Birds by type - 46/46 extant orders depicted, 149 extant families depicted - out of around 225 (depending on who you ask) - 10,735 species per iNat (January 21, 2024)

Superorder Neognathae:

Accipitriformes - 3 out of 3 families depicted (but see raptor)

Accipitridae - 20 species in 12 genera depicted (out of around 65 genera) - taxonomy in flux at the genus, family, and even order level, including 5-10 subfamilies)

Accipitridae: Accipiter - goshawks and sparrowhawks - 3 out of around 50 species depicted - Cooper's, Sharp-shinned

Accipitridae: Aquila - true eagles - 1 out of 11 species

Accipitridae: Busarellus 1 out of 1 species depicted - Black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Accipitridae: Buteo - hawks - 4 out of around 30 species depicted

Accipitridae: Circus - harrier

Accipitridae: Elanus - elanid kites - 1 out of 4 depicted

Accipitridae: Elanoides - swallow tail kite - 1 out of 1 depicted

Accipitridae: Haliaeetus - sea eagles, fish eagles, bald eagles - 5 out of 8 species

Accipitridae: Harpia - harpy eagles - 1 out of 1 species

Accipitridae: Milvus - kites

Accipitridae: Rostrhamus sociabilis - snail kites

Accipitridae: Rupornis magnirostris - roadside hawk

Accipitridae: Old world vultures - 1 out of 6 genera - Trigonoceps

Cathartidae: New world vultures and condors - see cathartiformes - below

Pandionidae: Ospreys 1 species in family depicted - monotypic family (1 out of 1)

Sagittariidae: Sagittariidae: Secretarybirds 1 species in family depicted - monotypic family (1 out of 1)

Aegotheliformes 1 (out of 1) family, 1 genera (out of 1), 1 species (out of 10-11) depicted
(cf Caprimulgiformes)

Aegothelidae : Owlet-nightjars - 1 of 1 genera, 1 of 10-11) species depicted

Anseriformes 3 (out of 3) families, 28 genera, 49 species depicted

Anatidae: Ducks, Geese, Swans, Teals, Shovelers, Pintails, Mergansers, Goldeneyes, Scaups, Scoters, Eiders, Wigeons - 25 of 40ish genera, 46 out of 146ish species depicted

Anhimidae: Screamers (2 out of 2 genera, 2 out of 3 species depicted)

Anseranatidae: Magpie geese (1 out of 1 genus, 1 out of 1 species depicted)

Apodiformes (2 out of 3 extant families depicted)

Trochilidae: Hummingbirds

Apodidae: Swifts - 1 species in 1 genus depicted (out of around 100 species in 19 genera)

Bucerotiformes - hornbills and hoopoes (cf Coraciiformes) - four out of four families depicted

Bucerotidae: Hornbills - 3 species in 2 genera depicted out of 16 genera

Bucorvidae: Ground hornbills

Upupidae: Hoopoes 2 species in 1 genus depicted (out of 2 extant species)

Phoeniculidae: Wood hoopoes

Caprimulgiformes (4 out of 5 families depicted - but see proposed changes)

Caprimulgidae: Nightjars cf Owlet-nightjars (order: Aegotheliformes) Nyctibiidae: Potoos (order: Nyctibiidae) Podargidae: Tawny frogmouths (order: Podargiformes) Steatornithidae: Oilbirds (order: Steatorniformes)

Cariamiformes or Cariamae (cf gruiformes) - 1 species depicted (out of 2 species in 2 genera in 1 family)

Cariamidae: Seriemas

Cathartiformes - 1 families, 5 genera, 6 species depicted (out of 1 family, 5 genera, 7 species)

Cathartidae: New world vultures and condors - 6 out of 7 species in 4 out of 5 genera depicted,

Charadriiformes - 12 (out of 19) families depicted - (372 species per iNat)

Alcidae - 24 extant species - 5 species in 3 genera depicted (out of 10)

