List of bird genera

List of bird genera concerns the chordata class of aves or birds, characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, and a high metabolic rate.



Accipitriformes


Eagles, Old World vultures, secretary-birds, hawks, harriers, etc.


 * Family Accipitridae - buzzards, eagles, harriers, hawks, kites, Old World vultures
 * Genus Accipiter
 * Genus Aegypius
 * Genus Aquila
 * Genus Aviceda
 * Genus Busarellus
 * Genus Butastur
 * Genus Buteo (probably paraphyletic, might include Leucopternis in part and Parabuteo)
 * Genus Buteogallus (probably paraphyletic, might include Leucopternis in part)
 * Genus Chelictinia
 * Genus Chondrohierax
 * Genus Circaetus
 * Genus Circus
 * Genus Clanga
 * Genus Cryptoleucopteryx – plumbeous hawk
 * Genus Elanoides - swallow-tailed kite
 * Genus Elanus
 * Genus Erythrotriorchis
 * Genus Eutriorchis - Madagascan serpent eagle
 * Genus Gampsonyx - pearl kite
 * Genus Geranoaetus
 * Genus Geranospiza - crane hawk
 * Genus Gypaetus - bearded vulture
 * Genus Gypohierax - palm-nut vulture
 * Genus Gyps
 * Genus Haliaeetus - sea eagles
 * Genus Haliastur
 * Genus Hamirostra - black-breasted buzzard
 * Genus Harpagus
 * Genus Harpia - harpy eagle
 * Genus Harpyhaliaetus
 * Genus Harpyopsis - Papuan eagle
 * Genus Helicolestes – slender-billed kite, formerly included in Rostrhamus
 * Genus Henicopernis
 * Genus Hieraaetus
 * Genus Ictinaetus - black eagle
 * Genus Ictinia
 * Genus Kaupifalco - lizard buzzard
 * Genus Leptodon
 * Genus Leucopternis (probably polyphyletic)
 * Genus Lophaetus - long-crested eagle (possibly junior synonym of Ictinaetus)
 * Genus Lophoictinia - square-tailed kite
 * Genus Lophotriorchis - rufous-bellied eagle
 * Genus Macheiramphus - bat hawk (was doubtfully placed, moved from Perninae)
 * Genus Megatriorchis - Doria's goshawk
 * Genus Melierax
 * Genus Micronisus - Gabar goshawk
 * Genus Milvus
 * Genus Morphnarchus – barred hawk
 * Genus Morphnus - crested eagle
 * Genus Necrosyrtes - hooded vulture
 * Genus Neophron - Egyptian vulture
 * Genus Nisaetus
 * Genus Parabuteo
 * Genus Pernis
 * Genus Pithecophaga
 * Genus Polemaetus
 * Genus Polyboroides
 * Genus Pseudastur
 * Genus Rostrhamus - snail kite
 * Genus Rupornis – roadside hawk
 * Genus Sarcogyps - red-headed vulture
 * Genus Spilornis
 * Genus Spizaetus
 * Genus Stephanoaetus
 * Genus Terathopius - bateleur
 * Genus Torgos - lappet-faced vulture
 * Genus Trigonoceps - white-headed vulture
 * Genus Urotriorchis - long-tailed hawk
 * Family Cathartidae - New World vultures
 * Genus Cathartes
 * Genus Coragyps - black vulture
 * Genus Gymnogyps
 * Genus Sarcoramphus - king vulture
 * Genus Vultur - Andean condor
 * Family Pandionidae - osprey
 * Genus Pandion
 * Family Sagittariidae - secretarybird
 * Genus Sagittarius

Anseriformes


Waterfowl


 * Family Anhimidae - screamers
 * Genus Anhima - horned screamer
 * Genus Chauna
 * Family Anatidae
 * Genus Aix - Mandarin duck and wood duck – dabbling ducks or Tadorninae?
 * Genus Alopochen - Egyptian goose and Mascarene shelducks
 * Genus Amazonetta - Brazilian teal
 * Genus Anas - pintails, mallards, etc.
 * Genus Anser - grey geese and white geese
 * Genus Aythya - pochards, scaups, etc.
 * Genus Biziura - musk ducks
 * Genus Branta - black geese
 * Genus Bucephala - goldeneyes
 * Genus Cairina - Muscovy duck and white-winged duck (traditionally dabbling ducks, but may be paraphyletic)
 * Genus Callonetta - ringed teal (dabbling ducks or Tadorninae?)
 * Genus Cereopsis - Cape Barren goose (Anserinae, Tadorninae, or own subfamily?)
 * Genus Chenonetta - maned duck (dabbling ducks or Tadorninae? Includes Euryanas.)
 * Genus Chloephaga - sheldgoose
 * Genus Clangula - long-tailed duck
 * Genus Coscoroba - coscoroba swan (Anserinae or same subfamily as Cereopsis?)
 * Genus Cyanochen - blue-winged goose (Tadorninae or more distant clade?)
 * Genus Cygnus - true swans
 * Genus Dendrocygna - whistling ducks
 * Genus Heteronetta - black-headed duck
 * Genus Histrionicus - harlequin duck (includes Ocyplonessa)
 * Genus Hymenolaimus - blue duck
 * Genus Lophodytes - hooded merganser
 * Genus Lophonetta - crested duck
 * Genus Malacorhynchus - pink-eared ducks (Tadorninae, Oxyurinae or Dendrocheninae?)
 * Genus Mareca - wigeons and gadwalls
 * Genus Marmaronetta - marbled duck
 * Genus Melanitta - scoters
 * Genus Merganetta - torrent duck
 * Genus Mergellus - smew
 * Genus Mergus - mergansers
 * Genus Neochen
 * Genus Netta - red-crested pochard and allies
 * Genus Nettapus - pygmy geese
 * Genus Nomonyx - masked duck
 * Genus Oxyura - stiff-tailed ducks
 * Genus Plectropterus - spur-winged goose
 * Genus Polysticta - Steller's eider
 * Genus Pteronetta - Hartlaub's duck
 * Genus Radjah - Radjah shelduck
 * Genus Salvadorina - Salvadori's teal
 * Genus Sarkidiornis - comb duck (Tadorninae or closer to dabbling ducks?)
 * Genus Sibirionetta - Baikal teal
 * Genus Somateria - eiders
 * Genus Spatula - shovelers
 * Genus Speculanas - bronze-winged duck
 * Genus Stictonetta - freckled duck
 * Genus Tachyeres - steamer ducks (Tadorninae or closer to dabbling ducks?)
 * Genus Tadorna - shelducks (possibly paraphyletic)
 * Genus Thalassornis - white-backed duck
 * Family Anseranatidae
 * Genus Anseranas

Apodiformes


Swifts, treeswifts and hummingbirds


 * Family Apodidae - swifts
 * Genus Aerodramus sometimes included in Collocalia
 * Genus Aeronautes
 * Genus Apus
 * Genus Chaetura
 * Genus Collocalia
 * Genus Cypseloides
 * Genus Cypsiurus
 * Genus Hirundapus
 * Genus Hydrochous - giant swiftlet
 * Genus Mearnsia
 * Genus Neafrapus
 * Genus Panyptila
 * Genus Rhaphidura
 * Genus Schoutedenapus - African swiftlets
 * Genus Streptoprocne
 * Genus Tachornis
 * Genus Tachymarptis
 * Genus Telacanthura
 * Genus Zoonavena
 * Family Hemiprocnidae - treeswifts
 * Genus Hemiprocne
 * Family Trochilidae - hummingbirds
 * Genus Abeillia – emerald-chinned hummingbird
 * Genus Adelomyia – speckled hummingbird
 * Genus Aglaeactis – sunbeams
 * Genus Aglaiocercus – sylphs
 * Genus Amazilia (includes Agyrtria)
 * Genus Androdon – tooth-billed hummingbird
 * Genus Anopetia – broad-tipped hermit
 * Genus Anthocephala – blossomcrowns
 * Genus Anthracothorax – mangos
 * Genus Aphantochroa – sombre hummingbird
 * Genus Archilochus
 * Genus Atthis
 * Genus Augastes – visorbearers
 * Genus Avocettula – fiery-tailed awlbill
 * Genus Basilinna (recently split from Hylocharis)
 * Genus Boissonneaua – coronets
 * Genus Calliphlox – Calliphlox woodstars
 * Genus Calothorax – Calothorax sheartails
 * Genus Calypte
 * Genus Campylopterus – sabrewings
 * Genus Chaetocercus – Chaetocercus woodstars
 * Genus Chalcostigma – Chalcostigma thornbills
 * Genus Chalybura – plumeleteers
 * Genus Chlorestes – blue-chinned sapphire
 * Genus Chlorostilbon – typical emeralds
 * Genus Chrysolampis – ruby-topaz hummingbird
 * Genus Chrysuronia – golden-tailed sapphire
 * Genus Clytolaema – Brazilian ruby
 * Genus Coeligena – Incas and starfrontlets
 * Genus Colibri – violet-ears
 * Genus Cyanophaia - blue-headed hummingbird
 * Genus Cynanthus
 * Genus Damophila – violet-bellied hummingbird
 * Genus Discosura – thorntails
 * Genus Doricha – typical sheartails
 * Genus Doryfera – lancebills
 * Genus Elvira – elvira emeralds
 * Genus Ensifera – sword-billed hummingbird
 * Genus Eriocnemis – typical pufflegs
 * Genus Eugenes
 * Genus Eulampis – caribs
 * Genus Eulidia – Chilean woodstar
 * Genus Eupetomena – swallow-tailed hummingbird
 * Genus Eupherusa
 * Genus Eutoxeres – sicklebills
 * Genus Florisuga – jacobins
 * Genus Glaucis
 * Genus Goethalsia – pirre hummingbird
 * Genus Goldmania – violet-capped hummingbird
 * Genus Haplophaedia – Haplophaedia pufflegs
 * Genus Heliactin – horned sungem
 * Genus Heliangelus – sunangels
 * Genus Heliodoxa – brilliants
 * Genus Heliomaster – starthroats
 * Genus Heliothryx – fairies
 * Genus Hylocharis – typical sapphires
 * Genus Hylonympha – scissor-tailed hummingbird
 * Genus Klais – violet-headed hummingbird
 * Genus Lafresnaya – mountain velvetbreast
 * Genus Lampornis – typical mountaingems
 * Genus Lamprolaima – garnet-throated hummingbird
 * Genus Lepidopyga
 * Genus Lesbia – trainbearers
 * Genus Leucippus
 * Genus Leucochloris – white-throated hummingbird
 * Genus Loddigesia – marvelous spatuletail
 * Genus Lophornis – coquettes
 * Genus Mellisuga
 * Genus Metallura – metaltails
 * Genus Microchera – snowcap
 * Genus Microstilbon – slender-tailed woodstar
 * Genus Myrmia – short-tailed woodstar
 * Genus Myrtis – purple-collared woodstar
 * Genus Ocreatus – booted racket-tails
 * Genus Opisthoprora – mountain avocetbill
 * Genus Oreonympha – bearded mountaineer
 * Genus Oreotrochilus – hillstars
 * Genus Orthorhyncus – Antillean crested hummingbird
 * Genus Oxypogon – bearded helmetcrests
 * Genus Panterpe – fiery-throated hummingbird
 * Genus Patagona – giant hummingbird
 * Genus Phaeochroa – scaly-breasted hummingbird
 * Genus Phaethornis – typical hermits
 * Genus Phlogophilus – piedtails
 * Genus Polyonymus – bronze-tailed comet
 * Genus Polytmus – goldenthroats
 * Genus Pterophanes – great sapphirewing
 * Genus Ramphodon – saw-billed hermit
 * Genus Ramphomicron – typical thornbills
 * Genus Rhodopis – oasis hummingbird
 * Genus Sappho – red-tailed comet
 * Genus Schistes - wedgebills (sometimes included in Augastes)
 * Genus Selasphorus
 * Genus Sephanoides – firecrowns
 * Genus Stephanoxis – plovercrests
 * Genus Sternoclyta – violet-chested hummingbird
 * Genus Taphrolesbia – grey-bellied comet
 * Genus Taphrospilus - many-spotted hummingbird
 * Genus Thalurania – woodnymphs
 * Genus Thaumastura – Peruvian sheartail
 * Genus Threnetes – barbthroats
 * Genus Tilmatura – sparkling-tailed woodstar
 * Genus Topaza – topazes
 * Genus Trochilus – streamertails
 * Genus Urochroa – white-tailed hillstar
 * Genus Urosticte – whitetips

Apterygiformes



 * Family Apterygidae
 * Genus Apteryx - kiwi

Bucerotiformes
Hornbills, hoopoes, and wood-hoopoes




 * Family Bucerotidae
 * Genus Aceros - rufous-necked hornbill
 * Genus Anorrhinus - brown hornbill
 * Genus Anthracoceros - pied hornbill
 * Genus Berenicornis - white-crowned hornbill (sometimes included in Aceros)
 * Genus Buceros
 * Genus Bycanistes
 * Genus Ceratogymna - casqued hornbill
 * Genus Lophoceros
 * Genus Ocyceros - grey hornbill
 * Genus Penelopides
 * Genus Rhinoplax - helmeted hornbill (sometimes included in Buceros)
 * Genus Rhyticeros (sometimes included in Aceros)
 * Genus Tockus
 * Genus Tropicranus - white-crested hornbill (sometimes included in Tockus)
 * Family Bucorvidae
 * Genus Bucorvus - ground hornbills
 * Family Phoeniculidae
 * Genus Phoeniculus - wood hoopoes
 * Genus Rhinopomastus - scimitarbills
 * Family Upupidae
 * Genus Upupa - hoopoes

Caprimulgiformes
Nightjars, nighthawks, potoos, oilbirds, frogmouths and owlet-nightjars




 * Family Aegothelidae - owlet-nightjars
 * Genus Aegotheles
 * Family Caprimulgidae - nightjars
 * Genus Antrostomus
 * Genus Caprimulgus
 * Genus Chordeiles
 * Genus Eleothreptus
 * Genus Eurostopodus
 * Genus Gactornis – collared nightjar
 * Genus Hydropsalis
 * Genus Lurocalis
 * Genus Lyncornis
 * Genus Macropsalis – long-trained nightjar
 * Genus Nyctidromus
 * Genus Nyctiphrynus
 * Genus Nyctipolus
 * Genus Nyctiprogne
 * Genus Phalaenoptilus – common poorwill
 * Genus Setopagis
 * Genus Siphonorhis
 * Genus Systellura
 * Genus Uropsalis
 * Family Nyctibiidae - potoos
 * Genus Nyctibius
 * Family Podargidae - frogmouths
 * Genus Batrachostomus
 * Genus Podargus
 * Genus Rigidipenna - Solomons frogmouth
 * Family Steatornithidae - oilbird
 * Genus Steatornis

Cariamiformes



 * Family Cariamidae - seriemas
 * Genus Cariama
 * Genus Chunga

Casuariiformes
Cassowaries and emus




 * Family Casuariidae
 * Genus Casuarius - cassowary
 * Genus Dromaius - emu

Cathartiformes
New World vultures




 * Family Cathartidae
 * Genus Cathartes
 * Genus Coragyps - black vulture
 * Genus Gymnogyps
 * Genus Sarcoramphus - king vulture
 * Genus Vultur - Andean condor

Charadriiformes
Plovers, crab plovers, lapwings, seagulls, puffins, auks, sandpipers, buttonquails, stilts, avocets, ibisbills, woodcocks, skuas, etc.




