Lab 9 Aves Flashcards
1
Q
Woodpeckers and allies
What kind of feet
long beak
A
Piciformes
zygodactyl
2
Q
Owls
A
Strigiformes
3
Q
Falcons
A
Falconiformes
4
Q
Hawks and Eagles
A
Accipitriformes
5
Q
Pigeons and Doves
fleshy cere
A
Columbiformes
6
Q
Nighthawks and frogmouths
A
Caprimulgiformes
7
Q
Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
A
Pelecaniformes
8
Q
Kingfishers and allies
A
Coraciiformes
9
Q
hummingbirds and Swifts
A
Apodiformes
10
Q
Perching birds
most of the bird diversity
A
Passeriformes
11
Q
Ground birds
chickens, quails, pheasants etc.
A
Galliformes
12
Q
Loons
A
Gaviiformes
13
Q
Grebes
A
Podicipediformes
14
Q
waterfowl ducks and geese
A
Anseriformes
15
Q
Boobies, Cormorants, frigate birds
A
Suliformes
16
Q
shorebirds
3 clades
Plovers
Sandpipers
gulls
A
Charadriiformes
17
Q
Cranes and Rails
A
Gruiformes