Birds of the World
| Order | Family | |
| Tinamiformes | Tinamidae | tinamous |
| Rheiformes | Rheidae | rheas |
| Struthioniformes | Struthionidae | ostrich |
| Casuariiformes | Dromiceidae | emus |
| Casuariidae | cassowaries | |
| Dinornithiformes | Apterygidae | kiwis |
| Podicipediformes | Podicipedidae | grebes |
| Sphenisciformes | Spheniscidae | penguins |
| Procellariiformes | Diomedeidae | albatrosses |
| Procellariidae | shearwaters, fulmars, gadfly petrels | |
| Hydrobatidae | storm-petrels | |
| Pelecanoididae | diving-petrels | |
| Pelecaniformes | Phaethontidae | tropicbirds |
| Fregatidae | frigatebirds | |
| Sulidae | boobies, gannets | |
| Phalacrocoracidae | cormorants, shags | |
| Anhingidae | anhinga, darters | |
| Pelecanidae | pelicans | |
| Anseriformes | Anhimidae | screamers |
| Anatidae | ducks, gees, swans | |
| Phoenicopteriformes | Phoenicopteridae | flamingos |
| Ciconiiformes | Ardeidae | herons, bitterns |
| Balaenicipitidae | shoe-billed stork | |
| Scopidae | hammerhead | |
| Threskiornithidae | ibises, spoonbills | |
| Ciconiidae | storks | |
| Falconiformes | Cathartidae | New World vultures, condors |
| Pandionidae | osprey | |
| Accipitridae | hawks, eagles | |
| Sagittariidae | secretarybird | |
| Falconidae | falcons, caracaras | |
| Galliformes | Cracidae | curassows, guans, chachalacas |
| Megapodiidae | megapodes, scrubfowl, brush turkeys | |
| Numididae | guineafowl | |
| Phasianidae | pheasants, turkeys, grouse, quail | |
| Gruiformes | Rallidae | crakes, rails, coots, gallinules |
| Heliornithidae | sun-grebes, finfoots | |
| Rhynochetidae | kagu | |
| Eurypygidae | sun-bittern | |
| Mesoenatidae | mesites, roatelos | |
| Turnicidae | button-quails, quail-plover | |
| Gruidae | cranes | |
| Aramidae | limpkin | |
| Psophiidae | trumpeters | |
| Cariamidae | seriemas | |
| Otididae | bustards | |
| Charadriiformes | Jacanidae | jacanas |
| Rostratulidae | painted snipes | |
| Scolopacidae | sandpipers, curlews, woodcocks, phalaropes, etc. | |
| Dromadidae | crabplover | |
| Chionididae | sheathbills | |
| Pluvianellidae | magellanic plover | |
| Pedionomidae | plains-wanderer | |
| Thinocoridae | seedsnipes | |
| Burhinidae | thick-knees, stone-curlews | |
| Haematopodidae | oystercatchers | |
| Ibidorhynchidae | ibisbill | |
| Recurvirostridae | avocets, stilts | |
| Glareolidae | pratincoles, coursers | |
| Charadriidae | plovers, lapwings | |
| Laridae | gulls and terns | |
| Stercorariidae | jaegers and skuas | |
| Rynchopidae | skimmers | |
| Alcidae | auks, puffins, guillemots, murres, murrelets | |
| Gaviiformes | Gaviidae | loons, divers |
| Pteroclidiformes | Pteroclidae | sandgrouse |
| Columbiformes | Columbidae | pigeons, doves |
| Psittaciformes | Psittacidae | parrots, macaws |
| Cacatuidae | cockatoos | |
| Loriidae | lories | |
| Coliiformes | Coliidae | colies, mousebirds |
| Musophagiformes | Musophagidae | turacos, go-away birds |
| Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | cuckoos, anis |
| Opisthocomidae | hoatzin | |
| Strigiformes | Tytonidae | barn owls |
| Strigidae | typical owls | |
| Caprimulgiformes | Steatornithidae | oilbird |
| Podargidae | frogmouths | |
| Aegothelidae | owlet-frogmouths | |
| Nyctibiidae | potoos | |
| Caprimulgidae | nightjars, poor-wills | |
| Apodiformes | Hemiprocnidae | crested-swifts |
| Apodidae | swifts | |
| Trochilidae | hummingbirds | |
| Trogoniformes | Trogonidae | trogons, quetzals |
| Coraciiformes | Alcedinidae | kingfishers, kookaburras |
| Todidae | todies | |
| Momotidae | motmots | |
| Meropidae | bee-eaters | |
| Coraciidae | rollers | |
| Brachypteraciidae | ground-rollers | |
| Leptosomatidae | cuckoo-roller | |
| Upupidae | hoopoe | |
| Phoeniculidae | woodhoopoes | |
| Bucerotidae | hornbills | |
| Piciformes | Galbulidae | jacamars |
| Bucconidae | puffbirds | |
| Indicatoridae | honeyguides | |
| Picidae | woodpeckers, wrynecks | |
| Lybiidae | African barbets | |
| Megalaimidae | Asian barbets | |
| Capitonidae | New World barbets | |
| Ramphastidae | toucans, aracaris | |
