images of australian wildlife
images of australian wildlife
Australian Pelican
Peterborough, Vic
Australian Pelican
Cairns, Qld
Odd one out
Blanchetown, SA
A hard-earned thirst
Baird Bay, SA
Pelicans
Bluebush Lagoon, Qld
Perch with a view
Kingscote, SA
Short finals
Chilaw, Sri Lanka
Spot-billed Pelican
Kaudulla Wewa, Sri Lanka
Pelicaniformes ...
storks, herons and allies
Most medium and large freshwater bird groups are classified as Pelicaniformes, including storks, ibises and spoonbills, herons, egrets and bitterns, cormorants, darters, and of course pelicans. There is evidence to suggest that the cormorants and darters properly belong to a seperate order. At present the official Birdlife Australia Working List of Australian Birds (which this site mostly follows) retains the older classification.
Ciconiidae
storks
Threskiornithidae
ibis and spoonbills
Ardeidae
herons, egrets and bitterns
Pelecanidae
pelicans
Phalacrocoracidae
cormorants
Anhingidae
darters
Struthioniiformes
emus, cassowaries (11)
Galliformes
mound-builders, quail, fowl (12)
Anseriformes
ducks, geese (48)
Podicipediformes
grebes and flamingos (26)
Columbiformes
doves and pigeons (28)
Caprimulgiformes
frogmouths, nightjars, and owlet-nightjars (5)
Cuculiformes
cuckoos and coucals (13)
Gruiformes
crakes, rails, and cranes (59)
Otidiformes
bustards (4)
Procellariiformes
albatrosses, petrels, prions, shearwaters (7)
Pelicaniformes
storks, herons and allies (78)
Charadriiformes
waders (74)
Strigiformes
owls (9)
Accipitriformes
hawks, eagles, harriers, kites, and allies (42)
Coraciiformes
kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers (34)
Piciformes
woodpeckers and allies (3)
Falconiformes
kestrels, hobbies, and falcons (21)
Psittaciformes
parrots and cockatoos (84)
Other birds
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