04-29-2016, 08:50 PM
Birds of the IDU: Endemic Orders, Families, and Sub-families
Historically, types of life-forms have been classified into groups in a hierarchy of named levels from ΄Domain΄ [a fairly recent innovation, which is the widest in extent, ?above? the previous top level of ΄Kingdom΄?] down to ΄Species΄, or in some cases even down to ΄Sub-species΄ or ΄Race΄. More recently, mainstream biological thought has preferred to use ΄cladistic΄ systems of classification in which a population΄s affinities are shown as its part of a branching ?tree of life? with multiple divisions that mostly don΄t correspond clearly with the formerly-recognised levels. However as classifications in the latter system tend to be more cumbersome to write than ones in the older system, and may be harder for non-biologists to comprehend, I will basically be using a version of the older system ? although taking account of modern research into the relationships between groups, and in some cases inserting extra levels into the pattern to account for this ? when writing this set of articles: The levels of classification used will be as shown in the following list, in which the levels shown in bold here will apply in all species΄ lineages but some or all of the [potential] levels that are shown here in normal font instead will often be omitted as unnecessary.
Domain => Sub-Domain => Infra-Domain => Kingdom => Sub-kingdom => Infra-kingdom => Super-phylum => Phylum => Sub-phylum => Super-class => Class => Sub-class => Infra-class => Super-cohort => Cohort => Sub-cohort => Super-order => Order => Sub-order => Infra-order => Super-family => Family => Sub-family => Tribe => Genus => Sub-genus => Super-species => Species => Sub-species => Race.
All the species of Birds that now exist belong in the Class Aves (which belongs to [naming only the ?major? steps, until we reach that point in the list] the Domain Eukaryota, Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, and Sub-phylum Vertebrata), as do some of their extinct relatives. Modern systems of classification tend to add only those extinct forms that share the latest common ancestor of all the extant forms within this category, and for simplicity΄s sake ? and as, in my opinion, the likelihood that our region΄s fauna still includes any members of the groups which that would exclude seems very low? I will do the same.
I am nowhere close to writing a complete list of the Bird species that can be found living wild within the IDU yet, and probably never would get that far even if everybody else with nations here were to agree fully with my suggestions. However I do have a fairly good idea about which taxonomical families of birds that occur on RL Earth are likely either to be present in the IDU as well or ? due to our region΄s differences from RL Earth in geomorphological and evolutionary histories ? to have local replacements that occur only in the IDU (rather than on RL Earth as well) instead. Species or larger groups of life-forms which occur naturally only within some specific area (such as, for example, the IDU), are described as being ΄endemic΄ to that area, and here is my [currently] suggested list for our region΄s endemic Bird groups down to the ΄Sub-family΄ level. We certainly will have many species and even genera (and maybeso even for certain families, some entire ΄tribes΄?) of endemic birds that belong to families or sub-families which we share with RL Earth, too, but I΄ll leave the discussion of those for another time.
Some of these endemic groups would exist in part or all of the IDU alongside their closest RL equivalents, but others would almost certainly ?replace? those counterparts fully [unless any of you insist on still having those counterparts present within your nations]. Reasonably well-known RL groups that I would expect to see fully replaced are: partridges & quail [replaced by an endemic family that΄s closely related to the RL one], Albatrosses [replaced by Albatross-sized members of the Odontopterygiformes, a group whose last RL members didn΄t die out until only maybeso 2 million years ago], Divers/Loons [replaced by an additional branch of the Grebes], ?true? Cuckoos [replaced, in different areas & roles, by members of several different groups], Spoonbills [replaced by a specialised offshoot of the Curlews], Swallows [replaced by one branch of an endemic Order that΄s actually more closely related to Hawks], Shrikes [replaced by members of a group that΄s more closely related to Kingfishers], Hummingbirds and Sunbirds [both replaced by a group that΄s more related to the latter] and Warblers [for which, rather than sharing either or both of the RL ΄Old World Warbler΄ and ΄New World Warbler΄ families, we have an endemic family from the same basic group as those?]. Okay?
In the following lists a name given in parentheses, (thus), indicates that the group in question has members on RL Earth as well as in the IDU: If a ΄^΄ sign follows one of those names then it indicates that the name in question is one that [probably] isn΄t used in RL but that I΄ve added it here because I considered inserting another named level into the more usual RL pattern at that point useful for clarity. If a name is preceded by a ΄#΄ sign then the group in question is now extinct in RL: If a name is followed by an asterisk, thus *, then the group in question is [probably, unless any of you decide that it should still exist within your nations] now extinct within the IDU... For some groups both of those situations apply. However if the asterisk is enclosed, thus [*], then there exists some uncertainty (IC and/or OOC?) about the group΄s current status. (I have included a number of now-extinct groups in this list because deciding which groups should be present today entailed thinking through the region΄s evolutionary history, and it seemed probable to me that those groups ? or something along similar lines ? [i]should have existed here at various stages before the fauna had reached its modern pattern: It΄s just a case of ?showing my working?, basically, although if anybody΄s interested enough then I suppose there would be potential material here for use in RP about palaeontological expeditions?)[/i]
The first list gives the ΄scientific΄ names for all of these groups, and shows where they fit in among the groups that exist in RL: For this reason I΄ve included all of the Orders, even those that don΄t have any endemic Sub-families or larger groups here: If their name is followed by ΄[[none]]΄[ then that simply means that there are no endemic sub-groups; only if that is followed by ΄ABSENT΄ does it indicate that I think the Order in question wouldn΄t have any members native to the IDU [unless any of you are absolutely determined to have them present within your own nation] at all. The names are in ?Biologists΄ Latin?, which borrows some descriptive elements from Greek and names of relevant people or places from various other languages (e.g. English, Ursine?) too in addition to using genuinely Latin elements, and so some of these names might seem ?incorrect? to people who actually know ΄proper΄ Latin. If you΄re in the latter category then feel free to suggest [and to explain, too, please?] potential ΄improvements΄ for that aspect of the list. The fact that I myself do not know much ΄proper΄ Latin means that I΄ve had to work mainly from terms that I understood from various RL species names, resulting in an amount of repetition here that doesn΄t entirely please me, so I΄m open to suggestions about more diverse synonyms or other alternatives as well: Just remember [1] that we can΄t duplicate the names already given to any RL groups; and [2] the endings ??inae? for sub-families, ?-idae? for families, and (as we΄re talking about Birds here) ?-iformes? for orders are actually required.
The second list then gives suggested names in English for the members of each extant endemic group, and for some of the extinct ones as well, many of which should give you clues about those groups΄ ecological functions.