 * Family Alcidae - puffins, guillemots, murres, and allies
 * Genus Aethia - auklets
 * Genus Alca - razorbill
 * Genus Alle - little auk
 * Genus Brachyramphus - murrelets
 * Genus Cepphus - guillemots
 * Genus Cerorhinca - rhinoceros auklet
 * Genus Fratercula - puffins
 * Genus Ptychoramphus - Cassin's auklet
 * Genus Synthliboramphus - murrelets
 * Genus Uria - murres
 * Family Burhinidae - thick-knees
 * Genus Burhinus
 * Genus Esacus
 * Family Charadriidae - plovers and lapwings
 * Genus Anarhynchus - wrybill
 * Genus Charadrius
 * Genus Elseyornis - black-fronted dotterel
 * Genus Erythrogonys - red-kneed dotterel
 * Genus Oreopholus - tawny-throated dotterel
 * Genus Peltohyas - inland dotterel
 * Genus Phegornis - diademed sandpiper-plover
 * Genus Pluvialis
 * Genus Thinornis
 * Genus Vanellus
 * Family Chionididae - sheathbills
 * Genus Chionis
 * Family Dromadidae - crab plover
 * Genus Dromas
 * Family Glareolidae - pratincoles and coursers
 * Genus Cursorius
 * Genus Glareola
 * Genus Rhinoptilus
 * Genus Stiltia - Australian pratincole
 * Family Haematopodidae - oystercatchers
 * Genus Haematopus
 * Family Ibidorhynchidae - ibisbill
 * Genus Ibidorhyncha
 * Family Jacanidae - jacanas
 * Genus Actophilornis
 * Genus Hydrophasianus - pheasant-tailed jacana
 * Genus Irediparra - comb-crested jacana
 * Genus Jacana
 * Genus Metopidius - bronze-winged jacana
 * Genus Microparra - lesser jacana
 * Family Laridae - gulls, terns, and skimmers
 * Genus Anous
 * Genus Chlidonias - marsh tern
 * Genus Chroicocephalus
 * Genus Creagrus - swallow-tailed gull
 * Genus Gelochelidon - gull-billed tern
 * Genus Gygis - white tern
 * Genus Hydrocoloeus - little gull
 * Genus Hydroprogne - Caspian tern
 * Genus Ichthyaetus
 * Genus Larosterna - Inca tern
 * Genus Larus
 * Genus Leucophaeus
 * Genus Onychoprion
 * Genus Pagophila - ivory gull
 * Genus Phaetusa - large-billed tern
 * Genus Rhodostethia - Ross's gull
 * Genus Rissa - kittiwakes
 * Genus Rynchops - skimmers
 * Genus Sterna
 * Genus Sternula
 * Genus Thalasseus
 * Genus Xema - Sabine's gull
 * Family Pedionomidae - plains wanderer
 * Genus Pedionomus
 * Family Pluvianellidae - Magellanic plover
 * Genus Pluvianellus
 * Family Pluvianidae - Egyptian plover
 * Genus Pluvianus
 * Family Recurvirostridae - avocets and stilts
 * Genus Cladorhynchus - banded stilt
 * Genus Himantopus - stilts
 * Genus Recurvirostra - avocets
 * Family Rostratulidae - painted snipes
 * Genus Nycticryphes
 * Genus Rostratula
 * Family Scolopacidae - snipe, sandpipers, phalaropes, and allies
 * Genus Actitis
 * Genus Arenaria - turnstones
 * Genus Bartramia - upland sandpiper
 * Genus Calidris - sandpipers
 * Genus Coenocorypha - Austral snipes
 * Genus Gallinago
 * Genus Limnodromus - dowitchers
 * Genus Limosa - godwits
 * Genus Lymnocryptes - jack snipe
 * Genus Numenius - curlews
 * Genus Phalaropus - phalaropes
 * Genus Prosobonia - Polynesian sandpiper
 * Genus Scolopax
 * Genus Tringa
 * Genus Xenus - Terek sandpiper
 * Family Stercorariidae - skuas
 * Genus Stercorarius
 * Family Thinocoridae - seedsnipes
 * Genus Attagis
 * Genus Thinocorus
 * Family Turnicidae - buttonquails
 * Genus Ortyxelos
 * Genus Turnix

Ciconiiformes
Storks, openbills, and jabiru




 * Family Ciconiidae
 * Genus Anastomus - openbills
 * Genus Ciconia
 * Genus Ephippiorhynchus
 * Genus Jabiru
 * Genus Leptoptilos
 * Genus Mycteria

Coliiformes
Mousebirds




 * Family Coliidae
 * Genus Colius
 * Genus Urocolius

Columbiformes
Pigeons and doves




 * Family Columbidae
 * Genus Alectroenas - blue pigeons
 * Genus Alopecoenas
 * Genus Caloenas - Nicobar pigeon
 * Genus Chalcophaps - emerald doves
 * Genus Claravis
 * Genus Columba includes Aplopelia, Old World pigeons
 * Genus Columbina
 * Genus Cryptophaps - sombre pigeon
 * Genus Didunculus - tooth-billed pigeon
 * Genus Drepanoptila - possibly better merged with Ptilinopus
 * Genus Ducula - imperial pigeons
 * Genus Dysmoropelia - Saint Helena dove
 * Genus Gallicolumba
 * Genus Geopelia
 * Genus Geophaps
 * Genus Geotrygon - quail-doves
 * Genus Goura
 * Genus Gymnophaps - mountain pigeons
 * Genus Hemiphaga
 * Genus Henicophaps
 * Genus Leptotila
 * Genus Leptotrygon - olive-backed quail-dove
 * Genus Leucosarcia - wonga pigeon
 * Genus Lopholaimus - topknot pigeon
 * Genus Macropygia
 * Genus Metriopelia
 * Genus Nesoenas
 * Genus Ocyphaps - crested pigeon
 * Genus Oena - Namaqua dove, tentatively placed here
 * Genus Otidiphaps - pheasant pigeon
 * Genus Patagioenas - American pigeons
 * Genus Petrophassa - rock pigeons
 * Genus Phapitreron - brown dove
 * Genus Phaps
 * Genus Ptilinopus
 * Genus Reinwardtoena
 * Genus Starnoenas - blue-headed quail-dove
 * Genus Spilopelia
 * Genus Streptopelia - turtledoves
 * Genus Treron - green pigeons
 * Genus Trugon - thick-billed ground pigeon
 * Genus Turacoena
 * Genus Turtur - African wood doves, tentatively placed here
 * Genus Uropelia - long-tailed ground dove
 * Genus Zenaida - Zenaida doves
 * Genus Zentrygon

Coraciiformes
Rollers, bee eaters, todies, kingfishers, etc.




 * Family Alcedinidae - kingfishers
 * Genus Actenoides
 * Genus Alcedo
 * Genus Caridonax - glittering kingfisher
 * Genus Ceryle - pied kingfisher
 * Genus Ceyx
 * Genus Chloroceryle - American green kingfisher
 * Genus Cittura - lilac kingfisher
 * Genus Clytoceyx
 * Genus Corythornis
 * Genus Dacelo
 * Genus Halcyon
 * Genus Ispidina
 * Genus Lacedo
 * Genus Megaceryle
 * Genus Melidora - hook-billed kingfisher
 * Genus Pelargopsis
 * Genus Syma
 * Genus Tanysiptera - paradise kingfisher
 * Genus Todirhamphus
 * Family Brachypteraciidae - ground rollers
 * Genus Atelornis
 * Genus Brachypteracias - short-legged ground roller
 * Genus Geobiastes - scaly ground roller
 * Genus Uratelornis - long-tailed ground roller
 * Family Coraciidae - rollers
 * Genus Coracias
 * Genus Eurystomus
 * Family Meropidae - bee-eaters
 * Genus Meropogon - purple-bearded bee-eater
 * Genus Merops
 * Genus Nyctyornis
 * Family Momotidae - motmots
 * Genus Aspatha - blue-throated motmot
 * Genus Baryphthengus
 * Genus Electron
 * Genus Eumomota - turquoise-browed motmot
 * Genus Hylomanes - tody motmot
 * Genus Momotus
 * Family Todidae - todies
 * Genus Todus

Cuculiformes
Cuckoos, anis, etc.




 * Family Cuculidae
 * Genus Cacomantis
 * Genus Carpococcyx – Asian ground-cuckoos
 * Genus Centropus - coucals
 * Genus Cercococcyx – long-tailed cuckoos
 * Genus Ceuthmochares – yellowbills
 * Genus Chrysococcyx – bronze cuckoos
 * Genus Clamator
 * Genus Coccycua – formerly in Coccyzus and Piaya, includes Micrococcyx
 * Genus Coccyzus – includes Saurothera and Hyetornis
 * Genus Coua – coua
 * Genus Crotophaga – anis
 * Genus Cuculus – typical cuckoos
 * Genus Dromococcyx
 * Genus Eudynamys – typical koels
 * Genus Geococcyx – roadrunners
 * Genus Guira – guira cuckoo
 * Genus Hierococcyx – hawk-cuckoos
 * Genus Microdynamis – dwarf koel
 * Genus Morococcyx – lesser ground cuckoo
 * Genus Neomorphus – Neotropical ground-cuckoos
 * Genus Pachycoccyx – thick-billed cuckoo
 * Genus Phaenicophaeus – typical malkohas
 * Genus Piaya
 * Genus Rhinortha – Raffles's malkoha (sometimes in Phaenicophaeus; tentatively placed here)
 * Genus Scythrops – channel-billed cuckoo
 * Genus Surniculus – drongo-cuckoos
 * Genus Tapera – striped cuckoo
 * Genus Urodynamis – Pacific long-tailed cuckoo

Eurypygiformes
Sunbitterns and kagu




 * Family Eurypygidae - sunbittern
 * Genus Eurypyga
 * Family Rhynochetidae - kagu
 * Genus Rhynochetos

Falconiformes
Falcons and caracara




 * Family Falconidae
 * Genus Caracara – crested caracaras
 * Genus Daptrius – black caracara
 * Genus Falco – true falcons, hobbies and kestrels
 * Genus Herpetotheres – laughing falcon
 * Genus Ibycter – red-throated caracara (sometimes included in Daptrius)
 * Genus Micrastur – forest falcons
 * Genus Microhierax – typical falconets
 * Genus Milvago – brown caracaras
 * Genus Phalcoboenus – Andean and southern South American caracaras
 * Genus Polihierax – pygmy falcons
 * Genus Spiziapteryx – spot-winged falconet

