taxonomical view

Class AVES

subclass NEORNITHES - Infraclass EOAVES -
Parvclass RATITAE

• ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES
  • Suborder STRUTHIONI
    • Infraorder STRUTHIONIDES
      • Family Struthionidae (Ostriches)
        -> Ostriches room
    • Infraorder RHEIDES
      • Family Rheidae (Rheas)
  • Suborder CASUARII
    • Family Casuariidae (Emu, etc.)
    • Family Apterygidae (Kiwis)

• ORDER TINAMIFORMES
  • Family Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Infraclass NEOAVES -
Parvclass GALLOANSERAE - Superorder GALLOMORPHAE

• ORDER CRACIFORMES
  • Suborder CRACI
    • Family Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans, etc.)
      -> Scrubfowls room
  • Suborder MEGAPODII
    • Family Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
      -> Scrubfowls room

• ORDER GALLIFORMES
  • Parvorder PHASIANIDA
    • Superfamily PHASIANOIDEA
      • Family Phasianidae (Grouses, Pheasants, Turkeys, etc.)
        -> Phesants room
    • Superfamily NUMIDOIDEA
      • Family Numididae (Guineafowls)
        -> Phesants room
  • Parvorder ODONTOPHORIDA
    • Family Odontophoridae (New World Quails)
      -> Phesants room

Parvclass GALLOANSERAE - Superorder ANSERIMORPHAE

• ORDER ANSERIFORMES
  • Infraorder ANHIMIDES
    • Superfamily ANHIMOIDEA
      • Family Anhimidae (Screamers)
    • Superfamily ANSERANATOIDEA
      • Family Anseranatidae (Magpie Goose)
        -> Swans room
  • Infraorder ANSERIDES
    • Family Dendrocygnidae (Whistling-Ducks)
      -> Swans room
      
    • Family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, Geese)
      • subfamily Oxyurinae (Stiff-tailed Ducks)
        -> Swans room
        
      • subfamily Stictonettinae
      • subfamily Cygninae (Swans)
        -> Swans room
        
      • subfamily Anatinae
        • tribe Anserini (Geese)
          -> Geese room
          
        • tribe Anatini (Ducks)
          -> Ducks room

Parvclass TURNICAE

• ORDER TURNICIFORMES
  • Family Turnicidae (Buttonquails)

Parvclass PICAE

• ORDER PICIFORMES
  • Infraorder PICIDES
    • Family Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)
    • Family Picidae (Woodpeckers)
      -> Woodpeckers room
  • Infraorder RAMPHASTIDES
    • Superfamily MEGALAIMOIDEA
      • Family Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)
        -> Toucans room
    • Superfamily LYBIOIDEA
      • Family Lybiidae (African Barbets)
        -> Toucans room
    • Superfamily RAMPHASTOIDEA
      • Family Ramphastidae (Toucans)
        • subfamily Capitoninae (New World Barbets)
          -> Toucans room
        • subfamily Ramphastinae (Toucans)
          -> Toucans room

Parvclass CORACIAE - Superorder GALBULIMORPHAE

• ORDER GALBULIFORMES
  • Infraorder GALBULIDES
    • Family Galbulidae (Jacamars)
      -> Jacamars room
  • Infraorder BUCCONIDES
    • Family Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
      -> Jacamars room

Parvclass CORACIAE - Superorder BUCEROTIMORPHAE

• ORDER BUCEROTIFORMES
  • Family Bucerotidae (Typical Hornbills)
    -> Hornbills room
  • Family Bucorvidae (Ground Hornbills)

• ORDER UPUPIFORMES
  • Infraorder UPUPIDES
    • Family Upupidae (Hoopoes)
      -> Hoopoes room
  • Infraorder PHOENICULIDES
    • Family Phoeniculidae (Wood Hoopoes)
      -> Hoopoes room
    • Family Rhinopomastidae (Scimitarbills)
      -> Hoopoes room

