CLASSIFICATION AND FAMILY DESCRIPTIONS
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ACCIPITRIFORME ORDER
Accipitridae Family
Description Accipitridae Family
List of the ten natural groups
LIST OF THE CARDS ACCIPITRIDAE
Cathartidae Family
Description Cathartidae Family
Pandionidae Family
Osprey – Pandion Haliaetus – Balbuzard pêcheur
Sagittariidae Family
Secretarybird – Sagittarius serpentarius – Messager sagittaire
AEGOTHELIFORMES ORDER
Description of the Family Aegothelidae
ANSERIFORME ORDER
Description Families Anatidae, Anhimidae and Anseranatidae
LIST OF THE CARDS ANSERIFORMES
Description of the family Anhimidae
APODIFORME ORDER
Apodidae family
Alpine Swift - Tachymarptis melba - Martinet à ventre blanc
Bat-like Spinetail or Böhm's Spinetail - Neafrapus boehmi - Martinet de Böhm
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica - Martinet ramoneur
Common Swift - Apus apus - Martinet noir
Pacific Swift - Apus pacificus - Martinet de Sibérie
Seychelles Swiftlet - Aerodramus elaphrus - Salangane des Seychelles
White-throated Needletail - Hirundapus caudacutus - Martinet épineux
Hemiprocnidae family
Whiskered Treeswift - Hemiprocne comata - Hémiprocné coiffé
Trochilidae Family
Description Trochilidae Family
APTERYGIFORMES ORDER
Apterygidae Family
Description Apterygidae Family
Southern Brown Kiwi - Apteryx australis - Kiwi austral
BUCEROTIFORME ORDER
Bucerotidae Family
Description Bucerotidae Family
Phoeniculidae Family
Green Wood Hoopoe - Phoeniculus purpureus - Irrisor moqueur
Upupidae Family
CAPRIMULGIFORME ORDER
Caprimulgidae Family
Description Caprimulgidae Family
LIST OF THE CARDS CAPRIMULGIDAE
Nyctibiidae Family
Description Nyctibiidae Family
Steatornithidae family
Oilbird - Steatornis caripensis - Guacharo des cavernes
CASUARIIFORMES ORDER
Casuariidae Family
Southern Cassowary – Casuarius casuarius – Casoar à casque
Emu - Dromaius novaehollandiae - Emeu d’Australie
CHARADRIIFORME ORDER
Alcidae Family
Burhinidae Family
Beach Thick-knee - Esacus magnirostris - Œdicnème des récifs
Peruvian Thick-knee - Burhinus superciliaris - Œdicnème du Pérou
Charadriidae Family
American Golden Plover – Pluvialis dominica – Pluvier bronzé
Common Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula - Pluvier grand-gravelot
Diademed Sandpiper-plover - Phegornis mitchellii - Pluvier des Andes
Double-banded Plover or Banded Dotterel - Charadrius bicinctus - Pluvier à double collier
Eurasian Dotterel - Charadrius morinellus - Pluvier guignard
European or Eurasian Golden Plover - Pluvialis apricaria - Pluvier doré *
Grey Plover - Pluvialis squatarola - Pluvier argenté
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferous - Pluvier kildir
Lesser Sand-Plover - Charadrius mongolus - Gravelot mongol ou Pluvier de Mongolie
Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius - Petit gravelot *
Madagascan Plover - Charadrius thoracicus - Gravelot à bandeau noir
Masked Lapwing - Vanellus miles - Vanneau soldat
New Zealand Plover or NZ Dotterel - Charadrius obscurus - Pluvier ou Gravelot roux
Northern Lapwing – Vanellus vanellus - Vanneau huppé *
Pacific Golden Plover - Pluvialis fulva - Pluvier fauve
Rufous-chested Plover - Charadrius modestus – Gravelot d’Urville
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus – Gravelot semipalmé
Shore Plover (Dotterel) – Thinornis novaeseelandiae - Pluvier de Nouvelle-Zélande
Sociable Lapwing – Vanellus gregarius – Vanneau sociable
Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis - Vanneau téro
St. Helena Plover or Wirebird - Charadrius sanctaehelenae - Gravelot de Sainte-Hélène
Three-banded Plover - Charadrius tricollaris - Gravelot à triple collier
Two-banded Plover - Charadrius falklandicus - Pluvier ou Gravelot des Falkland
Wrybill - Anarhynchus frontalis - Pluvier anarhynque
Chionidae Family
Black-faced Sheathbill - Chionis minor - Petit Chionis
Snowy Sheathbill - Chionis alba - Chionis blanc
Dromadidae Family
Crab Plover - Dromas ardeola - Drome ardéole
Glareolidae Family
Cream-coloured Courser – Cursorius cursor – Courvite isabelle
Madagascar Pratincole - Glareola ocularis - Glaréole malgache