Galliformes
Gamebirds




 * Family Cracidae
 * Genus Aburria
 * Genus Chamaepetes
 * Genus Crax - curassows
 * Genus Mitu - curassows
 * Genus Nothocrax - nocturnal curassow
 * Genus Oreophasis - horned guan
 * Genus Ortalis - chachalacas
 * Genus Papile - Piping guan
 * Genus Pauxi - helmeted curassows
 * Genus Penelope
 * Genus Penelopina
 * Family Megapodiidae
 * Genus Aepypodius
 * Genus Alectura - Australian brushturkey
 * Genus Eulipoa - Moluccan megapode
 * Genus Leipoa
 * Genus Macrocephalon - maleo
 * Genus Megapodius - scrubfowl
 * Genus Talegalla
 * Family Numididae
 * Genus Acryllium
 * Genus Agelastes
 * Genus Guttera
 * Genus Numida - helmeted guineafowl
 * Family Odontophoridae
 * Genus Callipepla
 * Genus Colinus
 * Genus Cyrtonyx
 * Genus Dactylortyx - singing quail
 * Genus Dendrortyx
 * Genus Odontophorus - wood quails
 * Genus Oreortyx - mountain quails
 * Genus Philortyx - banded quail
 * Genus Ptilopachus
 * Genus Rhynchortyx - tawny-faced quail
 * Family Phasianidae
 * Genus Afropavo' - Congo peafowl
 * Genus Alectoris - rock partridges
 * Genus Ammoperdix - see-see and sand partridge
 * Genus Anurophasis - Snow Mountain quail
 * Genus Arborophila - hill partridge
 * Genus Argusianus - great argus
 * Genus Bambusicola - bamboo partridge
 * Genus Bonasa - ruffed grouse
 * Genus Caloperdix - ferruginous partridge
 * Genus Catreus - cheer pheasant
 * Genus Centrocercus - sage grouse
 * Genus Chrysolophus - ruffed pheasant
 * Genus Coturnix - mouse pheasant
 * Genus Crossoptilon - eared pheasant
 * Genus Dendragapus
 * Genus Excalfactoria
 * Genus Falcipennis
 * Genus Francolinus - true francolins
 * Genus Galloperdix - Indian spurfowl
 * Genus Gallus - junglefowl
 * Genus Haematortyx - crimson-headed partridge
 * Genus Ithaginis - blood pheasant
 * Genus Lagopus - ptarmigans
 * Genus Lerwa - snow partridge
 * Genus Lophophorus - monal
 * Genus Lophura - gallopheasants
 * Genus Margaroperdix - Madagascan partridge
 * Genus Melanoperdix - black partridge
 * Genus Meleagris - turkeys
 * Genus Ophrysia - Himalayan quail
 * Genus Pavo - peafowl
 * Genus Peliperdix
 * Genus Perdicula - bush quail
 * Genus Perdix - true partridges
 * Genus Phasianus - typical pheasants
 * Genus Polyplectron - peacock-pheasant
 * Genus Pternistis - African spurfowls
 * Genus Pucrasia - Koklass pheasant
 * Genus Rheinardia - crested argus
 * Genus Rhizothera
 * Genus Rollulus - crested partridge
 * Genus Scleroptila
 * Genus Synoicus - see Coturnix
 * Genus Syrmaticus - long-tailed pheasants
 * Genus Tetrao - capercaillies and black grouse
 * Genus Tetraogallus - snowcocks
 * Genus Tetraophasis - monal-partridge
 * Genus Tetrastes
 * Genus Tragopan - horned pheasant
 * Genus Tympanuchus - prairie chickens
 * Genus Xenoperdix - forest partridges

Gaviiformes



 * Family Gaviidae
 * Genus Gavia - loons

Gruiformes
Cranes, crakes, rails, wood-rails, fluftais, gallinules, limpkin, trumpeters, and finfoots




 *  Family Aramidae - limpkin
 * Genus Aramus
 *  Family Gruidae - cranes
 * Genus Antigone
 * Genus Balearica
 * Genus Grus - cranes
 * Genus Leucogeranus - Siberian crane
 *  Family Heliornithidae - finfoots
 * Genus Heliopais - masked finfoot
 * Genus Heliornis - sungrebe
 * Genus Podica - African finfoot
 *  Family Psophiidae
 * Genus Psophia - trumpeters
 *  Family Rallidae - crakes, moorhens, gallinules, and rails
 * Genus Aenigmatolimnas - striped crake
 * Genus Amaurolimnas - uniform crake
 * Genus Amaurornis - bush-hens
 * Genus Anurolimnas
 * Genus Aramides
 * Genus Aramidopsis – snoring rail
 * Genus Atlantisia - Inaccessible Island rail
 * ?Genus Biensis - Madagascan rails (synonym of Rallus?)
 * Genus Cabalus - Chatham rail
 * Genus Coturnicops - barred-backed crake
 * ?Genus Creciscus - blackish crake
 * Genus Crecopsis – African crake
 * Genus Crex - corn crake
 * Genus Cyanolimnas – Zapata rail
 * Genus Diaphorapteryx - Hawkins's rail
 * Genus Dryolimnas
 * Genus Eulabeornis – chestnut rail
 * Genus Fulica - coots
 * Genus Gallicrex - watercock
 * Genus Gallinula - moorhens
 * Genus Gallirallus
 * Genus Gymnocrex - bare-faced rails
 * Genus Habroptila – invisible rail
 * Genus Hapalocrex - yellow-breasted crake
 * Genus Himantornis - Nkulengu rail
 * Genus Laterallus - ruddy crake
 * Genus Lewinia
 * ?Genus Limnocrex (synonym of Laterallus?)
 * Genus Megacrex - New Guinea flightless rail
 * Genus Micropygia - ocellated crake
 * Genus Mundia - Ascension crake
 * Genus Mustelirallus
 * Genus Nesoclopeus
 * Genus Paragallinula - lesser moorhen
 * Genus Pardirallus
 * Genus Poliolimnas - see Amaurornis
 * Genus Porphyrio - swamphens
 * Genus Porphyriops – spot-flanked gallinule
 * Genus Porzana
 * Genus Rallicula - forest rails
 * Genus Rallina - chestnut rails
 * Genus Rallus
 * Genus Rougetius - Rouget's rail
 * Genus Rufirallus - russet-crowned crake
 * Genus Tribonyx - native-hens
 * Genus Zapornia - see Porzana
 *  Family Sarothruridae
 * Genus Canirallus - grey-throated rail and wood rails
 * Genus Sarothrura - flufftails

Leptosomiformes



 * Family Leptosomidae
 * Genus Leptosomus - cuckoo roller

Mesitornithiformes



 * Family Mesitornithidae - mesites
 * Genus Mesitornis
 * Genus Monias - Subdesert mesite

Musophagiformes
Turacos and go-away-birds




 * Family Musophagidae
 * Genus Corythaeola - great blue turaco
 * Genus Corythaixoides - go-away-birds
 * Genus Crinifer - plantain-eaters
 * Genus Musophaga
 * Genus Ruwenzorornis - Rwenzori turaco
 * Genus Tauraco

Opisthocomiformes



 * Family Opisthocomidae
 * Genus Opisthocomus - hoatzin

Otidiformes
Bustards, floricans, etc.




 *  Family Otididae
 * Genus Afrotis
 * Genus Ardeotis
 * Genus Chlamydotis
 * Genus Eupodotis
 * Genus Houbaropsis - Bengal florican
 * Genus Lissotis
 * Genus Lophotis
 * Genus Neotis
 * Genus Otis - great bustard
 * Genus Sypheotides
 * Genus Tetrax - little bustard

