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About Kites, Hawks, Eagles
The Kites, Hawks, Eagles are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Accipitridae</em>) within the order Haw…
About Kiwis
Kiwis (Apterygiformes) are a remarkable order of small, flightless, nocturnal birds endemic to New Zealand, no…
About Kiwis
The Kiwis are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Apterygidae</em>) within the order Kiwis.
About Bulbuls
The Bulbuls are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Pycnonotidae</em>) within the order Perching Birds (…
About Perching Birds (Passerines)
Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about…
About Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
The Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Tyrannidae</em>) within the or…
About Secretarybird
The Secretarybird are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Sagittariidae</em>) within the order Hawks, Ea…
About Cassowaries and Emus
Casuariiformes unite the cassowaries (Casuariidae) of New Guinea and north-eastern Australia and the emu (Drom…
About Cassowaries, Emu
The Cassowaries, Emu are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Casuariidae</em>) within the order Cassowar…
About Osprey
The Osprey are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Pandionidae</em>) within the order Hawks, Eagles and …
About Owls
Strigiformes are the owls, 256 species of nocturnal and crepuscular birds of prey found on every continent exc…
About Owls
The Owls are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Strigidae</em>) within the order Owls.
About New World Barbets
The New World Barbets are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Capitonidae</em>) within the order Woodpec…
About Tinamous
Tinamous (Tinamiformes) are a wholly New World order of 46 species confined to the forests, grasslands and scr…
About Megapodes
The Megapodes are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Megapodiidae</em>) within the order Gamebirds (Chi…
About Mousebirds
Coliiformes are the mousebirds, a single family (Coliidae) of six small, gregarious, fruit- and leaf-eating bi…
About Tinamous
The Tinamous are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Tinamidae</em>) within the order Tinamous.
About Northern Storm Petrels
The Northern Storm Petrels are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Hydrobatidae</em>) within the order A…
About Mousebirds
The Mousebirds are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Coliidae</em>) within the order Mousebirds.
About Bee-eaters
The Bee-eaters are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Meropidae</em>) within the order Kingfishers and …
About Coursers, Pratincoles
The Coursers, Pratincoles are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Glareolidae</em>) within the order Sho…
About Cuckoo-roller
Leptosomiformes contains a single species, the Cuckoo-roller (Leptosomus discolor) of Madagascar and the Comor…
About Cuckoo-roller
The Cuckoo-roller are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Leptosomidae</em>) within the order Cuckoo-rol…
About Trogons
Trogoniformes are the trogons, a family (Trogonidae) of 47 gorgeously coloured, sedentary forest birds of the …
