This list of bird families is based on the IOC WorldBirdNames classification ver 2.10 (2011), Please note that some families have not been shown (especially South American exclusives)
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Family (English) Family (Scientific)
- Cassowaries Casuariidae
- Emu Dromaiidae
- Kiwis Apterygidae
- Megapodes Megapodiidae
- Pheasants, Fowl & Allies Phasianidae
- Magpie Goose Anseranatidae
- Ducks, Geese & Swans Anatidae
- Penguins Spheniscidae
- Albatrosses Diomedeidae
- Petrels, Shearwaters Procellariidae
- Storm Petrels Hydrobatidae
- Diving Petrels Pelecanoididae
- Grebes Podicipedidae
- Tropicbirds Phaethontidae
- Storks Ciconiidae
- Ibises, Spoonbills Threskiornithidae
- Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae
- Pelicans Pelecanidae
- Frigatebirds Fregatidae
- Gannets, Boobies Sulidae
- Cormorants, Shags Phalacrocoracidae
- Anhingas, Darters Anhingidae
- Ospreys Pandionidae
- Kites, Hawks & Eagles Accipitridae
- Falcons, Caracaras Falconidae
- Bustards Otididae
- Kagu Rhynochetidae
- Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae
- Cranes Gruidae
- Buttonquail Turnicidae
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees Burhinidae
- Sheathbills Chionidae
- Oystercatchers Haematopodidae
- Crab-plover Dromadidae
- Ibisbill Ibidorhynchidae
- Stilts, Avocets Recurvirostridae
- Plovers Charadriidae
- Painted Snipes Rostratulidae
- Jacanas Jacanidae
- Plains-wanderer Pedionomidae
- Sandpipers, Snipes Scolopacidae
- Coursers, Pratincoles Glareolidae
- Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae
- Skuas Stercorariidae
- Auks Alcidae
- Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
- New Zealand Parrots Strigopidae
- Cockatoos Cacatuidae
- Parrots Psittacidae
- Cuckoos Cuculidae
- Barn Owls Tytonidae
- Owls Strigidae
- Frogmouths Podargidae
- Nightjars Caprimulgidae
- Owlet-nightjars Aegothelidae
- Treeswifts Hemiprocnidae
- Swifts Apodidae
- Trogons Trogonidae
- Rollers Coraciidae
- Kingfishers Alcedinidae
- Bee-eaters Meropidae
- Hoopoes Upupidae
- Hornbills Bucerotidae
- Asian Barbets Megalaimidae
- African Barbets Lybiidae
- Honeyguides Indicatoridae
- Woodpeckers Picidae
- New Zealand Wrens Acanthisittidae
- Broadbills Eurylaimidae
- Pittas Pittidae
- Lyrebirds Menuridae
- Scrubbirds Atrichornithidae
- Bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchidae
- Australasian Treecreepers Climacteridae
- Australasian Wrens Maluridae
- Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
- Bristlebirds Dasyornithidae
- Pardalotes Pardalotidae
- Australasian Warblers Acanthizidae
- Family Uncertain2 Incertae Sedis2
- Australasian Babblers Pomatostomidae
- Logrunners Orthonychidae
- Satinbirds Cnemophilidae
- Berrypeckers, Longbills Melanocharitidae
- Painted Berrypeckers Paramythiidae
- New Zealand Wattlebirds Callaeidae
- Stitchbird Notiomystidae
- Whipbirds, Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes Psophodidae
- Boatbills Machaerirhynchidae
- Butcherbirds and Allies Cracticidae
- Woodswallows Artamidae
- Ioras Aegithinidae
- Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae
- Sittellas Neosittidae
- Family Uncertain3 Incertae Sedis3
- Whistlers and Allies Pachycephalidae
- Shrikes Laniidae
- Figbirds, Orioles Oriolidae
- Drongos Dicruridae
- Fantails Rhipiduridae
- Monarchs Monarchidae
- Crows, Jays Corvidae
- Australian Mudnesters Corcoracidae
- Family Uncertain4 Incertae Sedis4
- Birds-of-paradise Paradisaeidae
- Australasian Robins Petroicidae
- Hylocitrea Hylocitreidae
- Larks Alaudidae
- Bulbuls Pycnonotidae
- Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae
- Cettia bush warblers and allies Cettiidae
- Leaf warblers and allies Phylloscopidae
- Reed warblers and allies Acrocephalidae
- Grassbirds and allies Locustellidae
- Cisticolas and allies Cisticolidae
- White-eyes Zosteropidae
- Starlings, Rhabdornis Sturnidae
- Thrushes Turdidae
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
- Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae
- Sunbirds Nectariniidae
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies Estrildidae
- Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae
- Finches Fringillidae
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