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(Class Aves, Sub-class Paleognathae)
(Order Struthioniformes): [[none]]
(Order Rheiformes): [[none]] ABSENT
# (order Lithorniformes): [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Casuariiformes): [[none]] ABSENT
# (Order Dinorniformes): [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Tinamiformes): [[none]]
(Order Apterygiformes): [[none]] ABSENT
# (Order Aepyorniformes): [[none]] ABSENT
(Class Aves, Sub-class Neognathae; basal stock)
Order Proteroperdiciformes *
=> Family Archaeoperdicidae *
=> Family Protoeroperdicidae *
=> Family Briiiperdicidae *
(Class Aves, Sub-class Neognathae, Infra-class Galloanserae)
# (Order Gastorniformes) * [[none]]
(Super-order Pangalliformes)
Order Palaeogalliformes
=>=> Family Galloraptoridae *
=> Sub-order Palaeoperdiciformae *
=>=> Family Palaeoperdicidae *
=>=>=> Sub-family Eteoperdicidae *
=>=>=> Sub-family Xenoperdicidae *
=>=>=> Sub-family Macroperdicidae *
=>=> Family Oligoperdicidae *
=>=> Family Insuliiperdicidae *
=>=> Family Eodendroperdicidae*
=> Sub-order Deinogalliformae
=>=> Family Eodeinogallidae *
=>=> Family Deinogallidae *
=>=> Family Aquilogallidae
# (Order Sylviorniformes ^) *
=> Family Eosylviornidae *
=> Family Iduisylviornidae *
=>=> Sub-family Iduisylviorninae *
=>=> Sub-family Megasylviorninae *
(Order Galliformes)
=> Family Eteoperdicidae *
=> Family Oligoperdicidae *
=> Family Oligophasianidae *
=> Family Promeleagridae *
=> Family Neoperdicidae
=>=> Sub-family Neoperdicinae
=>=> Sub-family Erythroperdicinae
=>=> Sub-family Nyctoperdicinae
=>=> Sub-family Dendroperdicinae
=>=> Sub-family Parvoperdicinae
=> Family Fucaivorornidae
=> Family Struthiogallidae *
=> (Family Phasianidae)
=>=> Sub-family Prophasianinae
(Super-order Pananseriformes)
(Order Anseriformes)
=> Sub-order Baryorniformae *
=>=> Family Baryornithidae *
=> (Sub-order Anseriformae ^)
=>=> (Family Anseridae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Presbyanserinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Xenomerginae
# (Order Odontopterygiformes)
=> # (Family Pelagornithidae) *
=>=> Sub-family Thalssornithinae *
=> Family Notopelagornithidae *
=> Family Neopelagornithidae
(Class Aves, Sub-class Neognathae, Infra-class Neoaves)
(Super-cohort Columbae, Cohort Columbimorpha)
Super-order Columbimorphae
(Order Columbiformes)
=> (Sub-order Columbiae ^)
=>=> (Super-family Columboidea ^)
=>=>=> Family Miocolumbidae *
=>=>=> (Family Columbidae)
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Iduicolumbinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Hesperocolumbinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Cyanocolumbinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Iduiraphinae *
=>=>=> Family Heterocolumbidae
=>=> Super-family Frugivorornoidea
=>=>=> Family Frugivorornidae*
=>=>=> Family Microcolumbidae
=>=>=> Family Callicaudatidae [*]
=> Sub-order Geocolumbiae
=>=> Family Perdiciocolumbidae *
=>=> Family Coturnocolumbidae
=>=> Family Xerocolumbidae *
Order Chlorophagorniformes *
=> Family Chlorophagornidae *
Super-order Pteroclidiformae
(Order Pteroclidiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Mesitornithiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Super-cohort Columbae, Cohort Mirandornithes)
(Order Podicepiformes)
=> Family Paleopodicepidae *
=>=> Sub-family Eopodicepinae *
=>=> Sub-family Potamopodicepinae *
=>=> Sub-family Presbypodicepinae *
=> Family Boreopodicepidae
=>=> Sub-family Boreopodicepinae
=>=> Sub-family Thalassopodicepinae *
(Order Phoenicopteriformes) [[none]]
(Super-cohort Passerae, Cohort Otidae)
(Sub-cohort Otididimorpha)
(Order Otididiformes)
=> (Family Otididae)
=>=> Sub-family Struthiotidinae
=> Family Cursoridae
=>=> Sub-family Orthocursorinae
=>=> Sub-family Parvocursorinae
(Order Cuculiformes)
=> (Super-family Cuculoidea ^)
=>=> (Family Centropodidae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Kirrouinae
=>=> Family Paracuculdiae
=> Super-family Cuculiraptoroidea
=>=> Family Cuculiraptoridae
=>=> family Parvocuculidae *
(Order Musophagiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Sub-cohort Cypselomorphae
(Super-order Daedalornithes)
=> (Order Apodiformes)
=>=> (Family Apodidae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Pictiapodinae
=> (Order Aegotheliformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Super-order Caprimulgiformae^)
=> (Order Caprimulgformes)
=>=> (Family Caprimulgidae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Boreowillinae
=>=> Family Nyctiphantasmidae
=> (Order Podargiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
=> (Order Steatornithiformes) [[none]]
(Super-cohort Passerae, Cohort Coronaves)
(Order Opisthocomiformes) [[none]]
Order Terpsichoriformes
=> Family Terpsichoridae
=>=> Sub-family Terpsichoravinae
=>=> Sub-family Terpsichorardeinae *
(Super-order Eurypigimorphae)
(Order Eurpygiformes) [[none]]
(Order Phaetoniformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Sub-cohort Cursoimorpha)
=> Family Proteorallidae *
Order Ibidorostriformes
=> Family Ibidosotridae
(Order Charadriformes)
=> (Family Charadriidae)
=>=> Sub-family Palaeocharadriinae *
=>=> Sub-family Mesocharadriinae
=> Family Paracharadriidae
=>=> Sub-family Paracharadriinae
[inc. ΄Aureocharadriinae΄]
=>=> Sub-family Fulvocharadriinae
=>=> Sub-family Neocharadriinae
=> Family Aeoliavidae
=> Family Boreocharadriidae
=>=> Sub-family Albicharadriinae
=>=> Sub-family Pachyrhynchinae
=> Family Patellaraptoridae
=> (Family Scolopacidae)
=>=> Sub-family Iduiscolopacinae
=>=> Sub-family Farradorninae
=>=> Sub-family Paraphalaropinae
=>=> Sub-family Ibidonumeninae
=>=> Sub-family Cochleonumeninae
=> (Family Stercorariidae)
=>=> Sub-family Stercorariibuteoninae
=> Family Boreoraptoridae *
=>=> Sub-family Boreoaquiloidinae *
