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Birds & Bird Song
Welcome
Welcome to the bird encyclopedia section of Opus. To find a bird you are looking for, you can search using the search box to the above, or left, of this page, or you can jump to the first letter in the index using the 'Quick Jump A-Z' above.
You can also browse by taxonomy.
Bird Song
Bird songs are included on the birds that have them, alternatively you can click here to see and listen to the current list.
Statistics
In the Opus there are 10,901 bird species listed, of which 8860 currently have an image taken or produced by our members.
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| Struthioniformes | Ostriches | ||
| Rheiformes | Rheas | ||
| Tinamiformes | Tinamous | ||
| Casuariiformes | Cassowaries and Emu | ||
| Apterygiformes | Kiwis | ||
| Anseriformes | Ducks, geese and allies | ||
| Galliformes | Fowl and allies | ||
| Phoenicopteriformes | Flamingos | ||
| Podicipediformes | Grebes | ||
| Columbiformes | Pigeons and allies | ||
| Mesitornithiformes | Mesites | ||
| Pterocliformes | Sandgrouse | ||
| Otidiformes | Bustards | ||
| Musophagiformes | Turacos | ||
| Cuculiformes | Cuckoos and allies | ||
| Caprimulgiformes | Nightjars, frogmouths, swifts and hummingbirds | ||
| Opisthocomiformes | Hoatzin | ||
| Gruiformes | Cranes, rails and allies | ||
| Charadriiformes | Shorebirds, gulls and allies | ||
| Eurypygiformes | Kagu and Sunbittern | ||
| Phaethontiformes | Tropicbirds | ||
| Gaviiformes | Loons / divers | ||
| Sphenisciformes | Penguins | ||
| Procellariiformes | Petrels, shearwaters and allies | ||
| Ciconiiformes | Storks | ||
| Suliformes | Boobys, Frigatebirds and Coromorants | ||
| Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Herons and Ibises | ||
| Cathartiformes | New World Vultures | ||
| Accipitriformes | Buzzards, Eagles, Kites, Hawks, Vultures | ||
| Strigiformes | Owls | ||
| Coliiformes | Mousebirds | ||
| Leptosomiformes | Cuckoo-Roller | ||
| Trogoniformes | Trogons and allies | ||
| Bucerotiformes | Hornbills, hoopoe and woodhoopoes | ||
| Coraciiformes | Kingfishers, rollers and allies | ||
| Galbuliformes | Jacamars and allies | ||
| Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies | ||
| Cariamiformes | Seriemas | ||
| Falconiformes | Falcons and Caracaras | ||
| Psittaciformes | Parrots and allies | ||
| Passeriformes | Passerines / perching birds (5,000+ species) | ||