Passeriformes


Passerines, the "song birds". This is the largest order of birds and contains more than half of all birds.
 *  Family Acanthisittidae
 * Genus Acanthisitta - rifleman
 * Genus Xenicus - New Zealand wrens
 *  Family Acanthizidae - scrubwrens, thornbills, and gerygones
 * Genus Acanthiza – thornbill
 * Genus Acanthornis – scrubtit
 * Genus Aethomyias – scrubwrens
 * Genus Aphelocephala – whiteface
 * Genus Calamanthus – fieldwren
 * Genus Crateroscelis
 * Genus Gerygone
 * Genus Hylacola – heathwren
 * Genus Neosericornis – yellow-throated scrubwren
 * Genus Oreoscopus – fernwren
 * Genus Origma
 * Genus Pachycare – goldenface
 * Genus Pycnoptilus – pilotbird
 * Genus Pyrrholaemus - speckled warbler
 * Genus Sericornis – scrubwrens
 * Genus Smicrornis – weebill
 *  Family Acrocephalidae - marsh- and tree-warblers, recently split from the Sylviidae
 * Genus Acrocephalus
 * Genus Calamonastides - papyrus yellow warbler
 * Genus Chloropeta
 * Genus Hippolais
 * Genus Iduna
 * Genus Nesillas
 *  Family Aegithalidae - long-tailed tits or bushtits
 * Genus Aegithalos
 * Genus Leptopoecile
 * Genus Psaltriparus - American bushtit
 *  Family Aegithinidae
 * Genus Aegithina - iora
 *  Family Alaudidae - larks
 * Genus Alaemon – hoopoe-lark
 * Genus Alauda – skylark
 * Genus Alaudala
 * Genus Ammomanes
 * Genus Ammomanopsis – Gray's lark
 * Genus Calandrella – short-toed lark
 * Genus Calendulauda
 * Genus Certhilauda – short-clawed lark and long-billed lark
 * Genus Chersomanes – spike-heeled lark
 * Genus Chersophilus – Dupont's lark
 * Genus Eremalauda – Dunn's lark
 * Genus Eremophila – horned lark
 * Genus Eremopterix – sparrow-larks
 * Genus Galerida – Large-billed lark and crested lark
 * Genus Heteromirafra – Rudd's lark and Archer's lark
 * Genus Lullula – woodlark
 * Genus Melanocorypha
 * Genus Mirafra – larks and bushlarks
 * Genus Pinarocorys – dusky lark and rufous-rumped lark
 * Genus Ramphocoris – thick-billed lark
 * Genus Spizocorys
 *  Family Artamidae - woodswallows, butcherbirds, currawongs, and Australian magpie
 * Genus Artamus - woodswallows
 * Genus Cracticus
 * Genus Gymnorhina - Australian magpie
 * Genus Melloria - black butcherbird
 * Genus Peltops
 * Genus Strepera - currawongs
 *  Family Atrichornithidae
 * Genus Atrichornis - scrub-birds
 *  Family Bernieridae - Malagasy warblers, a newly assembled family
 * Genus Bernieria – Madagascan warbler
 * Genus Crossleyia – Madagascan yellowbrow
 * Genus Cryptosylvicola – cryptic warbler
 * Genus Hartertula – wedge-tailed jery
 * Genus Oxylabes – white-throated oxylabes
 * Genus Randia – Rand's warbler
 * Genus Thamnornis – Thamnornis
 * Genus Xanthomixis
 *  Family Bombycillidae
 * Genus Bombycilla - waxwings
 *  Family Buphagidae
 * Genus Buphagus - oxpeckers. Formerly usually included in Sturnidae.
 *  Family Calcariidae - longspurs and snow buntings
 * Genus Calcarius - longspurs
 * Genus Plectrophenax - snow and McKay's buntings
 * Genus Rhynchophanes - thick-billed longspur
 *  Family Callaeidae - New Zealand wattlebirds
 * Genus Callaeas - kokako
 * Genus Heteralocha - huia
 * Genus Philesturnus - saddleback
 *  Family Calyptophilidae
 * Genus Calyptophilus - chat-tanagers
 *  Family Campephagidae - cuckooshrikes and trillers
 * Genus Campephaga
 * Genus Campochaera - golden cuckooshrike
 * Genus Ceblepyris
 * Genus Celebesica - pygmy cuckooshrike
 * Genus Coracina
 * Genus Cyanograucalus - blue cuckooshrike
 * Genus Edolisoma
 * Genus Lalage
 * Genus Lobotos
 * Genus Malindangia - McGregor's cuckooshrike
 * Genus Pericrocotus - minivet
 *  Family Cardinalidae - cardinals and allies
 * Genus Amaurospiza
 * Genus Cardinalis
 * Genus Caryothraustes
 * Genus Chlorothraupis
 * Genus Cyanocompsa
 * Genus Cyanoloxia - Glaucous-blue grosbeak
 * Genus Granatellus
 * Genus Habia
 * Genus Passerina
 * Genus Periporphyrus - red-and-black grosbeak
 * Genus Pheucticus
 * Genus Piranga
 * Genus Rhodothraupis - crimson-collared grosbeak
 * Genus Spiza - dickcissel
 *  Family Certhiidae - treecreepers
 * Genus Certhia
 * Genus Salpornis
 *  Family Cettiidae - ground-warblers and allies, recently split from the Sylviidae
 * Genus Abroscopus – abroscopus warbler
 * Genus Cettia – typical bush warblers
 * Genus Horornis
 * Genus Hylia – green hylia (tentatively placed here)
 * Genus Pholidornis – tit hylia (formerly in Remizidae; tentatively placed here)
 * Genus Phyllergates
 * Genus Tesia
 * Genus Tickellia – broad-billed warbler
 * Genus Urosphena – stubtails
 *  Family Chaetopidae
 * Genus Chaetops - rockjumpers, recently split from the Turdidae
 *  Family Chloropseidae
 * Genus Chloropsis - leafbirds
 *  Family Cinclidae
 * Genus Cinclus - dippers
 *  Family Cisticolidae - cisticolas and allies
 * Genus Apalis
 * Genus Artisornis
 * Genus Bathmocercus - rufous warblers
 * Genus Calamonastes
 * Genus Camaroptera
 * Genus Cisticola
 * Genus Drymocichla - red-winged grey warbler
 * Genus Eminia - grey-capped warbler
 * Genus Eremomela
 * Genus Euryptila - cinnamon-breasted warbler
 * Genus Heliolais – red-winged warbler (Sometimes placed in Prinia)
 * Genus Hypergerus - oriole warbler
 * Genus Incana - Socotra warbler
 * Genus Malcorus - rufous-eared warbler
 * Genus Micromacronus
 * Genus Neomixis - Jerys (genus is basal to all other Cisticolidae)
 * Genus Oreolais (moved here from Apalis)
 * Genus Oreophilais - Roberts's warbler
 * Genus Orthotomus - tailorbirds
 * Genus Phragmacia - Namaqua warbler
 * Genus Phyllolais - buff-bellied warbler
 * Genus Poliolais - white-tailed warbler
 * Genus Prinia
 * Genus Scepomycter (sometimes merged into Bathmocercus)
 * Genus Schistolais
 * Genus Spiloptila - cricket warbler
 * Genus Urolais - green longtail
 * Genus Urorhipis– sometimes placed in Prinia
 *  Family Climacteridae - Australian treecreeper
 * Genus Cormobates
 * Genus Climacteris
 *  Family Cnemophilidae - satinbirds
 * Genus Cnemophilus
 * Genus Loboparadisea - yellow-breasted satinbird
 *  Family Conopophagidae - gnateaters and gnatpittas
 * Genus Conopophaga
 * Genus Pittasoma
 *  Family Corcoracidae - Australian mudnester
 * Genus Corcorax - white-winged chough
 * Genus Struthidea - apostlebird
 *  Family Corvidae - crows, ravens, and jays
 * Genus Aphelocoma – scrub jays
 * Genus Calocitta – Magpie-jay
 * Genus Cissa - magpies
 * Genus Corvus - crows and ravens
 * Genus Crypsirina - treepies
 * Genus Cyanocitta - jays
 * Genus Cyanocorax - jays
 * Genus Cyanolyca
 * Genus Cyanopica - magpies
 * Genus Dendrocitta - treepies
 * Genus Garrulus - jays
 * Genus Gymnorhinus - pinyon jay
 * Genus Nucifraga - nutcrackers
 * Genus Perisoreus - jays
 * Genus Pica - magpies
 * Genus Platylophu - Crested jay
 * Genus Platysmurus - black magpie
 * Genus Podoces – ground jays
 * Genus Psilorhinus - brown jay
 * Genus Ptilostomus - piapiac
 * Genus Pyrrhocorax - chough
 * Genus Temnurus - ratchet-tailed treepie
 * Genus Urocissa - blue magpies
 * Genus Zavattariornis - Stresemann's bushcrow
 *  Family Cotingidae - cotingas and allies
 * Genus Ampelioides - scaled fruiteater
 * Genus Ampelion
 * Genus Carpodectes
 * Genus Carpornis - berryeaters
 * Genus Cephalopterus - umbrellabirds
 * Genus Conioptilon - black-faced cotinga
 * Genus Cotinga
 * Genus Doliornis
 * Genus Gymnoderus - bare-necked fruitcrow
 * Genus Haematoderus - crimson fruitcrow
 * Genus Lipaugus
 * Genus Perissocephalus - capuchinbird
 * Genus Phibalura - swallow-tailed cotinga
 * Genus Phoenicircus
 * Genus Phytotoma - plantcutters
 * Genus Pipreola
 * Genus Porphyrolaema - purple-throated cotinga
 * Genus Procnias - Neotropical bellbird
 * Genus Pyroderus - red-ruffed fruitcrow
 * Genus Querula - purple-throated fruitcrow
 * Genus Rupicola
 * Genus Snowornis
 * Genus Tijuca
 * Genus Xipholena
 * Genus Zaratornis - white-cheeked cotinga
 *  Family Dasyornithidae
 * Genus Dasyornis - bristlebirds (formerly in Acanthizidae)
 *  Family Dicaeidae - flowerpeckers (sunbirds and flowerpeckers, might be included in Passeroidea)
 * Genus Dicaeum
 * Genus Prionochilus
 *  Family Dicruridae
 * Genus Dicrurus - drongos
 *  Family Donacobiidae
 * Genus Donacobius - black-capped donacobius (previously classed as a wren, but probably closest to the Locustellidae or Bernieridae)
 *  Family Dulidae (tentatively placed here)
 * Genus Dulus- palmchat
 *  Family Elachuridae
 * Genus Elachura - spotted elachura
 *  Family Emberizidae
 * Genus Diglossopis
 * Genus Emberiza - Old World buntings
 *  Family Erythrocercidae
 * Genus Erythrocercus
 *  Family Estrildidae - estrildid finches (waxbills, munias, and allies)
 * Genus Amadina - cut-throats
 * Genus Amandava - avadavats
 * Genus Clytospiza - brown twinspot
 * Genus Coccopygia
 * Genus Cryptospiza - crimsonwings
 * Genus Emblema - painted finch
 * Genus Erythrura - parrotfinches (includes Chloebia)
 * Genus Estrilda - waxbills
 * Genus Euodice - silverbill
 * Genus Euschistospiza
 * Genus Heteromunia - pictorella mannikin
 * Genus Hypargos
 * Genus Lagonosticta - firefinches
 * Genus Lonchura - Munias, mannikins, and silverbills
 * Genus Mandingoa - green-backed twinspot
 * Genus Neochmia
 * Genus Nesocharis - oliveback
 * Genus Nigrita
 * Genus Odontospiza - grey-headed silverbill
 * Genus Oreostruthus - mountain firetail
 * Genus Ortygospiza - quailfinches
 * Genus Padda
 * Genus Paludipasser - locust finch
 * Genus Parmoptila - antpeckers
 * Genus Poephila
 * Genus Pyrenestes - seedcrackers
 * Genus Pytilia
 * Genus Spermophaga - bluebill
 * Genus Stagonopleura - firetail
 * Genus Taeniopygia
 * Genus Uraeginthus
 *  Family Eulacestomidae
 * Genus Eulacestoma - wattled ploughbill
 *  Family Eupetidae
 * Genus Eupetes - Malaysian rail-babbler (recently split from the Cinclosomatidae)
 *  Family Eurylaimidae - broadbills
 * Genus Calyptomena
 * Genus Corydon - dusky broadbill
 * Genus Cymbirhynchus - black-and-red broadbill
 * Genus Eurylaimus
 * Genus Neodrepanis
 * Genus Philepitta
 * Genus Psarisomus - long-tailed broadbill
 * Genus Pseudocalyptomena - Grauer's broadbill
 * Genus Sarcophanops
 * Genus Serilophus - silver-breasted broadbill
 * Genus Smithornis
 *  Family Formicariidae - Antthrushe
 * Genus Chamaeza
 * Genus Formicarius
 *  Family Fringillidae - true finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers. (Possibly polyphyletic)
 * Genus Acanthis – redpolls
 * Genus Agraphospiza – Blanford's rosefinch
 * Genus Bucanetes – trumpeter finch and Mongolian finch
 * Genus Callacanthis – spectacled finch
 * Genus Carduelis
 * Genus Carpodacus – rosefinches
 * Genus Chloridops
 * Genus Chloris – greenfinches
 * Genus Chlorodrepanis - 'amakihis
 * Genus Chlorophonia
 * Genus Chrysocorythus – mountain serin
 * Genus Coccothraustes
 * Genus Crithagra
 * Genus Drepanis
 * Genus Eophona – Chinese grosbeak and Japanese grosbeak
 * Genus Euphonia
 * Genus Fringilla
 * Genus Haemorhous – American rosefinches
 * Genus Hemignathus
 * Genus Himatione
 * Genus Leucosticte – mountain and rosy finches
 * Genus Linaria
 * Genus Linurgus – oriole finch
 * Genus Loxia – crossbills
 * Genus Loxioides – palila
 * Genus Loxops
 * Genus Magumma – ʻanianiau
 * Genus Melamprosops – poʻouli
 * Genus Mycerobas – Palearctic grosbeaks
 * Genus Oreomystis – ʻakikiki
 * Genus Palmeria – ʻakohekohe
 * Genus Paroreomyza
 * Genus Pinicola – pine grosbeak
 * Genus Procarduelis – dark-breasted rosefinch
 * Genus Pseudonestor – Maui parrotbill
 * Genus Psittirostra – ʻŌʻū
 * Genus Pyrrhoplectes – golden-naped finch
 * Genus Pyrrhula – bullfinches
 * Genus Rhodopechys
 * Genus Rhodospiza – desert finch
 * Genus Rhynchostruthus – golden-winged grosbeak
 * Genus Serinus
 * Genus Spinus
 * Genus Telespiza
 *  Family Furnariidae - ovenbirds and woodcreepers
 * Genus Acrobatornis – pink-legged graveteiro
 * Genus Anabacerthia – foliage-gleaners
 * Genus Anabazenops – foliage-gleaners
 * Genus Ancistrops – chestnut-winged hookbill
 * Genus Anumbius – firewood-gatherer
 * Genus Aphrastura – rayaditos
 * Genus Asthenes – canasteros
 * Genus Automolus – foliage-gleaners
 * Genus Berlepschia – point-tailed palmcreeper
 * Genus Campylorhamphus – scythebills
 * Genus Certhiasomus – spot-throated woodcreeper (also described as Deconychura stictolaema)
 * Genus Certhiaxis – spinetails
 * Genus Cichlocolaptes
 * Genus Cinclodes
 * Genus Clibanornis
 * Genus Coryphistera – lark-like brushrunner
 * Genus Cranioleuca – typical spinetails
 * Genus Deconychura – long-tailed woodcreeper
 * Genus Dendrexetastes – cinnamon-throated woodcreeper
 * Genus Dendrocincla – woodcreepers
 * Genus Dendrocolaptes – woodcreepers
