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MONOTYPIC FAMILIES
       
Ostrich (O. Struthioniformes - F. Struthionidae)
Hamerkop - (O. Ciconiiformes - F. Scopidae)
Osprey (O. Falconiformes - F. Pandionidae)
Secretarybird (O. Falconiformes - F. Sagittariidae)

Limpkin (O. Gruiformes - F. Aramidae)
Hoatzin (O. Cuculiformes - F. Ophisthocomidae)
Oilbird (O. Caprimulgiformes - F. Steatornithidae)

     
Ostrich
Ostrich
Struthio camelus
Amboselli NP
Kenya
29 July 1987
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Crocodile Bridge, Kruger NP
South Africa
10 September 2007
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Apure (Baguey) River, near San Vicente, Llanos
Venezuela
21 December 2004
Secretarybird
Sagittarius serpentarius
Satara area, Kruger NP
South Africa
6 September 2007
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Rio Cristobal
San Blas, MX
11 January 2008
Greater and Lesser Flamingos
Hoatzin
Opisthocomus hoazin
Apure (Baguey) River, near San Vicente Village, Llanos, Venezuela
21 December 2004

Oilbird
Steatornis caripensis
(pair on nest)
Hacienda La Cueva de los Tayos
near Nanegalito / Chontal
Ecuador
10 May 2008