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28 Cards in this Set
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Anisodactyl (2,3,4 front; 1 back)
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Zygodactyl (2,3 front; 1,4 back)
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Heterodactyl (3,4 front; 1,2 back)
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Pamprodactyl (all to front)
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Anseriformes
Ducks, geese, swans 3 webbed toes |
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Anseriformes
Ducks, geese, swans 3 webbed toes |
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Galliformes
Chicken-like birds Game birds Short, usually decurved bill Stout body, short legs Usually a reduced hallux Grouse, quail, partriges, turkeys |
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Gaviiformes
Loons Sharp bill Elongate body Solid bones Webbed feet back on body |
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Procellariiformes
Tube-nosed swimmers Long wings for soaring flight Salt expelled through tubular nostrils Gull-like, with exceptions Legs back on body |
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Phoenicopteriformes
Flamingos Long-legged, generally pink birds with long necks and down turned bills |
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Podicipediformes
Grebes Loon-like but smaller Lobed rather than webbed feet back on body Often "cobra headed" |
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Charadriiformes, Lari
Gulls, terns, alcids, skimmers Stout bodies, short legs Black, grey and/or white |
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Charadriiformes, Charadrii and Scolopaci
Shorebirds Long-legged, pointy billed Sandpipers, plovers and snipes |
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Accipitriformes
Hawks, eagles, osprey, vultures Raptorial bill and talons Soars No tomial tooth, or a low bump only |
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Pelecaniformes
Pelicans, cormorants and relatives Totipalmate (4 webbed toes) Gular throat pouch Hook at bill tip |
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Ciconiiformes
Herons, egrets, storks, ibises Most are long-legged waders Angular neck |
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Gruiformes
Rails, coots and cranes Cranes resemble herons but fly with outstretched necks Cranes have a “bustle” of tertial feathers Rails are laterally compressed marsh birds Coots are swimming rails that look a bit like ducks or grebes (have lobbed feet) Often bony shield on top of bill |
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Strigiformes
Owls Facial disc Zygodactyl Raptorial bill and talons |
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Caprimulgiformes
Nightjars Large mouth but tiny bill Mottled colour Often patches of white Nocturnal Mostly eats insects |
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Apodiformes
Hummingbirds and swifts Tiny feet Hummingbirds=Anisodactyl Swifts=Pamprodactyl |
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Columbiformes
Pigeons, doves Small head Head-bobbing walk Cooing calls, fast flight |
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Cuculiformes
Cuckoos and relatives Long tails |
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Coraciiformes
Kingfishers and relatives Large head with shaggy crest Small feet Syndactyl (3rd and 4th toes sharing skin) |
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Trogoniformes
Trogons Brightly coloured Long tails Heterodactyl |
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Piciformes
Woodpeckers Pointed bill with vertical chisel-shaped tip Stiff tails feathers Zygodactyl |
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Piciformes
Woodpeckers Pointed bill with vertical chisel-shaped tip Stiff tails feathers Zygodactyl |
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Falconiformes
Falcons Raptorial bill and talons Speedy flight and dives Tomial tooth on bill Large bare area anterior to eye |
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Psittaciformes
Parrots Zygodactyl Loud and colourful Feral species in southern US |
