Test your scientific skills.
Use our taxonomy tree below to find a bird. It is harder than it looks. Remember, some of these names have synonyms.
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Class Aves (896 species)
Birds-
Order Ciconiiformes (288 species)
Auks, Herons, Ibises, Penguins, Storks-
Family Gaviidae (5 species)
Divers, Loons -
Family Podicipedidae (7 species)
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Family Diomedeidae (7 species)
Albatrosses -
Family Procellariidae (18 species)
Fulmars, Petrels, Shearwaters -
Family Hydrobatidae (10 species)
Storm Petrels -
Family Phaethontidae (3 species)
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Family Pelecanidae (2 species)
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Family Sulidae (5 species)
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Family Phalacrocoracidae (6 species)
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Family Anhingidae (1 species)
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Family Fregatidae (3 species)
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Family Ardeidae (16 species)
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Family Ciconiidae (5 species)
American Vultures -
Family Threskiornithidae (5 species)
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Family Phoenicopteridae (1 species)
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Family Accipitridae (26 species)
Eagles, Hawks, Kites -
Family Falconidae (9 species)
Caracaras, Falcons -
Family Jacanidae (1 species)
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Family Charadriidae (21 species)
Avocets, Oystercatchers, Plovers, Stilts -
Family Scolopacidae (65 species)
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Family Burhinidae (1 species)
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Family Glareolidae (1 species)
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Family Stercorariidae (3 species)
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Family Laridae (45 species)
Auks, Guillemots, Gulls, Murres, Puffins, Terns -
Family Alcidae (22 species)
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