![]() ![]() ![]() Dark-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus melacoryphus (V).The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis. Ruddy ground dove, Columbina talpacoti (V).Black-winged ground dove, Metriopelia melanoptera (V).Blue ground dove, Claravis pretiosa (H).Chilean pigeon, Patagioenas araucana (V).Picazuro pigeon, Patagioenas picazuro (V).Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps (V). ![]() However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Chilean flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensis (V).Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridaeįlamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Black-headed duck, Heteronetta atricapilla (H).Rosy-billed pochard, Netta peposaca (V).White-cheeked pintail, Anas bahamensis (V).Spectacled duck, Speculanas specularis (H).Crested duck, Lophonetta specularioides.Falkland steamer-duck, Tachyeres brachypterus (E).Flying steamer-duck, Tachyeres patachonicus.Ruddy-headed goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps.Ashy-headed goose, Chloephaga poliocephala (V).Black-necked swan, Cygnus melancoryphus.White-faced whistling-duck, Dendrocygna viduata (V).(H) Hypothetical - a species recorded in the Falklands but with "no tangible evidence" according to the SACC.(Ex) Extirpated - a species which formerly occurred in the Falklands.(I) Introduced - a species introduced to the Falklands as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.(E) Endemic - a species endemic to the Falklands.(V) Vagrant - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the Falklands.The following tags have been used to highlight several categories of occurrence in addition to non-endemic resident species and regular visitors. The entries on this list and the list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) are those of the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society. Twenty-five additional species are hypothetical (see below). The avifauna of the Falkland Islands include a total of 218 confirmed species, of which two are endemic, two have been introduced by humans, two have been extirpated, and 123 are rare or vagrants. This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Falkland Islands. ![]()
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