class

Aves

Aves is a class in the phylum Chordata. This database currently files 12 species under it, 3 of them threatened, recorded across 244 countries.

What is in Aves?

11 orders filed directly under this class.

Ranked by popularity score.

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

Erithacus rubecula

Muscicapidae

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Accipitridae

Falco peregrinus

Falconidae

Alcedo atthis

Alcedinidae

Struthio camelus

Struthionidae

Tyto alba

Tytonidae

Bubo scandiacus

Strigidae

12 of 12 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	Not recorded	179
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	Not recorded	95
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	4.74 kg	20
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	Not recorded	229
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	Not recorded	117
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	107.5 kg	70
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	580 g	181
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	Not recorded	38
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	376 g	34
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	Not recorded	17
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	Not recorded	46
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	8.19 kg	33