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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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