Local animals in this group:
- cranes, coots, and rails
- cuckoos and relatives
- diurnal birds of prey
- doves and pigeons
- ducks, geese, and swans
- fowl, pheasants, quail, and relatives
- grebes
- kingfishers and relatives
- loons
- nightbirds
- owls
- pelicans, cormorants, and relatives
- perching birds
- shorebirds and relatives
- storks and relatives
- swifts and hummingbirds
- woodpeckers and relatives
See also
Find birds information at Animal Diversity Web
Birds
Aves
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Identifications
mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Caption
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, showing an example of a desmognathous palate.
Contributors
Bird Division 
(photographer, copyright holder, identification), Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
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