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Ornithology Lecture Exam 1
Orders, Families, Genera, Species
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
05/06/2013

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Term
Dinornithiformes
Definition
Only 3 species. 1 family, 1 genus.
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Tinamiformes
Definition
1 family, 9 genera, 47 species
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Struthioniformes
Definition
1 family, 1 genus, 1 sp.
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Rheiformes
Definition
1 family, 1 genus, 2 species
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Casuariiformes
Definition
2 families, 2 genera, 4 species
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Podicipediformes
Definition
1 family, 6 genera, 21 species
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Gaviiformes
Definition
1 family, 1 genus, 5 species
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Sphenisciformes
Definition
1 family, 6 genera, 17 species
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Procellariiformes
Definition
4 families, 24 genera, 115 species
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Pelecaniformes
Definition
6 families, 8 genera, 67 species
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Ciconiiformes
Definition
6 families, 42 genera, 120 species
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Phoenicopteriformes
Definition
1 family, 1 genera, 5 species
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Anseriformes
Definition
2 families, 48 genera, 161 species
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Falconiformes
Definition
3 families, 80 genera, 304 species
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Galliformes
Definition
5 families, 70 genera, 258 species
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Gruiformes
Definition
11 families, 55 genera, 213 species
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Charadriiformes
Definition
19 families, 85 genera, 366 species
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Columbiformes
Definition
1 family, 40 genera, 310 species
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Psittaciformes
Definition
3 families, 80 genera, 358 species
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Musophagiformes
Definition
1 family, 5 genera, 23 species
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Cuculiformes
Definition
2 families, 30 genera, 143 species
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Strigiformes
Definition
2 families, 25 genera, 178 species
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Caprimulgiformes
Definition
5 families, 20 genera, 113 species
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Apodiformes
Definition
3 families, 128 genera, 422 species
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Coliiformes
Definition
1 family, 2 genera, 6 species
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Trogoniformes
Definition
1 family, 6 genera, 39 species
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Coraciiformes
Definition
10 families, 46 genera, 218 species
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Piciformes
Definition
8 families, 62 genera, 410 species
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Passeriformes
Definition
83 families, 1161 genera, 5712 species
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