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
family of the swifts
apodidae
family of hummingbirds
Trochilidae
what tribe do mallards, american black duck, gadwalls, american wigeon, northern pintail, northern shoveler, blue winged teal, cinammon teal, green-winged teal belong to
Dabbling ducks
canvasback, ring-necked duck & redheads belongs to what tribe
diving ducks
ruddy duck tribe
stiff-tailed ducks
eiders, surf scooter belong to what tribe
sea ducks
greater white fronted goose
canada goose
cackling goose
northern shoveler
northern pintail
blue-winged teal
green-winged teal
american wigeon
ring-necked duck
canvasback
redhead
ruddy duck