Statistics for The 40 taxonomic orders of birds

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Perching Birds	Passeriformes	87%
Falcons	Falconiformes	83%
Pigeons	Columbiformes	82%
Owls	Strigiformes	76%
Waterfowl	Anseriformes	74%
Land fowl	Galliformes	74%
Parrots	Psittaciformes	70%
Rails, Cranes, etc.	Gruiformes	67%
Cuckoos	Cuculiformes	62%
Trogons	Trogoniformes	61%
New World Vultures, Secretarybird, Ospreys, Kites, Eagles, Hawks, Old World Vultures, etc.	Accipitriformes	59%
Rheas	Rheiformes	59%
Tinamous	Tinamiformes	56%
Ostriches	Struthioniformes	55%
Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns, Auks, Buttonquailsm Seed-Snipes, Plains-Wanderer	Charadriiformes	54%
Storks	Ciconiiformes	54%
Divers	Gaviiformes	53%
Flamingoes	Phoenicopteriformes	53%
Toucans, Woodpeckers, Barbets, Honeyguides, etc.	Piciformes	53%
Penguins	Sphenisciformes	53%
Owlet-Nightjars, Treeswifts, Swifts, and Hummingbirds	Apodiformes	52%
Frogmouths, Nightjars, Oilbird, and Potoos	Caprimulgiformes	52%
Grebes	Podicipediformes	51%
Rollers, Ground-Rollers, Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, Todies, Motmots	Coraciiformes	47%
Frigatebirds, Gannets and Boobies, Cormorants, Darters	Suliformes	47%
Cassowaries and Emu	Casuariiformes	46%
Tubenosed seabirds	Procellariiformes	46%
Kiwis	Apterygiformes	43%
Pelicans, Ibises, Spoonbills, Herons, Hamerkop, and Shoebill	Pelecaniiformes	41%
Bustards	Otidiformes	39%
Seriemas	Cariamiformes	38%
Tropicbirds	Phaethontiformes	35%
Sandgrouse	Pterocliformes	33%
Mousebirds	Coliformes	32%
Turacos	Musophagiformes	32%
Cuckoo Roller	Leptosomiformes	26%
Kagu and Sunbittern	Eurypigiformes	23%
Hoatzin	Opistocomiformes	23%
Hoopoes and Hornbills	Bucerotomiformes	22%
Mesites	Mesitornithidae	22%