=>=> Sub-family Boreoacciptrinae *
=> (Family Alcidae)
=>=> Sub-family Pinguinoidinae
(Order Gruiformes)
=> (Sub-order Grues)
=>=> (Family Rallidae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Malabrairallinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Mesorallinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Viridiorallinae
=>=> Family Palaeorallidae
=>=>=> Sub-family Eorallinae *
=>=>=> Sub-family Palaeorallinae *
=>=>=> Sub-family Charwinnirallinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Feniirallinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Vireorallinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Cuniculiirallinae [or =>=> Family Cuniculiirallidae]
=>=> Family Cornuornidae
=> Sub-order Deinogrues *
=> Family Deinogruidae *
=> Family Titanogruidae *
(Sub-cohort Aequiornithes)
(Order Gaviiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Procellariformes)
=> (Family Procellaridae)
=>=> Sub-family Keeslandinae
(Order Sphensiciformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Ciconiiformes) [[none]]
(Order Suliformes)
=> (Family Sulidae)
=>=> Sub-family Hesperosulinae
(Order Pelecaniformes)
=> (Sub-order Pelecaniforma ^)
=>=> Super-family Ardeiformae ^
=>=>=> (Family Ardeidae)
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Coelorostrinae
=>=>=> Family Brevirostridae *
(Sub-cohort Telluraves)
(Infra-cohort Afroaves
(Order Cathartiformes)
=> (Family Cathartidae)
=>=> (Sub-family Cathartinae ^)
=>=> Sub-family Iduivulturinae
=> # (Family Teratornidae)
(Super-order Accipitrimorpha ^)
(Order Accipitriformes)
=> Family Accipitridae
=>=> Sub-family Melanopteraccipiterinae
=>=> Sub-family Strigiaccipiterinae
=> Family Iduiaccipitridae
=>=> Sub-family Mesoaccipitrinae *
=>=> Sub-family Bracataiaccipitrinae
=>=> Sub-family Deinoaccipitrinae
=>=> Sub-family Umbraiaccipiterinae
Order Iduiaviformes
=>=> Family Palaeoiduiavidae *
=> Sub-order Iduiraptoriformae
=>=> Super-family Iduiraptroidea
=>=>=> Family Eoraptoridae *
=>=>=> Family Heteroraptoridae *
=>=>=> Family Ichthyraptoridae *
=>=>=> Family Macroraptoridae *
=>=>=> Family Neoraptoridae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Aureoaccipitrinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Mohockiaccipitrinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Notoraptorinae
>=>=> Family Parvomohockiidae
=>=> Super-family Georaptroidea
=>=>=> Family Georaptoridae
=>=>=> Family Mohockiornidae
=>=>=> Family Ultimoraptoridae * [[disputed]]
=> Sub-order Iduiorniformae
=>=> Super-family Iduiornithoidea
=>=>=> Family Oligoiduiornidae *
=>=>=> Family Aestipterornidae
=>=> Super-family Orthoiduiornoidea *
=>=>=> Family Orthoiduiornidae *
=>=>=> Family Paraiduiornidae *
=>=>=> Family Hesperoiduiornidae *
=>=>=> Family Querciornidae *
[end of Accipitrimorpha]
(Order Strigiformes)
=> (Family Tytonidae)
=>=> Sub-family Viridiostriginae
=> Family Falcostrigidae
(Order Coliiformes)
=> Family Eomuriornidae *
=> Family Sciurornidae *
=> Family Muriornidae
(Super-order Coraciimorpha ^)
(Order Leptosomatiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Trogoniformes) [[none]]
(Order Bucerotiformes)
=> Family Parabucerotidae
=>=> Sub-family Macrorostiorninae
=>=> Sub-family Dendroepopinae
(Order Coraciiformes)
=> (Sub-order Coraciiforma ^)
=>=> (Infra-order Eucororaciiforma ^)
=>=>=> (Super-family Coraciioidea ^)
=>=>=>=> (Family Coraciidae)
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Paralaniinae
=>=> Infra-order Pseudocuculiiforma
=>=> Family Pseudocuculiidae
=> (Sub-order Alecidiforma ^)
=>=>=> Family Proterohalcyonidae *
=>=> (Super-family Momotoidea ^)
=>=>=> Family Tarrabiaidae
=>=> (Super-family Alceioidea ^)
=>=>=> (Family Alecidae)
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Hrrughinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Lazuliavinae
=>=>=> Family Darrlesiidae
=> Sub-order Parapassera
=>=> Family Antipasseridae
=>=>=> Sub-family Antisturninae
=>=>=> Sub-family Taxovorinae
=>=>=> [[several other sub-families]] *
=>=> Family Charrwinornidae
=>=> Family Vulcanavidae
=>=> Family Mikitivitiornidae *
=>=> Family Mionostroiavidae *
=>=> Family Plionostoiavidae *
=>=> [[several other families]] *
(Order Piciformes)
=> (Family Picidae)
=>=> Sub-family Tumuluiimalleusinae [*]
=> Family Malabraiavidae
(Sub-cohort Australaves)
(Order Cariamiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Falconiformes) [[none]]
(Order Psittaciformes)
=> Super-family Boreopsittacoidea
=>=> Family Eopsittacidae*
=>=> Family Pliopsittacidae *
=>=> Family Boreopsittacidae
=> (Super-family Psittacoidea)
=>=> (Family Psittaculidae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Iduipsittaculinae
(Order Passeriformes)
=>=> Family Psittacorhynchidae *
=> (Sub-order Suboscines)
=>=> Infra-order Iduipasseriformae
=>=>=>=> Family Mimbruethiidae *
=>=>=> Super-family Fulviornoidea
=>=>=>=> Family Gerrurhiiidae *
=>=>=>=> Family Reeveiornidae *
=>=>=>=> Family Fulviornidae
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Eufulviorninae
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Parvofulviorninae
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Chlorocephalinae
=>=>=>=> Family Brachyrostrornidae
=>=>=>=> Family Formiciphilavidae
=>=>=>=> Family Stentorornidae
=>=>=> Super-family Piscatorlaniioidea
=>=>=>=> Family Piscatorlaiidae
=>=>=> Super-family Parvulornoidea
=>=>=>=> Family Paleoparvulornidae *
=>=>=>=> Family Parvulornidae
=>=>=>=> Family Baranxtuiavidae
=>=>=>=> Family Cyanorostridae
=>=>=>=> Family Arboriascenderidae
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Arboriascenderinae
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Petroascenderinae
=>=>=>=> Family Nectarimulgidae
=> (Sub-order Oscines)
=>=>=>Family Nonoriolidae
=>=> (Super-family Passeroidea)
=>=>=> Family Oligopaseroidae * [?]