 * Genus Dendroplex – straight-billed woodcreeper (formerly in Xiphorhynchus)
 * Genus Drymornis – scimitar-billed woodcreeper
 * Genus Drymotoxeres – greater scythebill
 * Genus Furnarius – horneros
 * Genus Geocerthia – striated earthcreeper (also described as Upucerthia serrana)
 * Genus Geositta – miners
 * Genus Glyphorynchus – wedge-billed woodcreeper
 * Genus Heliobletus – sharp-billed treehunter
 * Genus Hellmayrea – white-browed spinetail
 * Genus Hylexetastes – woodcreepers
 * Genus Lepidocolaptes – narrow-billed woodcreeper
 * Genus Leptasthenura – tit-spinetails
 * Genus Limnoctites – straight-billed reedhaunter (sometimes included in Limnornis, but closer to, and possibly better merged with Cranioleuca)
 * Genus Limnornis – curve-billed reedhaunter
 * Genus Lochmias – sharp-tailed streamcreeper
 * Genus Margarornis – treerunners
 * Genus Mazaria – white-bellied spinetail
 * Genus Megaxenops – great xenops
 * Genus Metopothrix – orange-fronted plushcrown
 * Genus Microxenops – rufous-tailed xenops
 * Genus Nasica – long-billed woodcreeper
 * Genus Ochetorhynchus – earthcreepers (formerly included in Upucerthia) (includes Chilia)
 * Genus Phacellodomus – Thornbird
 * Genus Philydor – foliage-gleaners
 * Genus Phleocryptes – wren-like rushbird
 * Genus Premnoplex – typical barbtails
 * Genus Premnornis – rusty-winged barbtail
 * Genus Pseudasthenes – "false" canasteros
 * Genus Pseudocolaptes – tuftedcheeks
 * Genus Pseudoseisura
 * Genus Pygarrhichas – white-throated treerunner
 * Genus Roraimia -
 * Genus Schoeniophylax – Chotoy spinetail
 * Genus Sclerurus – leaftossers
 * Genus Siptornis – spectacled prickletail
 * Genus Sittasomus – olivaceous woodcreeper
 * Genus Spartonoica – bay-capped wren-spinetail
 * Genus Sylviorthorhynchus – Des Murs's wiretail
 * Genus Synallaxis – spinetails
 * Genus Syndactyla – foliage-gleaners
 * Genus Tarphonomus (new genus for 2 species formerly included in Upucerthia)
 * Genus Thripadectes – treehunters
 * Genus Thripophaga – softtails
 * Genus Upucerthia – earthcreepers
 * Genus Xenerpestes – greytails
 * Genus Xenops
 * Genus Xiphocolaptes – woodcreepers
 * Genus Xiphorhynchus – woodcreepers (possibly polyphyletic)
 *  Family Grallariidae - antpittas
 * Genus Grallaria
 * Genus Grallaricula
 * Genus Hylopezus
 * Genus Myrmothera
 *  Family Hirundinidae - swallows and martins
 * Genus Alopochelidon - tawny-headed swallow
 * Genus Atticora
 * Genus Cecropis
 * Genus Cheramoeca - white-backed swallow
 * Genus Delichon
 * Genus Haplochelidon - Andean swallow
 * Genus Hirundo
 * Genus Neochelidon - white-thighed swallow
 * Genus Notiochelidon
 * Genus Petrochelidon
 * Genus Phedina
 * Genus Progne
 * Genus Psalidoprocne - saw-wings
 * Genus Pseudhirundo - grey-rumped swallow
 * Genus Pseudochelidon - river martin
 * Genus Ptyonoprogne - crag martins
 * Genus Riparia
 * Genus Stelgidopteryx
 * Genus Tachycineta
 *  Family Hyliidae - newly proposed for genera currently in other families
 *  Family Hyliotidae
 * Genus Hyliota - hyliotas (recently split from the Sylviidae)
 *  Family Hypocoliidae
 * Genus Hypocolius - grey hypocolius (tentatively placed here)
 *  Family Icteridae - grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles
 * Genus Agelaioides - baywings
 * Genus Agelaius – typical American blackbirds
 * Genus Agelasticus
 * Genus Amblycercus – yellow-billed cacique
 * Genus Amblyramphus – scarlet-headed blackbird
 * Genus Anumara - Forbes's blackbird
 * Genus Cacicus – true caciques
 * Genus Chrysomus
 * Genus Curaeus - Austral blackbird
 * Genus Dives
 * Genus Dolichonyx – bobolink
 * Genus Euphagus
 * Genus Gnorimopsar – chopi blackbird
 * Genus Gymnomystax – oriole blackbird
 * Genus Hypopyrrhus – red-bellied grackle
 * Genus Icterus – New World orioles
 * Genus Lampropsar – velvet-fronted grackle
 * Genus Leistes – South American meadowlarks
 * Genus Macroagelaius
 * Genus Molothrus – cowbirds
 * Genus Nesopsar – Jamaican blackbird
 * Genus Oreopsar – Bolivian blackbird
 * Genus Psarocolius – oropendolas
 * Genus Pseudoleistes – marshbirds
 * Genus Quiscalus – grackles
 * Genus Sturnella – North American meadowlarks
 * Genus Xanthocephalus – yellow-headed blackbird
 * Genus Xanthopsar - saffron-cowled blackbird
 *  Family Ifritidae
 * Genus Ifrita - blue-capped ifrit
 *  Family Irenidae
 * Genus Irena - fairy-bluebirds
 *  Family Laniidae - shrikes
 * Genus Corvinella - yellow-billed shrike
 * Genus Eurocephalus
 * Genus Lanius
 * Genus Urolestes - magpie shrike
 *  Family Leiothrichidae - laughingthrushes and allies
 * Genus Actinodura – barwings
 * Genus Argya (species previous placed in Turdoides)
 * Genus Cutia
 * Genus Garrulax – laughingthrushes
 * Genus Grammatoptila - striated laughingthrush
 * Genus Heterophasia - sibia
 * Genus Ianthocincla – laughingthrushes (species previous placed in Garrulax)
 * Genus Laniellus – crocias
 * Genus Leioptila - rufous-backed sibia
 * Genus Leiothrix
 * Genus Liocichla
 * Genus Minla - red-tailed minla
 * Genus Montecincla – laughingthrushes
 * Genus Pterorhinus (species previous placed in Garrulax)
 * Genus Trochalopteron – laughingthrushes
 * Genus Turdoides – babblers
 *  Family Locustellidae - grass-warbler and allies, recently split from the Sylviidae
 * Genus Bradypterus – megalurid bush warblers
 * Genus Catriscus – fan-tailed grassbird
 * Genus Cincloramphus - buff-banded thicketbird
 * Genus Elaphrornis – Sri Lanka bush warbler
 * Genus Helopsaltes – grasshopper warbler
 * Genus Locustella – grass warblers
 * Genus Malia
 * Genus Megalurus – striated grassbird
 * Genus Poodytes
 * Genus Robsonius – ground warblers
 * Genus Schoenicola
 *  Family Machaerirhynchidae
 * Genus Machaerirhynchus - boatbills
 *  Family Macrosphenidae - African warblers such as longbills and crombecs, a recently proposed family whose composition is still uncertain
 * Genus Achaetops - rockrunner
 * Genus Cryptillas – Victorin's warbler (formerly Bradypterus)
 * Genus Macrosphenus – longbills
 * Genus Melocichla - moustached grass warbler
 * Genus Sphenoeacus - Cape grassbird
 * Genus Sylvietta – crombecs
 *  Family Malaconotidae - puffbacks, bushshrikes, tchagras, boubous, and allies
 * Genus Chlorophoneus
 * Genus Dryoscopus
 * Genus Laniarius
 * Genus Malaconotus
 * Genus Nilaus - brubru
 * Genus Rhodophoneus - rosy-patched bushshrike
 * Genus Tchagra
 * Genus Telophorus
 *  Family Maluridae - fairywrens, emu-wren, and grasswrens
 * Genus Amytornis – grasswrens
 * Genus Chenorhamphus
 * Genus Clytomyias – orange-crowned fairywren
 * Genus Malurus
 * Genus Sipodotus – Wallace's fairywren
 * Genus Stipiturus – emu-wren
 *  Family Melampittidae
 * Genus Megalampitta - greater melampitta
 * Genus Melampitta
 *  Family Melanocharitidae - berrypeckers and longbills
 * Genus Melanocharis
 * Genus Oedistoma
 * Genus Rhamphocharis - spotted berrypecker
 * Genus Toxorhamphus
 *  Family Melanopareiidae
 * Genus Melanopareia - crescentchests
 *  Family Meliphagidae - honeyeaters
 * Genus Acanthagenys - spiny-cheeked honeyeater
 * Genus Acanthorhynchus - spinebill
 * Genus Anthochaera
 * Genus Anthornis - New Zealand bellbird
 * Genus Ashbyia - gibberbird
 * Genus Bolemoreus
 * Genus Caligavis
 * Genus Certhionyx - pied honeyeater
 * Genus Cissomela - banded honeyeater
 * Genus Conopophila
 * Genus Entomyzon - blue-faced honeyeater
 * Genus Epthianura
 * Genus Foulehaio - wattled honeyeater
 * Genus Gavicalis
 * Genus Gliciphila - tawny-crowned honeyeater
 * Genus Glycichaera - green-backed honeyeater
 * Genus Glycifohia
 * Genus Grantiella
 * Genus Guadalcanaria - Guadalcanal honeyeater
 * Genus Gymnomyza
 * Genus Lichenostomus
 * Genus Lichmera
 * Genus Macgregoria - MacGregor's honeyeater
 * Genus Manorina
 * Genus Meliarchus - makira honeyeater
 * Genus Melidectes
 * Genus Melilestes - long-billed honeyeater
 * Genus Meliphaga
 * Genus Melipotes
 * Genus Melithreptus
 * Genus Melitograis - white-streaked friarbird
 * Genus Myza
 * Genus Myzomela
 * Genus Nesoptilotis
 * Genus Oreornis - orange-cheeked honeyeater
 * Genus Philemon - friarbird
 * Genus Phylidonyris
 * Genus Plectorhyncha - striped honeyeater
 * Genus Prosthemadera - tui
 * Genus Ptiloprora
 * Genus Ptilotula
 * Genus Purnella - white-fronted honeyeater
 * Genus Pycnopygius
 * Genus Ramsayornis
 * Genus Stomiopera
 * Genus Stresemannia - Bougainville honeyeater
 * Genus Sugomel - black honeyeater
 * Genus Timeliopsis
 * Genus Trichodere - white-streaked honeyeater
 * Genus Xanthotis
 *  Family Menuridae
 * Genus Menura - lyrebirds
 *  Family Mimidae - mockingbirds and thrashers
 * Genus Allenia - scaly-breasted thrasher
 * Genus Cinclocerthia - tremblers
 * Genus Dumetella - grey catbird
 * Genus Margarops - pearly-eyed thrasher
 * Genus Melanoptila - black catbird
 * Genus Melanotis
 * Genus Mimus (includes Nesomimus)
 * Genus Oreoscoptes - sage thrasher
 * Genus Ramphocinclus - white-breasted thrasher
 * Genus Toxostoma
 *  Family Mitrospingidae
 * Genus Lamprospiza - Red-billed pied tanager
 * Genus Mitrospingus
 * Genus Orthogonys - Olive-green tanager
 *  Family Modulatricidae - dapple-throat and allies (sometimes Arcanatoridae)
 * Genus Arcanator - dapple-throat
 * Genus Kakamega
 * Genus Modulatrix - spot-throat
 *  Family Mohouidae
 * Genus Mohoua
 *  Family Monarchidae - monarch flycatchers
 * Genus Arses
 * Genus Carterornis
 * Genus Chasiempis - ‘elepaio
 * Genus Clytorhynchus – shrikebill
 * Genus Eutrichomyias – cerulean paradise flycatcher
 * Genus Grallina – magpie-larks
 * Genus Hypothymis
 * Genus Mayrornis
 * Genus Metabolus – Chuuk monarch
 * Genus Monarcha
 * Genus Myiagra – broad-billed flycatcher
 * Genus Neolalage – buff-bellied monarch
 * Genus Pomarea
 * Genus Symposiachrus
 * Genus Terpsiphone – paradise flycatcher
 * Genus Trochocercus
 *  Family Motacillidae
 * Genus Anthus - pipits
 * Genus Dendronanthus - forest wagtail
 * Genus Hemimacronyx (proposed)
 * Genus Macronyx - longclaws
 * Genus Motacilla - wagtails
 * Genus Tmetothylacus - golden pipit
 *  Family Muscicapidae - Old World flycatchers and chats. (Monophyly needs confirmation)
 * Genus Alethe
 * Genus Anthipes
 * Genus Brachypteryx – shortwings
 * Genus Calliope
 * Genus Campicoloides – buff-streaked chat
 * Genus Cercotrichas – scrub robins
 * Genus Chamaetylas
 * Genus Cichladusa – palm thrush
 * Genus Cinclidium – blue-fronted robin
 * Genus Copsychus – magpie-robins and shamas
 * Genus Cossypha – robin-chats
 * Genus Cossyphicula – white-bellied robin-chat
 * Genus Cyanoptila
 * Genus Cyornis
 * Genus Emarginata
 * Genus Empidornis – silverbirds
 * Genus Enicurus – forktails
 * Genus Erithacus – European robin
 * Genus Eumyias
 * Genus Ficedula – flycatchers
 * Genus Fraseria – forest flycatchers
 * Genus Heinrichia – great shortwing
 * Genus Heteroxenicus – Gould's shortwing
 * Genus Humblotia – Humblot's flycatcher
 * Genus Irania – white-throated robin
 * Genus Larvivora
 * Genus Leonardina – Bagobo babbler
 * Genus Luscinia
 * Genus Melaenornis
 * Genus Monticola – rock thrushes
 * Genus Muscicapa
 * Genus Muscicapella – pygmy flycatcher
 * Genus Myiomela
 * Genus Myioparus – tit-flycatchers
 * Genus Myophonus – whistling thrush
 * Genus Myrmecocichla
 * Genus Namibornis – Herero chat
 * Genus Niltava
 * Genus Oenanthe – wheatears
 * Genus Phoenicurus – redstarts
 * Genus Pinarochroa – moorland chat
 * Genus Pinarornis – boulder chat
 * Genus Pogonocichla – white-starred robin
 * Genus Saxicola
 * Genus Sheppardia – akalats
 * Genus Sholicola
 * Genus Stiphrornis – forest robins
 * Genus Swynnertonia – Swynnerton's robin
 * Genus Tarsiger
 * Genus Thamnolaea – cliff chats
 * Genus Vauriella
 *  Family Nectariniidae - sunbirds and spiderhunters
 * Genus Aethopyga
 * Genus Anabathmis (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
 * Genus Anthobaphes - orange-breasted sunbird (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
 * Genus Anthreptes
 * Genus Arachnothera - spiderhunters
 * Genus Chalcomitra (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
 * Genus Chalcoparia - Ruby-cheeked sunbird (sometimes included in Anthreptes)
 * Genus Cinnyris (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
 * Genus Cyanomitra (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
 * Genus Deleornis (sometimes included in Anthreptes)
 * Genus Drepanorhynchus - golden-winged sunbird (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
 * Genus Dreptes - giant sunbird (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
 * Genus Hedydipna (sometimes included in Anthreptes)
