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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676