User:Tannin/Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy
A work in progress. All please feel free to edit at will. -- Tannin
| GROUP | Traditional | US | UK | Australia & NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheas | Rheiformes | All merged into an enlarged Struthioniformes | ||
| Cassowaries and emus | Casuariiformes | |||
| Kiwis | Apterygiformes | |||
| Ostrichs | Struthioniformes | |||
| Tinamous | Unchanged as Tinamiformes | |||
| Ducks, geese & swans | Unchanged as Anseriformes | |||
| Grebes | Podicipediformes | part of Ciconiiformes | Podicipediformes | |
| Galliformes | too damn complicated - I'll come back to these! | |||
| Penguins | Unchanged as Sphenisciformes | |||
| Loons or divers | Gaviiformes | part of Ciconiiformes | Gaviiformes | -- |
| Tubenoses | Procellariiformes | part of Ciconiiformes | Procellariiformes | |
| Pelicans, cormorants & allies | Pelecaniformes | part of Ciconiiformes | Pelecaniformes | |
| Flamingos | Phoeniopteriformes | part of Ciconiiformes | Phoenicopteriformes | |
| Herons, storks and allies | Ciconiiformes | greatly enlarged Ciconiiformes | Ciconiiformes | |
| Rails & allies | part of Gruiformes | Ralliformes | part of Gruiformes | |
| Button-quail | part of Gruiformes | new order Turniciformes | ||