American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America

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Evolution

Anatomy and flight

Migration

Courtship and mating

Nests and eggs

Identification

Species guide. Ducks, geese, and swans ; Quails, grouse, turkeys, and relatives ; Loons ; Grebes ; Tubenoses ; Storks, frigatebirds, gannets, cormorants, and anhingas ; Pelicans, herons, ibises, and relatives ; Hawks, eagles, vultures, and relatives ; Rails, cranes, and relatives ; Shorebirds, gulls, auks, and relatives ; Pigeons and doves ; Cuckoos ; Owls ; Nightjars ; Swifts and hummingbirds ; Trogons and kingfishers ; Woodpeckers ; Falcons and caracaras ; Parakeets and parrots ; New world flycatchers ; Vireos, jays and crows ; Swallows, chickadees and titmice ; Nuthatches and wrens ; Thrushes, thrashers, wagtails and pipits ; Longspurs and snow buntings ; Wood warblers ; American sparrows, cardinals and relatives ; Orioles and blackbirds ; Finches ; Old world sparrows

Rare species

Vagrants.