Buteo jamaicensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the red-tailed hawk.


Buteo galapagoensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Galápagos hawk.


Buteo lineatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the red-shouldered hawk.


Buteo albicaudatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-tailed hawk.


Buteo swainsoni

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Swainson's hawk.


Buteo brachypterus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Madagascar buzzard.


Buteo archeri

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Archer's buzzard.


Buteo augur

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the augur buzzard.


Buteo lagopus

rough-legged buzzard
rough-legged buzzard

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – rough-legged buzzard.


Buteo rufinus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the long-legged buzzard.


Buteo polyosoma

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the variable hawk.


Buteo rufofuscus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the jackal buzzard.


Buteo leucorrhous

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-rumped hawk.


Buteo ridgwayi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Ridgway's hawk, of Hispaniola, where it is critically endangered.


Buteo platypterus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the broad-winged hawk.


Buteo brachyurus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the short-tailed hawk.


Buteo poecilochrous

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Puna hawk.


Buteo solitarius

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Hawaiian hawk.


Buteo ventralis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the rufous-tailed hawk.


Buteo auguralis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the red-necked buzzard.


Buteo regalis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the ferruginous hawk.


Vanellus

From Latin vanellus, diminutive of vannus (“fan for winnowing grain”) (see also fan), apparently in reference to the sound made by their wings.

A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae – lapwings.


Buteo magnirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – roadside hawk.


Vanellus vanellus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – northern lapwing.


Buteo oreophilus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the mountain buzzard.


Dacelo

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcedinidae – the kookaburra.


Halcyoninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Alcedinidae – tree kingfishers.


Dacelo novaeguineae

A taxonomic species within the family Alcedinidae – kookaburra.


Perninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – buzzards.


Stictonetta

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – freckled duck.


Elaninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – elanine kites.


Circaetinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – snake eagles and serpent eagles.


Milvinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – large kites or soaring kites.


Aegypiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – certain Old World vultures, formerly family Aegypiidae.


Stictonettinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Anatidae – freckled duck, of Australia.


Stictonetta naevosa

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the freckled duck.


Accipitrinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – hawks.

Kaupifalco

(subfamily): Melieraxini, Accipitrini - tribes


Circaetus

From Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “hawk, falcon; circle, ring”) (cf. the genus Circus) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the snake eagles.


Lactococcus

A taxonomic genus within the family Streptococcaceae.


Cuculidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cuculiformes – cuckoos.

†Nannococcyx

family): Centropodinae (Centropus); Coccyzinae (Coccycua, Coccyzus, Piaya); Crotophaginae (Crotophaga, Guira); Cuculinae (Cacomantis, Clamator, Cercococcyx, Chrysococcyx, Cuculus, †Eocuculus, Eudynamys, Hierococcyx, Microdynamis, Pachycoccyx, Scythrops, Surniculus, Urodynamis); Neomorphinae (Dromococcyx, Geococcyx, Neococcyx, Neomorphus, Morococcyx, Tapera); Phaenicophaeinae (Carpococcyx, Ceuthmochares, Coua, Phaenicophaeus, Rhinortha) - subfamilies (genera


Lactococcus lactis

A taxonomic species within the family Streptococcaceae – a Gram-positive bacterium used extensively in the production of buttermilk and cheese.


Aythya fuligula

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – tufted duck.


Anas querquedula

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – garganey, now reclassified as Spatula querquedula.


Histrionicus

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the harlequin duck.


Histrionicus histrionicus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – harlequin duck.


Cairina

From Cairo, based on a mistaken connection between these birds and Egypt.

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – Muscovy duck.


Netta rufina

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the red-crested pochard.


Cairina moschata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Muscovy duck.


Anas hottentota

The species name is from Dutch Hottentot.

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Hottentot teal, now classified as Spatula hottentota.


Eristalini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Syrphidae – certain hoverflies.


Eristalinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Syrphidae – hoverflies.


Eristalina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Syrphidae – certain hoverflies.


Anas clypeata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the northern shoveler, now classified as Spatula clypeata.


Anas fulvigula

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the mottled duck.


Biziura

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – musk duck.


Eristalis gatesi

A taxonomic species within the family Syrphidae – Bill Gates' flower fly.


Anas castanea

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the chestnut teal.


Camptorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the recently extinct Labrador duck.


Eristalis

A taxonomic genus within the family Syrphidae – hover flies.


Oxyurinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Anatidae – stiff-tailed ducks.


Biziura lobata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the musk duck.


Anas capensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Cape teal.


Anas diazi

After Mexican engineer and geographer Augustin Diaz.

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Mexican duck.


Bison bonasus

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – wisent or aurochs.


Camptorhynchus labradorius

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the recently extinct Labrador duck.


Anas laysanensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Laysan duck.


Bison bison

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – bison.


Aythya nyroca

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the ferruginous duck.


Glis glis

A taxonomic species within the family Gliridae – edible dormouse.


Coelophysis

Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”) + φύσις (phúsis, “form”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Coelophysidae – an early carnivorous bipedal dinosaur.


Mergellus

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the smew.


Polysticta

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the Steller's eider.


Somateria

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – most of waterfowl called eiders.


Aythya marila

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – greater scaup.


Lophodytes

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae.


Mergus albellus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – smew, now Mergellus albellus.


Melanitta

From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”) + νῆττα (nêtta, “duck”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the scoters.


Melanitta fusca

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the velvet scoter.


Clangula

From Latin clangō (“I resound”) + -ula (“diminutive”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis.


Anas formosa

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Baikal teal.


Crotalinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Viperidae – pit vipers.


Crotalus atrox

western diamondback rattlesnake
western diamondback rattlesnake

A taxonomic species within the family Viperidae – western diamondback rattlesnake.


Crotalus

From Latin crotalum (“castanet”), from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon).

A taxonomic genus within the family Viperidae – rattlesnakes.


Isistius

A taxonomic genus within the family Dalatiidae.


Rhincodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Orectolobiformes – whale shark (Rhincodon typus).


Isurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamnidae – mackerel shark.


Galeocerdo

A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae – tiger shark.


Galeorhinus galeus

A taxonomic species within the family Triakidae – school shark.


Galeocerdo cuvier

A taxonomic species within the family Carcharhinidae – tiger shark.


Somniosus

A taxonomic genus within the family Dalatiidae – certain dogfish sharks.


Alopiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamniformes – thresher shark.


Carcharhinus longimanus

oceanic whitetip shark
oceanic whitetip shark

A taxonomic species within the family Carcharhinidae – oceanic whitetip shark.


Negaprion

A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae – the lemon sharks.

†Negaprion eurybathrodon

(genus): Negaprion acutidens (sicklefin lemon shark) - type species; Negaprion brevirostris - other extant species


Mitsukurina

From the name of Japanese zoologist Kakichi Mitsukuri.

A taxonomic genus within the family Mitsukurinidae – the goblin shark and extinct relatives.

†Mitsukurina lineata

genus): Mistukurina owstoni (sole extant species


Rhincodon typus

A taxonomic species within the family Rhincodontidae – whale shark.


Sphyrna tiburo

A taxonomic species within the family Sphyrnidae – bonnethead.


Somniosus microcephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Dalatiidae – Greenland shark.


Carcharhinus leucas

A taxonomic species within the family Carcharhinidae – bull shark.


Negaprion brevirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Carcharhinidae – lemon shark.


Mitsukurinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamniformes – the goblin shark and extinct relatives.


Isistius brasiliensis

A taxonomic species within the family Dalatiidae – cookiecutter shark.


Eusphyra blochii

A taxonomic species within the family Sphyrnidae – the winghead shark.


Mitsukurina owstoni

A taxonomic species within the family Mitsukurinidae – goblin shark.


Triaenodon obesus

A taxonomic species within the family Carcharhinidae – whitetip reef shark.


Triaenodon

From Ancient Greek τρίαινα (tríaina, “trident”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae – whitetip reef shark.


Orectolobiformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha – carpet sharks.

Hemiscylliidae

bamboo shark, some carpet shark, and epaulette shark


Rhincodon

ῥίνη (rhínē, “rasp”) + -odon; intrusive c from a printer's error; name conserved by ICZN. (See EtyFish.)

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhincodontidae – whale shark (Rhincodon typus).


Lamna nasus

A taxonomic species within the family Lamnidae – porbeagle.


Lamna

From Ancient Greek λάμνα (lámna), variation of λάμια (lámia, “kind of shark”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamnidae – porbeagles.


Dalatiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Squaliformes – the kitefin sharks.


