Conservation status of birds
Topic for day two, neo of #30DayChartChallenge. Exploring Birds of the World Taxonomy list who's species names begin with the word Neo.
Data Source: Full Species List - The Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Birds of the World
IUCN Risk Category
There are 46 bird species beginning with the name Neo belonging to various different phylogenetic orders that are categorised as Threatened Species - which is vulnerable to extinction in the near future or
Lower Risk Species - with populations levels high enough to ensure its survival.
Aves Phylogenentic Tree
Below are the bird orders that belong to class Aves - the families that belong to that order and various birds whose genus and species names that begin with neo.
Otidiformes - Bustards, are large, terrestrial birds living mainly in dry grassland areas.
Cuculiformes - Cuckoos and Roadrunners, small- to medium-sized birds.
Accipitriformess - hawks, eagles, vultures, and kites, an order of birds that includes most of the diurnal birds of prey but not falcons.
Falconiformes - falcons and caracaras, strong flyers and carnivores.
Psittaciformes - parrots, found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions.
Passeriformes - passerine, includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes, which facilitates perching.