| Passeriformes | Xenicidae | New Zealand wrens |
| Pittidae | pittas | |
| Eurylaimidae | broadbills | |
| Philepittidae | asitys, sunbird-asitys | |
| Tyrannidae | tyrant-flycatchers | |
| Cotingidae | cotingas, bellbirds, becards, cocks-of-the-rock | |
| Oxyruncidae | sharpbill | |
| Phytotomidae | plantcutters | |
| Pipridae | manakins | |
| Furnariidae | ovenbirds | |
| Dendrocolaptidae | woodcreepers | |
| Thamnophilidae | antbirds, antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, bushbirds, fire-eyes; bare-eyes | |
| Formicariidae | antthrushes, antpittas | |
| Conopophagidae | gnateaters | |
| Rhinocryptidae | tapaculos | |
| Climacteridae | Australian treecreepers | |
| Menuridae | lyrebirds | |
| Atrichornithidae | scrub-birds | |
| Ptilonorhynchidae | bowerbirds | |
| Maluridae | fairywrens, grasswrens | |
| Meliphagidae | honeyeaters, miners | |
| Pardalotidae | pardalotes, bristlebirds | |
| Acanthizidae | Australian warblers | |
| Eopsaltriidae | Australian robins | |
| Irenidae | leafbirds, fairy bluebirds | |
| Aegithinidae | ioras | |
| Orthonychidae | log-runners | |
| Pomatostomidae | Australian pseudo-babblers | |
| Laniidae | shrikes, bush shrikes, helmet-shrikes | |
| Vireonidae | vireos, peppershrikes, greenlets, shrike-vireos | |
| Cinclosomatidae | quail-thrushes, whip-birds | |
| Corcoracidae | Australian chough, apostle-bird | |
| Pachycephalidae | whistlers, shrike-tit, thick heads, pitohuis | |
| Corvidae | jays, crows, ravens, mapgies, nutcrackers | |
| Paradisaeidae | birds-of-paradise | |
| Artamidae | wood-swallows, Australian magpies, butcherbirds, currawongs | |
| Oriolidae | Old World orioles | |
| Campephagidae | cuckoo-shrikes, minivets, trillers | |
| Rhipiduridae | fantails, willie wagtail | |
| Dicruridae | drongos | |
| Monarchidae | monarch flycatchers | |
| Malaconotidae | bushshrikes | |
| Prionopidae | helmet-shrikes, batises | |
| Vangidae | vanga-shrikes | |
| Callaeatidae | wattle crow, huia, saddleback | |
| Picathartidae | rockfowls, rockjumpers | |
| Bombycillidae | waxwings, silky flycatchers | |
| Dulidae | palmchat | |
| Cinclidae | dippers | |
| Turdidae | thrushes, robins | |
| Muscicapidae | Old World flycatchers, chats, wheat-ears | |
| Sturnidae | starlings, mynahs, oxpeckers | |
| Mimidae | mockingbirds, thrashers, catbirds | |
| Sittidae | nuthatches, wallcreeprs | |
| Certhiidae | creepers, treecreepers | |
| Troglodytidae | wrens | |
| Polioptilidae | gnatcatchers, gnatwrens, Verdin | |
| Paridae | tits, titmice, chickadees | |
| Remizidae | penduline-tits | |
| Aegithalidae | long-tailed tits, bush tit | |
| Hirundinidae | swallows, martins | |
| Regulidae | kinglets | |
| Pycnonotidae | bulbuls, greenbuls | |
| Hypocoliidae | Hypocolius | |
| Cisticolidae | African warblers (cisticolas, prinias, apalises, etc.) | |
| Zosteropidae | white-eyes | |
| Sylviidae | Old World warblers, babblers, wrentits, laughing thrushes | |
| Alaudidae | larks | |
| Promeropidae | sugarbirds | |
| Dicaeidae | flowerpeckers | |
| Nectariniidae | sunbirds | |
| Melanocharitidae | berrypeckers, longbills | |
| Passeridae | Old World sparrows, house sparrow | |
| Motacillidae | pipits, wagtails, longclaws | |
| Prunellidae | accentors, dunnock | |
| Ploceidae | weavers, quealeas, fodies, bishops, malimbes, widowbirds | |
| Estrildidae | whydahs, waxbills, zebra finch, gouldian finch, etc. | |
| Fringillidae | goldfinches, house finch, rosy finches, redpolls, siskins, crossbills, chaffinches, pine and evening grosbeaks | |
| Drepanididae | Hawaiian honeycreepers | |
| Emberizidae | New World sparrows, towhees, Old World buntings | |
| Parulidae | wood-warblers and wren-thrush | |
| Thraupidae | tanagers, seedeaters, honeycreepers, flower-piercers, euphonias, grassquits, Galapagos finches, etc. | |
| Cardinalidae | cardinals, grosbeaks (except evening and pine!), New World buntings, saltators, Dickcissel | |
| Icteridae | orioles, blackbirds, grackles, oropendolas, caciques, cowbirds |
Last Updated on 8 October 2000
By Chris Butler
Email: cjb24@cornell.edu