List of birds
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This page lists living orders and families of [[bird]]s, class [[Aves]] (for extinct birds, please see [[Extinct birds]] and [[Prehistoric birds]], and [[Fossil birds]]). The links below should then lead to family accounts and hence to individual 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.
This article and the descendant family articles follow the taxonomy of the ''[[Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds]]'' (HANZAB) for families largely endemic to that region, and otherwise the ''Handbook of Birds of the World'' (HBW).
==Paleognathae==
The flightless and mostly giant Struthioniformes lack a keeled sternum and are collectively known as [[ratite]]s. Together with the Tinamiformes, they form the ''Paleognathae'' (or 'old jaws'), one of the two evolutionary "super orders".
* '''[[Struthioniformes]]''': mainly southern hemisphere; 12 species, 5 vulnerable, 2 extinct since 1600
** [[Struthionidae]]: Ostrich
** [[Casuariidae]]: [[emu]]s and [[Cassowary|cassowaries]]
** [[Apterygidae]]: kiwis
** [[Rheidae]]: rheas
* '''[[Tinamiformes]]''': South America; 45 species, 5 vulnerable, 2 endangered, 2 possibly extinct since 1600
** [[Tinamidae]]: tinamous
==Neognathae==
Nearly all living birds belong to the super order of ''Neognathae''— or 'new jaws'. With their keels, unlike the ratites, they are known as [[carinate]]s. The [[passerine]]s alone account for well over 5000 species.
* '''[[Anseriformes]]''': worldwide; ~150 species
** [[Anhimidae]]: screamers
** [[Anseranatidae]]: Magpie-goose
** [[Anatidae]]: swans, geese and ducks
* '''[[Galliformes]]''': worldwide except northern Eurasia; ~250 species.
** [[Megapodidae]]: mound-builders
** [[Cracidae]]: chachalacas, guans and curassows
** [[Tetraonidae]]: grouse
** [[Phasianidae]]: partridges, pheasants, quail and allies
** [[Odontophoridae]]: New World quails
** [[Numididae]]: guineafowl
** [[Meleagrididae]]: turkeys
** [[Mesitornithidae]]: [[mesite]]s
* '''[[Sphenisciformes]]''': Antarctic and southern waters; 17 species, 7 vulnerable, 3 endangered
** [[Spheniscidae]]: penguins
* '''[[Gaviiformes]]''': North America, Eurasia; 5 species
** [[Gaviidae]] loons or divers
* '''[[Procellariiformes]]''': pan-oceanic; 120 species
** [[Diomedeidae]]: albatrosses ;14 species, 8 vulnerable, 1 endangered
** [[Procellariidae]]: fulmars, prions, shearwaters, gadfly and other petrels ; 72 species, 20 vulnerable, 11 endangered
** [[Diving-petrel|Pelecanoididae]]: diving petrels ; 4 species, 1 endangered
** [[Hydrobatidae]]: storm petrels ; 20species, 1 vulnerable
*'''[[Pelecaniformes]]''': worldwide; 66 species
** [[Pelecanidae]]: pelicans ; 8 species, 1 vulnerable
** [[Sulidae]]: gannets and boobies ; 9 species, 1 vulnerable, 1 endangered
** [[Phalacrocoracidae]]: cormorants ; 39 species, 8 vulnerable, 2 endangered and 1 extinct since 1600
** [[Fregatidae]]: frigatebirds ; 5 species, 1 vulnerable, 1 endangered
** [[Anhingidae]]: Anhinga and darters ; 2 species
** [[Phaethontidae]]: tropicbirds ; 3 species
* '''[[Ciconiiformes]]''': all continents; >100 species.
** [[Ardeidae]]: herons and bitterns
** [[Balaenicipitidae]]: Shoebill
** [[Scopidae]]: Hammerkop
** [[Ciconiidae]]: storks
** [[Threskiornithidae]]: ibises and spoonbills
** [[Cathartidae]]: New World vultures and Condors, - sometimes placed in Falconiformes/Accipitriformes.
* '''[[Phoenicopteriformes]]''': worldwide; 6 species, 1 vulnerable
** [[Phoenicopteridae]] flamingoes
* '''[[Podicipediformes]]''': worldwide; 19 species, 2 vulnerable, 1 endangered, 2 or 3 extinct since 1600
** [[Podicipedidae]]: grebes
* '''[[Falconiformes]]''' worldwide; ~260 species. Sometimes all except the falcons are separated as [[Accipitriformes]].
