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.
Accipitriformes
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Buteo buteo - Common Buzzard Gliding Over Stadtilm, Thuringia (Germany)
Buteo jamaicensis - Red-tailed Hawk Over Mother Neff State Park In Texas (USA) Buteo japonicus - Japanese Buzzard Over Sajima No Oka, Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan) Cathartes aura - Turkey Vulture In Flight Over Cedar Ridge Park, Texas (USA) Coragyps atratus - Black Vulture Next to Lake Belton, Texas (USA) Haliaeetus albicilla - White-tailed Sea Eagle Flying Over Hamanaka, Hokkaido (Japan) Milvus migrans - Black-earred Kite Soars Over Sajima No Oka, Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan) Milvus milvus - Red Kite Above Agricultural Fields Near Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg (Germany) |
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Apodiformes
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Apus pacificus - Pacific Swift Over Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
(Japan) Archilochus alexandri - Black-chinned Hummingbird in Moffat, Texas (USA) |
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Bucerotiformes
Upupa epops - Hoopoe In the Grass at Camp Humphreys in South Korea
Caprimulgiformes
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Chordeiles minor - A Common Nighthawk In Temple, Texas (USA)
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Columbiformes
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Columbidae Family
Columba livia - Rock Dove at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan Columba palumbus - Woodpigeon in Lakenheath, United Kingdom Geopelia striata - Zebra Dove at the James Campbell NWR in Hawaii, USA Streptopelia chinensis - Spotted Dove in Beijing, China Streptopelia decaocto - Eurasian Collared Dove in Berg, Germany Streptopelia orientalis - Oriental Turtle Dove in Yokosuka, Japan Streptopelia senegalensis - Laughing Dove in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Zenaida asiatica - White-winged Dove On the Ground in 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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Galliformes
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Phasianidae Family
Bambusicola thoracicus - Bamboo Partridge On The Ground Near Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecuture (Japan) Coturnix japonica - Japanese Quail In Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture (Japan) Francolinus francolinus - Black Francolin On The Ground In The Northern Part Of Guam Island (USA) Lophura leucomelanos - Kalij Pheasant at Kipuka Puaulu, Hawaii (USA) Meleagris gallopavo - Wild Turkey in McGregor, Texas (USA) Phasianus colchicus - Pheasant Female at Chievres, Belgium Phasianus versicolor - Green Pheasant in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Pternistis erckelii - Erckel's Francolin at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Syrmaticus soemmerringii - Copper Pheasant in Ichinoseki City, Japan |
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Gruiformes
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Gruidae Family
Antigone canadensis - Sandhill Crane in Palos Park, Illinois in the USA Grus japonensis - Japanese Crane Dancing In The Snow Near Ota, Hokkaido Prefecture (Japan) Grus monacha - Hooded Crane Standing In A Rice Field In Shunan City, Japan Rallidae Family Fulicia americana - American Coot At Lake Belton, Texas (USA) Fulica atra - Eurasian Coot in the Rhine River Near Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland. Gallinula chloropus - Moorhen in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Gallinula tenebrosa - Dusky Moorhen in Sydney, Australia |
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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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Piciformes
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Picidae Family
Dendrocopos leucotos - White-backed Woodpecker On A Branch Near Misawa, Aomori Prefecture (Japan) Dendrocopos major - Great Spotted Woodpecker In Cutthorpe, United Kingdom Dendrocopos medius - Middle Spotted Woodpeck In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Dryocopus martius - Black Woodpecker in the Black Forest Near Bad Wildbad, Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Picoides kizuki - Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker In Danyang, South Korea Picus viridis - Green Woodpecker In A Field Near Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg (Germany) |
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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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