alright Bird Nerds and embroidery fans, let's do this again!

Here is the second bird piece I've done, this time featuring all the orders of birds for @TheLabAndField!

Based on the IOC, join me as we go through each and every order

First up is the Struthioniformes, or the ostriches!

These are represented by two living species, the common and the Somali. Once found across much of Africa and western Asia, they are the largest birb in the world.

(Christiaan Kooyman)

Here we have the Casuariifromes which are cassowaries!

There are 3 species of cassowaries found across Australia, New Guinea, and a few of the islands of Indonesia. This one is the southern cassowary, which lays bright pea-green eggs that fade with age. Fancy.

(Dezidor)

Charadriiformes is the group that contains the 350 or so species of gulls, auks and waders.

Here we've got a really rather lovely razorbill. Found across much of the North Atlantic, they are the closest living relative of the now extinct great auk.

(Gsd97jks)

The Cuculiformes are the cuckoos!

This little beauty is the African emerald cuckoo, which as you can probably guess lives right across sub-Saharan Africa. They are really quite something to look at. What babes.

(Matt Brady)

Let's hop over to the Americas to meet the Apodiformes, or hummingbirds!

There are 450 species of hummingbirds. Of these the ruby-throated hummingbird winters in Central America before migrating as far north as Canada. You go little bird!

(Joe Schneid)

The best group of birds next, the Columbiformes.

These are the glorious pigeons and doves. Here we have a rather lovely Henderson fruit dove, which is only found on the tiny Henderson Island in the middle of the South Pacific living a tropical life

(Phil Tizzard)

The Tinamiformes are better known as the tinamous, but even then you may not have heard of them.

46 species are found across Central and South America, including this elegant-crested tinamou. They are actually most closely related to ratites, like the ostrich.

(DickDaniels)

Next up are the ostentatious Psittaciformes, better known as the parrots.

One of almost 400 species, the orange-bellied parrot is found in southern Australia and is critically endangered. They are one of only 3 species of parrots that migrate.

(JJ Harrison)

And we're now on to the Passeriformes.

These are the passerines, and contain a frankly unnecessary number of birds. HALF OF ALL BIRD SPECIES. That's roughly 6,500, to be precise. Why??? Obvs had to represent these with a cock-of-the-rock

(Jerry Thompson)

We're back to the big birbs with the Rheiformes, or rheas.

These are large flightless birds of South America. This one is a greater rhea, or ñandú, which live out on the pampas. Apparently there is a wild breeding population in northern Germany, because why not.

(Rufus46)

Next on the list is the Caprimulgiformes which includes the nightjars.

As you could probably guess these birds are generally nocturnal. This is a standard-winged nightjar, although nothing about its wings are strandard. The utter weirdos.

(Jan Steffen)

We're out to sea with the Phaethontiformes.

These only contain one family, the tropicbirds. There are only three living species and this one is the red-tailed tropicbird. It can be found from the east coast of Africa right over to the west coast of the USA.

( @TheLabAndField)

Sticking to the water we've got the Pelecaniformes.

Ok I cannot lie, I am not really a fan of the pelicans (I'm sorry!). But while doing this I discovered the Peruvian pelican and I like them A LOT. Just look at their bills! So colourful.

(Manuel González Olaechea y Franco)

One of my all-time faves next, the Eurypygiformes.

These are so great. The order only contains two species: the sunbittern from South America and the kagu which lives on New Caledonia. SO COOL. This is a kagu and they look like they're wearing red boots.

(Pierre Fidenci)

Sticking to the ground, we've got the Apterygiformes, or the kiwis .

There are five species of kiwi, all of which are only found on New Zealand. This one is the North Island brown kiwi, which is a very utilitarian name tbh. They make up for it in looks.

(Klaus Rudloff)

We're back to the drink again with the Suliformes.

This includes a wide variety of birds that live in and on the water, such as cormorants, frigatebirds and gannets. It also includes the boobies, so of course I stitched a blue-footed one, what do you expect?

(Benjamint444)

There are a lot of wet birds. The Procellariformes is the group that contains the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters.

This is a flesh-footed shearwater. They are one of the most plastic-contaminated species of birds in the world. Well done, humans.

(Duncan)

The Phoenicopteriformes have a stupidly long name. They are the flamingos.

This one is an Andean flamingo, a really rather pretty species that lives in the mountains where Peru, Chile and Argentina converge.

(Mauricio Sandoval Reyes)

The Cariamiformes are a great group.

There are only two living species, the red-legged and black-legged seriemas. They live in South America and will beat prey to death by smashing it on the ground. Hardcore.

(Exlibris)

The Otidiformes are more widely known as the bustards.

There are 46 species, including the northern black korhaan from southern Africa. I think they're really quite lovely birds. Apparently they breed at any time in the year, good on them.

Charles J. Sharp

Ppppp pick up a Sphenisciformes!

Everyone loves a penguin. There are around 20 species, although this is still debated. This southern rockhopper doesn't really care though, it has a great pair of eyebrows that need looking after.

