Proper noun

1. One of the two living superorders of birds (the other being Paleognathae), a subclass within Aves.

Hyponyms

• Accipitriformes (eagles etc)
• Anseriformes (waterfowl)
• Apodiformes (swifts)
• Caprimulgiformes (nightjars)
• Charadriiformes (plovers)
• Ciconiiformes (storks)
• Coliiformes (mousebirds)
• Columbiformes (doves and pigeons)
• Coraciiformes (kingfishers)
• Cuculiformes (cuckoos)
• Falconiformes (falcons)
• Galliformes (fowl)
• Gaviiformes (loons)
• Gruiformes (cranes)
• Passeriformes (sparrows)
• Pelecaniformes (pelicans)
• Piciformes (woodpeckers)
• Podicipediformes (grebes)
• Procellariiformes (albatrosses, etc.)
• Psittaciformes (parrots)
• Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouse)
• Sphenisciformes (penguins)
• Strigiformes (owls)
• Trochiliformes (hummingbirds)
• Trogoniformes (trogons)
• Turniciformes (button quail)