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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676