class aves

1. (ornithology) the class of birds (synset 101504903)
   referred to in: ornithology - the branch of zoology that studies birds
   is a type of: class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
   member holonym:

   • bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
   • genus protoavis - extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx
   • archaeornithes, subclass archaeornithes - primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
   • ratitae, superorder ratitae - used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders
   • order struthioniformes, struthioniformes - a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward
   • casuariiformes, order casuariiformes - a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus
   • apterygiformes, order apterygiformes - a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis
   • order rheiformes, rheiformes - a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas
   • aepyorniformes, order aepyorniformes - huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds
   • dinornithiformes, order dinornithiformes - a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand
   • insessores, order insessores, percher, perching bird - a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists
   • order passeriformes, passeriformes - largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres
   • order raptores, raptores - term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
   • falconiformes, order falconiformes - chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
   • young bird - a bird that is still young
   • order strigiformes, strigiformes - owls
   • galliformes, order galliformes - pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
   • columbiformes, order columbiformes - sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires
   • order psittaciformes, psittaciformes - an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
   • cuculiformes, order cuculiformes - cuckoos; touracos; etc.
   • coraciiformes, order coraciiformes - rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies
   • order picariae, picariae - term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes
   • apodiformes, order apodiformes - swifts; hummingbirds
   • caprimulgiformes, order caprimulgiformes - goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds
   • order piciformes, piciformes - woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans
   • order trogoniformes, trogoniformes - trogons
   • anseriformes, order anseriformes - ducks; geese; swans; screamers
   • ciconiiformes, order ciconiiformes - order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
   • gruiformes, order gruiformes - inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards
   • charadriiformes, order charadriiformes - large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life
   • gaviiformes, order gaviiformes - large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms
   • colymbiformes, order colymbiformes, order podicipediformes, order podicipitiformes, podicipediformes, podicipitiformes - grebes
   • order pelecaniformes, pelecaniformes - pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants
   • order sphenisciformes, sphenisciformes - penguins
   • order procellariiformes, procellariiformes - petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels
   belongs to: craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata - fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
   same as: aves

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