed

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Podicipediformes (grebes)

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3
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Three front toes webbed, tubular nostrils

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Procellariformes (albatross, shearwater, fulmar, storm petrel)

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4
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All 4 toes joined in web

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Pelacaniformes (pelicans, frigate bird, boobies, gannet)

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Three front toes webbed, flattened bills w straining edges

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Anseriformes (ducks, swans, geese)

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Bill higher than wide, sharply pointed. Webbed feet well back on body

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Gaviiformes (loons)

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Heavy, sharp hooked beak, strong talons. Nostrils open in cere.

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Falconiformes (hawks, eagles, vultures)

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Stout legs w 4 toes. Bill short, curved. Tibia feathered completely.

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Galliformes (pheasant, grouse, turkey)

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Wading birds w relatively long legs. Middle toe not pectinate.

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Gruiformes (cranes, coots)

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10
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Bill longer than head. Middle toe pectinate.

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Ciconiiformes (herons, bitterns, ibises, flamingoes)

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Shore birds. Without webbed feet, long legs, hind toe well developed. Bill as long or longer than head.

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Charadrii (suborder) (snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, plovers)

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12
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Short legs. Webbed feet, hind toe small or lacking. Bill short and stout.

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Larii (suborder) (gulls, terns)

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13
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Stocky marine birds. Webbed feet, lacking hind toe. Diving birds with legs far back on body.

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Alcae (suborder) (auks, merres, puffins)

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14
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Small-headed, short-legged. Nostrils slit-like and covered with operculum.

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Columbiformes (pigeons, doves)

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15
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Slender birds w long tails. Zygodactyl feet.

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Cuculiformes (cuckoos, anis, roadrunners)

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16
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Strong, hooked beaks. Brightly coloured tropicals. Zygodactyl feet.

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Psittaciformes (parrots, macaws, cockatoos)

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17
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Large heads, short necks, eyes fixed.

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Strigiformes (owls)

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18
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Long primaries, short secondaries. Very short bill, wide gape.

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Order Apodiformes; Family Apodidae (swifts)

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19
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Long, slender bills. Often metallic.

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Order Apodiformes; Family Trochilidae (hummingbirds)

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20
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Large, spear-like beak. Small, syndactyl feet.

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Coraciiformes (kingfishers, rollers, bee-eaters)

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21
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Strong, pointed bill. Stiff tail feathers. Zygodactyl feet.

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Piciformes (woodpeckers)

22
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Penguins

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Sphenisciformes

23
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Bill short, slightly hooked. Bristles prominent around mouth and eyes.

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Caprimulgiformes (goatsuckers: nighthawks, whip-poor-wills)

24
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Feet adapted for perching - 3 front toes and long rear toe.

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Passeriformes (perching birds - “song birds”)

25
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Flycatchers

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Tyranidae

26
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Swallows

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Hirundidae

27
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Crows and jays

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Corvidae

28
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Chickadees, titmice

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Paridae

29
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Wrens

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Troglodytidae

30
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Mockingbirds, thrashers, catbirds

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Mimidae

31
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Thrushes, robins, bluebird

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Turdidae

32
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Waxwings

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Bombycillidae

33
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Starlings

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Sturnidae

34
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Weaver finches (incl. English sparrow)

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Ploceidae

35
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Blackbirds, orioles, grackles, meadowlarks

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Icteridae

36
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Finches, cardinals, sparrows, grosbeaks, juncos

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Fringillidae

37
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Nuthatches

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Sittidae

38
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Ring-necked pheasant

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Phasianus colchicus

39
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Killdeer

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Charadrius vociferus

40
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Mourning dove

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Zenaidura macroura

41
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Pigeon

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Columba livia

42
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Nighthawk

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Chordeiles minor

43
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Barn swallow

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Hirundo rustica

44
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Crow

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Corvus brachyrhynchos

45
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Blue jay

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Cyanocitta cristata

46
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Black-capped chickadee

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Paris atricapillus

47
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Robin

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Turdus migratorius

48
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Cedar waxwing

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Bombycilla cedrorum

49
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Starling

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Sturnus vulgaris

50
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House sparrow

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Passer domesticus

51
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Red-winged blackbird

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Agelaius phoeniceus

52
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White-throated sparrow

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Zonotrichia albicollis

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