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The complete list of FAMILIES by ORDER is given below.

Note that several of the families have no surviving members: they are extinct.

Families [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] (256) [Orders: 43] Help 

  No. Scientific Family Family Genera Species Extinct View
ORDER: ARCHAEOPTERYGIFORMES (Archaeopteryx) 1 1      
  1 Archaeopterygidae Archaeopteryx 1? 1? Yes All af
ORDER: HESPERORNITHIFORMES (Fossil Marine Birds) 3 14      
  1 Hesperorithidae Hesperornis 1? 9? Yes All af
  2 Enaliornithidae Enaliornis 1? 3? Yes All af
  3 Baptornithidae Baptornis 1? 2? Yes All af
ORDER: ICHTHYORNITHIFORMES (Extinct Toothed Birds) 2 2      
  1 Ichthyornithidae Ichthyornis 1? 1? Yes All af
  2 Apatornithidae Apatornis 1? 1? Yes All af
ORDER: STRUTHIONIFORMES (Ostriches, Rheas, Tinamous, Cassowaries, Emus, Kiwis) 14 69      
  1 Struthionidae Ostriches 1 2 No All af
  2 Rheidae Rheas 1 4 No All af
  3 Tinamidae Tinamous 9 52 No All af
  4 Casuariidae Cassowaries, Emus 2 6 No All af
  5 Apterygidae Kiwis 1 5 No All af
ORDER: GALLIFORMES (Megapodes, Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows, Guineafowl, New World Quails, Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse) 83 319      
  1 Megapodiidae Megapodes 7 23 No All af
  2 Cracidae Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows 11 56 No All af
  3 Numididae Guineafowl 4 8 No All af
  4 Odontophoridae New World Quails 10 36 No All af
  5 Phasianidae Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse 51 196 No All af
ORDER: AEPYORNITHIFORMES (Elephant Birds (pleistocene - Recent, Madagascar)) 1 7      
  1 Aepyornithidae Elephant Birds 1? 7? Yes All af
ORDER: ANSERIFORMES (Screamers, Magpie Goose, Ducks, Geese, Swans) 56 184      
  1 Anhimidae Screamers 2 3 No All af
  2 Anseranatidae Magpie Goose 1 1 No All af
  3 Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans 53 180 No All af
ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES (Grebes) 6 24      
  1 Podicipedidae Grebes 6 24 No All af
ORDER: PHOENICOPTERIFORMES (Flamingos) 3 6      
  1 Phoenicopteridae Flamingos 3 6 No All af
ORDER: PHAETHONTIFORMES (Tropicbirds) 1 3      
  1 Phaethontidae Tropicbirds 1 3 No All af
ORDER: EURYPYGIFORMES (Kagu, Sunbittern) 2 2      
  1 Rhynochetidae Kagu 1 1 No All af
  2 Eurypygidae Sunbittern 1 1 No All af
ORDER: MESITORNITHIFORMES (Mesites) 2 3      
  1 Mesitornithidae Mesites 2 3 No All af
ORDER: DIATRYMIFORMES (Extinct Flightless Birds) ? ?      