Oriental Pratincole - Glareola maldivarum - Glaréole orientale
Haematopodidae Family
Black Oystercatcher - Haematopus bachmani - Huîtrier de Bachman
Blackish Oystercatcher – Haematopus ater - Huitrier noir
Chatham Island Oystercatcher – Haematopus chathamensis - Huîtrier des Chatham
American Oystercatcher – Haematopus palliates – Huîtrier d’Amérique
Eurasian Oystercatcher – Haematopus ostralegus – Huitrier pie
Magellanic Oystercatcher - Haematopus leucopodus - Huîtrier de Garnot
South Island (Pied) Oystercatcher - Haematopus finschi - Huîtrier de Finsch
Variable Oystercatcher - Haematopus unicolor - Huîtrier variable
Family Ibidorhynchidae
Ibisbill - Ibidorhyncha struthersii - Bec-d’ibis tibétain
Jacanidae Family
African Jacana - Actophilornis africanus - Jacana à poitrine dorée
Comb-crested Jacana - Irediparra gallinacea - Jacana à crête
Madagascan Jacana - Actophilornis albinucha - Jacana malgache
Pheasant-tailed Jacana - Hydrophasianus chirurgus - Jacana à longue queue
Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana - Jacana noir
Laridae Family
Pluvianellidae Family
Magellanic Plover - Pluvianellus socialis - Pluvianelle magellanique
Recurvirostridae Family
American Avocet – Recurvirostra americana – Avocette d’Amérique
Andean Avocet - Recurvirostra andina - Avocette des Andes
Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus - Echasse d’Amérique
Black Stilt - Himantopus novaezelandiae - Échasse noire
Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus - Echasse blanche *
Pied Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta - Avocette élégante
Rostratulidae Family
Greater Painted-snipe - Rostratula benghalensis - Rhynchée peinte
Scolopacidae Family
Description Scolopacidae Family
Stercorariidae Family
Description Stercorariidae Family
Thinocoridae Family
Description Thinocoridae Family
Turnicidae Family
Madagascar Buttonquail - Turnix nigricollis - Turnix de Madagascar
CICONIIFORME ORDER
Ciconiidae Family
COLIIFORME ORDER
Coliidae Family
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus – Coliou rayé
COLUMBIFORME ORDER
Columbidae Family
CORACIIFORME ORDER
Alcedinidae Family
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon - Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique
Black-capped Kingfisher - Halcyon pileata - Martin-chasseur à coiffe noire
Blue-winged Kookaburra - Dacelo leachii - Martin-chasseur à ailes bleues
Common Kingfisher – Alcedo atthis – Martin-pêcheur d’Europe *
Giant Kingfisher - Megaceryle maxima - Martin-pêcheur géant
Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle Americana - Martin-pêcheur vert
Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher - Corythornis madagascariensis - Martin-pêcheur malgache
Malachite Kingfisher - Corythornis cristatus - Martin-pêcheur huppé
Pied Kingfisher – Ceryle rudis – Alcyon pie
Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata - Martin-pêcheur à ventre roux
Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher - Ceyx fallax - Martin-pêcheur multicolore
Vanuatu Kingfisher - Todiramphus farquhari - Martin-chasseur à ventre roux
Brachypteraciidae Family
Description Brachypteraciidae Family
Coraciidae Family
Lilac-breasted Roller – Coracias caudate – Rollier à longs brins
Meropidae Family
Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater – Merops persicus – Guêpier de Perse
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater - Merops leschenaulti - Guêpier de Leschenault
European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster - Guêpier d’Europe *
Green Bee-eater – Merops orientalis – Guêpier d’Orient
Northern Carmine Bee-eater - Merops nubicus - Guêpier écarlate
Southern Carmine Bee-eater - Merops nubicoides - Guêpier carmin
Momotidae Family
Trinidad Motmot - Momotus bahamensis - Motmot de Trinidad
Todidae Family
Cuban Tody - Todus multicolor - Todier de Cuba
Jamaican Tody - Todus todus - Todier de la Jamaïque
Puerto Rican Tody – Todus mexicanus – Todier de Porto Rico
CUCULIFORME ORDER
Cuculidae Family
EURYPYGIFORME ORDER
Eurypygidae Family
Sunbittern – Eurypyga helias – Caurale soleil
Rhynochetidae Family
GENERALITIES FAMILY RHYNOCHETIDAE
Kagu – Rhynochetos jubatus – Kagou huppé