Parvclass CORACIAE - Superorder CORACIIMORPHAE

• ORDER TROGONIFORMES
  • Family trogonidae (Trogons)
    • subfamily Apalodermatinae (African Trogons)
    • subfamily Trogoninae
      • tribe Trogonini (New World Trogons)
        -> Trogons room
      • tribe Harpactini (Asian Trogons)

• ORDER CORACIIFORMES
  • Suborder CORACII
    • Superfamily CORACIOIDEA
      • Family Coraciidae (Rollers)
        -> Kingfishers room
      • Family Brachypteraciidae (Ground Rollers)
    • Superfamily LEPTOSOMOIDEA
      • Family Leptosomidae (Cuckoo-Rollers)
  • Suborder ALCEDINI
    • Infraorder ALCEDINIDES
      • Parvorder MOMOTIDA
        • Family Momotidae (Motmots)
      • Parvorder TODIDA
        • Family Todidae (Todies)
      • Parvorder ALCEDINIDA
        • Family Alcedinidae (Alcedinid Kingfishers)
          -> Kingfishers room
      • Parvorder CERYLIDA
        • Superfamily HALCYONOIDEA
          • Family Halcyionidae (Halcyonid Kingfishers)
            -> Kingfishers room
        • Superfamily CERYLOIDEA
          • Family Cerylidae (Cerylid Kingfishers)
            -> Kingfishers room
    • Infraorder MEROPIDES
      • Family Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
        -> Kingfishers room

Parvclass COLIAE

• ORDER COLIIFORMES
  • Family Coliidae (mousebirds)
    -> Mousebirds room

Parvclass PASSERAE - Superorder CUCULIMORPHAE

• ORDER CUCULIFORMES
  • Infraorder CUCULIDES
    • Parvorder CUCULIDA
      • Superfamily CUCULOIDEA
        • Family Cuculidae (Old World Cuckoos)
          -> Cuckoos room
      • Superfamily CENTROPODOIDEA
        • Family Centropodidae (Coucals)
          -> Cuckoos room
    • Parvorder COCCYZIDAE
      • Family Coccyzidae (American Cuckoos)
        -> Cuckoos room
  • Infraorder CROTOPHAGIDES
    • Parvorder OPISTHOCOMIDA
      • Family Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin)
    • Parvorder CROTOPHAGIDA
      • Family Crotophagidae (Anis, etc.)
        -> Cuckoos room
    • Parvorder NEOMORPHIDA
      • Family Neomorphidae (Roadrunners, etc.)

Parvclass PASSERAE - Superorder PSITTACIMORPHAE

• ORDER PSITTACIFORMES
  • Family Psittacidae (Parrots)
    -> Parrots room

Parvclass PASSERAE - Superorder APODIMORPHAE

• ORDER APODIFORMES
  • Family Apodidae (Typical Swifts)
    -> Swifts room
  • Family Hemiprocnidae (Crested Swifts)
    -> Swifts room

• ORDER TROCHILIFORMES
  • Family Trochilidae
    • subfamily Phaethornithinae (Hermits)
      -> Hummingbirds room
    • subfamily Trochilinae (Typical Hummingbirds)
      -> Hummingbirds room