 * Genus Hypogramma - purple-naped sunbird
 * Genus Leptocoma (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
 * Genus Nectarinia
 *  Family Neosittidae
 * Genus Daphoenositta - sittellas
 *  Family Nesospingidae
 * Genus Nesospingus - Puerto Rican tanager
 *  Family Nicatoridae
 * Genus Nicator- nicators
 *  Family Notiomystidae
 * Genus Notiomystis - stitchbirds
 *  Family Oreoicidae - Australo-Papuan bellbirds
 * Genus Aleadryas - rufous-naped bellbird
 * Genus Oreoica - crested bellbird
 * Genus Ornorectes - piping bellbird
 *  Family Oriolidae - Old World orioles
 * Genus Oriolus – orioles
 * Genus Pitohui
 * Genus Sphecotheres' – figbirds
 *  Family Orthonychidae
 * Genus Orthonyx - logrunners
 *  Family Pachycephalidae
 * Genus Colluricincla - shrikethrushes
 * Genus Coracornis
 * Genus Falcunculus – crested shriketit
 * Genus Melanorectes – black pitohui
 * Genus Pachycephala – whistlers
 * Genus Pseudorectes
 *  Family Panuridae
 * Genus Panurus - bearded reedling (formerly classed as a parrotbill)
 *  Family Paradisaeidae - birds-of-paradise
 * Genus Astrapia
 * Genus Cicinnurus - king bird-of-paradise
 * Genus Diphyllodes
 * Genus Drepanornis
 * Genus Epimachus
 * Genus Lophorina
 * Genus Lycocorax - paradise-crow
 * Genus Manucodia - manucodes
 * Genus Paradigalla
 * Genus Paradisaea
 * Genus Parotia
 * Genus Phonygammus - trumpet manucode
 * Genus Pteridophora - King of Saxony bird-of-paradise
 * Genus Ptiloris
 * Genus Seleucidis - twelve-wired bird-of-paradise
 * Genus Semioptera - standardwings
 *  Family Paramythiidae - painted berrypeckers
 * Genus Oreocharis - tit berrypecker
 * Genus Paramythia - crested berrypecker
 *  Family Pardalotidae
 * Genus Pardalotus - pardalotes
 *  Family Paridae - Tits, chickadees, and titmice
 * Genus Baeolophus
 * Genus Cephalopyrus - fire-capped tit
 * Genus Cyanistes
 * Genus Lophophanes
 * Genus Machlolophus
 * Genus Melaniparus
 * Genus Melanochlora - sultan tit
 * Genus Pardaliparus
 * Genus Parus
 * Genus Periparus
 * Genus Poecile
 * Genus Pseudopodoces - ground tit
 * Genus Sittiparus
 * Genus Sylviparus - yellow-browed tit
 *  Family Parulidae - New World warblers
 * Genus Basileuterus
 * Genus Cardellina
 * Genus Catharopeza - whistling warbler
 * Genus Ergaticus
 * Genus Geothlypis - yellowthroats
 * Genus Helmitheros - worm-eating warbler
 * Genus Leucopeza - Semper's warbler
 * Genus Limnothlypis - Swainson's warbler
 * Genus Mniotilta - black-and-white warbler
 * Genus Myioborus - whitestarts
 * Genus Myiothlypis
 * Genus Oporornis - Connecticut warbler
 * Genus Oreothlypis
 * Genus Parkesia - waterthrushes
 * Genus Parula
 * Genus Protonotaria - prothonotary warbler
 * Genus Seiurus - ovenbird
 * Genus Setophaga
 * Genus Vermivora
 *  Family Passerellidae - New World sparrows
 * Genus Aimophila
 * Genus Ammodramus
 * Genus Amphispiza
 * Genus Arremon
 * Genus Arremonops
 * Genus Artemisiospiza
 * Genus Atlapetes
 * Genus Calamospiza - lark bunting
 * Genus Chlorospingus (traditionally placed in the tanager family Thraupidae)
 * Genus Chondestes - lark sparrow
 * Genus Junco
 * Genus Melospiza
 * Genus Melozone
 * Genus Oreothraupis - tanager finch
 * Genus Oriturus - striped sparrow
 * Genus Passerculus
 * Genus Passerella - fox sparrow
 * Genus Peucaea
 * Genus Pezopetes - large-footed finch
 * Genus Pipilo - Towhee
 * Genus Pooecetes - vesper sparrow
 * Genus Pselliophorus
 * Genus Spizella
 * Genus Spizelloides - American tree sparrow
 * Genus Torreornis - Zapata sparrow
 * Genus Xenospiza - Sierra Madre sparrow
 * Genus Zonotrichia
 *  Family Passeridae - Old World sparrows
 * Genus Carpospiza - pale rockfinch
 * Genus Gymnoris
 * Genus Hypocryptadius - cinnamon ibon
 * Genus Montifringilla
 * Genus Onychostruthus - white-rumped snowfinch
 * Genus Passer
 * Genus Petronia - rock sparrows
 * Genus Pyrgilauda
 *  Family Pellorneidae - jungle babblers
 * Genus Alcippe
 * Genus Gampsorhynchus
 * Genus Graminicola
 * Genus Illadopsis
 * Genus Jabouilleia
 * Genus Kenopia - striped wren-babbler
 * Genus Laticilla
 * Genus Malacocincla
 * Genus Malacopteron
 * Genus Napothera
 * Genus Pellorneum
 * Genus Ptilocichla
 * Genus Ptyrticus - spotted thrush-babbler
 * Genus Rimator
 * Genus Trichastoma
 *  Family Petroicidae - Australasian robins
 * Genus Amalocichla
 * Genus Drymodes
 * Genus Eopsaltria
 * Genus Eugerygone - garnet robin
 * Genus Heteromyias
 * Genus Melanodryas
 * Genus Microeca
 * Genus Monachella - torrent flyrobin
 * Genus Pachycephalopsis
 * Genus Peneoenanthe - mangrove robin
 * Genus Peneothello
 * Genus Petroica
 * Genus Poecilodryas
 * Genus Tregellasia
 *  Family Peucedramidae
 * Genus Peucedramus - olive warbler
 *  Family Phaenicophilidae
 * Genus Microligea - Green-tailed warbler
 * Genus Phaenicophilus
 * Genus Xenoligea - White-winged warbler
 *  Family Philepittidae - asities
 * Genus Neodrepanis
 * Genus Philepitta
 *  Family Phylloscopidae - leaf-warblers and allies (recently split from the Sylviidae)
 * Genus Phylloscopus - leaf warblers
 * Genus Seicercus
 *  Family Picathartidae
 * Genus Picathartes - rockfowl
 *  Family Pipridae - manakins
 * Genus Antilophia
 * Genus Ceratopipra
 * Genus Chiroxiphia
 * Genus Chloropipo
 * Genus Corapipo
 * Genus Cryptopipo - green manakin
 * Genus Heterocercus
 * Genus Ilicura - pin-tailed manakin
 * Genus Lepidothrix
 * Genus Machaeropterus
 * Genus Manacus
 * Genus Masius - golden-winged manakin
 * Genus Neopelma
 * Genus Pipra
 * Genus Pseudopipra - white-crowned manakin
 * Genus Tyranneutes
 * Genus Xenopipo
 *  Family Pittidae - pittas
 * Genus Erythropitta
 * Genus Hydrornis
 * Genus Pitta
 *  Family Pityriaseidae
 * Genus Pityriasis - Bornean bristlehead (tentatively placed here)
 *  Family Platysteiridae - wattle-eyes and relatives (formerly in Passerida, probably paraphyletic)
 * Genus Batis
 * Genus Lanioturdus - white-tailed shrike
 * Genus Platysteira
 *  Family Ploceidae - weavers
 * Genus Amblyospiza – thick-billed weaver
 * Genus Anaplectes – red-headed weaver
 * Genus Brachycope – bob-tailed weaver
 * Genus Bubalornis
 * Genus Dinemellia – white-headed buffalo weaver
 * Genus Euplectes – bishops and widowbirds
 * Genus Foudia – fody
 * Genus Histurgops – rufous-tailed weaver
 * Genus Malimbus
 * Genus Philetairus – sociable weaver
 * Genus Plocepasser – sparrow-weavers
 * Genus Ploceus
 * Genus Pseudonigrita
 * Genus Quelea
 * Genus Sporopipes
 *  Family Pnoepygidae
 * Genus Pnoepyga - pygmy wren-babbler
 *  Family Polioptilidae - gnatcatchers
 * Genus Microbates
 * Genus Ramphocaenus
 * Genus Polioptila
 *  Family Pomatostomidae - Australo-Papuan babblers
 * Genus Pomatostomus
 *  Family Prionopidae - see Vangidae
 *  Family Promeropidae
 * Genus Promerops - sugarbirds
 *  Family Prunellidae
 * Genus Prunella - accentors
 *  Family Psophodidae
 * Genus Androphobus - Papuan whipbird
 * Genus Cinclosoma – quail-thrushes
 * Genus Psophodes
 * Genus Ptilorrhoa – jewel-babblers
 *  Family Ptiliogonatidae - silky flycatchers (tentatively placed here)
 * Genus Phainopepla
 * Genus Phainoptila - black-and-yellow phainoptila
 * Genus Ptilogonys
 *  Family Ptilonorhynchidae - bowerbirds
 * Genus Ailuroedus
 * Genus Amblyornis
 * Genus Archboldia
 * Genus Chlamydera
 * Genus Prionodura - golden bowerbird
 * Genus Ptilonorhynchus - satin bowerbird
 * Genus Scenopooetes - tooth-billed bowerbird
 * Genus Sericulus
 *  Family Pycnonotidae - bulbuls
 * Genus Acritillas – yellow-browed bulbul
 * Genus Alophoixus
 * Genus Andropadus – sombre greenbul
 * Genus Arizelocichla
 * Genus Atimastillas – yellow-throated leaflove
 * Genus Baeopogon
 * Genus Bleda – bristlebills
 * Genus Calyptocichla – golden greenbul
 * Genus Cerasophila – white-headed bulbul
 * Genus Chlorocichla
 * Genus Criniger
 * Genus Eurillas
 * Genus Hemixos
 * Genus Hypsipetes
 * Genus Iole
 * Genus Ixonotus – spotted greenbul
 * Genus Ixos
 * Genus Neolestes – black-collared bulbul
 * Genus Nok – bare-faced bulbul
 * Genus Phyllastrephus
 * Genus Pycnonotus
 * Genus Setornis – hook-billed bulbul
 * Genus Spizixos – finchbills
 * Genus Stelgidillas – slender-billed greenbul
 * Genus Thapsinillas - golden bulbul
 * Genus Thescelocichla – swamp palm bulbul
 * Genus Tricholestes – hairy-backed bulbul
 *  Family Regulidae
 * Genus Regulus - kinglets
 *  Family Remizidae - penduline tits (sometimes included in the Paridae)
 * Genus Anthoscopus
 * Genus Auriparus - verdin
 * Genus Remiz
 *  Family Rhagologidae
 * Genus Rhagologus - mottled berryhunter
 *  Family Rhinocryptidae - tapaculos
 * Genus Acropternis - ocellated tapaculo
 * Genus Eleoscytalopus
 * Genus Eugralla - ochre-flanked tapaculo
 * Genus Liosceles - rusty-belted tapaculo
 * Genus Merulaxis
 * Genus Myornis - ash-colored tapaculo
 * Genus Psilorhamphus - spotted bamboowren
 * Genus Pteroptochos
 * Genus Rhinocrypta - crested gallito
 * Genus Scelorchilus
 * Genus Scytalopus
 * Genus Teledromas - sandy gallito
 *  Family Rhipiduridae - fantails
 * Genus Chaetorhynchus – drongo fantail
 * Genus Lamprolia – silktail
 * Genus Rhipidura – fantails
 *  Family Rhodinocichlidae
 * Genus Rhodinocichla - Rosy thrush-tanager
 *  Family Salpornithidae
 * Genus Salpornis - spotted creepers (Tentatively placed here; often considered a subfamily of the Certhidae)
 *  Family Sapayoidae
 * Genus Sapayoa - broad-billed sapayoa
 *  Family Scotocercidae
 * Genus Scotocerca - streaked scrub warbler
 *  Family Sittidae
 *  Family Spindalidae
 * Genus Spindalis
 * Genus Sitta - nuthatches
 *  Family Stenostiridae
 * Genus Chelidorhynx - yellow-bellied fantail - (formerly in Rhipidura)
 * Genus Culicicapa - canary-flycatcher
 * Genus Elminia
 * Genus Stenostira – fairy flycatcher
 *  Family Sturnidae - starlings
 * Genus Acridotheres
 * Genus Agropsar (sometimes included in Sturnus or Sturnia)
 * Genus Ampeliceps — golden-crested myna
 * Genus Aplonis— Pacific starlings
 * Genus Basilornis
 * Genus Cinnyricinclus — violet-backed starling
 * Genus Creatophora — wattled starling
 * Genus Enodes — fiery-browed starling
 * Genus Gracula — hill myna
 * Genus Gracupica
 * Genus Grafisia — white-collared starling
 * Genus Hartlaubius - Madagascan starling
 * Genus Hylopsar
 * Genus Lamprotornis (monophyly requires confirmation)
 * Genus Leucopsar — Bali myna
 * Genus Mino
 * Genus Neocichla — babbling starling
 * Genus Notopholia - black-bellied starling
 * Genus Onychognathus
 * Genus Poeoptera (formerly Pholia, sometimes included in Cinnyricinclus)
 * Genus Rhabdornis — Philippine creeper (placement here requires confirmation)
 * Genus Pastor — rosy starling
 * Genus Sarcops — Coleto
 * Genus Saroglossa - spot-winged starling
 * Genus Scissirostrum — grosbeak starling
 * Genus Speculipastor — magpie starling
 * Genus Spodiopsar
 * Genus Spreo
 * Genus Streptocitta
 * Genus Sturnia (sometimes included in Sturnus)
 * Genus Sturnornis — white-faced starling
 * Genus Sturnus
 *  Family Sylviidae - sylviid warblers and allies
 * Genus Chamaea – wrentit
 * Genus Chleuasicus – pale-billed parrotbill (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
 * Genus Cholornis (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
 * Genus Chrysomma (Formerly in Timaliidae)
 * Genus Conostoma – great parrotbill (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae; tentatively placed here)
 * Genus Fulvetta (Formerly in Alcippe )
 * Genus Graueria - Grauer's warbler
 * Genus Horizorhinus – Dohrn's thrush-babbler (Formerly in Timaliidae)
 * Genus Lioparus – golden-breasted fulvetta (Formerly in Alcippe)
 * Genus Lioptilus – bush blackcap (Formerly in Timaliidae)
 * Genus Moupinia - rufous-tailed babbler (Formerly in Chrysomma)
 * Genus Myzornis - fire-tailed myzornis
 * Genus Neosuthora – short-tailed parrotbill (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
 * Genus Paradoxornis (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
 * Genus Parophasma - Abyssinian catbird
 * Genus Pseudoalcippe (Formerly in Illadopsis)
 * Genus Psittiparus (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
 * Genus Rhopophilus (Formerly in Cisticolidae)
 * Genus Sinosuthora (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
 * Genus Suthora (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
 * Genus Sylvia – typical warblers
 *  Family Teretistridae
 * Genus Teretistris - Cuban warbler
 *  Family Thamnophilidae - antbirds
 * Genus Akletos
 * Genus Ammonastes - grey-bellied antbird
 * Genus Ampelornis - grey-headed antbird
 * Genus Aprositornis - Yapacana antbird
 * Genus Batara - giant antshrike
