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====Buteoninae (buzzards, true eagles, and sea eagles)==== | ====Buteoninae (buzzards, true eagles, and sea eagles)==== | ||
| − | Golden eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Eagle | + | ;True eagles (''Aquila'') |
| + | :Golden eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Eagle ''(a symbol of the Roman Republic/Empire)'' | ||
| + | :Long-crested eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-crested_Eagle | ||
| + | :[[Giant eagle]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast's_Eagle '''(already included)''' | ||
| + | :Little eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Eagle | ||
| + | :Rufous-bellied eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-bellied_Eagle | ||
| + | :Steppe eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppe_Eagle | ||
| − | + | ;Sea eagles (''Haliaeetus'') | |
| + | :Bald eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle ''(national animal of the United States)'' | ||
| + | :White-bellied sea-eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_Sea-eagle ''(could just be called "sea eagle")'' | ||
| + | :White-tailed eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_Eagle | ||
| − | + | ;Martial eagles (''Polemaetus'') | |
| + | :Martial eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_Eagle ''(a rather large eagle)'' | ||
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| + | ;Crowned eagles (''Stephanoaetus'') | ||
| + | :Crowned eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowned_Eagle ''(another rather large eagle, this one eats monkeys, antelopes, and monitor lizards)'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;Harpy eagles (''Harpia'') | ||
| + | :Harpy eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy_Eagle ''(Lives in the tropical rainforest and eats sloths and monkeys. Is the national animal of Panama, and inspired Fawkes the Phoenix in the Harry Potter movies.) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;Philippine eagles (''Pithecophaga'') | ||
| + | :Monkey-eating eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Eagle ''(another large eagle; it lives in tropical forests and mountains. Eats flying lemurs, civets, pigs and small dogs)'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;Old-world Buzzards and North American hawks (''Buteo'') | ||
| + | :Red-tailed hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-tailed_Hawk ''(iconic of the "Old West", almost every western film has a Red-tailed hawk cry to help set the stage. It lives in almost all biomes in North and Central America and the West Indies.)'' | ||
| + | :Common buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Buzzard | ||
| + | :Long-legged buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-legged_Buzzard | ||
| + | :Ferruginous hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferruginous_Hawk ''(any hawk with "iron" in its name should be in DF)'' | ||
| + | :Upland buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upland_Buzzard | ||
| + | :Mountain buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Buzzard | ||
| + | :Jackel buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackal_Buzzard ''(lives in mountains, grasslands, and savanna)'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;Harris hawks (''Parabuteo'') | ||
| + | :Harris hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris%27s_Hawk ''(hunts in packs. May be called "dusky hawk" to avoid problematic "Harris".)'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;South Asian buzzards (''Butastur'') | ||
| + | :''these smallish buzzards eat mostly "vermin"'' | ||
| + | :Grasshopper buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper_Buzzard | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;Grey hawks (''Leucopternis'') | ||
| + | :''These are "neotropical" (ie, South and Central American) hawks'' | ||
| + | :Semiplumbeous hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiplumbeous_Hawk ''(Like the Ferrubinous hawk, but this time with "lead")'' | ||
| + | :White hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Hawk | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;Black-collard hawks (''Busarellus'') | ||
| + | :Black-collard hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-collared_Hawk ''(This hawk lives in moist forests and swamps, and eats mostly fish. Could just be called "swamp hawk".)'' | ||
====Circaetinae (snake-eagles)==== | ====Circaetinae (snake-eagles)==== | ||
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==Falconiformes (falcon-like birds)== | ==Falconiformes (falcon-like birds)== | ||
| + | Striated Caracara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striated_Caracara | ||
==Anseriformes (screamers and waterfowl)== | ==Anseriformes (screamers and waterfowl)== | ||
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Common pigeon / Common dove http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Pigeon | Common pigeon / Common dove http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Pigeon | ||
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| + | Wood Pigeon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Wood-pigeon | ||
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| + | Snow Pigeon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Pigeon | ||
| + | |||
| + | Turtledove http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Dove Watch out for duplicates. | ||
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| + | Crested Pigeon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_Pigeon | ||
==Caprimulgiformes (frogmouths and nightjars)== | ==Caprimulgiformes (frogmouths and nightjars)== | ||
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Sarus Crane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarus_Crane | Sarus Crane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarus_Crane | ||
| − | Gray | + | Gray crowned crane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Crowned_Crane (Note that this is a gray bird with a crown, as opposed to a bird with a gray crown.) |
| − | Red-crowned | + | Red-crowned crane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crowned_Crane (Whereas this is a bird with a red crown.) |
===Rallidae (rails)=== | ===Rallidae (rails)=== | ||
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Great auk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Auk | Great auk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Auk | ||
| − | Golden | + | Golden plover http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Golden_Plover (Standard shorebird) |
| − | Wrybill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrybill Bird with funny name, and funny beak. | + | Wrybill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrybill (Bird with funny name, and funny beak.) |
| − | Lapwing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Lapwing Generalised species | + | Lapwing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Lapwing (Generalised species) |
| − | Snipe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Snipe Exists, surprisingly. Possibly too large for vermin. I much prefer the alternative name "sky goat" | + | Snipe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Snipe (Exists, surprisingly. Possibly too large for vermin. I much prefer the alternative name "sky goat") |
| − | Herring | + | Herring gull http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herring_Gull (Arguably a candidate for [CURIOUSBEAST_EATER]. Bloody thieves) |