Parvclass PASSERAE - Superorder STRIGIMORPHAE

• ORDER MUSOPHAGIFORMES
  • Family Musophagidae (Turacos)
    -> Turacos room

• ORDER STRIGIFORMES
  • Suborder STRIGI
    • Parvorder TYTONIDA
      • Family Tytonidae (Grass Owls)
    • Parvorder STRIGIDA
      • Family Strigidae (Owls)
        -> Owls room
  • Suborder AEGOTHELI
    • Family Aegothelidae (Owlet-Nightjars)
  • Suborder CAPRIMULGI
    • Infraorder PODARGIDES
      • Family Podargidae (Australian Frogmouths)
      • Family Batrachostomidae (Asian Frogmouths)
    • Infraorder CAPRIMULGIDES
      • Parvorder STEATORNITHIDA
        • Superfamily STEATORNITHOIDEA
          • Family Steatornithidae (Oilbirds)
        • Superfamily NYCTIBIOIDEA
          • Family Nyctibiidae (Potoos)
      • Parvorder CAPRIMULGIDA
        • Superfamily EUROSTOPOIDEA
          • Family Eurostopodidae (Eared Nightjars)
        • Superfamily CAPRIMULGOIDEA
          • Family Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks - Nightjars)
            -> Owls room

Parvclass PASSERAE - Superorder PASSERIMORPHAE

• ORDER COLUMBIFORMES
  • Family Raphidae (Dodos)
  • Family Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)
    -> Pigeons room

• ORDER GRUIFORMES
  • Suborder GRUI
    • Infraorder EURYPYGIDES
      • Family Eurypygidae (Sunbittern)
    • Infraorder OTIDIDES
      • Family Otididae (Bustards)
        -> Cranes room
    • Infraorder GRUIDES
      • Parvorder GRUIDA
        • Superfamily GRUOIDEA
          • Family Gruidae (Cranes)
            -> Cranes room
          • Family Heliornithidae (Finfoot, Limpkin, etc.)
            -> Cranes room
        • Superfamily PSOPHIOIDEA
          • Family Psophiidae (Trumpeters)
            -> Cranes room
      • Parvorder CARIAMIDA
        • Family Cariamidae (Seriemas)
        • Family Rhynochetidae (Kagu)
  • Suborder RALLI
    • Family Rallidae (Rails, Coots, etc.)
      -> Cranes room
  • Suborder MESITORNITHI
    • Family Mesitornithidae (Mesites)

• ORDER CICONIIFORMES
  • suborder CHARADRII
    • Infraorder PTEROCLIDES
      • Family Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse)
        -> Sandgrouses room
    • infraorder CHARADRIIDES
      • Parvorder SCOLOPACIDA
        • Superfamily SCOLOPACOIDEA
          • Family Thinocoridae (Seedsnipe)
          • Family Pedionomidae (Plains - wanderer)
          • Family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)
            • subfamily Scolopacinae (Snipes)
              -> Sandpipers room
            • subfamily Tringinae (Sandpipers)
              -> Sandpipers room
        • Superfamily JACANOIDEA
          • Family Rostratulidae (Paintedsnipe)
          • Family Jacanidae (Jacanas)
            -> Sandpipers room
      • Parvorder CHARADRIIDA
        • Superfamily CHIONOIDEA
          • Family Chionidae (Sheathsbills)
          • Family Pluvianellidae (Magellanic Plover)
        • Superfamily CHARADRIOIDEA
          • Family Burhinidae (Thick-knees)
            -> Plovers room
          • Family Charadriidae (Plovers)
            
            • subfamily Recurvirostrinae
              • tribe Haematopodini (Oystercatchers)
                -> Plovers room
              • tribe Recurvirostrini (Avocets, Stilts)
                -> Plovers room
            • subfamily Charadriinae (Plover & Lapwing)
              -> Plovers room
        • Superfamily LAROIDEA
          • Family Glareolidae (Crab-plovers)
            • subfamily Dromadinae (Crab-plovers)
            • subfamily Glareolinae (Pratincoles, Coursers)
              -> Gulls room
          • Family Laridae
            • subfamily Larinae (Gulls, Terns)
              • tribe Stercorariini (Skuas, Jaegers)
                -> Gulls room
              • tribe Rynchopini (Skimmers)
                -> Gulls room
              • tribe Larini (Gulls)
                -> Gulls room
              • tribe Sternini (Terns)
                -> Gulls room
            • subfamily Alcinae (Puffins)
              -> Gulls room
  • suborder CICONII
    • Infraorder FALCONIDES
      • Parvorder ACCIPITRIDA
        • Family Accipitridae
          
