• Source: List of birds of Asia

The birds of Asia are diverse. The avifauna of Asia includes 3845 species.
The taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clements' Birds of the World: A Checklist, 2022 edition. Taxonomic changes are on-going. As more research is gathered from studies of distribution, behaviour, and DNA, the order and number of families and species may change. Furthermore, different approaches to ornithological nomenclature have led to concurrent systems of classification (see Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy).
The area includes Russia east of the Ural River and Ural Mountains and the Russian Arctic islands east of Novaya Zemlya, as well as Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. The area is separated from Africa by the Suez Canal. In the Indian Ocean it includes Sri Lanka, Lakshadweep (the Laccadive Islands), the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It includes the Russian islands in the Bering Sea and North Pacific, Japan, the Izu Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.

(A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Asia
(I) Introduced - a species introduced to Asia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
(Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Asia although populations exist elsewhere
(X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists.




Ostriches


Order: Struthioniformes Family: Struthionidae
The ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa. It is the largest living species of bird. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds.

Common ostrich, Struthio camelus
Arabian ostrich, Struthio camelus syriacus (X)
North African ostrich, Struthio camelus camelus (I)




Cassowaries and emu


Order: Struthioniformes Family: Casuariidae
The cassowaries are large flightless birds native to Australia and New Guinea.

Southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius
Dwarf cassowary, Casuarius bennetti
Northern cassowary, Casuarius unappendiculatus




Magpie goose


Order: Anseriformes Family: Anseranatidae
The family contains a single species, the magpie goose. It was an early and distinctive offshoot of the anseriform family tree, diverging after the screamers and before all other ducks, geese and swans, sometime in the late Cretaceous.

Magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata




Ducks, geese, and waterfowl


Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.




Megapodes


Order: Galliformes Family: Megapodiidae
The Megapodiidae are stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet. All but the malleefowl occupy jungle habitats and most have brown or black colouring.




Guineafowl


Order: Galliformes Family: Numididae
The guineafowl are a family of birds native to Africa. They typically eat insects and seeds, are ground-nesting, and resemble partridges, except with featherless heads.

Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris (I)
Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum




New World quail


Northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus (I)




Pheasants, grouse, and allies


Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae
The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.




Flamingos


Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.

Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor




Grebes


Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.

Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
Australasian grebe, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus
Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena
Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
Eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
Hoary-headed grebe, Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps




Pigeons and doves


Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.




Sandgrouse


Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae
Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes.

Tibetan sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes tibetanus
Pallas's sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus
Spotted sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus
Black-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis
Crowned sandgrouse, Pterocles coronatus
Lichtenstein's sandgrouse, Pterocles lichtensteinii
Painted sandgrouse, Pterocles indicus
Four-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles quadricinctus




Bustards


Order: Otidiformes Family: Otididae
Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.

Great bustard, Otis tarda
Arabian bustard, Ardeotis arabs
Great Indian bustard, Ardeotis nigriceps
Australian bustard, Ardeotis australis
MacQueen's bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii
Houbara bustard, Chalmydotis undulata
Bengal florican, Houbaropsis bengalensis
Lesser florican, Sypheotides indicus
Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax




Cuckoos


Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs.




Frogmouths


Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae
The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars. They are named for their large flattened hooked bill and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects.

Marbled frogmouth, Podargus ocellatus
Papuan frogmouth, Podargus papuensis
Tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
Large frogmouth, Batrachostomus auritus
Dulit frogmouth, Batrachostomus harterti
Philippine frogmouth, Batrachostomus septimus
Gould's frogmouth, Batrachostomus stellatus
Sri Lanka frogmouth, Batrachostomus moniliger
Hodgson's frogmouth, Batrachostomus hodgsoni
Sumatran frogmouth, Batrachostomus poliolophus
Bornean frogmouth, Batrachostomus mixtus
Javan frogmouth, Batrachostomus javensis
Blyth's frogmouth, Batrachostomus affinis
Palawan frogmouth, Batrachostomus chaseni
Sunda frogmouth, Batrachostomus cornutus
Solomons frogmouth, Rigidipenna inexpectata




Nightjars and allies


Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.




