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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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