Birds come from the Class Aves in the Phylum Chordata of the Kingdom Animalia. There are about 30 orders of birds. Examples of species with their scientific names are below.
Order Struthioniformes
Ostrich Struthio camelus
Order Rheiformes
American Rhea Rhea americana
Darwin's Rhea Pterocnemia pennata
Order Apterygiformes
Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
Little Spotted Kiwi Apteryx owenii
Great Spotted Kiwi Apteryx haastii
Order Tinamiformes
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
Order Sphenisciformes
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
Order Strigiformes
Barn Owl Tyto alba
White faced Owl Otus leucotis
Scops Owl Otus scops
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Order Passeriformes
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
Fork tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
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