| − | Common | + | Common gull http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Gull (Normally I go with the more evocative name, which would be "mew gull", however this seemed too obscure. Could possibly just be called "gull"?) |
| − | Kittiwake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-legged_Kittiwake Juveniles known as | + | Kittiwake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-legged_Kittiwake (Juveniles known as tarrocks) |
| − | Skimmer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchopidae Has a | + | Skimmer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchopidae (Has a weird beak, and apparently is the only bird with slit pupils) |
Tern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Tern | Tern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Tern | ||
| − | Sandwich | + | Sandwich tern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich_Tern (Possibly problematic name) |
| − | Puffin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Puffin YAY PUFFINS | + | Puffin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Puffin (YAY PUFFINS) |
| − | Parakeet | + | Parakeet auklet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parakeet_Auklet (Similar to the puffin in most respects.) |
| − | Guillemot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Guillemot The " | + | Guillemot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Guillemot (The "common guillemot" is not actually a guillemot, so this gets the name.) |
| − | Razorbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razorbill Not as deadly as it sounds, unfortunately | + | Razorbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razorbill (Not as deadly as it sounds, unfortunately) |
| − | Little | + | Little auk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Auk |
| − | Common | + | Common murre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Guillemot (See "guillemot") |
Sheathbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheathbill | Sheathbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheathbill | ||
| − | Oystercatcher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Oystercatcher Eats mussels rather than oysters | + | Oystercatcher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Oystercatcher (Eats mussels rather than oysters) |
==Strigiformes (owls)== | ==Strigiformes (owls)== | ||
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Screech owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megascops | Screech owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megascops | ||
| − | Scops-owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Scops-owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scops-owl |
White-faced owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptilopsis | White-faced owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptilopsis | ||
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==Psittaciformes (parrot-like birds)== | ==Psittaciformes (parrot-like birds)== | ||
| − | ===Strigopidae (New Zealand | + | ===Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots)=== |
Kea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kea | Kea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kea | ||
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Parakeet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psittacula | Parakeet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psittacula | ||
| − | Senegal parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_Parrot (Rename: Grey- | + | Senegal parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_Parrot (Rename: Grey-headed poicephalus parrot --Rainseeker) |
Hanging parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loriculus | Hanging parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loriculus | ||
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==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passeriformes#Taxonomic_list_of_Passeriformes_families Passeriformes (perching birds)]== | ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passeriformes#Taxonomic_list_of_Passeriformes_families Passeriformes (perching birds)]== | ||
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===Acanthisittidae (New Zealand wrens)=== | ===Acanthisittidae (New Zealand wrens)=== | ||
| − | |||
Bushwren http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushwren | Bushwren http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushwren | ||
===Meliphagidae (honeyeaters)=== | ===Meliphagidae (honeyeaters)=== | ||
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Wattlebird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthochaera | Wattlebird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthochaera | ||
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===Notiomystidae (stitchbird)=== | ===Notiomystidae (stitchbird)=== | ||
| − | |||
Stitchbird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitchbird | Stitchbird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitchbird | ||
| − | ===Callaeidae=== | + | ===Callaeidae (New Zealand wattlebirds)=== |
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Huia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huia | Huia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huia | ||
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===Pachycephalidae (whistlers)=== | ===Pachycephalidae (whistlers)=== | ||
| − | |||
Whitehead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohoua | Whitehead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohoua | ||
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===Rhipiduridae (fantails)=== | ===Rhipiduridae (fantails)=== | ||
| + | Fantail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantail | ||
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| + | ===Corvidae (crows)=== | ||
| + | [[Blue jay]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Jay '''(already included)''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Cardinalidae (cardinals)=== | ||
| + | [[Cardinal]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Cardinal '''(already included)''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Icteridae (icterids)=== | ||
| + | [[Grackle|Common grackle]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Grackle '''(already included)''' | ||
| − | + | [[Red-winged blackbird]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-winged_Blackbird '''(already included)''' | |
| + | |||
| + | ===Oriolidae (orioles)=== | ||
| + | [[Oriole]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriole '''(already included)''' | ||
==Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds)== | ==Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds)== | ||
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Hermit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_(hummingbird) | Hermit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_(hummingbird) | ||
| − | ==Gaviformes ( | + | ==Gaviformes (loons and divers)== |
| + | Black-throated loon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-throated_Loon | ||
| + | |||
| + | Common loon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern_Loon | ||
| − | + | ==Podicipediformes (grebes)== | |
| + | Little grebe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Grebe | ||
| − | + | Black-necked grebe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-necked_Grebe (This is what I think of when I hear "grebe" although it's rather atypical. Apparently one of the most inefficient fliers on earth) | |
