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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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