![Piciformes
Mainly tree-dwelling
Has special feature called zygodactylous feet, which have two toes in front and two toes behind
They almost always contain combinations of black and white with accents of red and yellow
They are small- to medium-sized birds
Suborder Galbuli
Family Galbulidae – jacamars (18 species)
Family Bucconidae – puffbirds, nunbirds and nunlets (some 30 species)
Suborder Pici
Unresolved and basal taxa (all fossil)
Genus Rupelramphastoides (Early Oligocene of Frauenweiler, Germany)
Genus Capitonides (Early – Middle Miocene of Europe)
Pici gen. et sp. indet. (Middle Miocene of Grive-Saint-Alban, France)[7]
Family Miopiconidae (fossil)
Family Picavidae (fossil)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/class-aves-150324040452-conversion-gate01/85/Class-aves-List-26-320.jpg)
Class aves List
- 1. Class Aves Group 4: Gabrielle Collado Mozzart Petrola Charie Mae Vila Christine Supremido Jennifer Calzo
- 2. Aves There are two subclasses of birds: Archaeornithes are, or were, primitive birds from the Jurassic or early Cretaceous periods. The Neornithes subclass includes all of the birds alive today.
- 3. Characteristics: Waterproof skin covered in feathers Endothermic, warm blooded Hard shelled eggs that are waterproof (cleidoic - closed egg) Beak or bill rather than teeth Bipedal (walk on two legs only) Forelimbs developed into wings Most members are highly adapted for flight with forelimbs modified as wings and many weight saving features such as hollow bones
- 4. Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Subphylum - Vertebrata Class - Aves
- 5. ORDERS
- 6. They can be found worldwide except for Antarctica. They have special characteristics for life in the water, like broad bodies easier floating, medium to long necks for catching food underwater, and shorter legs with webbed feet for more efficient swimming. Families: Anhimidae (screamers) Anatidae (geese, swans and ducks) Anseranatidae (magpie goose), Anseriformes (Waterfowls)
- 7. Examples ofAnseriformes (Waterfowls): Crested Screamer Mallard Duck Magpie Goose
- 8. Apodiformes There are 400 species of birds in the Apodiformes order. The birds in this order are very small and have short legs and tiny feet, in fact the word apodiformes means "footless" in Latin. Unlike other birds that have scales or scutes on their feet, the feet of the birds in this order are bare skin with no scales Their young are blind, naked, and helpless at birth. Families: Apodidae (swifts) Trochilidae (hummingbirds) Hemiprocnidae (crested swifts).
- 9. Fun Fact: The smallest bird in the world with a mass of approximately 1.6–2 g (0.056–0.071 oz.) and a length of 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in), the bee hummingbird of Cuba, is a member of this order.
- 10. Alcidae (auks, murres) Burhinidae (thick-knees) Charadriidae (plovers) Chionidae (sheathbills) Dromadidae (crab plover) Glareolidae (pratincoles, coursers) Haematopodidae (oystercatchers) Ibidorhynchidae (ibisbill) Jacanidae (jacanas) Laridae (gulls, terns) Pedionomidae (plains wanderer) Pluvianellidae (Magellanic plover) Recurvirostridae (avocet, stilts) Rostratulidae (painted snipe) Rynchopidae (skimmers) Scolopacidae (sandpipers) Stercorariidae (skuas) Thinocoridae (seedsnipe) Charadriiformes (Shorebirds) There are about 350 species of birds in this order. They are found in all parts of the world. The birds in this order live near or on the water and they range in size from small to large. There are 18 families in the order:
- 11. Examples of Charadriiformes (Shorebirds): Herring Gull Ringed PloverRazor-billed Auk
- 12. Columbiformes The only birds capable of drinking by sucking without having to tilt the head back, able to produce "crop milk" to feed the young. Families: Raphidae (dodo and solitaires) Columbidae (doves and pigeons) Pteroclididae (sandgrouse)
- 13. Examples of Columbiformes Four-banded Sandgrouse Fantailed Dove Townsend’s Solitaire
- 14. Falconiformes They are medium to large-sized and have strong talons; strong, curved beaks; and excellent eyesight. They are very good flyers and often glide overhead riding on warm air or thermals. They can be found in all parts of the world except Antarctica, and live in all habitat types including the desert, tundra, taiga, wetlands, and rainforests. These are the birds of prey. Families: Accipitridae (eagles, hawks, and kites) Cathartidae (new world vultures, condors) Sagittariidae (secretary bird) Falconidae (falcons)
- 15. Examples of Falconiformes Black Kite King Vulture Secretary Bird Falke
- 16. Galliformes These birds are chicken-like in shape. They range in size from small to large; have plump, pear-shaped bodies; rounded wings; small bills; and small, round heads. Some species, like the turkey, have wattles on their necks. They eat a variety of foods including: plants, seeds, leaves, insects, lizards, worms, and rodents. Many of the species in this order have been domesticated, others are hunted as game birds. Families: Cracidae (curassows, guans) Megapodiidae (brush-turkeys) Numididae (guineafowl) Odontophoridae (quails, bobwhites) Phasianidae (pheasants, turkeys)
- 17. Examples of Galliformes Crested Guan Australian Brush-turkey Helmeted Guineafowl
- 18. Opisthocomiformes (Hoatzin) The young possess two large claws on each wing which are shed during growth. It is a primitive chicken-sized bird of South American swamps. It is the only bird with a digestive system that ferments vegetation as a cow does. They feed on swamp plants, grinding foliage in a greatly enlarged crop (not the gizzard, as in other birds).