| − | + | Great grebe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Grebe | |
| − | + | Silvery grebe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvery_Grebe | |
| − | + | ==Procellariiformes (albatrosses and petrels)== | |
| + | Wandering albatross http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_Albatross (The big'un) | ||
| − | + | Royal albatross http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Royal_Albatross (Northern and southern varieties exist, but it is unclear whether they represent subspecies or not. This is an amalgamation) | |
| − | + | Black-footed albatross http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-footed_Albatross (Arguably "black albatross" is more accurate, but there are sometimes white individuals, so I guess that's out) | |
| − | + | Storm-petrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Storm-petrel (There are many varieties, but I prefer the generic name, sans any modifiers) | |
| − | + | Diving-petrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecanoididae ("There are four very similar species all in the family Pelecanoididae and genus ''Pelecanoides'' Lacépède, 1799, distinguished only by small differences in the coloration of their plumage and their bill construction" Excellent. Means I get to knock off early) | |
| − | + | Broad-billed prion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-billed_Prion | |
| − | + | Blue petrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Petrel (More accurately called a prion, but never mind) | |
| − | + | Giant petrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macronectes | |
| − | + | Shearwater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearwater (Generalised creature, based on the smaller genus ''Puffinus'') | |
| − | + | Gadfly petrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadfly_petrel (A bunch of these. Take your pick.) | |
| − | + | ==Pelicaniformes (pelicans, cormorants and allies)== | |
| + | Great white pelican http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White_Pelican (Ought to give players a fright, if the game window is too narrow to display "pelican" and simply shows a "Great White" hanging out in a pond) | ||
| − | + | Brown pelican http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Pelican | |
| − | + | Pink-backed pelican http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink-backed_Pelican (Chosen to add a bit of colour) | |
| − | + | Magnificent frigatebird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_Frigatebird (Frigatebirds are mostly all the same, so I went with the one with the best name.) | |
| − | + | Gannet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Gannet (Generalised species) | |
| − | + | Blue-footed booby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_Booby | |
| − | + | Masked booby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_Booby (Largest booby. Hee hee) | |
| − | + | Red-footed booby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-footed_Booby (Smallest booby (But perfectly formed)) | |
| − | + | Snakebird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darter (Has numerous names, including "Anhinga" and "Darter") | |
| − | + | Flightless cormorant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flightless_Cormorant (Largest cormorant. Accurate name.) | |
| − | + | Spectacled cormorant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_Cormorant (Similar to above, but could apparently fly poorly. Recently (1700s) extinct. Rather tasty, apparently) | |
| − | + | Imperial shag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Shag (Note that shag/cormorant is interchangeable) | |
| − | + | Great cormorant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Cormorant (Found inland, as well as on the coast in many regions. A generic kind of cormorant) | |
| − | + | Green shag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shag (Combination of the names "Shag" and "Green Cormorant") | |
| − | + | Little cormorant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Cormorant (Tropical species - used for fishing.) | |
| − | + | ==Phaethontiformes (tropicbirds)== | |
| + | Tropicbird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-billed_Tropicbird (There are only three species of bird in this entire order and I felt it would be strange to be so detailed about them. This is based on the red-billed tropicbird, because that had the nicest picture) | ||
| − | + | ==Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouse)== | |
| + | Double-banded sandgrouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-banded_Sandgrouse (Sandgrouse are not related to regular grouse) | ||
| − | + | Black-bellied sandgrouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-bellied_Sandgrouse | |
| − | + | Chesnut-bellied sandgrouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut-bellied_Sandgrouse | |
| − | + | ==Piciformes (woodpecker-like birds)== | |
| + | ===Picidae (woodpeckers)=== | ||
| + | Hairy woodpecker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_Woodpecker | ||
| − | + | Great Spotted woodpecker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Spotted_Woodpecker | |
| − | + | Three-toed woodpecker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-toed_woodpecker | |
| − | + | Gila woodpecker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_Woodpecker | |
| − | + | Ground woodpecker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Woodpecker | |
| − | + | Red-breasted wryneck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-necked_Wryneck | |
| − | + | Common flameback http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-rumped_Flameback | |
| + | |||
| + | ===Indicatoridae (honeyguides)=== | ||
| + | Honeyguide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indicatoridae | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Ramphastidae (toucans)=== | ||
| + | Black-billed mountain toucan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-billed_Mountain-toucan | ||
| + | |||
| + | White-throated toucan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_Toucan | ||
| + | |||
| + | Emerald toucanet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Toucanet | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Cuculiformes (Cuckoos and allies)== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Musophagidae (Turacos)=== | ||
| + | Green Turaco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Turaco | ||
| + | |||
| + | Violet Turaco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Turaco | ||
| + | |||
| + | Go-Away-Bird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_Go-away-bird Generalised species from this genus. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Great Blue Turaco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Turaco | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Cuculidae (Cuckoos and Roadrunners)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Great Spotted Cuckoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Spotted_Cuckoo | ||
| + | |||
| + | Common Cuckoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Cuckoo | ||
| + | |||
| + | Greater Roadrunner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Roadrunner | ||
| + | |||
| + | Lesser Roadrunner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Roadrunner | ||
| + | |||
| + | Ani http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_(bird) | ||
| + | |||
