#class_Aves__Aves birds
supertype: class__clas (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
member of: subphylum_Vertebrata
member: bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
member: genus_Protoavis extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx
member: protoavis__protoavi most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having birdlike jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs
member: subclass_Archaeornithes__Archaeornithes primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
member: genus_Archaeopteryx__genus_Archeopteryx a genus of fossil birds
member: archaeopteryx__archeopteryx__Archaeopteryx_lithographica extinct primitive toothed bird of the Upper Jurassic having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
member: genus_Sinornis a genus of fossil birds
member: Sinornis sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds
member: genus_Ibero-mesornis a genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes
member: Ibero-mesornis sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Lower Cretaceous having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds
member: genus_Archaeornis a genus of fossil bird
member: archaeornis__archaeorni extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing
member: superorder_Ratitae__Ratitae used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders
member: order_Tinamiformes__Tinamiformes coextensive with the family Tinamidae
member: family_Tinamidae__Tinamidae comprising the tinamous
member: tinamou__partridge heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
member: order_Struthioniformes__Struthioniformes a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward
member: family_Struthionidae__Struthionidae tall terrestrial birds: ostriches
member: genus_Struthio__Struthio type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches
member: ostrich__struthiocamelu fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
member: order_Casuariiformes__Casuariiformes a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus
member: family_Casuaridae__Casuaridae a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries
member: genus_Casuarius__Casuarius type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries
member: cassowary large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest
member: genus_Dromaius__Dromaius a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes
member: emu__Dromaius_novaehollandiae__Emu_novaehollandiae large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
member: order_Apterygiformes__Apterygiformes a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis
member: family_Apterygidae__Apterygidae coextensive with the order Apterygiformes
member: genus_Apteryx type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis
member: kiwi__apteryx nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
member: order_Rheiformes__Rheiformes a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas
member: family_Rheidae__Rheidae a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes
member: genus_Rhea type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches
member: Rhea_americana__rhea larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
member: genus_Pterocnemia__Pterocnemia a genus of birds of the family Rheidae
member: rhea__nandu__Pterocnemia_pennata smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Straits of Magellan
member: order_Aepyorniformes__Aepyorniformes huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds
member: family_Aepyornidae__Aepyornidae coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes
member: genus_Aepyornis type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds
member: elephant_bird__aepyornis__aepyorni huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar
member: order_Dinornithiformes__Dinornithiformes a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand
member: family_Dinornithidae__Dinornithidae moas
member: genus_Dinornis__Dinornis type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas
member: giant_moa__giantmoa__Dinornis_giganteus the largest moa; about 12 feet high
member: moa extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
member: genus_Anomalopteryx small moas
member: anomalopteryx__Anomalopteryx_oweni the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey
member: order_Insessores__Insessores__perching_birds__perchers birds with feet adapted for perching on trees; this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists
member: order_Passeriformes__Passeriformes largest order of birds comprising about half the known species: rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; in four suborders: Eurylaimi; Tyranni; Menurae: Oscines or Passeres
member: passerine__passeriform_bird__passeriformbird perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
member: suborder_Oscines__Oscines__Passeres__suborder_Passeres two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
member: oscine_bird__oscine passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
member: family_Meliphagidae__Meliphagidae honey eaters
member: honey_eater__honeyeater__honeysucker Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar
member: family_Prunellidae__Prunellidae hedge sparrow
member: genus_Prunella__Prunella type genus of the Prunellidae
member: accentor small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
member: family_Alaudidae__Alaudidae larks
member: lark any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
member: genus_Alauda__Alauda type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks
member: skylark__alaudaarvensi brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
member: family_Motacillidae__Motacillidae pipits and wagtails
member: genus_Motacilla__Motacilla type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails
member: wagtail Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
member: genus_Anthus__Anthus pipits
member: pipit__titlark__lark small songbirds resembling larks
member: family_Fringillidae__Fringillidae finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings
member: finch any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
member: genus_Fringilla__Fringilla type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling
member: chaffinch__Fringilla_coelebs small European finch with a cheerful song
member: brambling__Fringilla_montifringilla Eurasian finch
member: subfamily_Carduelinae__Carduelinae used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches
member: genus_Carduelis__Carduelis in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets
member: goldfinch__Carduelis_carduelis small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
member: linnet__Carduelis_cannabina small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
member: red_siskin__redsiskin__Carduelis_cucullata South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail
member: Carduelis_flammea__redpoll small siskin-like finch with a red crown
member: redpoll__Carduelis_hornemanni small siskin-like finch with a red crown
member: genus_Spinus__Spinus in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches
member: New_world_goldfinch__goldfinch__yellowbird__Spinus_tristis American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
member: pine_siskin__pine_finch__Spinus_pinus small finch of North American coniferous forests
member: genus_Carpodacus__Carpodacus house finches and purple finches
member: house_finch__housefinch__linnet__Carpodacus_mexicanus small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
member: purple_finch__Carpodacus_purpureus North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
member: genus_Serinus__Serinus Old World finches: e.g. canaries and serins
member: canary_bird__canary any of several small Old World finches
member: serin any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe
member: genus_Loxia__Loxia crossbill
member: crossbill__Loxia_curvirostra finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
member: genus_Pyrrhula__Pyrrhula bullfinches
member: bullfinch__Pyrrhula_pyrrhula common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
member: genus_Junco American finches
member: junco__snowbird small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
member: genus_Pooecetes__Pooecetes a genus of Fringillidae
member: vesper_sparrow__grass_finch__grassfinch__Pooecetes_gramineus common North American finch noted for its evening song
member: genus_Zonotrichia__Zonotrichia large New World sparrows
member: white-throated_sparrow__whitethroat__Zonotrichia_albicollis common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
member: white-crowned_sparrow__whitecrownedsparrow__Zonotrichia_leucophrys finch with black-and-white striped crown
member: genus_Spizella__Spizella chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow
member: chipping_sparrow__Spizella_passerina small North American finch common in urban areas
member: field_sparrow__fieldsparrow__Spizella_pusilla common North American finch of brushy pasturelands
member: Spizella_arborea__tree_sparrow finch common in winter in the northern U.S.
member: genus_Melospiza__Melospiza American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
member: song_sparrow__Melospiza_melodia small songbird common in North America
member: swamp_sparrow__swampsparrow__Melospiza_georgiana North American finch of marshy area
member: subfamily_Emberizidae__Emberizidae__subfamily_Emberizinae buntings and some New World sparrows
member: genus_Passerina__genuspasserina__Passerina small North American bush-loving finches: New World buntings
member: indigo_bunting__indigo_finch__indigo_bird__Passerina_cyanea small deep blue North American bunting
member: genus_Emberiza__Emberiza Old World buntings
member: ortolan_bunting__ortolanbunting__ortolan__Emberiza_hortulana brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
member: reed_bunting__Emberiza_schoeniclus European bunting inhabiting marshy areas
member: yellowhammer__yellow_bunting__Emberiza_citrinella European bunting the male being bright yellow
member: yellow-breasted_bunting__Emberiza_aureola common in Russia and Siberia
member: genus_Plectrophenax__Plectrophenax snow bunting
member: snow_bunting__snowbird__snowflake__Plectrophenax_nivalis white arctic bunting
member: genus_Hesperiphona__Hesperiphona evening grosbeak
member: evening_grosbeak__eveninggrosbeak__Hesperiphona_vespertina North American grosbeak
member: genus_Coccothraustes__Coccothraustes large finches
member: hawfinch__Coccothraustes_coccothraustes a common large finch of Eurasia
member: genus_Pinicola__Pinicola a genus of Fringillidae
member: pine_grosbeak__Pinicola_enucleator large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds
member: genus_Richmondena__Richmondena cardinals
member: cardinal_grosbeak__cardinal__Richmondena_Cardinalis__Cardinalis_cardinalis__redbird crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
member: genus_Pyrrhuloxia large showy finches related to cardinals
member: pyrrhuloxia__Pyrrhuloxia_sinuata crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico
member: genus_Pipilo__Pipilo towhees
member: chewink__Pipilo_erythrophthalmus common towhee of eastern North America
member: genus_Chlorura__Chlorura towhees
member: green-tailed_towhee__Chlorura_chlorura towhee of the Rocky mountain region
member: family_Coerebidae__Coerebidae__Dacninae__family_Dacninae the honeycreepers
member: honeycreeper small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
member: genus_Coereba__Coereba type genus of the Coerebidae
member: banana_quit any of several honeycreepers
member: family_Passeridae__Passeridae true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds
member: true_sparrow__sparrow any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
member: genus_Passer__Passer type genus of the Passeridae
member: English_sparrow__house_sparrow__housesparrow__Passer_domesticus small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe
member: tree_sparrow__Passer_montanus Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow
member: family_Ploceidae__Ploceidae weaverbirds
member: weaver_finch__weaver__weaverbird finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
