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Ratites
(Struthioniformes)
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Fowl-like Birds
(Galliformes)
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Tinamiformes
(Tinamiformes)
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Waterfowl
(Anseriformes)
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Grebes
(Podicipediformes)
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Divers
(Gaviiformes)
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Penguins
(Sphenisciformes)
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Tube-Nosed Seabirds
(Procellariiformes)
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Totipalmate Swimmers (Pelicans and Allies)
(Pelecaniformes)
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Herons, Storks and Ibis
(Ciconiiformes)
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Storks
(Ciconiidae)
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Herons and Egrets
(Ardeidae)
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Common Name
Scientific Name
White-Faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Eastern Reef Egret
Egretta sacra
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Slaty Egret
Egretta vinaceigula
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Western Reef-Egret
Egretta gularis
Dimorphic Egret
Egretta dimorpha
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Chinese Egret
Egretta eulophotes
White-Necked Heron
Ardea pacifica
Great-Billed Heron
Ardea sumatrana
Pied Heron
Ardea picata
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Humblot's Heron
Ardea humbloti
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
White-bellied Heron
Ardea insignis
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Cape Verde Purple Heron
Ardea bournei
Striated Heron
Butorides striatus
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Galapagos Heron
Butorides sundevalli
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
White-backed Night-Heron
Gorsachius leuconotus
White-eared Night-Heron
Gorsachius magnificus
Japanese Night-Heron
Gorsachius goisagi
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus
Yellow Bittern
Ixobrychus sinensis
Black Bittern
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Stripe-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus involucris
Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus novaezelandiae
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
Schrenck's Bittern
Ixobrychus eurhythmus
Cinnamon Bittern
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Dwarf Bittern
Ixobrychus sturmii
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Capped Heron
Pilherodius pileatus
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Indian Pond-Heron
Ardeola grayii
Chinese Pond-Heron
Ardeola bacchus
Javan Pond-Heron
Ardeola speciosa
Madagascar Pond-Heron
Ardeola idae
Rufous-bellied Heron
Ardeola rufiventris
Chestnut-bellied Heron
Agamia agami
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearia
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Fasciated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Forest Bittern
Zonerodius heliosylus
White-crested Tiger-Heron
Tigriornis leucolophus
Zigzag Heron
Zebrilus undulatus
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Ibis and Spoonbills
(Threskiornithidae)
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Hamerkop
(Scopidae)
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Flamingos
(Phoenicopteriformes)
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Diurnal Birds of Prey
(Falconiformes)
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Rails, Cranes and Bustards
(Gruiformes)
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Button-Quail
(Turniciformes)
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Shorebirds and Gulls
(Charadriiformes)
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Opisthocomiformes
(Opisthocomiformes)
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Pigeons and Doves
(Columbiformes)
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Cockatoos, Parrots and Lorikeets
(Psittaciformes)
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Cuckoos and Coucals
(Cuculiformes)
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Sandgrouse
(Pterocliformes)
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Cuckoos and Coucals
(Cuculiformes)
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Owls
(Strigiformes)
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Nightjars and Relatives
(Caprimulgiformes)
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Swifts
(Apodiformes)
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Kingfishers, Rollers and Bee-Eaters
(Coraciiformes)
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Songbirds
(Passeriformes)
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Coliiformes
(Coliiformes)
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Trogons
(Trogoniformes)
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Galbuliformes
(Galbuliformes)
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Woodpeckers, Barbets and Toucans
(Piciformes)