(Samuel Blanc)

This was a new group to me! The Pterocliformes.

They are more widely known as sandgrouse, there are 16 species. This is a pained sandgrouse which is found in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Nice patterns, hard to stitch.

(Brian Gratwicke)

The Bucerotiformes is an interesting group.

It contains the hornbills and the hoopoes. All of them are good birds, but obviously I had to go with an African hoopoe, which look very similar to the more familiar European species.

(Derek Keats)

Another obscure group next, the Leptosomiformes.

Only a single species, the cuckoo roller. Super curious birds that live on Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. They're really tame and there are myths and legends about them. I like.

(Tony Camacho)

We're on to the Coraciiformes now.

This is a surprisingly diverse group that contains the kingfishers, rollers, bee-eaters and the mot-mots I discovered last time! This is a lovely paradise kingfisher from the Maluku Islands and New Guinea.

(Francesco Veronesi)

Next up the Anseriformes, which includes ducks, geese and the screamers.

Did T.rex snack on ducks? Maybe, because they were one of only two groups known to have lived alongside dinosaurs. This is a common eider, a sea-duck that breeds in the Arctic.

(Rhododendrites)

Here we have the Coliiformes.

This one was a surprise. I did not expect the humble mousebird to be in its own order. In fact, it is the only order of bird to be entirely confined to Africa. This one is a blue-naped mousebird.

(Doug Janson)

These are the Gruiformes, or the cranes, crakes and rails.

This one is the Inaccessible Island rail, which not only has quite possibly the best bird name in the world but is also the smallest flightless bird in the world. Good things, small packages etc etc.

(Brian Gratwicke)

We're back to these weirdos again, the Opisthocomiformes.

A ridiculously long name for just one species of bird, the hoatzin. We've met these before. The chicks still have claws on their wings and they eat leaves. Are they really even bird?

(Francesco Veronesi)

We've made it to the meat-eating Accipitriformes!

These are the hawks, eagles, vultures, and kites. But not owls and falcons, we'll get on to those later. Here is a magnificent king vulture from Central and South America. Amazing heads, fiddly to stitch.

(Eric Kilby)

I told you we'd get to the Strigiformes, or owls.

This rather dopey looking one is a snowy owl. They are one of the largest owls in the world and live in, well, the snow. They will eat pretty much whatever they can catch be it mammal or bird.

(Jongsun Lee)

Aaaaand back to the water with the Gaviiformes.

These are the loons and the divers, of which there are five living species. This is a yellow-billed loon and they live pretty much right around the Arctic. They better be on the lookout for those pesky snowy owls.

(Ryan Askren)

Up next the Trogoniformes!

I do like trogons, so I'm glad they have their own order. Only a modest 46 species, but they are spread really pretty much all around the world. This one is a bar-tailed trogon from southern Africa.

(JerryFriedman)

Into the trees with the Piciformes.

Lots of woodpeckers all over the place. 450 of them, in fact. This is a European green woodpecker, and probably one of the fanciest birbs you get in the UK, which isn't really selling the country much. I like them anyway.

(Charles J. Sharp)

Somehow I missed the Podicipediformes. Probably bored of all the water birds tbh.

These are the grebes, and in actual fact I think the great-crested grebe is quite possibly the best one I stitched in all of this. They are so elegant. Good job me.

(JJ Harrison)

I think the Ciconiiformes might be the last wet birds.

They are the storks. Surprisingly only 19 living species, somehow I expected more. This one is a bit of a weird one though, it's an Asian openbill stork and as the name suggests, it can't close its bill.

(Tarun.real)

We're on the home straight with the Galliformes.

These are your turkeys, quails, pheasants and chickens. Impressively diverse with almost 300 species. So naturally I plumped for a gorgeous Rhode Island Red. What a beautiful little lady .

(Unknown)

I think the Mesitornithiformes were my favourite discovery!

These are the mesites. No, I hadn't heard of them either. A tiny group of three species that live on Madagascar. This is a subdesert mesite, and they really are quite wonderful.

(Ben Rackstraw)

Finally we reach the Musophagiformes.

These are the turacos, another firm favourite! Their name literally means banana-eaters. This one is a white-crested turaco and they can be found in a belt that stretches from Nigeria to Kenya. Lovely.

(Unknown)

And last but by no means least, the Falconiformes!

I think we can all figure out that these are the falcons. Including the fastest animal on earth, the *superb* peregrine falcon. Yeah, they're pretty awesome really. Big fan.

(Christopher Watson)

WE ARE DONE ! Well done for putting up with my rather excessive bird thread, in more ways than one.

If you have made it this far then you are a star , and here are some more close-up pics to say thank you!

Hope you enjoyed it and maybe learned something along the way

Aaaaaand if you're new to all this, here's the first bird embroidery and thread I did earlier this month!

https://twitter.com/JoshLukeDavis/status/1380203578518876160?s=19