Alopias

From Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Alopiidae – thresher shark.


Galeorhinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Triakidae – the school shark.


Carcharhinus

New Latin, from Latin carcharinus, from carchărus (“shark”) (from Ancient Greek καρχαρίας (karkharías)) + -inus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae – typical requiem sharks.

Carcharhinus brachyurus

bronze whaler, copper shark, narrowtooth shark


Panthera tigris balica

(obsolete) A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the Bali tiger.


Panthera leo leo

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – Barbary lion.


Pardofelis marmorata

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – marbled cat.


Pardofelis

From Latin pardus (“leopard”) + fēlis (“cat”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – three species of small long-tailed, short-headed cats with rounded ears, native to southeastern and eastern Asia, two of which are now assigned to genus Catopuma.


Prionailurus

From Ancient Greek πρίων (prī́ōn, "saw") + αἴλουρος (aílouros, "cat"), for species of the genus' saw-shaped canine teeth.

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – small, spotted cats of southern and eastern Asia.


Pardofelis badia

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – bay cat, now Catopuma badis.


Prionailurus bengalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – leopard cat.


Leopardus wiedii

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – margay.


Leopardus

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – small spotted cats, chiefly of South America.


Panthera tigris sondaica

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the Sunda Island tiger.


Prionailurus planiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – flat-headed cat.


Vanellus albiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the white-crowned lapwing.


Colaptes auratus

A taxonomic species within the family Picidae – northern flicker.


Picus viridis

A taxonomic species within the family Picidae – green woodpecker.


Picinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Picidae – woodpeckers.


Picus

A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae – certain woodpeckers.


Colaptes

A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae – flickers and certain other similar woodpeckers.

Colaptes auratus

(genus): Colaptes (Colaptes) (flicker), Colaptes (Chrysoptilus) - subgenera


Cephalorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae.


Globicephala

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – pilot whales.


Feresa

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – the rare pygmy killer whale.


Lissodelphis

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – right whale dolphin.


Stenella longirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Delphinidae – spinner dolphin.


Peponocephala

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – the electra dolphin or melon-headed whale.


Lagenodelphis

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – Fraser's dolphin.


Sotalia

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – dolphins of the Atlantic coast of South America.


Stenella

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – oceanic dolphins.


Lagenorhynchus

From Ancient Greek λάγυνος (lágunos, “bottle, pitcher”) + Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – white-sided dolphins.


Pseudorca

New Latin, from Latin pseudo- + Orca (obsolete genus)

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens).

†Pseudorca yokoyamai

genus): Pseudorca crassidens (sole extant species


Gorilla gorilla

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – western gorilla.


Gorilla beringei

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – eastern gorilla.


Steno

From Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – the rough-toothed dolphin.


Tursiops

From Latin tursiō (“a kind of dolphin”) (see also Tursio, syn. of Physeter) + -ops.

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – bottlenose dolphins.

Tursiops truncatus

common bottlenose dolphin, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin


Macaca sylvanus

A taxonomic species within the family Cercopithecidae – Barbary macaque.


Pygathrix nemaeus

A taxonomic species within the family Cercopithecidae – red-shanked douc.


Pygathrix

From Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”) and θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – the doucs.


Orcaella

A New Latin diminutive of Orcus, in reference to Orcinus orca.

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – snubfin dolphins, Australian snubfin dolphins and Irrawaddy dolphins.


Chlorocebus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – several Old World monkeys, including the green monkey and vervet.


Sousa

Unknown; one suggestion is that it is a reference to Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa, “Susa”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – humpback dolphins.


JNG

(computing) JPEG Network Graphics (a raster image file format, using JPEG compression, with the file structure of PNG)


Hylobates pileatus

A taxonomic species within the family Hylobatidae – pileated gibbon.


Hylobates

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑλοβάτης (hulobátēs, “one who haunts the woods”) from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “woods, forest”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to wander, to stroll”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hylobatidae – gibbons.


Hylobates agilis

A taxonomic species within the family Hylobatidae – agile gibbon.


Hylobatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the gibbons.

†Bunopithecus

family): Hylobates, Hoolock, Nomascus, Symphalangus (genera


Rosa canina

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – dog rose.


Usnea

A taxonomic genus within the family Parmeliaceae – the beard lichens.


Calendula officinalis

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – pot marigold.


Hirundo

A taxonomic genus within the family Hirundinidae.


Irania

white-throated robin
white-throated robin

Irania gutturalis
Irania gutturalis#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – white-throated robin (Irania gutturalis).


Syntexis

A taxonomic genus within the family Anaxyelidae – wood wasps, with a single species Syntexis libocedrii, the cedar wood wasp.


Seseli

From Latin seseli, variant of seselis, from Ancient Greek σέσελις (séselis).

A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae.


Macrotis lagotis

A taxonomic species within the family Thylacomyidae – greater bilby.


Macrotis leucura

A taxonomic species within the family Thylacomyidae – the lesser bilby (extinct).


Pantholops hodgsonii

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – the Tibetan antelope.


Pantholops

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân), neuter form of πᾶς (pâs, “all, every”), + Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops).

A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – Tibetan antelope or chiru.

Antilopinae (sometimes placed in Pantholopinae


Macrotis

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + ὠτικός (ōtikós, “ear”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Thylacomyidae – bilbies.


Floria

A taxonomic genus within the family Actinastreidae – certain extinct hexacorals, succeeded by Floriastrea.


Chænactis

It differs from typical Chænactis chiefly in the simple leaves, prominent midvein of the palæ, and scapose inflorescence. It might perhaps represent a new genus, but it seems better to regard it as an aberrant species of Chænactis.

1890, Alice Eastwood, Zoe, volume II (in English), page 231:


Œnothera

From Latin oenothera or onothera adopted by Carl von Linné in Systema Naturæ, written 1735 C.E..


Aechmea

A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae – mostly epiphytic bromeliads, native from Mexico through much of South America.

Aechmea paniculata

(genus): Aechmea subg. Aechmea, Aechmea subg. Chevaliera, Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus, Aechmea subg. Macrochordion, Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia, Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea, Aechmea subg. Podaechmea, Aechmea subg. Pothuava - subgenera

for the numerous other species see Aechmea at The Plant List


Citheronia regalis

A taxonomic species within the family Saturniidae – royal walnut moth, largest moth of the US and Canada.


Mauritia

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – certain fan palms.


Senegalia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – many African acacias.

Senegalia greggii

catclaw mesquite, catclaw acacia, cat's-claw, devil's-claw acacia, Texas-mimosa

Senegalia catechu

black catechu, black cutch, catechu, cutchtree, khairtree


CRKP

Klebsiella pneumoniae
Klebsiella pneumoniae#Translingual

Klebsiella pneumonia
Klebsiella pneumonia

(microbiology) Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterium that causes carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia.


Laburnum

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – laburnums, the golden chains.


Dasyuridae

A taxonomic family within the order Dasyuromorphia – carnivorous (mainly insectivorous) marsupials.

†Barinyinae

family): Dasyurinae, Sminthopsinae (subfamilies


Planigale

plani- + gale, from γαλῆ (galê), γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, ferret, and similar animals”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyuridae – planigales, of Australia and New Guinea.


Phascogale

From Ancient Greek φάσκωλος (pháskōlos, “pouch, wallet”) + γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”); classified 1824 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyuridae – phascogales, of Australia.


Myrmecobiidae

Myrmecobius fasciatus
Myrmecobius fasciatus

A taxonomic family within the order Dasyuromorphia – the single species Myrmecobius fasciatus (numbat).


Statice

(obsolete) Former name for the taxonomic genus Limonium, but also with species now in other genera.


Coelenterata

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”) + ἔντερον (énteron, “guts, intestines”) + -ata

(dated) A taxonomic phylum within the subkingdom Metazoa – aquatic animals with simple tissue organization, radial symmetry and a hollow body cavity.


Exocœtus

FLYING‐FISH (Exocœtus volitans), which were three or four inches long, and ſomewhat different from the Exocœtus of Artedi, were caught here.

1752 C.E., Pehr Osbeck, Osbeck’s Voyage, in A Voyage to China and the East Indies, Beǌamin White, volume II, page #106


Prumnopitys taxifolia

A taxonomic species within the family Podocarpaceae – matai or black pine, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.


Niveoscincus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae – the snow skinks.


Chœropsis

Moreover, on account of the similarity of the lower canine and incisors of the Liberian ‘ Chœropsis ’ with the same teeth of Cuvier’s “ petit Hippopotame fossile ” (H. minutus, Blainv.), supposed to come from a locality in Southern France, Gervais has proposed for the latter the name Chœropsis minutus.

