Migratory birds of the world - Wildlife in the Habitats

Migratory birds of the world - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link

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Bird migration is the annual journey to move between the same two places for their food or breeding. The distance between the two places are from massive movement to local movement, and the size of the group at same migration is from massive to few or individual. The explanation in brackets is the habitats they live and the distance to migrate.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordate

Subphylum Vertebra

Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)

Class Aves

Subclass Neornithes (Modern birds)

Infaclass Neognathae

Superorder Galloanserae (Fowl)

Order Anseriformes (Duck, Goose, Swan)

		Duck	Common Teal (Eurasia; 500～5000km), Blue-winged Teal (Americas; 0～11200km), Common Pochard (Eurasia; 300～7500km), Common Eider (Arctic　coast), Long-tailed Duck (northern Hemisphere; 500～5000km), Smewn (Eurasia; 1000～4500km), Comb Duck (tropical zones; 3500～3900km), Gray Gull (South America; 30～2500km)
		Swan	Whooper swan (Eurasia), Trumpeter swan (North America), Tundra swan (northern Hemisphere; 1000～6000km)
		Goose	Bar-headed Goose (Central Asia), Snow Goose (North America; 3500～5000km), Brent Goose (northern Hemisphere; 3000～6500km), Barnacle Goose (Europe; 1800～3200km), Kelp Goose (South America; 0～800km)

Order Galliformes (Mound-builder, Curassow, Guineafowl, Pheasant, Peafowl, Junglefowl)
Pheasant Japanese Quail (East Asia), Common Quail (Eurasia・Africa; 1000～5500km)

Superorder Neoaves

Order Charadriiformes (Shorebirds, Waders)

Suborder Scolopaci (Sandpipers)

Snadpiper

Red Knot

(All except for polar regions), Bar-tailed Godwit

(All except for polar regions; 11680km), Slender-billed Curlew

(Europe・Africa; 4000～6000km), Eskimo Curlew

(Americas; 1000～14000km), Ruff

(Eurasia・Africa; 4000～15000km), Common Redshank

(Eurasia・Africa; 500～6500km)

Suborder Lari (Gull, Tern, Puffin, Skua)

		Gull	Lesser Black-backed Gull (Europe・Africa・North America; 1000～6500km), Franklin's Gull (Americas; 3000～8000km), Black-legged Kittiwake (northern Hemisphere; 500～5000km), Ivory Gull (northern Hemisphere; 200-2000km)
		Tern	Black Tern (Eurasia・Africa・Americas; 3000～10500km), Greater Crested Tern (tropical and subtropical Old world; 1000～1800km), Royal Tern (Americas・Africa; 0～8000km), Arctic Tern (Arctic・Antarctica; 20000km), Roseate Tern (northern Hemisphere・Australia; 5000～6000km), Long-tailed Skua (northern Hemisphere; 8000～14400km)

Suborder Charadrii (Plover-like waders)

Plover

Northern Lapwing

(northern Hemisphere of Old world; 500～4500km), Pacific Golden Plover

(Asia・Alaska・Australia; 5000～13000km), Killdeer

(Americas; 0～10000km), Two-banded Plover

(South America; 0～3600km)

Order Procellariiformes (Petrel, Albatross, Storm-petrel)

		Petrel	Grey Petrel (Antarctic Ocean; 15000km), Short-tailed Shearwater (Pacific Ocean coast; 15000km), Manx Shearwater (Americas; 8500～12500km), Wilson's Storm-petrel (All oceans; 5000～15000km)
		Albatross	Wandering Albatross (Antarctic Ocean; 5000～10000km), Waved Albatross (Southeast Pacific; 1500km), Short-tailed Albatross (North Pacific), Black-footed Albatross (North Pacific), Laysan Albatross (North Pacific), Grey-headed Albatross (Antarctic Ocean), Black-browed Albatross (Antarctic Ocean; 5000～15000km), Shy Albatross (Antarctic Ocean), Light-mantled Albatross (Antarctic Ocean)

Order Sphenisciformes (Penguin)
Penguin Emperor Penguin (Antarctica; １．２２m), Adelie Penguin (Antarctic Ocean; 1000～3500km), Magellanic Penguin (South America; 100～1000km)
Order Ciconiiformes (Stork, Heron, Ibis)
Stork Oriental Stork (East Asia; 2000～10500km), White Stork (Europe・Africa), Black Stork (Eurasia・Africa; 2000～6500km)

Order Falconiformes (Falcon, Condor, Eagle)

Raptor

Lesser Kestrel

(Asia・Africa; 3000～9500km), Amur Falcon

(Asia・Africa; 7200～12000km), Eleonora's Falcon

(Europe・Africa; 6000～9500km), American Kestrel

(Americas; 0～6000km), Turkey Vulture

(Americas; 0～6000km), Osprey

(All except for polar regions; 4000～10000km), Oriental Honey Buzzard

(Asia; 4000～10000km), Swainson's Hawk

(Americas; 600～12000km)

Order Gruiformes

Suborder Ralli (Rail)
Rail Corn Crake (Eurasia・Africa; 4300～10000km)

Suborder Grui (Crane, Terror bird, Kagu)

