Class Aves
Class Aves
Birds
- Subclass Archaeornithes*
- Order Archaeopterygiformes*
Archaeopteryx
- Subclass Neornithes
- Superorder Odontognathae*
- Order Hesperornithiformes*
- Superorder Neognathae
- Order Tinamiformes (1 family, 3 genera, 46 species)
Tinamous
- Order Rheiformes (1 family, 2 genera, 2 species)
Rheas
- Order Struthioniformes (1 family, 1 genera, 9 species)
Ostrich
- Order Casuariiformes (2 families, 2 genera, 4 species)
Emus, Cassowaries
- Order Aepyornithiformes*
Elephant Birds
- Order Dinornithiformes
Moas
- Order Apterygiformes (1 family, 1 genera, 3 species)
Kiwi
- Order Podicepediformes (1 family, 5 genera, 18 speceis)
Grebes
- Order Procellariiformes (4 families, 23 genera, 108 species)
Albatrosses, Shearwaters, Fulmars, Prions, Petrels
- Order Sphenisciformes (1 family, 6 genera, 18 species)
Penguins
- Order Pelecaniformes (6 families, 20 genera, 130 species)
Pelicans, Boobies, Tropic Birds, Cormorants
- Order Anseriformes (2 families, 7 subfamilies, 23 genera, 142 species)
Screamers, Waterfowl
- Order Phoenicopteriformes
Flamingos
- Order Ciconiiformes (6 families)
Herons, Storks, Ibises, Spoonbills
- Order Falconiformes (5 families, 25 genera, 287 species)
Diurnal Birds of Prey
- Order Galliformes 7 families, 75 genera, 229 species)
Grouse, Phaesants, Quail, Turkeys
- Order Gruiformes (10 families, 22 species, 162 species)
Cranes, Rails, Coots, Cariamas, Bustards
- Order Ichthyornithiformes*
- Order Charadriiformes (10 families, 37 genera, 312 species)
Plovers, Sandpipers, Gulls, Terns, Auks
- Order Gaviiformes (1 family, 1 genera, 4 species)
Loons or Divers
- Order Columbiformes (2 families, 27 genera, 306 species)
Sand Grouse, Pigeons, Doves, Dodoes
- Order Psittaciformes (1 family, 15 genera, 344 species)
Parrots, Lories, Cockatoos
- Order Cuculiformes (2 families, 148 species)
Turacos, Cuckoos, Roadrunners
- Order Strigiformes (2 families, 4 subfamilies, 28 genera, 214 species)
Owls
- Order Caprimulgiformes (4 families, 10 genera, 116 species)
Nightjars, Frogmouths, Oilbirds
- Order Apodiformes
Swifts, Hummingbirds
- Order Colliformes (1 family, 1 genera, 6 species)
Colies or Mousebirds
- Order Trogoniformes (1 famliy, 1 genera, 35 species)
Trogons
- Order Coraciiformes (10 families, 191 species)
Kingfishers and Allies
- Order Piciformes (6 families, 370 species)
Woodpeckers, Barbets, Honey Guides, Toucans
- Order Passeriformes (4 suborders, 5100 species)
Perching Birds
*extinct
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