1902, C. I. Forsyth Major, The Geological magazine (in English and French), Cambridge University Press, volume IX, №. V, page #198:


Hamites

From Latin hāmitēs (“hooked”), from hāmus (“hook”) + -ites. Named by James Parkinson in Organic Remains of the Former World (1811), after the hook-like shape of the fossils.

A taxonomic genus within the family Hamitidae – a paraphyletic grouping of Cretaceous heteromorph ammonites.


XBB

(virology) A variant of SARS-CoV-2 (“COVID-19 virus”), a sublineage of the Omicron variant (“B.1.1.529”), a recombinant strain resulting from the mixture of BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75


Aegilops

New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps, “haver-grass”) (Aegilops neglecta <= Aegilops ovata)

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the goatgrasses.

A taxonomic genus within the order Arcoida – extinct ark shells.


Jacaranda

From Portuguese jacarandá, from Old Tupi yacaranda.

A taxonomic genus within the family Bignoniaceae – jacarandas.


Titanoboa

A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – with a single accepted species †Titanoboa cerrejonensis, an extinct snake of the Pleistocene (60–58 million years ago).


Sarcosuchus

From Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -suchus. Coined by French paleontologists France de Lapparent de Broin and Philippe Taquet in 1966.

coinage

A taxonomic genus within the family Pholidosauridae – extinct saltwater carnivorous crocodilians.


Zyzzyzus

A whimsical formation apparently derived in imitation of Zyzza ("genus of leaf-hoppers") and intended to be the last taxonomic name in alphabetical listings.

A taxonomic genus within the family Tubulariidae – marine hydrozoans.


Parrhesia

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths, now a synonym of Astyochia.


Thrips

From Latin thrips (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek θρίψ (thríps).

A taxonomic genus within the family Thripidae – many common thrips species.

Almost all the hundreds of genera in family Thripidae are formed by adding a prefix to Thrips


Odisha

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – a monotypic genus of orchid, now in genus Habenaria.


Crowea

New Latin, from English Crowe (“a surname”) + -a
After James Crowe (1750–1807), English surgeon and botanist.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – waxflowers, small evergreen shrubs native to Australia.


Bodo

A taxonomic genus within the family Bodonidae – certain flagellate protozoans.


Zenaida macroura

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – the mourning dove.


Ptilinopus pulchellus

beautiful fruit dove
beautiful fruit dove

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – the beautiful fruit dove.


Ptilinopus coralensis

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – the atoll fruit dove.


Ptilinopus leclancheri

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – the black-chinned fruit dove, black-throated fruit dove or Leclancher's dove.


Columba livia

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – rock dove or rock pigeon.


Ptilinopus luteovirens

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – the golden fruit dove, also known as the lemon dove, yellow dove or golden dove.


Ptilinopus melanospilus

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – the black-naped fruit dove or black-headed fruit dove.


Xiphura

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Merostomata – Xiphosura, the horseshoe crabs.

Synonym of Tanyptera (“genus of true crane flies”)


Xenomi

(obsolete) A taxonomic suborder within the order Esociformes – soft-rayed freshwater fishes including the blackfish of Alaska (Dallia pectoralis)..


Xylotrya

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “sawn wood”) + possibly τρύω (trúō, “to wear out”)

der

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Teredinidae – certain shipworms.


Xylocopa

Ancient Greek ξυλοκόπος (xulokópos, “woodcutter”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – certain carpenter bees.


Xylophagidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the awl-flies.

Anacanthaspis

(family): Xylophaginae, Coenomyiinae - subfamilies


Xyris

From Latin xyris (“iris”), from Ancient Greek ξυρίς (xurís, “gladen”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Xyridaceae – the yellow-eyed grasses.


magnoliids

A taxonomic clade within the clade angiosperms – plants with trimerous flowers, pollen with one pore, and usually branching-veined leaves.


Xanthorhoe

Perhaps from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + Ancient Greek Ῥόη (Rhóē) (see Latin Rhoē).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths.


Quamoclit

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Convolvulaceae – Ipomoea subg. Quamoclit; plants including the cypress vine, later merged into Ipomoea.


Chaenactis

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the pincushions or dustymaidens.


Zilla

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – one or more species of desert flowers of the Sahara and Arabia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – certain orb-weaver spiders.


Zingel

A taxonomic genus within the family Percidae – strebels.


Meganthropus

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a group of extinct bipedal hominids.


H. erectus

Used, in context, to shorten the name and simplify the pronunciation of a species name with a generic name beginning with H and a specific epithet of erectus.

Semina cum illis H. erecti subidentica.

1883, Mélanges biologiques tirés du Bulletin de l’Académie impériale des sciences de St. Pétersbourg, volume XI (in Latin), page 167:

The skull base is narrow; the mastoids small; and the side walls of the skull are parallel, as in modern crania, instead of convergent as in the Eastern H. erecti.

1962, Carleton S[tevens] Coon, The Origin of Races (in English), London: Jonathan Cape, […], page 493:

There was, adherents claim, no ethnic interbreeding with Neanderthals or H. erecti either west or east; they were just replaced.

2015, Michael Pitman, A Mutant Ape?: The Origin of Man’s Descent (in English), Merops Press, →ISBN, page 177:

Falsificando innumerevoli siti archeologici nel corso di quasi trent’anni, tal Fujimura era riuscito a dimostrare che il primo popolamento dell’arcipelago fosse avvento già 700 kya, facendo degli H. erecti locali i Giapponesi di allora, e di questi una razza più antica dei Cinesi.

2017, Simone dalla Chiesa, “Il mito del ‘selvaggio balbettante’ e l’origine della poesia giapponese”, in C. Bulfoni, E. Lupano, B. Mottura, editors, Sguardi sull’Asia e altri scritti in onore di Alessandra Cristina Lavagnino (in Italian), Milan: LED, →DOI, →ISBN, page 378:

Most H. erecti could not grasp how to make them.

2021 April, Bob Forrester, “The Missing Dimension: Shamanism in Human Evolution”, in The Digging Stick, volume 38, number 1 (in English), →ISSN, page 2, column 2:

(anthropology, archaeology) Homo erectus


Myoxocephalus scorpius

A taxonomic species within the family Cottidae – shorthorn sculpin.


Lepus californicus

black-tailed jackrabbit
black-tailed jackrabbit

A taxonomic species within the family Leporidae – black-tailed jackrabbit.


Uintatherium

A taxonomic genus within the family †Uintatheridae – extinct mammals resembling rhinoceroses.


Iguanodon

duck-billed dinosaur
duck-billed dinosaur

A taxonomic genus within the family Igunadontidae – ornithopod dinosaur that lived roughly halfway between the first of the swift bipedal hypsilophodontids and the ornithopods' culmination in the duck-billed dinosaurs.


Figaro

A taxonomic genus within the family Scyliorhinidae – catsharks.


Uma

A taxonomic genus within the family Phrynosomatidae – fringe-toed lizards.


Polyonax

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopsidae – a ceratopsid dinosaur, but, based on poor quality specimens, it is no longer recognized.


Dasypus pilosus

A taxonomic species within the family Dasypodidae – hairy long-nosed armadillo.


Dasypus sabanicola

A taxonomic species within the family Dasypodidae – Llanos long-nosed armadillo.


Dasypus bellus

A taxonomic species within the family Dasypodidae – beautiful armadillo.


Romerolagus diazi

Possibly after Mexican engineer and geographer Augustin Diaz.

A taxonomic species within the family Leporidae – volcano rabbit.


Dasypus kappleri

A taxonomic species within the family Dasypodidae – greater long-nosed armadillo.


Dasypus novemcinctus

nine-banded armadillo
nine-banded armadillo

A taxonomic species within the family Dasypodidae – nine-banded armadillo.


Dasypus yepesi

A taxonomic species within the family Dasypodidae – Yepes's mulita.


Dasypus

From Latin dasypus cucurbitinus (“gourd-like rabbit”), a mistaken calque of Classical Nahuatl āyōtōchin (“armadillo”), as though it were from ayohtli (“gourd”) + tōchin (“rabbit”); in fact it is from āyōtl (“tortoise”) + tōchin (“rabbit”).

calque

A taxonomic genus within the family Dasypodidae – long-nosed or naked-tailed armadillos.

Dasypus yepesi

Yepes's mulita or Yunga's lesser long-nosed armadillo


Dasypus septemcinctus

A taxonomic species within the family Dasypodidae – seven-banded armadillo.


