TOP TEN ORDERS OF BIRDS

1. TOP TEN ORDERS OF BIRDS

2. Waterfowl • Birds of Prey • Owls • Chicken-like • Wading birds • Shore birds • Pigeons/doves • Swifts… • Woodpeckers • Perching birds

3. Use the following slides to fill in the 10 columns for orders of birds.

4. 1. Anseriformes • 2 families, 148 species • Waterfowl • ducks, geese & swans

5. 1. Anseriformes • full-bodied, short-legged swimming birds; undercoat of down feathers

6. three webbed toes; straining beak; • Aquatic/herbivorous/ piscivorous/gregarious

8. 2. Falconiformes • 2 families, 271 species • Birds of Prey (raptors) • hawks, falcons, eagles, & vultures

9. 2. Falconiformes • feet strong with talons; • beak hooked and downcurved; powerful flyers, soarers. • visual acuity 6-8X ours • Diurnal birds of prey/solitary/carnivorous

11. 3. Strigiformes • 2 families, 134 species • Owls

12. 3. Strigiformes • strong beak and talons; large head and eyes; asymmetrical ears • long rounded wings; plumage soft, feathers frayed, tail short • carnivorous/solitary/nocturnal

14. 4. Galliformes • 7 families, 241 species • Chicken-like birds • quail, turkey, pheasants

15. 4. Galliformes • feet large,heavy; wings short, rounded; adapted for short bursts of flight (white meat) • beak short,stout; • non-migratory/insectivores and herbivores/grainivores • gregarious

17. 5. Gruiformes • 12 families, 199 species • Wading Birds • Cranes, rails, bitterns, bustards, etc. • Very ancient, endangered group

18. 5. Gruiformes • large, long-necked, long-legged, aquatic or marsh birds • (run, wade,or swim) • omnivorous/extremely variable group

20. 6. Charadriiformes • 16 families, 314 species • Shorebirds • sandpipers, gulls, auks, snipes, plovers, terns

21. 6. Charadriiformes • dense, waterproof plumage; • long, narrow wings - champion flyers • aquatic/gregarious/ extremely variable

23. 7. Columbiformes • 2 families; 134 species • Pigeons & doves

24. 7. Columbiformes • short-necked; heavy plumage; excellent flyers • drink by sucking; cropmilk • herbivorous/terrestrial/ • gregarious

26. 8. Apodiformes • 3 families, 398 species • Swifts & Hummingbirds

27. 8. Apodiformes • small feet, short legs; agile flyers; only birds to fly backwards • long, narrow wings; • insectivorous & nectar feeding/arboreal

29. 9. Piciformes • 7 families, 375 species • Woodpeckers, toucans • long, barbed tongue • toes and tail adapted for bracing.

30. 9. Piciformes • undulating flight; nest in cavities; • insectivorous or frugivorous/arboreal/ solitary • Also includes honeyguides and bee-eaters.

32. 10. Passeriformes • 67 families, 4040+ species • Perching Birds • Include the “songbirds”

33. 10. Passeriformes • perching foot; most developed hind toe; • warblers, crows, tanagers, starlings, finches, thrushes, etc.

34. The Perching Foot

36. Use the following slides and/or web to fill in the back of the owl page. Beaks Feet Foot Feather

41. Famous Extinct N. American Birds

42. Other Orders • Albatrosses • Pelicans • Herons & Storks • Parrots • Cuckoos • Whipoorwills • Kingfishers • Mousebirds • Trogons • Penguins • Ostrich • Rheas • Emus • Kiwi • Loons • Tinamous • Grebes

43. TEST Tues/Wed! • Intro to birds lecture • Vocabulary, beaks, etc. • 40 % top ten orders • HOURS Monday 12/13

44. A. Waterfowl • B. Birds of Prey • C. Owls • D. Chicken-like Birds • E. Wading Birds • F. Shorebirds • G. Pigeons/Doves • H. Swifts/Hummingbirds • I. Woodpeckers • J. Perching Birds

45. Altricial Arboreal Carnivorous Crepuscular Diurnal Gregarious Herbivorous Nocturnal Ornithology Piscivorous Precocial Solitary Terrestrial Vocabulary

48. Squaw Creek NWR

49. 4 hours credit for next three weekends only • (Lots of pics)