FALCONIFORME ORDER
Falconidae Family
GALLIFORME ORDER
Cracidae Family
Andean Guan - Penelope montagnii - Pénélope des Andes
Bare-faced Curassow - Crax fasciolata - Hocco à face nue
Black-fronted Piping-guan - Pipile jacutinga - Pénélope à front noir
Chaco Chachalaca – Ortalis canicollis - Ortalide du chaco
Crested Guan - Penelope purpurascens - Pénélope panachée
Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus - Paon bleu *
Plain Chachalaca – Ortalis Vetula – Ortalide chacamel
Rufous-headed Chachalaca - Ortalis erythroptera - Ortalide à tête rousse
Rufous-vented Chachalaca - Ortalis ruficauda - Ortalide à ventre roux
Trinidad Piping-Guan - Pipile pipile - Pénélope siffleuse
White-winged Guan - Penelope albipennis - Pénélope à ailes blanches
Megapodiidae Family
Australian Brush Turkey – Alectura lathami – Talégalle de Latham
Maleo - Macrocephalon maleo - Mégapode maléo
Orange-footed Scrubfowl – Megapodius reinwardt – Mégapode de Reinwardt
Vanuatu Scrubfowl - Megapodius layardi - Mégapode de Layard
Waigeo Brushturkey or Bruijn's Brushturkey - Aepypodius bruijnii - Talégalle de Bruijn
Numididae Family
Vulturine Guineafowl - Acryllium vulturinum - Pintade vulturine
Odontophoridae Family
California Quail - Callipepla californica - Colin de Californie
Gambel’s Quail - Callipepla gambelii - Colin de Gambel
Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus - Colin de Virginie
Scaled Quail - Callipepla squamata - Colin écaillé
Phasianidae Family
Description Phasianidae Family
Tetraonidae Family
Description Tetraonidae Family
GAVIIFORME ORDER
Gaviidae Family
GRUIFORME ORDER
Aramidae Family
Limpkin – Aramus guarauna – Courlan brun
Cariamidae Family
Red-legged Seriema - Cariama cristata - Cariama huppé
Gruidae Family
Heliornithidae Family
Sungrebe - Heliornis fulica - Grébifoulque d’Amérique
Psophiidae Family
Grey-winged Trumpeter – Psophia crepitans – Agami trompette
Pale-winged Trumpeter - Psophia leucoptera - Agami à ailes blanches
Rallidae Family
Sarothruridae Family
Madagascan Flufftail - Sarothrura insularis - Râle insulaire
Madagascan Wood Rail - Canirallus kioloides - Râle à gorge blanche
Slender-billed Flufftail - Sarothrura watersi - Râle de Waters
Tsingy Wood Rail - Canirallus beankaensis - Râle des Tsingy
MESITORNITHIFORMES ORDER
Mesitornithidae Family
Description Mesitornithidae Family
MUSOPHAGIFORME ORDER
Musophagidae Family
Great Blue Turaco - Corythaeola cristata - Touraco géant
Grey Go-Away Bird – Corythaixoides concolor – Touraco concolore
Hartlaub’s Turaco - Tauraco hartlaubi - Touraco de Hartlaub
Purple-crested Turaco - Tauraco porphyreolophus - Touraco à huppe splendide
Red-crested Turaco - Tauraco erythrolophus - Touraco pauline *
Schalow’s Turaco – Tauraco schalowi – Touraco de Schalow
Violet Turaco - Musophaga violacea - Touraco violet
Western Grey Plantain-eater - Crinifer piscator - Touraco gris
White-bellied Go-away-bird - Corythaixoides leucogaster - Touraco à ventre blanc
OPISTHOCOMIFORME ORDER
Opisthocomidae Family
Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin - Hoazin huppé
OTIDIFORME ORDER
Otididae Family
PASSERIFORME ORDER
Description Order Passeriformes
PELECANIFORME ORDER
Ardeidae Family
Balaenicipitidae Family
Shoebill - Balaeniceps rex - Bec en sabot du Nil
Pelecanidae Family
American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos – Pélican d’Amérique
Australian Pelican - Pelecanus conspicillatus - Pélican à lunettes
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis - Pélican brun
Peruvian Pelican - Pelecanus thagus - Pélican thage
Pink-backed Pelican - Pelecanus rufescens - Pélican gris
Scopidae Family
Hamerkop – Scopus umbretta – Ombrette africaine *
Threskiornithidae Family
American White Ibis – Eudocimus albus – Ibis blanc
Black-faced Ibis - Theristicus melanopis - Ibis à face noire
Eurasian Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia - Spatule blanche *
Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus - Ibis falcinelle
Green Ibis - Mesembrinibis cayennensis - Ibis vert
Madagascar Crested Ibis - Lophotibis cristata - Ibis huppé
Northern Bald Ibis – Geronticus eremita – Ibis chauve *
