exam 1 orders Flashcards
Struthioniformes
Ostriches
Casuariiformes
emu, cassowaries
Apterygiformes
Kiwi
Rheiformes
rheas
Tinamiformes
tinamous
Galliformes
chickens, pheasants, quails, guineafowl, turkey
Anseriformes
ducks, geese, swans, screamers
Phoenicopteriformes
flamingos
Podicipediformes
grebes
Columbiformes
Pigeons, doves
Mesitornithiformes
mesites
Pterocliformes
sandgrouse
Musophagiformes
turacos
Otidiformes
bustards
Cuculiformes
cuckoos, allies
Opisthocomiformes
hoatzin
Gruiformes
cranes, trumpeters, rails, flufftails, limpkin, sungrebe
Charadriiformes
“shorebirds”, puffins, snipe, gulls
Caprimulgiformes
nightjars, nighthawks
Nyctibiiformes
potoos
Steatornithiformes
oilbird
Podargiformes
frogmouths
Aegotheliformes
owlet-nightjars
Apodiformes
hummingbirds, swifts, treeswifts
Eurypygiformes
kagu, sunbittern
Phaethontiformes
tropicbirds
Gaviiformes
loons, divers
Sphenisciformes
penguins
Procellariiformes
petrels, shearwaters, albatrosses
Ciconiiformes
storks
Suliformes
boobies, frigatebirds, cormorants, anhingas
Pelecaniformes
pelicans, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, shoebill, hammerkop
Cathartiformes
new world vultures
Accipitriformes
buzzards, eagles, harriers, hawks, kites, old world vultures, osprey, secretary bird
Strigiformes
typical owls, barn owls
Coliiformes
mousebirds
Leptosomiformes
cuckoo roller
Trogoniformes
trogons, quetzals
Coraciiformes
rollers, ground-roller, motmots, todies, kingfishers, bee-eaters
Bucerotiformes
hornbills, hoopoes, ground hornbills, wood hoopoes
Galbuliformes
puffbirds, nunbirds, nunlets, jacamars
Piciformes
toucans, honeyguids, woodpeckers, barbets
Falconiformes
falcons, caracaras
Psittaciformes
parrots, cockatoos
Passeriformes
songbirds
Carimiformes
seriemas