Ornithology

ETAMU Ornithology BSC 402

Order Struthioniformes

Ostriches

Order Rheiformes

Rhea

Order Apterygiformes

Kiwis

Order Casuariiformes

• Cassowaries (3 species)

• Emu (1 species)

Order Tinamiformes

tinamous/ non-ratite paleaognatus

Order Galliformes

Gallinaceous, or chicken-like birds (grouse, quail, pheasants, Curassows and Guans, Megapods)

Order Anseriformes

Ducks, geese, swans, screamers, magpie goose

Order Caprimulgiformes

Goatsuckers: frogmouths, oilbirds, potoos, nightjars

Order Apodiformes

Owlet nightjars, tree swifts, swifts, hummingbirds

Order Musophagiformes

Turacos

Order Otidiformes

Bustards

Order Cuculiformes

Cuckoos, ground cuckoos, and allies

Order Mesitorniformes

Mesites

Order Pteroclidiformes

Pigeon-sized, grouse-like, ground-feeding birds of desert, arid scrub, and grasslands

Order Columbiformes

Pigeons and doves

Order Gruiformes

Cranes, rails, coots, and various presumably allied forms

Order Podicipediformes

Grebes

Order Phoenicopteriformes

flamingos

Order Charadriiformes

Shorebirds, gulls and terns, alcids (auks and puffins), killdeer

Order Eurypygiformes

Kagu and sunbittern

Order Phaethontiformes

tropicbirds

Order Gaviiformes

Loons (divers)

Order Sphenisciformes

penguins

Order Procellariiformes

Tubenoses: albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, fulmars

Order Ciconiiformes

Storks

Order Suliformes

Cormorants, darters, boobies, frigatebirds

Order Pelecaniformes

Nebulous group: ibises, herons, shoebills, hamerkop, pelicans

Order Opisthocomiformes

Hoatzin

Order Accipitriformes

Vultures, secretary bird, ospreys, hawks, eagles

Order Strigiformes

Owls

Order Leptosomiformes

Cucko

Order Trogoniformes

Trogons

Order Bucerotiformes

Hoopoes and hornbills

Order Coraciiformes

Rollers, kingfishers, todies, motmots, bee-eaters

Order Piciformes

Jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, toucans, honeyguides, woodpeckers

Order Cariamiforms

Seriemas

Order Falconiformes

Falcons and caracaras

Order Psittaciformes

Parrots, parakeets, conures, etc

Order Passeriformes

perching birds