| Scientific name -- Other names |
| Acanthisittidae -- New zealand wrens |
| Acanthizidae -- Australo-papuan warblers |
| Accipitridae -- Hawks, Eagles |
| Aegithalidae -- Long-tailed tits |
| Aegithinidae -- Ioras |
| Aegothelidae -- Owlet-nightjars |
| Alaudidae -- Larks |
| Alcedinidae -- Kingfishers, Alcedinid kingfishers |
| Alcidae -- Auks |
| Anatidae -- Swans, Geese, Ducks |
| Anhimidae -- Screamers |
| Anhingidae -- Darters, Anhingas |
| Anseranatidae -- Magpie goose |
| Apodidae -- Swifts, Typical swifts |
| Apterygidae -- Kiwis |
| Aramidae -- Limpkin |
| Ardeidae -- Herons |
| Artamidae -- Woodswallows |
| Atrichornithidae -- Scrub-birds |
| Balaenicipitidae -- Shoebill |
| Batrachostomidae -- Asian frogmouths |
| Bernieridae -- Malagasy warblers |
| Bombycillidae -- Waxwings |
| Brachypteraciidae -- Ground-rollers |
| Bucconidae -- Puffbirds |
| Bucerotidae -- Hornbills, Typical hornbills |
| Bucorvidae -- Ground-hornbills |
| Buphagidae -- Oxpeckers |
| Burhinidae -- Thick-knees |
| Cacatuidae -- Cockatoos |
| Callaeatidae -- New zealand wattlebirds |
| Campephagidae -- Cuckoo-shrikes |
| Capitonidae -- American barbets |
| Caprimulgidae -- Nightjars |
| Cardinalidae -- Cardinals, Grosbeaks |
| Cariamidae -- Seriemas |
| Casuariidae -- Cassowaries |
| Cathartidae -- New world vultures |
| Centropidae -- Coucals |
| Certhiidae -- Creepers, Northern creepers |
| Cerylidae -- Cerylid kingfishers |
| Chaetopidae -- Rockjumpers |
| Charadriidae -- Plovers |
| Chionidae -- Sheathbills |
| Chloropseidae -- Leafbirds |
| Ciconiidae -- Storks |
| Cinclidae -- Dippers |
| Cinclosomatidae -- Quail-thrushes |
| Cisticolidae -- Cisticolas, African warblers |
| Climacteridae -- Australasian treecreepers, Australo-papuan treecreepers |
| Cnemophilidae -- Cnemophilines, Satinbirds |
| Coccyzidae -- American cuckoos |
| Coliidae -- Mousebirds |
| Colluricinclidae -- Shrike-thrushes, Pitohuis |
| Columbidae -- Pigeons, Doves |
| Conopophagidae -- Gnateaters |
| Coraciidae -- Rollers, Typical rollers |
| Corcoracidae -- Apostlebirds |
| Corvidae -- Crows, Jays |
| Cotingidae -- Cotingas |
| Cracidae -- Curassows, Guans |
| Cracticidae -- Butcherbirds, Bellmagpies |
| Crotophagidae -- Anis |
| Cuculidae -- Cuckoos, Coucals, Anis, Old world cuckoos |
| Dasyornithidae -- Bristlebirds |
| Dendrocolaptidae -- Woodcreepers |
| Dendrocygnidae -- Whistling-ducks |
| Dicaeidae -- Flowerpeckers |
| Dicruridae -- Drongos |
| Diomedeidae -- Albatrosses |
| Donacobiidae -- Donacobius |
| Drepanididae -- Hawaiianhoneycreepers |
| Dromadidae -- Crab plover |
| Dromaiidae -- Emu |
| Dulidae -- Palmchat |
| Emberizidae -- Sparrows, Old world buntings |
| Estrildidae -- Waxbills |
| Eupetidae -- Whipbirds, Wedgebills, Jewel-babblers |
| Eurostopodidae -- Eared-nightjars |
| Eurylaimidae -- Broadbills |
| Eurypygidae -- Sunbittern |
| Falconidae -- Falcons, Caracaras |
| Falcunculidae -- Shrike-tits, Ploughbill |
| Formicariidae -- Ground antbirds |
| Fregatidae -- Frigatebirds |
| Fringillidae -- Finches |
| Furnariidae -- Ovenbirds, Furnarids |
| Galbulidae -- Jacamars |
| Gaviidae -- Loons |
| Glareolidae -- Coursers, Pratincoles |
| Gruidae -- Cranes |
| Haematopodidae -- Oystercatchers |
| Halcyonidae -- Halcyonid kingfishers |
| Heliornithidae -- Finfoots, Sungrebes |
| Hemiprocnidae -- Treeswifts, Crested-swifts |
| Hirundinidae -- Swallows, Martins |
| Hydrobatidae -- Storm-petrels |
| Hypocoliidae -- Hypocolius |
| Ibidorhynchidae -- Ibisbill |
| Icteridae -- Icterids |
| Indicatoridae -- Honeyguides |
| Irenidae -- Fairy-bluebirds |
| Jacanidae -- Jacanas |
| Laniidae -- True shrikes |
| Laridae -- Gulls |
| Leptosomidae -- Cuckoo-rollers |
| Lybiidae -- African barbets, Tinkerbirds |
| Machaerirhynchidae -- Boatbills |
| Malaconotidae -- Bush-shrikes |
| Maluridae -- Fairywrens, Grasswrens |
| Megalaimidae -- Asian barbets |
| Megaluridae -- Grassbirds |
| Megapodiidae -- Megapodes |