| + | Guira Cuckoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guira_Cuckoo Sounds like a place-specific name, but isn't. Named after the instrument, perhaps? | ||
| + | |||
| + | Coucal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coucal Generalised species. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Hoatzin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opisthocomidae Don't forget the claws on the babies. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ==Coraciiformes (Kingfishers and allies)== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Bucerotidae (Hornbills)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Great Hornbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hornbill | ||
| + | |||
| + | Rhinoceros Hornbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_Hornbill | ||
| + | |||
| + | White-crowned Hornbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-crowned_Hornbill | ||
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| + | Helmeted Hornbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmeted_Hornbill Do check out the Wikipedia page. There's a wonderfully terrifying picture. Apparently its beak contains enough ivory to carve figurines from. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Upupidae (Hoopoe)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Hoopoe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upupidae Only one species. Hoopoe is plural, like sheep, I think. There is a giant extinct species, but wiki is not specific about its size. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Phoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Green Wood Hoopoe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Woodhoopoe There are a lot more species of woodhoopoe than conventional hoopoe, for some reason. This species has a whole load of colours, despite its name. | ||
| + | |||
| + | White-headed Wood Hoopoe http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/White-headedWoodhoopoe(PHH).jpg | ||
| + | |||
| + | Scimitar-bill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Scimitar-bill Considerably less terrifying than it sounds. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Coraciidae + Brachypteraciidae (Rollers and Ground Rollers)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Roller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraciidae Finding rollers with names that make sense is hard | ||
| + | |||
| + | Ground Roller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachypteraciidae | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Meropidae (Bee-eater)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Bearded Bee-Eater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctyornis Destined to be a popular pet! | ||
| + | |||
| + | Bee-Eater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Bee-eater | ||
| + | |||
| + | Green Bee-Eater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bee-eater | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Todidae (Tody)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Tody http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todidae No, not a typo | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Momotidae (Motmots)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Motmot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotidae | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Alcedinidae (River Kingfishers)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Common Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Kingfisher | ||
| + | |||
| + | Azure Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure_Kingfisher | ||
| + | |||
| + | Silvery Kingfisher http://www.birdwatch.ph/html/gallery/skingfisher1.html | ||
| + | |||
| + | Little Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Kingfisher | ||
| + | |||
| + | Dwarf Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Dwarf_Kingfisher Problematic name, but it's so luridly coloured I couldn't resist including it | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Halcyonidae (Wood Kingfishers)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Kookaburra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_Kookaburra | ||
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| + | ===Cerylidae (Water Kingfishers)=== | ||
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| + | Greater Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Kingfisher | ||
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| + | Green Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Kingfisher | ||
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| + | Pied Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Kingfisher | ||
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| + | Crested Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_Kingfisher | ||
Latest revision as of 20:49, 23 June 2017
Palaeognathae (ratites and tinamous)[edit]
Struthioniformes (ostrich-like birds)[edit]
Moa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa (Extinct after 1400. Consider leaving out elephant bird as some moa were larger but otherwise similar animals.)
Ostrich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrich
Kiwi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi
Casuariiformes (cassowary-like birds)[edit]
Emu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu
Cassowary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary
Rheiformes (rheas)[edit]
Rhea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_(bird)
Tinamiformes (tinamous)[edit]
Tinamou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinamou
Accipitriformes (hawks, vultures, and eagles)[edit]
Accipitridae[edit]
Accipitrinae (true hawks)[edit]
Hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk
Goshawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Goshawk
Aegypiinae (Old World vultures)[edit]
Black vulture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinereous_Vulture
Bearded vulture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearded_Vulture
Buteoninae (buzzards, true eagles, and sea eagles)[edit]
- True eagles (Aquila)
- Golden eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Eagle (a symbol of the Roman Republic/Empire)
- Long-crested eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-crested_Eagle
- Giant eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast's_Eagle (already included)
- Little eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Eagle
- Rufous-bellied eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-bellied_Eagle
- Steppe eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppe_Eagle
- Sea eagles (Haliaeetus)
- Bald eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle (national animal of the United States)
- White-bellied sea-eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_Sea-eagle (could just be called "sea eagle")
- White-tailed eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_Eagle
- Martial eagles (Polemaetus)
- Martial eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_Eagle (a rather large eagle)
- Crowned eagles (Stephanoaetus)
- Crowned eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowned_Eagle (another rather large eagle, this one eats monkeys, antelopes, and monitor lizards)
- Harpy eagles (Harpia)
- Harpy eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy_Eagle (Lives in the tropical rainforest and eats sloths and monkeys. Is the national animal of Panama, and inspired Fawkes the Phoenix in the Harry Potter movies.)
