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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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