Averrhoa carambola

A taxonomic species within the family Oxalidaceae – the star fruit.


Dasypus hybridus

A taxonomic species within the family Dasypodidae – southern long-nosed armadillo.


Eudromia

A taxonomic genus within the family Tinamidae – certain tinamous.


Nothura

A taxonomic genus within the family Tinamidae – nothuras.


Canis lupus albus

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Canidae – tundra wolf.


Guttera

A taxonomic genus within the family Numididae – guineafowl with a distinctive black crest.


Nothocercus

A taxonomic genus within the family Tinamidae.


Dactylortyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Odontophoridae.


Oreophasis

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – horned guan.


Ranunculus abortivus

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – littleleaf buttercup.


Casuariiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – the cassowaries and emus.


Rhynchotus

A taxonomic genus within the family Tinamidae – certain tinamous of South America.


Ranunculus aconitifolius

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – aconite-leaf buttercup.


Dromaiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Casuariiformes – the emus.


Apterygiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – the kiwis.


Ranunculus acraeus

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – alpine buttercup, of New Zealand.


Macrocephalon

A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae – maleo of Sulawesi in Indonesia.


Aepypodius

A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae – brushturkeys.


Eulipoa

A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae – Moluccan scrubfowl.


Acryllium

A taxonomic genus within the family Numididae – the vulturine guineafowl, of eastern central Africa.


Alectura

A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae – the single species Alectura lathami.


Dendrortyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Odontophoridae – wood partridges.


Chamaepetes

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – two species of guan.


Agelastes

A taxonomic genus within the family Numididae.


Talegalla

The latter part is probably Latin gallus (“a cock”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae – certain brushturkeys.


Rhynchortyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Odontophoridae – the tawny-faced quail.


Nothocrax

Nothocrax urumutum
Nothocrax urumutum#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – the nocturnal curassow (Nothocrax urumutum).


Anurophasis

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the Snow Mountains quail.


Ptilopachus

A taxonomic genus within the family Odontophoridae.

Ptilopachus petrosus (stone partridge - type species; Ptilopachus nahani - other species


Pauxi

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – helmeted curassows.

Pauxi pauxi

helmeted curassow or northern helmeted curassow


Ranunculus acris

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – meadow buttercup.


Argusianus

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the great argus.


Caloperdix

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae.


Crax

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – some of the curassows, of the tropical Americas.


Philortyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Odontophoridae – Philortyx fasciatus (banded quail), endemic to southern Mexico, usually found in groups of about a dozen birds.


Odontophoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – New World quails.


Catreus

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the cheer pheasant, of the Himalayas.


Megapodiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – megapode birds, that build mounds for their eggs.


Falcipennis

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – now Dendragapus.


Pipile

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – piping guans.


Ortalis

From Ancient Greek ὀρταλίς (ortalís, “fowl”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – chachalacas.


Numididae

A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – the guineafowl.

Acryllium vulturinum

(family): Acryllium, Agelastes, Guttera, Numida - genera


Bambusicola

From New Latin bambusa (“bamboo”) + -cola (“inhabitant”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – bamboo partridges.


Crossoptilon

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – pheasants native to China.


Dendragapus

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – certain grouse.


Penelopina

Penelope (“genus of a bird 65-95 cms in length”) + -ina (“diminutive suffix”)

suffix

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – 59 to 65 cms in length.


Megapodius

A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae – scrubfowls.


Bonasa

Likely an alteration of Latin bonāsus (“a mythological bull-like creature”).


Lerwa

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – snow partridge.


Chrysolophus

From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + λόφος (lóphos, “crest”).

Lady Amherst's pheasant
Lady Amherst's pheasant

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the golden pheasant and Lady Amherst's pheasant.


Margaroperdix

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae.


Tetraophasis

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – partridges native to China.


Francolinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the francolins.


Peliperdix

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – some francolin species, now only Peliperdix lathami.

has included species now (2022) in Campocolinus


Galloperdix

From Latin gallus (“rooster”) + perdīx (“partridge”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the spurfowl.


Callipepla

Translingual genus name, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + πέπλος (péplos, “outer robe or shawl”) referring to the plumage (and headgear) of the bird.

A taxonomic genus within the family Odontophoridae – certain New World quails.


Lophophorus

From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).


Pucrasia

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the koklass pheasant.


Mitu

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – some curassows.


Excalfactoria

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – Synonym of Synoicus; certain quails.


Tetrao

From Latin tetrao (“a kind of game-bird”).


Alopochen

Alopochen aegyptiaca
Alopochen aegyptiaca

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) and its extinct relatives.


Perdicula

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – bush quails.


Tetrastes

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the hazel grouse.


Anseranatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anseriformes – the magpie geese.


Ammoperdix

From Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – true partridges found from Egypt and Turkey to Pakistan and south Arabia.


Xenoperdix

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – African forest partridges.


Anhima

A taxonomic genus within the family Anhimidae – the single species Anhima cornuta (horned screamer).


Tetraogallus

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – snowcocks.


Lophura

From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), from Proto-Indo-European *ors- (“tail”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae.


Meleagris

From Ancient Greek μελεαγρίς (meleagrís, “guineafowl”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – turkeys.


Chauna

From Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos, “silly”).

black-necked screamer
black-necked screamer

A taxonomic genus within the family Anhimidae – the crested screamer and black-necked screamer.


Heteronetta

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae.


Cereopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – Cape Barren goose, of southern Australia.


Mercenaria

From Latin mercenarius (“hired for pay”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Veneridae – the quahog and similar edible clams with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America.

for other species see Mercenaria at World Register of Marine Species


Coscoroba

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the coscoroba swan.


Chloephaga

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – sheldgeese.


Anseranas

A taxonomic genus within the family Anseranatidae – the magpie goose.


Aburria

New Latin, either from a South American language, aburri, apparently of onomatopoeic origin, or directly onomatopoeic. The ending is probably influenced by the common taxonomic -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – the wattled guan.


Tympanuchus

From Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”) + -ούχος (-oúkhos, “possessing”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – prairie chickens, of North America.


Scleroptila

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – several species of francolins found in sub-Saharan Africa.

(genus): Scleroptila streptophora (ring-necked francolin), Scleroptila levaillantii (red-winged francolin), Scleroptila finschi (Finsch's francolin), Scleroptila psilolaema (moorland francolin), Scleroptila gutturalis (Archer's francolin), Scleroptila elgonensis (Elgon froncolin), Scleroptila shelleyi (Shelley's francolin), Scleroptila afra (gray-winged francolin) - accepted species

Scleroptila coqui (coqui francolin, Scleroptila albogularis, Scleroptila schlegelii, Scleroptila levalliantoides - species sometimes included


Cyanochen

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the blue-winged goose.


Tachyeres

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the steamer ducks.


Phoebastria

A taxonomic genus within the family Diomedeidae.


Aphrodroma

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae.


Aix

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – including two species of dabbling ducks.


Phasianus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós, “pheasant”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – typical pheasants.


Afropavo

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis.


Garrodia

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrobatidae.


Pteronetta

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – Hartlaub's duck, of Africa.


Nomonyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae.


Hymenolaimus

From Ancient Greek ῠ̔μήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + Ancient Greek λαιμός (laimós, “throat, gullet”).


Salvadorina

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – Salvadori's teal.


Pelecanoididae

A taxonomic family within the order Procellariiformes – diving petrels.


Oxyura

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – stiff-tailed ducks.


Speculanas

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the bronze-winged duck.


Phoenicoparrus

A taxonomic genus within the family Phoenicopteridae – certain flamingos.


Phoebetria

From Ancient Greek φοιβητης (phoibētēs, “prophet”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Diomedeidae – sooty albatross and light-mantled albatross.


Pternistis

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – now preferred to be spurfowl, but some species still often called francolins; from 1964 to 2019 usually included in Francolinus.


Pelecanoides

A taxonomic genus within the family Pelecanoididae – diving petrels.


Oceanites

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrobatidae – certain storm petrels.


Rollandia

A taxonomic genus within the family Podicipedidae – certain grebes of South America.


Diomedea

From Ancient Greek Διομήδης (Diomḗdēs), in reference to the myth of his men being turned into swan-like birds.

A taxonomic genus within the family Diomedeidae – the great albatrosses.


Dendrocygna

From Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + Latin cygnus (“swan”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – whistling ducks.

Dendrocygna eytoni

plumed whistling duck or grass whistling duck


Thalassoica

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae.