          • subfamily Pandioninae (Ospreys)
            -> Hawks room
          • subfamily Accipitrinae (Hawks, Eagles)
            -> Hawks room
        • Family Sagittariidae (Secretarybird)
          -> Hawks room
      • Parvorder FALCONIDA
        • Family Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)
          -> Falcons room
    • Infraorder CICONIIDES
      • Parvorder PODICIPEDIDA
        • Family Podicipedidae (Grebes)
          -> Grebes room
      • Parvorder PHAETHONTIDA
        • Family Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds)
          -> Grebes room
      • Parvorder SULIDA
        • Superfamily SULOIDEA
          • Family Sulidae (Boobies)
          • Family Anhingidae (Darters)
            -> Cormorants room
        • Superfamily PHALACROCORACOIDEA
          • family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)
            -> Cormorants room
      • Parvorder CICONIIDA
        • Superfamily ARDEOIDEA
          • Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, Bitterns..)
            -> Egrets room
            -> Bitterns room
        • Superfamily SCOPOIDEA
          • Family Scopidae (Hammerhead)
            -> Pelicans room
        • Superfamily PHOENICOPTEROIDEA
          • Family Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)
            -> Pelicans room
        • Superfamily THRESKIORNITHOIDEA
          • Family Threskiornithidae (Ibis, Spoonbills)
            -> Pelicans room
        • Superfamily PELECANOIDEA
          • Family Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
            • subfamily Balaenicipitinae (Shoebills)
            • subfamily Pelecaninae (Pelicans)
              -> Pelicans room
        • Superfamily CICONIOIDEA
          • Family Ciconiidae
            • subfamily Cathartinae (New World Vultures)
              -> Storks room
            • subfamily Ciconiinae (Storks)
              -> Storks room
        • Superfamily PROCELLARIOIDEA
          • Family Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)
            -> Shearwaters room
          • Family Spheniscidae (Penguins)
          • Family Gaviidae (Loons)
          • Family Procellariidae
            • subfamily Procellariinae (Petrels, Shearwaters)
              -> Shearwaters room
            • subfamily Diomedeinae (Albatrosses)
            • subfamily Hydrobatinae (Storm-Petrels)