| Melanocharitidae -- Berrypeckers, Longbills, Solitary berrypeckers |
| Meleagrididae -- Turkeys |
| Meliphagidae -- Honeyeaters |
| Menuridae -- Lyrebirds |
| Meropidae -- Bee-eaters |
| Mesitornithidae -- Mesites |
| Mimidae -- Thrashers, Mimids |
| Momotidae -- Motmots |
| Monarchidae -- Monarch-flycatchers |
| Motacillidae -- Pipits, Wagtails |
| Muscicapidae -- Old world flycatchers, Chats |
| Musophagidae -- Turacos |
| Nectariniidae -- Sunbirds, Spiderhunters |
| Neomorphidae -- Roadrunners |
| Neosittidae -- Sittellas |
| Numididae -- Guineafowl, Guineafowls |
| Nyctibiidae -- Potoos |
| Odontophoridae -- New world quails |
| Opisthocomidae -- Hoatzin |
| Oriolidae -- Oldworld orioles, Figbirds |
| Orthonychidae -- Logrunners |
| Otididae -- Bustards |
| Pachycephalidae -- Whistlers |
| Pandionidae -- Osprey |
| Paradisaeidae -- Birds-of-paradise |
| Paradoxornithidae -- Parrotbills |
| Paramythiidae -- Painted berrypeckers, Flock berrypeckers |
| Pardalotidae -- Pardalotes |
| Paridae -- Tits, Chickadees |
| Parulidae -- New world warblers |
| Passeridae -- Oldworld sparrows, Sparrows |
| Pedionomidae -- Plains-wanderer |
| Pelecanidae -- Pelicans, Pelecans |
| Pelecanoididae -- Diving-petrels |
| Petroicidae -- Australo-papuan robins |
| Peucedramidae -- Olive warbler |
| Phaethontidae -- Tropicbirds |
| Phalacrocoracidae -- Cormorants |
| Phasianidae -- Pheasants, Partridges, Grouse |
| Philepittidae -- Asities |
| Phoenicopteridae -- Flamingos |
| Phoeniculidae -- Wood-hoopoes, Scimitarbills, Woodhoopoes |
| Picathartidae -- Rockfowl |
| Picidae -- Woodpeckers |
| Pipridae -- Manakins |
| Pittidae -- Pittas |
| Pityriaseidae -- Bristlehead |
| Platysteiridae -- Wattle-eyes, Batises |
| Ploceidae -- Weavers |
| Pluvianellidae -- Magellanic plover |
| Podargidae -- Frogmouths, Australian frogmouths |
| Podicipedidae -- Grebes |
| Polioptilidae -- Gnatcatchers |
| Pomatostomidae -- Pseudo-babblers, Australo-papuan babblers |
| Prionopidae -- Helmet-shrikes |
| Procellariidae -- Petrels, Shearwaters |
| Promeropidae -- Sugarbirds |
| Prunellidae -- Accentors |
| Pseudopodociidae -- Groundpecker |
| Psittacidae -- Parrots |
| Psophiidae -- Trumpeters |
| Pteroclidae -- Sandgrouse |
| Ptilogonatidae -- Silky-flycatchers |
| Ptilonorhynchidae -- Bowerbirds |
| Pycnonotidae -- Bulbuls |
| Rallidae -- Rails |
| Ramphastidae -- New world barbets |
| Raphidae -- Dodos |
| Recurvirostridae -- Stilts, Avocets |
| Regulidae -- Kinglets |
| Remizidae -- Penduline tits |
| Rhabdornithidae -- Rhabdornis, Philippine creepers |
| Rheidae -- Rheas |
| Rhinocryptidae -- Tapaculos |
| Rhinopomastidae -- Scimitarbills |
| Rhipiduridae -- Fantails |
| Rhynochetidae -- Kagu |
| Rostratulidae -- Painted-snipe, Paintedsnipe |
| Rynchopidae -- Skimmers |
| Sagittariidae -- Secretarybird |
| Sapayoidae -- Sapayoa |
| Scolopacidae -- Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes, Snipe |
| Scopidae -- Hamerkop |
| Semnornithidae -- Toucan-barbets |
| Sittidae -- Nuthatches |
| Spheniscidae -- Penguins |
| Steatornithidae -- Oilbird |
| Stercorariidae -- Skuas, Jaegers |
| Sternidae -- Terns |
| Strigidae -- Typical owls |
| Struthionidae -- Ostrich |
| Sturnidae -- Starlings, Mynas |
| Sulidae -- Boobies |
| Sylviidae -- Old world warblers |
| Tetraonidae -- Grouse |
| Thamnophilidae -- Typical antbirds |
| Thinocoridae -- Seedsnipes |
| Thraupidae -- Tanagers |
| Threskiornithidae -- Ibises |
| Tichodromidae -- Wallcreeper |
| Timaliidae -- Babblers |
| Tinamidae -- Tinamous |
| Todidae -- Todies |
| Trochilidae -- Hummingbirds |
| Troglodytidae -- Wrens |
| Trogonidae -- Trogons |
| Turdidae -- Thrushes |
| Turnicidae -- Buttonquails |
| Tyrannidae -- Tyrant flycatchers |
| Tytonidae -- Barn owls, Grass owls |
| Upupidae -- Hoopoes |
| Vangidae -- Vangas |
| Viduidae -- Indigobirds |
| Vireonidae -- Vireos |
| Zosteropidae -- White-eyes |
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| Updated: 2006-07-21 15:16:45 |