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AVES
Neoaves III - Otidimorphae
 
 
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Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Aves
  2. Classification of Aves
  3. Palaeognathae
  4. Neognathae
  5. Neoaves I
  6. Neoaves II
  7. Neoaves III
  8. Neoaves IV
  9. Telluraves
  10. Coraciimorphae
  11. Australaves
  12. Passeriformes

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This section focuses on the orders in Otidimorphae.

  • Neoaves
    • Aequornithes [37-V]
    • Mirandornithes [37-V]
    • Charadriiformes - Gulls, Terns, Shorebirds [37-VI]
    • Gruiformes - Cranes, Rails, Sunbitterns, Limpkins [37-VI]
    • Opisthocomiformes [37-VI]
    • Otidimorphae
      • Cuculiformes - Cuckoos
      • Musophagiformes - Turacos, Go-Away-Birds
      • Otidiformes - Bustards
    • Columbimorphae [37-VIII]
    • Phaethontimorphae [37-VIII]
    • Strisores [37-VIII]
    • Telluraves [37-IX - 37-XII]

CUCULIFORMES  

The order of Cuckoos. As of 2024, 9 species of Cuculiformes have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 143 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY CENTROPIDAE
  • FAMILY COCCYZIDAE
    • Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) - 6 (Perry Lake), 9 (Big Bend)
  • FAMILY CROTOPHAGIDAE
    • Groove-Billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) - 9 (Carlsbad, Big Bend)
  • FAMILY CUCULIDAE
    • Crested Coua (Coua cristata) - SCZ - 10/10/2021
  • FAMILY NEOMORPHIDAE
    • Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) - 9 (Big Bend, Saguaro, Carlsbad), 4 (Petrified Forest NP), Palo Duro Canyon - 11/15/2023
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MUSOPHAGIFORMES 

Turacos and Go-Away-Birds are not native to the U.S. but to Africa. Observations have been made of "wild" turacos in Key West but these have likely been released/escaped pets. As of 2024, 23 species of Musophagiformes have been observed in iNaturalist throughout the world.

Trip 6 provides the means for experiencing turacos and go-away-birds at several of the zoos on the trip.

  • FAMILY MUSOPHAGIDAE
    • Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) - SCZ - 1/9/2019
    • White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird (Criniferoides leucogaster) - SCZ - 10/20/2005
    • Ross' Turaco (Musophaga rossae) - Cincinnati Zoo - 2023
    • Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea) - Omaha Zoo - 3/16/2017
    • Red-Crested Turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus) - SCZ - 10/10/2021
    • White-Cheeked Turaco (Tauraco leucotis) - KC Zoo - 6/16/2006
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OTIDIFORMES  

The Bustards have moved from the order of Cranes to their own order, Otidiformes, which is more closely-related to cuckoos and turacos than to cranes.

  • FAMILY OTIDIDAE - BUSTARDS
    • Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) - KC Zoo - 6/16/2006
    • Buff Crested Bustard (Lophotis gindiana) - St. Louis Zoo - 7/25/2022
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