Owlet-nightjars


Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Aegothelidae
The owlet-nightjars are small nocturnal birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are insectivores which hunt mostly in the air. Their soft plumage is a mixture of browns and paler shades.

Feline owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles insignis
Starry owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles tatei (A)
Wallace's owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles wallacii
Mountain owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles albertisi
Moluccan owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles crinifrons
Vogelkop owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles affinis
Barred owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles bennettii
Australian owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus




Swifts


Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae
Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.




Treeswifts


Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Hemiprocnidae
The treeswifts, also called crested swifts, are closely related to the true swifts. They differ from the other swifts in that they have crests, long forked tails and softer plumage.

Crested treeswift, Hemiprocne coronata
Gray-rumped treeswift, Hemiprocne longipennis
Whiskered treeswift, Hemiprocne comata
Moustached treeswift, Hemiprocne mystacea




Rails, gallinules, and coots


Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.




Finfoots


Order: Gruiformes Family: Heliornithidae
Heliornithidae is small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots.

Masked finfoot, Heliopais personatus




Cranes


Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged, and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".

Demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo
Siberian crane, Leucogeranus leucogeranus
Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis
Sarus crane, Antigone antigone
Brolga, Antigone rubicunda
White-naped crane, Antigone vipio
Common crane, Grus grus
Hooded crane, Grus monacha
Black-necked crane, Grus nigricollis
Red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis
Black crowned-crane, Balearica pavonina




Sheathbills


Black-faced sheathbill, Chionis minor
Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus




Thick-knees


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae
The thick-knees are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes, and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

Eurasian thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus
Indian thick-knee, Burhinus indicus
Spotted thick-knee, Burhinus capensis
Bush thick-knee, Burhinus grallarius
Senegal thick-knee, Burhinus senegalensis
Peruvian thick-knee, Burhinus superciliaris
Great thick-knee, Esacus recurvirostris
Beach thick-knee, Esacus magnirostris




Egyptian plover


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianidae
The Egyptian plover is found across equatorial Africa and along the Nile River.

Egyptian plover, Pluvianus aegyptius




Stilts and avocets


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
Pied stilt, Himantopus leucocephalus
Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta
Red-necked avocet, Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (A)
American avocet, Recurvirostra americana
Banded stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus




Ibisbill


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Ibidorhynchidae
The ibisbill is related to the waders, but is sufficiently distinctive to be a family unto itself. The adult is gray with a white belly, red legs, a long down curved bill, and a black face and breast band.

Ibisbill, Ibidorhyncha struthersii




Oystercatchers


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
Pied oystercatcher, Haematopus longirostris
Sooty oystercatcher, Haematopus fuliginosus (A)
Black oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani
South Island oystercatcher, Haematopus finschi
Canarian oystercatcher, Haematopus meadewaldoi




Plovers and lapwings


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.




Plains-Wanderer


Plains-wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus




Painted-snipes


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae
Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly colored.

Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis




Jacanas


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae
The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.

Comb-crested jacana, Irediparra gallinacea
Pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Bronze-winged jacana, Metopidius indicus




Sandpipers and allies


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.




Buttonquail


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Turnicidae
The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.

Small buttonquail, Turnix sylvaticus
Red-backed buttonquail, Turnix maculosus
Yellow-legged buttonquail, Turnix tanki
Spotted buttonquail, Turnix ocellatus
Barred buttonquail, Turnix suscitator
Luzon buttonquail, Turnix worcesteri
Sumba buttonquail, Turnix everetti
Red-chested buttonquail, Turnix pyrrhothorax
Black-breasted buttonquail, Turnix melanogaster
Chestnut-backed buttonquail, Turnix castanotus
Buff-breasted buttonquail, Turnix olivii
Painted buttonquail, Turnix varius
Little buttonquail, Turnix velox




Crab plover


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Dromadidae
The crab-plover is related to the waders. It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern. It has black-and-white plumage, a long neck, partially webbed feet and a bill designed for eating crabs.

