Other species of birds used by many cultures for meat, eggs, and feathers, include many species of perching birds and a few species of loons, cranes and rails, cormorants, dove and pigeons, woodpeckers, herons, pelicans, grebes, kingfishers, and hummingbirds.
Most birds included in this section are part of the largest bird group, the perching birds. However, also included here are other smaller bird groups, not captured by our other categories, like loons, cranes and rails, cormorants, dove and pigeons, woodpeckers, herons, pelicans, grebes, kingfishers, and hummingbirds.