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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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