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1 CHAPTER 1 Avian taxonomy

2 Avian Taxonomy Birds as ecological model ca 9700 species 146 families
23 orders

3 Avian Taxonomy Birds as ecological model
Opisthocomus hoazin ca 9700 species (Barn owl, Osprey, Peregrine, Great egret, Cattle egret, Glossy ibis) 146 families (9 cosmopolitan) 23 orders (11 cosmopolitan)

4 Avian Taxonomy 10066 species 227 families 34 orders

5 Avian Taxonomy Struthioniformes

6 Avian Taxonomy Tinamiformes

7 Avian Taxonomy Anseriformes

8 Avian Taxonomy Galliformes

9 Avian Taxonomy Gaviiformes

10 Avian Taxonomy Podicepidiformes

11 Avian Taxonomy Phoenicopteriformes

12 Avian Taxonomy Sphenisciformes

13 Avian Taxonomy Procellariiformes

14 Avian Taxonomy Pelecaniformes

15 Avian Taxonomy Ciconiiformes

16 Avian Taxonomy Falconiformes

17 Avian Taxonomy Gruiformes

18 Avian Taxonomy Cariamiformes

19 Avian Taxonomy Charadriiformes

20 Avian Taxonomy Pteroclidiformes

21 Avian Taxonomy Columbiformes

22 Avian Taxonomy Psittaciformes

23 Avian Taxonomy Cuculiformes

24 Avian Taxonomy Strigiformes

25 Avian Taxonomy Caprimulgiformes

26 Avian Taxonomy Apodiformes

27 Avian Taxonomy Coliiliformes

28 Avian Taxonomy Trogoniformes

29 Avian Taxonomy Coraciiformes

30 Avian Taxonomy Galbuliformes

31 Avian Taxonomy Piciformes

32 Avian Taxonomy Passeriformes

33 Belgian avifauna

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