Phoeniconaias

A taxonomic genus within the family Phoenicopteridae – the lesser flamingo.


Oceanodroma

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrobatidae.


Pagodroma

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – the snow petrels.


Nettapus

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae.


Phaethontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Phaethontiformes – tropicbirds.


Fulmarus

Old Norse fúll (“foul”) + már (“gull”), from its aroma.

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – fulmars.


Podilymbus

A taxonomic genus within the family Podicipedidae.


Nyctanassa

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae.


Hydrobates

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) + βάτης (bátēs), from βαίνω (baínō).

Hydrobates pelagicus
Hydrobates pelagicus

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrobatidae – the single species Hydrobates pelagicus (European storm petrel).


Cochlearius

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – boat-billed heron, of Neotropical mangrove swamps.


Ephippiorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae.


Agamia

From agami ("a tropical bird"), thought to be from a native language of French Guiana.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – agami heron, chestnut-billed heron, of the tropical Americas.


Poliocephalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Podicipedidae – certain grebes.


Pilherodius

Pilherodius pileatus
Pilherodius pileatus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – sole species Pilherodius pileatus.


Pseudibis

A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae.


Dupetor

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – sole species Dupetor flavicollis (black bittern), now classified as Ixobrychus flavicollis.


Bulweria

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – certain petrels.


Zebrilus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – zigzag bittern or zigzag heron.


Calonectris

New Latin, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + νηκτρίς (nēktrís, “swimmer”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – certain large shearwaters.


Jabiru

A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae – the jabiru.


Lophotibis

A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae – the Madagascan ibis (Lophotibis cristata).


Macronectes

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + νήκτης (nḗktēs, “swimmer”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – giant petrels.


Thalassarche

From Ancient Greek θᾰ́λᾰσσᾰ (thálassa) and Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ).

A taxonomic genus within the family Diomedeidae – the mollymawks.


Papasula

A taxonomic genus within the family Sulidae.


Dendroperdix

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – crested francolin, in Ortygornis in some recent authoritative treatments.


Scopidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pelecaniformes – the hammerkop.


Bostrychia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhodomelaceae.


Aechmophorus

Ancient Greek αἰχμοφόρος (aikhmophóros, “spearman, spear-bearer”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Podicipedidae – some grebes.


Ardeola

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – pond herons.


Anastomus

From Ancient Greek ἀναστομόω (anastomóō, “provide with a mouth or opening”), in reference to the shape of the bird's bill.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae – openbill storks.


Syrigma

From Ancient Greek σύριγμα (súrigma, “whistling, hissing”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – the whistling heron.


Podicipedidae

A taxonomic family within the order Podicipediformes – grebes.


Phaethontiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – tropicbirds.


Sarcoramphus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cathartidae.


Mesembrinibis

A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae.


Nipponia

From Japanese 日本 (Nippon, “Japan”) + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae – the sole species is the crested ibis.


Pterodroma

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + δρόμος (drómos, “running; racetrack”); named for their speedy weaving flight.

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – gadfly petrels.


Cercibis

A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae – the sharp-tailed ibis.


Nycticorax

From Ancient Greek νύξ (núx, “night”) + κόραξ (kórax, “crow”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – night herons.


Plegadis

From Ancient Greek πληγάς (plēgás, “scythe, pruning knife”), because of the shape of its beak.


Anhingidae

A taxonomic family within the order Suliformes – anhingas and darters.


Sulidae

A taxonomic family within the order Suliformes – gannets and boobies.


Mycteria

A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae – certain tropical storks.


Suliformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – a recently accepted order containing the frigatebirds, boobies, cormorants, and darters.


Fregatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Suliformes – the frigatebirds.


Balaeniceps

From Latin balaena (“whale”) + -ceps (“headed”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Balaenicipitidae – the shoebill or whalehead.


Tinamus guttatus

white-throated tinamou
white-throated tinamou

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – white-throated tinamou.


Ixobrychus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – certain of the bitterns.


Sagittariidae

A taxonomic family within the order Accipitriformes – the secretary bird.


Pandionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Accipitriformes – ospreys.


Butorides

New Latin, from Ancient Greek βουτόρος (boutóros), alternative spelling of βουπόρος (boupóros, “ox-piercing, as a spit”) + -ides

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – the green heron and very similar species.


Scopus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scopidae – the hammerkop.


Cathartes

From Ancient Greek καθαρτής (kathartḗs, “purifier”).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Cathartidae – New World vultures, the turkey vulture and the yellow-headed vultures.


Eudocimus

Ancient Greek εὐδόκῐμος (eudókimos, “honoured, famous, glorious”); from εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + δοκέω (dokéō, “to seem, appear”)

prefix

A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae – New World ibises.


Leptoptilos

From Latin leptoptilos (“thin-feathered”), from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slender”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae.


Fregata

From Italian fregata, which is already in a latinized form.

A taxonomic genus within the family Fregatidae – the sole genus of frigatebirds.

Fregata andrewsi

Christmas frigatebird or Christmas Island frigatebird


Balaenicipitidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pelecaniformes – the shoebill or whalehead.


Pachyptila

English: pachyptile

French: Pachyptile

Italian: Pachittila

Spanish: Paquiptilo

A classical compound of the Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús, “thick”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “wing; feather”) + the Latin -a. Compare Pachyptile, Pachyptilum, and Pachyptilus.

compound

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – the prions.


Tinamus major

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the great tinamou.


Egretta

Latinized form of English? egret, from Old French aigrette (“egret”), compare with Italian egretta.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – most species of egrets.


Tinamus tao

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the grey tinamou.


Merganetta

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – torrent duck.


Crypturellus soui

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the little tinamou.


Gymnogyps

From Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) (from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked”)) + γύψ (gúps, “vulture”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cathartidae – the California condor.


Nothura darwinii

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – Darwin's nothura.


Threskiornis

From Ancient Greek θρῆσκος (thrêskos, “religious, devout”) and ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae – the sacred ibises and other closely related ibises.


Aepypodius arfakianus

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – wattled brushturkey, of New Guinea.


Crypturellus boucardi

slaty-breasted tinamou
slaty-breasted tinamou

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the slaty-breasted tinamou.


Rhynchotus rufescens

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the red-winged tinamou.


Crypturellus duidae

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the grey-legged tinamou.


Nothura minor

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the lesser nothura.


Crypturellus atrocapillus

black-capped tinamou
black-capped tinamou

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the black-capped tinamou.


Nothoprocta taczanowskii

Taczanowski's tinamou
Taczanowski's tinamou

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – Taczanowski's tinamou.


Crypturellus noctivagus

yellow-legged tinamou
yellow-legged tinamou

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the yellow-legged tinamou.


Tinamus osgoodi

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the black tinamou.


Taoniscus nanus

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the dwarf tinamou.


Crypturellus brevirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the rusty tinamou.


Nothocercus bonapartei

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the highland tinamou.


Nothocercus julius

tawny-breasted tinamou
tawny-breasted tinamou

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – tawny-breasted tinamou.


Eudromia elegans

elegant crested tinamou
elegant crested tinamou

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the elegant crested tinamou.


Pelagodroma

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrobatidae.


Rhynchotus maculicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Huayco tinamou.


Crypturellus variegatus

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the variegated tinamou.


Tinamus solitarius

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the solitary tinamou.


Nothoprocta curvirostris

curve-billed tinamou
curve-billed tinamou

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the curve-billed tinamou.


Crypturellus tataupa

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Tataupa tinamou.


Perdix

From Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – true partridges.


Crypturellus casiquiare

Crypturellus casiquare (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the barred tinamou.


Nothocercus nigrocapillus

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the hooded tinamou.


Crypturellus kerriae

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Choco tinamou.


Crypturellus cinnamomeus

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the thicket tinamou.


Nothoprocta cinerascens

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the brushland tinamou.


Crypturellus cinereus

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the cinereous tinamou.


Crypturellus transfasciatus

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the pale-browed tinamou.


Nothura chacoensis

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Chaco nothura.


Nothoprocta ornata

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the ornate tinamou.


Crypturellus erythropus

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the red-legged tinamou.


Aepypodius bruijnii

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – Waigeo brushturkey, of an island in West Papua.


Tinamotis ingoufi

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Patagonian tinamou.


Megapodius cumingii

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Philippine megapode.


Struthio molybdophanes

A taxonomic species within the family Struthionidae – Somali ostrich.


Crypturellus ptaritepui

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Tepui tinamou.


Alectura lathami

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – Australian brushturkey.