  1 Diatrymidae Diatryma ? ? Yes All af
ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES (Pigeons, Doves) 56 376      
  1 Columbidae Pigeons, Doves 54 373 No All af
  2 Raphidae Dodos, Solitaires 2? 3? Yes All af
ORDER: PTEROCLIFORMES (Sandgrouse) 2 16      
  1 Pteroclidae Sandgrouse 2 16 No All af
ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES (Oilbird, Frogmouths, Potoos, Nightjars, Owlet-nightjars, Treeswifts, Swifts, Hummingbirds) 151 628      
  1 Steatornithidae Oilbird 1 1 No All af
  2 Podargidae Frogmouths 3 16 No All af
  3 Nyctibiidae Potoos 1 7 No All af
  4 Caprimulgidae Nightjars 20 101 No All af
  5 Aegothelidae Owlet-nightjars 1 10 No All af
  6 Hemiprocnidae Treeswifts 1 4 No All af
  7 Apodidae Swifts 19 110 No All af
  8 Trochilidae Hummingbirds 105 379 No All af
ORDER: OPISTHOCOMIFORMES (Hoatzin) 1 1      
  1 Opisthocomidae Hoatzin 1 1 No All af
ORDER: ODONTOPTERYGIFORMES (Extinct Bony-toothed Birds) 13 45      
  1 Odontopterygidae Bony-tooths 1? 5? Yes All af
  2 Pelagornithidae False-toothed Birds 12? 40? Yes All af
ORDER: CUCULIFORMES (Cuckoos) 37 159      
  1 Cuculidae Cuckoos 37 159 No All af
ORDER: GRUIFORMES (Finfoots, Rails, Gallinules, Coots, Trumpeters, Limpkin, Cranes) 54 203      
  1 Heliornithidae Finfoots 3 3 No All af
  2 Rallidae Rails, Gallinules, Coots 43 178 No All af
  3 Psophiidae Trumpeters 1 6 No All af
  4 Aramidae Limpkin 1 1 No All af
  5 Gruidae Cranes 6 15 No All af
ORDER: OTIDIFORMES (Bustards) 12 26      
  1 Otididae Bustards 12 26 No All af
ORDER: MUSOPHAGIFORMES (Turacos) 7 24      
  1 Musophagidae Turacos 7 24 No All af
ORDER: GAVIIFORMES (Loons/divers) 1 5      
  1 Gaviidae Loons/divers 1 5 No All af
ORDER: SPHENISCIFORMES (Penguins) 6 19      
  1 Spheniscidae Penguins 6 19 No All af
ORDER: PROCELLARIIFORMES (Southern Storm-petrels, Northern Storm-petrels, Albatrosses, Petrels, Shearwaters) 28 154      
  1 Oceanitidae Southern Storm-petrels 5 10 No All af
  2 Hydrobatidae Northern Storm-petrels 1 18 No All af
  3 Diomedeidae Albatrosses 6 24 No All af
  4 Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters 16 102 No All af
ORDER: CICONIIFORMES (Storks) 7 21      
  1 Ciconiidae Storks 7 21 No All af
ORDER: PELECANIFORMES (Ibises, Spoonbills, Herons, Hamerkop, Shoebill, Pelicans) 36 120      
  1 Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills 14 36 No All af
  2 Ardeidae Herons 19 74 No All af
  3 Scopidae Hamerkop 1 1 No All af
  4 Balaenicipitidae Shoebill 1 1 No All af
  5 Pelecanidae Pelicans 1 8 No All af
ORDER: SULIFORMES (Frigatebirds, Gannets, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters) 15 59      
  1 Fregatidae Frigatebirds 1 5 No All af
  2 Sulidae Gannets, Boobies 3 11 No All af
  3 Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants 10 39 No All af
  4 Anhingidae Darters 1 4 No All af
ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES (Thick-knees, Sheathbills, Magellanic Plover, Egyptian Plover, Oystercatchers, Ibisbill, Avocets, Stilts, Plovers, Plains-wanderer, Seedsnipes, Painted-snipes, Jacanas, Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes, Buttonquails, Crab-plover, Coursers, Pratincoles, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Skuas, Auks) 90 402      