Crab-plover, Dromas ardeola




Pratincoles and coursers


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae
Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

Cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor
Indian courser, Cursorius coromandelicus
Temminck's courser, Cursorius temminckii
Jerdon's courser, Rhinoptilus bitorquatus
Australian pratincole, Stiltia isabella
Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola
Oriental pratincole, Glareola maldivarum
Black-winged pratincole, Glareola nordmanni
Small pratincole, Glareola lactea
Bronze-winged courser, Rhinoptilus chalcopterus




Skuas and jaegers


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae
The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

Great skua, Stercorarius skua
South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki
Brown skua, Stercorarius antarcticus
Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus




Auks, murres and puffins


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae
Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors, their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are not related to the penguins and differ in being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest.




Gulls, terns, and skimmers


Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.




Tropicbirds


Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.

White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus
Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus
Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda




Loons


Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae
Loons, known as divers in Europe, are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Europe. They are the size of a large duck or small goose, which they somewhat resemble when swimming, but to which they are completely unrelated.

Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata
Arctic loon, Gavia arctica
Pacific loon, Gavia pacifica
Common loon, Gavia immer
Yellow-billed loon, Gavia adamsii




Albatrosses


Order: Procellariiformes Family: Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds.

Yellow-nosed albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos
White-capped albatross, Thalassarche cauta
Grey-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma
Buller's albatross, Thalassarche bulleri
Salvin's albatross, Thalassarche salvini
Chatham albatross, Thalassarche eremita
Campbell albatross, Thalassarche impavida
Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophris
Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans
Royal albatross, Diomedea epomophora
Laysan albatross, Phoebastria immutabilis
Black-footed albatross, Phoebastria nigripes
Short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus
Sooty albatross, Phoebetria fusca
Light-mantled albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata




Southern storm-petrels


Order: Procellariiformes Family: Oceanitidae
The southern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering.

Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced storm-petrel, Pelagodroma marina
White-bellied storm-petrel, Fregetta grallaria
Black-bellied storm-petrel, Fregetta tropica
New Zealand storm-petrel, Fregetta maoriana
Grey-backed storm-petrel, Garrodia nereis
Polynesian storm-petrel, Nesofregetta fuliginosa




Northern storm-petrels


Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae
The northern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

European storm-petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
Fork-tailed storm-petrel, Hydrobates furcatus
Leach's storm-petrel, Hydrobates leucorhous
Swinhoe's storm-petrel, Hydrobates monorhis
Band-rumped storm-petrel, Hydrobates castro
Matsudaira's storm-petrel, Hydrobates matsudairae
Tristram's storm-petrel, Hydrobates tristrami
Least storm-petrel, Hydrobates microsomus
Monteiro's storm-petrel, Hydrobates monteroi
Cape Verde storm-petrel, Hydrobates jabejabe




Shearwaters and petrels


Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.




Storks


Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

Asian openbill, Anastomus oscitans
African openbill, Anastomus lamelligerus
Black stork, Ciconia nigra
Abdim's stork, Ciconia abdimii
Asian woolly-necked stork, Ciconia episcopus
Storm's stork, Ciconia stormi
White stork, Ciconia ciconia
Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana
Black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Lesser adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus
Marabou stork, Leptoptilos crumenifer (A)
Greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius
Milky stork, Mycteria cinerea
Yellow-billed stork, Mycteria ibis
Painted stork, Mycteria leucocephala
Saddle-billed stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis




Frigatebirds


Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae
Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

Lesser frigatebird, Fregata ariel
Christmas Island frigatebird, Fregata andrewsi
Great frigatebird, Fregata minor




Boobies and gannets


Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Masked booby, Sula dactylatra
Nazca booby, Sula granti (A)
Brown booby, Sula leucogaster
Red-footed booby, Sula sula
Abbott's booby, Papasula abbotti
Northern gannet, Morus bassanus




Anhingas


Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae
Anhingas or darters are cormorant-like water birds with long necks and long, straight bills. They are fish eaters which often swim with only their neck above the water.

Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster
Australasian darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae
African darter, Anhinga rufa




Cormorants and shags


Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of coloured skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed, a distinguishing feature among the order Pelecaniformes.

