Categories are provided to help identiy a bird. Species are grouped by Order and in some cases further grouped by Family. For example, the
Passeriformes are grouped into
Covidae,
Icteridae, ... . For brevity, not all Orders have been listed.
ANSERIFORMES - Ducks, Geese, Shelducks, Eiders, Swans
CHARADRIIFORMES
- Gulls, Terns, Puffins
Plovers, Sandpipers, Red Knots, Oystercatchers
CICONIIFORMES - Egrets, Herons, Ibises, Storks
GRUIFORMES - Coots, Moorhens, Cranes
PELECANIFORMES - Boobies, Cormorants, Gannets
PODICIPEDIFORMES PROCELLARIIFORMES Shearwaters, Petrels
ACCIPITRIFORMES - Hawks, Eagles, Vultures, Ospreys
STRIGIFORMES - Owls
COLUMBIFORMES - Doves, Pigeons CORACIFORMES - Kingfishers, Bee-eaters
GALLIFORMES - Pheasants, Grouse
PASSERIFORMES
CORVIDAE - Crows, Ravens, Jays, Magpies
STURNIDAE - Mynas ALAUDIDAE - Larks
FRINGILLIDAE - Canaries, Finches, Goldfinches
PARIDAE - Chickadee LANIDAE - Shrikes
HIRUNDINIDAE - Martins, Swallows
MUSCICAPIDAE - Old World Flycatchers: European Robins, Bluethroats, Wheatears, Robin-Chats
TURDIDAE - Thrushes, Blackbird (Old World)
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