Bird orders
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Created by:
Chelsarootoo on January 30, 2011
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14 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Passeriformes | Perching birds: Sparrow, magpie, robin, crow, raven |
| Psittaciformes | Tropic birds: Parrot, parakeets, cockatoos |
| Falconiformes | Narrow-winged birds of prey: Kestrel, peregrine falcon |
| Accipitriformes | Broad-winged diurnal birds of prey: Hawks, Eagles, Vultures |
| Strigiformes | Nocturnal/crepuscular birds of prey: Screech owl, Barn owl, great horned owl |
| Coraciiformes | Large-headed fishing birds: Belted kingfisher |
| Piciformes | Woodpeckers |
| Charadriiformes | Shorebirds: Sandpipers, gulls, avocets, plovers, dunlins, kildeers |
| Pelecaniformes | Pelicans: American white pelican |
| Apodiformes | Hummingbirds |
| Columbiformes | Doves |
| Ciconiiformes | Long-legged wading birds: Flamingos, storks |
| Galliformes | Gamebirds: Pheasants, quails, jungle fowl, chickens, turkeys, peacocks, peahens |
| Anseriformes | Waterfowl: Swan, geese, ducks |
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