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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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