Little pied cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos
Little cormorant, Microcarbo niger
Pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmeus
Long-tailed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus
Red-faced cormorant, Urile urile
Pelagic cormorant, Urile pelagicus
Pallas's cormorant, Urile perspicillatus (X)
Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Japanese cormorant, Phalacrocorax capillatus
Socotra cormorant, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Indian cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Little black cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius
Spotted shag, Phalacrocorax punctatus
Black-faced cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscescens
European shag, Gulosus aristotelis
Kerguelen shag, Leucocarbo verrucosus
Macquarie shag, Leucocarbo purpurascens
Imperial shag, Leucocarbo atriceps




Pelicans


Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae
Pelicans are large water birds with distinctive pouches under their bills. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes.

Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pink-backed pelican, Pelecanus rufescens
Spot-billed pelican, Pelecanus philippensis
Dalmatian pelican, Pelecanus crispus




Hamerkop


Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Scopidae
The hamerkop is a medium-sized bird with a long shaggy crest. The shape of its head with a curved bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, hence its name. Its plumage is drab-brown all over.

Hamerkop, Scopus umbretta




Herons, egrets, and bitterns


Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.




Ibises and spoonbills


Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.




Osprey


Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae
The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus




Hawks, eagles, and kites


Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.




Barn-owls


Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae
Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Sooty owl, Tyto tenebricosa
Australian masked-owl, Tyto novaehollandiae
Seram masked-owl, Tyto almae (E)
Lesser masked-owl, Tyto sororcula
Taliabu masked-owl, Tyto nigrobrunnea
Minahassa masked-owl, Tyto inexspectata
Sulawesi masked-owl, Tyto rosenbergii
Australasian grass-owl, Tyto longimembris
Barn owl, Tyto alba (A)
Andaman masked-owl, Tyto deroepstorffi
Golden masked-owl, Tyto aurantia
Manus masked-owl, Tyto manusi
Oriental bay-owl, Phodilus badius
Sri Lanka bay-owl, Phodilus assimilis




Owls


Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.




Trogons


Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae
The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colorful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.

Javan trogon, Harpactes reinwardtii
Sumatran trogon, Harpactes mackloti
Malabar trogon, Harpactes fasciatus
Red-naped trogon, Harpactes kasumba
Diard's trogon, Harpactes diardii
Philippine trogon, Harpactes ardens
Whitehead's trogon, Harpactes whiteheadi
Cinnamon-rumped trogon, Harpactes orrhophaeus
Scarlet-rumped trogon, Harpactes duvaucelii
Red-headed trogon, Harpactes erythrocephalus
Orange-breasted trogon, Harpactes oreskios
Ward's trogon, Harpactes wardi




Hoopoes


Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae
Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink coloring with a long crest on their head, the plumage of which sweeps backward at rest but can be flexed to an erect position.

Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops




Hornbills


Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae
Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly colored.




Kingfishers


Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.




Bee-eaters


Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae
The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterized by richly colored plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

Red-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis amictus
Blue-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni
Purple-bearded bee-eater, Meropogon forsteni
White-throated bee-eater, Merops albicollis
Asian green bee-eater, Merops orientalis
Arabian green bee-eater, Merops cyanophrys
Blue-throated bee-eater, Merops viridis
Rufous-crowned bee-eater, Merops americanus
Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus
Blue-tailed bee-eater, Merops philippinus
Rainbow bee-eater, Merops ornatus
European bee-eater, Merops apiaster
Chestnut-headed bee-eater, Merops leschenaulti
Somali bee-eater, Merops revoilii
Madagascar bee-eater, Merops superciliosus (A)




Rollers


Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae
Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colorful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

European roller, Coracias garrulus
Abyssinian roller, Coracias abyssinicus
Lilac-breasted roller, Coracias caudatus
Rufous-crowned roller, Coracias noevius
Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis
Indochinese roller, Coracias affinis
Purple-winged roller, Coracias temminckii
Broad-billed roller, Eurystomus glaucurus
Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis
Azure roller, Eurystomus azureus




Asian barbets


Order: Piciformes Family: Megalaimidae
The Asian barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly colored.