- Philippine eagles (Pithecophaga)
- Monkey-eating eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Eagle (another large eagle; it lives in tropical forests and mountains. Eats flying lemurs, civets, pigs and small dogs)
- Old-world Buzzards and North American hawks (Buteo)
- Red-tailed hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-tailed_Hawk (iconic of the "Old West", almost every western film has a Red-tailed hawk cry to help set the stage. It lives in almost all biomes in North and Central America and the West Indies.)
- Common buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Buzzard
- Long-legged buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-legged_Buzzard
- Ferruginous hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferruginous_Hawk (any hawk with "iron" in its name should be in DF)
- Upland buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upland_Buzzard
- Mountain buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Buzzard
- Jackel buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackal_Buzzard (lives in mountains, grasslands, and savanna)
- Harris hawks (Parabuteo)
- Harris hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris%27s_Hawk (hunts in packs. May be called "dusky hawk" to avoid problematic "Harris".)
- South Asian buzzards (Butastur)
- these smallish buzzards eat mostly "vermin"
- Grasshopper buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper_Buzzard
- Grey hawks (Leucopternis)
- These are "neotropical" (ie, South and Central American) hawks
- Semiplumbeous hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiplumbeous_Hawk (Like the Ferrubinous hawk, but this time with "lead")
- White hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Hawk
- Black-collard hawks (Busarellus)
- Black-collard hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-collared_Hawk (This hawk lives in moist forests and swamps, and eats mostly fish. Could just be called "swamp hawk".)
Circaetinae (snake-eagles)[edit]
Snake-eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circaetinae
Circinae (harriers)[edit]
Harrier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrier_(bird)
Elaninae (elanid kites)[edit]
Kite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elanid_kite
Perninae (honey buzzards)[edit]
Baza http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviceda
Buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Buzzard
Honey buzzard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Buzzard
Milvinae (non-elanid kites)[edit]
Bat hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Hawk
Cathartidae (New World vultures)[edit]
Condor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Condor
King vulture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Vulture
Turkey vulture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Vulture
Pandionidae (ospreys)[edit]
Osprey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey
Sagittariidae (secretarybirds)[edit]
Secretarybird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretarybird
Falconiformes (falcon-like birds)[edit]
Striated Caracara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striated_Caracara
Anseriformes (screamers and waterfowl)[edit]
Anhimidae (screamers)[edit]
Screamer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screamer
Anseranatidae (magpie geese)[edit]
Magpie goose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magpie_Goose
Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)[edit]
Anatinae (dabbling ducks)[edit]
Mallard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard
Pacific black duck* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Black_Duck
Spectacled duck / Bronze-winged duck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze-winged_Duck
Aythyinae (diving ducks)[edit]
Pink-headed duck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink-headed_Duck
Merginae (seaducks)[edit]
Tadorninae (shelducks and shelgeese)[edit]
Anserinae (swans and geese)[edit]
Mute swan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mute_Swan
Black swan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swan
Black-necked swan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-necked_Swan
Trumpeter swan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpeter_Swan
Graylag goose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greylag_Goose
Ross's goose* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross's_Goose
Brant goose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brant_Goose
Cackling goose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cackling_Goose
Red-breasted goose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-breasted_Goose
Dendrocygninae (whistling ducks)[edit]
Whistling duck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrocygninae
Stictionettinae, Oxyurinae, Thalassorninae, Plectropterinae[edit]
Freckled duck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freckled_Duck
White-backed duck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-backed_Duck
Spur-winged goose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur-winged_Goose
Mandarin duck* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Duck
Wood duck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Duck
Galliformes (gamefowl)[edit]
Megapodiidae (mound-builders)[edit]
Australian brush-turkey* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Brush-turkey
Orange-footed scrubfowl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-footed_Scrubfowl
Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows)[edit]
Rusty-margined guan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty-margined_Guan
Chachalaca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chachalaca
Great curassow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Curassow
Wattled curassow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattled_Curassow
Odontophoridae (New World quails)[edit]
Mountain quail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Quail
Scaled quail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_Quail
California quail* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Quail
Gambel's quail* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambel's_Quail
Numididae (guineafowl)[edit]
Guineafowl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guineafowl
Phasianidae (pheasants and partridges)[edit]
Meleagridinae (turkeys)[edit]
Wild turkey* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Turkey
Domestic turkey* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_turkey
Perdicinae (partridges)[edit]
Rock partridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Partridge
Red-legged partridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-legged_Partridge
Gray partridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Partridge
Snowcock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowcock
Francolin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francolin
Phasianinae (pheasants, Old World quails, chickens)[edit]
Quail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Quail
Blue quail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Blue_Quail
Painted bush quail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Bush_Quail
Blood pheasant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Pheasant
Silver pheasant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Pheasant
Reeves's pheasant* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeves's_Pheasant
Common pheasant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Pheasant
Golden pheasant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Pheasant
Mountain peacock-pheasant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Peacock-pheasant
Chicken http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken
Western tragopan* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Tragopan
Monal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monal
Peafowl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavo_(genus)
Satyr tragopan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyr_Tragopan
Tetraoninae (grouses)[edit]
Heath hen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Hen
Phoenicopteriformes (flamingoes)[edit]
Flamingo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo
Columbiformes (dove-like birds)[edit]
Passenger pigeon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_Pigeon
Dodo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo
Nicobar pigeon* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicobar_Pigeon
Common pigeon / Common dove http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Pigeon
Wood Pigeon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Wood-pigeon
Snow Pigeon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Pigeon
Turtledove http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Dove Watch out for duplicates.