Alcidae: Guillemots

Alcidae: Puffins - 2 out of 3 species depicted

Alcidae: Murres - 1 out of 2 species depicted

Burhinidae: Stone-curlews aka dikkops or thick-knees - 2 species in 1 genus depicted - (out of 9 species)

Charadriidae: Plovers, lapwings, queltehue, killdeer, and dotterels - (3 out of 10 genera, 8 out of 66 species)

Charadriidae: Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Charadriidae: Queltehue or Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)

Chionidae: Sheathbills

Haematopodidae: Oystercatchers (5 out of 11 extant species)

Jacanidae: Jacanas

Laridae: Gulls, terns, skimmers, noddies - 23 species in 12 genera depicted (out of around 100 species in 22 genera)

Laridae: gulls - 14 species in 4 genera depicted (out of around 53 species in 10 genera)

Laridae: terns formerly Ternidae - 9 species in 8 genera depicted (out of 44 species in 11 genera including 5 noddies)

Laridae: noddies (genus Anous) - 1 out of 5 species depicted

Laridae: skimmers formerly Rynchopidae - 1 species in 1 genera depicted (out of 3 species in 1 genus)

Recurvirostridae: Stilts - 2 species in 1 genus out of 2-7 species in 2 genera

Recurvirostridae: Avocets - 2 (out of 4 species in one genus)

Rynchopidae: Skimmers - see Laridae (skimmers were formerly in a separate family)

Scolopacidae: Sandpipers, sanderlings, ruffs, knots, dunlins - 12 species in 8 genera depicted (family contains 91 species in 15 genera)

Scolopacidae: Sandpipers, sanderlings, ruffs, knots, dunlins (Calidris) - 3 out of 24 species depicted

Scolopacidae: Sandpipers (Actitis) - 1 out of 2 species depicted

Scolopacidae: Turnstones (Arenaria) - 2 out of 2 species depicted

Scolopacidae: Curlews and whimbrels (Numenius) - 1 out of 8 species depicted

Scolopacidae: Phalaropes (Phalaropus) - 1 out of 8 species depicted

Scolopacidae: Godwits (Limosa) - 1 out of 4 species depicted

Scolopacidae: Dowitcher (Limnodromus) - 2 out of 3 species depicted

Scolopacidae: Tringa - willets, yellowlegs - 4 species depicted

Stercorariidae: Skuas and jaegers (Stercorarius)

Sternidae: Terns see Laridae

Ciconiiformes (1 of 1 family, 5 of 6 genera depicted)

Ciconiidae: Storks

Coliiformes (1 of 1 family depicted)

Coliidae: Mousebirds

Columbiformes (1 of 1 family depicted)

Columbidae: Doves and pigeons 19 species, 12 genera depicted - (out of around 310 species and around 42 genera)

Columbidae: Dodos

Coraciiformes - (4 out of 6 families depicted - taxonomy in flux, cf Bucerotiformes)

Alcedines (Alcedininae, Halcyoninae, Cerylinae): Kingfishers - 9 genera, 14 species depicted (out of around 19 genera, 114 species)

Alcedinidae: Alcedininae River kingfishers - 4 genera, 5 species depicted

Alcedinidae: Halcyoninae: Tree kingfishers 2 genera, 4 species depicted

Alcedinidae: Cerylinae: Water kingfishers - 3 genera, 5 species depicted

Coraciidae: Rollers - 3 species in 2 genera depicted (out of 12 species in 2 genera)

Meropidae: Bee-eaters 1 genus, 4 species depicted - (out of 3 genera, 27 species)

Momotidae: Motmots (out of 6 genera, 14 species)

Cuculiformes - 5 species, 4 out of 26 genera, 1 out of 1 family depicted

Cuculidae: Cuckoos and couas

Cuculidae: Phaenicophaeus: Malhohas

Cuculidae: Anis

Cuculidae: Roadrunners

Eurypygiformes - kagus (New Caledonia), sunbittern (Latin America) - 2 out of 2 species depicted)

