Class

Aves (Birds)

Zonotrichia querula. Photo: (c) Jack Cochran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Birds (Aves) are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich. They rank as the class of tetrapods with the most living species, at approximately ten thousand, with more than half of these being passerines, sometimes known…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies) (85)
        Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds) (188)
        Order: Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies) (11)
        Order: Podicipediformes (Grebes) (6)
        Order: Accipitriformes (Hawks, eagles, kites, and allies) (16)
        Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl) (50)
        Order: Gaviiformes (Loons) (5)
        Order: Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars, swifts, hummingbirds, and allies) (9)
        Order: Cuculiformes (Cuckoos) (1)
        Order: Coraciiformes (Kingfishers and allies) (1)
        Order: Strigiformes (Owls) (14)
        Order: Falconiformes (Falcons and caracaras) (11)
        Order: Gruiformes (Cranes, rails, and allies) (6)
        Order: Galliformes (Landfowl) (8)
        Order: Procellariiformes (Tubenoses) (6)
        Order: Suliformes (Gannets, cormorants, and allies) (4)
        Order: Columbiformes (Pigeons and doves) (3)
        Order: Piciformes (Woodpeckers, barbets, and allies) (12)
        Order: Cathartiformes (New world vultures) (2)

Subtaxa

Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)

Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)

Order: Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies)

Order: Podicipediformes (Grebes)

Order: Accipitriformes (Hawks, eagles, kites, and allies)

Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)

Order: Gaviiformes (Loons)

Order: Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars, swifts, hummingbirds, and allies)

Order: Cuculiformes (Cuckoos)

Order: Coraciiformes (Kingfishers and allies)

Order: Strigiformes (Owls)

Order: Falconiformes (Falcons and caracaras)

Order: Gruiformes (Cranes, rails, and allies)

Order: Galliformes (Landfowl)

Order: Procellariiformes (Tubenoses)

Order: Suliformes (Gannets, cormorants, and allies)

Order: Columbiformes (Pigeons and doves)

Order: Piciformes (Woodpeckers, barbets, and allies)

Order: Cathartiformes (New world vultures)

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