Other Avian Orders of the World
This page is a snapshot of just a few of the beautiful birds that inhabit our world. The birds shown on this site were photographed in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, China, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Enjoy the creatures around us and appreciate their beauty and sounds. This page is an ongoing work in progress.
Apodiformes
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Apus pacificus - Pacific Swift Over Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
(Japan) Archilochus alexandri - A Black-chinned Hummingbird in Moffat, Texas (USA) Calypte anna - An Anna's Hummingbird At A Feeder Near Camby, Oregon |
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Bucerotiformes
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Upupa epops - Hoopoe In the Grass at Camp Humphreys in South Korea
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Caprimulgiformes
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Chordeiles minor - A Common Nighthawk In Temple, Texas (USA)
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Coraciiformes
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Alcedinidae Family
Alcedo atthis - Common Kingfisher At Kamigo Mori No Ie Pond in Yokohama (Japan) Megaceryle alcyon - Belted Kingfisher Perched Over Lake Belton, Texas (USA) |
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Cuculiformes
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Geococcyx californianus - Greater Roadrunner In Tall Grass In Bell County, Texas (USA)
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Falconiformes
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Falconidae Family
Falco tinnunculus - Kestral Hovering Over Gahma, Thuringia (Germany) |
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Phoenicopteriformes
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Phoenicopteridae Family
Phoenicopterus roseus - Greater Flamingo Pair In Flight Over Khor Al Baghal In The United Arab Emirates |
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Podicipediformes
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Podicipedidae Family
Podiceps cristatus - Great Crested Grebe In The Rhine River In Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Podiceps nigricollis - Black-necked Grebe In The Bay Next To Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture (Japan) |
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Psittaciformes
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Cacatuidae Family
Cacatua galerita - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo In A Tree In Sydney, Australia Psittaculidae Family Myiopsitta monachus - A Monk Parakeet Looking Out From A Tree In Athens, Greece Psittacula eupatria - Alexandrine Parakeet in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Psittacula krameri - Rose-ringed Parakeet On A Branch In Central Athens, Greece |
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Strigiformes
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Strigidae Family
Bubo bubo - Eurasian Eagle-owl at Wildpark Phorzheim in Germany Strix aluco - Tawny Owl in a Tree in Cutthorpe, United Kingdom |
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