CLOCK
To evolve from apes 7 hrs
Homo Sapiens so far 10mins
Human history 30secs
1000 years 3secs
I year 3msec
Birdies
Flycatcher, Lark, Sparrow, Grossbeak, Crossbill
Wren, Robin, Finch
Cardinal, Bunting, Warbler
Oriel, Kingbird, Bluebird, Blackbird,
Jay, Gnatcatcher, Shrike, Wagtail, Crow, Thrasher, Phobe, Tit
Tanager, Swift, Bee-eater, Roller, Waxwing, Rail, Swallow
Parrott, Hornbill, Tropicbird, Trogon
Woodpeckers
Kingfisher
Birds of Prey Owls Vultures
Cormorants, Pelican, Penguin, Booby, Frigate, Albatross
Waders - Herons, Cranes, Flamingos, Spoonbills
Waders - Storks & Ibis
Swans, Grebes, Geese
Sea Birds - Gull, Tern, Gannet, Puffins
Shorebirds
Hummers, Game birds
Waterfowl - Ducks
Flightless birds
364 different birds
From Prun et al in Nature Letters 2015
"A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing"
https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/phylogeny
Paeoleognathea - flightless emus & Reas
Galloanseae - game birds
Columbidae: Pigeon, Dove,
Phasianidae: Partridge, Grouse, Turkey, Quail, Bobwhite, Ptarmigan, Chicken, Ducks,
Neonaves
Streosores - Nighthawk, Tawny Frogmouth ,Martin
Columbaves - Bustards
Cuculidae: Cuckoo, Roadrunner, Ani,
Rallidae: Rails, Ganninule, Swamphen, Moorhen, Coot
Aequorlitfornithes - Waterbirds Fresh & Salt
Phoenicopteridae: Flamingo, Grebes,
Anatidae: Swans, Geese, Buffelhead, Goldeneye, Mergansers
Gaviidae: Loon
Scolopacidae: Willet, Yellowlegs, Shank, Sandpiper, Tatler, Curlew, Whimbrel, Godwit, Turnstone, Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin, Dowitcher, Snipe, Woodcock, Phalarope.
Recurvirostridae: Stilt, Avocet,
Gruidae: Cranes
Threskiornithidae: Ibis, Spoonbill
Ciconilidae: Stork
Laridae: Gull, Terns, Noddy,
Stercorariidae: Skua, Jaeger,
Alcidae: Auks, Murres, Puffins, Guillemot, Penguin
Procellariidae: Fulmar, Petrel, Shearwater
Sulidae: Booby, Gannets
Haematopodidae: Oystercatcher
Jacanidae: Jacana
Diomedeidae: Albatross
Fregatidae: Frigatebirds
Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorant, Anhinga
Ardeidae: Herons, Bitterns, Allies, Egret
Pelecanidae: Pelican
Innopinaves
: Smelly chickens
Accipterforlithes; Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Harrier
Cathartidae: Vultures
Strigidae: Owls
Caprimulgidae: Nighthawk, Pauraque, Poorwill, Nightjar
Phaethontidae: Tropicbird
Apodidae: Swift
Trochilidae: Hummingbirds
Coaclimorphae - Kingfishers, Woodpeckers
Australaves -
Falconidae: Falcons, Caracara, Kestrel, Merlin, Hobby
Psittacidae: Parrots, Macaws, Parakeets, Lories, Budgerigar, Hornbill, Trogon
Passiformes -
Hirundinidae: Martin, Swallow,
Sittidae: Nuthatch
Polioptilidae: Gnats
Motacillidae: Wagtail, Pipit,
Bombycillidae: Waxwing,
Furnariidae: Woodcreeper, Horneros, Leaftossers
Tyrannadae: Flycatcher, Pewee, Phoebe, Kingbird, Kiskadee
Tityra, Manakins, Schiffornis, Piprites, Sharpbill,
Cotinga
Menurides: Lyrebird, Bowerbird
Mimidae: Catbird, Mockingbird, Thrasher,
Troglodytidae: Wren,
Emberizidae: Grassquit, Sparrow, Towee
Sturnidae: Starling, Myna,
Icteridae: Meadowlark, Blackbird, Grackle, Cowbird, Oriole
Corvidae: Crow, Jay, Nutcracker, Magpie, Raven
Paridae: Titmouse, Chickadee, Tits
Alaudidae: Lark,
Parulidae: Warbler, Parula, Chat, Restart,
Calcariidae: Longspur, Bunting,
Regulidae: Kinglet
Turdidiae: Thrush, Bluebird, Robin
Vireonidae: Vireo
Fringillidae: Finch, Crossbill, Grosbeak, Redpoll, Siskin,
Cardinalidae: Tanager, Cardinal, Dicksissel, Bunting,
Flightless ( ostriches etc)
Fresh water birds (ducks, geese, swans, loon).
Game (grouse, quail, chachalacas, partridge)
Dancers (flamingos, albatross, frigate, shearwaters, petrels and grebes)
Parasites (turacos, bustards and cuckoos)
Acrobats (nightjars, swifts, martins, hummingbirds)
Large edge waders (cranes, ibis, herons, storks)
Shorebirds (gullls, oystercatchers)
Decorated (sunbittern, kagu and tropicbirds)
Big seabirds (pelicans, cormorant, penguin)
BOP (owls, eagles, vultures)
Large billed (bee-eaters, woodpeckers, hornbills, roller, kingfishers, parrots)
.Passerines (Perching birds)
Flycatchers - Shrikes, Crows, Vireos, Thrashers
Swallows - Martins
Wrens - Chickadees, Tits,
Warblers - Wagtails, Mockingbirds,
Sparrows - Towee, Junkos
Cardinals - Tanagers, Grossbeak, Crossbill, Blackbirds
Lark - Oriel, Blackbird
Finches - Redpoll, Siskins
