Personal Project — Bird Families of the World
 
 
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Cuculidae Cuckoos & allies
Yellow-throated Cuckoo: 3 Dec 2013 Antwikwaa, Ghana
Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Standard-winged Nightjar (fem): 13 Dec 2013 Mole, Ghana
Nyctibiidae Potoos
Common Potoo: 23 July 2010 Rio Claro, Pantanal, Brazil
Steatornithidae Oilbird
Oilbird: 25 Dec 2006 Asa Wright, Trinidad
Podargidae Frogmouths
Tawny Frogmouth: 11 Nov 1983 Wyperfeld NP, Australia
Aegothelidae Owlet-Nightjars
Australian Nightjar: 11 Nov 1983 Wyperfeld NP, Australia
Apodidae Swifts
White-throated Swift: 26 May 2008 Salinas, CA, USA
Hemiprocnidae Treeswifts
Whiskered Treeswift: Aug 2003 Borneo, Malaysia
Trochilidae Hummingbirds
Marvelous Spatulatetail: 24 Nov 2014 Huembo, Peru

Family seen but not photographed:

Sarothruridae Flufftails

Rallidae Rails
Ridgway's Rail: 2 Feb 1979 San Francisco Bay, USA
Heliornithidae Finfoots
Sungrebe: 20 July 2010 Pantanal, Brazil
Aramidae Limpkin
Limpkin: 5 Aug 1999 Pantanal, Brazil

Family seen but not photographed:

Psophiidae Trumpeters

Gruidae Cranes
Black-necked Crane: 21 Jun 2004 Qinghai, China
Pluvianellidae Magellanic Plover
Magellanic Plover: 15 Nov 2022 Patagonia, Argentina
Chionidae Sheathbills
Snowy Sheathbill: 18 Nov 2023 Beagle Channel, Argentina
Burhinidae Thick-knees
Water Thick-knee: 11 July 2021 Mikumi NP, Tanzania
 
 
 
 
 

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