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



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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