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Accipitriformes

Birds of prey: eagles, hawks, vultures


Catharthidae


Pandionidae


Accipitridae

Catharthidae

New world vultures, aka turkey vulture

Pandionidae

Osprey

Accipitridae

hawks, eagles, old world vultures


aka the bald eagle, northern harrier, coopers hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, red tailed hawk

Strigiformes

Owls


Tytonidae


Strigidae

Falconiformes

Falcons, caracaras


Falconidae

Tytonidae

Barn owl


Strigidae

Typical owl,


for example short eared owl, great horned owl, barred owl, eastern screech owl

Falconidae

Falcons, for example american kestrel and the merlin


Pterocliformes

sandgrouse

Pteroclidae

sandgrouse


Columbiformes

doves, pigeons

Columbidae

Doves and pigeons, for example the Rock dove and mourning dove

Opisthocomiformes

Hoatzin

Opisthocomidae

Hoatzin

Musophagiformes

Turacos

Musophagidae

Turacos

Cuculiformes

Cuckoos

Cuculidae

Cuckoos, like yellow-billed cuckoo

Caprimulgiformes

Nightjars

Caprimulgidae

nightjar, like common nighthawk and whip-poor-will

Apodiformes

Swift, hummingbird


Apodidae


Trochilidae

Apodidae

Swifts, like the chimney swift

Trochilidae

Hummingbird, like the Ruby throated hummingbird

Coliiformes

Mousebird

Coliidae

mousebird

Trogoniformes

Trogons

Trogonidae

Trogon

Leptosomatiformes

Cuckoo roller

Leptosomatidae

Cuckoo roller

Coraciiformes

Kingfisher, bee-eaters


Alcedinidae


Meropidae

Alcedinidae

Kingfisher, like the belted kingfisher

Meropidae

bee-eaters

Bucerotiformes

Hornbill, hoopoes, woodhoppoes

Bucerotidae

Hornbill

Piciformes

Woodpecker, barbets, toucans,


Galbulidae


Ramphastidae


Picidae

Galbulidae

jacamars

Ramphastidae

toucans

Picidae

Woodpeckers, such as Red-headed woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, northern flicker, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, pileated woodpecker

Psittaciformes

parrots, cockatoos

Psittacidae

Parrot

Passeriformes

Song birds, perching birds

Tyrannidae


Such as eastern wood pewee, empidonax sp., great crested flycatcher, eastern kingbird

Laniidae

Such as Northern Strike

Vireonidae

Yellow throated vireo, blue headed vireo, red eyes vireo

Coryidae

Blue jay, gray jay, american crow, common raven

Bombycillidae

Cedar waxwing

Paridae

Tufted titmouse, black-capped chickadee

Alaudidae

Horned lark

Hirundinidae

Tree swallow, purple martin, bank swallow, barn swallow

Phylloscopidae

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Acrocephalidae

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Locustellidae

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Timaliidae

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Sylviidae

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Regulidae

such as golden crowned kinglet and ruby crowned kinglet

Troglodytidae

Such as the house wren and the carolina wren

Polioptillidae

such as the blue-gray gnatcatcher

Sittidae

Such as the white breasted nuthatch and red breasted buthatch

Certhiidae

such as the brown creeper

Mimidae

Mimics, mockingbirds, thrasher, catbird


such as gray catbird and brown thrasher

Sturnidae

starling


such as the eastern starling

Turdidae

Thrushea


such as eastern bluebird, wood thrush, american robin

Cinclidae

Dippers


such as the american dipper

Nectariniidae

Sunbird

Passeridae

Old world sparrow


such as house sparrow

Motacillidae

pipits, wagtails


such as American pipit

Fringillidae

Finches


such as house finch, red crossbill and american goldfinch

Parulidae

New world warblers


Such as ovenbird, yellow throated, black and white, black throated green, yellow, magnolia, blackburnian, chestnut sided, american redstart, common yellowthroat

Icteridae

New world blackbirds


such as eastern meadowlark, common grackle, red winged blackbird, brown headed cowbird, baltimore oriole

Emberizidae

Bunting and new world sparrow


such as eastern towhee, chipping sparrow, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white throated sparrow, dark-eyed junco

Calcariidae

Longspurs, snow bunting


Such as snow bunting


C

Cardinalidae

Cardinal


Such as rose breasted grosbeak, northern cardinal, scarlet tanager, indigo bunting