#musophagiformes

[herpsandbirds]

Knysna Turaco (Tauraco corythaix) EAT A TASTY BERRY!!!, family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes, South Africa

photograph by Andrew Vickers

[birdblues]

Ross's Turaco

[snototter]

A green turaco (Tauraco persa) perches in a tree in Makasutu, Gambia

by Gary Faulkner

[worldsandemanations]

Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata), family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes, photograph by Will Wilson

[birdbracket]

The Great Bird Order Bracket

Tumblr user @satellite-juice​ here. Yesterday I made a poll asking user to chose their favorite order of class Aves, and apparently upset some people by omitting their favorite order. I realized that 10 options is not enough. So I made a bracket of 20 orders of birds.

If your favorite is still not on the list, sorry, but whine about it to me and get blocked.

Round 1 voting will begin at 12AM EST February 13.

Matchups are:

Galliformes v. Columbiformes (Winner v. Passeriformes)

Psittaciformes v. Strigiformes

Suliformes v. Anseriformes

Accipitriformes v. Falconiformes (Winner v. Sphenisciformes)

Pelecaniformes v. Coraciiformes (Winner v. Bucerotiformes)

Gruiformes v. Apodiformes

Gaviiformes v. Piciformes

Charadriiformes v. Musophagiformes (Winner v. Cariamiformes)

[ospreyenjoyer]

I love you Accipitriformes I love you Falconiformes I love you Strigiformes I love you Caprimulgiformes I love you Otidiformes I love you Pterocliformes I love you Galliformes I love you Anseriformes I love you Sphenisciformes I love you Charadriiformes I love you Suliformes I love you Phaethontiformes I love you Pelecaniformes I love you Ciconiiformes I love you Gruiformes I love you Phoenicopteriformes I love you Podicipediformes I love you Gaviiformes I love you Ratites I love you Cuculiformes I love you Musophagiformes I love you Columbiformes I love you Apodiformes I love you Coraciiformes I love you Piciformes I love you Bucerotiformes I love you Coliiformes I love you Passeriformes I love you Leptosomiformes I love you Psittaciformes I love you Chiroptera I love you Eulipotyphla I love you Monotremata I love you Lagomorpha I love you Rodentia I love you Scandentia I love you Primatomorpha I love you Artiodactyla I love you Perissodactyla I love you Carnivora I love you Didelphimorphia I love you Pilosa I love you Diprotodontia I love you Peramelemorphia I love you Dasyuromorphia I love you Afrosoricida I love you Dermoptera I love you Pholidota I love you Sirenia I love you Hyracoidea I love you Crocodilia I love you Testudines love you Squamata I love you Rhynchocephalia I love you Anura I love you Urodela I love you Gymnophiona

[fascinator-birds]

Schalow's Turaco (Tauraco schalowi)

© Michel Gutierrez

[flight-freeze-frame]

Purple-crested Turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)

© Daniel Field

[shiny-and-sparkling-birds]

Purple-crested Turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)

© Gerald Friesen

[herpsandbirds]

Western Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator), family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes, Gambia

photograph by Cristophe Moning

[birdblues]

Purple-crested Turaco

[birds-that-screm]

Yellow-billed Turaco (Tauraco macrorhynchus)

© Francesco Veronesi

[birds-mid-noms]

Purple-crested Turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)

© Eric van Poppel

[snototter]

a Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) in Uganda

by Gregoire Dubois 

[hello-birdies]

Tauraco livingstonii by Lawrence Neo

[birdbracket]