  1 Burhinidae Thick-knees 2 10 No All af
  2 Chionidae Sheathbills 1 2 No All af
  3 Pluvianellidae Magellanic Plover 1 1 No All af
  4 Pluvianidae Egyptian Plover 1 1 No All af
  5 Haematopodidae Oystercatchers 1 12 No All af
  6 Ibidorhynchidae Ibisbill 1 1 No All af
  7 Recurvirostridae Avocets, Stilts 3 10 No All af
  8 Charadriidae Plovers 12 71 No All af
  9 Pedionomidae Plains-wanderer 1 1 No All af
  10 Thinocoridae Seedsnipes 2 4 No All af
  11 Rostratulidae Painted-snipes 2 3 No All af
  12 Jacanidae Jacanas 6 8 No All af
  13 Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes 16 99 No All af
  14 Turnicidae Buttonquails 2 18 No All af
  15 Dromadidae Crab-plover 1 1 No All af
  16 Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles 5 17 No All af
  17 Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers 20 110 No All af
  18 Stercorariidae Skuas 2 8 No All af
  19 Alcidae Auks 11 25 No All af
ORDER: STRIGIFORMES (Barn-owls, Typical Owls) 32 262      
  1 Tytonidae Barn-owls 2 22 No All af
  2 Strigidae Typical Owls 30 240 No All af
ORDER: CATHARTIFORMES (New World Vultures) 5 8      
  1 Cathartidae New World Vultures 5 8 No All af
ORDER: ACCIPITRIFORMES (Secretarybird, Osprey, Hawks, Eagles) 72 271      
  1 Sagittariidae Secretarybird 1 1 No All af
  2 Pandionidae Osprey 1 2 No All af
  3 Accipitridae Hawks, Eagles 70 268 No All af
ORDER: COLIIFORMES (Mousebirds) 2 6      
  1 Coliidae Mousebirds 2 6 No All af
ORDER: LEPTOSOMIFORMES (Cuckoo Roller) 1 3      
  1 Leptosomidae Cuckoo Roller 1 3 No All af
ORDER: TROGONIFORMES (Trogons) 8 46      
  1 Trogonidae Trogons 8 46 No All af
ORDER: BUCEROTIFORMES (Hornbills, Hoopoes, Woodhoopoes) 19 76      
  1 Bucerotidae Hornbills 16 63 No All af
  2 Upupidae Hoopoes 1 5 No All af
  3 Phoeniculidae Woodhoopoes 2 8 No All af
ORDER: CORACIIFORMES (Bee-eaters, Rollers, Ground-rollers, Todies, Motmots, Kingfishers) 35 190      
  1 Meropidae Bee-eaters 3 31 No All af
  2 Coraciidae Rollers 2 13 No All af
  3 Brachypteraciidae Ground-rollers 4 5 No All af
  4 Todidae Todies 1 5 No All af
  5 Momotidae Motmots 6 14 No All af
  6 Alcedinidae Kingfishers 19 122 No All af
ORDER: DINORNITHIFORMES (Moas (pleistocene - Recent, New Zealand)) 8 17      
  1 Dinornithidae Moas 6? 11? Yes All af
  2 Anomalopterygidae Anomalopteryx 2? 6? Yes All af
ORDER: PICIFORMES (Jacamars, Puffbirds, Toucans, New World Barbets, Prong-billed Barbets, Asian Barbets, African Barbets, Honeyguides, Woodpeckers) 75 496      
  1 Galbulidae Jacamars 5 19 No All af
  2 Bucconidae Puffbirds 12 38 No All af
  3 Ramphastidae Toucans 5 54 No All af
  4 Capitonidae New World Barbets 2 18 No All af
  5 Semnornithidae Prong-billed Barbets 1 2 No All af
  6 Megalaimidae Asian Barbets 2 35 No All af
  7 Lybiidae African Barbets 11 56 No All af
  8 Indicatoridae Honeyguides 4 17 No All af
  9 Picidae Woodpeckers 33 257 No All af
ORDER: CARIAMIFORMES (Seriemas) 2 2      
  1 Cariamidae Seriemas 2 2 No All af
