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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

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’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. While these groups were once considered two orders (Caprimulgiformes and Apodiformes), recent work (summarized in Mayr 2010 ) shows that swifts and hummingbirds emerged from within the night birds. In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al.

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Collaborative list – August 2018

10,000 Birds

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis.

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