Rhynochetidae: Kagu - 1 out of 1 species depicted

Eurypygidae: Sunbittern - 1 out of 1 species depicted

Falconiformes - falcons and caracaras (but see raptor below) - 9 species in 4 genera in 1 family depicted (out of 64 species, 11 genera, 1 family)

Falconidae: Caracara - 4 species in 3 genera depicted (out of 11 species in 5 genera)

Falconidae: Falcons, peregrines, merlins, kestrels (separate page) - 5 species in 1 genus depicted (out of 38 extant species)

Falconidae: Kestrels

Galbuliformes

Galbulidae: Jacamars - sometimes included in Piciformes see below

Galliformes - (5 out of 5 extant families depicted)

Cracidae (Subfamily: Cracinae): Curassows

Cracidae (Subfamily: Penelopinae): Guans, Chacalacas

Numididae: Guineafowl

Odontophoridae: Quail

Phasianidae: 100 species in 32 genera - grouse, old world quail, pheasants, francolins, peacocks, chickens, turkeys, ptarmigan, partridge, brushturkeys

Phasianidae: Chickens

Phasianidae: Turkeys

Phasianidae: Pheasants

Phasianidae: Peafowl

Phasianidae: Grouse

Phasianidae: Ptarmigan

Phasianidae: Old World quail 1 species in 1 genus (out of 14 species in 3 genera)

Phasianidae: spurfowl or francolins (Pternistis - 3 out of 23 species depicted

Megapodiidae: brushturkeys - 2 species in 2 genera depicted (out of 20 species in 7 genera)

Gaviiformes - (1 family depicted)

Gaviidae: Loons

Gruiformes - (3 families depicted out of around 6 extant families) - overall taxonomy in flux

Aramidae: Limpkins (1 out of 1 species depicted)

Gruidae: Cranes - sandhill, crowned

Rallidae: Rails - proposed order: Ralliformes - 6 genera depicted (out of 134 species in around 40 extant genera)

Rallidae: Rallus - Rails - 1 species depicted

Rallidae: Gallinula - Moorhens, common gallinula - 2 species depicted (out of 4)

Rallidae: Fulica - Coots 2 species depicted (out of 10)

Rallidae: Porphyrio Gallinules and/or swamphens 4 species depicted (out of 12 in genus)

Rallidae: Crakes and soras 1 species depicted (out of 4 extant in genus)

Rallidae: Tribonyx - Nativehens - 1 species depicted (out of 2)

Otididae: Bustards, Korhaans - see Otidiformes

Cariamidae: Seriemas - see Cariamiformes

Leptosomiformes (1 family, 1 genus, 1 species depicted out of 1 species in order)

Leptosomidae: Leptosomus discolor - cuckoo rollers

Mesitornithiformes (1 family, 1 out of 3 species depicted)

Mesitornithidae: Mesites

Musophagiformes - go-away-birds, turacos (1 out of 1 family, 3 out of 6 genera, 7 out of 23 species) 2 genera, 5 species depicted)

Musophagidae: Turacos

Nyctibiformes (1 out of 1 family depicted)

Nyctibiidae: Potoos - 1 of 2 genera, 1 out of 7 species depicted

Opisthocomiformes - hoatzin (South America) - 1 of 1 species depicted

Opisthocomidae: Hoatzin

Otidiformes - 4 species in 3 genera in 1 family depicted (out of 26 species in 11 genera in 1 family) - see Gruiformes

Otididae: Bustards, Korhaans

Passeriformes - 59 families depicted (out of around 110 families and over 5000 species)

Acanthizidae: Thornbill - 1 species depicted (out of 67 species in 15 genera)

Aegithalidae: Bushtits - 1 species depicted (out of 13 species in four genera)

Alaudidae: Larks - 1 species depicted

Artamidae: Currawongs (Strepera)

Artamidae: Butcherbirds (Cracticus)

Artamidae: Australian magpie (Gymnorhina)

Artamidae: Woodswallows (Artamus)

Bombycillidae: Waxwing - 1 species depicted (out of 3)

Buphagidae: Oxpeckers 1 genus, 2 species depicted (out of 1 genus, 2 species)

