Birds of the World part 5
Aequornithes: The core waterbirds AEQUORNITHES – core waterbirds (6 orders)
• ORDER GAVIIFORMES (1 family, 5 species) – Family Gaviidae – loons or divers (5 species) • ORDER SPHENISCIFORMES (1 family, 18 species) – Family Spheniscidae – penguins (18 species) • ORDER PROCELLARIIFORMES – tubenoses or pelagic birds (5 families, 144 species) – Family Oceanitidae – Austral storm petrels (9 species) – Family Diomedeidae – albatrosses (21 species) – Family Hydrobatidae – northern storm petrels (16 species) – Family Procellariidae – petrels and shearwaters (94 species) – Family Pelecanoididae – diving petrels (4 species) • ORDER CICONIIFORMES (1 family, 19 species) – Family Ciconiidae – storks (19 species) • ORDER PELECANIFORMES – pelicans, herons, and allies (5 families, 118 species) – Family Threskiornithidae – ibises and spoonbills (36 species) – Family Ardeidae – herons and bitterns (72 species) – Family Scopidae – hamerkop (1 species) – Family Balaenicipitidae – shoebill (1 species) – Family Pelecanidae – pelicans (8 species) • ORDER SULIFORMES (4 families, 60 species) – Family Fregatidae – frigatebirds (5 species) – Family Sulidae – gannets and boobies (10 species) – Family Phalacrocoracidae – cormorants and shags (41 species) – Family Anhingidae – anhingas or darters (4 species)
AEQUORNITHES – core waterbirds (6 orders)
• ORDER GAVIIFORMES (1 family, 5 species) – Family Gaviidae – loons or divers (5 species) • ORDER SPHENISCIFORMES (1 family, 18 species) – Family Spheniscidae – penguins (18 species) • ORDER PROCELLARIIFORMES – tubenoses or pelagic birds (5 families, 144 species) – Family Oceanitidae – Austral storm petrels (9 species) – Family Diomedeidae – albatrosses (21 species) – Family Hydrobatidae – northern storm petrels (16 species) – Family Procellariidae – petrels and shearwaters (94 species) – Family Pelecanoididae – diving petrels (4 species) Common loon (Gaviiformes: Gaviidae)
AEQUORNITHES – core waterbirds (6 orders)
• ORDER GAVIIFORMES (1 family, 5 species) – Family Gaviidae – loons or divers (5 species) • ORDER SPHENISCIFORMES (1 family, 18 species) – Family Spheniscidae – penguins (18 species) • ORDER PROCELLARIIFORMES – tubenoses or pelagic birds (5 families, 144 species) – Family Oceanitidae – Austral storm petrels (9 species) – Family Diomedeidae – albatrosses (21 species) – Family Hydrobatidae – northern storm petrels (16 species) – Family Procellariidae – petrels and shearwaters (94 species) – Family Pelecanoididae – diving petrels (4 species) King penguin (Sphenisciformes: Spheniscidae)
AEQUORNITHES – core waterbirds (6 orders)
• ORDER GAVIIFORMES (1 family, 5 species) – Family Gaviidae – loons or divers (5 species) • ORDER SPHENISCIFORMES (1 family, 18 species) – Family Spheniscidae – penguins (18 species) • ORDER PROCELLARIIFORMES – tubenoses or pelagic birds (5 families, 144 species) – Family Oceanitidae – Austral storm petrels (9 species) – Family Diomedeidae – albatrosses (21 species) – Family Hydrobatidae – northern storm petrels (16 species) – Family Procellariidae – petrels and shearwaters (94 species) – Family Pelecanoididae – diving petrels (4 species) Wilson’s storm petrel (Procellariiformes: Oceanitidae)
Wandering albatross (Procellariiformes: Diomedeidae)
European storm petrel (Procellariiformes: Hydrobatidae)
Sooty shearwater (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae)
Common diving petrel (Procellariiformes: Pelecanoididae)
• ORDER CICONIIFORMES (1 family, 19 species) – Family Ciconiidae – storks (19 species) • ORDER PELECANIFORMES – pelicans, herons, and allies (5 families, 118 species) – Family Threskiornithidae – ibises and spoonbills (36 species) – Family Ardeidae – herons and bitterns (72 species) – Family Scopidae – hamerkop (1 species) – Family Balaenicipitidae – shoebill (1 species) – Family Pelecanidae – pelicans (8 species) • ORDER SULIFORMES (4 families, 60 species) – Family Fregatidae – frigatebirds (5 species) – Family Sulidae – gannets and boobies (10 species) – Family Phalacrocoracidae – cormorants and shags (41 species) – Family Anhingidae – anhingas or darters (4 species)
White stork (Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae)
• ORDER CICONIIFORMES (1 family, 19 species) – Family Ciconiidae – storks (19 species) • ORDER PELECANIFORMES – pelicans, herons, and allies (5 families, 118 species) – Family Threskiornithidae – ibises and spoonbills (36 species) – Family Ardeidae – herons and bitterns (72 species) – Family Scopidae – hamerkop (1 species) – Family Balaenicipitidae – shoebill (1 species) – Family Pelecanidae – pelicans (8 species) • ORDER SULIFORMES (4 families, 60 species) – Family Fregatidae – frigatebirds (5 species) – Family Sulidae – gannets and boobies (10 species) – Family Phalacrocoracidae – cormorants and shags (41 species) – Family Anhingidae – anhingas or darters (4 species)
Glossy ibis (Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae)
Roseate spoonbill (Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae)
Black-crowned night heron (Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae)
Hamerkop (Pelecaniformes: Scopidae)
Shoebill (Pelecaniformes: Balaenicipitidae)
American white pelican (Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae)
• ORDER CICONIIFORMES (1 family, 19 species) – Family Ciconiidae – storks (19 species) • ORDER PELECANIFORMES – pelicans, herons, and allies (5 families, 118 species) – Family Threskiornithidae – ibises and spoonbills (36 species) – Family Ardeidae – herons and bitterns (72 species) – Family Scopidae – hamerkop (1 species) – Family Balaenicipitidae – shoebill (1 species) – Family Pelecanidae – pelicans (8 species) • ORDER SULIFORMES (4 families, 60 species) – Family Fregatidae – frigatebirds (5 species) – Family Sulidae – gannets and boobies (10 species) – Family Phalacrocoracidae – cormorants and shags (41 species) – Family Anhingidae – anhingas or darters (4 species)
Greater frigatebird (Suliformes: Fregatidae)
Blue-footed booby (Suliformes: Sulidae)
Pied shag (Suliformes: Phalacrocoracidae)
Anhinga or darter (Suliformes: Anhingidae)