Classification of Clements et al. 2017
Or. Sphenisciformes Sharpe 1891 [penguin]
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Fm. Spheniscidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Aptenodytes Miller 1778
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Aptenodytes forsteri Gray 1844 [emperor penguin]
Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller 1778 [king penguin]
G. Eudyptes Vieillot 1816
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Eudyptes chrysocome Forster 1781 [southern rockhopper penguin]
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Eudyptes chrysocome filholi Hutton 1879
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray 1845 [Fiordland penguin]
Eudyptes schlegeli Finsch 1876 [royal penguin]
G. Eudyptula Bonaparte 1856
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G. Megadyptes Milne-Edwards 1880
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Megadyptes antipodes Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 [yellow-eyed penguin]
G. Pygoscelis Wagler 1832
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Pygoscelis adeliae Hombon and Jacquinot 1841 [Adelie penguin]
Pygoscelis antarcticus Forster 1781 [chinstrap penguin]
Pygoscelis papua Forester 1781 [gentoo penguin]
Invalid names: Catarrhactes Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 [synonym]
Or. Procellariiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. Diomedeidae Gray 1840 [albatross]
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G. Diomedea Linnaeus 1758
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Diomedea epomophora Lesson 1825 [royal albatross]
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus 1758 [wandering albatross]
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Diomedea exulans amsterdamensis Roux et al. 1983 [Amsterdam albatross]
G. Phoebetria Reichenbach 1853
G. Thalassarche Reichenback 1853
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Thalassarche bulleri Rothschild 1893 [Buller's albatross]
Thalassarche cauta Gould 1841 [white-capped albatross]
Thalassarche chlororhynchos Gmelin 1789 [yellow-nosed albatross]
Thalassarche chrysostoma Forster 1785 [gray-headed albatross]
Fm. Hydrobatidae Mathews 1912 [storm petrel]
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G. Fregetta Bonaparte 1855 [storm-petrel]
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Fregetta grallaria Vieillot 1818 [white-bellied storm-petrel]
G. Oceanodroma Reichenbach 1950
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Oceanodroma castro Harcourt 1861 [band-rumped storm-petrel]
Oceanodroma homochroa Coues 1864 [ashy storm-petrel]
Oceanodroma leucorhoa Vieillot 1818 [Leach's storm-petrel]
Oceanodroma melania Bonaparte 1854 [black storm-petrel]
Oceanodroma microsoma Coues 1864 [least storm-petrel]
Oceanodroma monorhis Swinhoe 1867 [Swinhoe's storm-petrel]
Invalid names: Cymochorea Coues 1864 [synonym], Halocyptena Coues 1864 [synonym]
Invalid names: Oceanitidae Forbes 1882 [synonym]
Fm. Procellariidae Vigors 1825 [petrel]
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G. Ardenna Reichenbach 1853
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Ardenna bulleri Salvin 1888 [Buller's shearwater]
Ardenna carneipes Gould 1844 [flesh-footed shearwater]
Ardenna gravis O'Reilly 1818 [great shearwater]
Ardenna grisea Gmelin 1789 [sooty shearwater]
Ardenna pacifica Gmelin 1789 [wedge-tailed shearwater]
Ardenna tenuirostris Temminck 1823 [short-tailed shearwater]
G. Calonectris Mathews and Iredale 1915 [shearwater]
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Calonectris leucomelas Temminck 1836 [streaked shearwater]
G. Fulmarus Stephens 1826
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Fulmarus glacialis Linnaeus 1761 [northern fulmar]
Fulmarus glacialoides Smith 1840 [southern fulmar]
G. Macronectes Richmond 1905 [giant petrel]
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Macronectes giganteus Gmelin 1789 [southern giant-petrel]
Macronectes halli Mathews 1912 [northern giant-petrel]
G. Pachyptila Illiger 1811 [prion]
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Pachyptila crassirostris Mathews 1912 [fulmar prion]
Pachyptila desolata Gmelin 1789 [Antarctic prion]
Pachyptila salvini Mathews 1912 [Salvin's prion]
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Pachyptila salvini macgillivrayi Mathews 1912 [MacGillivray's prion]
Pachyptila turtur Kuhl 1820 [fairy prion]
Pachyptila vittata Forster 1777 [broad-billed prion]
Invalid names: Prion Lacepede 1801 [replaced], Pseudoprion Coues 1866 [synonym]
G. Pelecanoides Lacépède 1799 [diving-petrel]
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Pelecanoides georgicus Murphy and Harper 1916 [South Georgia diving-petrel]
Pelecanoides urinatrix Gmelin 1789 [common diving-petrel]
G. Procellaria Linnaeus 1758 [petrel]
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Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus 1758 [white-chinned petrel]
Procellaria cinerea Gmelin 1789 [gray petrel]
Procellaria parkinsoni Gray 1862 [Parkinson's petrel]
G. Pseudobulweria Mathews 1936
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Pseudobulweria aterrima Bonaparte 1857 [Mascarene petrel]
Pseudobulweria rostrata Peale 1848 [Tahiti petrel]
G. Pterodroma Bonaparte 1856 [petrel]
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Pterodroma alba Gmelin 1789 [phoenix petrel]
Pterodroma arminjoniana Giglioli and Salvadori 1869 [Trinidade petrel]
Pterodroma axillaris Salvin 1893 [Chatham petrel]
Pterodroma baraui Jouanin 1964 [Barau's petrel]
Pterodroma brevipes Peale 1848 [collared petrel]
Pterodroma cahow Nichols and Mowbray 1916 [Bermuda petrel]
Pterodroma cookii Gray 1843 [Cook's petrel]
Pterodroma hasitata Kuhl 1820 [black-capped petrel]
Pterodroma heraldica Salvin 1888 [herald petrel]
Pterodroma hypoleuca Slavin 1888 [Bonin petrel]
Pterodroma inexpectata Forster 1844 [mottled petrel]
Pterodroma lessonii Garnot 1826 [white-headed petrel]
Pterodroma leucoptera Gould 1844 [Gould's petrel]
Pterodroma macroptera Smith 1840 [great-winged petrel]
Pterodroma magentae Giglioli and Salvadori 1869 [magenta petrel]
Pterodroma mollis Gould 1844 [soft-plumaged petrel]
Pterodroma neglecta Schlegel 1863 [Kermadec petrel]
Pterodroma nigripennis Rothschild 1893 [black-winged petrel]
Pterodroma phaeopygia Slavin 1876 [Galapagos petrel]
Pterodroma pycrofti Falla 1933 [Pycroft's petrel]
G. Puffinus Brisson 1760 [shearwater]
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Puffinus assimilis Gould 1838 [little shearwater]
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Puffinus assimilis elegans Giglioli and Salvadori 1869 [subantarctic shearwater]
Puffinus bailloni Bonaparte 1857 [tropical shearwater]
Puffinus gavia Forster 1844 [fluttering shearwater]
Puffinus lherminieri Lesson 1839 [Audubon's shearwater]
Puffinus nativitatis Streets 1877 [Christmas shearwater]
Puffinus opisthomelas Coues 1864 [black-vented shearwater]
Puffinus puffinus Brunnich 1764 [Manx shearwater]
Puffinus yelkouan Acerbi 1827 [yelkouan shearwater]
Or. Pelecaniformes Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Ardeidae Leach 1820 [heron]
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G. Ardea Linnaeus 1758 [heron]
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Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 [gray heron]
Ardea cocoi Linnaeus 1766 [cocoi heron]
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 [great blue heron]
Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1885 [Humblot's heron]
Ardea intermedia Wagler 1829 [intermediate egret]
Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766 [purple heron]
Invalid names: Casmerodius Gloger 1842 [synonym], Herodias Boie 1822 [synonym]
G. Botaurus Stephens 1819
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Botaurus lentiginosus Rackett 1813 [American bittern]
Botaurus stellaris Linnaeus 1758 [great bittern]
G. Butorides Blyth 1852
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Butorides striata Linnaeus 1758 [striated heron]
Butorides virescens Linnaeus 1758 [green heron]
G. Egretta Forster 1817 [egret]
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Egretta caerulea Linnaeus 1758 [little blue heron]
Egretta garzetta Linnaeus 1766 [little egret]
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Egretta garzetta dimorpha Hartert 1914 [dimorphic egret]
Egretta sacra Gmelin 1789 [Pacific reef-heron]
Egretta thula Molina 1782 [snowy egret]
Egretta tricolor Statius Muller 1776 [tricolor heron]
Invalid names: Florida Baird 1858 [synonym], Hydranassa Baird 1858 [synonym], Leucophoyx Sharpe 1894 [synonym]
G. Nycticorax Forster 1817 [night heron]
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Nycticorax caledonicus Gmelin 1789 [rufous night-heron]
Nycticorax nycticorax Linnaeus 1758 [black-crowned night heron]
Fm. Pelecanidae Vigors 1825 [pelican]
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G. Pelecanus Linnaeus 1758 [pelican]
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Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck 1824 [Australian pelican]
Pelecanus crispus Bruch 1832 [Dalmatian pelican]
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin 1789 [American white pelican]
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus 1766 [brown pelican]
Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin 1789 [pink-backed pelican]
Fm. Threskiornithidae Richmond 1917 [ibis]
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G. Eudocimus Wagler 1832
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Eudocimus albus Linnaeus 1758 [White ibis]
Invalid names: Guara Reichenbach 1852 [synonym]
G. Platalea Linnaeus 1758 [spoonbills]
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Platalea ajaja Linnaeus 1758 [roseate spoonbill]
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Invalid names: Platea rosea Brisson 1760 [synonym]
Platalea alba Scopoli 1786 [African spoonbill]
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Invalid names: Platalea tenuirostris Temminck 1820 [synonym]
Platalea flavipes Gould 1838 [yellow-billed spoonbill]
Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian spoonbill]
Invalid names: Ajaja Reichenbach 1853 [synonym], Platibis Bonaparte 1856 [synonym]
G. Plegadis Kaup 1829
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Plegadis chihi Vieillot 1817 [white-faced ibis]
Plegadis falcinellus Linnaeus 1766 [glossy ibis]
G. Threskiornis Gray 1842
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Threskiornis aethiopicus Latham 1790 [sacred ibis]
Threskiornis molucca Cuvier 1829 [Australian ibis]
†Threskiornis solitarius Selys-Longchamps 1848 [Réunion ibis]
Or. Charadriiformes Huxley 1867 [shorebird]
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Fm. Alcidae Leach 1820 [auk]
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G. Aethia Merrem 1788 [auklet]
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Aethia cristatella Pallas 1769 [crested auklet]
Aethia psittacula Pallas 1769 [parakeet auklet]
Aethia pusilla Pallas 1811 [least auklet]
Aethia pygmaea Gmelin 1789 [whiskered auklet]
Invalid names: Cyclorrhynchus Kaup 1829 [synonym]
G. Cepphus Moehring 1758
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Cepphus columba Pallas 1811 [pigeon guillemot]
Cepphus grylle Linnaeus 1758 [black guillemot]
G. Fratercula Brisson 1760 [puffin]
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Fratercula arctica Linnaeus 1758 [Atlantic puffin]
Fratercula cirrhata Pallas 1769 [tufted puffin]
Fratercula corniculata Naumann 1821 [horned puffin]
G. Synthliboramphus Brandt 1837
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Synthliboramphus antiquus Gmelin 1789 [Ancient murrelet]
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Xantas 1860 [Guadalupe murrelet]
Invalid names: Endomychura Oberholser 1899 [synonym]
G. Uria Brisson 1760
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Uria aalge Pontoppidan 1763 [Common murre]
Uria lomvia Linnaeus 1758 [Thick-billed murre]
Fm. Burhinidae Mathews 1912 [stone-curlew]
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G. Burhinus Illiger 1811 [thick-knee]
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Burhinus bistriatus Wagler 1829 [double-striped thick-knee]
Burhinus capensis Lichtenstein 1823 [spotted thick-knee]
Burhinus superciliaris von Tschudi 1843 [Peruvian thick-knee]
Invalid names: Oedicnemus Temminck 1815 [synonym]
Fm. Charadriidae Vigors 1825 [lapwing]
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G. Charadrius Linnaeus 1758
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Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus 1758 [kentish plover]
Charadrius bicinctus Jardine and Selby 1827 [double-banded plover]
Charadrius collaris Vieillot 1818 [collared plover]
Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson 1826 [greater sand-plover]
Charadrius mongolus Pallas 1776 [lesser sand-plover]
Charadrius montanus Townsend 1837 [mountain plover]
Charadrius morinellus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian dotterel]
Charadrius nivosus Cassin 1858 [snowy plover]
Charadrius obscurus Gmelin 1789 [red-breasted dotterel]
Charadrius sanctaehelenae Harting 1873 [Saint Helena plover]
Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte 1825 [semipalmated plover]
Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus 1758 [killdeer]
