Birds of the World part 3
Cuculiformes to Opisthocomiformes To sum up:
PALEOGNATHAE (5 orders + 2 extinct orders) NEOGNATHAE • Galloanseres (2 orders) • Neoaves – Columbea (5 orders) – Passerea (28 orders) • 6 today (cuckoos through hoatzin) • 4 next week (cranes, shorebirds, tropicbirds…) • 6 Aequornithes = core waterbirds • 12 Telluraves = core landbirds
NEOGNATHAE : Neoaves: PASSEREA (the rest of the birds!)
• ORDER CUCULIFORMES (1 family, 149 species) – Family Cuculidae – cuckoos (149 species) • ORDER MUSOPHAGIFORMES (1 family, 23 species) – Family Musophagidae – turacos (23 species) • ORDER OTIDIFORMES (1 family, 26 species) – Family Otididae – bustards (26 species) • ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES – nightjars or goatsuckers and allies – Family Podargidae – frogmouths (16 species) – Family Steatornithidae – oilbird (1 species) – Family Nyctibiidae – potoos (7 species) – Family Caprimulgidae – nightjars (98 species) • ORDER APODIFORMES – hummingbirds, swifts, and allies – Family Aegothelidae – owlet-nightjars (10 species) – Family Hemiprocnidae – treeswifts (10 species) – Family Apodidae – swifts (106 species) – Family Trochilidae – hummingbirds (349 species) • ORDER OPISTHOCOMIFORMES – hoatzin – Family Opisthocomidae – hoatzin (1 species) NEOGNATHAE : Neoaves: PASSEREA (the rest of the birds!)
• ORDER CUCULIFORMES (1 family, 149 species) – Family Cuculidae – cuckoos (149 species) • ORDER MUSOPHAGIFORMES (1 family, 23 species) – Family Musophagidae – turacos (23 species) • ORDER OTIDIFORMES (1 family, 26 species) – Family Otididae – bustards (26 species) greater roadrunner (Cuculiformes: Cuculidae) common cuckoo (Cuculiformes: Cuculidae) NEOGNATHAE : Neoaves: PASSEREA (the rest of the birds!)
• ORDER CUCULIFORMES (1 family, 149 species) – Family Cuculidae – cuckoos (149 species) • ORDER MUSOPHAGIFORMES (1 family, 23 species) – Family Musophagidae – turacos (23 species) • ORDER OTIDIFORMES (1 family, 26 species) – Family Otididae – bustards (26 species) violet turaco (Musophagiformes: Musophagidae) NEOGNATHAE : Neoaves: PASSEREA (the rest of the birds!)
• ORDER CUCULIFORMES (1 family, 149 species) – Family Cuculidae – cuckoos (149 species) • ORDER MUSOPHAGIFORMES (1 family, 23 species) – Family Musophagidae – turacos (23 species) • ORDER OTIDIFORMES (1 family, 26 species) – Family Otididae – bustards (26 species) great Indian bustard (Otidiformes: Otididae) • ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES – nightjars or goatsuckers and allies – Family Podargidae – frogmouths (16 species) – Family Steatornithidae – oilbird (1 species) – Family Nyctibiidae – potoos (7 species) – Family Caprimulgidae – nightjars (98 species) • ORDER APODIFORMES – hummingbirds, swifts, and allies – Family Aegothelidae – owlet-nightjars (10 species) – Family Hemiprocnidae – treeswifts (10 species) – Family Apodidae – swifts (106 species) – Family Trochilidae – hummingbirds (349 species) • ORDER OPISTHOCOMIFORMES – hoatzin – Family Opisthocomidae – hoatzin (1 species) tawny frogmouth (Caprimulgiformes: Podargidae) oilbird (Caprimulgiformes: Steatornithidae) great potoo (Caprimulgiformes: Nyctibiidae) common nighthawk (Caprimulgiformes: Caprimulgidae) • ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES – nightjars or goatsuckers and allies – Family Podargidae – frogmouths (16 species) – Family Steatornithidae – oilbird (1 species) – Family Nyctibiidae – potoos (7 species) – Family Caprimulgidae – nightjars (98 species) • ORDER APODIFORMES – hummingbirds, swifts, and allies – Family Aegothelidae – owlet-nightjars (10 species) – Family Hemiprocnidae – treeswifts (10 species) – Family Apodidae – swifts (106 species) – Family Trochilidae – hummingbirds (349 species) • ORDER OPISTHOCOMIFORMES – hoatzin – Family Opisthocomidae – hoatzin (1 species) Australian owlet-nightjar (Apodiformes: Aegothelidae) whiskered treeswift (Apodiformes: Hemiprocnidae) chimney swift (Apodiformes: Apodidae) sword-billed hummingbird (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) • ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES – nightjars or goatsuckers and allies – Family Podargidae – frogmouths (16 species) – Family Steatornithidae – oilbird (1 species) – Family Nyctibiidae – potoos (7 species) – Family Caprimulgidae – nightjars (98 species) • ORDER APODIFORMES – hummingbirds, swifts, and allies – Family Aegothelidae – owlet-nightjars (10 species) – Family Hemiprocnidae – treeswifts (10 species) – Family Apodidae – swifts (106 species) – Family Trochilidae – hummingbirds (349 species) • ORDER OPISTHOCOMIFORMES – hoatzin – Family Opisthocomidae – hoatzin (1 species) hoatzin (Opisthocomiformes: Opisthocomidae)