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David Albeck's Photos of Birds

Animalia > Aves

Class Aves. Egg-laying vertebrates with feathers and wings. Generally agreed to be descended from theropod dinosaurs.

Birds: Index of Orders

Note that there is still not perfect consensus on which families belong in which order. For example, some authorities place hummingbirds in Apodiformes (with swifts), others place them in Caprimulgiformes (with nightjars), and others give them their own order, Trochiliformes. When in doubt I usually follow the latest IOC World Bird List.


  Accipitriformes:

Hawks, Eagles & Vultures
  Anseriformes:

Ducks, Geese, & Swans
  Caprimulgiformes:

Hummingbirds, Nightjars, Swifts
  Charadriiformes:

Gulls and Shorebirds
  Ciconiiformes:

Storks
  Columbidae:

Pigeons & Doves
  Falconiformes:

Falcons & Caracaras
  Galliformes:

Pheasants & Chickens
  Gaviiformes:

Loons
  Gruiformes:

Cranes, Rails, Limpkin
  Passeriformes:

Perching Birds
  Pelecaniformes:

Pelicans, Herons, Ibis
  Piciformes:

Woodpeckers, Toucans, etc.
  Procellariiformes:

Petrels, Albatross, Shearwaters, Storm-Petrels
  Psittaciformes:

Parrots
  Suliformes:

Gannets, Boobies, Cormorants, Anhinga
Other:

None of the Above



 

Other Bird Orders

Animalia > Aves > Other Birds

Miscellaneous Orders of birds: Bucerotiformes (Hornbills), Casuariformes (Cassowaries & Emu), Coraciiformes (kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, etc.), Cuculiformes (Cuckoos & Roadrunners), Podicipediformes (Grebes), Strigiformes (Owls).

 

Bucerotiformes: Hoopoes and Hornbills

Animalia > Aves > Bucerotiformes


  White-Crested Hornbill
Aceros comatus
Franklin Park Zoo
White-Crested Hornbill
Aceros comatus
Franklin Park Zoo

 

Casuariiformes: Cassowaries and Emu

Animalia > Aves > Casuariiformes


  Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Sighisoara
Emu
Sighisoara

 

Coraciiformes: Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, Rollers, Motmots, etc.

Animalia > Aves > Coraciiformes


  Belted Kingfisher
Merritt Island

 

Cuculiformes: Cuckoos, Coucals, and Roadrunners

Animalia > Aves > Cuculiformes


  Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
Nevada

   

Podicipediformes: Grebes

Animalia > Aves > Podicipediformes


  Pied-Billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Merritt Island
  Pied-Billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Merritt Island
  Pied-Billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Merritt Island
Pied-Billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Loxahatchee

 

Strigiformes: Owls

Animalia > Aves > Strigiformes


  Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus
(no album)
Great Horned Owl
Squam Lake Nature Center