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Tannin/Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy

A work in progress. All please feel free to edit at will. -- Tannin GROUP Traditional US UK Australia & NZ Rheas Rheiformes All merged into an enlarged Ratite #redirect Cassowary and emus Casuariiformes Kiwis Apterygiformes Ostrichs Struthioniformes Tinamous Unchanged as Tinamiformes Ducks, geese & swans Unchanged as Anseriformes Grebes Podicipediformes part of Ciconiiformes Podicipediformes Galliformes too damn complicated - I'll come back to these! Penguins Unchanged as Sphenisciformes Loons or divers Gaviiformes part of Ciconiiformes Gaviiformes -- Tubenoses Procellariiformes part of Ciconiiformes Procellariiformes Pelicans, cormorants & allies Pelecaniformes part of Ciconiiformes Pelecaniformes Flamingos Phoeniopteriformes part of Ciconiiformes Phoenicopteriformes Herons, storks and allies Ciconiiformes greatly enlarged Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Rails & allies part of Gruiformes Ralliformes part of Gruiformes Button-quail part of Gruiformes new order [[Turniciformes This article courtesy of Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, which means that you can copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. GFDL: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html