=>=>=> Family Fonzoiavidae *
=>=>=> Family Macrotroglodytidae *
=>=>=> Family Iduisylvidae
=>=>=> Family Rodmelliidae
=>=>=> (Family Turdidae)
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Ouzelluinae
and either
=>=>=> Family Erythrofrontalidae
or
=>=>=> (Family Timalidae)
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Erythrofrontalinae
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English names
Deinogalliformae = ΄Terror-Chickens΄
Aquilogallidae = Ground Eagles, or Killfowl
Neoperdicidae = [Iduvian] partridges and quail
Neoperdicinae = [some] [Iduvian] partridges
Erythroperdicinae = Rufous Partridges
Nyctoperdicinae = Night Partridge
Dendroperdicinae = Tree Partridges
Parvoperdicinae = [Iduvian] quail
Fucaivorornidae = Kelp Grouse
Prophasianinae = [Prophasian] pheasants
Presbyanserinae = Wading Geese
Xenomerginae = Odder Duck, or Saw-billed Steamer
# (Odontopterygiformes) / Neopelagornithidae = Toothbirds, or Soarers
Iduicolumbinae = [some] [Iduvian] pigeons and doves
Hesperocolumbinae = [some] [Iduvian] pigeons and doves
Cyanocolumbinae = Blue Doves
Heterocolumbidae = [some] [Iduvian] pigeons and doves
Frugivorornoidea = [Iduvian] fruit pigeons and fruit-doves
Microcolumbidae = Fig Doves, or Pygmy Pigeons, or Smidgeons
Callicaudatidae [*] = Pigeons-of-Paradise
Geocolumbiae = Ground Pigeons
Coturnocolumbidae = Quail-Doves
Xerocolumbidae * = Dryfowl
Boreopodicepidae = Northern Grebes
Boreopodicepinae = Sea-Grebes
Struthiotidinae = Greatest Bustard
Cursoridae = [Cursors and Groundrunners]
Orthocursorinae = Cursors
Parvocursorinae = Groundrunners
Kirrouinae = Kirrous
Paracuculdiae =Kirrocks
Cuculiraptoroidea = [Cuckoo-hawks]
Cuculiraptoridae = Clockbird
Pictiapodinae = Painted Swifts
Boreowillinae = Northwills
Nyctiphantasmidae = Night-ghosts
Terpsichoriformes / Terpsichoridae = Dancing Herons
Terpsichoravinae = White Dancer
Ibidorostriformes / Ibidosotridae = River Ibises
Mesocharadriinae = Grey Plovers
Paracharadriidae = [some] [Iduvian] plovers
Paracharadriinae = [Iduvian] lapwings, and green plovers
[inc. ΄Aureocharadriinae΄] = [Iduvian] Golden Plover
Fulvocharadriinae = Brown Plovers
Neocharadriinae = [some] [Iduvian] plovers
Aeoliavidae = Windriders
Boreocharadriidae = [the Arctic Plover and the Thickbills]
Boreocharadriinae = Arctic Plover
Pachyrhynchinae = Thickbills
Patellaraptoridae = Limpet-hunters
Iduiscolopacinae = some [Iduvian] sandpipers and knots
Farradorninae = [Iduvian] Wrybills
Paraphalaropinae = Seapipers
Ibidonumeninae = Ibis-Curlews
Cochleonumeninae = Spoon-billed Curlews
Stercorariibuteoninae = Ice Buzzards
Pinguinoidinae = Garefowl, or Flightless Auks
Malabrairallinae = Malabran Green Rails
Mesorallinae = Erroph?s Rail
Palaeorallidae = [Charrwin?s Rails, the Fen-hen, [[non-Malabran]] Green Rails]
Charwinnirallinae = Charrwin΄s Rails Feniirallinae = Fen-hen Vireorallinae = [[non-Malabran]] Green Rails Cuniculiirallinae / Cuniculiirallidae = Burrowing Rails [Bigfoot Rail and Digger Rail] Cornuornidae = Buglers
Deinogrues * / Deinogruidae * / Titanogruidae * = ΄Terror Cranes΄
Keeslandinae = White Petrels
Hesperosulinae = Western, or Grey, Gannets
Coelorostrinae = Hole-billed Heron
Brevirostridae * = Short-beaked Herons
Iduivulturinae = = [Iduvian] vultures
# (Teratornidae) = Emperor or Purple Vulture, or [Iduvian] Condor
Melanopteraccipiterinae = Black-winged Hawks
Strigiaccipiterinae = Bat-Hawk
Iduiaccipitridae = [some] [Iduvian] hawks
Bracataiaccipitrinae = Booted Hawks
Deinoaccipitrinae = Screech Hawks, or Terror-Hawks
Umbraiaccipiterinae = Shadow Hawks
Iduiaviformes = [[΄Iduiaves΄, or ?endemic accipitiriformoids?]]
Iduiraptoriformae / Iduiraptroidea = ΄Native Hawks΄
Neoraptoridae = [some] [Iduvian] hawks
Aureoaccipitrinae = Golden Hawk, or Lion Hawk
Mohockiaccipitrinae = Crested Hawks
Notoraccipiterinae = Forest Hawks and Forest Hawklets
Parvomohockiidae = Crested Hawklets
Georaptroidea / Georaptoridae = Ground Hawks
Mohockiornidae = Crested Crows
Iduiorniformae = [non-raptorial Iduiaves]
Iduiornithoidea = [long-winged Iduiorniforms]
Aestipterornidae = Summerwings, or Martlets
Viridiostriginae = Green Owls
Falcostrigidae = Falcon-Owlets [and Falcon-Owls *]
Muriornidae = [Iduvian] Mousebirds
Parabucerotidae = [Greatbeaks and Tree Hoopoes]
Macrorostiorninae = Greatbeaks
Dendroepopinae = Tree Hoopoes
Parapassera / Antipasseridae = ΄Mock-Passerines΄
Antisturninae = Swarmbirds, or Swarmlings
Taxovorinae = Yew-watchers
Charrwinornidae = Charrwin΄s Thrushes
Vulcanavidae = Volcano-watcher
Paralaniinae = Shrike-Rollers
Pseudocuculiiforma / Pseudocuculiidae = Bother-Birds, or Usurpers
Tarrabiaidae = Tarrabai
Hrrughinae = Hoverbirds
Lazuliavinae = Purple, or ΄Lazuline΄, Kingfishers
Darrlesiidae = Great Kingfishers
Tumuluiimalleusinae [*] = Antpeckers
Malabraiavidae = [Iduvian] Barbets
Boreopsittacoidea / Boreopsittacidae = Northlands Blue Parrot
Iduipsittaculinae = [other] [Iduvian] parrots & parakeets
Psittacorhynchidae * = [Parrot-beaked passerines]
Iduipasseriformae = [Iduvian Sub-Oscines]
Fulviornoidea = [larger Iduvian Sub-Oscines]
Fulviornidae = Brownbirds
Eufulviorninae = Common Brownbirds
Parvofulviorninae = Little Brownbirds
Chlorocephalinae = Green-headed Brownbirds, or Greeencaps
Brachyrostrornidae = Widebeaks
Formiciphilavidae = Antfriends
Stentorornidae = Racketts
Piscatorlaniioidea / Piscatorlaiidae = Fisher-Shrikes
Parvulornoidea = [smaller Iduvian Sub-Ocines]
Parvulornidae = Flitts
Baranxtuiavidae = Cheer-up Birds
Cyanorostridae = Bluebills
Arboriascenderidae = [Tree-climbers & Rock-hoppers]
Arboriascenderinae = Tree-climbers
Petroascenderinae = Rock-hoppers
Nectarimulgidae = Buzzbirds
Nonoriolidae = [Iduvian] Orioles
Macrotroglodytidae * = Giant Wrens
Iduisylvidae = [Iduvian] warblers
Rodmelliidae = [Rodmellid] finches
Ouzelluinae = [Iduvian] thrushes
Erythrofrontalidae or Erythrofrontalinae = Kitt-Robin
Historically, types of life-forms have been classified into groups in a hierarchy of named levels from ΄Domain΄ [a fairly recent innovation, which is the widest in extent, ?above? the previous top level of ΄Kingdom΄?] down to ΄Species΄, or in some cases even down to ΄Sub-species΄ or ΄Race΄. More recently, mainstream biological thought has preferred to use ΄cladistic΄ systems of classification in which a population΄s affinities are shown as its part of a branching ?tree of life? with multiple divisions that mostly don΄t correspond clearly with the formerly-recognised levels. However as classifications in the latter system tend to be more cumbersome to write than ones in the older system, and may be harder for non-biologists to comprehend, I will basically be using a version of the older system ? although taking account of modern research into the relationships between groups, and in some cases inserting extra levels into the pattern to account for this ? when writing this set of articles: The levels of classification used will be as shown in the following list, in which the levels shown in bold here will apply in all species΄ lineages but some or all of the [potential] levels that are shown here in normal font instead will often be omitted as unnecessary.
