Orders of Birds

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Pictures and descriptions of 12 orders of birds.
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Order Anseriformes ducks, geese, waterfowl
Order Apodiformes swifts and hummingbirds
Order Ciconiiformes STORKS!
Order Columbiformes pidgeons and doves
Order Falconiformes falcons (kestrels) and caracars
Order Galliformes turkeys, grouse, chickens, quails, pheasants (a.k.a. the edible birds)
Order Passeriformes Most birds (over 5,000 species) - sparrows, perching birds, songbirds
Order Piciformes woodpeckers, other arboreal birds
Order Psittaciformes parrots
Order Sphenisciformes Penguins! (flightless aquatic birds)
Order Strigiformes owls
Order Struthioniformes ostriches
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