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This page lists living orders and families of birds. The links below should then lead to family accounts of bird behavior etc and hence to individual species.

There are two main orders and about 180 bird families, some containing thousands of species.

Taxonomy is very fluid in the age of DNA analysis, so comments are made where appropriate, and all numbers are approximate. In particular see Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy for a very different classification.

From a behavioral point of view the families show patterns of adaptation to environments and associated repertoires of behavior.

Contents 1 Paleognathae 1.1 Struthioniformes 1.2 Rheiformes 1.3 Tinamiformes 1.4 Casuariiformes 1.5 Apterygiformes 2 Neognathae 2.1 Anseriformes 2.2 Galliformes 2.3 Podicipediformes 2.4 Phoenicopteriformes 2.5 Mesitornithiformes 2.6 Pteroclidiformes 2.7 Columbiformes 2.8 Phaethontiformes 2.9 Caprimulgiformes 2.10 Apodiformes 2.11 Aegotheliformes 2.12 Cuculiformes 2.13 Opisthocomiformes 2.14 Musophagiformes 2.15 Gruiformes 2.16 Gaviiformes 2.17 Sphenisciformes 2.18 Procellariiformes 2.19 Ciconiiformes 2.20 Pelecaniformes 2.21 Suliformes 2.22 Charadriiformes 2.23 Accipitriformes 2.24 Strigiformes 2.25 Coliiformes 2.26 Trogoniformes 2.27 Coraciiformes 2.28 Bucerotiformes 2.29 Leptosomatiformes 2.30 Piciformes 2.31 Falconiformes 2.32 Cariamiformes 2.33 Psittaciformes 2.34 Passeriformes 3 See also 4 References

PaleognathaeEdit

The flightless and mostly giant Struthioniformes lack a keeled sternum and are collectively known as ratites. Together with the Tinamiformes, they form the Paleognathae or "old jaws", one of the two evolutionary superorders.

StruthioniformesEdit

Africa and Australasia; 2 species.

• Struthionidae: Ostrich

RheiformesEdit

South America; 2 species.

• Rheidae: Rheas

TinamiformesEdit

South America; 45 species.

• Tinamidae: Tinamous

CasuariiformesEdit

Australasia; 4 species.

• Casuariidae: Cassowaries
• Dromaiidae: Emu

ApterygiformesEdit

Australasia; 5 species.

• Apterygidae: Kiwis

NeognathaeEdit

Nearly all living birds belong to the superorder of Neognathae or "new jaws". With their keels, unlike the ratites, they are known as carinatae. The passerines alone account for well over 5000 species.

AnseriformesEdit

Worldwide; 150 species.

• Anhimidae: screamers
• Anseranatidae: Magpie-goose
• Anatidae: ducks, geese, and swans

GalliformesEdit

Worldwide; 250 species.

• Megapodidae: megapodes
• Cracidae: chachalacas, curassows, and guans
• Phasianoidea: pheasants and allies
  • Odontophoridae: New World quail
  • Numididae: guineafowl
  • Phasianidae: pheasants and relatives

PodicipediformesEdit

Worldwide; 19 species; sometimes grouped with Phoenicopteriformes.

• Podicipedidae: grebes

PhoenicopteriformesEdit

Worldwide; 6 species.

• Phoenicopteridae: flamingos

MesitornithiformesEdit

Madagascar, Neotropics, New Caledonia; 5 species.

• Mesitornithidae: mesites
• Rhynochetidae: Kagu
• Eurypygidae: Sunbittern

PteroclidiformesEdit

Africa, Europe, Asia; 16 species; sometimes grouped with Columbiformes.

• Pteroclididae: sandgrouse

ColumbiformesEdit

Worldwide; 300 species.

• Columbidae: pigeons and doves

PhaethontiformesEdit

Oceanic; 3 species.

• Phaethontidae: tropicbirds

CaprimulgiformesEdit

Worldwide; 90 species.

• Steatornithidae: Oilbird
• Podargidae: frogmouths
• Nyctibiidae: potoos
• Caprimulgidae: nighthawks and nightjars
• Eurostopodidae: eared-nightjars

ApodiformesEdit

Worldwide; 400 species.

• Trochilidae: hummingbirds
• Apodidae: swifts
• Hemiprocnidae: treeswifts

AegotheliformesEdit

Oceania; 10 species; sometimes grouped with Apodiformes.

• Aegothelidae: owlet-nightjars

CuculiformesEdit

Worldwide; 126 species.

• Cuculidae: cuckoos and relatives

OpisthocomiformesEdit

South America; 1 species.

• Opisthocomidae: Hoatzin

MusophagiformesEdit

Africa; 23 species.

• Musophagidae: turacos and relatives

GruiformesEdit

Worldwide; 191 species.

