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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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