order identification Flashcards
1
Q
galliformes
A
grouse, turkey, quail, ptarmigan, pheasant, etc.
2
Q
anseriformes
A
swans, geese, ducks, and screamers
3
Q
caprimulgiformes
A
nightjars and nighthawks, frogmouts, potoos, oilbirds, owlets, nightjars, swifts, and hummingbirds
4
Q
apodiformes
A
swifts and hummingbirds
5
Q
cuculiformes
A
cuckoos, anis, and roadrunners
6
Q
columbiformes
A
doves and pigeons
7
Q
gruiformes
A
cranes, rails, coots, and gallinules
8
Q
podicipediformes
A
grebes
9
Q
charadriiformes
A
plovers, sandpipers, stilts, avocets, gulls, terns, and alcids
10
Q
gaviiformes
A
loons
11
Q
ciconiiformes
A
storks
12
Q
suliformes
A
frigatebirds, gannets, boobies, cormorants, and anhingas
13
Q
pelicaniformes
A
pelicans, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills
14
Q
accipitriformes
A
eagles, hawks, kites, new world vultures
15
Q
strigiformes
A
owls