Honeyguides


Order: Piciformes Family: Indicatoridae
Honeyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax. They are named for the greater honeyguide which leads traditional honey-hunters to bees' nests and, after the hunters have harvested the honey, feeds on the remaining contents of the hive.

Yellow-rumped honeyguide, Indicator xanthonotus
Malaysian honeyguide, Indicator archipelagicus




Woodpeckers


Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.




Falcons and caracaras


Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.




Cockatoos


Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae
The cockatoos share many features with other parrots including the characteristic curved beak shape and a zygodactyl foot, with two forward toes and two backwards toes. They differ, however in a number of characteristics, including the often spectacular movable headcrest.

Palm cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus
Little corella, Cacatua sanguinea
Tanimbar corella, Cacatua goffiniana
Philippine cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia
Yellow-crested cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea
Sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
Eleonora cockatoo, Cacatua galerita eleonora
Salmon-crested cockatoo, Cacatua moluccensis
White cockatoo, Cacatua alba




Old World parrots


Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae
Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.




Tyrant flycatchers


Great kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
Olive-sided flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
Eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virnes
Yellow-bellied flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian flycatcher, Empidonax virescens
Alder flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum
Least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus
Eastern phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
Western kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
Fork-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus savana




African and green broadbills


Order: Passeriformes Family: Calyptomenidae
The African and green broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests.

Green broadbill, Calyptomena viridis
Hose's broadbill, Calyptomena hosii
Whitehead's broadbill, Calyptomena whiteheadi




Asian and Grauer's broadbills


Order: Passeriformes Family: Eurylaimidae
The Asian and Grauer's broadbills are small, brightly colored birds, which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests.

Black-and-red broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Long-tailed broadbill, Psarisomus dalhousiae
Silver-breasted broadbill, Serilophus lunatus
Banded broadbill, Eurylaimus javanicus
Black-and-yellow broadbill, Eurylaimus ochromalus
Wattled broadbill, Sarcophanops steerii
Visayan broadbill, Sarcophanops samarensis
Dusky broadbill, Corydon sumatranus




Pittas


Order: Passeriformes Family: Pittidae
Pittas are medium-sized stocky passerines with fairly long, strong legs, short tails, and stout bills. Many are brightly coloured. They spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects, and similar invertebrate prey.




Bowerbirds


Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
The bowerbirds are small to medium-sized passerine birds. The males notably build a bower to attract a mate. Depending on the species, the bower ranges from a circle of cleared earth with a small pile of twigs in the center to a complex and highly decorated structure of sticks and leaves.




Australasian treecreepers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae
The Climacteridae are medium-small, mostly brown-coloured birds with patterning on their underparts. They are endemic to Australia and New Guinea.

Papuan treecreeper, Cormobates placens




Fairywrens


Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae
Maluridae is a family of small, insectivorous passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. They are socially monogamous and sexually promiscuous, meaning that although they form pairs between one male and one female, each partner will mate with other individuals and even assist in raising the young from such pairings.

Wallace's fairywren, Sipodotus wallacii
Orange-crowned fairywren, Clytomyias insignis
Broad-billed fairywren, Chenorhamphus grayi
Campbell's fairywren, Chenorhamphus campbelli
Emperor fairywren, Malurus cyanocephalus
White-shouldered fairywren, Malurus alboscapulatus




Honeyeaters


Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae
The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium-sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea. They are nectar feeders and closely resemble other nectar-feeding passerines.




Thornbills and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae
The Acanthizidae are small- to medium-sized birds with short rounded wings, slender bills, long legs, and a short tail. The golden-bellied gerygone is the only member of the family found in mainland Asia.




Pseudo-babblers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae
The pseudo-babblers are small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. They are ground-feeding omnivores and highly social.

Papuan babbler, Pomatostomus isidorei
Gray-crowned babbler, Pomatostomus temporalis




Logrunners


Order: Passeriformes Family: Orthonychidae
The Orthonychidae is a family of birds with a single genus, Orthonyx, which comprises two types of passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea, the logrunners and the chowchilla. Both use stiffened tails to brace themselves when feeding.

