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Birds
Anatidae: ducks, geese, swans
Tetraonidae: grouse
Phasianidae: pheasants, partridges
Apodidae: swifts
Cuculidae: cuckoos
Columbidae: pigeons, doves
Rallidae: rails, crakes, coots
Gruidae: cranes
Podicipedidae: grebes
Haematopodidae: oystercatchers
Recurvirostridae: avocets
Charadriidae: plovers, lapwings
Scolopacidae: sandpipers, snipe, godwits, curlews, phalaropes
Laridae: gulls, terns
Stercorariidae: skuas
Alcidae: auks
Gaviidae: divers
Hydrobatidae: northern storm petrels
Procellariidae: shearwaters, petrels
Ciconiidae: storks
Sulidae: gannets
Phalacrocoracidae: cormorants
Threskiornithidae: ibises, spoonbills
Ardeidae: bitterns, herons, egrets
Pandionidae: osprey
Accipitridae: buzzards, kites, harriers, hawks, eagles
Tytonidae: barn owls
Strigidae: owls
Alcedinidae: kingfishers
Picidae: woodpeckers
Falconidae: falcons
Laniidae: shrikes
Corvidae: magpies, jays, crows
Bombycillidae: waxwings
Paridae: tits
Panuridae: bearded tit
Alaudidae: larks
Hirundinidae: swallows, martins
Cettiidae: bush warblers
Aegithalidae: long-tailed tits
Phylloscopidae: leaf warblers
Acrocephalidae: reed warblers
Locustellidae: grasshopper warblers
Sylviidae: typical warblers
Regulidae: kinglets
Troglodytidae: wrens
Sittidae: nuthatches
Certhiidae: treecreepers
Sturnidae: starlings
Turdidae: thrushes
Muscicapidae: Old World flycatchers, chats
Cinclidae: dippers
Passeridae: sparrows
Prunellidae: accentors
Motacillidae: wagtails, pipits
Fringillidae: finches
Calcariidae: longspurs
Emberizidae: buntings
© Stephen T Buckland
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