Bird tribes
28 entries in the Bird Tribes compendium.
AlciniTribe of auks including murres, little auk, razorbill, and great auk.AnseriniTrue geese of the genus Anser and their close relatives.Arini (tribe)A tribe of neotropical parrots including macaws and conures.CyclopsittiniSmall Australasian parrots named for their fig-based diet.DendrocygniniA disputed tribe of whistling ducks with long legs and necks.ForpiniTribe containing only the genus Forpus of neotropical parrotlets.FraterculiniA tribe of high-billed auks adapted for flight and walking.FurnariiniA tribe of Neotropical ovenbirds including horneros and earthcreepers.GeospiziniA group of finches exemplifying adaptive radiation in beak form.HeliantheiniA tribe of hummingbirds known as the brilliants.IthagininiA monotypic tribe of high-altitude pheasants with blood-like plumage.LampornithiniA tribe of hummingbirds known as mountain gems.LerwiniMonotypic tribe basal to the erectile clade of Phasianinae.LesbiiniA tribe of hummingbirds known as coquettes.MicropsittiniSmallest parrots, never kept in captivity, feed on fungi.NestoriniA genus of large parrots with hair-fringed tongues.PlatycerciniTribe of broad-tailed parrots native to Australasia.PodicipediniA tribe of grebes with complex dances and diving adaptations.PolyplectroniniA bird tribe known for cryptic plumage and defensive spurs.PsittaciniAfrotropical parrots including the iconic grey parrot.PsittaculiniA controversial tribe of parrots in the family Psittaculidae.PsittrichadiniTribe of Old World parrots with a single vulture-like species.PucrasiiniBoreal-adapted gamebirds with uphill flight and onomatopoeic names.RhinocryptiniTribe of small, secretive birds known for their vocalizations.StrigopiniThe world's only flightless, nocturnal, lek-breeding parrot.TadorniniTribe of shelducks and sheldgeese, intermediate between geese and dabbling ducks.TetraoniniGrouse are ground-dwelling birds of northern temperate and arctic regions.TrochiliniA tribe of hummingbirds known as emeralds.
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