member: genus_Ploceus__Ploceus type genus of the Ploceidae
member: genus_Vidua__Vidua whydahs
member: whydah__whidah__widow_bird__widowbird mostly black African weaverbird
member: genus_Padda__Padda a genus of Ploceidae
member: Java_sparrow__Java_finch__ricebird__Padda_oryzivora small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
member: genus_Estrilda__Estrilda avadavats
member: avadavat__amadavat red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
member: genus_Poephila__Poephila grassfinches
member: grassfinch__grass_finch__grassfinch usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds
member: zebra_finch__zebrafinch__Poephila_castanotis small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's
member: family_Drepanididae__Drepanididae Hawaiian honeycreepers
member: Hawaiian_honeycreeper__honeycreeper small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
member: genus_Drepanis__Drepanis a genus of Drepanididae
member: mamo black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct
member: family_Muscicapidae__Muscicapidae Old World (true) flycatchers
member: Old_World_flycatcher__true_flycatcher__flycatcher any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
member: genus_Muscicapa__Muscicapa type genus of the Muscicapidae
member: spotted_flycatcher__spottedflycatcher__Muscicapa_striata__Muscicapa_grisola common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage
member: genus_Pachycephala__Pachycephala arboreal insectivorous birds
member: thickhead__whistler Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call
member: subfamily_Turdinae__Turdinae alternative classification for the thrushes
member: genus_Sialia__Sialia North American bluebirds
member: bluebird blue North American songbird
member: subfamily_Sylviinae__Sylviinae alternative classification for the Old World warblers
member: family_Turdidae__Turdidae thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae
member: thrush songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
member: genus_Turdus__Turdus type genus of the Turdidae
member: missel_thrush__mistle_thrush__mistletoe_thrush__mistletoethrush__Turdus_viscivorus large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
member: song_thrush__mavis__mavi__throstle__Turdus_philomelos common Old World thrush noted for its song
member: fieldfare__snowbird__Turdus_pilaris medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
member: redwing__Turdus_iliacus small European thrush having reddish flanks
member: European_blackbird__blackbird__merl__merle__ouzel__ousel__Turdus_merula common black European thrush
member: ring_ouzel__ring_blackbird__ring_thrush__Turdus_torquatus European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck
member: American_robin__robin__Turdus_migratorius large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
member: clay-colored_robin__Turdus_grayi robin of Mexico and Central America
member: genus_Hylocichla__Hylocichla American thrushes: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery
member: hermit_thrush__Hylocichla_guttata North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song
member: veery__Wilson's_thrush__Hylocichla_fuscescens tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
member: genus_Luscinia__Luscinia nightingales
member: nightingale__lusciniamegarhyncho European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
member: thrush_nightingale__Luscinia_luscinia large nightingale of eastern Europe
member: genus_Saxicola__Saxicola Old World chats
member: Old_World_chat__chat songbirds having a chattering call
member: genus_Myadestes__Myadestes solitaires
member: solitaire dull gray North American thrushes noted for its beautiful song
member: genus_Phoenicurus__Phoenicurus Old World thrushes
member: redstart__redtail European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
member: genus_Oenanthe__Oenanthe wheatears
member: wheatear small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
member: genus_Erithacus__Erithacus Old World thrushes
member: robin_redbreast__robinredbreast__robin__redbreast__Old_World_robin__Erithacus_rubecola small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
member: bluethroat__Erithacus_svecicus songbird of northern Europe and Asia
member: family_Sylviidae__Sylviidae in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers
member: genus_Polioptila__Polioptila New World gnatcatchers
member: gnatcatcher very small North and South American warblers
member: genus_Regulus__Regulus a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets
member: kinglet small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
member: Old_World_warbler__true_warbler small active brownish or grayish Old World birds
member: genus_Silvia__Silvia type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers
member: blackcap__Silvia_atricapilla small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown
member: genus_Phylloscopus__Phylloscopus warblers
member: genus_Acrocephalus__Acrocephalus a genus of Sylviidae
member: genus_Prinia__Prinia a genus of Sylviidae
member: wren_warbler small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds
member: genus_Orthotomus__Orthotomus tailorbirds
member: tailorbird__Orthotomus_sutorius tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest
member: family_Timaliidae__Timaliidae babblers
member: genus_Timalia__Timalia type genus of the Timaliidae
member: babbler__cackler any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
member: family_Parulidae__Parulidae New World warblers
member: New_World_warbler__wood_warbler small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song
member: genus_Parula__Parula type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers
member: parula_warbler__northern_parula__Parula_americana small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America
member: genus_Setophaga__Setophaga a genus of Parulidae
member: genus_Dendroica__Dendroica a genus of Parulidae
member: Cape_May_warbler__Dendroica_tigrina North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black
member: yellow_warbler__golden_warbler__yellowbird__Dendroica_petechia yellow-throated American wood warbler
member: Blackburn__Blackburnian_warbler__Dendroica_fusca black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
member: Audubon's_warbler__Audubon_warbler__Dendroica_auduboni common warbler of western North America
member: myrtle_warbler__myrtle_bird__Dendroica_coronata similar to Audubon's warbler
member: blackpoll__Dendroica_striate North American warbler having a black-and-white head
member: genus_Icteria__Icteria New World chats
member: New_World_chat__chat birds having a chattering call
member: genus_Seiurus__Seiurus ovenbirds and water thrushes
member: Seiurus_aurocapillus__ovenbird American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
member: water_thrush__waterthrush brownish North American warbler found near streams
member: genus_Geothlypis__Geothlypis yellowthroats
member: yellowthroat small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat
member: family_Paradisaeidae__Paradisaeidae birds of paradise
member: bird_of_paradise any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
member: genus_Ptloris__Ptloris a genus of Paradisaeidae
member: family_Icteridae__Icteridae American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks
member: New_World_oriole__American_oriole__oriole American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
member: genus_Icterus__Icterus type genus of the Icteridae
member: northern_oriole__Icterus_galbula a kind of New World oriole
member: orchard_oriole__orchardoriole__Icterus_spurius the male is chestnut-and-black
member: genus_Sturnella__Sturnella a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks
member: meadowlark__lark North American yellow-breasted songbirds
member: genus_Cacicus__Cacicus a genus of tropical American orioles
member: cacique__cazique black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
member: genus_Dolichonyx__Dolichonyx bobolinks
member: bobolink__ricebird__reedbird__Dolichonyx_oryzivorus migratory American songbird
member: genus_Quiscalus__Quiscalus grackles
member: grackle__crowblackbird long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage
member: genus_Euphagus__Euphagus a genus of Icteridae
member: rusty_blackbird__rusty_grackle__rustygrackle__Euphagus_carilonus North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall
member: genus_Molothrus__Molothrus cowbirds
member: cowbird North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests
member: genus_Agelaius__Agelaius red-winged blackbirds
member: red-winged_blackbird__redwing__Agelaius_phoeniceus North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
member: family_Oriolidae__Oriolidae Old World orioles
member: Old_World_oriole__oriole mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
member: genus_Oriolus__Oriolus type genus of the Oriolidae
member: golden_oriole__Oriolus_oriolus bright yellow songbird with black wings
member: genus_Sphecotheres__Sphecotheres a genus of Old World orioles
member: fig-bird__figbird greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits
member: family_Sturnidae__Sturnidae Old World starlings
member: starling gregarious birds native to the Old World
member: genus_Sturnus__Sturnus type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings
member: common_starling__Sturnus_vulgaris gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide
member: subgenus_Pastor__Pastor only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
member: rose-colored_starling__rose-colored_pastor__Pastor_sturnus__Pastor_roseus glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
member: genus_Acridotheres__Acridotheres mynas
member: crested_myna__crestedmyna__Acridotheres_tristis dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia
member: genus_Gracula__Gracula mynas
member: family_Corvidae__Corvidae crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay
member: corvine_bird__corvinebird birds of the crow family
member: genus_Corvus__Corvus type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
member: crow black birds having a raucous call
member: raven__Corvus_corax large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
member: Corvus_frugilegus__rook common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
member: jackdaw__daw__Corvus_monedula common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery
member: subfamily_Garrulinae__Garrulinae subfamily of the crow family: jays
member: jay crested largely blue bird
member: genus_Garrulus__Garrulus type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays
member: Old_World_jay a European jay
member: genus_Cyanocitta__Cyanocitta New World jays
member: blue_jay__jaybird__Cyanocitta_cristata common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
member: genus_Perisoreus__Perisoreus Canada jays
member: Canada_jay__gray_jay__camp_robber__whisker_jack__whiskerjack__Perisoreus_canadensis gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
member: genus_Nucifraga__Nucifraga nutcrackers
member: nutcracker speckled birds that feed on nuts
member: genus_Pica__Pica magpies
member: magpie long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call
member: family_Cracticidae__Cracticidae Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae
member: Australian_magpie black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
member: genus_Cracticus__Cracticus type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds
member: butcherbird.Australian_magpie large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
member: genus_Strepera__Strepera bell magpies
member: currawong__bell_magpie bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call
member: genus_Gymnorhina__Gymnorhina in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows
member: piping_crow-shrike__piping_crow__Gymnorhina_tibicen crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged
member: family_Mimidae__Mimidae sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers
member: genus_Mimus__Mimus type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds
member: mockingbird__mocker__Mimus_polyglotktos long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