Papuan logrunner, Orthonyx novaeguineae




Quail-thrushes and jewel-babblers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclosomatidae
The Cinclosomatidae is a family containing jewel-babblers and quail-thrushes.

Painted quail-thrush, Cinclosoma ajax
Spotted jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa leucosticta
Blue jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa caerulescens
Chestnut-backed jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa castanonota
Dimorphic jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa geislerorum




Cuckooshrikes


Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae
The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some minivet species are brightly coloured.




Sittellas


Order: Passeriformes Family: Neosittidae
The sittellas are a family of small passerine birds. They resemble treecreepers, but have soft tails.

Black sittella, Daphoenositta miranda
Papuan sittella, Daphoenositta papuensis
Varied sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera




Whipbirds and wedgebills


Order: Passeriformes Family: Psophodidae
The Psophodidae is a family containing whipbirds and wedgebills.

Papuan whipbird, Androphobus viridis




Ploughbill


Order: Passeriformes Family: Eulacestomidae
The wattled ploughbill was long thought to be related to the whistlers (Pachycephalidae), and shriketits (formerly Pachycephalidae, now often treated as its own family).

Wattled ploughbill, Eulacestoma nigropectus




Australo-Papuan bellbirds


Order: Passeriformes Family: Oreoicidae
The three species contained in the family have been moved around between different families for fifty years. A series of studies of the DNA of Australian birds between 2006 and 2001 found strong support for treating the three genera as a new family, which was formally named in 2016.

Rufous-naped bellbird, Aleadryas rufinucha
Piping bellbird, Ornorectes cristatus




Tit berrypecker and crested berrypecker


Order: Passeriformes Family: Paramythiidae
Paramythiidae is a very small bird family restricted to the mountain forests of New Guinea. The two species are colourful medium-sized birds which feed on fruit and some insects.

Tit berrypecker, Oreocharis arfaki
Crested berrypecker, Paramythia montium




Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis


Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae
Most of the members of this family are found in the New World. However, the shrike-babblers and erpornis, which only slightly resemble the "true" vireos and greenlets, are found in South East Asia.

Black-headed shrike-babbler, Pteruthius rufiventer
Pied shrike-babbler, Pteruthius flaviscapis
White-browed shrike-babbler, Pteruthius aeralatus
Green shrike-babbler, Pteruthius xanthochlorus
Black-eared shrike-babbler, Pteruthius melanotis
Trilling shrike-babbler, Pteruthius aenobarbus
Clicking shrike-babbler, Pteruthius intermedius
White-bellied erpornis, Erpornis zantholeuca




Whistlers and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae
The family Pachycephalidae includes the whistlers, shrikethrushes, and some of the pitohuis.




Old World orioles


Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae
The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds which are not closely related to the New World orioles.




Boatbills


Order: Passeriformes Family: Machaerirhynchidae
The boatbills have affinities to woodswallows and butcherbirds, and are distributed across New Guinea and northern Queensland.

Black-breasted boatbill, Machaerirhynchus nigripectus
Yellow-breasted boatbill, Machaerirhynchus flaviventer




Woodswallows, bellmagpies and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae
The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds. They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings. The cracticids: currawongs, bellmagpies and butcherbirds, are similar to the other corvids. They have large, straight bills and mostly black, white or grey plumage. All are omnivorous to some degree.

Ashy woodswallow, Artamus fuscus
Ivory-backed woodswallow, Artamus monachus
Great woodswallow, Artamus maximus
White-breasted woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus
Black-faced woodswallow, Artamus cinereus
Fiji woodswallow, Artamus mentalis
Mountain peltops, Peltops montanus
Lowland peltops, Peltops blainvillii
Black-backed butcherbird, Cracticus mentalis
Hooded butcherbird, Cracticus cassicus
Tagula butcherbird, Cracticus louisiadensis
Black butcherbird, Cracticus quoyi
Australian magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen




Mottled berryhunter


Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhagologidae
The mottled berryhunter or mottled whistler (Rhagologus leucostigma) is a species of bird whose relationships are unclear but most likely related to the woodswallows, boatbills and butcherbirds.