Domain => Sub-Domain => Infra-Domain => Kingdom => Sub-kingdom => Infra-kingdom => Super-phylum => Phylum => Sub-phylum => Super-class => Class => Sub-class => Infra-class => Super-cohort => Cohort => Sub-cohort => Super-order => Order => Sub-order => Infra-order => Super-family => Family => Sub-family => Tribe => Genus => Sub-genus => Super-species => Species => Sub-species => Race.
All the species of Birds that now exist belong in the Class Aves (which belongs to [naming only the ?major? steps, until we reach that point in the list] the Domain Eukaryota, Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, and Sub-phylum Vertebrata), as do some of their extinct relatives. Modern systems of classification tend to add only those extinct forms that share the latest common ancestor of all the extant forms within this category, and for simplicity΄s sake ? and as, in my opinion, the likelihood that our region΄s fauna still includes any members of the groups which that would exclude seems very low? I will do the same.
I am nowhere close to writing a complete list of the Bird species that can be found living wild within the IDU yet, and probably never would get that far even if everybody else with nations here were to agree fully with my suggestions. However I do have a fairly good idea about which taxonomical families of birds that occur on RL Earth are likely either to be present in the IDU as well or ? due to our region΄s differences from RL Earth in geomorphological and evolutionary histories ? to have local replacements that occur only in the IDU (rather than on RL Earth as well) instead. Species or larger groups of life-forms which occur naturally only within some specific area (such as, for example, the IDU), are described as being ΄endemic΄ to that area, and here is my [currently] suggested list for our region΄s endemic Bird groups down to the ΄Sub-family΄ level. We certainly will have many species and even genera (and maybeso even for certain families, some entire ΄tribes΄?) of endemic birds that belong to families or sub-families which we share with RL Earth, too, but I΄ll leave the discussion of those for another time.
Some of these endemic groups would exist in part or all of the IDU alongside their closest RL equivalents, but others would almost certainly ?replace? those counterparts fully [unless any of you insist on still having those counterparts present within your nations]. Reasonably well-known RL groups that I would expect to see fully replaced are: partridges & quail [replaced by an endemic family that΄s closely related to the RL one], Albatrosses [replaced by Albatross-sized members of the Odontopterygiformes, a group whose last RL members didn΄t die out until only maybeso 2 million years ago], Divers/Loons [replaced by an additional branch of the Grebes], ?true? Cuckoos [replaced, in different areas & roles, by members of several different groups], Spoonbills [replaced by a specialised offshoot of the Curlews], Swallows [replaced by one branch of an endemic Order that΄s actually more closely related to Hawks], Shrikes [replaced by members of a group that΄s more closely related to Kingfishers], Hummingbirds and Sunbirds [both replaced by a group that΄s more related to the latter] and Warblers [for which, rather than sharing either or both of the RL ΄Old World Warbler΄ and ΄New World Warbler΄ families, we have an endemic family from the same basic group as those?]. Okay?
In the following lists a name given in parentheses, (thus), indicates that the group in question has members on RL Earth as well as in the IDU: If a ΄^΄ sign follows one of those names then it indicates that the name in question is one that [probably] isn΄t used in RL but that I΄ve added it here because I considered inserting another named level into the more usual RL pattern at that point useful for clarity. If a name is preceded by a ΄#΄ sign then the group in question is now extinct in RL: If a name is followed by an asterisk, thus *, then the group in question is [probably, unless any of you decide that it should still exist within your nations] now extinct within the IDU... For some groups both of those situations apply. However if the asterisk is enclosed, thus [*], then there exists some uncertainty (IC and/or OOC?) about the group΄s current status. (I have included a number of now-extinct groups in this list because deciding which groups should be present today entailed thinking through the region΄s evolutionary history, and it seemed probable to me that those groups ? or something along similar lines ? [i]should have existed here at various stages before the fauna had reached its modern pattern: It΄s just a case of ?showing my working?, basically, although if anybody΄s interested enough then I suppose there would be potential material here for use in RP about palaeontological expeditions?)[/i]
The first list gives the ΄scientific΄ names for all of these groups, and shows where they fit in among the groups that exist in RL: For this reason I΄ve included all of the Orders, even those that don΄t have any endemic Sub-families or larger groups here: If their name is followed by ΄[[none]]΄[ then that simply means that there are no endemic sub-groups; only if that is followed by ΄ABSENT΄ does it indicate that I think the Order in question wouldn΄t have any members native to the IDU [unless any of you are absolutely determined to have them present within your own nation] at all. The names are in ?Biologists΄ Latin?, which borrows some descriptive elements from Greek and names of relevant people or places from various other languages (e.g. English, Ursine?) too in addition to using genuinely Latin elements, and so some of these names might seem ?incorrect? to people who actually know ΄proper΄ Latin. If you΄re in the latter category then feel free to suggest [and to explain, too, please?] potential ΄improvements΄ for that aspect of the list. The fact that I myself do not know much ΄proper΄ Latin means that I΄ve had to work mainly from terms that I understood from various RL species names, resulting in an amount of repetition here that doesn΄t entirely please me, so I΄m open to suggestions about more diverse synonyms or other alternatives as well: Just remember [1] that we can΄t duplicate the names already given to any RL groups; and [2] the endings ??inae? for sub-families, ?-idae? for families, and (as we΄re talking about Birds here) ?-iformes? for orders are actually required.
The second list then gives suggested names in English for the members of each extant endemic group, and for some of the extinct ones as well, many of which should give you clues about those groups΄ ecological functions.