Invalid names: Aegialitis Boie 1822 [synonym], Eudromias Brehm 1831 [synonym], Eupoda Brandt 1845 [synonym], Oxyechus Reichenbach 1852 [synonym]
G. Oreopholus Jardine and Selby 1835
G. Pluvialis Brisson 1760
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Pluvialis apricaria Linnaeus 1758 [European golden-plover]
Pluvialis dominica Mueller 1776 [American golden plover]
Pluvialis fulva Gmelin 1789 [Pacific golden-plover]
Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus 1758 [black-bellied plover]
Fm. Chionidae Bonaparte 1832 [sheathbill]
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G. Chionis Forster 1788
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Chionis albus Gmelin 1789 [snowy sheathbill]
Invalid names: Vaginalis Gmelin 1789 [synonym]
Fm. Haematopodidae Bonaparte 1838 [oystercatchers]
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G. Haematopus Linnaeus 1758
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Haematopus finschi Martens 1897 [South Island oystercatcher]
Haematopus moquini Bonaparte 1856 [African oystercatcher]
Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian oystercatcher]
Haematopus palliatus Temminick 1820 [American oystercatcher]
Haematopus unicolor Forster 1841 [variable oystercatcher]
Fm. Jacanidae Stejneger 1885
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Fm. Laridae Vigors 1825 [gull]
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G. Anous Stephens 1826
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Anous ceruleus Bennett 1840 [blue-gray noddy]
Anous minutus Boie 1844 [black noddy]
Anous stolidus Linnaeus 1758 [brown noddy]
Anous tenuirostris Temminck 1873 [lesser noddy]
Invalid names: Procelsterna Lafresnaye 1842 [synonym]
G. Chlidonias Rafinesque 1822
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Chlidonias albostriatus Gray 1845 [black-fronted tern]
Chlidonias niger Linnaeus 1758 [black tern]
Invalid names: Hydrochelidon Boie [synonym]
G. Chroicocephalus Eyton 1836
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Chroicocephalus bulleri Hutton 1871 [black-billed gull]
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Vieillot 1818 [gray-headed gull]
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii Bruch 1853 [Hartlaub's gull]
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Stephens 1826 [silver gull]
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Ord 1815 [Bonaparte's gull]
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnaeus 1758 [black-headed gull]
G. Gygis Wagler 1832
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Gygis alba Sparman 1786 [white tern]
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Gygis alba candida Gmelin 1789 [Pacific white tern]
Gygis alba microrhyncha Saunders 1876 [little white tern]
G. Larus Linnaeus 1758
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Larus argentatus Pontoppidan 1763 [herring gull]
Larus cachinnans Pallas 1811 [Caspian gull]
Larus californicus Lawrence 1854 [California gull]
Larus canus Linnaeus 1758 [mew gull]
Larus delawarensis Ord 1815 [ring-billed gull]
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 [kelp gull]
Larus fuscus Linnaeus 1758 [lesser black-backed gull]
Larus glaucescens Naumann 1840 [glaucous-winged gull]
Larus heermanni Cassin 1852 [Heermann's gull]
Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 [glaucous gull]
Larus marinus Linnaeus 1758 [great black-backed gull]
Larus occidentalis Audubon 1839 [western gull]
G. Leucophaeus Bruch 1853
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Leucophaeus atricilla Linnaeus 1758 [laughing gull]
Leucophaeus pipixcan Wagler 1831 [Franklin's gull]
Leucophaeus scoresbii Traill 1823 [dolphin gull]
G. Onychoprion Wagler 1832
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Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus 1766 [sooty tern]
Onychoprion lunatus Peale 1848 [gray-backed tern]
G. Rissa Stephens 1826
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Rissa brevirostris Bruch 1853 [red-legged kittiwake]
Rissa tridactyla Linnaeus 1758 [black-legged kittiwake]
G. Sterna Linnaeus 1758 [tern]
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Sterna forsteri Nuttall 1834 [Foster's tern]
Sterna hirundo Linnaeus 1758 [common tern]
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan 1763 [Arctic tern]
Sterna striata Gmelin 1789 [white-fronted tern]
Sterna sumatrana Raffles 1822 [black-naped tern]
Sterna vittata Gmelin 1789 [Antarctic tern]
G. Thalasseus Boie 1822
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Thalasseus bergii Lichtenstein 1823 [great crested tern]
Thalasseus elegans Gambel 1849 [elegant tern]
Thalasseus maximus Boddaert 1783 [royal tern]
Thalasseus sandvicensis Latham 1787 [Sandwich tern]
Fm. Pedionomidae Gadow 1893
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Fm. Pluvianidae MacGillivray 1852 [Egyptian plover]
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Fm. Recurvirostridae Bonaparte 1854
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G. Himantopus Brisson 1760
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Himantopus himantopus Linnaeus 1758 [black-winged stilt]
Himantopus mexicanus Muller 1776 [black-necked stilt]
Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould 1841 [black stilt]
G. Recurvirostra Linnaeus 1758 [avocet]
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Recurvirostra americana Gmelin 1789 [American avocet]
Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus 1758 [pied avocet]
Fm. Scolopacidae Rafinesque 1815 [snipe]
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G. Actitis Illiger 1811
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Actitis hypoleucos Linnaeus 1758 [common sandpiper]
Actitis macularius Linnaeus 1766 [spotted sandpiper]
G. Arenaria Brisson 1760
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Arenaria interpres Linnaeus 1758 [ruddy turnstone]
Arenaria melanocephala Vigors 1829 [black turnstone]
Invalid names: Strepsilas Illiger 1811 [objective synonym]
G. Calidris Gmelin 1789
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Calidris alba Pallas 1764 [sanderling]
Calidris alpina Linnaeus 1758 [dunlin]
Calidris canutus Linnaeus 1758 [red knot]
Calidris falcinellus Pontoppidan 1763 [broad-billed sandpiper]
Calidris ferruginea Pontoppidan 1763 [curlew sandpiper]
Calidris fuscicollis Vieillot 1819 [white-rumped sandpiper]
Calidris himantopus Bonaparte 1826 [stilt sandpiper]
Calidris mauri Cabanis 1857 [western sandpiper]
Calidris melanotos Vieillot 1819 [pectoral sandpiper]
Calidris minuta Leisler 1812 [little stint]
Calidris minutilla Viellot 1816 [least sandpiper]
Calidris pugnax Linnaeus 1758 [ruff]
Calidris pusilla Linnaeus 1766 [semipalmated sandpiper]
Calidris temminckii Leisler 1812 [Temminck's stint]
Invalid names: Ereunetes Illeger 1811 [synonym], Erolia [synonym], Limicola Koch 1816 [synonym], Micropalama Baird 1858 [synonym], Philomachus Merrem 1804 [synonym]
G. Coenocorypha Gray 1855
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Coenocorypha aucklandica Gray 1845 [subantarctic snipe]
†Coenocorypha chathamica Forbes 1893 [Forbes's snipe]
†Coenocorypha iredalei Rothschild 1921 [South Island snipe]
Coenocorypha pusilla Butler 1869 [Chatham Islands snipe]
G. Gallinago Brisson 1760 [snipe]
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Gallinago delicata Ord 1825 [Wilson's snipe]
Gallinago gallinago Linnaeus 1758 [common snipe]
Gallinago hardwickii Gray 1831 [Latham's snipe]
Gallinago media Latham 1787 [great snipe]
Gallinago megala Swinhoe 1861 [Swinhoe's snipe]
Gallinago paraguaiae Vieillot 1816 [South American snipe]
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Gallinago paraguaiae magellanica King 1828 [Magellanic snipe]
Gallinago stenura Bonaparte 1831 [pin-tailed snipe]
Invalid names: Capella Frenzel 1801 [synonym]
G. Limnodromus Wied-Neuwied 1833 [dowitcher]
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Limnodromus griseus Gmelin 1789 [short-billed dowitcher]
Limnodromus scolopaceus Say 1822 [long-billed dowitcher]
G. Limosa Brisson 1760 [godwit]
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Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 [marbled godwit]
Limosa lapponica Linnaeus 1758 [bar-tailed godwit]
Limosa limosa Linnaeus 1758 [black-tailed godwit]
G. Numenius Brisson 1760
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Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 [long-billed curlew]
Numenius arquata Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian curlew]
Numenius borealis Forster 1772 [eskimo curlew]
Numenius madagascariensis Linnaeus 1766 [far eastern curlew]
Numenius minutus Gould 1841 [little curlew]
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 [whimbrel]
Numenius tahitiensis Gmelin 1789 [bristle-thighed curlew]
G. Phalaropus Brisson 1760
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Phalaropus fulicarius Linnaeus 1758 [red phalarope]
Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 [red-necked phalarope]
Phalaropus tricolor Vieillot 1819 [Wilson's phalarope]
Invalid names: Lobipes Cuvier 1817 [synonym], Steganopus Viellot 1818 [synonym]
G. Prosobonia Bonaparte 1850 [Polynesian sandpiper]
G. Scolopax Linnaeus 1758
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Scolopax minor Gmelin 1789 [American woodcock]
Scolopax mira Hartert 1916 [Amami woodcock]
Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian woodcock]
G. Tringa Linnaeus 1758
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Tringa erythropus Pallas 1764 [spotted redshank]
Tringa flavipes Gmelin 1789 [lesser yellowlegs]
Tringa glareola Linnaeus 1758 [wood sandpiper]
Tringa incana Gmelin 1789 [wandering tattler]
Tringa melanoleuca Gmelin 1789 [greater yellowlegs]
Tringa nebularia Gunnerus 1767 [common greenshank]
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus 1758 [green sandpiper]
Tringa solitaria Wilson 1813 [solitary sandpiper]
Tringa totanus Linnaeus 1758 [common redshank]
Invalid names: Catoptrophorus Bonaparte 1827 [synonym], Symphemia Rafinesque 1819 [synonym], Totanus Bechstein 1803 [synonym]
Invalid names: Phalaropodidae Bonaparte 1831 [synonym]
Fm. Stercorariidae Brisson 1760 [skua]
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G. Stercorarius Brisson 1760
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Stercorarius antarcticus Lesson 1831 [brown skua]
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Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi Mathews 1912 [subantarctic skua]
Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot 1819 [long-tailed jaeger]
Stercorarius maccormicki Saunders 1893 [south polar skua]
Stercorarius parasiticus Linnaeus 1758 [parasitic jaeger]
Stercorarius pomarinus Temminck 1815 [pomarine jaeger]
Stercorarius skua Brünnich 1764 [great skua]
Invalid names: Catharacta Brünnich 1764 [synonym], Lestris Temminck 1815 [synonym]
Fm. Thinocoridae Gray 1845
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G. Thinocorus Eschscholtz 1829 [seedsnipe]
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Thinocorus rumicivorus Eschscholtz 1829 [least seedsnipe]
Fm. Turnicidae Gray 1840 [buttonquail]
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G. Turnix Bonnaterre 1791 [buttonquail]
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Turnix maculosus Temminck 1815 [red-backed buttonquail]
Turnix nigricollis Gmelin 1789 [Madgascar buttonquail]
Turnix suscitator Gmelin 1789 [barred buttonquail]
Turnix sylvaticus Desfontaines 1789 [small buttonquail]
Turnix varius Lathum 1802 [painted buttonquail]
Turnix velox Gould 1841 [little buttonquail]
Invalid names: Hemipodius Temminck 1815 [synonym]
Subcl. Neornithes Gadow 1893
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Or. Cariamiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. Cariamidae Bonaparte 1853 [seriema]
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G. Cariama Brisson 1760
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Cariama cristata Linnaeus 1766 [red-legged seriema]
Invalid names: Palamedea Linnaeus 1766 [synonym]
Or. Cathartiformes Coues 1884
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Fm. Cathartidae Lafresnaye 1839 [New World vulture]
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G. Cathartes Illiger 1811 [vulture]
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Cathartes aura Linnaeus 1758 [turkey vulture]
Cathartes burrovianus Cassin 1845 [lesser yellow-headed vulture]
G. Coragyps Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1853
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Coragyps atratus Bechstein 1793 [black vulture]
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Invalid names: Vultur urubu Vieillot 1807 [synonym]
Or. Eurypygiformes Hackett et al. 2008
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Or. Mesitornithiformes Wetmore 1960
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Fm. Mesitornithidae Wetmore 1960 [mesite]
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G. Monias Oustalet and Grandidier 1903
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Monias benschi Oustalet and Grandidier 1903 [subdesert mesite]
Or. Phoenicopteriformes Howard 1955 [flamingo]
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Fm. Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte 1838 [flamingo]
