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Many reptiles are clearly related. How many basic kinds of bird are there? What are their characteristics? When did they first appear in the fossil record? This display answers those questions. What are the limits of relatedness?
Names in brown indicate all families in the kind are extinct.
Names in blue indicate kinds with families that are alive today.
1 Tinamous
2 Ostriches
3 Emus and Rheas
4 Kiwis
5 Ducks, Geese and Swans
6 Jungle Fowl and Game Birds
7 Grebes
8 Loons and Divers
9 Penguins
10 Pelicans, Cormorants, Gannets and their kin
11 Storm and Sea Birds
12 Crane-like Birds
13 Flamingos
14 Jacanas, Lily Trotters
15 Waders and Shorebirds
16 Puffins and Gull-like birds
17 Herons and Storks
18 New World Vultures
19 Doves and Pigeons
20 Parrots and Parakeets
21 Cuckoos
22 Falcon-like Birds of prey
23 Owls
24 Nightjars
25 Swifts
26 Mousebirds
27 Hummingbirds
28 Trogons and Quezals
29 Kingfishers
30 Hornbills
31 Barbets, Jacamars, Puffbirds and Honey-guides
32 Woodpeckers
33 Toucans
34 Perching Birds, Pittas
35 Cottingas and Manakins
36 Ant Birds
37 Song Birds
38 Honey-eaters
39 Crows and Magpies
40 Thrushes, Robins, Mockingbirds, Wrens and Bluebird
41 Warblers
42 Finches
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