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(Class Aves, Sub-class Paleognathae)
(Order Struthioniformes): [[none]]
(Order Rheiformes): [[none]] ABSENT
# (order Lithorniformes): [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Casuariiformes): [[none]] ABSENT
# (Order Dinorniformes): [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Tinamiformes): [[none]]
(Order Apterygiformes): [[none]] ABSENT
# (Order Aepyorniformes): [[none]] ABSENT
(Class Aves, Sub-class Neognathae; basal stock)
Order Proteroperdiciformes *
=> Family Archaeoperdicidae *
=> Family Protoeroperdicidae *
=> Family Briiiperdicidae *
(Class Aves, Sub-class Neognathae, Infra-class Galloanserae)
# (Order Gastorniformes) * [[none]]
(Super-order Pangalliformes)
Order Palaeogalliformes
=>=> Family Galloraptoridae *
=> Sub-order Palaeoperdiciformae *
=>=> Family Palaeoperdicidae *
=>=>=> Sub-family Eteoperdicidae *
=>=>=> Sub-family Xenoperdicidae *
=>=>=> Sub-family Macroperdicidae *
=>=> Family Oligoperdicidae *
=>=> Family Insuliiperdicidae *
=>=> Family Eodendroperdicidae*
=> Sub-order Deinogalliformae
=>=> Family Eodeinogallidae *
=>=> Family Deinogallidae *
=>=> Family Aquilogallidae
# (Order Sylviorniformes ^) *
=> Family Eosylviornidae *
=> Family Iduisylviornidae *
=>=> Sub-family Iduisylviorninae *
=>=> Sub-family Megasylviorninae *
(Order Galliformes)
=> Family Eteoperdicidae *
=> Family Oligoperdicidae *
=> Family Oligophasianidae *
=> Family Promeleagridae *
=> Family Neoperdicidae
=>=> Sub-family Neoperdicinae
=>=> Sub-family Erythroperdicinae
=>=> Sub-family Nyctoperdicinae
=>=> Sub-family Dendroperdicinae
=>=> Sub-family Parvoperdicinae
=> Family Fucaivorornidae
=> Family Struthiogallidae *
=> (Family Phasianidae)
=>=> Sub-family Prophasianinae
(Super-order Pananseriformes)
(Order Anseriformes)
=> Sub-order Baryorniformae *
=>=> Family Baryornithidae *
=> (Sub-order Anseriformae ^)
=>=> (Family Anseridae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Presbyanserinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Xenomerginae
# (Order Odontopterygiformes)
=> # (Family Pelagornithidae) *
=>=> Sub-family Thalssornithinae *
=> Family Notopelagornithidae *
=> Family Neopelagornithidae
(Class Aves, Sub-class Neognathae, Infra-class Neoaves)
(Super-cohort Columbae, Cohort Columbimorpha)
Super-order Columbimorphae
(Order Columbiformes)
=> (Sub-order Columbiae ^)
=>=> (Super-family Columboidea ^)
=>=>=> Family Miocolumbidae *
=>=>=> (Family Columbidae)
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Iduicolumbinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Hesperocolumbinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Cyanocolumbinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Iduiraphinae *
=>=>=> Family Heterocolumbidae
=>=> Super-family Frugivorornoidea
=>=>=> Family Frugivorornidae*
=>=>=> Family Microcolumbidae
=>=>=> Family Callicaudatidae [*]
=> Sub-order Geocolumbiae
=>=> Family Perdiciocolumbidae *
=>=> Family Coturnocolumbidae
=>=> Family Xerocolumbidae *
Order Chlorophagorniformes *
=> Family Chlorophagornidae *
Super-order Pteroclidiformae
(Order Pteroclidiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Mesitornithiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Super-cohort Columbae, Cohort Mirandornithes)
(Order Podicepiformes)
=> Family Paleopodicepidae *
=>=> Sub-family Eopodicepinae *
=>=> Sub-family Potamopodicepinae *
=>=> Sub-family Presbypodicepinae *
=> Family Boreopodicepidae
=>=> Sub-family Boreopodicepinae
=>=> Sub-family Thalassopodicepinae *
(Order Phoenicopteriformes) [[none]]
(Super-cohort Passerae, Cohort Otidae)
(Sub-cohort Otididimorpha)
(Order Otididiformes)
=> (Family Otididae)
=>=> Sub-family Struthiotidinae
=> Family Cursoridae
=>=> Sub-family Orthocursorinae
=>=> Sub-family Parvocursorinae
(Order Cuculiformes)
=> (Super-family Cuculoidea ^)
=>=> (Family Centropodidae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Kirrouinae
=>=> Family Paracuculdiae
=> Super-family Cuculiraptoroidea
=>=> Family Cuculiraptoridae
=>=> family Parvocuculidae *
(Order Musophagiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Sub-cohort Cypselomorphae
(Super-order Daedalornithes)
=> (Order Apodiformes)
=>=> (Family Apodidae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Pictiapodinae
=> (Order Aegotheliformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Super-order Caprimulgiformae^)
=> (Order Caprimulgformes)
=>=> (Family Caprimulgidae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Boreowillinae
=>=> Family Nyctiphantasmidae
=> (Order Podargiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
=> (Order Steatornithiformes) [[none]]
(Super-cohort Passerae, Cohort Coronaves)
(Order Opisthocomiformes) [[none]]
Order Terpsichoriformes
=> Family Terpsichoridae
=>=> Sub-family Terpsichoravinae
=>=> Sub-family Terpsichorardeinae *
(Super-order Eurypigimorphae)
(Order Eurpygiformes) [[none]]
(Order Phaetoniformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Sub-cohort Cursoimorpha)
=> Family Proteorallidae *
Order Ibidorostriformes
=> Family Ibidosotridae
(Order Charadriformes)
=> (Family Charadriidae)
=>=> Sub-family Palaeocharadriinae *
=>=> Sub-family Mesocharadriinae
=> Family Paracharadriidae
=>=> Sub-family Paracharadriinae
[inc. ΄Aureocharadriinae΄]
=>=> Sub-family Fulvocharadriinae
=>=> Sub-family Neocharadriinae
=> Family Aeoliavidae
=> Family Boreocharadriidae
=>=> Sub-family Albicharadriinae
=>=> Sub-family Pachyrhynchinae
=> Family Patellaraptoridae
=> (Family Scolopacidae)
=>=> Sub-family Iduiscolopacinae
=>=> Sub-family Farradorninae
=>=> Sub-family Paraphalaropinae
=>=> Sub-family Ibidonumeninae
=>=> Sub-family Cochleonumeninae
=> (Family Stercorariidae)
=>=> Sub-family Stercorariibuteoninae
