I might as well post my favourite orders of birds.

- Picimorphae clade: Coraciiformes/Bucerotiformes/Piciformes
- Psittaciformes
- Diurnal birds of prey clades: Accipitriformes/Falconiformes/Cathartiformes
- Strigiformes
- Ardeiformes
- Passeriformes
- Strisores clade: Caprimulgiformes/Nyctibiiformes/Steatornithiformes/Apodiformes/Podargiformes
Reasons for loving Coraciimorphae clade: not only are they diverse and have many colours, they are beautiful and unique.
![[Image: 150?cb=20161123204812]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/0/0e/White-throated_Kingfisher2.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/150?cb=20161123204812)
![[Image: 150?cb=20161123204442]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/a/ac/Abyssinian_Ground-Hornbill.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/150?cb=20161123204442)
![[Image: 150?cb=20161123204917]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/b/bb/Great_Spotted_Woodpecker.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/150?cb=20161123204917)
Reasons for loving Psittaciformes: they're parrots, and I have pet parrots. Not only that, they are beautiful and intelligent.
![[Image: 150?cb=20161123212554]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/e/e4/Cockatiel.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/150?cb=20161123212554)
Reasons for loving the birds of prey clades: powerful, beautiful and amazing. What more could you want?
![[Image: 150?cb=20161123203216]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/7/76/Pearl_Kite.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/150?cb=20161123203216)
![[Image: 150?cb=20161123212439]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/2/26/Peregrine_Falcon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/150?cb=20161123212439)
![[Image: 150?cb=20161123203344]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/d/d4/Black_Vulture.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/150?cb=20161123203344)
Reasons for loving Strigiformes: they're owls! Duh! Haha. They're wise, stoic, mysterious and nocturnal.
![[Image: 150?cb=20161123203510]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/5/53/Western_Barn-Owl.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/150?cb=20161123203510)
Reasons for loving Ardeiformes: herons, egrets and bitterns are beautiful, powerful and intelligent. Egret plumes are beautiful.
![[Image: 320px-Little_Blue_Heron.png]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Little_Blue_Heron.png/320px-Little_Blue_Heron.png)
Reasons for loving Passeriformes: the most diverse group of birds on the planet. They're beautiful, intelligent, amazing, come in many colours and they're fascinating.
![[Image: 200?cb=20170504224558]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/7/76/Pitta_baudii_koron%C3%A1s_pitta.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20170504224558)
Reasons for loving the Strisores clade: most of this clade is nocturnal, mysterious and beautiful. Hummingbirds are wonderful little creatures. Who could hate hummingbirds?
![[Image: 200?cb=20170705155723]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/e/e6/Ruby-throated_Hummingbird.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20170705155723)
![[Image: 91?cb=20180320033303]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/a/ae/Common_Potoo_on_stump.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/91?cb=20180320033303)
![[Image: 320px-Mlongipennis.png]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Mlongipennis.png/320px-Mlongipennis.png)
![[Image: 220px-Roosting_Oilbirds.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Roosting_Oilbirds.jpg/220px-Roosting_Oilbirds.jpg)