member: genus_Melanotis__Melanotis a genus of Mimidae
member: blue_mockingbird__Melanotis_caerulescens mockingbird of Mexico
member: genus_Dumetella__Dumetella catbirds
member: gray_catbird__catbird__Dumetella_carolinensis North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
member: genus_Toxostoma__Toxostoma thrashers
member: thrasher__mocking_thrush__mockingthrush thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
member: family_Xenicidae__Xenicidae__Acanthisittidae__family_Acanthisittidae alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens
member: New_Zealand_wren birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
member: genus_Xenicus__Xenicus type genus for the Xenicidae
member: rock_wren__Xenicus_gilviventris short-tailed bird resembling a wren
member: genus_Acanthisitta__Acanthisitta a genus of Xenicidae
member: rifleman_bird__Acanthisitta_chloris small green-and-bronze bird
member: family_Certhiidae__Certhiidae creepers
member: tree_creeper__creeper any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees
member: genus_Certhia__Certhia type genus of the Certhiidae
member: brown_creeper__browncreeper__American_creeper__Certhia_americana common American brown creeper with down-curved bill
member: genus_Tichodroma__Tichodroma wall creepers; in some classifications placed in family Sittidae
member: wall_creeper__tichodrome__Tichodroma_muriaria crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
member: family_Sittidae__Sittidae nuthatches
member: nuthatch__nutcracker any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects
member: genus_Sitta__Sitta type genus of the Sittidae
member: European_nuthatch__Sitta_europaea a kind of nuthatch
member: red-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_canadensis bluish-gray nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests
member: white-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_carolinensis bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America
member: family_Paridae__Paridae titmice and chickadees
member: titmouse__tit small insectivorous birds
member: genus_Parus__Parus type genus of the family Paridae
member: chickadee any of various small gray-and-black songbirds of North America
member: tufted_titmouse__Parus_bicolor crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States
member: blue_tit__tomtit__Parus_caeruleus widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head
member: genus_Psaltriparus__Psaltriparus a genus of Paridae
member: bushtit__bush_tit active gray titmice of western North America
member: genus_Chamaea__Chamaea a genus of Paridae
member: wren-tit__Chamaea_fasciata small brown bird of California resembling a wren
member: genus_Auriparus__Auriparus a genus of Paridae
member: verdin__Auriparus_flaviceps very small yellow-headed titmouse of Western North America
member: family_Irenidae__Irenidae a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
member: genus_Irena__Irena type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds
member: fairy_bluebird__fairybluebird__bluebird fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
member: family_Hirundinidae__Hirundinidae swallows and martins
member: genus_Hirundo__Hirundo type genus of the Hirundinidae
member: barn_swallow__chimney_swallow__chimneyswallow__Hirundo_rustica common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
member: cliff_swallow__cliffswallow__Hirundo_pyrrhonota North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
member: tree_swallow__tree_martin__Hirundo_nigricans of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
member: genus_Iridoprocne__Iridoprocne a genus of Hirundinidae
member: genus_Delichon__Delichon a genus of Hirundinidae
member: house_martin__housemartin__Delichon_urbica common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
member: genus_Riparia__Riparia a genus of Hirundinidae
member: bank_martin__bank_swallow__sand_martin__Riparia_riparia swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
member: genus_Progne__Progne a genus of Hirundinidae
member: purple_martin__Progne_subis large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
member: family_Artamidae__Artamidae wood swallows
member: genus_Artamus__Artamus type genus of the Artamidae
member: wood_swallow__swallow_shrike__swallowshrike Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
member: family_Thraupidae__Thraupidae tanagers
member: tanager any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
member: genus_Piranga__Piranga a genus of Thraupidae
member: scarlet_tanager__scarlettanager__Piranga_olivacea__redbird__firebird the male is bright red with black wings and tail
member: western_tanager__westerntanager__Piranga_ludoviciana of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red
member: summer_tanager__summer_redbird__Piranga_rubra of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow
member: hepatic_tanager__hepatictanager__Piranga_flava_hepatica common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico
member: family_Laniidae__Laniidae shrikes
member: shrike any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
member: genus_Lanius__Lanius type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes
member: butcherbird shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
member: loggerhead_shrike__Lanius_lucovicianus common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands
member: subfamily_Malaconotinae__Malaconotinae African bush shrikes
member: bush_shrike African shrike
member: genus_Chlorophoneus__Chlorophoneus a genus of Malaconotinae
member: black-fronted_bush_shrike__Chlorophoneus_nigrifrons a kind of bush shrike
member: family_Ptilonorhynchidae__Ptilonorhynchidae bowerbirds
member: bowerbird__catbird any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
member: genus_Ptilonorhynchus__Ptilonorhynchus type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae
member: satin_bowerbird__satinbowerbird__satin_bird__satinbird__Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green
member: genus_Chlamydera__Chlamydera a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae
member: great_bowerbird__greatbowerbird__Chlamydera_nuchalis large bowerbird of northern Australia
member: family_Cinclidae__Cinclidae water ouzels
member: water_ouzel__waterouzel__dipper small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
member: genus_Cinclus__Cinclus type genus of the family Cinclidae
member: European_water_ouzel__Cinclus_aquaticus a water ouzel of Europe
member: American_water_ouzel__Cinclus_mexicanus a water ouzel of western North America
member: family_Vireonidae__Vireonidae small insectivorous American songbirds
member: genus_Vireo type genus of the Vireonidae
member: vireo any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color
member: family_Bombycillidae__Bombycillidae a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
member: Bombycilla__genus_bombycilla__genusbombycilla waxwings
member: waxwing brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
member: suborder_Menurae__Menurae lyrebirds and scrubbirds
member: family_Menuridae__Menuridae lyrebirds
member: genus_Menura__Menura type and sole genus of the family Menuridae
member: lyrebird Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
member: family_Atrichornithidae__Atrichornithidae scrubbirds
member: genus_Atrichornis__Atrichornis type genus of the Atrichornithidae
member: scrubbird__scrub_bird__scrubbird small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
member: suborder_Eurylaimi__Eurylaimi broadbills
member: family_Eurylaimidae__Eurylaimidae coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi
member: broadbill small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
member: suborder_Tyranni__Tyranni New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers
member: tyrannid a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
member: superfamily_Tyrannidae__Tyrannidae New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central and South America but also in the United States and Canada
member: New_World_flycatcher__flycatcher__tyrant_flycatcher__tyrant_bird large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
member: genus_Tyrannus__Tyrannus type genus of the Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers
member: kingbird__Tyrannus_tyrannus large American flycatcher
member: genus_Contopus__Contopus pewees
member: wood_pewee__pewee__peewit__pewit__Contopus_virens small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
member: genus_Sayornis__Sayornis phoebes
member: Sayornis_phoebe__phoebe__phoebe_bird small dun-colored North American flycatcher
member: genus_Pyrocephalus__Pyrocephalus a genus of Tyrannidae
member: vermillion_flycatcher__firebird__Pyrocephalus_rubinus_mexicanus tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage
member: family_Cotingidae__Cotingidae cotingas; umbrella birds
member: genus_Cotinga type genus of the Cotingidae: cotingas
member: cotinga__chatterer passerine bird of New World tropics
member: genus_Rupicola__Rupicola cock of the rocks
member: Rupicola_rupicola__cock_of_the_rock tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
member: genus_Procnias__Procnias bellbirds
member: bellbird any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call
member: genus_Cephalopterus__Cephalopterus a genus of Cotingidae
member: umbrella_bird__Cephalopterus_ornatus black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle
member: family_Pittidae__Pittidae pittas
member: genus_Pitta type genus of the Pittidae; a large genus of birds of southern Asia and Australia and adjacent islands
member: genus_Muscivora__Muscivora a genus of Tyrannidae
member: scissortail__scissortailed_flycatcher__scissortailedflycatcher__Muscivora-forficata gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
member: family_Pipridae__Pipridae manakins
member: genus_Pipra__Pipra type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins
member: manakin any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
member: family_Furnariidae__Furnariidae e.g. ovenbirds
member: genus_Furnarius__Furnarius type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds
member: ovenbird small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests
member: family_Formicariidae__Formicariidae antbirds
member: antbird__ant_bird__antbird any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms
member: genus_Formicarius__Formicarius type genus of the Formicariidae
member: ant_thrush__antthrush a kind of antbird
member: genus_Thamnophilus__Thamnophilus a genus of Formicariidae
member: ant_shrike__antshrike antbirds superficially resembling shrikes
member: genus_Hylophylax__Hylophylax a genus of Formicariidae
member: spotted_antbird__spottedantbird__Hylophylax_naevioides a kind of antbird
member: family_Dendrocolaptidae__Dendrocolaptidae woodhewers or woodcreepers
member: genus_Dendrocolaptes__Dendrocolaptes type genus of the Dendrocolaptidae
member: woodhewer__woodcreeper__tree_creeper any of numerous South and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
member: suborder_Clamatores__Clamatores used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song: clamatorial birds
member: family_Troglodytidae__Troglodytidae wrens
member: jenny_wren__jennywren__wren and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
member: genus_Troglodytes__Troglodytes type genus of the Troglodytidae
member: winter_wren__Troglodytes_troglodytes small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
member: house_wren__housewren__Troglodytes_aedon common American wren that nests around houses
member: genus_Cistothorus__Cistothorus marsh wrens
member: marsh_wren__marshwren a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes
member: genus_Salpinctes__Salpinctes a genus of Troglodytidae
member: Salpinctes_obsoletus__rock_wren wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
member: genus_Thryothorus__Thryothorus Carolina wrens
member: Carolina_wren__Thryothorus_ludovicianus large United States wren with a musical call
member: genus_Campylorhynchus__Campylorhynchus__Heleodytes__genus_Heleodytes alternative classifications for the cactus wrens
member: cactus_wren large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico