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G. Phoenicoparrus Bonaparte 1856
G. Phoenicopterus Linnaeus 1758
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Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 1811 [greater flamingo]
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Invalid names: Phoenicopterus antiquorum Temminck 1815 [synonym]
Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus 1758 [American flamingo]
Or. Pterocliformes Huxley 1868
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Fm. Pteroclidae Bonaparte 1831 [sandgrouse]
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G. Pterocles Temminck 1815
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Pterocles alchata Linnaeus 1766 [pin-tailed sandgrouse]
Pterocles orientalis Linnaeus 1758 [black-bellied sandgrouse]
Pterocles personatus Gould 1843 [Madagascar sandgrouse]
Or. Tinamiformes Huxley 1872 [tinamou]
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Fm. Tinamidae Gray 1840 [tinamou]
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G. Crypturellus Brabourne and Chubb 1914
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Crypturellus tataupa Temminck 1815 [tataupa tinamou]
Crypturellus transfasciatus Sclater and Salvin 1878 [pale-browed tinamou]
Crypturellus undulatus Temminck 1815 [Undulated tinamou]
G. Rhynchotus Spix 1825
Or. Struthioniformes Latham 1790
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Or. Cuculiformes Wagler 1830 [cuckoo]
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Fm. Cuculidae Leach 1820 [cuckoo]
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G. Cacomantis Muller 1843
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Cacomantis flabelliformis Latham 1801 [fan-tailed cuckoo]
Cacomantis variolosus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [brush cuckoo]
G. Coccyzus Viellot 1816
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Coccyzus americanus Linnaeus 1758 [yellow-billed cuckoo]
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Wilson 1811 [black-billed cuckoo]
Coccyzus longirostris Hermann 1783 [Hispaniolan lizard-cuckoo]
Coccyzus merlini d'Orbigny 1839 [great lizard-cuckoo]
Coccyzus minor Gmelin 1788 [mangrove cuckoo]
Coccyzus rufigularis Hartlaub 1852 [bay-breasted cuckoo]
Invalid names: Hyetornis Sclater 1862 [synonym], Saurothera Vieillot 1816 [synonym]
G. Coua Schinz 1821 [coua]
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Coua cristata Linnaeus 1766 [crested coua]
Coua cursor Grandidier 1867 [running coua]
Coua gigas Boddaert 1783 [giant coua]
Coua ruficeps Gray 1846 [red-capped coua]
G. Crotophaga Linnaeus 1758
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Crotophaga ani Linnaeus 1758 [smooth-billed ani]
Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson 1827 [groove-billed ani]
G. Cuculus Linnaeus 1758
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Cuculus canorus Linnaeus 1758 [common cuckoo]
Cuculus optatus Gould 1845 [oriental cuckoo]
G. Dromococcyx Wied-Neuwied 1832
G. Eudynamys Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [koel]
Or. Falconiformes Sharpe 1874 [raptor]
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Fm. Falconidae Vigors 1824
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G. Caracara Merrem 1826 [caracara]
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Caracara cheriway Jacquin 1784 [crested caracara]
Caracara plancus Miller 1777 [southern caracara]
G. Falco Linnaeus 1758 [falcon]
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Subg. Falco (Hierofalco) Cuvier 1817
Falco berigora Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [Brown falcon]
Falco cenchroides Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [Australian kestrel]
Falco cherrug Gray 1834 [Saker falcon]
Falco columbarius Linnaeus 1758 [merlin]
Falco eleonorae Gené 1839 [Eleonora's falcon]
Falco femoralis Temminck 1822 [Aplomado falcon]
Falco mexicanus Schlegel 1850 [Prairie falcon]
Falco naumanni Fleischer 1818 [Lesser kestrel]
Falco newtoni Gurney 1863 [Madagascar kestrel]
Falco novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 [New Zealand falcon]
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 [Peregrine falcon]
Falco punctatus Temminck 1821 [Mauritius kestrel]
Falco rusticolus Linnaeus 1758 [gyrfalcon]
Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758 [American kestrel]
Falco subbuteo Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian hobby]
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 [Common kestrel]
Falco vespertinus Linnaeus 1766 [Red-footed falcon]
Invalid names: Tinnunculus Vieillot 1807 [synonym]
Or. Galliformes Temminck 1820 [fowl]
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Fm. Cracidae Vigors 1825
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G. Ortalis Merrem 1786 [chachalaca]
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Ortalis leucogastra Gould 1843 [White-bellied chachalaca]
Ortalis vetula Wagler 1830 [Plain chachalaca]
Fm. Megapodiidae Lesson 1831 [megapode]
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G. Megapodius Gaimard 1823 [scrubfowl]
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Megapodius eremita Hartlaub 1868 [Melanesian scrubfowl]
Megapodius freycinet Gaimard 1823 [dusky scrubfowl]
Megapodius laperouse Gaimard 1823 [Micronesian scrubfowl]
Megapodius layardi Tristram 1879 [Vanuatu scrubfowl]
Megapodius pritchardii Gray 1864 [Niuafoou scrubfowl]
Fm. Numididae Reichenbach 1850 [guineafowl]
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G. Numida Linnaeus 1766 [helmeted guineafowl]
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Numida meleagris Linnaeus 1758 [helmeted guineafowl]
Fm. Odontophoridae Gould 1844 [New World quail]
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G. Callipepla Wagler 1832 [crested quail]
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Callipepla californica Shaw 1798 [California quail]
Callipepla douglasii Vigors 1829 [elegant quail]
Callipepla gambelii Gambel 1843 [Gambel's quail]
Invalid names: Lophortyx Bonaparte 1838 [synonym]
G. Colinus Goldfuss 1820 [bobwhite]
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Colinus cristatus Linnaeus 1758 [crested bobwhite]
Colinus virginianus Linnaeus 1758 [northern bobwhite]
Invalid names: Ortyx Stephens 1819 [replaced]
G. Cyrtonyx Gould 1844
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Cyrtonyx montezumae Vigors 1830 [Montezuma quail]
Cyrtonyx ocellatus Gould 1837 [ocellated quail]
Fm. Phasianidae Horsfield 1821 [pheasant]
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G. Alectoris Kaup 1829 [partridge]
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Alectoris chukar Gray 1830 [chukar]
Alectoris graeca Meisner 1804 [rock partridge]
Alectoris rufa Linnaeus 1758 [red-legged partridge]
G. Coturnix Bonnaterre 1791 [quail]
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Coturnix coturnix Linnaeus 1758 [common quail]
Coturnix japonica Temminck and Schlegel 1849 [Japanese quail]
†Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [New Zealand quail]
Coturnix pectoralis Gould 1837 [stubble quail]
G. Dendragapus Elliot 1864
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Dendragapus fuliginosus Ridgway 1873 [sooty grouse]
Dendragapus obscurus Say 1823 [dusky grouse]
G. Falcipennis Elliot 1864
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Falcipennis canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [spruce grouse]
Invalid names: Canachites Stejneger 1885 [synonym]
G. Francolinus Stephens 1819 [francolin]
G. Lagopus Brisson 1760 [ptarmigan]
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Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 [willow ptarmigan]
Lagopus leucura Richardson 1831 [white-tailed ptarmigan]
Lagopus muta Montin 1781 [rock ptarmigan]
G. Pternistis Wagler 1832
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Pternistis capensis Gmelin 1789 [cape francolin]
Pternistis clappertoni Children and Vigors 1826 [Clapperton's francolin]
G. Synoicus Gould 1843
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Synoicus chinensis Linnaeus 1766 [blue-breasted quail]
Synoicus ypsilophorus Bosc 1793 [brown quail]
Invalid names: Excalfactoria Bonaparte 1856 [synonym]
G. Tetrao Linnaeus 1758
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Tetrao tetrix Linnaeus 1758 [black grouse]
Tetrao urogalloides Middendorff 1853 [black-billed capercaillie]
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Invalid names: Tetrao parvirostris Bonaparte 1856 [synonym]
Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus 1758 [western capercaillie]
G. Tympanuchus Gloger 1841
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Tympanuchus cupido Linnaeus 1758 [greater prairie chicken]
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Invalid names: Cupidonia americanus Reichenbach 1852 [synonym]
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Ridgway 1873 [lesser prairie chicken]
Tympanuchus phasianellus Linnaeus 1758 [sharp-tailed grouse]
Invalid names: Cupidonia Reichenbach 1852 [synonym], Pedioecetes Baird 1858 [synonym]
Or. Columbiformes Latham 1790 [dove]
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Fm. Columbidae Illiger 1811
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G. Alectroenas Gray 1840
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†Alectroenas nitidissimus Scopoli 1786 [Mauritius blue pigeon]
Invalid names: Funingus Bonaparte 1854 [synonym]
G. Alopecoenas Sharpe 1899
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Alopecoenas beccarii Salvadori 1876 [bronze ground-dove]
Alopecoenas canifrons Hartlaub and Finsch 1872 [Palau ground-dove]
Alopecoenas erythropterus Gmelin 1789 [Polynesian ground-dove]
Alopecoenas jobiensis Meyer 1875 [white-bibbed ground-dove]
†Alopecoenas norfolkensis Forshaw 2015 [Norfolk ground-dove]
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Invalid names: Columba norfolciensis Latham 1801 [replaced]
Alopecoenas rubescens Vieillot 1818 [Marquesas ground-dove]
Alopecoenas stairi Gray 1856 [shy ground-dove]
Alopecoenas xanthonurus Temminck 1823 [white-throated ground-dove]
G. Chalcophaps Gould 1843
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Chalcophaps indica Linnaeus 1758 [Asian emerald dove]
Chalcophaps stephani Pucheran 1853 [Stephan's dove]
G. Claravis Oberholser 1899
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Claravis pretiosa Ferrari-Pérez 1886 [blue ground-dove]
Invalid names: Peristera Swainson 1827 [replaced]
G. Columba Linnaeus 1758
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Columba janthina Temminck 1830 [Japanese wood-pigeon]
Columba junoniae Hartert 1916 [laurel pigeon]
Columba livia Gmelin 1789 [rock pigeon]
Columba oenas Linnaeus 1758 [stock dove]
Columba palumbus Linnaeus 1758 [common wood-pigeon]
Columba vitiensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [metallic pigeon]
Invalid names: Trocaza Bonaparte 1854 [synonym]
G. Columbina Spix 1825 [ground dove]
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Columbina cruziana Prévost 1832 [croaking ground-dove]
Columbina inca Lesson 1847 [inca dove]
Columbina passerina Linnaeus 1758 [common ground-dove]
Columbina talpacoti Temminck 1810 [ruddy ground-dove]
Invalid names: Chamaepelia Cuvier 1829 [synonym], Columbigallina Boie 1826 [synonym], Scardafella Bonaparte 1855 [synonym]
G. Ducula Hodgson 1836 [imperial pigeon]
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Ducula aurorae Peale 1848 [Polynesian imperial-pigeon]
Ducula galeata Bonaparte 1855 [Marquesas imperial-pigeon]
Ducula goliath Gray 1859 [New Caledonian imperial-pigeon]
Ducula latrans Peale 1848 [Peale's imperial-pigeon]
Ducula oceanica Desmarest 1826 [Micronesian imperial-pigeon]
Ducula pacifica Gmelin 1789 [Pacific imperial-pigeon]
Invalid names: Carpophaga Selby 1835 [synonym], Serresius Bonaparte 1855 [synonym]
G. †Ectopistes Swainson 1827 [passenger pigeon]
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†Ectopistes migratorius Linnaeus 1758 [passenger pigeon]
G. Geotrygon Gosse 1847
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Geotrygon chrysia Bonaparte 1855 [Key West quail-dove]
Geotrygon montana Linnaeus 1758 [ruddy quail-dove]
Geotrygon mystacea Temminck 1811 [bridled quail-dove]
Invalid names: Oreopeleia Auctior [synonym]
G. Hemiphaga Bonaparte 1854
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Hemiphaga chathamensis Rothschild 1891 [Chatham Island pigeon]
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [New Zealand pigeon]
†Hemiphaga spadicea Latham 1801 [Norfolk Island pigeon]
G. Macropygia Swainson 1837
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Macropygia amboinensis Linnaeus 1766 [Amboyna cuckoo-dove]
Macropygia mackinlayi Ramsay 1878 [Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove]
Macropygia nigrirostris Salvadori 1876 [black-billed cuckoo-dove]
G. Patagioenas Reichenbach 1852
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Patagioenas fasciata Say 1822 [band-tailed pigeon]
Patagioenas inornata Vigors 1827 [plain pigeon]
Patagioenas leucocephala Linnaeus 1758 [white-crowned pigeon]
Patagioenas squamosa Bonnaterre 1792 [scaly-naped pigeon]
G. Phaps Selby 1835
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Phaps chalcoptera Latham 1790 [common bronzewing]
Phaps elegans Temminck 1809 [brush bronzewing]
G. Ptilinopus Swainson 1825 [fruit dove]