=> Family Boreoraptoridae *
=>=> Sub-family Boreoaquiloidinae *
=>=> Sub-family Boreoacciptrinae *
=> (Family Alcidae)
=>=> Sub-family Pinguinoidinae
(Order Gruiformes)
=> (Sub-order Grues)
=>=> (Family Rallidae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Malabrairallinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Mesorallinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Viridiorallinae
=>=> Family Palaeorallidae
=>=>=> Sub-family Eorallinae *
=>=>=> Sub-family Palaeorallinae *
=>=>=> Sub-family Charwinnirallinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Feniirallinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Vireorallinae
=>=>=> Sub-family Cuniculiirallinae [or =>=> Family Cuniculiirallidae]
=>=> Family Cornuornidae
=> Sub-order Deinogrues *
=> Family Deinogruidae *
=> Family Titanogruidae *
(Sub-cohort Aequiornithes)
(Order Gaviiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Procellariformes)
=> (Family Procellaridae)
=>=> Sub-family Keeslandinae
(Order Sphensiciformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Ciconiiformes) [[none]]
(Order Suliformes)
=> (Family Sulidae)
=>=> Sub-family Hesperosulinae
(Order Pelecaniformes)
=> (Sub-order Pelecaniforma ^)
=>=> Super-family Ardeiformae ^
=>=>=> (Family Ardeidae)
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Coelorostrinae
=>=>=> Family Brevirostridae *
(Sub-cohort Telluraves)
(Infra-cohort Afroaves
(Order Cathartiformes)
=> (Family Cathartidae)
=>=> (Sub-family Cathartinae ^)
=>=> Sub-family Iduivulturinae
=> # (Family Teratornidae)
(Super-order Accipitrimorpha ^)
(Order Accipitriformes)
=> Family Accipitridae
=>=> Sub-family Melanopteraccipiterinae
=>=> Sub-family Strigiaccipiterinae
=> Family Iduiaccipitridae
=>=> Sub-family Mesoaccipitrinae *
=>=> Sub-family Bracataiaccipitrinae
=>=> Sub-family Deinoaccipitrinae
=>=> Sub-family Umbraiaccipiterinae
Order Iduiaviformes
=>=> Family Palaeoiduiavidae *
=> Sub-order Iduiraptoriformae
=>=> Super-family Iduiraptroidea
=>=>=> Family Eoraptoridae *
=>=>=> Family Heteroraptoridae *
=>=>=> Family Ichthyraptoridae *
=>=>=> Family Macroraptoridae *
=>=>=> Family Neoraptoridae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Aureoaccipitrinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Mohockiaccipitrinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Notoraptorinae
>=>=> Family Parvomohockiidae
=>=> Super-family Georaptroidea
=>=>=> Family Georaptoridae
=>=>=> Family Mohockiornidae
=>=>=> Family Ultimoraptoridae * [[disputed]]
=> Sub-order Iduiorniformae
=>=> Super-family Iduiornithoidea
=>=>=> Family Oligoiduiornidae *
=>=>=> Family Aestipterornidae
=>=> Super-family Orthoiduiornoidea *
=>=>=> Family Orthoiduiornidae *
=>=>=> Family Paraiduiornidae *
=>=>=> Family Hesperoiduiornidae *
=>=>=> Family Querciornidae *
[end of Accipitrimorpha]
(Order Strigiformes)
=> (Family Tytonidae)
=>=> Sub-family Viridiostriginae
=> Family Falcostrigidae
(Order Coliiformes)
=> Family Eomuriornidae *
=> Family Sciurornidae *
=> Family Muriornidae
(Super-order Coraciimorpha ^)
(Order Leptosomatiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Trogoniformes) [[none]]
(Order Bucerotiformes)
=> Family Parabucerotidae
=>=> Sub-family Macrorostiorninae
=>=> Sub-family Dendroepopinae
(Order Coraciiformes)
=> (Sub-order Coraciiforma ^)
=>=> (Infra-order Eucororaciiforma ^)
=>=>=> (Super-family Coraciioidea ^)
=>=>=>=> (Family Coraciidae)
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Paralaniinae
=>=> Infra-order Pseudocuculiiforma
=>=> Family Pseudocuculiidae
=> (Sub-order Alecidiforma ^)
=>=>=> Family Proterohalcyonidae *
=>=> (Super-family Momotoidea ^)
=>=>=> Family Tarrabiaidae
=>=> (Super-family Alceioidea ^)
=>=>=> (Family Alecidae)
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Hrrughinae
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Lazuliavinae
=>=>=> Family Darrlesiidae
=> Sub-order Parapassera
=>=> Family Antipasseridae
=>=>=> Sub-family Antisturninae
=>=>=> Sub-family Taxovorinae
=>=>=> [[several other sub-families]] *
=>=> Family Charrwinornidae
=>=> Family Vulcanavidae
=>=> Family Mikitivitiornidae *
=>=> Family Mionostroiavidae *
=>=> Family Plionostoiavidae *
=>=> [[several other families]] *
(Order Piciformes)
=> (Family Picidae)
=>=> Sub-family Tumuluiimalleusinae [*]
=> Family Malabraiavidae
(Sub-cohort Australaves)
(Order Cariamiformes) [[none]] ABSENT
(Order Falconiformes) [[none]]
(Order Psittaciformes)
=> Super-family Boreopsittacoidea
=>=> Family Eopsittacidae*
=>=> Family Pliopsittacidae *
=>=> Family Boreopsittacidae
=> (Super-family Psittacoidea)
=>=> (Family Psittaculidae)
=>=>=> Sub-family Iduipsittaculinae
(Order Passeriformes)
=>=> Family Psittacorhynchidae *
=> (Sub-order Suboscines)
=>=> Infra-order Iduipasseriformae
=>=>=>=> Family Mimbruethiidae *
=>=>=> Super-family Fulviornoidea
=>=>=>=> Family Gerrurhiiidae *
=>=>=>=> Family Reeveiornidae *
=>=>=>=> Family Fulviornidae
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Eufulviorninae
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Parvofulviorninae
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Chlorocephalinae
=>=>=>=> Family Brachyrostrornidae
=>=>=>=> Family Formiciphilavidae
=>=>=>=> Family Stentorornidae
=>=>=> Super-family Piscatorlaniioidea
=>=>=>=> Family Piscatorlaiidae
=>=>=> Super-family Parvulornoidea
=>=>=>=> Family Paleoparvulornidae *
=>=>=>=> Family Parvulornidae
=>=>=>=> Family Baranxtuiavidae
=>=>=>=> Family Cyanorostridae
=>=>=>=> Family Arboriascenderidae
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Arboriascenderinae
=>=>=>=>=> Sub-family Petroascenderinae
=>=>=>=> Family Nectarimulgidae
=> (Sub-order Oscines)
=>=>=>Family Nonoriolidae
=>=> (Super-family Passeroidea)
=>=>=> Family Oligopaseroidae * [?]
