Aves
(birds)

Aves: Taxonomy | Species on this site

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
Phylum: Chordata (chordates)
Class: Aves (birds)

Species listed on this site

Order: Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans)
- Family: Anatidae (waterfowl)
  - Aix sponsa - Wood Duck
  - Anas americana - American Wigeon
  - Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard
  - Branta canadensis - Canada Goose
  - Cairina moschata - Muscovy Duck
Order: Charadriiformes (gulls and shore birds)
- Family: Charadriidae (plovers)
  - Charadrius vociferus - Killdeer
- Family: Laridae (gulls, terns)
  - Larus delawarensis - Ring-billed Gull
  - Rynchops niger - Black Skimmer
  - Sterna maxima - Royal Tern
- Family: Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc.)
  - Calidris alba - Sanderling
Order: Ciconiiformes (herons, egrets, storks, ibises, spoonbills)
- Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns)
  - Ardea alba - Great Egret
  - Ardea herodias - Great Blue Heron
  - Bubulcus ibis - Cattle Egret
  - Butorides virescens - Green Heron
  - Egretta caerulea - Little Blue Heron
  - Nyctanassa violacea - Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Family: Ciconiidae
  - Cathartes aura - Turkey Vulture
  - Coragyps atratus - Black Vulture
- Family: Gaviidae (loons)
  - Gavia immer - Common Loon
- Family: Threskiornithidae (ibises, etc.)
  - Eudocimus albus - White Ibis
Order: Columbiformes (pigeons, doves)
- Family: Columbidae (pigeons, doves)
  - Columba livia - Rock Dove
Order: Coraciiformes (kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers)
- Family: Alcedinidae (kingfishers)
  - Ceryle alcyon - Belted Kingfisher
Order: Falconiformes
- Family: Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, kites)
  - Buteo lineatus - Red-shouldered Hawk
  - Haliaeetus leucocephalus - Bald Eagle
  - Pandion haliaetus - Osprey
  - Rostrhamus sociabilis - Snail Kite
Order: Galliformes
- Family: Phasianidae (pheasants)
  - Pavo cristatus - Indian Peafowl
Order: Gruiformes
- Family: Aramidae (limpkins)
  - Aramus guarauna - Limpkin
- Family: Rallidae (rails)
  - Fulica americana - American Coot
  - Gallinula chloropus - Common Gallinule
Order: Passeriformes (perching birds, songbirds)
- Family: Fringillidae
  - Cardinalis cardinalis - Northern Cardinal
  - Parula americana - Northern Parula Warbler
  - Quiscalus quiscula - Common Grackle
- Family: Paridae (chickadees, titmice)
  - Parus carolinensis - Carolina Chickadee
Order: Pelecaniformes (pelicans, tropicbirds, cormorants, anhingas)
- Family: Anhingidae (anhingas)
  - Anhinga anhinga - Anhinga
- Family: Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)
  - Phalacrocorax auritus - Double-crested Cormorant
Order: Piciformes (woodpeckers, toucans and relatives)
- Family: Picidae (woodpeckers)
  - Dryocopus pileatus - Pileated Woodpecker
  - Picoides pubescens - Downy Woodpecker
Order: Podicipediformes
- Family: Podicipedidae (grebes)
  - Podilymbus podiceps - Pied-bill Grebe

Aves(birds)

Taxonomic Classification

Species listed on this site

Aves
(birds)