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Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii Neboux 1840 [white-capped fruit-dove]
Ptilinopus greyi Bonaparte 1857 [red-bellied fruit-dove]
Ptilinopus huttoni Finsch 1874 [Rapa fruit-dove]
Ptilinopus insularis North 1908 [Henderson Island fruit-dove]
Ptilinopus perousii Peale 1848 [many-colored fruit-dove]
Ptilinopus porphyraceus Temminck 1821 [crimson-crowned fruit-dove]
Ptilinopus purpuratus Gmelin 1789 [gray-green fruit-dove]
Ptilinopus rarotongensis Hartlaub and Finsch 1871 [Cook Islands fruit-dove]
Ptilinopus rivoli Prévost 1843 [white-breasted fruit-dove]
Ptilinopus roseicapilla Lesson 1831 [Mariana fruit-dove]
G. †Raphus Brisson 1760
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G. Streptopelia Bonaparte 1855
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Streptopelia bitorquata Temminck 1809 [island collared-dove]
Streptopelia orientalis Latham 1790 [oriental turtle-dove]
Streptopelia picturata Temminck 1813 [Madagascar turtle-dove]
Streptopelia turtur Linnaeus 1758 [European turtle-dove]
G. Treron Vieillot 1816
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Treron australis Linnaeus 1771 [Madagascar green-pigeon]
Treron formosae Swinhoe 1863 [whistling green-pigeon]
G. Turtur Boddaert 1783
G. Zenaida Bonaparte 1838
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Zenaida asiatica Linnaeus 1758 [white-winged dove]
Zenaida auriculata Des Murs 1847 [eared dove]
Zenaida galapagoensis Gould 1841 [Galapagos dove]
Zenaida macroura Linnaeus 1758 [mourning dove]
Invalid names: Raphidae Wetmore 1930 [synonym]
Or. Psittaciformes Wagler 1830 [parrot]
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Fm. Cacatuidae Gray 1840 [cockatoo]
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G. Cacatua Vieillot 1817
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Cacatua tenuirostris Kuhl 1820 [Long-billed corella]
Invalid names: Plyctolophus Vieillot 1816 [synonym]
G. Calyptorhynchus Desmarest 1826
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Calyptorhynchus banksii Latham 1790 [Red-tailed black-cockatoo]
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Invalid names: Psittacus magnificus Shaw 1790 [replaced]
Calyptorhynchus lathami Temminck 1807 [Glossy black-cockatoo]
Fm. Psittacidae Illiger 1811 [parrot]
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G. Amazona Lesson 1830
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Amazona albifrons Sparrman 1788 [White-fronted parrot]
Amazona leucocephala Linnaeus 1758 [Cuban parrot]
Amazona ventralis Statius Muller 1776 [Hispaniolan parrot]
G. Ara Lacepede 1799
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Ara militaris Linnaeus 1766 [military macaw]
†Ara tricolor Bechstein 1811 [Cuban macaw]
G. Aratinga Spix 1824
G. †Conuropsis Salvadori 1891 [Carolina parakeet]
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Conuropsis carolinensis Linnaeus 1758 [Carolina parakeet]
Fm. Psittaculidae Vigors 1825
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G. Agapornis Selby 1836 [lovebird]
G. Cyanoramphus Bonaparte 1854
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Cyanoramphus auriceps Kuhl 1820 [yellow-crowned parakeet]
Cyanoramphus forbesi Rothschild 1893 [Chatham Islands parakeet]
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae Sparrman 1787 [red-fronted parakeet]
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†Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae erythrotis Wagler 1832 [Macquarie Island parakeet]
Cyanoramphus saisseti Verreaux and des Murs 1860 [New Caledonian parakeet]
G. Eclectus Wagler 1832
G. Glossopsitta Bonaparte 1854
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Glossopsitta concinna Shaw 1791 [musk lorikeet]
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Dietrichsen 1837 [purple-crowned lorikeet]
G. Lorius Vigors 1825 [lory]
G. †Mascarinus Lesson 1830
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†Mascarinus mascarin Linnaeus 1771 [Mascarene parrot]
Mascarinus vasa Shaw 1812 [greater vasa-parrot]
Invalid names: Coracopsis Wagler 1832 [synonym]
G. Phigys Gray 1870
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Phigys solitarius Suckow 1800 [collared lory]
Invalid names: Calliptilus Sundevall 1872 [synonym]
G. Platycercus Vigors 1825
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Platycercus elegans Gmelin 1788 [crimson rosella]
Platycercus icterotis Temminck and Kuhl 1820 [western rosella]
G. Psittacula Cuvier 1800
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Psittacula eques Boddaert 1783 [Echo parakeet]
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Psittacula eques echo Newton and Newton 1876 [echo parakeet]
Invalid names: Palaeornis Vigors 1825 [synonym]
G. Psitteuteles Bonaparte 1854
G. Trichoglossus Stephens 1826 [lorikeets]
G. Vini Lesson 1833
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Vini australis Gmelin 1788 [blue-crowned lorikeet]
Vini kuhlii Vigors 1824 [Kuhl's lorikeet]
Vini stepheni North 1908 [Stephen's lorikeet]
Vini ultramarina Kuhl 1820 [ultramarine lorikeet]
Fm. Strigopidae Bonaparte 1849
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G. Nestor Lesson 1830
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Nestor meridionalis Gmelin 1788 [New Zealand kaka]
Nestor notabilis Gould 1856 [kea]
†Nestor productus Gould 1836 [Norfolk Island kaka]
Or. Coraciiformes Forbes 1884
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Fm. Alcedinidae Rafinesque 1815 [kingfisher]
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G. Halcyon Swainson 1821
G. Megaceryle Kaup 1848
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Megaceryle alcyon Linnaeus 1758 [belted kingfisher]
Megaceryle torquata Linnaeus 1766 [ringed kingfisher]
G. Todiramphus Lesson 1827
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Todiramphus chloris Boddaert 1783 [collared kingfisher]
Todiramphus cinnamominus Swainson 1821 [Guam kingfisher]
Todiramphus godeffroyi Finsch 1877 [Marquesas kingfisher]
Todiramphus ruficollaris Holyoak 1974 [mewing kingfisher]
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Invalid names: Halcyon mangaia Holyoak 1975 [objective synonym]
Todiramphus sanctus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [sacred kingfisher]
Todiramphus tutus Gmelin 1788 [chattering kingfisher]
Fm. Brachypteraciidae Bonaparte 1854 [ground roller]
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G. Brachypteracias Lafresnaye 1834 [ground roller]
Fm. Coraciidae Vigors 1825 [roller]
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Fm. Meropidae Vigors 1825
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Fm. Momotidae Gray 1840 [motmot]
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G. Momotus Brisson 1760
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Momotus lessonii Lesson 1842 [Lesson's motmot]
Momotus momota Linnaeus 1766 [Amazonian motmot]
Invalid names: Prionites Illiger 1811 [synonym]
Fm. Todidae Vigors 1825
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G. Todus Brisson 1760
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Todus angustirostris Lafresnaye 1851 [narrow-billed tody]
Todus subulatus Gray 1847 [broad-billed tody]
Or. Strigiformes Wagler 1830 [owl]
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Fm. Strigidae Vigors 1825 [true owl]
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G. Aegolius Kaup 1829
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Aegolius acadicus Gmelin 1788 [northern saw-whet owl]
Aegolius funereus Linnaeus 1758 [boreal owl]
G. Asio Brisson 1760
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Asio flammeus Pontoppidan 1763 [short-eared owl]
Asio madagascariensis Smith 1834 [Madagascar long-eared owl]
Asio stygius Wagler 1832 [stygian owl]
Invalid names: Noctua Gmelin 1771 [synonym], Nyctalops Wagler 1832 [synonym]
G. Athene Scopoli 1769
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Athene cunicularia Molina 1782 [burrowing owl]
Athene noctua Scopoli 1769 [little owl]
Invalid names: Carine Kaup [synonym]
G. Bubo Dumeril 1806 [eagle-owl]
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Bubo africanus Temminck 1821 [spotted eagle-owl]
Bubo bubo Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian eagle-owl]
Bubo lacteus Temminck 1820 [Verreaux's eagle-owl]
Bubo scandiacus Linnaeus 1758 [snowy owl]
Bubo sumatranus Raffles 1822 [barred eagle-owl]
Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 [great horned owl]
Invalid names: Nyctea Stephens 1826 [synonym]
G. Ketupa Lesson 1830
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Ketupa ketupu Horsfield 1821 [buffy fish-owl]
Ketupa zeylonensis Gmelin 1788 [brown fish-owl]
G. Margarobyas Olson and Suárez 2008
G. Megascops Kaup 1848
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Megascops asio Linnaeus 1758 [eastern screech-owl]
Megascops kennicottii Elliot 1867 [western screech-owl]
Invalid names: Gymnasio Bonaparte 1854 [synonym]
G. Ninox Hodgson 1837
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Ninox novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 [southern boobook]
Ninox superciliaris Vieillot 1817 [white-browed owl]
Ninox variegata Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [Bismarck boobook]
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Invalid names: Ninox solomonis Sharpe 1876 [synonym]
G. Otus Pennant 1769 [scops owl]
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Otus lempiji Horsfield 1821 [Sunda scops-owl]
Otus manadensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [Sulawesi scops-owl]
Otus rutilus Pucheran 1849 [Malagasy scops-owl]
Otus scops Linnaeus 1758 [European scops-owl]
Invalid names: Scops Savigny 1809 [synonym]
G. Strix Linnaeus 1758
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Strix aluco Linnaeus 1758 [tawny owl]
Strix leptogrammica Temminck 1832 [brown wood-owl]
Strix nebulosa Forster 1772 [great gray owl]
Strix occidentalis Xántus 1860 [spotted owl]
Strix uralensis Pallas 1771 [Ural owl]
Strix varia Barton 1799 [barred owl]
Invalid names: Syrnium Savigny 1809 [synonym]
Fm. Tytonidae Ridgway 1914 [barn owl]
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G. Tyto Billberg 1828
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Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 [barn owl]
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Tyto alba delicatula Gould 1837
Tyto alba gracilirostris Hartert 1905
Tyto alba pratincola Bonaparte 1838
Tyto alba punctatissima Gould and Gray 1838 [Galapagos barn owl]
Tyto glaucops Kaup 1853 [ashy-faced owl]
Tyto novaehollandiae Stephens 1826 [Australian masked-owl]
Or. Caprimulgiformes Ridgway 1881 [nightjar]
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Fm. Aegothelidae Bonaparte 1853 [owlet-nightjar]
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G. Aegotheles Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Aegotheles cristatus Shaw 1790 [Australian owlet-nightjar]
Aegotheles savesi Layard and Layard 1881 [New Caledonian owlet-nightjar]
Fm. Apodidae Hartert 1897 [swift]
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G. Aerodramus Oberholser 1906
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Aerodramus fuciphagus Thunberg 1812 [white-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus salangana Streubel 1848 [mossy-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus sawtelli Holyoak 1974 [Atiu swiftlet]
Aerodramus spodiopygius Peale 1848 [white-rumped swiftlet]
Aerodramus vanikorensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [uniform swiftlet]
G. Apus Scopoli 1777
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Apus apus Linnaeus 1758 [common swift]
Apus melba Linnaeus 1758 [alpine swift]
Apus pallidus Shelley 1870 [pallid swift]
Invalid names: Cypselus Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. Collocalia Gray 1840
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Collocalia esculenta Linnaeus 1758 [glossy swiftlet]
Collocalia troglodytes Gray 1845 [pygmy swiftlet]
Fm. Caprimulgidae Vigors 1825
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G. Chordeiles Swainson 1832
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Chordeiles acutipennis Hermann 1783 [lesser nighthawk]
Chordeiles minor Forster 1771 [common nighthawk]
G. Eurostopodus Gould 1838
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Eurostopodus exul Mayr 1941 [New Caledonian nightjar]
Eurostopodus mystacalis Temminck 1826 [white-throated nightjar]
G. Siphonorhis Sclater 1861
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Siphonorhis americana Linnaeus 1758 [Jamaican pauraque]
Siphonorhis brewsteri Chapman 1917 [least pauraque]
Invalid names: Microsiphonorhis Chapman 1917 [synonym]
Fm. Hemiprocnidae Oberholser 1906
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Fm. Nyctibiidae Chenu and des Murs 1851
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Fm. Podargidae Gray 1847 [frogmouth]
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Fm. Trochilidae Vigors 1825 [hummingbird]
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G. Chlorostilbon Gould 1853
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Chlorostilbon ricordii Gervais 1835 [Cuban emerald]
Chlorostilbon swainsonii Lesson 1829 [Hispaniolan emerald]
G. Trochilus Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Ornismya Lesson 1828 [nomen nudum]
Or. Bucerotiformes Fürbringer 1888 [hornbill]
