Families Flashcards
1
Q
Cebidae
A
Capuchins(?)
2
Q
Atelidae
A
Other monkeys(?)
3
Q
Atelea geoffroyi (Atelidae)
A
Geoffrey’s spider monkey
4
Q
Sciuridae
A
Squirrels
5
Q
Canidae
A
Dogs
6
Q
Procyonidae
A
Raccoons etc.
7
Q
Parulidae
A
Warblers
8
Q
Tragonidae
A
Quetzales
9
Q
Trochillidae
A
Hummingbirds
10
Q
Tyrannidae
A
Fly catchers
11
Q
Passerellidae
A
Sparrows
12
Q
Picidae
A
Woodpeckers
13
Q
Ardeidae
A
Wading birds (Herons, egrets, bitterns)
14
Q
Carthartidae
A
Vultures
15
Q
Accipitridae
A
Raptors (hawks, kites, eagles)
16
Q
Falconidae
A
Falcons and caracaras
17
Q
Cracidae
A
Turkey-like (Curassows, guans, chachalacas)
18
Q
Columbidae
A
Doves
19
Q
Psittacidae
A
Parrots
20
Q
Cuculidae
A
Cuckoos
21
Q
Apodidae
A
Swifts
22
Q
Trochilidae
A
Hummingbirds
23
Q
Alcedinidae
A
Kingfishers
24
Q
Motmotidae
A
Motmots
25
Ramphastidae
Toucans
26
Dendrocolaptidae
Ovenbirds and woodcreepers
27
Tamnophilidae
Antbirds
28
Cotingidae
Cotingas (umbrella bird, etc. Crests and waddles)
29
Pipridae
Manakins (balls with colorful legs, dancers)
30
Tyrannidae
Flycatchers (often ornamented, long tails)
31
Hirundinidae
Swallows
32
Corvidae
Jays, Crows etc.
33
Troglodytidae
Wrens (family groups, great signers)
34
Turdidae
Robbins, thrushes, solitaries, etc. (good singers)
35
Vireonidae
Vireos (migratory, canopy)
36
Parulidae
Warblers (bright colored during mating season, sexual dimorphism)