ORDER: FALCONIFORMES (Falcons, Caracaras) 11 70      
  1 Falconidae Falcons, Caracaras 11 70 No All af
ORDER: PSITTACIFORMES (New Zealand Parrots, Cockatoos, Parrots) 92 437      
  1 Strigopidae New Zealand Parrots 2 4 No All af
  2 Cacatuidae Cockatoos 7 21 No All af
  3 Psittacidae Parrots 83 412 No All af
ORDER: PASSERIFORMES (New Zealand Wrens, Pittas, Asities, Typical Broadbills, Sapayoa, African And Green Broadbills, Typical Antbirds, Gnateaters, Crescentchests, Antpittas, Tapaculos, Ground-antbirds, Ovenbirds, Manakins, Cotingas, Tityras And Allies, Tyrant-flycatchers, Lyrebirds, Scrub-birds, Bowerbirds, Australasian Treecreepers, Fairy-wrens, Bristlebirds, Honeyeaters, Pardalotes, Thornbills, Logrunners, Australasian Babblers, Mohouas, Ploughbill, Sittellas, Old World Orioles, Painted Berrypeckers, Australo-papuan Bellbirds, Quail-thrushes And Jewel-babblers, Shrike-tits, Whistlers, Whipbirds And Wedgebills, Vireos, Cuckooshrikes, Berryhunter, Woodswallows And Butcherbirds, Boatbills, Vangas And Allies, Batises And Wattle-eyes, Ioras, Bristlehead, Bush-shrikes, Fantails, Drongos, Ifrit, Monarch-flycatchers, Crested Jay, Shrikes, Crows And Jays, Melampittas, Australian Mudnesters, Birds-of-paradise, New Zealand Wattlebirds, Stitchbird, Berrypeckers And Longbills, Satinbirds, Picathartes, Rail-babbler, Rockjumpers, Australasian Robins, Hyliotas, Fairy Flycatcher And Allies, Tits And Chickadees, Penduline-tits, Larks, Bearded Reedling, Nicators, Crombecs And Allies, Cisticolas And Allies, Reed-warblers, Cupwings, Grasshopper-warblers And Grassbirds, Donacobius, Tetrakas, Swallows And Martins, Bulbuls, Leaf-warblers, Bush-warblers, Long-tailed Tits, Old World Warblers And Parrotbills, White-eyes And Yuhinas, Scimitar-babblers And Allies, Ground Babblers, Laughingthrushes And Allies, Treecreepers, Nuthatches, Gnatcatchers, Wrens, Dippers, Oxpeckers, Starlings, Mockingbirds And Thrashers, Thrushes, Old World Flycatchers And Chats, Kinglets And Firecrests, Palmchat, Hypocolius, Hylocitreas, Waxwings, Silky-flycatchers, Oos, Elachura, Sugarbirds, Spot-throat And Allies, Fairy-bluebirds, Leafbirds, Flowerpeckers, Sunbirds, Accentors, Olive Warbler, Przevalski's Rosefinch, Weavers, Waxbills, Whydahs And Indigobirds, Old World Sparrows, Pipits And Wagtails, Finches, Longspurs, Thrush-tanager, Old World Buntings, New World Sparrows, Wrenthrush, Cuban Warblers, New World Blackbirds, New World Warblers, Hispaniolan Tanagers, Spindalises, Puerto Rican Tanager, Chat-tanagers, Mitrospingid Tanagers, Cardinals, Tanagers) 1380 6900      
  1 Acanthisittidae New Zealand Wrens 3 4 No All af
  2 Pittidae Pittas 3 48 No All af
  3 Philepittidae Asities 2 4 No All af
  4 Eurylaimidae Typical Broadbills 7 12 No All af
  5 Sapayoidae Sapayoa 1 1 No All af
  6 Calyptomenidae African And Green Broadbills 2 6 No All af
  7 Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds 61 254 No All af
  8 Conopophagidae Gnateaters 2 12 No All af
  9 Melanopareiidae Crescentchests 1 4 No All af
  10 Grallariidae Antpittas 4 55 No All af
  11 Rhinocryptidae Tapaculos 12 61 No All af
