Class

Aves

Aves is the scientific class of birds. Every bird has feathers and a beak and lays eggs, and birds are the living descendants of dinosaurs.

All 39 animals in the library, from the chicken to the zebra finch. Most of them live in Asia and North America.

Herbivores 1
Omnivores 29
Carnivores 7
Insectivores 2

Chicken Gallus gallus domesticus Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Not Evaluated Lives 8-10 years; commercial birds far less
Cockatoo Cacatuidae (sulfur-crested: Cacatua galerita) Omnivore Bird Lives 40-60 years in the wild; longer in captivity
Crow Corvus (genus, about 45 species) Omnivore Bird Lives 7-8 years in the wild; over 30 in captivity
Cuckoo Cuculidae (common cuckoo: Cuculus canorus) Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives 4-6 years
Duck Anatidae: Anas platyrhynchos and about 120 other species Omnivore Bird Lives 5-10 years in the wild
Eagle Accipitridae (several groups, about 60 species) Carnivore Bird Lives 20-30 years in the wild
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives 10-20 years in the wild
Flamingo Phoenicopteridae (family, six species) Omnivore Bird Lives 20-30 years in the wild; much longer in captivity
Hen Gallus gallus domesticus Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Not Evaluated Lives 8-10 years; commercial laying hens far less
Hoopoe Upupa epops Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives about 10 years
Hummingbird Trochilidae (family, about 360 species) Omnivore Bird Lives 3-5 years; some over 10
Ibis Threskiornithidae (family, 29 ibis species); figures from the African sacred ibis Carnivore Bird Lifespan: Not well documented in the wild
Kingfisher Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae and Cerylidae (common kingfisher: Alcedo atthis) Carnivore Bird Lives 6-10 years
Kite Milvus migrans and Milvus milvus, plus related genera Omnivore Bird Lives 10-25 years
Macaw Ara and five other genera (scarlet macaw: Ara macao) Omnivore Bird Lives 30-50 years in the wild; 50-80 in captivity
Myna Bird Acridotheres tristis Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives about 4 years in the wild; over 12 in captivity
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives 1-3 years; ringed birds over 8
Nightjar Caprimulgidae (family); figures from Caprimulgus europaeus Insectivore Bird Lives about 4 years; oldest recorded just over 12
Ostrich Struthio camelus Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives 30-40 years in the wild; over 40 in captivity
Owl Strigiformes (order, about 250 species) Carnivore Bird Lives 5-12 years in the wild; 20+ in large species
Parrot Psittaciformes (order, about 400 species) Omnivore Bird Lives 15-50 years; large macaws and cockatoos 50-80
Peacock Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl); also Pavo muticus and Afropavo congensis Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives 15-20 years in the wild; 40+ in captivity
Penguin Spheniscidae (emperor penguin: Aptenodytes forsteri) Carnivore Bird Lives 15-20 years; some reach 30
Pesquet’s Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus Herbivore Bird Conservation status: Vulnerable Lives 20-40 years
Pigeon Columba livia (rock dove); family Columbidae Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives 3-5 years in cities; 15+ for racing birds
Quail Phasianidae and Odontophoridae (about 130 species) Omnivore Bird Lives 1-2 years in the wild
Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Near Threatened Lifespan: Not well documented in the wild
Rooster Gallus gallus domesticus Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Not Evaluated Lives 8-10 years
Sparrow Passer domesticus (house sparrow); family Passeridae Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives 3-5 years; ringed birds past 13
Swan Cygnus (mute swan: Cygnus olor) Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives 10-20 years in the wild; over 25 recorded
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives about 20 years in the wild; over 25 in captivity
Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives 3-5 years in the wild
Umbrellabird Cephalopterus (three species) Omnivore Bird Lives 12-20 years
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Insectivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives around 8 years; oldest recorded 13
Vulture Accipitridae (Old World) and Cathartidae (New World) Carnivore Bird Lives 20-30 years; some over 50
Woodpecker Picidae (family, about 240 species) Omnivore Bird Lives 4-11 years
Xantus’s Hummingbird Basilinna xantusii Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lifespan: Not well documented; small hummingbirds typically 3-5 years
Yellow-Eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes Carnivore Bird Conservation status: Endangered Lifespan: Some individuals reach 20 years
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia castanotis Omnivore Bird Conservation status: Least Concern Lives about 5 years in the wild; 5-9 in captivity