Podiceps

Apparently coined by John Latham, who first used it in print in 1787, from Latin pōdex (“anus, butt”) (genitive pōdicis) + pēs (“feet”), referring to grebes' feet being set further back than in most birds.

A taxonomic genus within the family Podicipedidae – certain grebes.

†Podiceps andinus

genus): Podiceps cristatus (great crested grebe) (type species); Podiceps auritus (horned grebe), Podiceps gallardoi (hooded grebe), Podiceps grisegena (red-necked grebe), Podiceps major (great grebe), Podiceps nigricollis (black-necked grebe), Podiceps occipitalis (silvery grebe), Podiceps taczanowskii (Junin grebe) (other species


Vultur

A taxonomic genus within the family Cathartidae.


Nothura maculosa

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the spotted nothura.


Nothura boraquira

white-bellied nothura
white-bellied nothura

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the white-bellied nothura.


Talegalla fuscirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the black-billed brushturkey.


Talegalla jobiensis

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the collared brushturkey.


Eudromia formosa

Quebracho crested tinamou
Quebracho crested tinamou

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Quebracho crested tinamou.


Megapodius bernsteinii

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Sula megapode.


Macrocephalon maleo

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the maleo.


Megapodius freycinet

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – common megapode, dusky megapode, dusky scrubfowl, of certain islands in Indonesia.


Crypturellus undulatus

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the undulated tinamou.


Talegalla cuvieri

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the red-billed brushturkey.


Crypturellus parvirostris

small-billed tinamou
small-billed tinamou

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the small-billed tinamou.


Megapodius layardi

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Vanuatu megapode.


Megapodius laperouse

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Micronesian megapode.


Megapodius decollatus

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the New Guinea scrubfowl.


Megapodius geelvinkianus

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Biak scrubfowl.


Megapodius reinwardt

orange-footed scrubfowl
orange-footed scrubfowl

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the orange-footed scrubfowl.


Megapodius pritchardii

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Tongan megapode.


Megapodius tenimberensis

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Tanimbar megapode.


Megapodius nicobariensis

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Nicobar megapode.


Ortalis cinereiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the grey-headed chachalaca.


Megapodius eremita

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Melanesian megapode.


Megapodius forstenii

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Forsten's megapode, of Indonesia.


Penelope barbata

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the bearded guan.


Ortalis vetula

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the plain chachalaca.


Ortalis araucuan

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – East Brazilian chachalaca.


Penelope pileata

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the white-crested guan.


Ortalis wagleri

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the rufous-bellied chachalaca.


Ortalis erythroptera

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the rufous-headed chachalaca.


Ortalis garrula

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the chestnut-winged chachalaca.


Ortalis leucogastra

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the white-bellied chachalaca.


Penelope argyrotis

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the band-tailed guan.


Penelope montagnii

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the Andean guan.


Ortalis canicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the Chaco chachalaca.


Penelope marail

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the Marail guan.


Ortalis ruficeps

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the chestnut-headed chachalaca.


Penelope superciliaris

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – rusty-margined guan.


Ortalis guttata

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the speckled chachalaca.


Pipile cumanensis

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the blue-throated piping guan.


Ortalis motmot

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – little chachalaca.


Ortalis columbiana

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the Colombian chachalaca.


Penelope dabbenei

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the red-faced guan.


Penelope obscura

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the dusky-legged guan.


Ortalis poliocephala

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the West Mexican chachalaca.


Ortalis superciliaris

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the buff-browed chachalaca.


Aburria aburri

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the wattled guan.


Chamaepetes unicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the black guan.


Pipile cujubi

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the red-throated piping guan.


Crax rubra

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the great curassow.


Pipile jacutinga

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the black-fronted piping guan.


Oreophasis derbianus

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the horned guan.


Penelope perspicax

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the Cauca guan.


Penelope jacucaca

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – white-browed guan.


Penelope purpurascens

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the crested guan.


Leucocarbo

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Phalacrocoracidae – almost all of which are called shags.


Penelope albipennis

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the white-winged guan.


Mitu salvini

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the Salvin's curassow.


Ortalis squamata

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the scaled chachalaca.


Mitu tuberosum

razor-billed curassow
razor-billed curassow

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – razor-billed curassow.


Pipile pipile

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the Trinidad piping guan.


Callipepla gambelii

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – Gambel's quail.


Mitu tomentosum

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the crestless curassow.


Pauxi pauxi

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the helmeted curassow.


Agelastes meleagrides

A taxonomic species within the family Numididae – the white-breasted guineafowl.


Acryllium vulturinum

A taxonomic species within the family Numididae – the vulturine guineafowl.


Chamaepetes goudotii

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the sickle-winged guan.


Crax alberti

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the blue-billed curassow.


Agelastes niger

A taxonomic species within the family Numididae – black guineafowl, found from Nigeria to the Congo.


Ortalis ruficauda

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the rufous-vented chachalaca.


Penelope ochrogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the chestnut-bellied guan.


Guttera pucherani

A taxonomic species within the family Numididae – the crested guineafowl, Kenya guinefowl.


Penelope jacquacu

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – Spix's guan.


Callipepla douglasii

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – elegant quail, of Mexico.


Penelopina nigra

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the highland guan.


Crax blumenbachii

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the red-billed curassow.


Nothocrax urumutum

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – nocturnal curassow.


Crax fasciolata

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the bare-faced curassow.


Colinus leucopogon

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the spot-bellied bobwhite.


Ptilopachus nahani

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Nahan's partridge.


Oreortyx pictus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the mountain quail.


Pauxi unicornis

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the horned curassow.


Dendrortyx macroura

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the long-tailed wood partridge.


Daption

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – the Cape petrel.


Guttera plumifera

A taxonomic species within the family Numididae – the plumed guineafowl, of the Congo.


Dendragapus obscurus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the dusky grouse.


Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Caucasian grouse.


Colinus virginianus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – northern bobwhite.


Philortyx fasciatus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the banded quail.


Callipepla californica

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the California quail.


Odontophorus atrifrons

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the black-fronted wood quail.


Odontophorus capueira

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the spot-winged wood quail.


Dendragapus fuliginosus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – sooty grouse.


Falcipennis falcipennis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Siberian grouse, now Dendragapus falcipennis.


Bonasa umbellus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the ruffed grouse.


Odontophorus gujanensis

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the marbled wood quail.


Colinus nigrogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the Yucatan bobwhite.


Odontophorus melanotis

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the black-eared wood quail.


Crax globulosa

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the wattled curassow.


Odontophorus guttatus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the spotted wood quail.


Dactylortyx thoracicus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the singing quail.


Odontophorus speciosus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the rufous-breasted wood quail.


Falcipennis canadensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – spruce grouse, now Dendragapus canadensis.


Odontophorus strophium

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the gorgeted wood quail.


Meleagris ocellata

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – ocellated turkey.


Odontophorus erythrops

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the rufous-fronted wood quail.


Callipepla squamata

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – scaled quail.


Dendrortyx leucophrys

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – buffy-crowned wood partridge.


Odontophorus stellatus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the starred wood quail.


Tetrastes sewerzowi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Chinese grouse.


Tetraogallus tibetanus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Tibetan snowcock.


Tetrao parvirostris

black-billed capercaillie
black-billed capercaillie

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the black-billed capercaillie.


Mitu mitu

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the Alagoas curassow.


Cyrtonyx ocellatus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the ocellated quail.


Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

lesser prairie chicken
lesser prairie chicken

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – lesser prairie chicken.


Colinus cristatus

Colinus virginianus (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the crested bobwhite.


Odontophorus columbianus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the Venezuelan wood quail.


Centrocercus urophasianus

Centrocercus minimus (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the sage grouse.


Odontophorus balliviani

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the stripe-faced wood quai.


Ptilopachus petrosus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – stone partridge.


Odontophorus melanonotus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the dark-backed wood quail.


Rhynchortyx cinctus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the tawny-faced quail.


Peliperdix lathami

Scleroptila lathami (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Latham's francolin.


Centrocercus minimus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Gunnison grouse.


Dendrortyx barbatus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the bearded wood partridge.


Tetraogallus caucasicus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Caucasian snowcock.


Alectoris barbara

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Barbary partridge.


Alectoris magna

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Przevalski's partridge.


Tetrao urogallus

western capercaillie
western capercaillie

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – western capercaillie.


Francolinus pondicerianus

Ortygornis pondicerianus
Wikispecies:Ortygornis pondicerianus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – grey francolin; Synonym of Ortygornis pondicerianus.


Lerwa lerwa

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – snow partridge, of the Himalayas.