Crane

Common Crane

(Eurasia・Africa), Sandhill Crane

(Asia・North America; 0～4000km), Whooping Crane

(North America; 4000km), Siberian Crane

(Asia), White-naped Crane

(East Asia), Hooded Crane

(East Asia), Red-crowned Crane

(East Asia), Demoiselle Crane

(Asia・Africa)

Order Columbiformes (Pigeon, Crowned pigeon, Dodo)
Pigeon Turtle Dove (Eurasia・Afirca; 1000～6000km)
Order Psittaciformes (Cockatoo, True parrot)
Parrot Swift Parrot (Australia; 350～2500km)
Order Cuculiformes (Cuckoo, Turaco, Hoatzin)
Cuckoo Common Cuckoo (Eurasia・Afirca; 4500～12000km), Shining Bronze-cuckoo (Oceania; 350～5500km)
Order Strigiformes (Owl)
Owl Elf Owl (North America; 0～500km), Short-eared Owl (Eurasia・Africa・Americas; 0～5000km)
Order Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars, Nighthawks)
Nighthawk Common Nighthawk (Americas; 4000～11000km), Common Poorwill (North America; 0～4000km), Whip-poor-will (North and Central America; 500～6000km)

Order Apodiformes (Hummingbird, Swift)

		Hummingbird	Ruby-throated Hummingbird (North America; 0～6000km), Calliope Hummingbird (North America; 2000～5000km)
		Swift	Chimney Swift (Americas;　300～10000km), Common Swift (Eurasia・Afirca; 3000～12000km)

Order Coraciiformes (Roller, Hoopoe, Bee-eater, Hornbill)
Bee-eater Rainbow Bee-eater (Australia・ニューギニア; 0～4800km)
Hoopoe Hoopoe (Eurasia・Afirca)
- Suborder Alcedini (Kingfisher)
  Kingfisher African Pygmy Kingfisher (Africa; 1000～2000km), Ruddy Kingfisher (Asia), Sacred Kingfisher (Oceania; 0～3900km)
Order Piciformes
- Suborder Pici (Toucan, Woodpecker)
  Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (North and Central America; 0～3500km)

Order Passeriformes (Passerines, Perching birds)

Suborder Tyranni (Suboscines)

Infraorder Tyrannides (New World suboscines; Tyrant flycatcher, Tityra, Cotinga, Cock-of-the-rock, Manakin, Antbird, Tapaculo)

		Tyrant flycatcher	Vermilion Flycatcher (Americas; 0～4000km), Dark-faced Ground-tyrant (South America; 0～5000km), Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (North and Central America; 2000～4000km)
		Shrike	Red-backed Shrike (Eurasia・Afirca; 4000～11000km)

Suborder Passeri (Songbird)

Infraorder Corvida (Honeyeater, Birds of paradise, Shrike, Crow, Bowerbird)

		Honeyeater	Noisy Friarbird (Australia・New Guinea; 50～1600km), Little Friarbird (Australia・New Guinea; 50～2400km), Scarlet Honeyeater (Australia; 50～2500km)
		Vireo	Red-eyed Vireo (Americas; 4000～10000km)
		Monarch flycatcher	African Paradise-flycatcher (Africa; 500～1800km), Japanese Paradise-flycatcher (East and Southeast Asia・Australia)

Infraorder Passerida (Lark, Swallow, Bulbul, True warbler, White-eye, Cardinal)

		Swallow	Sand Martin (Eurasia・Africa・Americas; 1500～10000km), Tree Swallow (North and Central America; 1000～5500km), Blue-and-white Swallow (South and Central America; 0～8000km), Barn Swallow (Eurasia・Africa・Americas; 2500～11000km), South African Swallow (Africa; 2000～2500km)
		Warbler	Willow Warbler (Eurasia・Africa; 4000～14000km), Reed Warbler (Eurasia・Africa; 1500～6000km), Rüppell's Warbler (Europe・Africa; 2000～9000km)
		White-eye	Silvereye (Oceania; 50～2000km)
		Thrush	Fieldfare (Eurasia; 1000～5000km), Redwing (Eurasia; 1000～6500km)
		Starling	European Starling (Eurasia; 0～1000km)
		Flycatcher	Spotted Flycatcher (Eurasia・Africa; 3500～13000km), European Pied Flycatcher (Eurasia・Africa; 2000～7000km), Bluethroat (Eurasia; 2500～6000km), Nightingale (Eurasia・Africa; 2500～5500km), White-starred Robin (Africa; 10～200km), Common Redstart (Eurasia・Africa; 2000～6000km), Northern Wheatear (Eurasia・Africa・North America; 1500～16000km)
		Wagtail	Water Pipit (Eurasia; 0～1500km), Blue-headed Wagtail (Eurasia; 1000～8000km)
		Finch	Chaffinch (Eurasia・Africa; 0～5000km)
		Blackbird	Bobolink (Americas; 8000～11000km), Red-winged Blackbird (North and Central America; 0～2500km), Brown-headed Cowbird (North America; 0～2000km)
		Warbler	Kirtland's Warbler (North America; 1900km), Blackpoll Warbler (Americas; 4000～8000km)
		Tanager	Scarlet Tanager (Americas; 1000～7000km)
		Bunting	White-throated Sparrow (North America; 0～4500km), Dark-eyed Junco (North America; 0～4000km), Lapland Longspur (Eurasia・North America; 1000～6500km), Snow Bunting (Arctic; 0～6000km)