• ORDER PASSERIFORMES
  • suborder TYRANNI
    • Infraorder ACANTHISITTIDES
      • Family Acanthisittidae (NZ wrens)
    • Infraorder EURYLAIMIDES
      • Superfamily PITTOIDEA
        • Family Pittidae (Pittas)
          -> Pittas room
      • Superfamily EURYLAIMOIDEA
        • Family Eurylaimidae (Broadbills)
          -> Pittas room
        • Family Philepittidae (Asities)
        • Family (Incertae sedis)
    • Infraorder TYRANNIDES
      • Parvorder TYRANNIDA
        • Family Tyrannidae
          • subfamily Pipromorphinae (Mionectine Flycatchers) -> Tyrants room
          • subfamily Tyranninae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
            -> Tyrants room
          • subfamily Tityrinae
            • Tribe Schiffornithini (Schiffornis)
            • Tribe Tityrini (Becards, Tityras)
          • subfamily Cotinginae (Cotingas)
            -> Cotingas room
          • subfamily Piprinae (Manakins)
            -> Cotingas room
      • Parvorder THAMNOPHILIDA
        • Family Thamnophilidae (Antbirds)
          -> Antbirds room
      • Parvorder FURNARIIDA
        • Superfamily FURNARIOIDEA
          • Family Furnariidae
            • subfamily Furnariinae (Ovenbirds)
              -> Antbirds room
            • subfamily Dendrocolaptinae (Woodcreepers)
              -> Antbirds room
        • Superfamily FORMICARIOIDEA
          • Family Formicariidae (Ground Antbirds)
          • Family Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)
          • Family Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
  • suborder PASSERI
    • Parvorder CORVIDA
      • Superfamily MENUROIDEA
        • Family Climacteridae (Australo-Papuan Treecreepers)
          -> Bowerbirds room
        • Family Menuridae (Lyrebirds, etc.)
        • Family Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)
          -> Bowerbirds room
      • Superfamily MELIPHAGOIDEA
        • Family Maluridae
          • subfamily Malurinae
            • Tribe Malurini (Fairywrens)
              -> Honeyeaters room
            • Tribe Stipiturini (Emuwrens)
          • subfamily Amytornithinae (Grasswrens)
        • Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
          -> Honeyeaters room
        • Family Pardalotidae (Pardalotes, Bristlebirds, etc.)
          • subfamily Pardalotinae (Pardalotes)
            -> Honeyeaters room
          • subfamily Dasyornithinae (Bristlebirds)
          • subfamily Acanthizinae
            • Tribe Sericornithini (Scrubwrens)
              -> Honeyeaters room
            • Tribe Acanthizini (Thornbills)
              -> Honeyeaters room
      • Superfamily CORVOIDEA
        • Family Petroicidae (Australo-Papuan Robins)
          -> Leafbirds room
        • Family Irenidae (Leafbirds etc.)
          -> Leafbirds room
        • Family Orthonychidae (Logrunners etc.)
        • Family Pomatostomidae (Australo-Papuan Babblers)
        • Family Laniidae (True Shrikes)
          -> Shrikes room
        • Family Vireonidae (Vireos)
        • Family Corvidae
          • subfamily Cinclosomatinae (Whipbirds etc.)
          • subfamily Corcoracinae (Australian Chough etc.)
          • subfamily Pachycephalinae (Shrike-tits etc.)
            • Tribe Neosittini (Sittellas)
              -> Whistlers room
              
            • Tribe Mohouini (Mohoua)
            • Tribe Falcunculini (Shrike-tits)
            • Tribe Pachycephalini (Whistlers, Shrike-Thrushes)
              -> Whistlers room
              
          • subfamily Corvinae (Crows, Magpies, Jays, Nutcrackers)
            • Tribe Corvini (Crows, Jays, Magpies)
              -> Crows room
              -> Magpies room
            • Tribe Paradisaeini (Birds of Paradise)
            • Tribe Artamini (Woodswallows, Currawongs..)
              -> Woodswallows room
            • Tribe Oriolini (Orioles, Cuckooshrikes, Minivets)
              -> Orioles room
              
          • subfamily Dicrurinae
            • Tribe Rhipidurini (Fantails)
              -> Fantails room
            • Tribe Dicrurini (Drongos)
              -> Drongos room
            • Tribe Monarchini (Monarchs, Paradise Flycatchers..)
              -> Monarchs room
          • subfamily Aegithininae (Ioras)
            -> Ioras room
            