- 19. The Hoatzin
- 20. Passeriformes songbirds or perching birds, usually smallish birds, more than half of all bird species are in this order the largest and most unique family of birds containing more than half of all species have three toes that point forward and one toe that points backward Suborders: Tyranni (suboscines), Passeri (oscines), and the basal Acanthisitti
- 22. Pelicaniformes water birds that feed on marine life, webbed feet, some have a large throat pouch they are some of the most easily recognized birds in the world The feathers of the birds in this order are not very colorful The birds in this group also have air sacs under the skin that help cushion them when they plunge into the water. Families: Fregatidae (frigatebirds) Sulidae (gannets and boobies) Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants and shags) Anhingidae (darters) Phaethontidae (tropicbirds)
- 24. Phoenicopteriformes long-legged, long-necked filter-feeding waders have oval-shaped bodies with pink or crimson-red feathers covering their bodies have exceptionally long legs and necks, and their large bills curve downward in the middle
- 26. Piciformes Mainly tree-dwelling Has special feature called zygodactylous feet, which have two toes in front and two toes behind They almost always contain combinations of black and white with accents of red and yellow They are small- to medium-sized birds Suborder Galbuli Family Galbulidae – jacamars (18 species) Family Bucconidae – puffbirds, nunbirds and nunlets (some 30 species) Suborder Pici Unresolved and basal taxa (all fossil) Genus Rupelramphastoides (Early Oligocene of Frauenweiler, Germany) Genus Capitonides (Early – Middle Miocene of Europe) Pici gen. et sp. indet. (Middle Miocene of Grive-Saint-Alban, France)[7] Family Miopiconidae (fossil) Family Picavidae (fossil)
- 27. Examples of Piciformes woodpecker toucan
- 28. Procellariiformes tubenoses, most feed in the open sea, nostrils in tubes, nasal gland to secrete excess salt, long narrow wings, webbed feet They are colonial, mostly nesting on remote, predator-free islands Procellariiformes have had a long relationship with humans They have been important food sources for many people, and continue to be hunted as such in some parts of the world Families: albatrosses petrels and shearwaters storm petrels diving petrels
- 29. Examples of Procellariiformes petrel albatross
- 30. Psittaciformes mostly tropical and subtropical, strong curved bill, upright stance, strong clawed feet, often bright or vivid colours Have a strong, hooked beak (maxilla) which has a hinge-like flexible attachment to the skull Occur mainly in tropical and subtropical regions although a few species inhabit temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere Families: Psittacoidea ("true" parrots) Cacatuoidea (cockatoos) Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots)
- 32. Sphenisciformes aquatic flightless birds found in the southern hemisphere only as far the equator have stiff wings and distinct coloration (black or gray feathers on their backs and white feathers on their bellies) Their wing bones are fused to form flipper-like limbs and enable the birds to dive and swim with great skill
- 34. Strigiformes sharp hooked beak, strong legs and feet with strong claws, large forward- facing eyes in a characteristic and obvious circle of feathers, binocular vision, the eyes can't move in the socket so the whole head moves medium to large birds with strong talons, a downward-curved bill, acute hearing and keen eyesight Their eyes are large, enabling them to gather ample light under dim conditions Families: true owls, Strigidae barn-owls, Tytonidae
- 36. Struthioniformes ratites, large flightless birds, no "keel" on the breastbone (sternum) which is used in other birds attach their flight muscles weak-flying, partridge-like birds and giant They are all primarily herbivorous to omnivorous