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Fm. Upupidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Upupa Linnaeus 1758 [hoopoe]
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Upupa epops Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian hoopoe]
Upupa marginata Cabanis and Heine 1860 [Madagascar hoopoe]
Or. Piciformes Meyer and Wolf 1810
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Fm. Picidae Vigors 1825 [woodpecker]
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G. Colaptes Vigors 1825
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Colaptes auratus Linnaeus 1758 [northern flicker]
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Colaptes auratus cafer Gmelin 1788
Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus Gundlach 1858
Colaptes campestris Vieillot 1818 [campo flicker]
G. Melanerpes Swainson 1832
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Melanerpes carolinus Linnaeus 1758 [red-bellied woodpecker]
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Linnaeus 1758 [red-headed woodpecker]
Melanerpes formicivorus Swainson 1827 [acorn woodpecker]
Melanerpes lewis Gray 1849 [Lewis's woodpecker]
Melanerpes striatus Statius Muller 1776 [Hispaniolan woodpecker]
Melanerpes superciliaris Temminck 1827 [West Indian woodpecker]
Invalid names: Asyndesmus Coues 1866 [synonym], Centurus Swainson 1837 [synonym]
G. Picoides Lacépède 1799
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Picoides borealis Vieillot 1809 [red-cockaded woodpecker]
Picoides pubescens Linnaeus 1766 [downy woodpecker]
Picoides villosus Linnaeus 1766 [hairy woodpecker]
G. Picumnus Temminck 1825
G. Picus Linnaeus 1758
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Picus canus Gmelin 1788 [gray-headed woodpecker]
Picus viridis Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian green woodpecker]
G. Sphyrapicus Baird 1858
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Sphyrapicus ruber Gmelin 1788 [red-breasted sapsucker]
Sphyrapicus varius Linnaeus 1766 [yellow-bellied sapsucker]
Fm. Ramphastidae Vigors 1825
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G. Pteroglossus Illiger 1811 [araçari]
G. Ramphastos Linnaeus 1758
Or. Passeriformes Linnaeus 1758 [perching bird]
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Fm. Acanthizidae
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Fm. Acrocephalidae Salvin 1882 [reed warbler]
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G. Acrocephalus Naumann and Naumann 1811
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Acrocephalus caffer Sparrman 1786 [Tahiti reed warbler]
Acrocephalus kerearako Holyoak 1974 [Cook Islands reed-warbler]
†Acrocephalus luscinius Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [nightingale reed warbler]
Acrocephalus mendanae Tristram 1883 [southern Marquesan reed-warbler]
Acrocephalus rodericanus Newton 1865 [Rodrigues warbler]
Acrocephalus taiti Ogilvie-Grant 1913 [Henderson Island reed warbler]
G. Nesillas Oberholser 1899 [brush-warbler]
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Nesillas lantzii Grandidier 1867 [subdesert brush-warbler]
Invalid names: Ellisia Hartlaub 1860 [replaced]
Fm. Alaudidae Vigors 1825 [lark]
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G. Alauda Linnaeus 1758
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Alauda arvensis Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian skylark]
Alauda leucoptera Pallas 1811 [white-winged lark]
Fm. Artamidae Vigors 1825 [woodswallow]
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G. Artamus Vieillot 1816
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Artamus cyanopterus Latham 1801 [dusky woodswallow]
Artamus leucorynchus Linnaeus 1771 [white-breasted woodswallow]
Artamus superciliosus Gould 1837 [white-browed woodswallow]
Invalid names: Ocypterus Cuvier 1817 [synonym]
Fm. Atrichornithidae Stejneger 1885 [scrubbird]
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G. Atrichornis Stejneger 1885
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Atrichornis clamosus Gould 1844 [noisy scrub-bird]
Atrichornis rufescens Ramsay 1866 [rufous scrub-bird]
Invalid names: Atrichia Gould 1844 [replaced]
Fm. Bernieridae Cibois et al. 2010
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G. Thamnornis Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1882
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Thamnornis chloropetoides Grandidier 1867 [thamnornis]
Fm. Bombycillidae Swainson 1831
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G. Bombycilla Vieillot 1807
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Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot 1808 [cedar waxwing]
Bombycilla garrulus Linnaeus 1758 [Bohemian waxwing]
Fm. Calcariidae Ridgway 1901
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G. Calcarius Bechstein 1802
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Calcarius lapponicus Linnaeus 1758 [lapland longspur]
Calcarius ornatus Townsend 1837 [chestnut-collared longspur]
Invalid names: Plectrophanes Meyer 1815 [synonym]
Fm. Callaeidae Sundevall 1836
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G. Philesturnus Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire 1832
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Philesturnus carunculatus Gmelin 1789 [South Island saddleback]
Fm. Calyptophilidae Ridgway 1907
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Fm. Campephagidae Vigors 1825
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G. Coracina Vieillot 1816
G. Lalage Boie 1826
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Lalage maculosa Peale 1848 [Polynesian triller]
Lalage typica Hartlaub 1865 [Mauritius cuckooshrike]
Invalid names: Oxynotus Swainson 1832 [synonym]
Fm. Cardinalidae Ridgway 1901
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G. Cardinalis Bonaparte 1838 [cardinals]
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Cardinalis cardinalis Linnaeus 1758 [northern cardinal]
Invalid names: Richmondena Mathews and Iredale 1918 [objective synonym]
G. Piranga Vielillot 1808 [tanager]
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Piranga ludoviciana Wilson 1811 [western tanager]
Piranga olivacea Gmelin 1789 [scarlet tanager]
Fm. Cinclidae Sundevall 1836 [dipper]
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Fm. Cinclosomatidae Mathews 1822
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G. Cinclosoma Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Cinclosoma alisteri Mathews 1910 [Nullarbor quail-thrush]
Cinclosoma punctatum Shaw 1794 [spotted quail-thrush]
Fm. Climacteridae de Selys Longchamps 1839 [Australasian treecreeper]
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G. Climacteris Temminck 1820
Fm. Corvidae Vigors 1825
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G. Aphelocoma Cabanis 1851 [scrub jay]
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Aphelocoma californica Vigors 1839 [California scrub-jay]
Aphelocoma coerulescens Bosc 1795 [Florida scrub jay]
Aphelocoma insularis Henshaw 1886 [island scrub-jay]
G. Corvus Linnaeus 1758 [crow]
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Corvus albicollis Latham 1790 [white-necked raven]
Corvus albus Muller 1776 [pied crow]
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 [American crow]
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 [common raven]
Corvus corone Linnaeus 1758 [carrion crow]
Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus 1758 [rook]
Corvus leucognaphalus Daudin 1900 [white-necked crow]
Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler 1827 [large-billed crow]
Corvus monedula Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian jackdaw]
†Corvus moriorum Forbes 1892 [Chatham Islands raven]
Corvus nasicus Temminck 1826 [Cuban crow]
Corvus ossifragus Wilson 1812 [fish crow]
Corvus palmarum Württemburg 1835 [palm crow]
G. Cyanocitta Strickland 1845 [jay]
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Cyanocitta cristata Linnaeus 1758 [blue jay]
Cyanocitta stelleri Gmelin 1788 [Steller's jay]
G. Cyanopica Bonaparte 1850
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Cyanopica cooki Bonaparte 1850 [Iberian magpie]
Cyanopica cyanus Pallas 1776 [azure-winged magpie]
G. Garrulus Brisson 1760
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Garrulus glandarius Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian jay]
Garrulus lidthi Bonaparte 1850 [Lidth's jay]
G. Nucifraga Brisson 1760
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Nucifraga caryocatactes Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian nutcracker]
Nucifraga columbiana Wilson 1811 [Clark's nutcracker]
G. Perisoreus Bonaparte 1831 [jay]
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Perisoreus canadensis Linnaeus 1766 [Canada jay]
Perisoreus infaustus Linnaeus 1758 [Siberian jay]
G. Pica Brisson 1760
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Pica hudsonia Sabine 1823 [black-billed magpie]
Pica nuttalli Audubon 1837 [yellow-billed magpie]
Pica pica Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian magpie]
G. Pyrrhocorax Tunstall 1771 [chough]
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Pyrrhocorax graculus Linnaeus 1766 [yellow-billed chough]
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Linnaeus 1758 [red-billed chough]
Fm. Cracticidae Chenu and des Murs 1855
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G. Strepera Lesson 1831
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Strepera graculina Shaw 1790 [pied currawong]
Strepera versicolor Latham 1801 [gray currawong]
Fm. Dasyornithidae Sibley and Ahlquiest 1985
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G. Dasyornis Vigors and Horsfieldd 1827 [bristlebird]
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Dasyornis brachypterus Latham 1801 [eastern bristlebird]
Dasyornis broadbenti McCoy 1867 [rufous bristlebird]
Dasyornis longirostris Gould 1841 [western bristlebird]
Fm. Dicaeidae Bonaparte 1853
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G. Dicaeum Cuvier 1816
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Dicaeum agile Tickell 1833 [thick-billed flowerpecker]
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Dicaeum agile aeruginosum Bourns and Worcester 1894 [striped flowerpecker]
G. Prionochilus Strickland 1841
Fm. Emberizidae Vigors 1831 [old world bunting]
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G. Emberiza Linnaeus 1758
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Emberiza calandra Linnaeus 1758 [corn bunting]
Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus 1758 [yellowhammer]
Emberiza schoeniclus Linnaeus 1758 [reed bunting]
Invalid names: Schoeniclus Forster 1817 [synonym]
Fm. Fringillidae Vigors 1825 [finch]
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G. Acanthis Borkhausen 1797 [redpoll]
G. †Chloridops Wilson 1888
G. Coccothraustes Brisson 1760
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Coccothraustes coccothraustes Linnaeus 1758 [hawfinch]
Coccothraustes vespertinus Cooper 1825 [evening grosbeak]
G. Fringilla Linnaeus 1758 [finch]
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Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus 1758 [common chaffinch]
Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus 1758 [brambling]
G. Haemorhous Swainson 1837
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Haemorhous cassinii Baird 1854 [Cassin's finch]
Haemorhous mexicanus Müller 1776 [house finch]
Haemorhous purpureus Gmelin 1789 [purple finch]
G. Leucosticte Swainson 1832
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Leucosticte arctoa Pallas 1811 [Asian rosy-finch]
Leucosticte atrata Ridgway 1874 [black rosy-finch]
Leucosticte tephrocotis Swainson 1832 [gray-crowned rosy-finch]
G. Linaria Bechstein 1802
G. Loxia Linnaeus 1758 [crossbill]
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Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus 1758 [red crossbill]
Loxia megaplaga Riley 1916 [Hispaniolan crossbill]
G. Oreomystis Stejneger 1903
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Oreomystis bairdi Stejneger 1887 [akikiki]
Invalid names: Oreomyza Stejneger 1887 [synonym]
G. Psittirostra Temminck 1820
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Psittirostra psittacea Gmelin 1789 [ou]
Invalid names: Psittirostra (Psittirostra) Temminck 1820 [invalid subgroup]
G. Spinus Koch 1816
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Spinus pinus Wilson 1810 [pine siskin]
Spinus psaltria Say 1822 [lesser goldfinch]
Spinus tristis Linnaeus 1758 [American goldfinch]
G. Telespiza Wilson 1890
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Telespiza cantans Wilson 1890 [Laysan finch]
Telespiza ultima Bryan 1917 [Nihoa finch]
Fm. Hirundinidae Rafinesque 1815 [swallow]
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G. Hirundo Linnaeus 1758 [swallow]
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Hirundo neoxena Gould 1842 [welcome swallow]
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 [barn swallow]
Hirundo tahitica Gmelin 1789 [Pacific swallow]
G. Petrochelidon Cabanis 1850
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Petrochelidon fulva Vieillot 1808 [cave swallow]
Petrochelidon nigricans Vieillot 1817 [tree martin]
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Vieillot 1816 [cliff swallow]
