Birds Flashcards
Order Anseriformes (and this labs species)
waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans)
- Wood Duck
- Lesser Scaup
Order Galliformes (and this labs species)
fowl (turkeys, quail, etc)
- Northern Bobwhite
- Wild Turkey
Order Gruiformes (and this labs species)
marsh birds
- Clapper Rail
- Common Gallinule
Order Pelicaniformes (and this labs families)
herons, pelicans, and their relatives
- Family Pelicanidae
- Family Ardeidae
- Family Threskiornithidae
Family Pelicanidae (and this labs species)
pelicans
-Brown Pelican
Family Ardeidae (and this labs species)
Herons and their relatives
- Great Blue Heron
- Snowy Egret
Family Threskiornithidae (and this labs species)
Ibises and spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Order Suliformes (and this labs families)
Aquatic Birds
- Family Phalacrocoracidae
- Family Anhingidae
Family Phalacrocoracidae (and this labs species)
Cormorants
-Double-crested cormorant
Family Anmhingidae (and this labs species)
darters and anhingas
-Anhinga
Order Falconiformes (and this labs species)
Falcons
-American Kestrel
Order Accipitriformes (and this labs species)
diurnal birds of prey
- red-shouldered hawk
- swallow-tailed kite
Order Carthartiformes (and this labs species)
new world vultures
-Turkey Vulture
Order Charadriiformes (and this labs families +species)
shorebirds
- F. Charadriidae (black bellied plover and Wilson’s plover)
- F. Scolopacidae (Willett)
- F. Laridae (Laughing gull and ring billed gull)
- F. Sternidae (royal tern)
Order Columbiformes (and this labs species)
pigeons and doves
-mourning dove
Order Strigiformes (and this labs species)
nocturnal birds of prey (owls)
- eastern screech owl
- barred owl
Order Piciformes (and this labs species)
woodpeckers and allies
- downy woodpecker
- red bellied woodpecker
Order Passeriformes (and this labs families)
perching birds
- F. Corvidae: crows and jays
- F. Mimidae: mockingbirds and thrashers
- F. Turnidae: thrushes
- F. Laniidae: shrikes
- F. Parulidae: wood warblers
- F. Icteridae: blackbirds and orioles
- F. Sturnidae: starlings
- F. Passeridae: old world sparrows
Invasive Birds
- european starling
- house sparrow (good)
