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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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