• Otididae: bustards
• Grui: cranes and allies
  • Gruidae: cranes
  • Aramidae: Limpkin
  • Psophiidae: trumpeters
• Ralli: rails and allies
  • Rallidae: rails and relatives
  • Heliornithidae: finfoots

GaviiformesEdit

North America, Eurasia; 5 species.

• Gaviidae: loons

SphenisciformesEdit

Antarctic and southern waters; 17 species.

• Spheniscidae: penguins

ProcellariiformesEdit

Pan-oceanic; 120 species.

• Diomedeidae: albatrosses
• Procellariidae: petrels and relatives
• Pelecanoididae: diving petrels
• Hydrobatidae: storm petrels

CiconiiformesEdit

Worldwide; 19 species.

• Ciconiidae: storks

PelecaniformesEdit

Worldwide; 108 species.

• Balaenicipitidae: Shoebill
• Scopidae: Hamerkop
• Pelecanidae: pelicans
• Ardeidae: herons and relatives
• Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills

SuliformesEdit

Worldwide; 59 species.

• Phalacrocoracidae: cormorants and shags
• Fregatidae: frigatebirds
• Sulidae: boobies and gannets
• Anhingidae: darters

CharadriiformesEdit

Worldwide; 350 species

• Scolopaci
  • Scolopacidae: sandpipers and relatives
• Thinocori: jacana-like waders
  • Rostratulidae: painted snipes
  • Jacanidae: jacanas
  • Thinocoridae: Seedsnipes
  • Pedionomidae: Plains-wanderer
• Turnici
  • Turnicidae: buttonquail
• Lari: gulls and allies
  • Laridae: gulls
  • Rhynchopidae: skimmers
  • Sternidae: terns
  • Alcidae: auks
  • Stercorariidae: skuas and jaegers
  • Glareolidae: coursers and pratincoles
  • Dromadidae: Crab-Plover
• Chionidi: thick-knees and allies
  • Burhinidae: thick-knees and relatives
  • Chionididae: sheathbills
  • Pluvianellidae: Magellanic Plover
• Charadrii: plover-like waders
  • Ibidorhynchidae: Ibisbill
  • Recurvirostridae: avocets and stilts
  • Haematopodidae: oystercatchers
  • Charadriidae: plovers and lapwings

AccipitriformesEdit

Worldwide; 200 species.

• Cathartidae: New World vultures
• Pandionidae: Osprey
• Accipitridae: hawks and relatives
• Sagittaridae: Secretarybird

StrigiformesEdit

Worldwide; 130 species.

• Tytonidae: barn owls
• Strigidae: true owls

ColiiformesEdit

Sub-Saharan Africa; 6 species.

• Coliidae: mousebirds

TrogoniformesEdit

Sub-Saharan Africa, Americas, Asia; 35 species.

• Trogonidae: trogons and quetzals

CoraciiformesEdit

Worldwide; 144 species.

• Meropidae: bee-eaters
• Coraciidae: rollers
• Brachypteraciidae: ground rollers
• Todidae: todies
• Momotidae: motmots
• Alcedines: kingfishers
  • Alcedinidae: river kingfishers
  • Halcyonidae: tree kingfishers
  • Cerylidae: water kingfishers

BucerotiformesEdit

Old World, New Guinea; 64 species.

• Bucerotidae: hornbills
• Upupidae: Hoopoe
• Phoeniculidae: woodhoopoes

LeptosomatiformesEdit

Madagascar; 1 species.

• Leptosomatidae: Cuckoo-roller

PiciformesEdit

Worldwide except Australasia; 400 species.

• Galbulidae: jacamars
• Bucconidae: puffbirds
• Lybiidae: African barbets
• Megalaimidae: Asian barbets
• Ramphastidae: toucans
• Semnornithidae: Toucan barbets
• Capitonidae: American barbets
• Picidae: woodpeckers
• Indicatoridae: honeyguides

FalconiformesEdit

Worldwide; 60 species.

• Falconidae: falcons and relatives

CariamiformesEdit

South America; 2 species.

• Cariamidae: seriemas

PsittaciformesEdit

Pan-tropical, southern temperate zones; 330 species.

• Nestoridae: Kea and kakas
• Strigopidae: Kakapo
• Cacatuidae: cockatoos
• Psittacidae: African and American parrots
• Psittrichasiidae: Pesquet's parrot, vasa parrots
• Psittaculidae: Australasian parrots

PasseriformesEdit

Worldwide; 5000 species.