          • subfamily Malaconotinae (Philentomas..)
            -> Ioras room
            
        • Family Callaeatidae (NZ Wattlebirds)
    • Parvorder (incertae sedis)
      • Family Picathartidae (Rock-Jumpers)
    • Parvorder PASSERIDA
      • Superfamily MUSCICAPOIDEA
        • Family Bombycillidae
          • Tribe Dulini (Palmchat)
          • Tribe Ptilogonatini (Silky-flycatchers)
          • Tribe Bombycillini (Waxwings)
        • Family Cinclidae (Dippers)
          -> Dippers room
        • Family Muscicapidae
          • subfamily Tudinae (True Thrushes)
            -> Thrushes room
          • subfamily Muscicapinae
            • tribe Muscicapini (Old World Flycatchers)
              -> Flycatchers room
            • tribe Saxicolini (Chats and Robins)
              -> Chats room
        • Family Sturnidae (Starlings, Mynas etc.)
          -> Starlings room
      • Superfamily SYLVIOIDEA
        • Family Sittidae
          • subfamily Sittinae (Nuthatches)
            -> Nuthatches room
          • subfamily Tichodrominae (Wallcreeper)
        • Family Certhiidae
          • subfamily Certhiinae
            • Tribe Certhiini (Northern Creepers)
              -> Nuthatches room
            • Tribe Salpornithini (African Creepers)
          • subfamily Troglodytinae (Wrens)
            -> Nuthatches room
          • subfamily Polioptilinae (Verdins, etc.)
        • Family Paridae (Tits)
          • subfamily Remizinae (Penduline-Tits)
          • subfamily Parinae (Titmice, Chickadees)
            -> Tits room
        • Family Aegithalidae (Long-tailed Tits)
          -> Tits room
        • Family Hirundinidae (Swallows etc.)
          • subfamily Pseudochelidoninae (River-Martins)
          • subfamily Hirundininae (Swallows)
            -> Swallows room
        • Family Regulidae (Kinglets)
          -> Kinglets room
        • Family Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
          -> Bulbuls room
        • Family Hypocoliidae (Hypocolius)
        • Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and African Warblers)
          -> Cisticolas room
        • Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes)
          -> Whiteyes room
        • Family Sylviidae (Warblers etc.)
          • subfamily Acrocephalinae (Leaf-Warblers)
            -> Warblers room
          • subfamily Megalurinae (Grass-Warblers)
          • subfamily Garrulacinae (Laughingthrushes)
            -> Babblers room
          • subfamily Sylviinae (Babblers)
            • Tribe Timaliini (Babblers)
              -> Babblers room
            • Tribe Chamaeini (Wrentit)
            • Tribe Sylviini (Sylvia)
              -> Babblers room
      • Superfamily PASSEOIDEA
        • Family Alaudidae (Larks)
          -> Larks room
        • Family Nectariniidae (Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers)
          • subfamily Promeropinae (Sugarbirds)
          • subfamily Nectariniinae
            • Tribe Dicaeini (Flowerpeckers)
              -> Sunbirds room
            • Tribe Nectariniini (Sunbirds, Spiderhunters)
              -> Sunbirds room
        • Family Melanocharitidae
        • Family Paramythiidae
        • Family Passeidae
          • subfamily Passeinae (Sparrows etc.)
            -> Sparrows room
          • Subfamily Motacillinae (Wagtails, Pipits)
            -> Wagtails room
          • subfamily Prunellinae (Accentors, Dunnocks)
            -> Accentors room
          • subfamily Ploceinae (Weavers)
            -> Weavers room
          • subfamily Estrildinae
            • Tribe Estrildini (Estrildine Finches)
              -> Munias room
            • Tribe Viduini (Whydahs)
              -> Munias room
        • Family Fringillidae
          • subfamily peucedraminae
          • subfamily Fringillinae
            • Tribe Fringillini (Chaffinches, Brambling)
              -> Finches room
            • Tribe Carduelini (Crossbills, Siskins)
              -> Finches room
            • Tribe Drepanidini (Hawaiian Honeycreepers)
              -> Finches room
          • subfamily Emberizinae
            • Tribe Emberizini (Buntings)
              -> Buntings room
            • Tribe Parulini (Wood Warblers)
            • Tribe Thraupini (Tanagers, Seedeaters)
              -> Tanagers room
            • Tribe Cardinalini (Cardinals)
              -> Tanagers room
            • Tribe Icterini (Meadowlarks, Oropendolas)
              -> Tanagers room

N.B. The above list is a simplified replica of "A World Checklist of Birds" by B.L.Monroe, Jr. and C.G. Sibley, 1993, based on the research by Sibley and J. Ahlquist using DNA hybridization method. As you can see, categorization in the bird sector is loosely in line with the taxonomical listing proposed by Sibley-Ahlquist-Monroe. Similarly, English & scientific names of species used in this site are based on the said book.