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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676