Fm. Icteridae Vigors 1825
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G. Agelaius Vieillot 1816
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Agelaius phoeniceus Linnaeus 1766 [red-winged blackbird]
Agelaius tricolor Audubon 1837 [tricolor blackbird]
G. Icterus Brisson 1760 [New World oriole]
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Icterus bullockii Swainson 1827 [Bullock's oriole]
Icterus oberi Lawrence 1880 [Montserrat oriole]
Icterus spurius Linnaeus 1766 [orchard oriole]
Invalid names: Xanthornus Cuvier 1800 [synonym]
G. Molothrus Swainson 1832
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Molothrus aeneus Wagler 1829 [bronzed cowbird]
Molothrus ater Boddaert 1783 [brown-headed cowbird]
G. Quiscalus Vieillot 1816 [grackle]
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Quiscalus lugubris Swainson 1838 [carib grackle]
Quiscalus major Viellot 1819 [boat-tailed grackle]
Quiscalus mexicanus Gmelin 1788 [great-tailed grackle]
Quiscalus quiscula Linnaeus 1758 [common grackle]
G. Sturnella Vieillot 1816 [meadowlark]
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Sturnella magna Linnaeus 1758 [eastern meadowlark]
Sturnella neglecta Audubon 1844 [western meadowlark]
G. Xanthocephalus Bonaparte 1850
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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Bonaparte 1826 [yellow-headed blackbird]
Fm. Laniidae Rafinesque 1815 [shrike]
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G. Lanius Linnaeus 1758 [shrike]
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Lanius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 [brown shrike]
Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus 1766 [loggerhead shrike]
Lanius senator Linnaeus 1758 [woodchat shrike]
Fm. Locustellidae Bonaparte 1854
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G. Megalurus Horsfield 1821
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Megalurus cruralis Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [brown songlark]
Megalurus mathewsi Iredale 1911 [rufous songlark]
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Invalid names: Anthus rufescens Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [replaced]
Megalurus punctatus Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [fernbird]
†Megalurus rufescens Buller 1869 [Chatham Islands fernbird]
Invalid names: Bowdleria Rothschild 1896 [synonym], Cincloramphus Gould 1838 [synonym]
Fm. Meliphagidae Vigors 1825 [honeyeater]
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G. Anthochaera Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Anthochaera carunculata Shaw 1790 [red wattlebird]
Anthochaera chrysoptera Latham 1802 [little wattlebird]
G. Anthornis Gray 1840
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†Anthornis melanocephala Gray 1843 [Chatham Island bellbird]
Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 [New Zealand bellbird]
G. Entomyzon Swainson 1825
G. Lichenostomus Cabanis 1851
G. Melithreptus Vieillot 1816
G. Myzomela Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Myzomela cardinalis Gmelin 1788 [cardinal myzomela]
Myzomela rubratra Lesson 1827 [Micronesian myzomela]
G. Philemon Vieillot 1816
Fm. Mimidae Bonaparte 1853
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G. Cinclocerthia Gray 1840
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Cinclocerthia ruficauda Gould 1836 [brown trembler]
Invalid names: Stenorhynchus Gould 1836 [replaced]
G. Mimus Boie 1826
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Mimus gundlachii Cabanis 1855 [Bahama mockingbird]
Mimus polyglottos Linnaeus 1758 [northern mockingbird]
Mimus trifasciatus Gould 1837 [Floreana mockinbird]
Invalid names: Orpheus Swainson 1827 [synonym]
G. Toxostoma Wagler 1831 [American thrashers]
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Toxostoma redivivum Gambel 1845 [California thrasher]
Toxostoma rufum Linnaeus 1758 [brown thrasher]
Fm. †Mohoidae Fleischer et al. 2008
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G. †Moho Lesson 1830 [oo]
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†Moho apicalis Gould 1860 [Oahu oo]
†Moho bishopi Rothschild 1893 [Bishop's oo]
†Moho braccatus Cassin 1855 [Kauai oo]
Fm. Mohouidae Mathews 1946
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G. Mohoua Lesson 1837
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Mohoua albicilla Lesson 1830 [whitehead]
Mohoua novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [pipipi]
Mohoua ochrocephala Gmelin 1789 [yellowhead]
Fm. Monarchidae Bonaparte 1854
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G. Monarcha Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Monarcha takatsukasae Yamashina 1931 [Tinian monarch]
Invalid names: Monarcharses Mathews 1925 [synonym]
G. Terpsiphone Gloger 1827 [paradise flycatcher]
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Terpsiphone mutata Linnaeus 1766 [Madgascar paradise-flycatcher]
Fm. Motacillidae Horsfield 1821
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G. Anthus Bechstein 1805
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Anthus correndera Vieillot 1818 [correndera pipit]
Anthus gustavi Swinhoe 1863 [Pechora pipit]
Anthus novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [Australasian pipit]
Anthus pratensis Linnaeus 1758 [meadow pipit]
Anthus spinoletta Linnaeus 1758 [water pipit]
Anthus trivialis Linnaeus 1758 [tree pipit]
G. Motacilla Linnaeus 1758 [wagtail]
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Motacilla alba Linnaeus 1758 [white wagtail]
Motacilla cinerea Tunstall 1771 [gray wagtail]
Motacilla flava Linnaeus 1758 [western yellow wagtail]
Invalid names: Motacillinae Bonaparte 1831 [empty]
Fm. Muscicapidae Fleming 1822 [flycatcher]
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G. Oenanthe Vieillot 1816 [wheatear]
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Oenanthe hispanica Linnaeus 1758 [black-eared wheatear]
Oenanthe oenanthe Linnaeus 1758 [northern wheatear]
G. Phoenicurus Forster 1817
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Phoenicurus ochruros Gmelin 1774 [black redstart]
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Linnaeus 1758 [common redstart]
G. Saxicola Bechstein 1802
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Saxicola rubetra Linnaeus 1758 [whinchat]
Saxicola torquatus Linnaeus 1766 [African stonechat]
Fm. Oriolidae Vigors 1825
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G. Oriolus Linnaeus 1766
Invalid names: Turnagridae Buller 1888 [synonym]
Fm. Pachycephalidae
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Fm. Paridae Vigors 1825
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Fm. Parulidae Wetmore et al. 1947
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G. Geothlypis Cabanis 1847
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Geothlypis rostrata Bryant 1867 [Bahama yellowthroat]
Geothlypis trichas Linnaeus 1766 [common yellowthroat]
G. Setophaga Swainson 1827
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Setophaga coronata Linnaeus 1766 [yellow-rumped warbler]
Setophaga petechia Linnaeus 1766 [yellow warbler]
Invalid names: Dendroica Gray 1842 [synonym]
Invalid names: Parulinae [empty]
Fm. Passerellidae Cabanis 1851 [new world sparrow]
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G. Ammodramus Swainson 1827
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Ammodramus henslowii Audubon 1829 [Henslow's sparrow]
Ammodramus savannarum Gmelin 1789 [grasshopper sparrow]
Invalid names: Passerherbulus Maynard 1895 [synonym]
G. Melospiza Baird 1858
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Melospiza georgiana Latham 1790 [swamp sparrow]
Melospiza lincolnii Audubon 1834 [Lincoln's sparrow]
Melospiza melodia Wilson 1810 [song sparrow]
G. Passerculus Bonaparte 1838 [savannah sparrows]
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Passerculus sandwichensis Gmelin 1789 [savannah sparrow]
G. Pipilo Vieillot 1816 [towhee]
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Pipilo chlorurus Audubon 1839 [green-tailed towhee]
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern towhee]
G. Spizella Bonaparte 1832
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Spizella breweri Cassin 1856 [Brewer's sparrow]
Spizella passerina Bechstein 1798 [chipping sparrow]
Spizella pusilla Wilson 1810 [field sparrow]
G. Zonotrichia Swainson 1832 [sparrow]
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Zonotrichia albicollis Gmelin 1789 [white-throated sparrow]
Zonotrichia atricapilla Gmelin 1789 [golden-crowned sparrow]
Zonotrichia capensis Statius Muller 1776 [rufous-collared sparrow]
Zonotrichia leucophrys Forster 1772 [white-crowned sparrow]
Invalid names: Brachyspiza Ridgway 1898 [synonym]
Fm. Passeridae Illiger 1811
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G. Passer Brisson 1760 [sparrow]
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Passer domesticus Linnaeus 1758 [house sparrow]
Passer hispaniolensis Temminck 1820 [Spanish sparrow]
Fm. Petroicidae Mathews 1920
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G. Eopsaltria Swainson 1832
G. Petroica Swainson 1829
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Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 [New Zealand robin]
Petroica macrocephala Gmelin 1789 [tomtit]
Petroica traversi Buller 1872 [Chatham robin]
Invalid names: Miro Lesson 1831 [synonym]
Fm. Phaenicophilidae Sclater 1886
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G. Microligea Cory 1884
G. Phaenicophilus Strickland 1851
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Phaenicophilus palmarum Linnaeus 1766 [black-crowned palm-tanager]
Fm. Ploceidae Sundevall 1836 [weaver]
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G. Foudia Reichenbach 1850 [foudy]
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Foudia flavicans Newton 1865 [Rodrigues fody]
Foudia madagascariensis Linnaeus 1766 [red fody]
Foudia rubra Gmelin 1789 [Mauritius fody]
Fm. Polioptilidae Baird 1858 [gnatcatcher]
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Fm. Prunellidae Richmond 1908
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G. Prunella Vieillot 1816 [accentor]
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Prunella collaris Scopoli 1769 [alpine accentor]
Prunella modularis Linnaeus 1758 [hedge accentor]
Fm. Psophodidae Bonaparte 1854
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Fm. Ptilonorhynchidae Gray 1841
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Fm. Pycnonotidae Gray 1840 [bulbul]
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G. Hypsipetes Vigors 1831
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Hypsipetes amaurotis Temminck 1830 [brown-eared bulbul]
Hypsipetes madagascariensis Statius Muller 1776 [Madagascar bulbul]
Hypsipetes olivaceus Jardine and Selby 1837 [Mauritius bulbul]
Fm. Rhinocryptidae Wetmore 1930
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G. Pteroptochos Kittlitz 1830
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Pteroptochos castaneus Philippi and Landbeck 1864 [chestnut-throated huet-huet]
Pteroptochos megapodius Kittlitz 1830 [moustached turca]
Pteroptochos tarnii King 1831 [black-throated huet-huet]
G. Scelorchilus Oberholser 1923
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Scelorchilus albicollis Kittlitz 1830 [white-throated tapaculo]
Scelorchilus rubecula Kittlitz 1830 [chucao tapaculo]
Fm. Rhipiduridae Sundevall 1872
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G. Rhipidura Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Rhipidura fuliginosa Sparrman 1787 [New Zealand fantail]
Rhipidura rufifrons Latham 1801 [rufous fantail]
Fm. Sittidae Lesson 1828 [nuthatch]
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G. Sitta Linnaeus 1758 [nuthatch]
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Sitta canadensis Linnaeus 1766 [red-breasted nuthatch]
Sitta carolinensis Latham 1790 [white-breasted nuthatch]
Fm. Spindalidae Barker et al. 2013
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Fm. Sturnidae Rafinesque 1815 [starling]
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G. Acridotheres Vieillot 1816
G. Aplonis Gould 1836
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Aplonis opaca Kittlitz 1833 [Micronesian starling]
Aplonis tabuensis Gmelin 1788 [Polynesian starling]
Invalid names: Lamprothornis Kittlitz 1833 [synonym]
G. Gracula Linnaeus 1758
Fm. Sylviidae Vigors 1825
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G. Sylvia Scopoli 1769
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Sylvia borin Boddaert 1783 [garden warbler]
Sylvia communis Latham 1787 [greater whitethroat]
Sylvia sarda Temminck 1820 [Marmora's warbler]
Fm. Thraupidae Cabanis 1847
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G. Camarhynchus Gould 1837
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Camarhynchus parvulus Gould 1837 [small tree-finch]
Camarhynchus pauper Ridgway 1890 [medium tree-finch]
G. Geospiza Gould 1837 [Darwin's finch]
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Geospiza difficilis Sharpe 1888 [sharp-beaked ground-finch]
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Invalid names: Geospiza nebulosa Gould 1837 [replaced]
Geospiza fortis Gould 1837 [medium ground-finch]
Geospiza fuliginosa Gould 1837 [small ground-finch]
