how about some monotypic bird genuses? ex. kagu, wallcreeper, etc
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Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria), family Tichodromidae, found across high mountain areas of Europe and Asia
This species is the only member of this genus and family.
photograph by Mathieu Bally - Wildlife Photography
Bearded Reedling aka Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus), family Panuridae, order Passeriformes
photograph by Carlo Galliani
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias), family Eurypygidae, order Eurypygiformes, found in southern Central America and northern South America
The only member of this family
photograph by Supreet Sahoo
Kagu or Cagou (Rhynochetos jubatus), family Rhynochetidae, order Eurypygiformes, endemic to New Caldeonia
ENDANGERED.
This bird is the only member of its family.
It is most closely related to the Sunbittern.
photograph by the_zoologist_barista
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), family Scopidae, order Pelicaniformes, Ethiopia
The taxonomic affinities of this bird have been greatly debated over the years, and now is believed to be in the Pelecaniformes.
This is the only bird in this family.
Their closest relatives are the Shoebill.
photograph by Ian Davies
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), family Balaenicipitidae, Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
This bird is the only member of its family.
The taxonomic affinities of this bird have long been debated. It currently rests within the order Pelicaniformes It was, in the past, often places in the Ciconiiformes).
Its closest living relative is most likely the Hamerkop.
photograph by Jean-Christopher Damond
Malaysian Rail-Babbler (Eupetes macrocerus), male calling, family Eupetidae, order Passeriformes, Malaysia
The only member of this family
photograph by Janetli SF **Xiao Guo Tai**
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), family Icteriidae, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
This species was once considered to be a wood warbler, family Parulidae, but is now placed in its own family (of which it is the only member).
photograph by Loud Photography
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) aka “Stink Turkey”, family Opisthocomidae, order Opisthocomiformes
The only living member of the bird order Opisthocomiformes.
This leaf-eating bird uses foregut fermentation, in its enlarged crop, to help break down its food. (The ferementation is where the smell comes from, which gives it the name “Pavo Apestoso”)
They live in vegetation at the edges of lakes, streams, and rivers.
The young have 2 small claws on the fronts of the wingsthat help them climb through vegetation.
photograph by Angus Pritchard & Brodie Hopkins Media