Calcariidae: Snow buntings and longspurs - 1 species 1 genus depicted (out of 6 species in 3 genera)

Cardinalidae: Cardinals - 2 species in 2 (out of 8) genera depicted

Cardinalidae: Passerina: buntings and blue grosbeaks - 3 out of 7 species depicted

Cardinalidae: Pheucticus: grosbeaks - 1 species depicted

Certhiidae: Tree creepers -

Corvidae - Over 120 species in 23 genera - 17 species in 8 genera depicted

Corvidae: Crows and Ravens - 9 species in 1 genus depicted

Corvidae: Jays - 3 species in 2 genera depicted

Corvidae: Magpies - 3 species in 3 genera depicted (out of around 15 species in 4 genera)

Corvidae: Treepies - 1 species in 1 genus depicted (out of around 11 species in 4 genera)

Corvidae: Choughs - 1 species in 1 genus depicted (out of around 2 species in 1 genus)

Cracticidae: Australian magpies

Cracticidae: Butcherbirds

Dicaeidae: Flowerpeckers, Mistletoebird

Dicruridae: Drongos

Donacobiidae: Donacobiuses - 1 species depicted (out of 1 genus and 1 species)

Emberizidae: Old World buntings 0 species depicted (out of 44 species in 1 genus) - recently split off from Passerellidae

Estrildidae: waxbills, estrildids, zebra finch, cordonbleu - 10 species in 10 genera depicted (out of 139 species in 33 genera)

Estrildidae: Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)

Fringillidae: Finches (3 species in 3 genera depicted) - including goldfinches and chaffinches, siskins (spinus)

Furnariidae: Horneros - ovenbirds

Furnariidae: Woodcreepers

Hirundinidae: Swallows and martins - 10 species in 6 genera depicted out of 83 species in 19 genera

Icteridae (New World blackbirds, orioles, grackles, meadowlarks, cowbirds, oropendula) - 12 species in 8 genera depicted out of 104 species in 30 genera

Icteridae: Orioles (Icterus) - 1 out of around 25 species depicted

Icteridae: Agelaius blackbirds - red-winged blackbird - 1 out of 5 Agelaius species depicted

Icteridae: Grackles - Quiscalus and others (4 species in 1 genus depicted out of 6 extant species)

Icteridae: Meadowlarks - genus Sturnella - 2 out of 7 species depicted

Icteridae: Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) - 1 out of 2 Euphagus depicted

Icteridae: Cowbirds (Genus: Molothrus - 1 out of 5 species depicted)

Icteridae: Oropendola (Genus: Psarocolius - 1 out of 10 species)

Icteridae: Cacique (Genus: Cacicus - 1 out of 9 species)

Laniidae: Shrikes - 2 species in 2 genera depicted (out of 31 species in 4 genera)

Leiothrichidae: Laughingthrushes 2 species in 2 genera depicted - (out of 133 species in 13 genera)

Malaconotidae: Bushshrikes - boubous (3 species in 2 genera depicted - out of 7 genera)

Maluridae: Fairywrens

Meliphagidae: Manorina - Miners

Meliphagidae: Anthochaera - Wattlebirds

Mimidae: Mockingbirds

Mimidae: Thashers - 2 species depicted

Monarchidae: Magpie-larks - 1 species depicted

Monarchidae: Paradise flycatchers - 1 species depicted

Motacillidae: Wagtails and pipits - 3 species in 2 genus depicted (out of 65 species in 6 genera) cf Rhipiduridae: Fantails and wagtails)

Muscicapidae: Old world flycatchers - (14 species in 11 genera depicted - out of 324 species in 51 genera)

Muscicapidae: Chats and stonechats - 5 species depicted

Muscicapidae: Rock thrush - 1 species depicted

Muscicapidae: European robin (Erithacus rubecula) - 1 species depicted

Muscicapidae: Madagascar magpie-robin (Copsychus albospecularis) - 1 species depicted

Muscicapidae: Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) - 1 species depicted

