Superorder Neognathae - Comprises of orders which have a
total of nearly ten thousand species
Ratites
-- Flightless Birds
Anseriformes
- Waterfowl -- Aquatic Plant and Animal Feeders
Apodiformes
- Swifts and Hummingbirds -- Insect, spider and nectar feeders
Caprimulgiformes
- Nightjars and Relatives -- Most obtain food on the wing
Charadriiformes
- Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks -- Group with most diverse species
Ciconiiformes
- Long-Legged Wading Birds -- Shallow Lake Feeders
Coliiformes
- Colies -- Fruit and Vegetable feeders
Columbiformes
- Pigeons and Doves -- Tree/Ground-inhabiting Birds
Coraciiformes
- Kingfisher -- A controversial Grouping
Cuculigormes
- Cuckoos and Relatives -- Three divergent Families
Falconiformes
- Birds of Prey -- Fish, rodents, birds, snake, insect feeders
Galliformes
- Game Birds -- Ground feeders of seeds, berries, vegetable matter
Gaviiformes
- Loons -- Webbed Toes
Gruiformes
- Cranes, Rails and Relatives -- Most wide-spread family
Otidiformes
- Bustards and Korhaans -- Old World birds of open country and steppes
Passeriformes
- Perching Birds -- 70 Families account for half of bird species
Pelecaniformes
- Pelicans And Relatives -- Webbing on Four Toes
Piciformes
- Woodpeckers -- A controversial Grouping
Podicipediformes
- Grebes -- Lobed Toes
Procellariiformes
- Tube-nosed Marine Birds -- Don't Require Fresh Water
Psittaciformes
- Parrots -- Strong hooked bills, unique toe arrangement
Sphenisciformes
- Penguins -- Wings used as Flippers
Strigiformes
- Owls -- Primarily nocturnal predators
Tinamiformes
- Tinamous -- Ground-dwelling, Weak Fliers
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