• Source: 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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Nuri
• Daftar genus dinosaurus
• Geospiza
• Calyptomenidae
• Burung-buah (Paramythiidae)
• Linaria
• Puyuh-siul
• Trinil (tringa)
• Betari-hutan
• Ayam mentigi
• List of bird genera
• List of dinosaur genera
• List of fossil bird genera
• List of birds
• Bird
• Curlew
• Bird of prey
• List of reptile genera
• Bird-of-paradise
• List of carnivorans