World Birds

Personal World Bird List

TINAMIFORMES

Family Tinamidae: Tinamous

STRUTHIONIFORMES

Family Struthionidae: Ostriches

GALLIFORMES

Family Cracidae: Chachalacas, Curassows & Guans

Family Numididae: Guineafowls

Family Phasianidae: Francolins, Spurfowls, Quails

ANSERIFORMES

Family Anhimidae: Screamers

Family Anatidae: Ducks & Geese

SPHENISCIFORMES

Family Spheniscidae: Penguins

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Family Diomedeidae: Albatrosses

Family Procellariidae: Petrels, Shearwaters

Family Hydrobatidae: Storm Petrels

Family Pelecanoididae: Diving Petrels

PODICIPEDIFORMES

Family Podicipedidae: Grebes

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES

Family Phoenicopteridae: Flamingos

CICONIIFORMES

Family Ciconiidae: Storks

PELECANIFORMES

Family Threskiornithidae: Ibises, Spoonbills

Family Ardeidae: Egrets, Herons, Bitterns

Family Scopidae: Hamerkop

Family Pelecanidae: Pelicans

SULIFORMES

Family Fregatidae: Frigatebirds

Family Sulidae: Boobies, Gannets

Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants

Family Anhingidae: Darters

ACCIPITRIFORMES

Family Sagittariidae: Secretarybird

Family Pandionidae: Osprey

Family Accipitridae: Kites, Vultures, Hawks & Eagles

FALCONIFORMES

Family Falconidae: Falcons

OTIDIFORMES

Family Otididae: Bustards

GRUIFORMES

Family Sarothruridae Flufftails

Family Heliornithidae: Finfoots

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

Family Gruidae: Cranes

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family Turnicidae: Buttonquails

Family Burhinidae: Thick-knees

Family Chionidae: Sheathbills

Family Haematopodidae: Oystercatchers

Family Dromadidae: Crab Plover

Family Recurvirostridae: Stilts, Avocets

CHARADRIIFORMES (cont)

Family Charadriidae: Plovers, Lapwings

Family Rostratulidae: Painted-snipes

Family Jacanidae: Jacanas

Family Scolopacidae: Snipes, Curlews, Sandpipers, Phalaropes

Family Glareolidae: Coursers, Pratincoles

Family Laridae: Gulls, Skimmers, Terns & Noddies

Family Stercorariidae: Skuas & Jaegers

PTEROCLIDIFORMES

Family Pteroclidae: Sandgrouse

COLUMBIFORMES

Family Columbidae: Pigeons, Doves

PSITTACIFORMES

Family Psittacidae: Parrots, Lovebirds

MUSOPHAGIFORMES

Family Musophagidae: Turacos

CUCULIFORMES

Family Cuculidae: Old World Cuckoos, Malkohas

Family Centropodidae: Coucals

STRIGIFORMES

Family Tytonidae: Barn Owls, Grass Owls

Family Strigidae: Typical Owls

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Family Caprimulgidae: Nightjars

APODIFORMES

Family Apodidae: Typical Swifts

COLIIFORMES

Family Coliidae: Mousebirds

TROGONIFORMES

Family Trogonidae: Trogons

CORACIIFORMES

Family Coraciidae: Rollers

Family Alcedinidae: Kingfishers

Family Meropidae: Bee-eaters

BUCEROTIFORMES

Family Upupidae: Hoopoes

Family Phoeniculidae: Wood-hoopoes & Scimitarbills

Family Bucerotidae: Typical Hornbills

Family Bucorvidae: Ground-hornbills

PICIFORMES

Family Lybiidae: African Barbets

Family Indicatoridae: Honeyguides

Family Picidae: Woodpeckers & Wrynecks

PASSERIFORMES

Family Eurylaimidae: Broadbills

Family Pittidae: Pittas

Family Platysteiridae: Batises & Wattle-eyes

Family Prionopidae: Helmetshrikes

Family Malaconotidae: Bush-shrikes, Boubous & Tchagras

Family Campephagidae: Cuckooshrikes

Family Laniidae: Typical Shrikes

Family Oriolidae: Old World Orioles

PASSERIFORMES (cont)

Family Dicruridae: Drongos

Family Monarchidae: Crested Flycatchers, Paradise-Flycatchers

Family Corvidae: Crows, Ravens

Family Chaetopidae: Rock-jumpers

Family Stenostiridae: Fairy Flycatchers

Family Paridae: Tits

Family Remizidae: Penduline-Tits

Family Nicatoridae: Nicators

Family Alaudidae: Larks, Sparrowlarks

Family Pycnonotidae: Bulbuls, Nicators

Family Hirundinidae: Swallows, Martins

Family Cettiidae: Bush Warblers and allies

Family Phylloscopidae: Woodland and Willow Warbler

Family Acrocephalidae: Reed Warblers and allies

Family Locustellidae: Grassbirds and allies

Family Cisticolidae: African Warblers

Family Leiothrichidae: Babblers

Family Sylviidae: Warblers

Family Zosteropidae: White-eyes

PASSERIFORMES (cont)

Family Promeropidae: Sugarbirds

Family Hyliotidae: Hyliotas

Family Certhiidae: Creepers, Wrens

Family Sturnidae: Starlings, Mynas

Family Buphagidae: Oxpeckers

Family Turdidae: Thrushes

Family Muscicapidae: Robins, Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Family Nectariniidae: Sunbirds

Family Passeridae: Sparrows, Petronias

Family Ploceidae: Weavers, Queleas, Widowbirds

Family Estrildidae: Waxbills, Firefinches, Twinspots

Family Viduidae: Whydahs, Indigobirds, Cuckoo Finch

Family Motacillidae: Wagtails, Pipits, Longclaws

Family Fringillidae: Canaries, Buntings, Chaffinches

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