Types of Birds and Examples

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1. Anseriformes -> Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans)
2. Apodiformes -> Swifts, hummingbirds
3. Caprimulgiformes ->Goatsuckers, nightjars
4. Charadriiformes -> Shorebirds, gulls, alcids, jacanas, skuas, terns, skimmers, oystercatchers, avocets
5. Ciconiiformes -> Herons, storks, ibis, spoonbills, bitterns
6. Coliiformes -> Colies
7. Columbiformes -> Pigeons, doves, sandgrouse
8. Coraciiformes -> Kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, hoopoes, hornbills, motmots, todies
9. Cuculiformes -> Cuckoos, anis, roadrunners, hoatzins
10. Falconiformes -> Vultures, hawks, eagles, falcons, osprey, secretary birds
11. Galliformes -> Grouse, pheasants, turkeys, quails, ptarmigans, megapods, guinea fowl, guans
12. Gaviiformes -> Loons
13. Gruiformes -> Cranes, rails, bustards, limpkins, coots, gallinules, buttonquails, sunbitterns, kagus, trumpeters
14. Passeriformes -> Perching birds (over 70 families), including crows, thrushes, sparrows, swallows, wrens, warblers, flycatchers, larks, nuthatches, vireos, shrikes, blackbirds
15. Pelecaniformes -> Pelicans, boobies, cormorants, gannets, darters, frigatebirds
16. Phoenicopteriformes -> Flamingos
17. Piciformes -> Woodpeckers, honey guides, toucans, jacamars, puffbirds, barbets
18. Podicipediformes -> Grebes
19. Procellariiformes -> Albatrosses, shearwaters, petrels
20. Psittaciformes -> Parrots
21. Sphenisciformes -> Penguins
22. Strigiformes -> Owls
23. Struthioniformes -> Ostriches, rheas, kiwis, cassowaries, emus
24. Tinamiformes -> Tinamous
25. Trogoniformes ->Trogons

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