class Aves

Thesaurus

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class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds AvesCraniata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata - fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammalsbird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsgenus Protoavis - extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryxArchaeornithes, subclass Archaeornithes - primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early CretaceousRatitae, superorder Ratitae - used in former classifications to include all ratite bird ordersorder Struthioniformes, Struthioniformes - a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onwardCasuariiformes, order Casuariiformes - a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emusApterygiformes, order Apterygiformes - a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwisorder Rheiformes, Rheiformes - a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheasAepyorniformes, order Aepyorniformes - huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birdsDinornithiformes, order Dinornithiformes - a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New ZealandInsessores, order Insessores, perching bird, percher - a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomistsorder Passeriformes, Passeriformes - largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeresorder Raptores, Raptores - term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and StrigiformesFalconiformes, order Falconiformes - chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vulturesyoung bird - a bird that is still youngorder Strigiformes, Strigiformes - owlsGalliformes, order Galliformes - pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzinsColumbiformes, order Columbiformes - sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitairesorder Psittaciformes, Psittaciformes - an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeetsCuculiformes, order Cuculiformes - cuckoos; touracos; etc.Coraciiformes, order Coraciiformes - rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todiesorder Picariae, Picariae - term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order CoraciiformesApodiformes, order Apodiformes - swifts; hummingbirdsCaprimulgiformes, order Caprimulgiformes - goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirdsorder Piciformes, Piciformes - woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucansorder Trogoniformes, Trogoniformes - trogonsAnseriformes, order Anseriformes - ducks; geese; swans; screamersCiconiiformes, order Ciconiiformes - order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibisesGruiformes, order Gruiformes - inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustardsCharadriiformes, order Charadriiformes - large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima lifeGaviiformes, order Gaviiformes - large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct formsColymbiformes, order Colymbiformes, order Podicipediformes, order Podicipitiformes, Podicipediformes, Podicipitiformes - grebesorder Pelecaniformes, Pelecaniformes - pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorantsorder Sphenisciformes, Sphenisciformes - penguinsorder Procellariiformes, Procellariiformes - petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels