1. 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

2. Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Golden Crowned Kinglet

3. 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

4. Male Frigatebird
Gannet
Blue-Footed Boobies

5. 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)

6. 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

7. Cormorant
Anhinga