 * Genus Biatas - white-bearded antshrike (Placement here is provisional)
 * Genus Cercomacra
 * Genus Cercomacroides
 * Genus Clytoctantes - bushbirds (Placement here is provisional)
 * Genus Cymbilaimus - fasciated and bamboo antshrikes
 * Genus Dichrozona - banded antbird
 * Genus Drymophila
 * Genus Dysithamnus - antvireos
 * Genus Epinecrophylla
 * Genus Euchrepomis
 * Genus Formicivora
 * Genus Frederickena - antshrikes
 * Genus Gymnocichla - bare-crowned antbird
 * Genus Gymnopithys
 * Genus Hafferia
 * Genus Herpsilochmus
 * Genus Hylophylax
 * Genus Hypocnemis - warbling antbirds
 * Genus Hypocnemoides
 * Genus Hypoedaleus - spot-backed antshrike
 * Genus Isleria - antwrens
 * Genus Mackenziaena - antshrikes
 * Genus Megastictus - pearly antshrike
 * Genus Microrhopias - dot-winged antwren
 * Genus Myrmeciza - white-bellied antbird
 * Genus Myrmelastes
 * Genus Myrmoborus
 * Genus Myrmochanes - black-and-white antbird
 * Genus Myrmoderus
 * Genus Myrmophylax - black-throated antbird
 * Genus Myrmorchilus - stripe-backed antbird
 * Genus Myrmornis - wing-banded antbird
 * Genus Myrmotherula - antwrens
 * Genus Neoctantes - black bushbird
 * Genus Oneillornis
 * Genus Percnostola
 * Genus Phaenostictus - ocellated antbird
 * Genus Phlegopsis - bare-eyes
 * Genus Pithys
 * Genus Poliocrania - chestnut-backed antbird
 * Genus Pygiptila - spot-winged antshrike
 * Genus Pyriglena - fire-eyes
 * Genus Rhegmatorhina
 * Genus Rhopias - star-throated antwren
 * Genus Rhopornis - slender antbird (Placement here is provisional)
 * Genus Sakesphorus - antshrikes
 * Genus Sciaphylax
 * Genus Sclateria - silvered antbird
 * Genus Sipia
 * Genus Stymphalornis - marsh antwren
 * Genus Taraba - great antshrike
 * Genus Terenura
 * Genus Thamnistes
 * Genus Thamnomanes
 * Genus Thamnophilus
 * Genus Willisornis
 * Genus Xenornis - speckled antshrike (Placement here is provisional)
 *  Family Thraupidae - tanagers and allies
 * Genus Acanthidops – peg-billed finch
 * Genus Anisognathus
 * Genus Bangsia
 * Genus Buthraupis
 * Genus Calochaetes – vermilion tanager
 * Genus Camarhynchus – tree finches
 * Genus Catamblyrhynchus – plushcap
 * Genus Catamenia
 * Genus Certhidea – warbler-finches
 * Genus Charitospiza – coal-crested finch
 * Genus Chlorochrysa
 * Genus Chlorophanes – green honeycreeper
 * Genus Chlorornis – grass-green tanager
 * Genus Chrysothlypis
 * Genus Cissopis – magpie tanager
 * Genus Cnemathraupis
 * Genus Cnemoscopus – grey-hooded bush tanager
 * Genus Coereba – bananaquit (formerly placed in its own family Coerebidae)
 * Genus Compsospiza – mountain finches
 * Genus Compsothraupis – scarlet-throated tanager
 * Genus Conirostrum
 * Genus Conothraupis
 * Genus Coryphaspiza – black-masked finch
 * Genus Coryphospingus
 * Genus Creurgops
 * Genus Cyanerpes - honeycreepers
 * Genus Cyanicterus – blue-backed tanager
 * Genus Cypsnagra – white-rumped tanager
 * Genus Dacnis
 * Genus Diglossa – flowerpiercers
 * Genus Diuca
 * Genus Dolospingus – white-naped seedeater
 * Genus Donacospiza – long-tailed reed finch (may be related to Poospiza)
 * Genus Dubusia
 * Genus Emberizoides
 * Genus Embernagra
 * Genus Eucometis – grey-headed tanager
 * Genus Euneornis – orangequit
 * Genus Geospiza – ground finches
 * Genus Gubernatrix – yellow cardinal
 * Genus Haplospiza (paraphyletic with two species of sierra-finch Phrygilus)
 * Genus Hemispingus
 * Genus Hemithraupis
 * Genus Heterospingus
 * Genus Idiopsar – short-tailed finch
 * Genus Incaspiza - Inca finches
 * Genus Iridophanes – golden-collared honeycreeper
 * Genus Iridosornis
 * Genus Lanio
 * Genus Lophospingus
 * Genus Loxigilla (polyphyletic)
 * Genus Loxipasser – yellow-shouldered grassquit
 * Genus Melanodera
 * Genus Melanospiza – Saint Lucia black finch
 * Genus Melopyrrha
 * Genus Nemosia
 * Genus Neothraupis – shrike-like tanager
 * Genus Nephelornis – pardusco
 * Genus Nesospiza
 * Genus Orchesticus – brown tanager
 * Genus Oreomanes – giant conebill
 * Genus Oryzoborus
 * Genus Parkerthraustes – yellow-shouldered grosbeak (traditionally in Cardinalidae)
 * Genus Paroaria
 * Genus Phrygilus – sierra finches
 * Genus Piezorina – cinereous finch
 * Genus Pinaroloxias – Cocos finch
 * Genus Pipraeidea - fawn-breasted tanager
 * Genus Platyspiza - vegetarian finch
 * Genus Poospiza – warbling finches
 * Genus Porphyrospiza - blue finch
 * Genus Pseudosaltator - rufous-bellied mountain tanager
 * Genus Pyrrhocoma – chestnut-headed tanager
 * Genus Ramphocelus
 * Genus Rhodospingus – crimson-breasted finch
 * Genus Rowettia – Gough finch
 * Genus Saltator
 * Genus Saltatricula – many-colored Chaco finch
 * Genus Schistochlamys
 * Genus Sericossypha – white-capped tanager
 * Genus Sicalis – yellow finches (paraphyletic with Phrygilus)
 * Genus Sporophila – seedeaters
 * Genus Stephanophorus – diademed tanager
 * Genus Tachyphonus
 * Genus Tangara
 * Genus Tersina – swallow tanager
 * Genus Thlypopsis
 * Genus Thraupis
 * Genus Tiaris – grassquits (polyphyletic)
 * Genus Trichothraupis – black-goggled tanager
 * Genus Urothraupis – black-backed bush tanager
 * Genus Volatinia – blue-black grassquit
 * Genus Wetmorethraupis – orange-throated tanager
 * Genus Xenodacnis – tit-like dacnis
 * Genus Xenospingus – slender-billed finch
 *  Family Tichodromadidae
 * Genus Tichodroma - wallcreeper
 *  Family Timaliidae - Old World babblers
 * Genus Dumetia - tawny-bellied babbler
 * Genus Macronus – tit-babblers
 * Genus Pomatorhinus – scimitar babblers
 * Genus Rhopocichla - dark-fronted babbler
 * Genus Spelaeornis – wren-babblers
 * Genus Sphenocichla – wedge-billed babblers
 * Genus Stachyridopsis
 * Genus Stachyris
 * Genus Timalia - chestnut-capped babbler
 *  Family Tityridae - tityras and allies
 * Genus Iodopleura - purpletuft
 * Genus Laniisoma
 * Genus Laniocera
 * Genus Myiobius
 * Genus Onychorhynchus - royal flycatchers
 * Genus Oxyruncus - sharpbill
 * Genus Pachyramphus - becards
 * Genus Schiffornis
 * Genus Terenotriccus - ruddy-tailed flycatcher
 * Genus Tityra
 * Genus Xenopsaris - white-naped xenopsaris
 *  Family Troglodytidae - wrens
 * Genus Campylorhynchus
 * Genus Cantorchilus (formerly included in Thryothorus)
 * Genus Catherpes - canyon wren
 * Genus Cinnycerthia
 * Genus Cistothorus
 * Genus Cyphorhinus
 * Genus Ferminia - Zapata wren
 * Genus Henicorhina - wood wrens
 * Genus Hylorchilus
 * Genus Microcerculus
 * Genus Odontorchilus
 * Genus Pheugopedius (formerly included in Thryothorus)
 * Genus Salpinctes - rock wren
 * Genus Thryomanes - Bewick's wren
 * Genus Thryophilus (formerly included in Thryothorus)
 * Genus Thryorchilus - timberline wren
 * Genus Thryothorus - Carolina wren
 * Genus Troglodytes
 * Genus Uropsila - white-bellied wren
 *  Family Turdidae - thrushes and allies (Monophyly needs confirmation)
 * Genus Cataponera - Sulawesi thrush
 * Genus Catharus
 * Genus Chlamydochaera - fruithunter
 * Genus Cichlopsis - rufous-brown solitaire
 * Genus Cochoa
 * Genus Entomodestes - solitaires
 * Genus Geokichla
 * Genus Grandala
 * Genus Hylocichla - wood thrush
 * Genus Ixoreus - varied thrush
 * Genus Myadestes (includes formerly recognized genus Phaeornis)
 * Genus Neocossyphus - ant thrushes
 * Genus Platycichla
 * Genus Psophocichla - groundscraper thrush
 * Genus Ridgwayia - Aztec thrush
 * Genus Sialia - bluebirds
 * Genus Stizorhina - rufous thrush
 * Genus Turdus - true thrushes
 * Genus Zoothera - Asian thrush
 *  Family Tyrannidae - tyrant flycatchers
 * Genus Agriornis – shrike-tyrants
 * Genus Alectrurus
 * Genus Anairetes
 * Genus Aphanotriccus
 * Genus Arundinicola – white-headed marsh tyrant
 * Genus Atalotriccus – pale-eyed pygmy tyrant
 * Genus Attila
 * Genus Calyptura – kinglet calyptura
 * Genus Camptostoma
 * Genus Capsiempis – yellow tyrannulet
 * Genus Casiornis
 * Genus Cnemarchus – red-rumped bush tyrant
 * Genus Cnemotriccus – fuscous flycatcher
 * Genus Cnipodectes - twistwings
 * Genus Colonia – long-tailed tyrant
 * Genus Colorhamphus – Patagonian tyrant
 * Genus Conopias
 * Genus Contopus – pewees
 * Genus Corythopis – antpipits
 * Genus Culicivora – sharp-tailed grass tyrant
 * Genus Deltarhynchus – flammulated flycatcher
 * Genus Elaenia
 * Genus Empidonax
 * Genus Empidonomus – variegated flycatcher
 * Genus Euscarthmus
 * Genus Fluvicola
 * Genus Griseotyrannus – crowned slaty flycatcher (formerly in Empidonomus)
 * Genus Gubernetes – streamer-tailed tyrant
 * Genus Hemitriccus – typical tody-tyrants
 * Genus Heteroxolmis – black-and-white monjita
 * Genus Hirundinea – cliff flycatcher
 * Genus Hymenops – spectacled tyrant
 * Genus Inezia
 * Genus Knipolegus – black tyrants
 * Genus Lathrotriccus
 * Genus Legatus – piratic flycatcher
 * Genus Leptopogon
 * Genus Lessonia - negritos
 * Genus Lophotriccus
 * Genus Machetornis – cattle tyrant
 * Genus Mecocerculus
 * Genus Megarynchus – boat-billed flycatcher
 * Genus Mionectes
 * Genus Mitrephanes
 * Genus Muscigralla – short-tailed field tyrant
 * Genus Muscipipra – shear-tailed grey tyrant
 * Genus Muscisaxicola – ground tyrants
 * Genus Myiarchus
 * Genus Myiodynastes
 * Genus Myiopagis
 * Genus Myiophobus
 * Genus Myiornis
 * Genus Myiotheretes
 * Genus Myiotriccus – ornate flycatcher
 * Genus Myiozetetes
 * Genus Neopipo – cinnamon neopipo
 * Genus Neoxolmis – chocolate-vented tyrant
 * Genus Nephelomyias
 * Genus Nesotriccus – Cocos flycatcher
 * Genus Ochthoeca
 * Genus Ochthornis – drab water tyrant
 * Genus Oncostoma - bentbills
 * Genus Ornithion
 * Genus Phaeomyias – mouse-colored tyrannulet
 * Genus Phelpsia – white-bearded flycatcher
 * Genus Philohydor – lesser kiskadee
 * Genus Phyllomyias
 * Genus Phylloscartes
 * Genus Piprites
 * Genus Pitangus – great kiskadee
 * Genus Platyrinchus – spadebills
 * Genus Poecilotriccus
 * Genus Pogonotriccus
 * Genus Polioxolmis – rufous-webbed bush tyrant
 * Genus Polystictus
 * Genus Pseudelaenia – grey-and-white tyrannulet
 * Genus Pseudocolopteryx
 * Genus Pseudotriccus
 * Genus Pyrocephalus
 * Genus Pyrrhomyias – cinnamon flycatcher
 * Genus Ramphotrigon
 * Genus Rhynchocyclus
 * Genus Rhytipterna
 * Genus Satrapa – yellow-browed tyrant
 * Genus Sayornis – phoebes
 * Genus Serpophaga
 * Genus Silvicultrix
 * Genus Sirystes
 * Genus Stigmatura - wagtail-tyrants
 * Genus Sublegatus
 * Genus Suiriri
 * Genus Tachuris – many-colored rush tyrant
 * Genus Taeniotriccus – black-chested tyrant
 * Genus Todirostrum – typical tody-flycatchers
 * Genus Tolmomyias
 * Genus Tumbezia – Tumbes tyrant
 * Genus Tyrannopsis – sulphury flycatcher
 * Genus Tyrannulus – yellow-crowned tyrannulet
 * Genus Tyrannus – kingbirds
 * Genus Uromyias
 * Genus Xenotriccus
 * Genus Xolmis
 * Genus Zimmerius
 *  Family Urocynchramidae
 * Genus Urocynchramus - Przewalski's finch
 *  Family Vangidae - vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies
 * Genus Artamella - white-headed vanga
 * Genus Bias - black-and-white shrike-flycatcher
 * Genus Calicalicus
 * Genus Cyanolanius - blue vanga
 * Genus Euryceros - helmet vanga
 * Genus Falculea - sickle-billed vanga
 * Genus Hemipus - flycatcher-shrikes
 * Genus Hypositta - nuthatch vanga
 * Genus Leptopterus - chabert vanga
 * Genus Megabyas - African shrike-flycatcher
 * Genus Mystacornis - Crossley's vanga
 * Genus Newtonia
 * Genus Oriolia - Bernier's vanga
 * Genus Philentoma
 * Genus Prionops - helmetshrikes
 * Genus Pseudobias - Ward's flycatcher
 * Genus Schetba - rufous vanga
 * Genus Tephrodornis
 * Genus Tylas - tylas vanga
 * Genus Vanga - hook-billed vanga
 * Genus Xenopirostris
 *  Family Viduidae
 * Genus Anomalospiza - cuckoo-finch
 * Genus Vidua
 *  Family Vireonidae - vireos and allies
 * Genus Cyclarhis - peppershrikes
 * Genus Erpornis - white-bellied erpornis
 * Genus Hylophilus
 * Genus Pteruthius - shrike-babblers
 * Genus Vireo - vireos
 * Genus Vireolanius
 *  Family Zeledoniidae
 * Genus Zeledonia
 *  Family Zosteropidae - white-eyes
 * Genus Apalopteron – Bonin white-eye
 * Genus Cleptornis – golden white-eye
 * Genus Dasycrotapha
 * Genus Heleia
 * Genus Lophozosterops
 * Genus Megazosterops – giant white-eye
 * Genus Oculocincta – pygmy white-eye
 * Genus Rukia
 * Genus Sterrhoptilus
 * Genus Tephrozosterops – rufescent darkeye
 * Genus Woodfordia
 * Genus Yuhina
 * Genus Zosterops - Mountain blackeye
 * Genus Zosterornis
 *  Family Uncertain (This has traditionally been considered a member of the family Pachycephalidae, but recent genetic evidence suggests it should be placed in a monotypic subfamily of the family Bombycillidae, or even its own family, Hylocitreidae)
 * Genus Hylocitrea