Tetraophasis szechenyii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Szechenyi's monal-partridge.


Tetraogallus caspius

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Caspian snowcock.


Tetraogallus himalayensis

Tetraogallus himalayensi (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Himalayan snowcock.


Odontophorus hyperythrus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the chestnut wood quail.


Alectoris rufa

red-legged partridge
red-legged partridge

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the red-legged partridge.


Alectoris melanocephala

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Arabian partridge.


Rhizothera dulitensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Hose's partridge.


Alectoris chukar

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – chukar partridge.


Ammoperdix heyi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – sand partridge, native from Egypt and Israel to south Arabia.


Tetraogallus altaicus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Altai snowcock.


Alectoris graeca

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the rock partridge.


Scleroptila gutturalis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Orange River francolin.


Odontophorus dialeucos

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the Tacarcuna wood quail.


Francolinus francolinus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the black francolin.


Alectoris philbyi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Philby's partridge.


Francolinus gularis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – swamp francolin.


Scleroptila afra

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – grey-winged francolin.


Scleroptila levaillantii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – red-winged francolin.


Pternistis harwoodi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Harwood's francolin.


Cyrtonyx montezumae

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the Montezuma quail.


Dendroperdix sephaena

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crested francolin.


Lyrurus tetrix

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – black grouse.


Scleroptila finschi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Finsch's francolin.


Tympanuchus phasianellus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – sharp-tailed grouse.


Pternistis hildebrandti

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Hildebrandt's spurfowl, of tropical eastern Africa.


Francolinus pintadeanus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Chinese francolin.


Pternistis swierstrai

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Swierstra's francolin.


Campocolinus coqui

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Coqui francolin.


Pternistis squamatus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the scaly francolin.


Scleroptila streptophora

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – ring-necked francolin.


Pternistis nobilis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – handsome francolin or handsome spurfowl.


Pternistis griseostriatus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – grey-striped francolin.


Pternistis bicalcaratus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the double-spurred francolin.


Pternistis erckelii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Erckel's francolin.


Scleroptila shelleyi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Shelley's francolin.


Ammoperdix griseogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – see-see partridge, native from Turkey to Pakistan.


Francolinus pictus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – painted francolin or painted partridge.


Pternistis icterorhynchus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Heuglin's francolin.


Pternistis leucoscepus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the yellow-necked spurfowl.


Tetraophasis obscurus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Verreaux's monal-partridge.


Pternistis adspersus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the red-billed spurfowl.


Pternistis swainsonii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Swainson's spurfowl.


Pternistis jacksoni

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Jackson's francolin, syn. of Francolinus jacksoni.


Pternistis camerunensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Mount Cameroon francolin.


Pternistis rufopictus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – grey-breasted spurfowl.


Pternistis capensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Cape spurfowl.


Pternistis ochropectus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Djibouti francolin.


Ardea

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – great herons and certain other herons and egrets.

Ardea alba

great egret, great white heron, white egret


Pternistis castaneicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the chestnut-naped francolin.


Pternistis clappertoni

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Clapperton's francolin.


Perdix hodgsoniae

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Tibetan partridge.


Anurophasis monorthonyx

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Snow Mountains quail.


Pternistis hartlaubi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Hartlaub's spurfowl.


Coturnix pectoralis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – stubble quail.


Lagopus leucura

white-tailed ptarmigan
white-tailed ptarmigan

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the white-tailed ptarmigan.


Tinamotis pentlandii

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the puna tinamou.


Perdix perdix

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – grey partridge.


Pternistis afer

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the red-necked spurfowl.


Perdix dauurica

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Daurian partridge.


Perdicula argoondah

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the rock bush quail.


Pternistis natalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Natal spurfowl.


Coturnix delegorguei

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the harlequin quail.


Arborophila crudigularis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Taiwan partridge.


Campocolinus schlegelii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Schlegel's francolin.


Excalfactoria chinensis

Synoicus chinensis
Wikispecies:Synoicus chinensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Synonym of Synoicus chinensis; king quail.


Penelope ortoni

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the Baudo guan.


Arborophila cambodiana

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the chestnut-headed partridge.


Perdicula manipurensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Manipur bush quail.


Tympanuchus cupido

greater prairie chicken
greater prairie chicken

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – greater prairie chicken.


Rhizothera longirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the long-billed partridge.


Arborophila mandellii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the chestnut-breasted partridge.


Arborophila rufipectus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Sichuan partridge.


Coturnix coromandelica

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the rain quail.


Xenoperdix obscurata

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Rubeho forest partridge.


Perdicula erythrorhyncha

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the painted bush quail.


Arborophila atrogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the white-cheeked partridge.


Coturnix japonica

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Japanese quail.


Arborophila torqueola

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the hill partridge.


Coturnix ypsilophora

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the brown quail.


Arborophila gingica

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the white-necklaced partridge.


Arborophila davidi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – orange-necked partridge.


Margaroperdix madagarensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Madagascar partridge.


Excalfactoria adansonii

Synoicus adansonii
Wikispecies:Synoicus adansonii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Synonym of Synoicus adansonii; blue quail.


Haematortyx sanguiniceps

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crimson-headed partridge.


Scleroptila psilolaema

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – moorland francolin.


Arborophila campbelli

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Malaysian partridge.


Perdicula asiatica

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the jungle bush quail.


Arborophila javanica

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the chestnut-bellied partridge.


Arborophila diversa

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Siamese partridge.


Arborophila rufogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the rufous-throated partridge.


Gallus varius

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the green junglefowl, native to Java and neighboring islads.


Gallus gallus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – red junglefowl.


Xenoperdix udzungwensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Udzungwa forest partridge.


Bambusicola fytchii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the mountain bamboo partridge.


Caloperdix oculeus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the ferruginous partridge.


Syrmaticus mikado

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – mikado pheasant.


Bambusicola thoracicus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Chinese bamboo partridge.


Arborophila rubrirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the red-billed partridge.


Lophura leucomelanos

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Kalij pheasant.


Tragopan blythii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Blyth's tragopan.


Arborophila ardens

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Hainan partridge.


Arborophila charltonii

Tropicoperdix charltonii
Wikispecies:Tropicoperdix charltonii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – chestnut-necklaced partridge; synonym of Tropicoperdix charltonii.


Pucrasia macrolopha

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the koklass pheasant or koklass.


Pavo cristatus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Indian peafowl.


Arborophila rolli

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Roll's partridge.


Galloperdix spadicea

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the red spurfowl.


Galloperdix lunulata

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the painted spurfowl.


Ithaginis cruentus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – blood pheasant.


Arborophila brunneopectus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the bar-backed partridge.


Lophophorus lhuysii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Chinese monal.


Arborophila chloropus

Tropicoperdix chloropus
Wikispecies:Tropicoperdix chloropus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – green-legged partridge; synonym of Tropicoperdix chloropus).


Gallus sonneratii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the grey junglefowl, native to south Asia.


Tragopan melanocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the western tragopan.


Lophura nycthemera

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the silver pheasant.


Tragopan caboti

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Cabot's tragopan.


Arborophila sumatrana

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Sumatran partridge.


Crossoptilon harmani

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Tibetan eared pheasant.


Syrmaticus ellioti

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Elliot's pheasant.


Rollulus rouloul

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crested partridge.


Lophura diardi

After Pierre-Médard Diard (1794–1863), French naturalist and explorer.

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Siamese fireback.


Lophophorus impejanus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Himalayan monal.


Chrysolophus amherstiae

Lady Amherst's pheasant
Lady Amherst's pheasant

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Lady Amherst's pheasant.


Catreus wallichii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the cheer pheasant, of the Himalayas.


Lophophorus sclateri

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Sclater's monal.


Lophura ignita

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crested fireback.


Crossoptilon auritum

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the blue eared pheasant.


Phasianus versicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – green pheasant.


Arborophila hyperythra

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the red-breasted partridge.


Crossoptilon mantchuricum

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the brown eared pheasant.


Lophura edwardsi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Edwards's pheasant.


Chauna torquata

A taxonomic species within the family Anhimidae – southern screamer.


Syrmaticus reevesii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Reeves's pheasant.


Chauna chavaria

A taxonomic species within the family Anhimidae – northern screamer.


Crossoptilon crossoptilon

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the white eared pheasant.


Lophura bulweri

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Bulwer's pheasant.


Polyplectron katsumatae

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Hainan peacock-pheasant.


Afropavo congensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Congo peacock.


Anhima cornuta

A taxonomic species within the family Anhimidae – the horned screamer.


