Regulidae – Kinglets Range in size from 9-11cm and are among the smallest of birds Small and needle like bill Most have an eye-ring or stripe around eye Male has a colorful crown patch Have a feather that projects over the nares Habitat: coniferous forests but will adapt to other habitats especially during migration Eat insects – metabolism is so fast that if they are prevented from eating they can die in a hour Their song is full and loud

Ruby Crowned Kinglet Golden Crowned Kinglet

Suliformes – includes 4 families Fregatidae – Frigatebirds (Steal food from other sea birds; most aerial of this group) (long wings, deeply forked tails) Sulidae – Gannets and Boobies (webbed feet, but legs not built for swimming; catch food when they dive; feet used for steering underwater) ( Male frigatebirds have an inflatable, colored throat pouch used in mating, females have a white patch on underbelly Blue footed boobies have a unique mating dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgE6GwnzQMU

Male Frigatebird Gannet Blue-Footed Boobies

Suliformes Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants and Shags (underwater swimmers; feed on schools of fish or bottom-dwelling fish; dives can last up to a minute) (long, thin, sharply hooked bill) Anhingidae – Anhingas and Darters (wait underwater for their prey; eat slow swimmers; a dive of 7 minutes has been recorded of a bird in captivity) (long, thin, straight bills) Both lack oil gland for waterproofing Anhingidae can swim lower in the water due to the lack of waterproofing oil (feathers get wet to weigh down)

Synapamorphies All 4 toes are webbed (totipalmate) Gular sac Medium to large sea birds Usually found over tropical oceans Habitat: freshwater wetlands, ponds, rivers Eat fish and small aquatic animals

Cormorant Anhinga