Pelecaniformes


Pelicans, ibises, shoebills, egrets, herons, etc.


 *  Family Ardeidae - herons, egrets, and bitterns
 * Genus Agamia – agami heron
 * Genus Ardea
 * Genus Ardeola – pond herons
 * Genus Botaurus
 * Genus Bubulcus – cattle egret (sometimes included in Ardea)
 * Genus Butorides – green-backed herons (sometimes included in Ardea)
 * Genus Cochlearius – boat-billed heron
 * Genus Egretta
 * Genus Gorsachius
 * Genus Ixobrychus
 * Genus Nyctanassa – American night herons
 * Genus Nycticorax (sometimes includes Nyctanassa)
 * Genus Pilherodius – capped heron
 * Genus Syrigma – whistling heron
 * Genus Tigriornis – white-crested tiger heron
 * Genus Tigrisoma
 * Genus Zebrilus – zigzag heron
 * Genus Zonerodius – forest bittern
 *  Family Balaenicipitidae
 * Genus Balaeniceps - shoebill
 *  Family Pelecanidae
 * Genus Pelecanus - pelicans
 *  Family Scopidae
 * Genus Scopus - hamerkop (sometimes included in Balaenicipitidae)
 *  Family Threskiornithidae - ibises and spoonbills
 * Genus Bostrychia
 * Genus Cercibis - sharp-tailed ibis
 * Genus Eudocimus
 * Genus Geronticus
 * Genus Lophotibis - Madagascan ibis
 * Genus Mesembrinibis - green ibis
 * Genus Nipponia - crested ibis
 * Genus Phimosus - bare-faced ibis
 * Genus Platalea - spoonbills
 * Genus Plegadis
 * Genus Pseudibis
 * Genus Thaumatibis - giant ibis
 * Genus Theristicus
 * Genus Threskiornis

Phaethontiformes



 * Family Phaethontidae
 * Genus Phaethon - tropicbirds

Phoenicopteriformes



 *  Family Phoenicopteridae - flamingos
 * Genus Phoeniconaias - lesser flamingo
 * Genus Phoenicoparrus
 * Genus Phoenicopterus

Piciformes


Woodpickers, flickers, toucans, aracaris, motmots, etc.


 *  Family Bucconidae – puffbirds, nunbirds, and nunlets
 * Genus Bucco
 * Genus Chelidoptera - swallow-winged puffbird
 * Genus Hapaloptila - white-faced nunbird
 * Genus Hypnelus
 * Genus Malacoptila
 * Genus Micromonacha - lanceolated monklet
 * Genus Monasa
 * Genus Nonnula
 * Genus Notharchus
 * Genus Nystalus
 *  Family Capitonidae – American barbets
 * Genus Capito
 * Genus Eubucco
 *  Family Galbulidae – jacamars
 * Genus Brachygalba
 * Genus Galbalcyrhynchus
 * Genus Galbula
 * Genus Jacamaralcyon - three-toed jacamar
 * Genus Jacamerops - great jacamar
 *  Family Indicatoridae – honeyguides
 * Genus Indicator
 * Genus Melichneutes - lyre-tailed honeyguide
 * Genus Melignomon
 * Genus Prodotiscus - honeybirds
 *  Family Lybiidae – African barbets (recently split from Capitonidae)
 * Genus Buccanodon - yellow-spotted barbet
 * Genus Gymnobucco
 * Genus Lybius
 * Genus Pogoniulus - tinkerbirds
 * Genus Stactolaema
 * Genus Trachyphonus
 * Genus Tricholaema
 *  Family Megalaimidae – Asian barbets (recently split from Capitonidae)
 * Genus Caloramphus
 * Genus Psilopogon
 *  Family Picidae – woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks
 * Genus Blythipicus
 * Genus Campephilus
 * Genus Campethera
 * Genus Celeus
 * Genus Chloropicus
 * Genus Chrysocolaptes – flamebacks
 * Genus Chrysophlegma
 * Genus Colaptes – flickers
 * Genus Dendrocopos
 * Genus Dendrocoptes
 * Genus Dendropicos
 * Genus Dinopium – flamebacks
 * Genus Dryobates
 * Genus Dryocopus
 * Genus Gecinulus (placement in Megapicini tentative)
 * Genus Geocolaptes – ground woodpeckers
 * Genus Hemicircus
 * Genus Jynx - wrynecks
 * Genus Leiopicus – yellow-crowned woodpecker
 * Genus Leuconotopicus
 * Genus Meiglyptes
 * Genus Melanerpes
 * Genus Micropternus – rufous woodpecker (formerly in Celeus)
 * Genus Mulleripicus
 * Genus Nesoctites – Antillean piculet
 * Genus Picoides
 * Genus Piculus
 * Genus Picumnus – American piculets
 * Genus Picus
 * Genus Reinwardtipicus - Orange-backed woodpecker
 * Genus Sasia – Asian piculets
 * Genus Sphyrapicus – sapsuckers
 * Genus Veniliornis
 * Genus Xiphidiopicus – Cuban green woodpecker (Placement in Dendropicini tentative)
 * Genus Yungipicus
 *  Family Ramphastidae – toucans
 * Genus Andigena - mountain toucans
 * Genus Aulacorhynchus - green toucanet
 * Genus Pteroglossus - aracaris
 * Genus Ramphastos
 * Genus Selenidera
 *  Family Semnornithidae – toucan-barbets (recently split from Capitonidae)
 * Genus Semnornis

Podicipediformes



 *  Family Podicipedidae - grebes
 * Genus Aechmophorus
 * Genus Podicephorus - great grebe
 * Genus Podiceps
 * Genus Podilymbus
 * Genus Poliocephalus
 * Genus Rollandia
 * Genus Tachybaptus

Procellariiformes
Petrels, storm petrels, albatrosses, and diving petrels




 *  Family Diomedeidae - albatrosses
 * Genus Diomedea - great albatrosses
 * Genus Phoebastria - North Pacific albatrosses
 * Genus Phoebetria
 * Genus Thalassarche - "mollymawks"
 *  Family Hydrobatidae - northern storm petrels
 * Genus Hydrobates - European storm petrel
 * Genus Oceanodroma
 *  Family Oceanitidae - southern storm petrels
 * Genus Fregetta
 * Genus Garrodia - grey-backed storm petrel
 * Genus Nesofregetta - Polynesian storm petrel
 * Genus Oceanites
 * Genus Pelagodroma - white-faced storm petrel
 *  Family Procellariidae
 * Genus Aphrodroma - Kerguelen petrel
 * Genus Ardenna
 * Genus Bulweria
 * Genus Calonectris
 * Genus Daption - Cape petrel
 * Genus Fulmarus - fulmars
 * Genus Halobaena - blue petrel
 * Genus Macronectes - giant petrels
 * Genus Pachyptila
 * Genus Pagodroma - snow petrel
 * Genus Pelecanoides - diving petrels
 * Genus Procellaria
 * Genus Pseudobulweria
 * Genus Pterodroma - gadfly petrels
 * Genus Puffinus
 * Genus Thalassoica - Antarctic petrel

Psittaciformes
Parrots, parakeets, macaws, and cockatoos




 *  Family Cacatuidae - cockatoos
 * Genus Cacatua
 * Genus Callocephalon - gang-gang cockatoo
 * Genus Calyptorhynchus
 * Genus Eolophus - galah
 * Genus Lophochroa - Major Mitchell's cockatoo
 * Genus Nymphicus - cockatiel
 * Genus Probosciger - palm cockatoo
 *  Family Nestoridae - New Zealand parrots
 * Genus Nestor
 *  Family Psittacidae - New World and African parrots
 * Genus Alipiopsitta - yellow-faced parrot
 * Genus Amazona - "Amazons"
 * Genus Anodorhynchus
 * Genus Ara
 * Genus Aratinga
 * Genus Bolborhynchus
 * Genus Brotogeris
 * Genus Conuropsis - Carolina parakeet
 * Genus Coracopsis - Vasa parrot
 * Genus Cyanoliseus - burrowing parrot
 * Genus Cyanopsitta - Spix's macaw
 * Genus Deroptyus – red-fan parrot
 * Genus Diopsittaca - red-shouldered macaw
 * Genus Enicognathus
 * Genus Eupsittula
 * Genus Forpus
 * Genus Graydidascalus - short-tailed parrot
 * Genus Guaruba - golden parakeet
 * Genus Hapalopsittaca
 * Genus Leptosittaca - golden-plumed parakeet
 * Genus Myiopsitta
 * Genus Nannopsittaca
 * Genus Ognorhynchus - yellow-eared parrot
 * Genus Orthopsittaca - red-bellied macaw
 * Genus Pionites – caiques
 * Genus Pionopsitta - pileated parrot
 * Genus Pionus
 * Genus Poicephalus
 * Genus Primolius
 * Genus Psilopsiagon
 * Genus Psittacara
 * Genus Psittacus – grey parrot and Timneh parrot
 * Genus Pyrilia
 * Genus Pyrrhura
 * Genus Rhynchopsitta
 * Genus Thectocercus - blue-crowned parakeet
 * Genus Touit
 * Genus Triclaria - blue-bellied parrot
 *  Family Psittaculidae - Old World parrots
 * Genus Agapornis - lovebirds
 * Genus Alisterus
 * Genus Aprosmictus
 * Genus Barnardius - Australian ringneck (sometimes included in Platycercus)
 * Genus Bolbopsittacus - guaiabero
 * Genus Chalcopsitta
 * Genus Charmosyna
 * Genus Cyanoramphus
 * Genus Cyclopsitta
 * Genus Eclectus
 * Genus Eos
 * Genus Eunymphicus
 * Genus Geoffroyus
 * Genus Glossopsitta - musk lorikeet
 * Genus Lathamus - swift parrot
 * Genus Loriculus - hanging parrot
 * Genus Lorius
 * Genus Melopsittacus - budgerigar
 * Genus Micropsitta - pygmy parrot
 * Genus Neophema
 * Genus Neopsephotus - Bourke's parrot (sometimes included in Neophema)
 * Genus Neopsittacus
 * Genus Northiella - bluebonnet (often included in Psephotus)
 * Genus Oreopsittacus - plum-faced lorikeet
 * Genus Parvipsitta
 * Genus Pezoporus
 * Genus Phigys - collared lory
 * Genus Platycercus - rosellas
 * Genus Polytelis
 * Genus Prioniturus - racket-tails
 * Genus Prosopeia - shining parrot
 * Genus Psephotellus
 * Genus Psephotus - red-rumped parrot
 * Genus Pseudeos
 * Genus Psittacella - tiger parrot
 * Genus Psittacula
 * Genus Psittaculirostris
 * Genus Psitteuteles (sometimes classified in the Trichoglossus)
 * Genus Psittinus
 * Genus Purpureicephalus - red-capped parrot
 * Genus Tanygnathus
 * Genus Trichoglossus
 * Genus Vini
 *  Family Psittrichasiidae
 * Genus Coracopsis - Vasa parrot
 * Genus Psittrichas - Pesquet's parrot
 *  Family Strigopidae
 * Genus Strigops - kākāpō

Pterocliformes



 *  Family Pteroclidae - sandgrouse
 * Genus Calopterocles
 * Genus Nyctiperdix
 * Genus Pterocles
 * Genus Syrrhaptes

Rheiformes



 *  Family Rheidae
 * Genus Rhea

Sphenisciformes



 *  Family Spheniscidae - penguins
 * Genus Aptenodytes
 * Genus Eudyptes - crested penguins
 * Genus Eudyptula
 * Genus Megadyptes
 * Genus Pygoscelis
 * Genus Spheniscus - banded penguins

Strigiformes
Owls




 *  Family Strigidae - true owls
 * Genus Aegolius – saw-whet owls
 * Genus Asio – eared owls
 * Genus Athene
 * Genus Bubo – horned owls (paraphyletic with Nyctea, Ketupa, and Scotopelia)
 * Genus Ciccaba
 * Genus Glaucidium – pygmy owls
 * Genus Jubula – maned owl
 * Genus Lophostrix – crested owl
 * Genus Margarobyas – bare-legged owl
 * Genus Megascops – screech owls
 * Genus Micrathene – elf owl
 * Genus Nesasio – fearful owl
 * Genus Ninox – Asian and Australasian hawk-owls and boobooks
 * Genus Otus – scops owls (probably paraphyletic)
 * Genus Pseudoscops – Jamaican owl
 * Genus Psiloscops – flammulated owl
 * Genus Ptilopsis – white-faced owl
 * Genus Pulsatrix – spectacled owl
 * Genus Pyrroglaux – Palau owl
 * Genus Scotopelia - fishing owls
 * Genus Strix – earless owls
 * Genus Surnia – northern hawk-owl
 * Genus Uroglaux – Papuan hawk-owl
 * Genus Xenoglaux – long-whiskered owlet
 *  Family Tytonidae - barn owls
 * Genus Phodilus - bay owls
 * Genus Tyto

Struthioniformes



 * Family Struthionidae - ostriches
 * Genus Struthio

Suliformes
Boobies, gannets, frigatebirds, cormorants, shags, and darters




 *  Family Anhingidae
 * Genus Anhinga - darters and anhinga
 *  Family Fregatidae
 * Genus Fregata - frigatebirds
 *  Family Phalacrocoracidae
 * Genus Phalacrocorax - cormorants and shags
 *  Family Sulidae
 * Genus Morus - gannets
 * Genus Papasula - Abbott's booby
 * Genus Sula - boobies

Tinamiformes



 *  Family Tinamidae - tinamous
 * Genus Crypturellus
 * Genus Eudromia
 * Genus Nothocercus
 * Genus Nothoprocta
 * Genus Nothura
 * Genus Rhynchotus
 * Genus Taoniscus - dwarf tinamou
 * Genus Tinamotis
 * Genus Tinamus

Trogoniformes
Trogons and quetzals




 *  Family Trogonidae
 * Genus Apalharpactes
 * Genus Apaloderma
 * Genus Euptilotis - eared quetzal
 * Genus Harpactes
 * Genus Pharomachrus
 * Genus Priotelus
 * Genus Trogon