Phylogeny tree image data was taken from
Load necessary libraries
library(phytools)
library(geiger)
library(diversitree)
library(mapplots)
Code to create the tree with selected families
#Delineate relationship between birds using parentheses
birdphylo<-"(Ostriches,((Flamingos,Grebes), Pigeons, Hoatzin, (Potoos,(Nightjars,(Swifts, Hummingbirds)))));"
#read the data
birds<-read.tree(text = birdphylo)
#create tree
plotTree(birds, ftype="reg", label.offset=.2)
#plot tree with different branch color
plot(birds, edge.color = ("blue"),label.offset=.2)