List of birds on stamps of Afghanistan
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1961 | (21.03) | Alectoris melanocephala | (Ruppell, 1835) | 2P | 487 | 521 | 521 | |||
Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
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Alectoris melanocephala | (Ruppell, 1835) | 175P | 495 | 529 | 529 | |||||
Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
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1965 | (26.04) | Picus squamatus | Vigors, 1831 | 1.25P | 707 | 786 | 939 | 543 | Piciformes Piciformes Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives... |
|Picidae Picidae The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions... |
Garrulus lanceolatus | Vigors, 1831 | 3.75P | 708 | 787 | 940 | 544 | Passeriformes | |Corvidae Corvidae Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used are corvids or the crow family , and there are over 120 species... |
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Lophophorus impejanus | (Latham, 1790) | 5a | 709 | 788 | 941 | 545 | Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
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1968 | (03.07) | Aegypius monachus | (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1a | 777 | 865 | 1021 | 629 | Falconiformes Falconiformes The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :... |
|Accipitridae Accipitridae The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a... |
Bubo bubo | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 6a | 778 | 866 | 1022 | 630 | Strigiformes | |Strigidae | ||
Phoenicopterus roseus | Pallas, 1811 | 7a | 779 | 867 | 1023 | 631 | Strigiformes | |Strigidae | ||
1970 | (01.08) | Coturnix coturnix | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 2a | 831 | 926 | 1082 | 692 | Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
Aquila chrysaetos | Linnaeus, 1758 | 4a | 832 | 927 | 1083 | 693 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Accipitridae Accipitridae The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a... |
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Phasianus colchicus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 6a | 833 | 928 | 1084 | 694 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Accipitridae Accipitridae The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a... |
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1972 | (05.06) | Alectoris chukar | (Gray, JE, 1830) | 10a | 858 | 954 | 1113 | 723 | Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
1973 | Lophophorus impejanus | (Latham, 1790) | 8a | 883 | 982 | 1139 | 751 | Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
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Podiceps cristatus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 9a | 884 | 983 | 1140 | 752 | Podicipediformes | |Podicipedidae | ||
Tetraogallus himalayensis | Gray, G. R., 1843 | 12a | 885 | 984 | 1141 | 753 | Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
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1974 | (06.08) | Aquila hastata | (Lesson, 1831) | 1a | 904 | 1000 | 1160 | 774 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
Accipitridae Accipitridae The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a... |
Anser albifrons Anser anser Tadorna ferruginea |
Scopoli, 1769 Linnaeus, 1758 Pallas, 1764 |
6a | 905 | 1001 | 1161 | 775 | Anseriformes Anseriformes The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae , Anseranatidae , and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.All species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at... |
|Anatidae Anatidae Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups... |
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Fulica atra Grus grus | Linnaeus,1758 (Linnaeus,1758) |
11a | 906 | 1002 | 1162 | 776 | Gruiformes Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like".... |
|Rallidae Rallidae The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules... Gruidae |
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1982 | (31.05) | Ciconia ciconia | Linnaeus, 1758 | 6a | 1007 | 1098 | 1270 | 886 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Ciconiidae |
Carduelis carduelis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 11a | 1008 | 1099 | 1271 | 887 | Passeriformes | |Fringillidae | ||
1985 | (25.10) | Pica pica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 2a | 1158 | 1221 | 1445 | 1062 | Passeriformes | |Corvidae Corvidae Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used are corvids or the crow family , and there are over 120 species... |
Picus viridis | Linnaeus, 1758 | 4a | 1159 | 1222 | 1446 | 1063 | Piciformes Piciformes Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives... |
|Picidae Picidae The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions... |
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Phasianus colchicus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 8a | 1160 | 1223 | 1447 | 1064 | Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
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Upupa epops Luscinia svecica Carduelis carduelis | Linnaeus, 1758 - (Linnaeus, 1758) |
13a | 1161 | 1224 | 1448 | 1065 | Upupiformes - Passeriformes |
|Upupidae - Fringillidae |
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Falco peregrinus | Tunstall, 1771 | 18a | 1162 | 1125 | 1449 | 1066 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Falconidae Falconidae The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae. The family is divided into two subfamiles, Polyborinae, which includes the caracaras and forest falcons, and Falconinae, the falcons, kestrels and falconets.-Description:Falcons and... |
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Alectoris chukar | (Gray, JE, 1830) | 25a | 1163 | 1126 | 1450 | 1067 | Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
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Pelecanus onocrotalus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 30a | 1164 | 1127 | 1451 | 1068 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Pelecanidae | ||
Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet The Rose-ringed Parakeet , also known as the Ringnecked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical parakeet species that has an extremely large range. Since the trend of the population appears to be increasing, the species has been evaluated as Least Concern by IUCN in 2009.Rose-ringed parakeets are... |