  12 Formicariidae Ground-antbirds 2 12 No All af
  13 Furnariidae Ovenbirds 69 340 No All af
  14 Pipridae Manakins 17 53 No All af
  15 Cotingidae Cotingas 24 68 No All af
  16 Tityridae Tityras And Allies 11 49 No All af
  17 Tyrannidae Tyrant-flycatchers 103 456 No All af
  18 Menuridae Lyrebirds 1 2 No All af
  19 Atrichornithidae Scrub-birds 1 2 No All af
  20 Ptilonorhynchidae Bowerbirds 8 21 No All af
  21 Climacteridae Australasian Treecreepers 2 7 No All af
  22 Maluridae Fairy-wrens 6 32 No All af
  23 Dasyornithidae Bristlebirds 1 3 No All af
  24 Meliphagidae Honeyeaters 52 195 No All af
  25 Pardalotidae Pardalotes 1 4 No All af
  26 Acanthizidae Thornbills 13 66 No All af
  27 Orthonychidae Logrunners 1 3 No All af
  28 Pomatostomidae Australasian Babblers 2 5 No All af
  29 Mohouidae Mohouas 1 3 No All af
  30 Eulacestomidae Ploughbill 1 1 No All af
  31 Neosittidae Sittellas 1 3 No All af
  32 Oriolidae Old World Orioles 4 40 No All af
  33 Paramythiidae Painted Berrypeckers 2 3 No All af
  34 Oreoicidae Australo-papuan Bellbirds 3 3 No All af
  35 Cinclosomatidae Quail-thrushes And Jewel-babblers 2 11 No All af
  36 Falcunculidae Shrike-tits 1 3 No All af
  37 Pachycephalidae Whistlers 5 52 No All af
  38 Psophodidae Whipbirds And Wedgebills 2 6 No All af
  39 Vireonidae Vireos 8 66 No All af
  40 Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes 13 100 No All af
  41 Rhagologidae Berryhunter 1 1 No All af
  42 Artamidae Woodswallows And Butcherbirds 6 24 No All af
  43 Machaerirhynchidae Boatbills 1 2 No All af
  44 Vangidae Vangas And Allies 21 41 No All af
  45 Platysteiridae Batises And Wattle-eyes 4 34 No All af
  46 Aegithinidae Ioras 1 4 No All af
  47 Pityriasidae Bristlehead 1 1 No All af
  48 Malaconotidae Bush-shrikes 11 54 No All af
  49 Rhipiduridae Fantails 3 66 No All af
  50 Dicruridae Drongos 1 26 No All af
  51 Ifritidae Ifrit 1 1 No All af
  52 Monarchidae Monarch-flycatchers 16 112 No All af
  53 Platylophidae Crested Jay 1 1 No All af
  54 Laniidae Shrikes 4 36 No All af
  55 Corvidae Crows And Jays 21 136 No All af
  56 Melampittidae Melampittas 2 2 No All af
  57 Corcoracidae Australian Mudnesters 2 2 No All af
  58 Paradisaeidae Birds-of-paradise 15 42 No All af
  59 Callaeidae New Zealand Wattlebirds 3 5 No All af
  60 Notiomystidae Stitchbird 1 1 No All af
  61 Melanocharitidae Berrypeckers And Longbills 4 11 No All af
  62 Cnemophilidae Satinbirds 2 4 No All af
  63 Picathartidae Picathartes 1 2 No All af
  64 Eupetidae Rail-babbler 1 1 No All af
  65 Chaetopidae Rockjumpers 1 2 No All af
  66 Petroicidae Australasian Robins 20 53 No All af
  67 Hyliotidae Hyliotas 1 4 No All af
  68 Stenostiridae Fairy Flycatcher And Allies 4 9 No All af
  69 Paridae Tits And Chickadees 16 71 No All af
  70 Remizidae Penduline-tits 3 12 No All af
  71 Alaudidae Larks 21 105 No All af
  72 Panuridae Bearded Reedling 1 1 No All af
  73 Nicatoridae Nicators 1 3 No All af
  74 Macrosphenidae Crombecs And Allies 7 21 No All af
  75 Cisticolidae Cisticolas And Allies 26 171 No All af
  76 Acrocephalidae Reed-warblers 6 64 No All af
  77 Pnoepygidae Cupwings 1 4 No All af
