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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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