member: order_Raptores__Raptores term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
member: order_Falconiformes__Falconiformes chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
member: family_Accipitridae__Accipitridae hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
member: hawk diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
member: genus_Accipiter__Accipiter type genus of the family Accipitridae
member: goshawk__Accipiter_gentilis large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
member: Accipiter_nisus__sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk small hawk of Eurasia and North Africa
member: Cooper's_hawk__blue_darter__Accipiter_cooperii bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight
member: genus_Buteo__Buteo broad-winged soaring hawks
member: buteonine any hawk of the genus Buteo
member: redtail__redtailedhawk__Buteo_jamaicensis dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
member: rough-legged_hawk__roughleg__Buteo_lagopus large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
member: red-shouldered_hawk__Buteo_lineatus North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
member: buzzard__Buteo_buteo the common European short-winged hawk
member: genus_Pernis__Pernis a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts
member: honey_buzzard__honeybuzzard__Pernis_apivorus Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
member: kite any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
member: genus-Milvus__Milvus a genus including the common European kits
member: genus_Elanoides__Elanoides a genus of kites
member: swallow-tailed_kite__swallow-tailed_hawk__Elanoides_forficatus graceful North American black-and-white kite
member: genus_Elanus__Elanus a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds
member: white-tailed_kite__Elanus_leucurus gray-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions
member: genus_Circus__Circus a genus of haws comprising the harriers
member: harrier hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
member: marsh_harrier__marshharrier__Circus_Aeruginosus Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions
member: Montagu's_harrier__Circus_pygargus brownish European harrier
member: marsh_hawk__marshhawk__northern_harrier__hen_harrier__henharrier__Circus_cyaneus common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land
member: genus_Circaetus__Circaetus Harrier eagles
member: harrier_eagle__harriereagle__short-toed_eagle any of numerous large Old Wold hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
member: bird_of_Jove__eagle any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
member: genus_Harpia__Harpia a genus of Accipitridae
member: harpy_eagle__harpyeagle__harpy__Harpia_harpyja large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
member: genus_Aquila__Aquila a genus of Accipitridae
member: golden_eagle__Aquila_chrysaetos large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
member: tawny_eagle__tawnyeagle__Aquila_rapax brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia
member: genus_Haliaeetus__Haliaeetus a genus of Accipitridae
member: bald_eagle__American_eagle__Haliaeetus_leucocephalus large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body
member: sea_eagle__seaeagle any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish
member: Old_World_vulture any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia
member: genus_Gyps__Gyps a genus of Accipitridae
member: griffon_vulture__griffonvulture__griffon__Gyps_fulvus large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
member: genus_Gypaetus__Gypaetus in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae
member: genus_Neophron__Neophron a genus of Accipitridae
member: Egyptian_vulture__Pharaoh's_chicken__Neophron_percnopterus small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
member: genus_Aegypius__Aegypius a genus of Accipitridae
member: Aegypius_monachus__black_vulture__blackvulture of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
member: family_Falconidae__Falconidae a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
member: falcon diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
member: genus_Falco__Falco a genus of Falconidae
member: peregrine_falcon__peregrinefalcon__Falco_peregrinus a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
member: gyrfalcon__gerfalcon__Falco_rusticolus large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
member: Falco_tinnunculus__kestrel small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
member: sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk__americankestrel__kestrel__Falco_sparverius small North American falcon
member: pigeon_hawk__merlin__Falco_columbarius small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
member: Falco_subbuteo__hobby small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
member: genus_Polyborus__Polyborus a genus of Falconidae
member: Audubon's_caracara__Polyborus_cheriway_audubonii widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
member: carancha__Polyborus_plancus South American caracara
member: family_Pandionidae__Pandionidae ospreys
member: genus_Pandion__Pandion type genus of the Pandionidae
member: osprey__fish_hawk__fish_eagle__sea_eagle__seaeagle__Pandion_haliaetus large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
member: family_Sagittariidae__Sagittariidae secretary birds
member: genus_Sagittarius__Sagittarius type family of the Sagittariidae
member: secretary_bird__secretarybird__Sagittarius_serpentarius large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles
member: family_Cathartidae__Cathartidae condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures
member: New_World_vulture__cathartid large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
member: genus_Cathartes__Cathartes type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures
member: turkey_buzzard__buzzard__turkey_vulture__Cathartes_aura common in South and Central America and southern United States
member: genus_Vultur__Vultur usually restricted to the Andean condor
member: Andean_condor__Vultur_gryphus large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff
member: genus_Gymnogyps__Gymnogyps containing solely the California condor
member: genus_Coragyps__Coragyps a genus of Cathartidae
member: black_vulture__blackvulture__carrion_crow__carrioncrow__Coragyps_atratus American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard
member: genus_Sarcorhamphus__Sarcorhamphus usually containing only the king vulture
member: king_vulture__Sarcorhamphus_papa large black-and-white vulture of South and Central America have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck
member: young_bird__youngbird a bird that is still young
member: order_Strigiformes__Strigiformes owls
member: owl__bird_of_Minerva__bird_of_night__hooter nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
member: family_Strigidae__Strigidae a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes
member: genus_Athene__Athene a genus of Strigidae
member: little_owl__Athene_noctua small European owl
member: genus_Bubo__Bubo a genus of Strigidae
member: horned_owl large owls having prominent ear tufts
member: genus_Strix__Strix owls lacking ear tufts
member: great_gray_owl__Strix_nebulosa large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia
member: tawny_owl__tawnyowl__Strix_aluco reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes
member: barred_owl__Strix_varia large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown
member: genus_Otus__Otus a genus of Strigidae
member: Otus_asio__screech_owl__screechowl small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers
member: scops_owl__scopsowl any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
member: genus_Surnia__Surnia a genus of hawk-like owls
member: hawk_owl__Surnia_ulula gray-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
member: genus_Asio__Asio a genus of European owls
member: long-eared_owl__Asio_otus slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts
member: genus_Sceloglaux__Sceloglaux a genus of Strigidae
member: laughing_owl__laughing_jackass__Sceloglaux_albifacies almost extinct owl of New Zealand
member: family_Tytonidae__Tytonidae comprising only the barn owls
member: genus_Tyto__Tyto type and only genus of the family Tytonidae
member: barn_owl__Tyto_alba mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
member: order_Galliformes__Galliformes pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
member: gallinaceous_bird__gallinaceon heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
member: family_Meleagrididae__Meleagrididae turkeys and some extinct forms
member: genus_Meleagris__Meleagris type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys
member: Meleagris_gallopavo__turkey large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
member: genus_Agriocharis__Agriocharis a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey
member: ocellated_turkey__ocellatedturkey__agriocharisocellata wild turkey of Central and northern South America
member: family_Tetraonidae__Tetraonidae grouse
member: grouse popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
member: genus_Lyrurus__Lyrurus black grouse
member: black_grouse__blackgrouse grouse of which the male is bluish-black
member: genus_Lagopus__Lagopus ptarmigans
member: ptarmigan large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
member: genus_Tetrao__Tetrao type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies
member: capercaillie__capercailzie__horse_of_the_wood__Tetrao_urogallus large black Old World grouse
member: genus_Canachites__Canachites spruce grouse
member: spruce_grouse__Canachites_canadensis North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles
member: genus_Centrocercus__Centrocercus sage grouse
member: sage_grouse__sage_hen__Centrocercus_urophasianus large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
member: genus_Bonasa__Bonasa ruffed grouse
member: ruffed_grouse__partridge__Bonasa_umbellus valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
member: genus_Pedioecetes__Pedioecetes sharp-tailed grouse
member: genus_Tympanuchus__Tympanuchus prairie chickens
member: prairie_chicken__prairiechicken__prairie_grouse__prairiegrouse__prairie_fowl__prairiefowl brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
member: family_Cracidae__Cracidae curassows; guans; chachalacas
member: guan any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food
member: genus_Crax__Crax type genus of the Cracidae: curassows
member: curassow large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food
member: genus_Penelope__Penelope a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
member: genus_Pipile__Pipile genus of large crested guans (the piping guans)
member: piping_guan a kind of guan
member: genus_Ortalis__Ortalis chachalacas
member: chachalaca slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds
member: Texas_chachalaca__Ortilis_vetula_macalli of Mexico and Texas
member: family_Megapodiidae__Megapodiidae megapodes
member: genus-Megapodius__Megapodius type genus of the Megapodiidae
member: megapode__moundbird__mound_builder__moundbuilder__scrub_fowl__scrubfowl large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
member: genus_Leipoa mallee fowl
member: mallee_fowl__leipoa__lowan__Leipoa_ocellata Australian moundbird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
member: genus_Alectura__Alectura brush turkeys
member: brush_turkey__brushturkey__Alectura_lathami black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
member: genus_Macrocephalon__Macrocephalon maleos
member: Macrocephalon_maleo__maleo Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches
member: family_Phasianidae__Phasianidae pheasants; quails; partridges
member: genus_Gallus__Gallus common domestic birds and related forms
member: domestic_fowl__fowl__poultry a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl
member: jungle_fowl__gallina small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
member: phasianid a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
