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TOP TEN ORDERS OF BIRDS

TOP TEN ORDERS OF BIRDS . Waterfowl Birds of Prey Owls Chicken-like Wading birds. Shore birds Pigeons/doves Swifts… Woodpeckers Perching birds. Use the following slides to fill in the 10 columns for orders of birds. 1. Anseriformes. 2 families, 148 species Waterfowl

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TOP TEN ORDERS OF BIRDS

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  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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  25. The Perching Foot

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

  27. Famous Extinct N. American Birds

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

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

  30. 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

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

  32. Squaw Creek NWR

  33. 4 hours credit for next three weekends only • (Lots of pics)

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