Geospiza magnirostris Gould 1837 [large ground-finch]
Geospiza scandens Gould 1837 [common cactus-finch]
Invalid names: Cactornis Gould 1837 [synonym]
G. Loxigilla Lesson 1831
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Loxigilla noctis Linnaeus 1766 [lesser Antillean bullfich]
Loxigilla violacea Linnaeus 1758 [greater Antillean bullfinch]
G. Melopyrrha Bonaparte 1853
Fm. Tichodromidae Swainson 1827
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Fm. Tityridae Gray 1840
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Fm. Troglodytidae Swainson 1832 [wren]
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G. Thryothorus Vieillot 1816
G. Troglodytes Viellot 1809 [house wren]
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Troglodytes aedon Vieillot 1809 [house wren]
Troglodytes troglodytes Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian wren]
Fm. Turdidae Rafinesque 1815 [thrush]
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G. Geokichla Muller 1836
G. Hylocichla Baird 1864
G. Myadestes Swainson 1838
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Myadestes obscurus Gmelin 1789 [omao]
Myadestes palmeri Rothschild 1893 [puaiohi]
G. Turdus Linnaeus 1758 [true thrush]
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Turdus falcklandii Quoy and Gaimard 1824 [austral thrush]
Turdus hortulorum Sclater 1863 [gray-backed thrush]
Turdus iliacus Linnaeus 1758 [redwing]
Turdus lherminieri Lafresnaye 1844 [forest thrush]
Turdus merula Linnaeus 1758 [common blackbird]
Turdus migratorius Linnaeus 1758 [American robin]
Turdus obscurus Gmelin 1789 [eyebrowed thrush]
Turdus pallidus Gmelin 1789 [pale thrush]
Turdus philomelos Brehm 1831 [song thrush]
Turdus pilaris Linnaeus 1758 [fieldfare]
Turdus plumbeus Linnaeus 1758 [red-legged thrush]
Turdus poliocephalus Latham 1801 [island thrush]
Turdus torquatus Linnaeus 1758 [ring ouzel]
Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus 1758 [mistle thrush]
Invalid names: Cichlherminia Bonaparte 1854 [synonym], Mimocichla Sclater 1859 [synonym]
Fm. Tyrannidae Vigors 1825 [tyrant flycatcher]
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G. Arundinicola d'Orbigny 1840
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Arundinicola leucocephala Linnaeus 1764 [white-headed marsh-tyrant]
G. Contopus Cabanis 1855 [pewee]
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Contopus caribaeus d'Orbigny 1839 [Cuban pewee]
Contopus sordidulus Sclater 1859 [western wood-pewee]
Contopus virens Linnaeus 1766 [eastern wood-pewee]
G. Empidonax Cabanis 1855 [flycatcher]
G. Myiarchus Cabanis 1844
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Myiarchus magnirostris Gould 1838 [Galapagos flycatcher]
Myiarchus sagrae Gundlach 1852 [La Sagra's flycatcher]
G. Myiodynastes Bonaparte 1857
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Myiodynastes luteiventris Sclater 1859 [sulphur-bellied flycatcher]
G. Pitangus Swainson 1827
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Pitangus lictor Lichtenstein 1823 [lesser kiskadee]
Pitangus sulphuratus Linnaeus 1766 [great kiskadee]
G. Pyrocephalus Gould 1838
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Pyrocephalus rubinus Boddaert 1783 [Vermilion flycatcher]
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Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus Gould 1838 [Galapagos vermilion flycatcher]
G. Sayornis Bonaparte 1854 [phoebe]
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Sayornis nigricans Swainson 1827 [black phoebe]
Sayornis phoebe Latham 1790 [eastern phoebe]
Sayornis saya Bonaparte 1825 [Say's phoebe]
G. Tyrannus Linnaeus 1766
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Tyrannus caudifasciatus d'Orbigny 1839 [loggerhead kingbird]
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Tyrannus caudifasciatus gabbii Lawrence 1876
Tyrannus cubensis Richmond 1898 [giant kingbird]
Tyrannus dominicensis Gmelin 1788 [gray kingbird]
Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot 1819 [tropical kingbird]
Tyrannus tyrannus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern kingbird]
Tyrannus vociferans Swainson 1826 [Cassin's kingbird]
Invalid names: Tolmarchus Ridgway 1905 [synonym]
Fm. Vireonidae Swainson 1837 [vireo]
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G. Vireo Vieillot 1808
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Vireo altiloquus Vieillot 1808 [black-whiskered vireo]
Vireo crassirostris Bryant 1859 [thick-billed vireo]
Vireo griseus Boddaert 1783 [white-eyed vireo]
Vireo nanus Lawrence 1875 [flat-billed vireo]
Invalid names: Lanivireo Baird 1858 [synonym], Lawrencia Ridgway 1886 [synonym]
Fm. Zosteropidae Bonaparte 1853 [white-eye]
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G. Zosterops Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [white-eye]
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Zosterops chloronothos Vieillot 1817 [Mauritius white-eye]
Zosterops conspicillatus Kittlitz 1833 [bridled white-eye]
Zosterops maderaspatanus Linnaeus 1766 [Madagascar white-eye]
Zosterops mauritianus Gmelin 1789 [Mauritius gray white-eye]
Zosterops montanus Bonaparte 1850 [mountain white-eye]
Or. Gruiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Fm. Gruidae Vigors 1825 [crane]
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G. Antigone Reichenbach 1853
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Antigone antigone Linnaeus 1758 [Sarus crane]
Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [Sandhill crane]
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Antigone canadensis pratensis Meyer 1794 [sandhill crane]
G. Grus Brisson 1760 [crane]
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Grus americana Linnaeus 1758 [Whooping crane]
Grus grus Linnaeus 1758 [Common crane]
Fm. Rallidae Vigors 1825 [rail]
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G. Amaurornis Reichenbach 1853
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Amaurornis cinerea Vieillot 1819 [white-browed crake]
Amaurornis olivacea Meyen 1834 [plain bush-hen]
Amaurornis phoenicurus Pennant 1769 [white-breasted waterhen]
Invalid names: Poliolimnas Sharpe 1893 [synonym]
G. Fulica Linnaeus 1758
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Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 [American coot]
Fulica atra Linnaeus 1758 [common coot]
Fulica cristata Gmelin 1789 [red-knobbed coot]
G. Gallinula Brisson 1760 [moorhen]
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Gallinula chloropus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian moorhen]
Gallinula tenebrosa Gould 1846 [dusky moorhen]
G. Gallirallus Lafresnaye 1841
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Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 [weka]
†Gallirallus dieffenbachii Gray 1843 [Dieffenbach's rail]
Gallirallus lafresnayanus Verreaux and des Murs 1860 [New Caledonian rail]
†Gallirallus modestus Hutton 1872 [Chatham Islands rail]
Gallirallus okinawae Yamashina and Mano 1981 [Okinawa rail]
Gallirallus owstoni Rothschild 1895 [Guam rail]
Gallirallus philippensis Linnaeus 1766 [buff-banded rail]
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†Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis Hutton 1879 [Macquarie Island rail]
Invalid names: Hypotaenidia Reichenbach 1853 [synonym], Tricholimnas Sharpe 1893 [synonym]
G. Porphyrio Brisson 1760
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Porphyrio alleni Thomson 1842 [Allen's gallinule]
Porphyrio hochstetteri Meyer 1883 [South Island takahe]
Porphyrio martinica Linnaeus 1766 [purple gallinule]
Porphyrio melanotus Temminck 1820 [Australasian swamphen]
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Porphyrio melanotus samoensis Peale 1848
Porphyrio porphyrio Linnaeus 1758 [western swamphen]
Invalid names: Ionornis Reichebach 1853 [synonym], Porphyrula Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
G. Porzana Vieillot 1816
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Porzana carolina Linnaeus 1758 [sora]
Porzana fluminea Gould 1843 [Australian crake]
Porzana porzana Linnaeus 1766 [spotted crake]
G. Rallina Gray 1846
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Rallina eurizonoides Lafresnaye 1845 [slaty-legged crake]
Rallina tricolor Gray 1858 [red-necked crake]
G. Rallus Linnaeus 1758
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Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 [water rail]
Rallus elegans Audubon 1834 [king rail]
Rallus limicola Vieillot 1819 [Virginia rail]
Rallus longirostris Boddaert 1783 [mangrove rail]
G. Tribonyx Du Bus de Gisignies 1840
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Tribonyx mortierii Du Bus de Gisignies 1840 [Tasmanian nativehen]
Tribonyx ventralis Gould 1837 [black-tailed nativehen]
G. Zapornia Leach 1816
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Zapornia atra North 1908 [Henderson Island crake]
Zapornia fusca Linnaeus 1766 [ruddy-breasted crake]
Zapornia pusilla Pallas 1776 [Baillon's crake]
†Zapornia sandwichensis Gmelin 1789 [Hawaiian rail]
Zapornia tabuensis Gmelin 1789 [spotless crake]
Or. Podicipediformes Fürbringer 1888 [grebe]
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Fm. Podicipedidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Aechmophorus Coues 1862
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Aechmophorus clarkii Lawrence 1858 [Clark's grebe]
Aechmophorus occidentalis Lawrence 1858 [western grebe]
G. Podiceps Latham 1787
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Podiceps cristatus Linnaeus 1758 [great crested grebe]
Podiceps grisegena Boddaert 1783 [red-necked grebe]
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Podiceps grisegena holbollii Reinhardt 1854 [red-necked grebe]
Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 [black-necked grebe]
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Invalid names: Podiceps caspicus Habizl 1783 [replaced]
G. Tachybaptus Reichenbach 1853
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Tachybaptus dominicus Linnaeus 1766 [least grebe]
Tachybaptus ruficollis Pallas 1764 [little grebe]
Or. Anseriformes Wagler 1831 [waterfowl]
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Fm. Anatidae Vigors 1825
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G. Aix Boie 1828
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Aix galericulata Linnaeus 1758 [mandarin duck]
Aix sponsa Linnaeus 1758 [wood duck]
G. Anas Linnaeus 1758
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Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 [northern pintail]
Anas bahamensis Linnaeus 1758 [white-cheeked pintail]
Anas bernieri Hartlaub 1860 [Bernier's teal]
Anas castanea Eyton 1838 [chestnut teal]
Anas chlorotis Gray 1845 [brown teal]
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian teal]
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Anas crecca carolinensis Gmelin 1789 [green-winged teal]
Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin 1789 [red-billed duck]
Anas flavirostris Vieillot 1816 [yellow-billed teal]
Anas fulvigula Ridgway 1874 [mottled duck]
Anas gracilis Buller 1869 [gray teal]
Anas laysanensis Rothschild 1892 [Laysan duck]
Anas melleri Sclater 1865 [Meller's duck]
Anas rubripes Brewster 1902 [American black duck]
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Invalid names: Anas obscura Gmelin 1788 [replaced]
Anas superciliosa Gmelin 1789 [Pacific black duck]
Anas wyvilliana Sclater 1878 [Hawaiian duck]
Invalid names: Dafila Someguy [synonym]
G. Anser Linnaeus 1758
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Anser albifrons Scopoli 1769 [greater white-fronted goose]
Anser anser Linnaeus 1758 [greylag goose]
Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon 1834 [pink-footed goose]
Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 [snow goose]
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Invalid names: Chen hyperborea Pallas 1769 [synonym]
Anser erythropus Linnaeus 1758 [lesser white-fronted goose]
Anser fabalis Latham 1787 [taiga bean-goose]
Anser rossii Cassin 1861 [Ross's goose]
Invalid names: Chen Boie 1822 [synonym]
G. Aythya Boie 1822
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Aythya affinis Eyton 1838 [lesser scaup]
Aythya americana Eyton 1838 [redhead]
Aythya australis Eyton 1838 [hardhead]
Aythya collaris Donovan 1809 [ring-necked duck]
Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 [common pochard]
Aythya fuligula Linnaeus 1758 [tufted duck]
Aythya marila Linnaeus 1761 [greater scaup]
Aythya novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [New Zealand scaup]
Aythya nyroca Güldenstädt 1770 [ferruginous pochard]
Aythya valisineria Wilson 1814 [canvasback]
G. Branta Scopoli 1769
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Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [Canada goose]
Branta hutchinsii Richardson 1832 [cackling goose]
Branta leucopsis Bechstein 1803 [barnacle goose]
Branta ruficollis Pallas 1769 [red-breasted goose]
Branta sandvicensis Vigors 1833 [nene]
G. Bucephala Baird 1858
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Bucephala albeola Linnaeus 1758 [bufflehead]
Bucephala clangula Linnaeus 1758 [common goldeneye]
Bucephala islandica Gmelin 1789 [Barrow's goldeneye]
Invalid names: Charitonetta Stejneger 1885 [synonym], Glaucionetta Someguy [synonym]
G. Callonetta Delacour 1936
G. Chloephaga Eyton 1838
