Birds

  1. Order: Galliformes (Landfowl)
  2. Order: Accipitriformes (Birds of Prey)
  3. Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
  4. Order: Charadriiformes
  5. Order: Pelecaniformes
  6. Order: Columbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
  7. Order: Coraciiformes
  8. Order: Falconiformes (sometimes included in Accipitriformes)
  9. Order: Passeriformes (Perching Birds/Songbirds)
    • Family Corvidae: This family includes crows, ravens, jays, and magpies. They are known for their intelligence and complex social structures.
    • Family Alaudidae: Larks belong to this family. They are small to medium-sized ground-dwelling birds with often extravagant song flights.
    • Family Bombycillidae: The waxwings are part of this family. They are characterized by soft, silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers.
    • Family Cardinalidae: This family includes cardinals and related songbirds. Known for their bright plumage and strong singing.
    • Family Fringillidae: Finches and their relatives are in this family. They are small to medium-sized and often have a conical beak.
    • Family Laniidae: Shrikes are a part of this family. They are known for their habit of catching insects and small vertebrates and impaling them on thorns.
    • Family Mimidae: Includes mockingbirds and thrashers. They are known for their vocal mimicry.
    • Family Paridae: This family consists of tits, chickadees, and titmice. They are small, active birds typically found in woodland environments.
    • Family Passerellidae: American sparrows are part of this family. These are small, often drab colored birds with conical beaks.
    • Family Sittidae: Nuthatches belong to this family. They are known for their ability to climb down trees headfirst.
    • Family Troglodytidae: This family includes wrens, small brownish passerine birds with a loud and complex song.
    • Family Turdidae: Thrushes, including robins, are in this family. They are known for their melodious songs.
    • Family Tyrannidae: Tyrant flycatchers are part of this family. They are a diverse group and the largest family of birds found in the Americas.
  10. Order: Piciformes
  11. Order: Apodiformes
  12. Order: Trogoniformes
    • Family Trogonidae: Trogons
  13. Order: Strigiformes (Owls)
    • Family Strigidae: Owls
  14. Order: Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)
  15. Order: Gruiformes
  16. Order: Suliformes
  17. Order: Bucerotiformes
    • Family Bucerotidae: Hornbills
  18. Order: Ramphastiformes