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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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