Nectariniidae: Sunbirds

Notiomystidae: Stitchbird

Oriolidae: Old Wold orioles

Pachycephalidae: Shrikethrush

Pardalotidae: Pardalotes

Paridae: Chickadees, Titmice, Tits (3 species in 2 genera depicted - out of around 14 genera)

Parulidae: Wood-warblers, New World warblers - 8 species in 4 genera depicted (out of around 110 species in 17 genera)

Passerellidae: New World sparrows (sparrows, towhees, juncos) - 9 species in 7 genera depicted (out of 130 species in 31 genera, per iNaturalist 12-29-2019) see also Emberizidae

Passerellidae: Towhees

Passerellidae: Juncos

Passeridae: Passer - Old World sparrows - 3 out of around 27 species depicted

Passeridae: Philetairus - sociable weavers (1 out of 1 species in genus)

Passeridae: Plocepasser - sparrow weavers

Petroicidae: Petroica - Australian robins

Ploceidae: Weavers (3 species in 2 genera depicted - out of 11 genera)

Polioptilidae: Gnatcatchers and gnatwrens - 1 species depicted (out of 15-20 species in 3 genera)

Pomatostomidae: Pseudo-babblers - 1 species depicted (out of 5 species in 2 genera)

Psophodidae: whipbirds and wedgebills - 1 species depicted (out of 6 species in 2 genera)

Ptiliogonatidae: Silky-flycatchers - 1 species in 1 genus depicted (out of 4 species in 3 genera) including Phainopepla

Ptilonorhynchidae : bowerbirds - 2 species in 2 genera depicted - (out of 27 species in 8 genera)

Pycnonotidae: Bulbuls

Regulidae: Regulus - kinglets 1 species in 1 genus depicted (out of 6 species in 1 genus)

Rhipiduridae: Fantails and wagtails cf Wagtails

Sittidae: Nuthatches - Sitta - 2 species in 1 genus depicted (out of 29 species in 1 genus)

Sturnidae: Mynas and starling - 9 species in 6 genera depicted (out of 117 species in 31 genera)

Sturnidae: Mynas - 1 species in 1 genus depicted

Sturnidae: Starlings - 8 species in 5 genera depicted

Sylviidae: Wrentit - Sylvia

Thamnophilidae: Antshrikes - Thamnophilus

Thraupidae - 4% of all avian species - second most speciose ( - cf Tyrannidae) classification in flux - 15 species in 12 genera depicted (out of 377 species divided into 97 genera per iNaturalist)

Thraupidae: Darwin's finches (out of 15 species in 4 genera - Geospiza; Camarhynchus/Platyspiza; Certhidea; Pinaroloxias)

Thraupidae: Tanagers, South American cardinal, various "finches" 15 species in 9 genera

Thraupidae: Seedeater - Sporophila - 2 out of 41 species depicted

Thraupidae: Cyanerpes: Honeycreepers - 1 out of 4 species

Thraupidae: Chlorophanes: Green honeycreepers Chlorophanes spiza - 1 out of 1 species - monotypic genus

Thraupidae: Yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) - 1 out of 1 species - monotypic genus

Troglodytidae: Wrens - 4 species in 4 genera (out of 19 genera)

Turdidae: Turdus: thrushes - Common blackbird - 6 of 82 species in genus depicted including American robin

Turdidae: Turdus: American robin

Turdidae: Sialia: bluebirds - Western bluebird 1 of 3 species in genus depicted

Turdidae: Zoothera: Asian thrushes - Bassian thrush

Tyrannidae: Tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers - 16 species in 11 genera depicted out of over 400 species in around 100 genera (most speciose family) - cf Thraupidae

Vireonidae (vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis)

Vangidae: vangas

Viduidae: whydahs and indigobirds - 1 species in 1 genus depicted

Zosteropidae: White-eyes 3 species in one genus depicted (out of 17 genera and around 120 species - mostly Zosterops)

Pelecaniformes - (4 families depicted)

Pelecanidae: Pelicans

Ardeidae: Herons, Egrets, Bitterns - 19 species in 10 genera depicted (out of 64 species in 18 genera)

Threskiornithidae: Ibis, Bandurria, Hadada - 11 species in 7 genera depicted (out of 28 species in 13 genera)

Threskiornithidae: Spoonbills - 2 species in 1 genus depicted (out of 6 species in 1 genus)

Scopidae: Hamerkop

Phaethontiformes - (1 family, 1 genus, all 3 out of the 3 species depicted!)