=>=>=> Family Fonzoiavidae *
=>=>=> Family Macrotroglodytidae *
=>=>=> Family Iduisylvidae
=>=>=> Family Rodmelliidae
=>=>=> (Family Turdidae)
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Ouzelluinae
and either
=>=>=> Family Erythrofrontalidae
or
=>=>=> (Family Timalidae)
=>=>=>=> Sub-family Erythrofrontalinae
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English names
Deinogalliformae = ΄Terror-Chickens΄
Aquilogallidae = Ground Eagles, or Killfowl
Neoperdicidae = [Iduvian] partridges and quail
Neoperdicinae = [some] [Iduvian] partridges
Erythroperdicinae = Rufous Partridges
Nyctoperdicinae = Night Partridge
Dendroperdicinae = Tree Partridges
Parvoperdicinae = [Iduvian] quail
Fucaivorornidae = Kelp Grouse
Prophasianinae = [Prophasian] pheasants
Presbyanserinae = Wading Geese
Xenomerginae = Odder Duck, or Saw-billed Steamer
# (Odontopterygiformes) / Neopelagornithidae = Toothbirds, or Soarers
Iduicolumbinae = [some] [Iduvian] pigeons and doves
Hesperocolumbinae = [some] [Iduvian] pigeons and doves
Cyanocolumbinae = Blue Doves
Heterocolumbidae = [some] [Iduvian] pigeons and doves
Frugivorornoidea = [Iduvian] fruit pigeons and fruit-doves
Microcolumbidae = Fig Doves, or Pygmy Pigeons, or Smidgeons
Callicaudatidae [*] = Pigeons-of-Paradise
Geocolumbiae = Ground Pigeons
Coturnocolumbidae = Quail-Doves
Xerocolumbidae * = Dryfowl
Boreopodicepidae = Northern Grebes
Boreopodicepinae = Sea-Grebes
Struthiotidinae = Greatest Bustard
Cursoridae = [Cursors and Groundrunners]
Orthocursorinae = Cursors
Parvocursorinae = Groundrunners
Kirrouinae = Kirrous
Paracuculdiae =Kirrocks
Cuculiraptoroidea = [Cuckoo-hawks]
Cuculiraptoridae = Clockbird
Pictiapodinae = Painted Swifts
Boreowillinae = Northwills
Nyctiphantasmidae = Night-ghosts
Terpsichoriformes / Terpsichoridae = Dancing Herons
Terpsichoravinae = White Dancer
Ibidorostriformes / Ibidosotridae = River Ibises
Mesocharadriinae = Grey Plovers
Paracharadriidae = [some] [Iduvian] plovers
Paracharadriinae = [Iduvian] lapwings, and green plovers
[inc. ΄Aureocharadriinae΄] = [Iduvian] Golden Plover
Fulvocharadriinae = Brown Plovers
Neocharadriinae = [some] [Iduvian] plovers
Aeoliavidae = Windriders
Boreocharadriidae = [the Arctic Plover and the Thickbills]
Boreocharadriinae = Arctic Plover
Pachyrhynchinae = Thickbills
Patellaraptoridae = Limpet-hunters
Iduiscolopacinae = some [Iduvian] sandpipers and knots
Farradorninae = [Iduvian] Wrybills
Paraphalaropinae = Seapipers
Ibidonumeninae = Ibis-Curlews
Cochleonumeninae = Spoon-billed Curlews
Stercorariibuteoninae = Ice Buzzards
Pinguinoidinae = Garefowl, or Flightless Auks
Malabrairallinae = Malabran Green Rails
Mesorallinae = Erroph?s Rail
Palaeorallidae = [Charrwin?s Rails, the Fen-hen, [[non-Malabran]] Green Rails]
Charwinnirallinae = Charrwin΄s Rails Feniirallinae = Fen-hen Vireorallinae = [[non-Malabran]] Green Rails Cuniculiirallinae / Cuniculiirallidae = Burrowing Rails [Bigfoot Rail and Digger Rail] Cornuornidae = Buglers
Deinogrues * / Deinogruidae * / Titanogruidae * = ΄Terror Cranes΄
Keeslandinae = White Petrels
Hesperosulinae = Western, or Grey, Gannets
Coelorostrinae = Hole-billed Heron
Brevirostridae * = Short-beaked Herons
Iduivulturinae = = [Iduvian] vultures
# (Teratornidae) = Emperor or Purple Vulture, or [Iduvian] Condor
Melanopteraccipiterinae = Black-winged Hawks
Strigiaccipiterinae = Bat-Hawk
Iduiaccipitridae = [some] [Iduvian] hawks
Bracataiaccipitrinae = Booted Hawks
Deinoaccipitrinae = Screech Hawks, or Terror-Hawks
Umbraiaccipiterinae = Shadow Hawks
Iduiaviformes = [[΄Iduiaves΄, or ?endemic accipitiriformoids?]]
Iduiraptoriformae / Iduiraptroidea = ΄Native Hawks΄
Neoraptoridae = [some] [Iduvian] hawks
Aureoaccipitrinae = Golden Hawk, or Lion Hawk
Mohockiaccipitrinae = Crested Hawks
Notoraccipiterinae = Forest Hawks and Forest Hawklets
Parvomohockiidae = Crested Hawklets
Georaptroidea / Georaptoridae = Ground Hawks
Mohockiornidae = Crested Crows
Iduiorniformae = [non-raptorial Iduiaves]
Iduiornithoidea = [long-winged Iduiorniforms]
Aestipterornidae = Summerwings, or Martlets
Viridiostriginae = Green Owls
Falcostrigidae = Falcon-Owlets [and Falcon-Owls *]
Muriornidae = [Iduvian] Mousebirds
Parabucerotidae = [Greatbeaks and Tree Hoopoes]
Macrorostiorninae = Greatbeaks
Dendroepopinae = Tree Hoopoes
Parapassera / Antipasseridae = ΄Mock-Passerines΄
Antisturninae = Swarmbirds, or Swarmlings
Taxovorinae = Yew-watchers
Charrwinornidae = Charrwin΄s Thrushes
Vulcanavidae = Volcano-watcher
Paralaniinae = Shrike-Rollers
Pseudocuculiiforma / Pseudocuculiidae = Bother-Birds, or Usurpers
Tarrabiaidae = Tarrabai
Hrrughinae = Hoverbirds
Lazuliavinae = Purple, or ΄Lazuline΄, Kingfishers
Darrlesiidae = Great Kingfishers
Tumuluiimalleusinae [*] = Antpeckers
Malabraiavidae = [Iduvian] Barbets
Boreopsittacoidea / Boreopsittacidae = Northlands Blue Parrot
Iduipsittaculinae = [other] [Iduvian] parrots & parakeets
Psittacorhynchidae * = [Parrot-beaked passerines]
Iduipasseriformae = [Iduvian Sub-Oscines]
Fulviornoidea = [larger Iduvian Sub-Oscines]
Fulviornidae = Brownbirds
Eufulviorninae = Common Brownbirds
Parvofulviorninae = Little Brownbirds
Chlorocephalinae = Green-headed Brownbirds, or Greeencaps
Brachyrostrornidae = Widebeaks
Formiciphilavidae = Antfriends
Stentorornidae = Racketts
Piscatorlaniioidea / Piscatorlaiidae = Fisher-Shrikes
Parvulornoidea = [smaller Iduvian Sub-Ocines]
Parvulornidae = Flitts
Baranxtuiavidae = Cheer-up Birds
Cyanorostridae = Bluebills
Arboriascenderidae = [Tree-climbers & Rock-hoppers]
Arboriascenderinae = Tree-climbers
Petroascenderinae = Rock-hoppers
Nectarimulgidae = Buzzbirds
Nonoriolidae = [Iduvian] Orioles
Macrotroglodytidae * = Giant Wrens
Iduisylvidae = [Iduvian] warblers
Rodmelliidae = [Rodmellid] finches
Ouzelluinae = [Iduvian] thrushes
Erythrofrontalidae or Erythrofrontalinae = Kitt-Robin