This list is to show bird genera that have common names. Most common names are made-up by the author. They are based on etymologies, habitat, colour, etc.
- v. 1.00: adding the palaeognaths.
- v. 1.01: adding the waterfowl.
Palaeognathae[]
Rheidae[]
- Rhea: rhea
Reason: its genus is similar to its common name. - Diogenornis: Giant Rhea
Reason: is massive compared to the Greater. - Opisthodactylus: ???
Reason: its name appears to mean "crested foot"?
Struthionidae[]
Dromaiidae[]
- Dromaius: emu (genus)
Reason: self-explanatory.
Casuariidae[]
Apterygidae[]
Aepyornithdae[]
- Mullerornis: ???
- Aepyornis: ???
Megalapterygidae[]
- Megalapteryx: Upland Moa
Reason: monotypic.
Dinornithidae[]
Emeidae[]
- Anomalopteryx: Bush Moa
Reason: monotypic. - Euryapteryx: Coastal Moa
Reason: monotypic. - Pachyornis: large-legged moa
Reason: all species had stout legs. - Emeus: Eastern Moa
Reason: monotypic.
Tinamidae[]
- Eudromia: crested-tinamou
Reason: they're both called crested-tinamous. - Tinamotis: bustard-like tinamou
Reason: Tinamotis is Latin for "tinamou bustard".[1] - Rhynchotus: reddish-winged tinamou
Reason: both species have reddish wings and were conspecific. - Nothoprocta: decurve-billed tinamou
Reason: all species have curved bills. - Taoniscus: Dwarf Tinamou
Reason: monotypic. - Nothura: nothura
Reason: their common name is similar to the genus name. - Nothocercus: montane forest tinamou
Reason: all species live in montane forests. - Tinamus: typical tinamou
Reason: self-explanatory. - Crypturellus: hidden-tailed tinamou
Reason: Crypturellus is Greek for "hidden tail".[2]
Neognathae[]
Anhimidae[]
- Anhima: Horned Screamer
Reason: monotypic. - Chauna: grey screamer
Reason: both species are grey.
Anseranatidae[]
- Anseranas: Magpie Goose
Reason: monotypic.
Anatidae[]
- Dendrocygna: whistling-ducks
Reason: all species are called this.
References[]
- ^ Jobling, J. (2015). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.), eds. "Tinamotis". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 3-28-15. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ^ Jobling, J. (2015). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.), eds. "Crypturellus". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 1-8-15. Check date values in:
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