(Scopoli, 1769) | 75a | 1165 | BF66 | 1452/BL79 | MS1069 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
1988 | (06.06) | Dinornis | 30a | 1285 | ||||||
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1989 | (20.02) | Gypaetus barbatus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 35a | 1350 | 1369 | 1631 | 1254 | Falconiformes Falconiformes The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :... |
|Accipitridae Accipitridae The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a... |
1989 | (05.12) | Platalea leucorodia | Linnaeus, 1758 | 3a | 1373 | 1401 | 1657 | 1271 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae The family Threskiornithidae includes 34 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills. It was formerly known as Plataleidae. The spoonbills and ibises were once thought to be related to other groups of long-legged wading birds in the... |
Porphyrio porphyrio | Linnaeus, 1758 | 5a | 1374 | 1402 | 1658 | 1272 | Gruiformes Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like".... |
|Rallidae Rallidae The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules... |
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Botaurus stellaris | Linnaeus, 1758 | 10a | 1375 | 1403 | 1659 | 1273 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Ardeidae | ||
Pelecanus onocrotalus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 15a | 1376 | 1404 | 1660 | 1274 | Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes... |
|Pelecanidae | ||
Netta rufina | Pallas, 1773 | 20a | 1377 | 1405 | 1661 | 1275 | Anseriformes Anseriformes The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae , Anseranatidae , and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.All species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at... |
|Anatidae Anatidae Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups... |
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Cygnus olor | Gmelin, 1789 | 25a | 1378 | 1406 | 1662 | 1276 | Anseriformes Anseriformes The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae , Anseranatidae , and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.All species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at... |
|Anatidae Anatidae Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups... |
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Phalacrocorax carbo | Linnaeus, 1758 | 30a | 1379 | 1407 | 1663 | 1277 | Pelecaniformes | |Phalacrocoracidae | ||
1998 | (10.09) | Tauraco corythaix | (Wagler, 1827) | 400a | 0 | 0 | 1812 | 0 | Cuculiformes Cuculiformes The near passerine bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below:* Musophagidae - turacos and allies* Cuculidae - cuckoos, coucals, roadrunners and anis* Opisthocomidae - Hoatzin... |
|Musophagidae |
Falco peregrinus | Tunstall, 1771 | 600a | 0 | 0 | 1813 | 0 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Falconidae Falconidae The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae. The family is divided into two subfamiles, Polyborinae, which includes the caracaras and forest falcons, and Falconinae, the falcons, kestrels and falconets.-Description:Falcons and... |
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Urocolius macrourus | (Linnaeus, 1766) | 800a | 0 | 0 | 1814 | 0 | Coliiformes | |Coliidae | ||
Vidua paradisaea | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1000a | 0 | 0 | 1815 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Passeridae | ||
Euplectes orix | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1200a | 0 | 0 | 1816 | 0 | Passeriformes | |Passeridae | ||
Psittacus erithacus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 1500a | 0 | 0 | 1817 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
Pandion haliaetus Osprey The Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings... |
(Linnaeus, 1758) | 4000A | 0 | 0 | 1818/B105 | 0 | Falconiformes Falconiformes The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :... |
|Pandionidae | ||
1999 | (03.12) | Agapornis fischeri | Reichenow, 1887 | 10000a | 0 | 0 | 1923 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae |
Agapornis pullarius | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 20000A | 0 | 0 | 1924 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
Poicephalus meyeri | (Cretzschmar 1827) | 30000A | 0 | 0 | 1925 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
Poicephalus senegalus | (Linnaeus, 1766) | 40000A | 0 | 0 | 1926 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
Agapornis personatus | Reichenow, 1887 | 50000A | 0 | 0 | 1927 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
Agapornis roseicollis | (Vieillot, 1818) | 60000A | 0 | 0 | 1928 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
Agapornis taranta | (Stanley, 1814) | 150000A | 0 | 0 | 1929/B116 | 0 | Psittaciformes | |Psittacidae | ||
2000 | (18.05) | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 10000a | 0 | 0 | 1944 | 0 | Pelecaniformes | |Pelecanidae |
Cygnus olor | Gmelin, 1789 | 20000A | 0 | 0 | 1945 | 0 | Anseriformes | |Anatidae Anatidae Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups... |
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Phoenicopterus roseus | Pallas, 1811 | 30000A | 0 | 0 | 1946 | 0 | Ciconiiformes | |Phoenicopteridae | ||
Anser anser | Linnaeus, 1758 | 40000A | 0 | 0 | 1947 | 0 | Anseriformes Anseriformes The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae , Anseranatidae , and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.All species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at... |
|Anatidae Anatidae Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups... |
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Buceros bicornis | Linnaeus, 1758 | 50000A | 0 | 0 | 1948 | 0 | Coraciiformes Coraciiformes The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills... |
|Bucerotidae | ||
Pavo cristatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | 60000A | 0 | 0 | 1949 | 0 | Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms... |
|Phasianidae Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae... |
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Ciconia ciconia | Linnaeus, 1758 | 150000A | 0 | 0 | 1950/B119 | 0 | Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene... |
|Ciconiidae | ||