Polyplectron germaini

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Germain's peacock-pheasant.


Lophura erythrophthalma

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crestless fireback.


Lophura inornata

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Salvadori's pheasant.


Lophura swinhoii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Swinhoe's pheasant.


Polyplectron bicalcaratum

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the grey peacock-pheasant.


Polyplectron napoleonis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Palawan peacock-pheasant.


Pavo muticus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – green peafowl.


Syrmaticus humiae

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Mrs. Hume's pheasant.


Dendrocygna javanica

lesser whistling duck
lesser whistling duck

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – lesser whistling duck.


Dendrocygna eytoni

plumed whistling duck
plumed whistling duck

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – plumed whistling duck or grass whistling duck, that breeds in Australia.


Anser brachyrhynchus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the pink-footed goose.


Cereopsis novaehollandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Cape Barren goose.


Phasianus colchicus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – common pheasant.


Polyplectron chalcurum

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant.


Galloperdix bicalcarata

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Sri Lanka spurfowl.


Cygnus atratus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – black swan.


Rheinardia ocellata

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crested argus.


Polyplectron inopinatum

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the mountain peacock-pheasant.


Syrmaticus soemmerringii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the copper pheasant.


Anser indicus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the bar-headed goose.


Polyplectron malacense

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Malayan peacock-pheasant.


Polyplectron schleiermacheri

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Bornean peacock-pheasant.


Anser fabalis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the bean goose.


Anseranas semipalmata

A taxonomic species within the family Anseranatidae – the magpie goose.


Dendrocygna arcuata

wandering whistling duck
wandering whistling duck

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the wandering whistling duck.


Dendrocygna autumnalis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the black-bellied whistling duck.


Eulipoa wallacei

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the Moluccan megapode.


Anser serrirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the tundra bean goose.


Dendrocygna guttata

spotted whistling duck
spotted whistling duck

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the spotted whistling duck.


Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the blue duck.


Crax alector

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – black curassow, smooth-billed curassow, or crested curassow.


Dendrocygna bicolor

fulvous whistling duck
fulvous whistling duck

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – fulvous whistling duck.


Chen rossii

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Ross's goose.


Chen canagica

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – emperor goose, usually Anser canagicus.


Coscoroba coscoroba

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the coscoroba swan, of southern South America.


Dendrocygna viduata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the white-faced whistling duck.


Argusianus argus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – great argus.


Branta sandvicensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the nene.


Branta bernicla

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – brant goose.


Anser anser

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – greylag goose.


Dendrocygna arborea

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the West Indian whistling duck.


Crypturellus obsoletus

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the brown tinamou.


Branta ruficollis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the red-breasted goose.


Chloephaga picta

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – upland goose.


Anser cygnoides

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the swan goose.


Tachyeres patachonicus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the flying steamer duck.


Cygnus melancoryphus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the black-necked swan.


Cyanochen cyanopterus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the blue-winged goose.


Chrysolophus pictus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the golden pheasant.


Cygnus buccinator

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the trumpeter swan.


Neochen jubata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Orinoco goose.


Chloephaga rubidiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the ruddy-headed goose.


Merganetta armata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – torrent duck.


Sarkidiornis melanotos

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the knob-billed duck.


Tachyeres leucocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Chubut steamer duck.


Gallus lafayetii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Sri Lanka junglefowl.


Plectropterus gambensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the spur-winged goose.


Sarkidiornis sylvicola

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the comb duck.


Lophura hoogerwerfi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Hoogerwerf's pheasant.


Branta hutchinsii

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – cackling goose, closely related to and often confused with Branta canadensis (Canada goose).

Branta hutchinsii taverneri(Taverner's cackling goose)


Tadorna variegata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – paradise shelduck.


Chloephaga melanoptera

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Andean goose.


Chloephaga hybrida

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – kelp goose.


Anas luzonica

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Philippine duck.


Tachyeres brachypterus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Falkland steamer duck.


Tachyeres pteneres

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Fuegian steamer duck.


Chen caerulescens

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – snow goose, when considered as part of a genus separate from Anser.


Lophura hatinhensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Vietnamese pheasant.


Tetrastes bonasia

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – hazel grouse.


Tadorna tadorna

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the common shelduck.


Branta leucopsis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the barnacle goose.


Tadorna tadornoides

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Australian shelduck.


Cygnus columbianus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the tundra swan.


Aix galericulata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the mandarin duck.


Salvadorina waigiuensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Salvadori's teal.


Speculanas specularis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the bronze-winged duck.


Alopochen aegyptiaca

Alopochen aegyptica (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Egyptian goose.


Lagopus lagopus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – willow ptarmigan.


Nettapus pulchellus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the green pygmy goose.


Nettapus auritus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the African pygmy goose.


Nothoprocta perdicaria

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Chilean tinamou.


Anas wyvilliana

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Hawaiian duck.


Pteronetta hartlaubii

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Hartlaub's duck.


Anas cyanoptera

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – cinnamon teal, now classified as Spatula cyanoptera.


Nettapus coromandelianus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the cotton pygmy goose.


Mareca sibilatrix

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Chiloe wigeon.


Aix sponsa

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the wood duck.


Anas melleri

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Meller's duck.


Anas sparsa

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the African black duck.


Anas rubripes

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the American black duck.


Anas andium

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Andean teal.


Anas discors

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the blue-winged teal, now classified as Spatula discors.


Anas platalea

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the red shoveler, now classified as Spatula platalea.


Chenonetta jubata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the maned duck.


Tadorna cana

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the South African shelduck.


Melanoperdix niger

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the black partridge.


Tadorna radjah

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the raja shelduck.


Lophonetta specularioides

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – crested duck.


Anas rhynchotis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Australasian shoveler, now classified as Spatula rhynchotis.


Anas undulata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the yellow-billed duck.


Anas albogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Andaman teal.


Ranunculus alismifolius

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – plantainleaf buttercup.


Mareca penelope

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Eurasian wigeon.


Anas nesiotis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Campbell teal.


Aythya valisineria

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the canvasback.


Anas poecilorhyncha

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Indian spot-billed duck.


Marmaronetta angustirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the marbled duck.


Callonetta leucophrys

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the ringed teal.


Aythya americana

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the redhead.


Anas crecca

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Eurasian teal or common teal.


Anas gibberifrons

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Sunda teal.


Anas smithii

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Cape shoveler, now classified as Spatula smithii.


Bucephala islandica

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Barrow's goldeneye.


Anas zonorhyncha

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the eastern spot-billed duck.


Anas flavirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – yellow-billed teal.


Anas carolinensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the green-winged teal.


Melanitta deglandi

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – white-winged scoter.


Anas versicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the silver teal, now classified as Spatula versicolor.


Anas eatoni

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Eaton's pintail.


Anas erythrorhyncha

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the red-billed teal.


Aythya ferina

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – common pochard.


Anas gracilis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the grey teal.


Amazonetta brasiliensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Brazilian teal.


Anas bahamensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the white-cheeked pintail.


Anas georgica

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the yellow-billed pintail.


Anas puna

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Puna teal, now classified as Spatula puna.


Aythya australis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the hardhead.


Aythya innotata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Madagascar pochard.


Callonetta

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae.


Mergus serrator

red-breasted merganser
red-breasted merganser

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the red-breasted merganser.


Anas acuta

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the northern pintail.


Asarcornis scutulata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the white-winged duck.


Aythya affinis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the lesser scaup.


Anas bernieri

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Bernier's teal.


Oxyura ferruginea

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Andean duck.


Polysticta stelleri

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Steller's eider.


Somateria spectabilis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the king eider.


Anas aucklandica

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Auckland teal.


Melanitta americana

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the black scoter.


Netta peposaca

Specific epithet is from Guaraní peposaca (“showy wings”)

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the rosy-billed pochard.


Oxyura jamaicensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – ruddy duck.


Melanitta perspicillata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the surf scoter.


Nomonyx dominicus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the masked duck.


Netta erythrophthalma

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the southern pochard.


Aythya collaris

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the ring-necked duck.


Mergellus albellus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the smew, native to western Eurasia.


Mergus merganser

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the common merganser.


Mergus octosetaceus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Brazilian merganser.


Mergus squamatus

scaly-sided merganser
scaly-sided merganser

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the scaly-sided merganser.


Anas chlorotis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the brown teal.


Lophodytes cucullatus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – hooded merganser.


Heteronetta atricapilla

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the black-headed duck.


Bucephala albeola

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the bufflehead.


Aythya novaeseelandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the New Zealand scaup.


Anas falcata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the falcated duck.