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Bird Orders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Water fowl (duck, geese) | Anseriformes |
| Hummingbirds & swifts (Chimney Swift, Ruby- throated Hummingbird) | Apodiformes |
| Nightbirds (Nightjars, potoos) | Caprimulgiformes |
| Shorebirds (Gulls, Sandpipers) | Charadiiformes |
| Herons (Flamingos) | Ciconiiformes |
| Pigeons (Pigeons, Doves) | Columbiformes |
| Kingfishers (bee-eaters, rollers, motmots) | Coraciiformes |
| Cuckoos (roadrunners) | Cuculiformes |
| Birds of Prey (Eagles, Hawks) | Falconiformes |
| Fowl or Game (Chickens, turkeys, pheasants) | Galliformes |
| Loons (divers) | Gaviiformes |
| Marsh birds (Cranes, Rails) | Gruiformes |
| Songbirds (Robins, crows) | Passeriformes |
| Waterbirds (pelicans, tropicbirds, cormorants) | Pelecaniformes |
| Woodpeckers (Woodpeckers, Toucans) | Piciformes |
| Grebes | Podicipediformes |
| Parrots (Parakeets, Cockatoos) | Psittaciformes |
| Penguins ( Emperor, Galapagos, Rockhopper, Humboldt) | Sphenisciformes |
| Owls (Barn owl, snowy owl) | Strigiformes |
| Flightless birds (Emus, Kiwis, Ostriches) | Struthioniformes |