member: genus_Phasianus__Phasianus type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants
member: pheasant large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
member: ring-necked_pheasant__Phasianus_colchicus common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring
member: genus_Afropavo Congo peafowl
member: genus_Argusianus__Argusianus argus pheasants
member: argus_pheasant__arguspheasant__argus__argu large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
member: genus_Chrysolophus__Chrysolophus golden pheasants
member: golden_pheasant__Chrysolophus_pictus brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia
member: genus_Colinus__Colinus New World quail: the bobwhites
member: bobwhite_quail__bobwhite__partridge a popular North American game bird; named for its call
member: genus_Coturnix__Coturnix Old World quail
member: Old_World_quail small game bird with a rounded body and small tail
member: genus_Lophophorus__Lophophorus monals
member: monal__monaul brilliantly colored south Asian pheasant
member: genus_Odontophorus__Odontophorus genus of Central and South American crested partridges resembling quails; sometimes placed in a distinct subfamily or isolated in a distinct family
member: genus_Pavo__Pavo peafowl
member: peafowl__bird_of_Juno very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
member: genus_Lofortyx__Lofortyx California quail
member: genus_Tragopan a genus of Phasianidae
member: tragopan brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
member: subfamily_Perdicidae__Perdicidae__Perdicinae__subfamily_Perdicinae Old World partridges
member: partridge small Old World gallinaceous game birds
member: genus_Perdix__Perdix a genus of Perdicinae
member: Hungarian_partridge__gray_partridge__Perdix_perdix common European partridge
member: genus_Alectoris__Alectoris a genus of Perdicidae
member: red-legged_partridge__Alectoris_ruffa common western European partridge with red legs
member: Greek_partridge__rock_partridge__Alectoris_graeca of mountainous areas of southern Europe
member: genus_Oreortyx__Oreortyx mountain quail of western United States
member: mountain_quail__mountain_partridge__Oreortyx_picta_palmeri California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail
member: subfamily_Numididae__Numididae__Numidinae__subfamily_Numidinae guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar
member: genus_Numida__Numida guinea fowl
member: guinea_fowl__guinea__Numida_meleagris W African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
member: family_Opisthocomidae__Opisthocomidae comprising the hoatzins
member: genus_Opisthocomus__Opisthocomus type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins
member: hoatzin__hoactzin__stinkbird__Opisthocomus_hoazin crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
member: order_Columbiformes__Columbiformes sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires
member: columbiform_bird__columbiformbird cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
member: family_Raphidae__Raphidae extinct dodos and solitaires
member: genus_Raphus__Raphus type genus of the Raphidae: dodos
member: Raphus_cucullatus__dodo extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
member: genus_Pezophaps__Pezophaps constituted by the extinct solitaire
member: Pezophaps_solitaria__solitaire extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
member: family_Columbidae__Columbidae doves and pigeons
member: pigeon wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
member: genus_Columba__Columba type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons
member: rock_dove__rock_pigeon__Columba_livia pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
member: band-tailed_pigeon__band-tail_pigeon__bandtail__Columba_fasciata wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
member: wood_pigeon__ringdove__cushat__Columba_palumbus Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
member: genus_Streptopelia__Streptopelia turtledoves
member: turtledove any of several Old World wild doves
member: genus_Stictopelia__Stictopelia a genus of Columbidae
member: Australian_turtledove__turtledove__Stictopelia_cuneata small Australian dove
member: genus_Zenaidura__Zenaidura mourning doves
member: mourning_dove__Zenaidura_macroura wild dove of the United States having a mournful call
member: genus_Ectopistes__Ectopistes a genus of Columbidae
member: passenger_pigeon__passengerpigeon__Ectopistes_migratorius gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct
member: family_Pteroclididae__Pteroclididae sandgrouses
member: sandgrouse__sand_grouse pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
member: genus_Pterocles__Pterocles type genus of the Pteroclididae
member: painted_sandgrouse__paintedsandgrouse__Pterocles_indicus sandgrouse of India
member: pin-tailed_sandgrouse__pin-tailed_grouse__Pterocles_alchata sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
member: genus_Syrrhaptes__Syrrhaptes a genus of Pteroclididae
member: pallas's_sandgrouse__Syrrhaptes_paradoxus Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly
member: order_Psittaciformes__Psittaciformes an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
member: parrot usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
member: family_Psittacidae__Psittacidae coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
member: genus_Psittacus__Psittacus type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African gray
member: African_gray__Psittacus_erithacus commonly domesticated gray parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
member: genus_Amazona__Amazona a genus of Psittacidae
member: amazon mainly green tropical American parrots
member: genus_Ara__Ara macaws
member: macaw long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
member: genus_Nestor__Nestor a genus of Psittacidae
member: kea__Nestor_notabilis large brownish-green New Zealand parrot
member: genus_Kakatoe__Kakatoe__Cacatua__genus_Cacatua a genus of Psittacidae
member: cockatoo white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
member: genus_Nymphicus__Nymphicus a genus of Psittacidae
member: cockateel__cockatiel__cockatooparrot__Nymphicus_hollandicus small gray Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
member: genus_Agapornis__Agapornis a genus of Psittacidae
member: lovebird small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates
member: subfamily_Loriinae__Loriinae lories
member: lory small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
member: genus_Glossopsitta__Glossopsitta a genus of Loriinae
member: varied_Lorikeet__Glossopsitta_versicolor lorikeet with a colorful coat
member: genus_Trichoglossus__Trichoglossus a genus of Loriinae
member: rainbow_lorikeet__rainbowlorikeet__Trichoglossus_moluccanus a kind of lorikeet
member: genus_Conuropsis__Conuropsis a genus of Psittacidae
member: Carolina_parakeet__Conuropsis_carolinensis extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States
member: genus_Melopsittacus__Melopsittacus a genus of Psittacidae
member: budgerigar__budgereegah__budgie__grass_parakeet__grassparakeet__lovebird__shell_parakeet__shellparakeet__Melopsittacus_undulatus small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
member: genus_Psittacula__Psittacula a genus of Psittacidae
member: ring-necked_parakeet__Psittacula_krameri African parakeet
member: order_Cuculiformes__Cuculiformes cuckoos; touracos; etc.
member: cuculiform_bird birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
member: family_Cuculidae__Cuculidae includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner
member: cuckoo any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
member: genus_Cuculus__Cuculus type genus of the Cuculidae
member: European_cuckoo__Cuculus_canorus common European cuckoo having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds
member: genus_Coccyzus__Coccyzus a genus of Cuculidae
member: black-billed_cuckoo__Coccyzus_erythropthalmus North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young
member: genus_Geococcyx__Geococcyx roadrunners
member: roadrunner__chaparral_cock__chaparralcock__Geococcyx_californianus speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
member: genus_Crotophaga__Crotophaga ani
member: ani black tropical American cuckoo
member: genus_Centropus__Centropus a genus of Cuculidae
member: coucal Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw
member: family_Musophagidae__Musophagidae touracos
member: genus_Musophaga__Musophaga type genus of the Musophagidae
member: touraco__turaco__turacou__turakoo large brightly crested bird of Africa
member: order_Coraciiformes__Coraciiformes rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies
member: coraciiform_bird__coraciiformbird chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
member: family_Coraciidae__Coraciidae rollers
member: roller.coraciiform_bird Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
member: genus_Coracias__Coracias type genus of the Coraciidae
member: European_roller__Coracias_garrulus common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back
member: family_Alcedinidae__Alcedinidae kingfishers
member: kingfisher nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
member: genus_Alcedo__Alcedo type genus of the Alcedinidae
member: Eurasian_kingfisher__Alcedo_atthis small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
member: genus_Ceryle__Ceryle a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae
member: belted_kingfisher__Ceryle_alcyon grayish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest
member: genus_Dacelo__Dacelo Australasian kingfishers
member: kookaburra__laughing_jackass__Dacelo_gigas Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
member: family_Meropidae__Meropidae bee-eaters
member: genus_Merops__Merops type genus of the Meropidae
member: bee_eater__beeeater colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
member: family_Bucerotidae__Bucerotidae hornbills
member: genus_Buceros__Buceros type genus of the family Bucerotidae
member: hornbill bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
member: family_Upupidae__Upupidae hoopoes
member: genus_Upupa__Upupa type genus of the Upupidae
member: Euopean_hoopoe__Upupa_epops pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings
member: hoopoe__hoopoo any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill
member: family_Phoeniculidae__Phoeniculidae wood hoopoes
member: genus_Phoeniculus__Phoeniculus type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae
member: wood_hoopoe tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest
member: family_Momotidae__Momotidae a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes
member: genus_Momotus__Momotus type genus of the Momotidae
member: motmot__momot tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage
member: family_Todidae__Todidae a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes
member: genus_Todus__Todus type genus of the Todidae
member: tody tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill
member: order_Picariae__Picariae term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes
member: order_Apodiformes__Apodiformes swifts; hummingbirds
member: apodiform_bird__apodiformbird nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
member: family_Apodidae__Apodidae swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
member: swift small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
member: genus_Apus__Apus type genus
member: European_swift__Apus_apus common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs
member: genus_Chateura__Chateura a genus of Apodidae
member: chimney_swift__chimney_swallow__chimneyswallow__Chateura_pelagica American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys
member: genus_Collocalia__Collocalia a genus of Apodidae
member: swiftlet__Collocalia_inexpectata swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
member: family_Hemiprocnidae__Hemiprocnidae tree swifts
member: tree_swift__crested_swift__crestedswift birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
member: family_Trochilidae__Trochilidae hummingbirds
member: hummingbird tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
