Bird Orders in the Mojave

Accipitriformes

Hawks, Eagles, Vultures and Kites

Anseriformes

Ducks, Geese and Swans

Charadiformes

Avocets, Plovers, Sandpipers, Seagulls, and Stilts

Ciconliiformes

Egrets and Heron

Coracliiformes

Kingfishers

Cuculidae

Cuckoos, Roadrunners

Falconiformes

Falcons

Galliformes

Chickens, Quail and Turkeys

Gaviiformes

Loons

Gruiformes

Cranes and Rails

Nyctibiiformes

Nighthawks, Poorwill

Pelecaniformes

Pelicans

Piciformes

Woodpeckers

Podicipediformes

Grebes

Strigiformes

Owls

Suliformes

Cormorants

Perching Bird Families in the Mojave (Passeriformes)

Alaudidae

Larks

Bombycilla

Waxwings

Cardinalidae

Cardinals and Grosbeaks

Corvidae

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Fringillidae

Finches

Hirundinidae

Swallows

Icteridae

New World Blackbirds

Laniidae

Shrikes

Mimidae

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Paridae, Remizidae and Aegithalidae

Tits, Chickadees, Titmice, Penduline Tits and Bushtits

Parulidae

New World Warblers

Passeridae and Passerellidae

Old and New World Sparrows

Polioptilidae

Gnatcatchers

Troglodytidae

Wrens

Turdidae

Thrushes

Tyrannidae

Tyrant and Silky Flycatchers

Vireonidae

Vireos