illinois birds AHHHH

kingdom

animalia

phylum

chordata

class

aves

2 clades

Paleognathe (old jaws/raties) + Neognathe (new jaws)

amount of orders

39

neognthe orders

galloanseres and neoaves

gallonseres

contains orders galliformes (landfowl) and asweriformes (waterfowl)`

neoaves

contains 9 basal orders aequornithes (core waterbird), telluraves (core landbird) and australaves

family

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galliformes ex

landfowl like chicken

Answerifomres ex

waterfowl like ducks and geese

neoaves basal groups

caprimulfiformes, cuculiformes, columbiformes, gruiformes, podicipediformes, charadriiiformes

Caprimulgiformes ex

nighthawls, whip-poor-wills, hummingbirds, swifts

Cuculiformes ex

cukoo

Columbiformes ex

doves, piegones

Gruiformes ex

rails and cranes

podicipediformes ex

grebes

Charadriiformes ex

shorebirds like sandpipers, plover, gulls and terns

Aequornithes

Ciconiiformes, Pelicaniformes, Suliformes, Gaviiformes

Ciconiiformes ex

storks

Gaviiformes ex

loons

Suliformes ex

cormorants

Pelicaniformes ex

pelicans, herons, egrets

telluraves

Accipitriformes, Strigiformes, Coraciiformes, Piciformes

Piciformes ex

woodpeckers, toucans, and jacmars

coraciiformes ex

kingfisher and motmots

strigiformes ex

owl

accipitrifromes ex

raptors, vultures, hawks, and egales

australaves

falconiformes, psittaciformes, passeriformes

falconiformes ex

falcons

pissitacifomres ex

parrots

passerifromes ex

perching birds and song birds

paleognathe ex

rheas, ostrichs, emus, cassowaries