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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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