Crested Pigeon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_Pigeon
Caprimulgiformes (frogmouths and nightjars)[edit]
Frogmouth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogmouth
Standard-winged nightjar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-winged_Nightjar
Oilbird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilbird (Lives in caves.)
Whipporwill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whip-poor-will (Awesome night bird of death!)
Gruiformes (crane-like birds)[edit]
Gruidae (cranes)[edit]
Sandhill crane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandhill_Crane
Whooping crane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whooping_Crane
Sarus Crane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarus_Crane
Gray crowned crane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Crowned_Crane (Note that this is a gray bird with a crown, as opposed to a bird with a gray crown.)
Red-crowned crane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crowned_Crane (Whereas this is a bird with a red crown.)
Rallidae (rails)[edit]
Coot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coot
Moorhen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorhen
Weka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weka
Purple swamphen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Swamphen
Takahe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahē
Otididae, Eurypygidae, Rhynochetidae, Aramidae, Psophiidae, Heliornithidae[edit]
Bustard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bustard
Sunbittern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurypygidae
Kagu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagu
Limpkin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpkin
Trumpeter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psophiidae
Sphenisciformes (penguins)[edit]
Emperor penguin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Penguin
Brush-tailed penguin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygoscelis
Crested penguin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_penguin
Banded penguin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_penguin
Yellow-eyed penguin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-eyed_Penguin
Little penguin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Penguin
Ciconiiformes (stork-like birds)[edit]
Stork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stork
Ibis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibis
Great blue heron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Heron
Charadriiformes (plover-like birds)[edit]
Sandpiper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopacidae
Curlew http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curlew
Great auk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Auk
Golden plover http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Golden_Plover (Standard shorebird)
Wrybill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrybill (Bird with funny name, and funny beak.)
Lapwing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Lapwing (Generalised species)
Snipe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Snipe (Exists, surprisingly. Possibly too large for vermin. I much prefer the alternative name "sky goat")
Herring gull http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herring_Gull (Arguably a candidate for [CURIOUSBEAST_EATER]. Bloody thieves)
Common gull http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Gull (Normally I go with the more evocative name, which would be "mew gull", however this seemed too obscure. Could possibly just be called "gull"?)
Kittiwake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-legged_Kittiwake (Juveniles known as tarrocks)
Skimmer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchopidae (Has a weird beak, and apparently is the only bird with slit pupils)
Tern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Tern
Sandwich tern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich_Tern (Possibly problematic name)
Puffin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Puffin (YAY PUFFINS)
Parakeet auklet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parakeet_Auklet (Similar to the puffin in most respects.)
Guillemot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Guillemot (The "common guillemot" is not actually a guillemot, so this gets the name.)
Razorbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razorbill (Not as deadly as it sounds, unfortunately)
Little auk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Auk
Common murre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Guillemot (See "guillemot")
Sheathbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheathbill
Oystercatcher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Oystercatcher (Eats mussels rather than oysters)
Strigiformes (owls)[edit]
Strigidae (typical owls)[edit]
Bubo (horned owls and eagle-owls)[edit]
Snowy owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_Owl
Great horned owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Horned_Owl
Eagle-owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Eagle-owl
Fish owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blakiston's_Fish-owl (Largest owl.)