Plumbeous Ibis - Theristicus caerulescens - Ibis plombé
Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja – Spatule rosée
Straw-necked Ibis – Threskiornis spinicollis – Ibis d’Australie
White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi - Ibis à face blanche
Yellow-billed Spoonbill – Platalea flavipes - Spatule à bec jaune
PHAETHONTIFORME ORDER
Phaethontidae Family
Description Phaethontidae Family
PHOENICOPTERIFORME ORDER
Phoenicopteridae Family
Description Phoenicopteridae Family
PICIFORME ORDER
Bucconidae Family
Swallow Wing - Chelidoptera tenebrosa - Barbacou à croupion blanc
Galbulidae Family
Green-tailed Jacamar – Galbula galbula – Jacamar vert
Paradise Jacamar – Galbula dea – Jacamar à longue queue
Rufous-tailed Jacamar – Galbula ruficauda – Jacamar à queue rousse
Lybiidae Family
Crested Barbet – Trachyphonus vaillantii – Barbican promépic
Megalaimidae Family
Coppersmith Barbet - Psilopogon haemacephalus - Barbu à plastron rouge
Picidae Family
Ramphastidae Family
Chestnut-eared Araçari - Pteroglossus castanotis - Araçari à oreillons roux
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan - Andigena laminirostris - Toucan montagnard
Spot-billed Toucanet - Selenidera maculirostris - Toucanet à bec tacheté
Toco Toucan - Ramphastos toco - Toucan toco
Semnornithidae Family
Toucan Barbet - Semnornis ramphastinus - Cabezon toucan
PODARGIFORMES ORDER
Podargidae Family
Description of Family Podargidae
PODICIPEDIFORME ORDER
Podicipedidae Family
Description of the family Podicipedidae
PROCELLARIIFORME ORDER
Diomedeidae Family
Description of the family Diomedeidae
Hydrobatidae Family
Band-rumped Storm Petrel - Hydrobates castro - Océanite de Castro
European Storm-petrel – Hydrobates pelagicus – Océanite tempête
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel - Hydrobates furcata - Océanite à queue fourchue
Leach’s Storm-Petrel - Hydrobates leucorhous - Océanite cul-blanc
Markham’s Storm-Petrel - Hydrobates markhami - Océanite de Markham
Ringed Storm-Petrel - Hydrobates hornbyi - Océanite de Hornby
Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel - Hydrobates tethys - Océanite téthys
Oceanitidae Family
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel - Fregetta tropica - Océanite à ventre noir
Elliot's Storm-Petrel - Oceanites gracilis - Océanite d'Elliot
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel - Garrodia nereis - Océanite néréide
New Zealand Storm-Petrel - Fregetta maoriana - Océanite de Nouvelle-Zélande
White-bellied Storm-Petrel - Fregetta grallaria - Océanite à ventre blanc
White-faced Storm-Petrel - Pelagodroma marina - Océanite frégate
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel - Oceanites oceanicus - Océanite de Wilson
Pelecanoididae Family
Common Diving-Petrel - Pelecanoides urinatrix - Puffinure plongeur
South Georgia Diving-Petrel - Pelecanoides georgicus - Puffinure de Géorgie du Sud
Procellariidae Family
Description of the Family Procellariidae
PSITTACIFORME ORDER
Description Families Cacatuidae, Strigopidae and Psittacidae *
PTEROCLIFORME ORDER
Pteroclidae Family
Burchell's Sandgrouse - Pterocles burchelli - Ganga de Burchell
Madagascan Sandgrouse - Pterocles personatus - Ganga masqué
Namaqua Sandgrouse - Pterocles namaqua - Ganga namaqua
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse - Pterocles alchata - Ganga cata
RHEIFORMES ORDER
LIST CARDS RHEIDAE
Greater Rhea - Rhea americana - Nandou d’Amérique
Lesser Rhea - Rhea pennata - Nandou de Darwin
SPHENISCIFORME ORDER
Description Spheniscidae Family
STRIGIFORME ORDER
Strigidae Family
Tytonidae Family
STRUTHIONIFORME ORDER
Struthionidae Family
Ostrich – Struthio camelus - Autruche d’Afrique
SULIFORME ORDER
Anhingidae Family
Fregatidae Family
Phalacrocoracidae Family
Description Phalacrocoracidae Family
Sulidae Family
TINAMIFORME ORDER
Tinamidae Family
Elegant Crested Tinamou - Eudromia elegans - Tinamou élégant
Grey Tinamou - Tinamus tao - Tinamou tao
TROGONIFORME ORDER
Trogonidae Family
Cuban Trogon - Priotelus temnurus - Trogon de Cuba
Resplendent Quetzal - Pharomachrus mocinno - Quetzal resplendissant
Surucua Trogon - Trogon surrucura - Trogon surucua