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Psittaciformes ...
parrots and cockatoos
Like many bird groups, Psittaciformes evolved in Gondwana. The order contains about 400 species in three families, the 3 New Zealand parrots (not relevant here), the cockatoos (21 species, two-thirds of them native to Australia) and the hundreds of true parrots, which are spread all over the tropics and most of the Southern Hemisphere. Australia has more than 40 parrot species. Sri Lanka only 5 (which seems rather odd).
Cacatuidae
cockatoos
Psittacidae
parrots
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)
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