Lab practical Flashcards
Birds belong to what class
Aves
what are the two infraclasses of birds
Paleognathae & Neognathae
birds in Paleognathae
Ostrich, Kiwis, Emus
birds in Neognathae
everything else
what order are waterfowl
Anseriformes
what order are land fowl
Galiformes
Order of cranes limpkins & rails
Guriformes
order of pigeons & doves
columbiformes
order of gulls, shorebirds, terns
Charadiiformes
order of swifts & hummingbirds
Apodiformes
order of cuckoos, roadrunners, anis
Cuculiformes
order of the grebes
Podisepediformes
order of the nightjars
Caprimulgiformes
family of the waterfowl
Anatidae
Family of the grouse & turkeys
Phasianidae
family of new world quail
Odontophoridae
family of the cranes
Gruidae
family of limpkin
Aramidae
Family of rails
Rallidae
family doves & pigeons
Columbiformidae
family cuckoos & roadrunners
Cuculidae
Family of Grebes
Podicipedidae
family of gulls & terns
Laridae
family of puffins, murres
Alcidae