Phaethontidae: Tropicbirds

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae: Flamingos (4 out of 6 species, 1 out of 1 family depicted)

Piciformes - 4 families depicted (out of 9 families, 71 genera, 450 species)

Picidae: Woodpeckers and flickers (14 species in 8 genera depicted - out of around 240 species in 35 genera)

Ramphastidae: Toucans, toucanets, aracaris (2 genera, 6 species depicted - out of 5 genera, 43 species)

Lybiidae: African barbets

Galbulidae: Jacamars - see Galbuliformes

Podicipediformes - (1 out of 1 families, 6 out of 6 genera, 7 out of 22 species depicted)

Podicipedidae - Grebes (6 species in 6 genera depicted)

Procellariiformes - (3 out of 4-5 families depicted)

Diomedeidae: Albatross

Procellariidae: Petrels, fulmars, shearwaters, and prions - 7 species in 5 genera (out of 70 species in 16 genera)

Hydrobatidae: Storm petrels - 1 species in 1 genus (out of 17 species in 2 genera)

Nyctibiformes (1 out of 1 family depicted)

Podargidae: Tawny frogmouths - 3 genera

Psittaciformes - 4 families, 18 genera, 26 species depicted (out of 5 families with 92 genera and 393 species)

Psittacidae: Parrots, Amazons, macaws, parakeets, budgies, lovebirds

Hyacinth macaws

Psittaculidae: Eclectus, rosella, kings, lorikeets

Psittaculidea: Rosellas (Platycerus)

Psittaculidea: Eclectus parrots (Eclectus roratus)

Psittaculidea: King parrots

Cacatuidae: Cockatoos, galahs, cockatiels - 5 species in 4 genera depicted (out of 21 species in 7 genera)

Strigopidae : Kakas and keas - 1 species in 1 genus depicted (out of 3 extant species in 2 genera)

Pteroclidiformes (1 of 1 family depicted, 1 of 2 genera depicted)

Pteroclididae: Sandgrouse

Sphenisciformes - 1 out of 1 family depicted

Spheniscidae: Penguins 9 out of 23 species in 3 out of 6 genera depicted

Spheniscidae: African penguins

Spheniscidae: Gentoo penguins

Spheniscidae: Chinstrap penguins

Spheniscidae: Magellanic penguins

Strigiformes - Owls - 2 families, 8 genera, 12 species depicted (out of 2 families, 27 genera, 235 species worldwide)

Strigidae 7 genera, 10 species depicted (out of around 25 genera and 220 species worldwide)

Tytonidae (barn-owls) - 1 out of 2 genera, 2 out of around 16 species depicted

Burrowing owls

Great horned owls

Suliformes - 4 out of 4 families, 5 out of 6 genera, 20 out of around 60 species depicted

Sulidae: Boobies and Gannets - 2 out of 3 genera, 6 out of 10 species depicted

Anhingidae: Anhingas, Darters - 1 out of 1 genus, 2 out of 4 species depicted

Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants and Shags - 1 out of 1 genus, 11 out of around 40 species depicted

Fregatidae: Frigate birds - 1 out of 1 genus, 2 out of 5 species depicted

Trogoniformes

Trogonidae - trogons

Raptors - 7 families -

5 diurnal families, (Accipitridae; Sagittariidae: Secretary bird; Pandionidae: Ospreys; Cathartidae: New World Vultures; and Falconidae: Falcons, Caracara; - listed above)

2 owl families ( Tytonidae and Strigidae - listed above)
(see Birds for explanation.)