Neoaves: Core land birds Flashcards
1
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Accipitiformes
A
- New World vultures, hawks, eagles
- Old world vultrues, kites, osprey, and secretary bird
- 266 species
- Raptorial claws, strongly hooked beak
2
Q
Vultures
A
New World- N. and S. America
- Toes week, three front, some webbing
- Bills weak=decaying flesh
- Convergent with old world vultures
3
Q
Osprey
A
Worldwide, outer toe reversible
4
Q
Secretary bird
A
Africa
5
Q
Strigiformes
A
Owls, Barn owls
Worldwide
243 species
6
Q
Barn owls
A
Separate family, furcula fused to sternum, longer legs
7
Q
Coliformes
A
Mousebirds-Africa-6
8
Q
Leptosomiformes
A
Cuckoo Rollers-Madagascar
-ANcient, monotypic
9
Q
Trogoniformes
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Trogons, Quetzal
- Pantropic, except AUstralasia
- 43 species
- Feet heterodactyl
- Unstable red pigment
10
Q
Bucerotiformes
A
Hoopoe, Hornbills (males entomb females)
- Old world (not australia)
- 74 species
11
Q
Coraciiformes
A
Kingfihers, rollers, todies, motmots, bee eaters
- Worldwide
- 177
- Most syndactyl
12
Q
Piciformes
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Woodpeckers and allies
- Worldwide except Australia
- Zygodactyl feet
- Cavity nesters
