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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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