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Order Psittaciformes

parrots and cockatoos

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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

Cacatuidae

cockatoos

Psittacidae

Psittacidae

parrots



Non-passerine birds

Struthioniiformes

Struthioniiformes

emus, cassowaries (11)

Galliformes

Galliformes

mound-builders, quail, fowl (12)

Anseriformes

Anseriformes

ducks, geese (48)

Podicipediformes

Podicipediformes

grebes and flamingos (26)

Columbiformes

Columbiformes

doves and pigeons (28)

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgiformes

frogmouths, nightjars, and owlet-nightjars (5)

Cuculiformes

Cuculiformes

cuckoos and coucals (13)

Gruiformes

Gruiformes

crakes, rails, and cranes (59)

Otidiformes

Otidiformes

bustards (4)

Procellariiformes

Procellariiformes

albatrosses, petrels, prions, shearwaters (7)

Pelicaniformes

Pelicaniformes

storks, herons and allies (79)

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

waders (74)

Strigiformes

Strigiformes

owls (9)

Accipitriformes

Accipitriformes

hawks, eagles, harriers, kites, and allies (42)

Coraciiformes

Coraciiformes

kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers (34)

Piciformes

Piciformes

woodpeckers and allies (3)

Falconiformes

Falconiformes

kestrels, hobbies, and falcons (21)

Psittaciformes

Psittaciformes

parrots and cockatoos (84)


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