• Acanthisitti
  • Acanthisittidae: New Zealand wrens
• Tyranni: suboscines
  • Eurylaimidae: broadbills
  • Philepittidae: asities
  • Pittidae: pittas
  • Sapayoidae: Sapayoa
  • Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers
  • Tityridae: becards and tityras
  • Furnariidae: ovenbirds
  • Thamnophilidae: antbirds
  • Formicariidae: ground antbirds and tapaculos
  • Conopophagidae: gnateaters
  • Cotingidae: cotingas
  • Pipridae: manakins
  • Melanopareiidae: crescent-chests
• Passeri: oscines
  • Atrichornithidae: scrub-birds
  • Menuridae: lyrebirds
  • Alaudidae: larks
  • Hirundinidae: swallows and martins
  • Motacillidae: wagtails and pipits
  • Campephagidae: cuckoo-shrikes
  • Eupetidae: Rail-Babbler
  • Pycnonotidae: bulbuls
  • Regulidae: kinglets
  • Hyliotidae: hyliotas
  • Chloropseidae: leafbirds
  • Aegithinidae: ioras
  • Ptilogonatidae: silky-flycatchers
  • Bombycillidae: waxwings
  • Hypocoliidae: Hypocolius
  • Dulidae: Palmchat
  • Cinclidae: dippers
  • Troglodytidae: wrens
  • Donacobiidae: Donacobius
  • Mimidae: mockingbirds and thrashers
  • Prunellidae: accentors
  • Turdidae: thrushes and relatives
  • Cisticolidae: cisticolas and relatives
  • Sylviidae: true warblers
  • Stenostiridae: fairy warblers
  • Macrosphenidae: African warblers
  • Cettiidae: bush warblers
  • Phylloscopidae: leaf warblers
  • Megaluridae: grass warblers
  • Acrocephalidae: marsh warblers
  • Bernieridae: malagasy warblers
  • Pnoepygidae: pygmy wren-babblers
  • Polioptilidae: gnatcatchers
  • Muscicapidae: flycatchers and relatives
  • Platysteiridae: wattle-eyes and batises
  • Petroicidae: Australasian robins
  • Pachycephalidae: whistlers and relatives
  • Colluricinclidae: shrike-thrushes and relatives
  • Picathartidae: rockfowl
  • Chaetopidae: rock-jumpers
  • Timaliidae: babblers and relatives
  • Panuridae: Bearded Reedling
  • Nicatoridae: nicators
  • Pomatostomidae: Australasian babblers
  • Orthonychidae: logrunners
  • Cinclosomatidae: whipbirds and quail-thrushes
  • Aegithalidae: bushtits
  • Maluridae: Australasian wrens
  • Neosittidae: sittellas
  • Climacteridae: Australasian treecreepers
  • Paridae: chickadees and true tits
  • Sittidae: nuthatches
  • Tichodromidae: Wallcreeper
  • Certhiidae: treecreepers
  • Rhabdornithidae: Philippine creepers
  • Remizidae: penduline tits
  • Nectariniidae: sunbirds
  • Melanocharitidae: berrypeckers
  • Paramythiidae: painted berrypeckers
  • Dicaeidae: flowerpeckers
  • Dasyornithidae: bristlebirds
  • Pardalotidae: pardalotes
  • Acanthizidae: Australasian warblers
  • Zosteropidae: white-eyes
  • Promeropidae: sugarbirds
  • Meliphagidae: honeyeaters and relatives
  • Notiomystidae: Stitchbird
  • Oriolidae: Old World orioles
  • Irenidae: fairy-bluebirds
  • Laniidae: shrikes
  • Malaconotidae: bushshrikes and relatives
  • Prionopidae: helmetshrikes and relatives
  • Vangidae: vangas
  • Dicruridae: drongos
  • Rhipiduridae: fantails
  • Monarchidae: monarch flycatchers
  • Callaeidae: wattlebirds
  • Corcoracidae: mudnesters
  • Artamidae: woodswallows and butcherbirds
  • Pityriaseidae: bristlehead
  • Paradisaeidae: birds-of-paradise
  • Cnemophilidae: satinbirds
  • Ptilonorhynchidae: bowerbirds
  • Corvidae: jays and crows
  • Sturnidae: starlings and mynas
  • Buphagidae: oxpeckers
  • Passeridae: Old World sparrows
  • Ploceidae: weavers and relatives
  • Estrildidae: weaver finches
  • Viduidae: whydahs and indigobirds
  • Vireonidae: vireos and relatives
  • Fringillidae: finches and relatives
  • Urocynchramidae: Pink-tailed Bunting
  • Peucedramidae: Olive Warbler
  • Parulidae: wood warblers
  • Coerebidae: Bananaquit
  • Thraupidae: tanagers and relatives
  • Emberizidae: Old World buntings and New World sparrows
  • Cardinalidae: cardinals, grosbeaks, and New World buntings
  • Icteridae: New World blackbirds and New World orioles

See alsoEdit

• Lists of animals
• List of African birds
• List of Asian birds
• List of birds of Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica
• List of Australian birds
• List of European birds
• List of North American birds
• List of extinct birds
• Prehistoric birds
• Fossil birds
• List of chicken breeds
• List of birds by common name

For regions smaller than continents see:

• Lists of birds by region

ReferencesEdit

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