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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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