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Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves Order: Gaviformes cs: Webbed feet, tarsi compressed, legs posterior on body, laterally compre Range: Circumpolar in Northern Hemisphere Common Loon Gavia immer Groups: Loons

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Page 1: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Gaviformes

Characteristics: Webbed feet, tarsi compressed, legs posterior on body, laterally compressed bill

Range: Circumpolar in Northern Hemisphere

Common LoonGavia immer

Groups: Loons

Page 2: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Gaviformes

Characteristics: Webbed feet, tarsi compressed, legs posterior on body, laterally compressed bill

Range: Circumpolar in Northern Hemisphere

Pacific LoonGavia pacifica

Groups: Loons

Page 3: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Podicipediformes

Characteristics: Sleek plumage; legs posterior on body, lobed feet; toenails flattened

Range: World-wide

Western Grebe

Groups: Grebes

Clark’s GrebeAechmophorus clarkii

Page 4: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Procellariiformes

Characteristics: Slightly hooked beak; tubular nostrils; long, narrow wings

Range: Oceanic; world-wide

Groups: Albatrosses, shearwaters, fulmars, petrels

Sooty ShearwaterPuffinus griseus

Page 5: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Pelecaniformes

Characteristics: Bill with gular sack; totipalmate feet (4 toes w/ 3 webs)

Range: World-wide (temperate / tropical regions)

Groups: Pelicans, cormorants

Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

Double-crestedCormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Page 6: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Ciconiiformes

Characteristics: Long legs; long bills; long, broad wings; neck folded in “S” shape in flight

Range: World-wide

Groups: Long-legged waders

Great BlueHeron

Ardea herodias

Page 7: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Anseriformes

Characteristics: Broad, flat, lamellated / serrated bill; 4 toes with 2 webs

Groups: Waterfowl

Canada Goose Wood Duck Surf Scoter

American Wigeon CanvasbackMallard

Range: World-wide

Page 8: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Anseriformes

Characteristics: Broad, flat, lamellated / serrated bill; 4 toes with 2 webs

Groups: Waterfowl

Range: World-wide

Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator

Tundra (Whistling) SwanCygnus columbianus

Page 9: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Falconiformes

Characteristics: Hooked bill; nostrils located in basal cere; feet raptorial; ♀ larger than ♂

Groups: Birds of Prey

Canada Goose

Kestrel

Surf Scoter

American Wigeon Red-tailed Hawk

TurkeyVulture

Osprey

GoldenEagle

Range: World-wide

Page 10: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Falconiformes

Characteristics: Hooked bill; nostrils located in basal cere; feet raptorial; ♀ larger than ♂

Groups: Birds of Prey

Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus

Range: World-wide

Page 11: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Falconiformes

Characteristics: Hooked bill; nostrils located in basal cere; feet raptorial; ♀ larger than ♂

Groups: Birds of Prey

GoldenEagle

Range: World-wide

Cooper’s HawkAccipiter cooperii

Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus

Page 12: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Galliformes

Characteristics: Short, curved bill; short, rounded wings; Strong legs; “scratching” feet

Range: World-wide (except Polynesia)

Groups: Fowl-like birds

Ring-neck PheasantPhasianus colchicus

California QuailCallipepla californica Mountain Quail

Oreortyx pictus

Page 13: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Galliformes

Characteristics: Short, curved bill; short, rounded wings; Strong legs; “scratching” feet

Range: World-wide (except Polynesia)

Groups: Fowl-like birds

Merriam’s Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo

ChukarAlectoris chukar

Page 14: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Galliformes

Characteristics: Short, curved bill; short, rounded wings; Strong legs; “scratching” feet

Range: World-wide (except Polynesia)

Groups: Fowl-like birds

Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus

Blue GrouseDendragapus obscurus

Page 15: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Galliformes

Characteristics: Short, curved bill; short, rounded wings; Strong legs; “scratching” feet

Range: World-wide (except Polynesia)

Groups: Fowl-like birds

Greater Sage GrouseCentrocercus urophasianus

Sharp-tailed GrouseTympanuchus phasianellus

Page 16: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Gruiformes

Characteristics: Bill, neck, and legs long (but variable); fly with neck extended

Range: World-wide

Groups: Cranes, rails, coots

Sandhill CraneCoot

Page 17: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Charadriiformes

Characteristics: Bill often long & heavy (variable); legs / feet small (feet often webbed)

Range: World-wide

Groups: Shorebirds, gulls, auks

Black Oystercatcher Killdeer Common Snipe

Western Gull Marbled Murrelet

AmericanAvocet

Page 18: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Columbiformes

Characteristics: Small, slender bill with prominent cere; Wings / tails long & broad; plumage dense

Range: World-wide

Groups: Pigeons, doves

Band-tailed Pigeon Mourning Dove

Page 19: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Cuculiformes

Characteristics: Zygodactyl feet, underside of tail black / white, bills slightly hooked / decurved

Range: World-wide

Groups: Cuckoos, roadrunners

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Page 20: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Strigiformes

Characteristics: Strong, hooked beak (cere); raptorial feet; large, forward-facing eyes; broad wings

Range: World-wide

Groups: Owls

Great-hornedOwl

SpottedOwl

BurrowingOwl

BarnOwl

ScreechOwl

Page 21: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Characteristics: Short, weak bill; Large eyes; Weak feet; Long, pointed wings

Range: World-wide

Groups: Goatsuckers

Common Nighthawk

CommonNighthawk

Page 22: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Apodiformes

Characteristics: Long, decurved bill or long, delicate bill; small, weak feet; long, narrow wings

Range: World-wide

Groups: Swifts, hummingbirds

Common Nighthawk

Rufous Hummingbird

Page 23: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Coraciiformes

Characteristics: Large-headed; large-billed; metallic bright plumage; syndactylous toes

Range: World-wide (tropical / sub-tropical)

Groups: Kingfishers, bee-eaters, hornbills, motmots, rollers

Common Nighthawk

Belted Kingfisher

Page 24: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Piciformes

Characteristics: Long, straight, chisel-like bill; tail stiff with graduated feather lengths; long wings; feet strong & zygodactylous

Range: World-wide

Groups: Woodpeckers, barbets, honey-guides, toucans

Common Nighthawk

NorthernFlicker

Red-breastedSapsucker

PileatedWoodpecker

DownyWoodpecker

Page 25: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Characteristics: Simple perching feet (3 toes forward / 1 toe back); medium to small size

Range: World-wide

Groups: Perching Birds (70 families)

Common Nighthawk

European Starling Barn Swallow

Sturnidae Hirundinidae

Black-capped Chickadee

Paridae

House Wren

Troglodytidae

Common Nighthawk

Stellar’s Jay Common Raven Black-billed Magpie

Corvidae

Page 26: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Characteristics: Simple perching feet (3 toes forward / 1 toe back); medium to small size

Range: World-wide

Groups: Perching Birds (70 families)

Common Nighthawk

Robin Western Bluebird

Turdidae

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycillidae

Yellow Warbler

Parulidae

Common Nighthawk

Western tanager Spotted Towhee White-crowned Sparrow

Thraupidae Emberizidae

Oregon Junco

Page 27: Clasification of Birds

Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Characteristics: Simple perching feet (3 toes forward / 1 toe back); medium to small size

Range: World-wide

Groups: Perching Birds (70 families)

Common Nighthawk

Western Meadowlark Red-wing Blackbird

Icteridae

Brewer’s Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird

Common Nighthawk

Purple Finch American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak

PasseridaeFringillidae

House Sparrow