An Overview of 22 Modern Bird Types
Ratites
-- Flightless Birds
Tinamous
-- Ground-dwelling, Weak Fliers
Grebes
-- Lobed Toes
Loons
-- Webbed Toes
Penguins
-- Wings used as Flippers
Tube-nosed Marine Birds
-- Don't Require Fresh Water
Pelicans And Relatives
-- Webbing on Four Toes
Long-Legged Wading Birds
-- Shallow Lake Feeders
Waterfowl
-- Aquatic Plant and Animal Feeders
Birds of Prey
-- Fish, rodents, birds, snake, insect feeders
Game Birds
-- Ground feeders of seeds, berries, vegetable matter
Cranes, Rails and Relatives
-- Most wide-spread family
Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks
-- Group with most diverse species
Pigeons and Doves
-- Tree/Ground-inhabiting Birds
Parrots
-- Strong hooked bills, unique toe arrangement
Cuckoos and Relatives
-- Three divergent Families
Owls
-- Primarily nocturnal predators
Nightjars and Relatives
-- Most obtain food on the wing
Swifts and Hummingbirds
-- Insect, spider and nectar feeders
Colies
-- Fruit and Vegetable feeders
Kingfisher
-- A controversial Grouping
Woodpeckers
-- A controversial Grouping
Perching Birds
-- 70 Families account for half of bird species
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