Bird Classification as per Roberts VII: Order, Family, Genus

Bird Classification as per Roberts

VII: Order, Family, Genus

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STRUTHIONIFORMES

Family Struthionidae: Ostriches

GALLIFORMES

Family Phasianidae: Francolins, Spurfowls, Quails

Family Numididae: Guineafowls

ANSERIFORMES

Family Dendrocygnidae: Whistling Ducks

Family Anatidae: Ducks, Geese

TURNICIFORMES

Family Turnicidae: Buttonquails

PICIFORMES

Family Indicatoridae: Honeyguides

Family Picidae: Woodpeckers, Wrynecks

Family Lybiidae: African Barbets

BUCEROTIFORMES

Family Bucerotidae: Typical Hornbills

Family Bucorvidae: Ground-hornbills

UPUPIFORMES

Family Upupidae: Hoopoes

Family Phoeniculidae: Wood-hoopoes

Family Rhinopomastidae: Scimitarbills

TROGONIFORMES

Family Trogonidae: Trogons

CORACIIFORMES

Family Coraciidae: Typical Rollers

Family Alcedinidae: Alcedinid Kingfishers

Family Dacelonidae: Dacelonid Kingfishers

Family Cerylidae: Cerylid Kingfishers

Family Meropidae: Bee-eaters

COLIIFORMES

Family Coliidae: Mousebirds

CUCULIFORMES

Family Cuculidae: Old World Cuckoos, Malkohas

Family Centropodidae: Coucals

PSITTACIFORMES

Family Psittacidae: Parrots, Lovebirds

APODIFORMES

Family Apodidae: Typical Swifts

MUSOPHAGIFORMES

Family Musophagidae: Turacos

STRIGIFORMES

Family Tytonidae: Barn Owls, Grass Owls

Family Strigidae: Typical Owls

Family Caprimulgidae: Nightjars

COLUMBIFORMES

Family Columbidae: Pigeons, Doves

GRUIFORMES

Family Otididae: Bustards

Family Gruidae: Cranes

Family Heliornithidae: Finfoots

Family Rallidae: Flufftails, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, Swamphens, Moorhens, Coots

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family Pteroclidae: Sandgrouse

Family Scolopacidae: Snipes, Godwits, Curlews and Whimbrels, ‘Shanks’, Stints, Sandpipers, Ruff, Turnstones, Phalaropes

Family Rostratulidae: Painted-snipes

Family Jacanidae: Jacanas

Family Chionidae: Sheathbills

Family Burhinidae: Thick-knees

Family Haematopodidae: Oystercatchers

Family Recurvirostridae: Stilts, Avocets

Family Charadriidae: Plovers, Lapwings

Family Dromadidae: Crab Plover

Family Glareolidae: Coursers, Pratincoles

Family Laridae: Skuas, Jaegers, Gulls, Skimmers, Terns, Noddies

CICONIIFORMES

Family Accipitridae: Typical Raptors, Old World Vultures, Osprey

Family Sagittariidae: Secretarybird

Family Falconidae: Falcons

Family Podicipedidae: Grebes

Family Phaethontidae: Tropicbirds

Family Sulidae: Boobies, Gannets

Family Anhingidae: Darters

Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants

Family Ardeidae: Egrets, Herons, Bitterns

Family Scopidae: Hamerkop

Family Phoenicopteridae: Flamingos

Family Threskiornithidae: Ibises, Spoonbills

Family Pelecanidae: Pelicans

Family Ciconiidae: Storks

Family Fregatidae: Frigatebirds

Family Spheniscidae: Penguins

Family Hydrobatidae: Storm-Petrels

Family Diomedeidae: Albatrosses

Family Procellariidae: Petrels, Shearwaters

PASSERIFORMES

Family Pittidae: Pittas

Family Eurylaimidae: Broadbills

Family Oriolidae: Old World Orioles

Family Dicruridae: Drongos

Family Monarchidae: Crested Flycatchers, Paradise-Flycatchers

Family Malaconotidae: Bush-shrikes, Puffbacks, Tchagras, Boubous, Helmetshrikes, Batises, Wattle-eyes

Family Corvidae: Crows, Ravens

Family Laniidae: Typical Shrikes

Family Campephagidae: Cuckooshrikes

Family Chaetopidae: Rock-jumpers

Family Paridae: Tits, Penduline-Tits

Family Hirundinidae: Swallows, Martins

Family Pycnonotidae: Bulbuls, Nicators

Family Sylviidae: Leaf-Warblers, Babblers, Warblers

Family Zosteropidae: White-eyes

Family Cisticolidae: African Warblers

Family Alaudidae: Larks, Sparrowlarks

Family Certhiidae: Creepers, Wrens

Family Muscicapidae: Thrushes, Robins, Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Family Sturnidae: Starlings, Mynas, Oxpeckers

Family Nectariniidae: Sunbirds

Family Promeropidae: Sugarbirds

Family Ploceidae: Weavers, Queleas, Widowbirds

Family Estrildidae: Waxbills, Firefinches, Twinspots

Family Viduidae: Whydahs, Indigobirds, Cuckoo Finch

Family Passeridae: Sparrows, Petronias

Family Motacillidae: Wagtails, Pipits, Longclaws

Family Fringillidae: Canaries, Buntings, Chaffinches