Mottled berryhunter, Rhagologus leucostigma




Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Vangidae
The family Vangidae is highly variable, though most members of it resemble true shrikes to some degree.

Malabar woodshrike, Tephrodornis sylvicola
Large woodshrike, Tephrodornis gularis
Common woodshrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Sri Lanka woodshrike, Tephrodornis affinis
Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus picatus
Black-winged flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus hirundinaceus
Rufous-winged philentoma, Philentoma pyrhoptera
Maroon-breasted philentoma, Philentoma velata




Ioras


Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithinidae
The ioras are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in colouration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens.

Common iora, Aegithina tiphia
White-tailed iora, Aegithina nigrolutea
Green iora, Aegithina viridissima
Great iora, Aegithina lafresnayei




Bristlehead


Order: Passeriformes Family: Pityriasidae
The Bornean bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala), also variously known as the bristled shrike, bald-headed crow or the bald-headed wood-shrike, is the only member of the passerine family Pityriasidae and genus Pityriasis. It is an enigmatic and uncommon species of the rainforest canopy of the island of Borneo, to which it is endemic.

Bornean bristlehead, Pityriasis gymnocephala




Bushshrikes and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae
Bushshrikes are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be either colourful species or largely black; some species are quite secretive.

Black-crowned tchagra, Tchagra senegalus
Rosy-patched bushshrike, Rhodophoneus cruentus




Fantails


Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae
The fantails are small insectivorous birds with longish, frequently fanned, tails.




Drongos


Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae
The drongos are mostly black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright when perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.




Birds-of-paradise


Order: Passeriformes Family: Paradisaeidae
The birds-of-paradise are best known for the striking plumage possessed by the males of most species, in particular highly elongated and elaborate feathers extending from the tail, wings or head. These plumes are used in courtship displays to attract females.




Ifrita


Order: Passeriformes Family: Ifritidae
The ifritas are a small and insectivorous passerine currently placed in the monotypic family, Ifritidae. Previously, the ifrit has been placed in a plethora of families including Cinclosomatidae or Monarchidae. They are considered an ancient relic species endemic to New Guinea.

Blue-capped ifrita, Ifrita kowaldi




Monarch flycatchers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae
The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by gleaning, hovering or flycatching.




Melampittas


Order: Passeriformes Family: Melampittidae
They are little studied and before being established as a family in 2014 their taxonomic relationships with other birds were uncertain, being considered at one time related variously to the pittas, Old World babblers and birds-of-paradise.

Lesser melampitta, Melampitta lugubris
Greater melampitta, Melampitta gigantea




Crested shrikejay


Order: Passeriformes Family: Platylophidae
Until 2018 this species was included in family Corvidae, but genetic and morphological evidence place it in its own family.

Crested shrikejay, Platylophus galericulatus




Shrikes


Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae
Shrikes are passerine birds known for the habit of some species of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey.




Crows, jays, and magpies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae
The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.




Satinbirds


Order: Passeriformes Family: Cnemophilidae
They are a family of passerine birds which consists of four species found in the mountain forests of New Guinea. They were originally thought to be part of the birds-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae until genetic research suggested that the birds are not closely related to birds-of-paradise at all and are perhaps closer to berry peckers and longbills (Melanocharitidae). The current evidence suggests that their closest relatives may be the cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae).

Loria's satinbird, Cnemophilus loriae
Crested satinbird, Cnemophilus macgregorii
Yellow-breasted satinbird, Loboparadisea sericea




Berrypeckers and longbills


Order: Passeriformes Family: Melanocharitidae
The Melanocharitidae are medium-sized birds which feed on fruit and some insects and other invertebrates. They have drab plumage in greys, browns or black and white. The berrypeckers resemble stout short-billed honeyeaters, and the longbills are like drab sunbirds.