member: genus_Archilochus__Archilochus a genus of Trochilidae
member: Archilochus_colubris a kind of hummingbird
member: genus_Chalcostigma__Chalcostigma thornbills
member: thornbill any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill
member: genus_Ramphomicron__Ramphomicron thornbills
member: thornbill any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill
member: order_Caprimulgiformes__Caprimulgiformes goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds
member: caprimulgiform_bird long-winged nonpasserine birds
member: family_Caprimulgidae__Caprimulgidae goatsuckers
member: goatsucker__nightjar__caprimulgid mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
member: genus_Caprimulgus__Caprimulgus type genus of the Caprimulgidae
member: European_goatsucker__European_nightjar__Caprimulgus_europaeus Old World goatsucker
member: chuck-will's-widow__Caprimulgus_carolinensis large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
member: whippoorwill__Caprimulgus_vociferus American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage
member: genus_Chordeiles__Chordeiles a genus of Caprimulgidae
member: nighthawk__bullbat__mosquito_hawk mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
member: genus_Phalaenoptilus__Phalaenoptilus a genus of Caprimulgidae
member: poorwill__Phalaenoptilus_nuttallii goatsucker of western North America
member: family_Podargidae__Podargidae frogmouths
member: genus_Podargus__Podargus type genus of the Podargidae
member: frogmouth insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth
member: family_Steatornithidae__Steatornithidae oilbirds
member: genus_Steatornis__Steatornis type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae
member: oilbird__guacharo__Steatornis_caripensis nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
member: order_Piciformes__Piciformes woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans
member: piciform_bird any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
member: family_Picidae__Picidae woodpeckers
member: woodpecker__peckerwood__pecker bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
member: genus_Picus__Picus type genus of Picidae
member: green_woodpecker__greenwoodpecker__Picus_viridis woodpecker of Europe and western Asia
member: genus_Picoides__Picoides a genus of Picidae
member: genus_Colaptes__Colaptes a genus of Picidae
member: flicker North American woodpecker
member: genus_Campephilus__Campephilus a genus of Picidae
member: ivorybill__ivory-billed_woodpecker__Campephilus_principalis large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct
member: genus_Melanerpes__Melanerpes a genus of Picidae
member: redheaded_woodpecker__redheadedwoodpecker__redhead__melanerpeserythrocephalu black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck
member: genus_Sphyrapicus__Sphyrapicus a genus of Picidae
member: sapsucker small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees
member: genus_Jynx__Jynx wrynecks
member: wryneck Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
member: genus_Picumnus__Picumnus a genus of Picidae
member: piculet small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers
member: family_Capitonidae__Capitonidae barbets
member: barbet small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
member: family_Bucconidae__Bucconidae puffbirds
member: puffbird brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers
member: family_Indicatoridae__Indicatoridae honey guides
member: honey_guide__honeyguide small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae
member: family_Galbulidae__Galbulidae jacamars
member: jacamar tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage
member: family_Ramphastidae__Ramphastidae toucans
member: toucan brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
member: genus_Aulacorhyncus__Aulacorhyncus a genus of Ramphastidae
member: toucanet small toucan
member: order_Trogoniformes__Trogoniformes trogons
member: family_Trogonidae__Trogonidae coextensive with the order Trogoniformes
member: genus_Trogon type genus of the Trogonidae
member: trogon forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails
member: genus_Pharomacrus__Pharomacrus a genus of Trogonidae
member: quetzal_bird__quetzalbird__quetzal large trogon of Central and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
member: order_Anseriformes__Anseriformes ducks; geese; swans; screamers
member: anseriform_bird chiefly web-footed swimming birds
member: family_Anatidae__Anatidae swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
member: duck small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
member: genus_Anas__Anas type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks
member: mallard__Anas_platyrhynchos wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
member: black_duck__blackduck__Anas_rubripes dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada
member: teal any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
member: widgeon__wigeon__Anas_penelope freshwater duck of Eurasia and North Africa related to mallards and teals
member: Anas_clypeata__shoveler__shoveller__broadbill freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
member: pintail__pin-tailed_duck__Anas_acuta long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
member: genus_Tadorna__Tadorna sheldrakes
member: sheldrake Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
member: genus_Oxyura__Oxyura ruddy duck
member: ruddy_duck__ruddyduck__oxyurajamaicensi reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and and northern South America
member: genus_Bucephala__Bucephala buffleheads and goldeneyes
member: bufflehead__butterball__dipper__Bucephela_albeola small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
member: goldeneye__whistler__Bucephela_clangula large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions
member: genus_Aythya__Aythya canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.
member: canvasback_duck__canvasback__Aythya_valisineria North American wild duck valued for sport and food
member: pochard__Aythya_ferina heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head
member: Aythya_americana__redhead North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head
member: scaup_duck__scaupduck__bluebill__broadbill diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
member: genus_Aix__Aix wood duck and mandarin duck
member: wood_duck__summer_duck__wood_widgeon__Aix_sponsa showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
member: mandarin_duck__Aix_galericulata showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated
member: genus_Cairina__Cairina a genus of Anatidae
member: muscovy_duck__muscovyduck__muskduck__Cairina_moschata large crested wild duck of Central and South America; widely domesticated
member: genus_Somateria__Somateria eider ducks
member: eider_duck__eiderduck duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
member: genus_Melanitta__Melanitta scoters
member: scoter__scooter large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
member: subfamily_Merginae__Merginae mergansers and closely related diving birds
member: genus_Mergus__Mergus mergansers
member: merganser__fish_duck__sawbill large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
member: goosander__Mergus_merganser common merganser of Europe and North America
member: American_merganser__Mergus_merganser_americanus common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
member: red-breasted_merganser__Mergus_serrator widely distributed merganser of America and Europe
member: smew__Mergus_albellus smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
member: genus_Lophodytes__Lophodytes a genus of Merginae
member: hooded_merganser__hooded_sheldrake__Lophodytes_cucullatus small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
member: goose web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
member: genus_Anser__Anser typical geese
member: Chinese_goose__Anser_cygnoides very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag
member: graylag__greylag__greylag_goose__greylaggoose__Anser_anser common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
member: subgenus_Chen__Chen wild goose having white adult plumage
member: blue_goose__Chen_caerulescens North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
member: genus_Branta__Branta wild geese
member: brant_goose__brantgoose__brant__brent__brent_goose__brentgoose small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
member: Canada_goose__honker__Canadian_goose__Branta_canadensis common grayish-brown wild goose of North America
member: barnacle_goose__barnacle__Branta_leucopsis European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
member: subfamily_Anserinae__Anserinae used in some classifications for the swans
member: genus_Coscoroba a genus of Anatidae
member: coscoroba large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans
member: swan stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
member: genus_Cygnus__Cygnus a genus of Anatidae
member: mute_swan__Cygnus_olor soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
member: whooper_swan__whooperswan__whooper__Cygnus_cygnus common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
member: tundra_swan__Cygnus_columbianus swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
member: trumpeter_swan__trumpeterswan__trumpeter__Cygnus_buccinator large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
member: black_swan__blackswan__Cygnus_atratus large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
member: suborder_Anseres__Anseres used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
member: family_Anhimidae__Anhimidae screamers
member: screamer gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
member: genus_Anhima__Anhima type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers
member: horned_screamer__Anhima_cornuta screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead
member: genus_Chauna__Chauna crested screamers
member: crested_screamer__crestedscreamer distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head
member: order_Ciconiiformes__Ciconiiformes order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
member: family_Ciconiidae__Ciconiidae storks
member: stork large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
member: genus_Ciconia__Ciconia type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks
member: white_stork__whitestork__Ciconia_ciconia the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill
member: black_stork__blackstork__Ciconia_nigra Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
member: genus_Leptoptilus__Leptoptilus adjutant birds and marabous
member: adjutant_bird__adjutant__adjutant_stork__Leptoptilus_dubius large Indian stork with a military gait
member: marabou_stork__maraboustork__marabou__marabout__Leptoptilus_crumeniferus large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments
member: genus_Anastomus__Anastomus openbills
member: openbill stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip
member: genus_Jabiru jabirus
member: jabiru__Jabiru_mycteria large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
member: genus_Ephippiorhynchus__Ephippiorhynchus saddlebills
member: saddlebill__jabiru__Ephippiorhynchus_senegalensis large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
member: genus_Xenorhyncus__Xenorhyncus East Indian and Australian storks
member: policeman_bird__policemanbird__black-necked_stork__jabiru__Xenorhyncus_asiaticus large mostly white Australian stork
member: genus_Mycteria__Mycteria a genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis
member: Mycteria_americana__wood_ibis__wood_stork American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics
member: family_Balaenicipitidae__Balaenicipitidae shoebills
member: genus_Balaeniceps__Balaeniceps type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills
member: shoebill__shoebird__Balaeniceps_rex large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
member: family_Threskiornithidae__Threskiornithidae__family_Ibidiidae ibises
member: ibis wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
member: genus_Ibis ibises
member: wood_ibis__wood_stork__Ibis_ibis Old World wood ibis
