Non-perching birds

There are about twenty-six groups of non-perching birds, also called non-passerine birds. This represents less than half of all bird species. Non-perching birds include flightless birds, birds of prey, flamingos, seabirds, parrots, pigeons, herons and hummingbirds.

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Pied stilt © Neil Fitzgerald

Non-perching birds contains the following topics

	Albatrosses and relatives		Cranes and relatives		Cuckoos and relatives
	Ducks, Geese and Swans		Eagles and relatives		Flamingos
	Flightless birds		Herons and relatives		Kingfishers and relatives
	Owls		Parrots		Pelicans, Cormorants and relatives
	Penguins		Pigeons and doves		Turkeys, Pheasants and relatives
	Waders, Gulls, Terns, Auks and relatives