Anseriformes ducks, geese and swans

Galliformes quail, pheasants, grouse, and turkeys

Loons

Grebes

Ciconiiformes storks

Suliformes boobies and gannets, cormorants

Pelecaniformes pelicans, herons, ibis and spoonbills

Accipitriformes vultures, Osprey, hawks and eagles

Falconiformes falcons

Gruiformes cranes, rails and coots

Charadriiformes plovers, oystercatchers, avocets and stilts, sandpipers, gulls, terns and skimmers

Columbiformes pigeons and doves

Owls

Apodiformes hummingbirds, swifts

Coraciiformes kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Passeriformes, part 1 flycatchers, jays, crows and magpies, swallows, chickadees, Bushtit, nuthatches, wrens, bulbuls

Passeriformes, part 2 thrushes, starlings, warblers, sparrows, tanagers and cardinals, meadowlarks, blackbirds and orioles, finches, waxbills

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