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Chloephaga hybrida Molina 1782 [kelp goose]
Chloephaga picta Gmelin 1789 [upland goose]
Chloephaga rubidiceps Sclater 1861 [ruddy-headed goose]
G. Cygnus Garsault 1764
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Cygnus atratus Latham 1790 [black swan]
Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1832 [trumpeter swan]
Cygnus columbianus Ord 1815 [tundra swan]
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Cygnus columbianus bewickii Yarrell 1830 [Bewick's swan]
Cygnus olor Gmelin 1789 [mute swan]
G. Dendrocygna Swinson 1837
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Dendrocygna arborea Linnaeus 1758 [West Indian whistling duck]
Dendrocygna autumnalis Linnaeus 1758 [Black-bellied whistling duck]
Dendrocygna bicolor Vieillot 1816 [Fulvous whistling-duck]
Dendrocygna viduata Linnaeus 1766 [White-faced whistling-duck]
G. Mareca Stephens 1824
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Mareca americana Gmelin 1789 [American wigeon]
Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian wigeon]
Mareca sibilatrix Poeppig 1829 [Chiloe wigeon]
Mareca strepera Linnaeus 1758 [gadwall]
G. Melanitta Boie 1822 [scoter]
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Melanitta fusca Linnaeus 1758 [velvet scoter]
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Melanitta fusca deglandi Bonaparte 1850 [white-winged scoter]
Melanitta nigra Linnaeus 1758 [common scoter]
Melanitta perspicillata Linnaeus 1758 [surf scoter]
Invalid names: Oidemia Fleming 1822 [synonym]
G. Mergus Linnaeus 1758 [merganser]
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†Mergus australis Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 [Auckland Islands merganser]
Mergus merganser Linnaeus 1758 [common merganser]
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 [red-breasted merganser]
G. Netta Kaup 1829
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Netta erythrophthalma zu Wied 1833 [southern pochard]
Netta rufina Pallas 1773 [red-crested pochard]
G. Oxyura Bonaparte 1828
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Oxyura jamaicensis Gmelin 1789 [Ruddy duck]
Oxyura leucocephala Scopoli 1769 [White-headed duck]
G. Somateria Leach 1819 [eider]
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Somateria mollissima Linnaeus 1758 [common eider]
Somateria spectabilis Linnaeus 1758 [king eider]
G. Spatula Boie 1822
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Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 [northern shoveler]
Spatula cyanoptera Viellot 1816 [cinnamon teal]
Spatula discors Linnaeus 1766 [blue-winged teal]
Spatula platalea Vieillot 1816 [red shoveler]
Spatula querquedula Linnaeus 1758 [garganey]
Spatula rhynchotis Latham 1801 [Australian shoveler]
G. Tadorna Boie 1822 [shelduck]
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Tadorna ferruginea Pallas 1764 [Ruddy shelduck]
Tadorna tadorna Linnaeus 1758 [Common shelduck]
Tadorna tadornoides Jardine and Selby 1828 [Australian shelduck]
Tadorna variegata Gmelin 1789 [Paradise shelduck]
Invalid names: Casarca Bonaparte 1838 [synonym]
Fm. Anseranatidae Sclater 1880
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Or. Ciconiiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Fm. Ciconiidae Sundevall 1836 [stork]
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G. Ciconia Brisson 1760
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Ciconia boyciana Swinhoe 1873 [oriental stork]
Ciconia ciconia Linnaeus 1758 [white stork]
Ciconia nigra Linnaeus 1758 [black stork]
G. Mycteria Linnaeus 1758
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Mycteria americana Linnaeus 1758 [wood stork]
Mycteria ibis Linnaeus 1766 [yellow-billed stork]
Invalid names: Tantalus Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Or. Gaviiformes Wetmore and Miller 1926 [loon]
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Fm. Gaviidae Allen 1897
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G. Gavia Forster 1788
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Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 [Arctic loon]
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 [Common loon]
Gavia pacifica Lawrence 1858 [Pacific loon]
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 [Red-throated loon]
Or. Trogoniformes Wetmore and Miller 1926 [trogon]
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Fm. Trogonidae Lesson 1828
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G. Priotelus Gray 1840
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Priotelus roseigaster Vieillot 1817 [Hispaniolan trogon]
Invalid names: Temnotrogon Bonaparte 1854 [synonym]
Superor. Palaeognathae Pycraft 1900
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Or. Rheiformes
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Fm. Rheidae Bonaparte 1849 [rhea]
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G. Rhea Brisson 1760
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Rhea americana Linnaeus 1758 [greater rhea]
Invalid names: Pterocnemia Gray 1870 [synonym]
Or. Accipitriformes Vieillot 1816
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Fm. Accipitridae Viellot 1816 [hawk]
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G. Accipiter Brisson 1760
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Accipiter cooperii Bonaparte 1828 [Cooper's hawk]
Accipiter fasciatus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [brown goshawk]
Accipiter gentilis Linnaeus 1758 [northern goshawk]
Accipiter madagascariensis Verreaux 1833 [Madagascar sparrowhawk]
Accipiter nisus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian sparrowhawk]
Accipiter novaehollandiae Gmelin 1788 [gray goshawk]
Accipiter rufitorques Peale 1848 [Fiji goshawk]
Accipiter trivirgatus Temminck 1824 [crested goshawk]
Invalid names: Astur de Lacépède 1799 [synonym]
G. Aquila Linnaeus 1758 [eagle]
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Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 [golden eagle]
Aquila fasciata Vieillot 1822 [Bonelli's eagle]
G. Buteo de Lacepède 1799 [hawk]
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Buteo brachypterus Hartlaub 1860 [Madagascar buzzard]
Buteo buteo Linnaeus 1758 [common buzzard]
Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin 1788 [red-tailed hawk]
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Buteo jamaicensis borealis Gmelin 1788 [red-tailed hawk]
Buteo lagopus Pontoppidan 1763 [rough-legged hawk]
Buteo lineatus Gmelin 1788 [red-shouldered hawk]
Buteo nitidus Latham 1790 [gray-lined hawk]
Buteo platypterus Vieillot 1823 [broad-winged hawk]
Buteo regalis Gray 1844 [ferruginous hawk]
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Invalid names: Falco ferrugineus Lichtenstein 1836 [replaced]
Buteo rufinus Cretzschmar 1826 [long-legged buzzard]
Buteo solitarius Peale 1848 [Hawaiian hawk]
Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte 1838 [Swainson's hawk]
Invalid names: Archibuteo Brehm 1828 [synonym]
G. Buteogallus Lesson 1830 [black-hawks]
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Buteogallus aequinoctialis Gmelin 1788 [rufous crab-hawk]
Buteogallus meridionalis Latham 1790 [savanna hawk]
Buteogallus urubitinga Gmelin 1788 [great black-hawk]
G. Circus Lacépède 1799 [harrier]
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Circus aeruginosus Linnaeus 1758 [Western marsh-harrier]
Circus approximans Peale 1848 [Swamp harrier]
Circus cinereus Vieillot 1816 [Cinereous harrier]
Circus cyaneus Linnaeus 1766 [Hen harrier]
Circus hudsonius Linnaeus 1766 [Northern harrier]
Circus macrourus Gmelin 1770 [Pallid harrier]
Circus maillardi Verreaux 1862 [Réunion marsh-harrier]
Circus spilonotus Kaup 1847 [Eastern marsh-harrier]
G. Geranoaetus Kaup 1844 [buzzard-eagle]
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Geranoaetus melanoleucus Vieillot 1819 [black-chested buzzard eagle]
Geranoaetus polyosoma Quoy and Gaimard 1824 [variable hawk]
G. Gyps Savigny 1809 [vulture]
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Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865 [white-backed vulture]
Gyps fulvus Hablizl 1783 [Eurasian griffon]
G. Haliaeetus Savigny 1809
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Haliaeetus albicilla Linnaeus 1758 [white-tailed eagle]
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1766 [bald eagle]
Haliaeetus leucogaster Gmelin 1788 [white-bellied sea-eagle]
Haliaeetus pelagicus Pallas 1811 [Steller's sea-eagle]
Haliaeetus vocifer Daudin 1800 [African fish-eagle]
G. Haliastur Selby 1840
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Haliastur indus Boddaert 1783 [brahminy kite]
Haliastur sphenurus Vieillot 1818 [whistling kite]
G. Hieraaetus Kaup 1844
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Hieraaetus morphnoides Gould 1841 [little eagle]
Hieraaetus pennatus Gmelin 1788 [booted eagle]
G. Milvus Lacépède 1799
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Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 [black kite]
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Milvus migrans aegyptius Gmelin 1788 [yellow-billed kite]
Milvus milvus Linnaeus 1758 [red kite]
G. Spizaetus Vieillot 1816 [hawk-eagle]
G. Stephanoaetus Sclater 1922
G. Trigonoceps Lesson 1842
Fm. Pandionidae Sclater and Salvin 1873 [osprey]
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Or. Phaethontiformes Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Phaethontidae Brandt 1831 [tropicbird]
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G. Phaethon Linnaeus 1758
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Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus 1758 [red-billed tropicbird]
Phaethon lepturus Daudin 1802 [white-tailed tropicbird]
Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert 1783 [red-tailed tropicbird]
G. Catharus Bonaparte 1850
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Catharus guttatus Pallas 1811 [hermit thrush]
Catharus ustulatus Nuttall 1840 [Swainson's thrush]
Or. Suliformes Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Anhingidae Ridgway 1887 [darter]
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G. Anhinga Brisson 1760
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Anhinga anhinga Linnaeus 1766 [anhinga]
Anhinga melanogaster Pennant 1769 [oriental darter]
Fm. Fregatidae Garrod 1874 [frigatebird]
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G. Fregata Lacépède 1799
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Fregata aquila Linnaeus 1758 [Ascension frigatebird]
Fregata ariel Gray 1845 [Lesser frigatebird]
Fregata magnificens Mathews 1914 [Magnificent frigatebird]
Fregata minor Gmelin 1789 [Great frigatebird]
Fm. Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach 1850 [cormorant]
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G. Microcarbo Bonaparte 1856
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Microcarbo africanus Gmelin 1789 [long-tailed cormorant]
Microcarbo coronatus Wahlberg 1855 [crowned cormorant]
Microcarbo melanoleucos Vieillot 1817 [little pied cormorant]
Invalid names: Hydrocorax Vieillot 1817 [replaced]
G. Phalacrocorax Brisson 1760 [cormorant]
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Phalacrocorax aristotelis Linnaeus 1761 [European shag]
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Invalid names: Pelecanus graculus Linnaeus 1766 [synonym]
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 [double-crested cormorant]
Phalacrocorax brasilianus Gmelin 1789 [neotropic cormorant]
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Invalid names: Pelecanus olivaceus Humboldt 1805 [synonym]
Phalacrocorax capensis Sparrman 1788 [cape cormorant]
Phalacrocorax capillatus Temminck and Schlegel 1849 [Japanese cormorant]
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Invalid names: Carbo filamentosus Temminck and Schlegel 1849 [synonym]
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 [great cormorant]
Phalacrocorax carunculatus Gmelin 1789 [Rough-faced shag]
Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller 1873 [Pitt Island shag]
Phalacrocorax neglectus Wahlberg 1855 [bank cormorant]
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 [pelagic cormorant]
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 [Brandt's cormorant]
†Phalacrocorax perspicillatus Pallas 1811 [Spectacled cormorant]
Phalacrocorax punctatus Sparrman 1786 [spotted shag]
Phalacrocorax purpurascens von Brandt 1837 [Macquarie Island shag]
Phalacrocorax varius Gmelin 1789 [pied cormorant]
Invalid names: Graculus Reichenbach 1850 [synonym], Stictocarbo Bonaparte 1855 [synonym]
Fm. Sulidae Reichenbach 1849 [booby]
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G. Morus Vieillot 1816 [gannet]
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Morus bassanus Linnaeus 1758 [northern gannett]
Morus capensis Lichtenstein 1823 [Cape gannet]
Morus serrator Gray 1843 [Australasian gannet]
G. Sula Brisson 1760
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Sula leucogaster Boddaert 1783 [brown booby]
Sula sula Linnaeus 1766 [red-footed booby]
Sula variegata Tschudi 1843 [Peruvian booby]
Invalid names: Dysporus Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. Bubulcus Bonaparte 1855 [Cattle egret]
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Bubulcus ibis Linnaeus 1758 [cattle egret]