nr ↓ | name ↓ | Name Source ↓ |
701 | Oriola | Named after a family of usually bright colored Old World passerine birds related to the crows. The E |
702 | Alauda | Named for the numerous singing birds of the Alaudidae family (the lark) mostly of Europe, Asia, and |
706 | Hirundo | Named for the numerous small long-winged passerine birds of the Hirundinidae family (the swallow) th |
709 | Fringilla | Named after the numerous singbirds of the Fringillidae family (the finch) having a short stout conic |
713 | Luscinia | Named after several Old World thrushes of genus Luscinia (the nightingale) noted for the sweet and u |
714 | Ulula | Named for an order of birds (the owl) of prey with large head and eyes, short hooked bill, strong ta |
1671 | Chaika | The name means sea gull. This planet honors V. V. Nikolajeva-Tereshkova who was given the name the “ |
2868 | Upupa | Named for a European nonpasserine bird of the family upupidae, or hoopie, this is a cousin of (2731) |
4471 | Graculus | Pyrrhocorax graculus is the Alpine species of choughs. In great flocks they are sometimes a bit of |
7613 | `Akikiki | The `Akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi), or Kaua`i creeper, is a critically endangered Hawaiian hone |
8434 | Columbianus | Named for Cygnus columbianus, also called Cygnus bewickii, or Bewick's swan. |
8440 | Wigeon | Named after the bird Anas penelope; Wigeon is its English name. It belongs to the family of |
8589 | Stellaris | Named for Botaurus stellaris, or bittern. |
8600 | Arundinaceus | Named for Acrocephalus arundinaceus, or great reed warbler. |
8750 | Nettarufina | Named for Netta rufina, or red-crested pochard. |
8751 | Nigricollis | Named for Podiceps nigricollis, or black-necked grebe. |
8755 | Querquedula | Named for Anas querquedula, or garganey. |
8960 | Luscinioides | Named for Locustella luscinioides, or Savi's warbler. |
8961 | Schoenobaenus | Named for Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, or sedge warbler. |
8969 | Alexandrinus | Named for Charadrius alexandrinus, or Kentish plover. |
8970 | Islandica | Named for Bucephala islandica, or Barrow's goldeneye. |
8971 | Leucocephala | Named for Oxyura leucocephala, or white-headed duck. |
16421 | Roadrunner | Roadrunner is the common name for the Californian Earthcuckoo (Geococcyx californianus). The |
361267 | `I`iwi | The `i`iwi is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to the islands of Hawai`i. It has a curved |
374710 | `O`o | The `O`o was a genus of birds native to the islands of Hawai`i. These birds nested in tree cavities |
378002 | `Akialoa | The `akialoa are a group of birds that were native to the islands of Hawai`i. They had a long, curve |
388282 | 'Akepa | The 'akepa is a small forest bird native to the islands of Hawai'i. It lives at high altitudes in ol |