** [[Pandionidae]]: Osprey
** [[Accipitridae]]: hawks, eagles, buzzards and Old World vultures, harriers, kites, and allies
** [[Sagittaridae]]: Secretary Bird
** [[Falconidae]]: falcons
* '''[[Gruiformes]]''': worldwide; ~200 species
** [[Gruidae]]: cranes
** [[Aramidae]]: Limpkin
** [[Psophiidae]]: trumpeters
** [[Rallidae]]: rails, crakes, coots and allies
** [[Heliornithidae]]: finfoots and Sungrebe
** [[Rhynochetidae]]: Kagu
** [[Eurypygidae]]: Sunbittern
** [[Cariamidae]]: seriemas
** [[Otididae]]: bustards
* '''[[Charadriiformes]]''': worldwide; >300 species
** [[Scolopacidae]]: typical waders or shorebirds
** [[Rostratulidae]]: painted snipe
** [[Jacanidae]]: jacanas
** [[Thinocoridae]]: seedsnipe
** [[Pedionomidae]]: Plains Wanderer
** [[Laridae]]: gulls
** [[Rhynchopidae]]: skimmers
** [[Sternidae]]: terns
** [[Alcidae]]: auks
** [[Stercorariidae]]: skuas
** [[Glareolidae]]: [[courser]]s and [[pratincole]]s
** [[Dromadidae]]: Crab Plover
** [[Turnicidae]]: buttonquails
** [[Burhinidae]]: thick-knees
** [[Chionididae]]: sheathbills
** [[Pluvianellidae]]: Magellanic Plover
** [[Ibidorhynchidae]]: Ibisbill
** [[Recurvirostridae]]: [[avocet]]s and [[stilt]]s
** [[Haematopodidae]]: oystercatchers
** [[Charadriidae]]: plovers and lapwings
* '''[[Pterocliformes]]''': Africa, Europe, Asia; 16 species
** [[Pteroclidae]]: sandgrouse
* '''[[Columbiformes]]''': worldwide; ~300 species
** [[Raphidae]]: Dodo and Rodriguez Solitaire
** [[Columbidae]]: pigeons and doves
* '''[[Psittaciformes]]''': pan-tropical, southern temperate zones; ~330 species
** [[Cacatuidae]]: cockatoos
** [[parrot|Psittacidae]]: parrots
* '''[[Cuculiformes]]''': worldwide; ~150 species
** [[Musophagidae]]: turacos and allies
** [[Cuculidae]]: cuckoos
** [[Opisthocomidae]]: Hoatzin
* '''[[Strigiformes]]''': worldwide; >130 species
** [[Tytonidae]]: barn owls
** [[Strigidae]]: true owls
* '''[[Caprimulgiformes]]''': worldwide; ~100 species
** [[Steatornithidae]]: Oilbird
** [[Podargidae]]: frogmouths
** [[Nyctibiidae]]: potoos
** [[Aegothelidae]]: owlet-nightjars
** [[Caprimulgidae]]: nightjars
* '''[[Apodiformes]]''': worldwide; >400 species
** [[Apodidae]]: swifts
** [[Hemiprocnidae]]: tree swifts
** [[Trochilidae]]: hummingbirds - sometimes separated as Trochiliformes
* '''[[Coliiformes]]''': Sub-Saharan Africa; 6 species
** [[Coliidae]]: mousebirds
* '''[[Trogoniformes]]''': Sub-Saharan Africa, Americas, Asia; 35 species
** [[Trogonidae]]: trogons and quetzals
* '''[[Coraciiformes]]''': worldwide; ~200 species
** [[Alcedinidae]]: river kingfishers
** [[Halcyonidae]]: tree kingfishers
** [[Cerylidae]]: water or belted kingfishers
** [[Todidae]]: todies
** [[Momotidae]]: motmots
** [[Meropidae]]: bee-eaters
** [[Leptosomatidae]]: Cuckoo Roller
** [[Brachypteraciidae]]: ground rollers
** [[Coraciidae]]: rollers
** [[Upupidae]]: Hoopoe
** [[Phoeniculidae]]: woodhoopoes
** [[Bucerotidae]]: hornbills
* '''[[Piciformes]]''': worldwide except Australasia; ~400 species
** [[Galbulidae]]: jacamars
** [[Bucconidae]]: puffbirds
** [[Capitonidae]]: barbets
** [[Honeyguide|Indicatoridae]]: honeyguides
** [[Ramphastidae]]: toucans
** [[Picidae]]: woodpeckers
* '''[[Passerine|Passeriformes]]''': worldwide; >>5000 species