member: genus_Threskiornis__Threskiornis type genus of the Threskiornithidae
member: sacred_ibis__Threskiornis_aethiopica African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
member: family_Plataleidae__Plataleidae spoonbills
member: spoonbill wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
member: genus_Platalea__Platalea type genus of the Plataleidae
member: common_spoonbill__Platalea_leucorodia pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa
member: genus_Ajaia__Ajaia a genus of Platalea
member: roseate_spoonbill__roseatespoonbill__Ajaia_ajaja tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill
member: family_Phoenicopteridae__Phoenicopteridae flamingos
member: flamingo large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
member: family_Ardeidae__Ardeidae herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns
member: heron gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
member: genus_Ardea__Ardea type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons
member: great_blue_heron__Ardea_herodius large American heron having bluish-gray plumage
member: Ardea_occidentalis__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
member: genus_Egretta__Egretta small Old and New World herons
member: little_blue_heron__Egretta_caerulea small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere
member: snowy_egret__snowyegret__snowy_heron__snowyheron__Egretta_thula small New World egret
member: little_egret__Egretta_garzetta Old World egret
member: great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Casmerodius_albus widely distributed Old World white egret
member: American_egret__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Egretta_albus the common American egret; a variety of the Old World Casmerodius albus
member: genus_Casmerodius__Casmerodius white egrets
member: great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Casmerodius_albus widely distributed Old World white egret
member: genus_Bubulcus__Bubulcus small white egrets
member: cattle_egret__Bubulcus_ibis small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
member: genus_Nycticorax__Nycticorax Old World night herons
member: black-crowned_night_heron__blackcrownednightheron__Nycticorax_nycticorax night heron of both Old and New Worlds
member: genus_Nyctanassa__Nyctanassa American night herons
member: yellow-crowned_night_heron__Nyctanassa_violacea North American night heron
member: genus_Cochlearius__Cochlearius__cochleariu boatbills
member: boatbill__boat-billed_heron__broadbill__Cochlearius_cochlearius tropical American heron related to night herons
member: genus_Botaurus__Botaurus bitterns
member: American_bittern__stake_driver__stakedriver__Botaurus_lentiginosus a kind of bittern
member: European_bittern__Botaurus_stellaris a kind of bittern
member: genus_Ixobrychus__Ixobrychus bitterns
member: least_bittern__leastbittern__Ixobrychus_exilis small American bittern
member: order_Gruiformes__Gruiformes inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards
member: family_Gruidae__Gruidae cranes
member: crane large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
member: genus_Grus__Grus type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes
member: whooping_crane__whooper__Grus_americana rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
member: genus_Aramus__Aramus genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the Western Hemisphere: courlan; limpkin
member: courlan__Aramus_guarauna wading bird of South and Central America
member: limpkin__Aramus_pictus wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
member: family_Cariamidae__Cariamidae cranelike South American wading birds
member: genus_Cariama__Cariama type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama
member: crested_cariama__crestedcariama__seriema__Cariama_cristata Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
member: genus_Chunga a genus of Cariamidae
member: chunga__seriema__Chunga_burmeisteri Argentinian cariama
member: family_Rallidae__Rallidae rails; crakes; gallinules; coots
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member: genus_Gallirallus__Gallirallus rails of New Zealand
member: weka__maori_hen__maorihen__wood_hen flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
member: genus_Crex__Crex corncrakes
member: corncrake__land_rail__Crex_crex common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
member: genus_Porzana__Porzana spotted crakes
member: spotted_crake__spottedcrake__Porzana_porzana Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes
member: genus_Gallinula__Gallinula gallinules
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member: Florida_gallinule__Gallinula_chloropus_cachinnans North American dark bluish-gray gallinule
member: Gallinula_chloropus__moorhen black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes
member: genus_Porphyrio__Porphyrio Old World purple gallinules
member: genus_Porphyrula__Porphyrula American purple gallinules
member: American_gallinule__Porphyrula_martinica American purple gallinule
member: genus_Notornis a genus of Rallidae
member: notornis__takahe__Notornis_mantelli flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
member: genus_Fulica__Fulica coots
member: coot slaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
member: American_coot__marsh_hen__marshhen__mud_hen__mudhen__water_hen__waterhen__Fulica_americana North American coot
member: Old_World_coot__Fulica_atra Eurasian coot
member: suborder_Otides__Otides terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards
member: family_Otididae__Otididae bustards
member: bustard large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
member: genus_Otis__Otis type genus of the Otididae: European bustard
member: great_bustard__greatbustard__Otis_tarda largest European land bird
member: genus_Choriotis__Choriotis Australian bustard
member: plain_turkey__plainturkey__Choriotis_australis popular Australian game bird
member: family_Turnicidae__Turnicidae small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail
member: genus_Turnix__Turnix type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail
member: button_quail__bustard_quail__bustardquail__hemipode small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and North Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
member: ortygan any of several East Indian birds
member: genus_Pedionomus__Pedionomus plain wanderer
member: plain_wanderer__plainwanderer__pedionomustorquatu small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
member: family_Psophiidae__Psophiidae trumpeters
member: genus_Psophia__Psophia type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters
member: trumpeter large gregarious forest-dwelling cranelike bird of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated
member: order_Charadriiformes__Charadriiformes large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life
member: suborder_Charadrii__Charadrii shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
member: shorebird__shore_bird__shorebird__limicoline_bird__limicolinebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
member: family_Charadriidae__Charadriidae plover family
member: plover any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
member: genus_Charadrius__Charadrius type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers
member: piping_plover__Charadrius_melodus small plover of eastern North America
member: killdeer_plover__killdeer__kildeer__Charadrius_vociferus American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
member: dotterel__dotrel__Charadrius_morinellus__Eudromias_morinellus rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
member: genus_Pluvialis__Pluvialis golden plovers
member: golden_plover plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots
member: genus_Vanellus__Vanellus Eurasian lapwings
member: lapwing__green_plover__greenplover__peewit__pewit large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
member: genus_Arenaria__Arenaria turnstones
member: turnstone migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
member: family_Scolopacidae__Scolopacidae sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
member: sandpiper any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
member: genus_Aphriza__Aphriza a genus of Scolopacidae
member: surfbird__Aphriza_virgata sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North and South America
member: genus_Actitis__Actitis a genus of Scolopacidae
member: European_sandpiper__Actitis_hypoleucos a variety of sandpiper
member: spotted_sandpiper__spottedsandpiper__Actitis_macularia common North American sandpiper
member: genus_Erolia__Erolia a genus of Scolopacidae
member: least_sandpiper__leastsandpiper__stint__Erolia_minutilla smallest American sandpiper
member: red-backed_sandpiper__dunlin__Erolia_alpina small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
member: genus_Tringa__Tringa a genus of Scolopacidae
member: greenshank__Tringa_nebularia large European sandpiper with greenish legs
member: redshank__Tringa_totanus a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
member: yellowlegs either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
member: genus_Calidris__Calidris a genus of Scolopacidae
member: pectoral_sandpiper__jacksnipe__Calidris_melanotos American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
member: grayback__knot__Calidris_canutus sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the S hemisphere
member: curlew_sandpiper__Calidris_Ferruginea Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew
member: genus_Crocethia__Crocethia a genus of Scolopacidae
member: sanderling__Crocethia_alba small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates south along sandy coasts in most of world
member: genus_Bartramia__Bartramia a genus of Scolopacidae
member: upland_sandpiper__upland_plover__Bartramian_sandpiper__Bartramia_longicauda large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
member: genus_Philomachus__Philomachus ruffs
member: Philomachus_pugnax__ruff common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season
member: genus_Heteroscelus__Heteroscelus tattlers
member: Polynesian_tattler__Heteroscelus_incanus tattler of Pacific coastal regions
member: genus_Catoptrophorus__Catoptrophorus willet
member: willet__Catoptrophorus_semipalmatus large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf coasts
member: genus_Scolopax__Scolopax type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks
member: Eurasian_woodcock__Scolopax_rusticola short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock
member: genus_Philohela__Philohela American woodcocks
member: American_woodcock__woodcock_snipe__Philohela_minor small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird
member: genus_Gallinago__Gallinago__Capella__genus_Capella snipes
member: whole_snipe__wholesnipe__common_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago common snipe of Eurasia and Africa
member: Wilson's_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago_delicata American snipe
member: great_snipe__greatsnipe__woodcock_snipe__Gallinago_media Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
member: genus_Limnocryptes__Limnocryptes snipe
member: jacksnipe__half_snipe__Limnocryptes_minima a small short-billed Old World snipe
member: genus_Limnodromus__Limnodromus dowitchers
member: dowitcher shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
member: genus_Numenius__Numenius curlews
member: curlew large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
member: genus_Limosa__Limosa godwits
member: godwit large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
member: genus_Himantopus__Himantopus major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
member: Himantopus_stilt__stilt__stiltbird__longlegs__stilt_plover__stiltplover long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
member: black-necked_stilt__Himantopus_mexicanus stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
member: black-winged_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
member: white-headed_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus_leucocephalus__himantopushimantopusleucocephalu stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