  78 Locustellidae Grasshopper-warblers And Grassbirds 13 67 No All af
  79 Donacobiidae Donacobius 1 1 No All af
  80 Bernieridae Tetrakas 8 11 No All af
  81 Hirundinidae Swallows And Martins 21 100 No All af
  82 Pycnonotidae Bulbuls 33 166 No All af
  83 Phylloscopidae Leaf-warblers 1 84 No All af
  84 Scotocercidae Bush-warblers 12 38 No All af
  85 Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tits 4 15 No All af
  86 Sylviidae Old World Warblers And Parrotbills 17 74 No All af
  87 Zosteropidae White-eyes And Yuhinas 12 139 No All af
  88 Timaliidae Scimitar-babblers And Allies 11 57 No All af
  89 Pellorneidae Ground Babblers 16 65 No All af
  90 Leiotrichidae Laughingthrushes And Allies 21 151 No All af
  91 Certhiidae Treecreepers 1 9 No All af
  92 Sittidae Nuthatches 3 32 No All af
  93 Polioptilidae Gnatcatchers 3 19 No All af
  94 Troglodytidae Wrens 19 96 No All af
  95 Cinclidae Dippers 1 5 No All af
  96 Buphagidae Oxpeckers 1 2 No All af
  97 Sturnidae Starlings 35 132 No All af
  98 Mimidae Mockingbirds And Thrashers 10 35 No All af
  99 Turdidae Thrushes 20 187 No All af
  100 Muscicapidae Old World Flycatchers And Chats 58 358 No All af
  101 Regulidae Kinglets And Firecrests 1 7 No All af
  102 Dulidae Palmchat 1 1 No All af
  103 Hypocoliidae Hypocolius 1 1 No All af
  104 Hylocitreidae Hylocitreas 1 2 No All af
  105 Bombycillidae Waxwings 1 3 No All af
  106 Ptiliogonatidae Silky-flycatchers 3 4 No All af
  107 Mohoidae Oos 2 5 No All af
  108 Elachuridae Elachura 1 1 No All af
  109 Promeropidae Sugarbirds 1 2 No All af
  110 Modulatricidae Spot-throat And Allies 3 3 No All af
  111 Irenidae Fairy-bluebirds 1 3 No All af
  112 Chloropseidae Leafbirds 1 13 No All af
  113 Dicaeidae Flowerpeckers 2 55 No All af
  114 Nectariniidae Sunbirds 17 152 No All af
  115 Prunellidae Accentors 1 13 No All af
  116 Peucedramidae Olive Warbler 1 1 No All af
  117 Urocynchramidae Przevalski's Rosefinch 1 1 No All af
  118 Ploceidae Weavers 15 126 No All af
  119 Estrildidae Waxbills 34 148 No All af
  120 Viduidae Whydahs And Indigobirds 2 20 No All af
  121 Passeridae Old World Sparrows 8 44 No All af
  122 Motacillidae Pipits And Wagtails 8 90 No All af
  123 Fringillidae Finches 51 232 No All af
  124 Calcariidae Longspurs 3 6 No All af
  125 Rhodinocichlidae Thrush-tanager 1 1 No All af
  126 Emberizidae Old World Buntings 2 45 No All af
  127 Passerellidae New World Sparrows 29 150 No All af
  128 Zeledoniidae Wrenthrush 1 1 No All af
  129 Teretistridae Cuban Warblers 1 2 No All af
  130 Icteridae New World Blackbirds 31 116 No All af
  131 Parulidae New World Warblers 20 124 No All af
  132 Phaenicophilidae Hispaniolan Tanagers 3 4 No All af
  133 Spindalidae Spindalises 1 4 No All af
  134 Nesospingidae Puerto Rican Tanager 1 1 No All af
  135 Calyptophilidae Chat-tanagers 1 2 No All af
  136 Mitrospingidae Mitrospingid Tanagers 3 4 No All af
  137 Cardinalidae Cardinals 11 56 No All af
  138 Thraupidae Tanagers 107 415 No All af



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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