Strix (earless owls)[edit]
Wood owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strix_(genus)
Tawny owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawny_Owl
Barred owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_Owl
Great grey owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Grey_Owl
Glaucidium (pygmy owls)[edit]
Pygmy owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Pygmy-owl
Jungle owlet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Owlet
Athene (small owls)[edit]
Spotted owlet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_Owlet
Burrowing owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrowing_Owl
Ninox (hawk owls)[edit]
Barking owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barking_Owl
Morepork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Boobook
Brown hawk owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Hawk_Owl
Asio (eared owls)[edit]
Long-eared owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-eared_Owl
Short-eared owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-eared_Owl
Marsh owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Owl
Striped owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_Owl
Other Strigidae[edit]
Screech owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megascops
Scops-owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scops-owl
White-faced owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptilopsis
Spectacled owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_Owl
Hawk owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Hawk_Owl
Elf owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_Owl
Boreal owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengmalm's_Owl
Laughing owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_Owl
Tytonidae (barn owls)[edit]
Sooty owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Sooty-owl
Masked owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Masked-owl
Barn owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_Owl
Grass owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Grass-owl
Bay owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_owl
Psittaciformes (parrot-like birds)[edit]
Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots)[edit]
Kea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kea
Kakapo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigopini
Psittacidae (true parrots)[edit]
Psittacinae (typical parrots)[edit]
Budgerigar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budgerigar
Monk parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaker_parrot
Mascarene parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Parrot (Extinct after 1400)
Vulturine parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psittrichadini
Fig parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopsittacini
Hyacinth macaw http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_Macaw
Military macaw http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Macaw
Scarlet macaw http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_Macaw
Blue-and-gold macaw http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-and-yellow_Macaw
Vasa parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_Parrot
Gray parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Grey_Parrot
Racket-tail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prioniturus
Parakeet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psittacula
Senegal parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_Parrot (Rename: Grey-headed poicephalus parrot --Rainseeker)
Hanging parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loriculus
Lovebird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebird
Masked lovebird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-collared_Lovebird
Rosella http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platycercus
Night parrot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Parrot
Loriinae (lories and lorikeets)[edit]
Black lory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lory
Red lory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Lory
Dusky lory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_Lory
Rainbow lorikeet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Lorikeet
Iris lorikeet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Lorikeet
Cacatuidae (cockatoos)[edit]
Palm cockatoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probosciger
Gang-gang cockatoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callocephalon
Cockatiel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphicus
Galah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eolophus
Pink cockatoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophochroa
Sulphur-crested cockatoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphur-crested_Cockatoo
Corella http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licmetis
Passeriformes (perching birds)[edit]
Acanthisittidae (New Zealand wrens)[edit]
Bushwren http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushwren
Meliphagidae (honeyeaters)[edit]
Wattlebird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthochaera
Friarbird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philemon_%28genus%29
Chat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epthianura
Honeyeater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichenostomus
Miner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manorina
Tui http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tui_(bird)
Notiomystidae (stitchbird)[edit]
Stitchbird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitchbird
Callaeidae (New Zealand wattlebirds)[edit]
Huia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huia
Kokako http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kōkako
Pachycephalidae (whistlers)[edit]
Whitehead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohoua
Goldenface http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenface
Whistler http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachycephala
Shrike-thrush http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrike-thrush
Pitohui http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitohui
Rhipiduridae (fantails)[edit]
Fantail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantail
Corvidae (crows)[edit]
Blue jay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Jay (already included)
Cardinalidae (cardinals)[edit]
Cardinal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Cardinal (already included)
Icteridae (icterids)[edit]
Common grackle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Grackle (already included)
Red-winged blackbird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-winged_Blackbird (already included)
Oriolidae (orioles)[edit]
Oriole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriole (already included)
Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds)[edit]
Apodidae (swifts)[edit]
Swift http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Swift
Swiftlet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiftlet (Lives in caves. Certain species make the nests used in bird's nest soup.)
Trochilidae (hummingbirds)[edit]
Hummingbird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochilinae
Hermit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_(hummingbird)
Gaviformes (loons and divers)[edit]
Black-throated loon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-throated_Loon
Common loon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern_Loon
Podicipediformes (grebes)[edit]
Little grebe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Grebe
Black-necked grebe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-necked_Grebe (This is what I think of when I hear "grebe" although it's rather atypical. Apparently one of the most inefficient fliers on earth)
Great grebe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Grebe
Silvery grebe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvery_Grebe
Procellariiformes (albatrosses and petrels)[edit]
Wandering albatross http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_Albatross (The big'un)
Royal albatross http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Royal_Albatross (Northern and southern varieties exist, but it is unclear whether they represent subspecies or not. This is an amalgamation)
Black-footed albatross http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-footed_Albatross (Arguably "black albatross" is more accurate, but there are sometimes white individuals, so I guess that's out)
Storm-petrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Storm-petrel (There are many varieties, but I prefer the generic name, sans any modifiers)
Diving-petrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecanoididae ("There are four very similar species all in the family Pelecanoididae and genus Pelecanoides Lacépède, 1799, distinguished only by small differences in the coloration of their plumage and their bill construction" Excellent. Means I get to knock off early)
Broad-billed prion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-billed_Prion
Blue petrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Petrel (More accurately called a prion, but never mind)
Giant petrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macronectes
Shearwater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearwater (Generalised creature, based on the smaller genus Puffinus)
Gadfly petrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadfly_petrel (A bunch of these. Take your pick.)
Pelicaniformes (pelicans, cormorants and allies)[edit]
Great white pelican http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White_Pelican (Ought to give players a fright, if the game window is too narrow to display "pelican" and simply shows a "Great White" hanging out in a pond)
Brown pelican http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Pelican
Pink-backed pelican http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink-backed_Pelican (Chosen to add a bit of colour)
Magnificent frigatebird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_Frigatebird (Frigatebirds are mostly all the same, so I went with the one with the best name.)