member: kaki__Himantopus_novae-zelandiae blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
member: genus_Cladorhyncus__Cladorhyncus one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
member: Australian_stilt__stilt long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
member: banded_stilt__Cladorhyncus_leucocephalum web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
member: family_Recurvirostridae__Recurvirostridae long-legged shorebirds
member: genus_Recurvirostra__Recurvirostra type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets
member: avocet long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
member: family_Haematopodidae__Haematopodidae oystercatchers
member: family_Phalaropidae__Phalaropidae phalaropes
member: phalarope small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the arctic and winter in the tropics
member: genus_Phalaropus__Phalaropus type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes
member: red_phalarope__redphalarope__Phalaropus_fulicarius phalarope of northern oceans and lakes
member: genus_Lobipes__Lobipes a genus of Phalaropidae
member: northern_phalarope__Lobipes_lobatus breeds in arctic regions of Old and New worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea
member: genus_Steganopus__Steganopus a genus of Phalaropidae
member: Wilson's_phalarope__Steganopus_tricolor breeds on the northern great plains of Canada
member: family_Glareolidae__Glareolidae Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers
member: genus_Glareola__Glareola type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles
member: pratincole__glareole Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
member: courser swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa
member: genus_Cursorius__Cursorius coursers
member: cream-colored_courser__creamcoloredcourser__Cursorius_cursor courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
member: genus_Pluvianus__Pluvianus coursers
member: crocodile_bird__crocodilebird__Pluvianus_aegyptius African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
member: family_Burhinidae__Burhinidae large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews
member: genus_Burhinus__Burhinus type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews
member: stone_curlew__stonecurlew__thick-knee__thickknee__Burhinus_oedicnemus large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
member: suborder_Limicolae__Limicolae term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
member: genus_Haematopus__Haematopus oystercatchers
member: oystercatcher__oyster_catcher black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
member: coastal_diving_bird gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family
member: suborder_Lari__Lari gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers
member: family_Laridae__Laridae gull family: gulls and terns
member: larid long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
member: genus_Larus__Larus type genus of the Laridae
member: mew_gull__mewgull__sea_mew__Larus_canus the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
member: great_black-backed_gull__black-backed_gull__cob__larusmarinu white gull having a black back and wings
member: herring_gull__herringgull__Larus_argentatus large gull of the northern hemisphere
member: laughing_gull__blackcap__pewit__pewit_gull__pewitgull__Larus_ridibundus small black-headed European gull
member: genus_Pagophila__Pagophila a genus of Laridae
member: ivory_gull__ivorygull__Pagophila_eburnea white arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
member: genus_Rissa__Rissa a genus of Laridae
member: kittiwake small pearl-gray gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
member: subfamily_Sterninae__subfamilysterninae__Sterninae terns
member: tern small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
member: genus_Sterna__Sterna a genus of Sterninae
member: sea_swallow__seaswallow__Sterna_hirundo common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage
member: family_Rynchopidae__Rynchopidae coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers
member: genus_Rynchops__Rynchops type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers
member: skimmer gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
member: family_Stercorariidae__Stercorariidae jaegers and skuas:
member: jaeger rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
member: genus_Stercorarius__Stercorarius type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers
member: parasitic_jaeger__parasiticjaeger__arctic_skua__Stercorarius_parasiticus a variety of jaeger
member: genus_Catharacta__Catharacta skuas
member: skua__bonxie gull-like jaeger of northern seas
member: family_Alcidae__Alcidae web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
member: auk black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
member: genus_Alca__Alca type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill
member: razorbill__razor-billed_auk__Alca_torda black-and-white North Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill
member: genus_Plautus__Plautus a genus of Alcidae
member: little_auk__dovekie__plautusalle small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions
member: genus_Pinguinus__Pinguinus great auk
member: great_auk__greatauk__Pinguinus_impennis large large flightless auk of rocky islands off North Atlantic coast; extinct
member: genus_Cepphus__Cepphus a genus of birds including: guillemots
member: guillemot small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
member: genus_Uria__Uria murres
member: murre black-and-white diving bird of northern seas
member: puffin any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
member: genus_Fratercula__Fratercula puffins
member: Atlantic_puffin__Fratercula_arctica common puffin of the North Atlantic
member: horned_puffin__Fratercula_corniculata N Pacific puffin
member: genus_Lunda__Lunda puffins
member: tufted_puffin__Lunda_cirrhata N Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye
member: order_Gaviiformes__Gaviiformes large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms
member: gaviiform_seabird__gaviiformseabird seabirds of the order Gaviiformes
member: family_Gavidae__Gavidae loon family
member: genus_Gavia__Gavia type genus of the Gavidae: loons
member: loon.gaviiform_seabird__diver large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
member: order_Podicipitiformes__Podicipitiformes__Podicipediformes__order_Podicipediformes__Colymbiformes__order_Colymbiformes grebes
member: podicipitiform_seabird aquatic birds related to the loons
member: family_Podicipedidae__Podicipedidae coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes
member: genus_Podiceps__Podiceps type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes
member: grebe small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet
member: genus_Podilymbus__Podilymbus a genus of Podicipedidae
member: pied-billed_grebe__Podilymbus_podiceps American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill
member: order_Pelecaniformes__Pelecaniformes pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants
member: family_Pelecanidae__Pelecanidae pelicans
member: pelican large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
member: genus_Pelecanus__Pelecanus type genus of the Pelecanidae
member: white_pelican__whitepelican__Pelecanus_erythrorhynchos large American pelican; white with black wing feathers
member: Old_world_white_pelican__Pelecanus_onocrotalus similar to American white pelican
member: family_Fregatidae__Fregatidae frigate birds
member: genus_Fregata__Fregata type genus of the Fregatidae
member: frigate_bird__frigatebird__manofwarbird long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
member: family_Sulidae__Sulidae gannets and boobies
member: gannet large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
member: genus_Sula__Sula type genus of the Sulidae
member: solan_goose__solangoose__solan__solant_goose__Sula_bassana very large white gannet with black wing tips
member: booby small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
member: family_Phalacrocoracidae__Phalacrocoracidae cormorants
member: genus_Phalacrocorax__Phalacrocorax type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae
member: cormorant__phalacrocoraxcarbo large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
member: family_Anhingidae__Anhingidae snakebirds
member: genus_Anhinga type genus of the Anhingidae
member: snakebird__anhinga__darter fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
member: family_Phaethontidae__Phaethontidae tropicbirds
member: genus_Phaethon__Phaethon type genus of the Phaethontidae
member: tropic_bird__boatswain_bird__boatswainbird mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
member: order_Sphenisciformes__Sphenisciformes penguins
member: family_Spheniscidae__Spheniscidae comprising all existing penguins
member: penguin short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
member: genus_Pygoscelis__Pygoscelis a genus of Spheniscidae
member: Adelie_penguin__Adelie__Pygoscelis_adeliae medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica
member: genus_Aptenodytes__Aptenodytes large penguins
member: king_penguin__Aptenodytes_patagonica large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
member: emperor_penguin__emperorpenguin__Aptenodytes_forsteri the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
member: genus_Spheniscus__Spheniscus type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins
member: jackass_penguin__jackasspenguin__Spheniscus_demersus small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call
member: genus_Eudyptes__Eudyptes rock hoppers
member: rock_hopper__crested_penguin__crestedpenguin small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand
member: sphenisciform_seabird__sphenisciformseabird flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
member: order_Procellariiformes__Procellariiformes petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels
member: procellariiform_seabird__procellariiformseabird large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas
member: family_Diomedeidae__Diomedeidae albatrosses
member: mollymawk__albatross__albatros large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
member: genus_Diomedea type of the Diomedeidae
member: wandering_albatross__wanderingalbatros__Diomedea_exulans very large albatross; white with wide black wings
member: black-footed_albatross__gooney__gooney_bird__goonie__goony__Diomedea_nigripes a variety of albatross with black feet
member: family_Procellariidae__Procellariidae petrels; fulmars; shearwaters;
member: petrel relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
member: genus_Procellaria__Procellaria type genus of the Procellariidae
member: white-chinned_petrel__whitechinnedpetrel__Procellaria_aequinoctialis large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin
member: genus_Macronectes__Macronectes giant petrels
member: giant_petrel__giantpetrel__giantfulmar__macronectesgiganteu large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas
member: genus_Fulmarus__Fulmarus fulmars
member: fulmar_petrel__fulmar__Fulmarus_glacialis heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
member: genus_Puffinus__Puffinus shearwaters
member: shearwater long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
member: family_Hydrobatidae__Hydrobatidae storm petrels
member: storm_petrel__stormpetrel any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts
member: genus_Hydrobates__Hydrobates type genus of the Hydrobatidae
member: stormy_petrel__northern_storm_petrel__Hydrobates_pelagicus sooty black petrel with white markings; of the north Atlantic and Mediterranean
member: genus_Oceanites__Oceanites a genus of Hydrobatidae
member: Mother_Carey's_chicken__Mother_Carey's_hen__Oceanites_oceanicus medium-sized storm petrel
member: family_Pelecanoididae__Pelecanoididae diving petrels
member: diving_petrel any of several small diving birds of S hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks
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