** '''Suborder [[Acanthisitti]]'''
** [[Acanthisittidae]]: New Zealand wrens
** '''Suborder [[Tyranni]]''' ("suboscines")
** [[Tyrannidae]]: tyrant flycatchers
** [[Pittidae]]: pittas
** [[Furnariidae]]: ovenbirds
** [[Thamnophilidae]]: antbirds
** [[Formicariidae]]: antpittas and antthrushes
** [[Conopophagidae]]: gnateaters
** [[Rhinocryptidae]]: tapaculos
** [[Cotingidae]]: cotingas
** [[Pipridae]]: manakins
** [[Philepittidae]]: asities
** '''Suborder [[Passeri]]''' ("oscines")
** [[Atrichornithidae]]: scrub-birds
** [[Lyrebird|Menuridae]]: lyrebirds
** [[Turnagridae]]: Piopio
** [[Alaudidae]]: larks
** [[Hirundinidae]]: swallows
** [[Motacillidae]]: wagtails and pipits
** [[Campephagidae]]: cuckoo-shrikes
** [[Eupetidae]]: rail-babbler
** [[bulbul|Pycnonotidae]]: bulbuls
** [[Regulidae]]: kinglets
** [[Chloropseidae]]: leafbirds
** [[Aegithinidae]]: ioras
** [[Ptilogonatidae]]: silky-flycatchers
** [[Bombycillidae]]: waxwings
** [[Hypocoliidae]]: hypocolius
** [[Dulidae]]: Palmchat
** [[Cinclidae]]: dippers
** [[Troglodytidae]]: wrens
** [[Mimidae]]: mockingbirds, thrashers and Gray Catbird
** [[Prunellidae]]: accentors
** [[Turdidae]]: thrushes and allies
** [[Cisticolidae]]: cisticolas and allies
** [[Sylviidae]]: Old World warblers
** [[Polioptilidae]]: gnatcatchers
** [[Muscicapidae]]: Old World flycatchers
** [[Platysteiridae]]: wattle-eyes
** [[Petroicidae]]: Australasian robins
** [[Pachycephalidae]]: whistlers and allies
** [[Picathartidae]]: rockfowl
** [[Timaliidae]]: babblers
** [[Pomatostomidae]]: pseudo-babblers
** [[Paradoxornithidae]]: parrotbills
** [[Orthonychidae]]: logrunner and chowchilla
** [[Cinclosomatidae]]: whipbirds and quail-thrushes
** [[Aegithalidae]]: long-tailed tits
** [[Maluridae]]: fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens
** [[Neosittidae]]: sitellas
** [[Climacteridae]]: Australasian treecreepers
** [[Paridae]]: chickadees and tits
** [[Sittidae]]: nuthatches
** [[Tichodromidae]]: Wallcreeper
** [[Certhiidae]]: treecreepers
** [[Rhabdornithidae]]: Philippine creepers
** [[Remizidae]]: penduline tits
** [[Nectariniidae]]: sunbirds and spiderhunters
** [[Melanocharitidae]]: berrypeckers and longbills
** [[Painted berrypecker|Paramythiidae]]: tit berrypecker and crested berrypeckers
** [[Dicaeidae]]: flowerpeckers
** [[Pardalotidae]]: pardalotes, thornbills and allies
** [[White-eye|Zosteropidae]]: white-eyes
** [[Promeropidae]]: sugarbirds
** [[Meliphagidae]]: honeyeaters and chats
** [[Oriolidae]]: Old World orioles
** [[Irenidae]]: fairy-bluebirds
** [[Laniidae]]: shrikes
** [[Malaconotidae]]: bushshrikes and allies
** [[Prionopidae]]: helmetshrikes
** [[Vangidae]]: vangas
** [[Dicruridae]]: drongos
** [[Callaeidae]]: wattlebirds
** [[Corcoracidae]]: White-winged Chough and Apostlebird
** [[Artamidae]]: currawongs, woodswallows, butcherbirds & allies
** [[Pityriaseidae]]: bristlehead
** [[Paradisaeidae]]: birds-of-paradise
** [[Ptilonorhynchidae]]: bowerbirds
** [[Corvidae]]: crows, jays and magpies
** [[Sturnidae]]: starlings
** [[Passeridae]]: Old World sparrows
** [[Ploceidae]]: weavers and allies
** [[Estrildidae]]: waxbills and allies
** [[Viduidae]]: indigobirds
** [[Vireonidae]]: vireos and allies
** [[Fringillidae]]: finches, crossbills and allies
** [[Drepanididae]]: Hawaiian honeycreepers
** [[Peucedramidae]]: Olive Warbler
** [[Parulidae]]: New World warblers
** [[Coerebidae]]: Bananaquit
** [[Thraupidae]]: tanagers and allies
** [[Emberizidae]]: buntings, seedeaters and allies
** [[Cardinalidae]]: saltators, cardinals and allies
** [[Icteridae]]: troupials and allies
==See also==
* [[List of African birds]]
* [[List of Asian birds]]
* [[List of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds]]
* [[List of Australian birds]]
* [[List of European birds]]
* [[List of North American birds]]
* [[Extinct birds]]
* [[Prehistoric birds]]
* [[List of chicken breeds]]
For regions smaller than continents see:
* [[Lists of birds by region]]
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