Gannet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Gannet (Generalised species)
Blue-footed booby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_Booby
Masked booby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_Booby (Largest booby. Hee hee)
Red-footed booby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-footed_Booby (Smallest booby (But perfectly formed))
Snakebird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darter (Has numerous names, including "Anhinga" and "Darter")
Flightless cormorant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flightless_Cormorant (Largest cormorant. Accurate name.)
Spectacled cormorant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_Cormorant (Similar to above, but could apparently fly poorly. Recently (1700s) extinct. Rather tasty, apparently)
Imperial shag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Shag (Note that shag/cormorant is interchangeable)
Great cormorant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Cormorant (Found inland, as well as on the coast in many regions. A generic kind of cormorant)
Green shag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shag (Combination of the names "Shag" and "Green Cormorant")
Little cormorant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Cormorant (Tropical species - used for fishing.)
Phaethontiformes (tropicbirds)[edit]
Tropicbird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-billed_Tropicbird (There are only three species of bird in this entire order and I felt it would be strange to be so detailed about them. This is based on the red-billed tropicbird, because that had the nicest picture)
Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouse)[edit]
Double-banded sandgrouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-banded_Sandgrouse (Sandgrouse are not related to regular grouse)
Black-bellied sandgrouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-bellied_Sandgrouse
Chesnut-bellied sandgrouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut-bellied_Sandgrouse
Piciformes (woodpecker-like birds)[edit]
Picidae (woodpeckers)[edit]
Hairy woodpecker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_Woodpecker
Great Spotted woodpecker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Spotted_Woodpecker
Three-toed woodpecker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-toed_woodpecker
Gila woodpecker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_Woodpecker
Ground woodpecker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Woodpecker
Red-breasted wryneck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-necked_Wryneck
Common flameback http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-rumped_Flameback
Indicatoridae (honeyguides)[edit]
Honeyguide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indicatoridae
Ramphastidae (toucans)[edit]
Black-billed mountain toucan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-billed_Mountain-toucan
White-throated toucan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_Toucan
Emerald toucanet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Toucanet
Cuculiformes (Cuckoos and allies)[edit]
Musophagidae (Turacos)[edit]
Green Turaco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Turaco
Violet Turaco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Turaco
Go-Away-Bird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_Go-away-bird Generalised species from this genus.
Great Blue Turaco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Turaco
Cuculidae (Cuckoos and Roadrunners)[edit]
Great Spotted Cuckoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Spotted_Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Cuckoo
Greater Roadrunner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Roadrunner
Lesser Roadrunner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Roadrunner
Ani http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_(bird)
Guira Cuckoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guira_Cuckoo Sounds like a place-specific name, but isn't. Named after the instrument, perhaps?
Coucal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coucal Generalised species.
Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin)[edit]
Hoatzin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opisthocomidae Don't forget the claws on the babies.
Coraciiformes (Kingfishers and allies)[edit]
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)[edit]
Great Hornbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hornbill
Rhinoceros Hornbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_Hornbill
White-crowned Hornbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-crowned_Hornbill
Helmeted Hornbill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmeted_Hornbill Do check out the Wikipedia page. There's a wonderfully terrifying picture. Apparently its beak contains enough ivory to carve figurines from.
Upupidae (Hoopoe)[edit]
Hoopoe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upupidae Only one species. Hoopoe is plural, like sheep, I think. There is a giant extinct species, but wiki is not specific about its size.
Phoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes)[edit]
Green Wood Hoopoe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Woodhoopoe There are a lot more species of woodhoopoe than conventional hoopoe, for some reason. This species has a whole load of colours, despite its name.
White-headed Wood Hoopoe http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/White-headedWoodhoopoe(PHH).jpg
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Scimitar-bill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Scimitar-bill Considerably less terrifying than it sounds.
Coraciidae + Brachypteraciidae (Rollers and Ground Rollers)[edit]
Roller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraciidae Finding rollers with names that make sense is hard
Ground Roller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachypteraciidae
Meropidae (Bee-eater)[edit]
Bearded Bee-Eater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctyornis Destined to be a popular pet!
Bee-Eater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Bee-eater
Green Bee-Eater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bee-eater
Todidae (Tody)[edit]
Tody http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todidae No, not a typo
Momotidae (Motmots)[edit]
Motmot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotidae
Alcedinidae (River Kingfishers)[edit]
Common Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure_Kingfisher
Silvery Kingfisher http://www.birdwatch.ph/html/gallery/skingfisher1.html
Little Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Kingfisher
Dwarf Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Dwarf_Kingfisher Problematic name, but it's so luridly coloured I couldn't resist including it
Halcyonidae (Wood Kingfishers)[edit]
Kookaburra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_Kookaburra
Cerylidae (Water Kingfishers)[edit]
Greater Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Kingfisher
Crested Kingfisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_Kingfisher