Lecture 3 Flashcards
What is the order Gruiformes?
Cranes, rails and allies
What is the order Charadriiformes?
Waders, gulls, auks and allies
What is the order Eurypigiformes?
Kagu and sunbittern
What is the order Phaethontiformes?
Tropic birds
What is the order Gaviiformes?
Loons
What is the order Sphenisciformes?
Penguins
What is the order Procellariiformes?
Tubenoses
What is the order Pelecaniiformes?
Pelican, cormorants, boobies and allies
What is the order Accipitriformes?
Hawks, eagles, vultures and allies
What is the order Strigiformes?
Owls
What is the order Coliiformes?
Mousebirds
What is the order Leptosomiformes?
Cuckoo roller
What is the order Trogoniformes?
Trogons
What is the order Bucerotiformes?
Hornbills and hoopoes
What is the order Piciformes?
Woodpeckers and allies
What is the order Coraciiformes?
Rollers, kingfishers and allies
What is the order Cariamiformes?
Seriemas
What is the order Falconiformes?
Falcons
What is the order Psittaciformes?
Parrots
What is the order Passeriformes?
Songbirds
What are the largest and smallest orders
Smallest: hoatzin, largest: Passeriformes
What orders have 4 webbed toes
pelecaniiformes, phaethontiformes
Why is it surprising that male trogons assist with incubation, what did they evolve to do this?
They are bright coloured, they evolved to nest in cavities