#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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
member: #rail.wading_bird any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
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
member: #gallinule__marsh_hen__marshhen__water_hen__waterhen__swamphen any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
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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