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Chapter Outline
- Description of Aves
- Classification of Aves
- Palaeognathae
- Neognathae
- Neoaves I
- Neoaves II
- Neoaves III
- Neoaves IV
- Telluraves
- Coraciimorphae
- Australaves
- Passeriformes
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This section focuses on the orders in bold below. This page includes three orders of Neoaves that have not yet been assigned to a sub-clade: Charadriiformes, Gruiformes and Opisthocomiformes.
- Neoaves
- Aequornithes [37-V]
- Mirandornithes [37-V]
- Charadriiformes - Gulls, Terns, Shorebirds
- Gruiformes - Cranes, Rails, Sunbitterns, Limpkins
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidimorphae [37-VII]
- Cuculiformes - Cuckoos
- Musophagiformes - Turacos, Go-Away-Birds
- Otidiformes - Bustards
- Columbimorphae [37-VIII]
- Phaethontimorphae [37-VIII]
- Strisores [37-VIII]
- Telluraves [37-IX - 37-XII]
The order of Shorebirds and allies. As of 2024, 173 species of Charadriiformes have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 398 throughout the world.
- FAMILY ALCIDAE
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Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Omaha Zoo - 2021
St. Louis Zoo - 2022
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Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Omaha Zoo - 2021
St. Louis Zoo - 2022
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Common Murre (Uria aalge)
Omaha Zoo - 2016
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- Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) - Cincinnati Zoo - 8/2/2023
- FAMILY BURHINIDAE
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Cape Thick-Knee (Burhinus capensis)
Omaha Zoo - 2016
St. Louis Zoo - 2022
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Bush Thick-Knee (Burhinus grallarius)
Sedgwick County Zoo - 2018
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Peruvian Thick-Knee (Burhinus superciliarus)
Sedgwick County Zoo - 2018
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- FAMILY CHARADRIIDAE
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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Cheyenne Bottoms - 2022
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Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus)
Omaha Zoo, Desert Dome - 2021
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Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
Omaha Zoo, Desert Dome - 2017
Sedgwick County Zoo - 2018
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Spur-Winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus)
St. Louis Zoo - 2022
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- American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) - Quivira NWR - 9/26/2022
- Black-Bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) - Quivira NWR - 9/26/2022
- Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) - Cincinnati Zoo - 8/2/2023
- FAMILY CHIONIDIDAE
- FAMILY DROMADIDAE
- FAMILY GLAREOLIDAE
- FAMILY HAEMATOPODIDAE - OYSTERCATCHERS
- Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) - 5 (Redwoods, Olympic), 7 (Monterey Bay), Ecola SP, OR
- American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Assateague Island
- FAMILY JACANIDAE
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African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
Omaha Zoo, Desert Dome - 2017
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- FAMILY LARIDAE - GULLS
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Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Perry Lake, Kansas - 5/12/2020
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Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)
Sedgwick County Zoo - 2021
Omaha Zoo - 2006
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Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Acadia NP - 8/3/2007
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California Gull (Larus californicus)
Astoria, OR - 7/30/2016
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Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms, Perry Lake, KS - from 2/25 to 10/20
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Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
Perry Lake, KS - 4/16/2018
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Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
Cheyenne Bottoms - 5/2/2022
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- FAMILY PEDIONOMIDAE
- FAMILY RECURVIROSTRIDAE
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Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Cheyenne Bottoms - 5/2/2022
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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Quivira NWR - 9/16/2021
Cheyenne Bottoms - 5/2/2022
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- FAMILY ROSTRATULIDAE
- FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE - SNIPES
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Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Quivira NWR - 9/16/2021
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Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
Quivira NWR - 9/16/2021
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Long-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
Quivira NWR - 9/16/2021
Cheyenne Bottoms - 5/2/2022
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Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Cheyenne Bottoms - 5/2/2022
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Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Perry Lake, KS - 4/16/2018
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Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Cheyenne Bottoms - 5/2/2022
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Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Cheyenne Bottoms - 5/2/2022
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- Surfbird (Aphriza virgata) - Olympic, Redwoods
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Assateague, Everglades
- Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) - Olympic, Bering LB
- Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) - Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms
- Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) - Redwoods
- Sanderling (Calidris alba) - Redwoods, Olympic, Florida
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - Everglades, Redwoods, Olympic
- Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) - Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms
- Red Knot (Calidris canutus) - Everglades
- Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) - Delaware Bay, Monterey Bay
- White-Rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) - Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms
- Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) - Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms
- Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) - Acadia
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) - Olympic, Cheyenne Bottoms
- Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) - Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms, Everglades, Redwoods
- Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis) - Olympic, Redwoods
- Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Assateague, Chesapeake bay
- Buff-Breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) - Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms
- Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) - Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms, Everglades
- Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - Cheyenne Bottoms
- Short-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) - Everglades
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) - Everglades
- Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) - Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms
- Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) - Bering LB
- Long-Billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) - Cheyenne Bottoms, Everglades
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Everglades
- Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) - Bering LB
- Red-Necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) - Mono Lake, Bering LB
- American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) - Voyageurs, Acadia
- Wandering Tattler/`Ulili, ulili (Tringa incana) - Haleakala
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) - Acadia
- FAMILY STERCORARIIDAE
- FAMILY TURNICIDAE - BUTTONQUAILS
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Madagascar Button Quail (Turnix nigricollis)
Omaha Zoo - 2017
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The order of Cranes, Rails and allies. As of 2024, 27 species of Gruiformes have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 160 throughout the world.
- FAMILY APTORNITHIDAE
- FAMILY ARAMIDAE - LIMPKINS
- FAMILY GRUIDAE - CRANES
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Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)
St. Louis Zoo - 2022
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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Platte River - 3/23/2021
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Grey-Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
KC Zoo - 2017
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Wattled Crane (Grus carunculatus)
Omaha Zoo - 2016
ABQ Biopark Zoo - 2023
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Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)
KC Zoo - 2022
Cincinnati Zoo - 2023
National Zoo
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Blue Crane (Grus paradisea)
Sedgwick County Zoo - 2021
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Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo)
Sedgwick County Zoo - 2018
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- Grey-Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) - KC Zoo - 4/28/2017
- Wattled Crane (Grus carunculatus) - Omaha Zoo - 4/22/2016
- Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) - KC Zoo - 2/27/2022
- White-Naped Crane (Antigone vipio) - National Zoo
- Black-Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina) - Omaha Zoo
- Whooping Crane (Grus americana) - 6 (Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms, Platte River), 10 (National Zoo), OKC Zoo
- Eurasian Crane (Grus grus) - Yosemite
- Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) - National Zoo
- FAMILY HELIORNITHIDAE - SUNGREBES
- FAMILY MESITORNITHIDAE
- FAMILY PSOPHIIDAE - TRUMPETERS
- Grey-Winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) - St. Louis Zoo - 7/25/2022
- FAMILY RALLIDAE - RAILS
- American Coot (Fulica americana) - Kansas (Perry & Kanopolis Lakes), Missouri (Loess Bluffs )
- Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostra) - SCZ - 1/9/2019
- Guam Rail (Gallirallus owstoni) - SCZ - 10/10/2021
- FAMILY RHYNOCHETIDAE
The only species in this order, the Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), lives in the Amazon Rainforest. The Bronx Zoo tried to house a specimen in the 1990's but had difficulty keeping it alive. Like Great White Sharks and other animals, some just don't seem to be able to adapt to captivity. That means this is an entire order of birds that can't really be experienced in the U.S.
- FAMILY OPISTHOCOMIDAE
- Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
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