Obscure berrypecker, Melanocharis arfakiana
Black berrypecker, Melanocharis nigra
Mid-mountain berrypecker, Melanocharis longicauda
Fan-tailed berrypecker, Melanocharis versteri
Satin berrypecker, Melanocharis citreola
Streaked berrypecker, Melanocharis striativentris
Spotted berrypecker, Melanocharis crassirostris
Yellow-bellied longbill, Toxorhamphus novaeguineae
Slaty-chinned longbill, Toxorhamphus poliopterus
Spectacled longbill, Oedistoma iliolophus
Pygmy longbill, Oedistoma pygmaeum




Australasian robins


Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae
Most species of Petroicidae have a stocky build with a large rounded head, a short straight bill and rounded wingtips. They occupy a wide range of wooded habitats, from subalpine to tropical rainforest, and mangrove swamp to semi-arid scrubland. All are primarily insectivores, although a few supplement their diet with seeds.




Rail-babbler


Order: Passeriformes Family: Eupetidae
The Malaysian rail-babbler is a rail-like passerine bird which inhabits the floor of primary forest in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It is the only member of its family.

Malaysian rail-babbler, Eupetes macrocerus




Fairy flycatchers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Stenostiridae
Most of the species of this small family are found in Africa, though a few inhabit tropical Asia. They are not closely related to other birds called "flycatchers".

Yellow-bellied fairy-fantail, Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
Gray-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis
Citrine canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa helianthea




Tits, chickadees, and titmice


Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae
The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.




Penduline-tits


Order: Passeriformes Family: Remizidae
The penduline-tits are a group of small passerine birds related to the true tits. They are insectivores.

Eurasian penduline-tit, Remiz pendulinus
Black-headed penduline-tit, Remiz macronyx
White-crowned penduline-tit, Remiz coronatus
Chinese penduline-tit, Remiz consobrinus




Larks


Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.




Bearded reedling


Order: Passeriformes Family: Panuridae
This species, the only one in its family, is found in reed beds throughout temperate Europe and Asia.

Bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus




Cisticolas and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae
The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or gray appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.




Reed warblers and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae
The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.




Grassbirds and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae
Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.




Cupwings


Order: Passeriformes Family: Pnoepygidae
The members of this small family are found in mountainous parts of South and South East Asia.

Scaly-breasted cupwing, Pnoepyga albiventer
Taiwan cupwing, Pnoepyga formosana
Immaculate cupwing, Pnoepyga immaculata
Pygmy cupwing, Pnoepyga pusilla




Swallows


Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae
The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.




Bulbuls


Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae
Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red, or orange vents, cheeks, throats, or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.




Leaf warblers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae
Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to greyish-brown colours.




Bush warblers and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Scotocercidae
The members of this family are found throughout Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. Their taxonomy is in flux, and some authorities place some genera in other families.




Long-tailed tits


Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae
Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects.

White-browed tit-warbler, Leptopoecile sophiae
Crested tit-warbler, Leptopoecile elegans
Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
Silver-throated tit, Aegithalos glaucogularis
White-cheeked tit, Aegithalos leucogenys
Black-throated tit, Aegithalos concinnus
White-throated tit, Aegithalos niveogularis
Black-browed tit, Aegithalos iouschistos
Sooty tit, Aegithalos fuliginosus
Pygmy tit, Psaltria exilis




Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.




White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae
The white-eyes are small birds of rather drab appearance, the plumage above being typically greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast, or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As the name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eyes.




Tree-babblers, scimitar-babblers, and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Timaliidae
The members of this family are somewhat diverse in size and colouration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage.




Ground babblers and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Pellorneidae
These small to medium-sized songbirds have soft fluffy plumage but are otherwise rather diverse. Members of the genus Illadopsis are found in forests, but some other genera are birds of scrublands.




Laughingthrushes and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae
The members of this family are diverse in size and colouration, though those of genus Turdoides tend to be brown or greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia.




Kinglets


Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae
The kinglets, also called crests, are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice.

Ruby-crowned kinglet, Corthylio calendula
Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
Flamecrest, Regulus goodfellowi
Common firecrest, Regulus ignicapilla
Madeira firecrest, Regulus madeirensis




Wallcreeper


Order: Passeriformes Family: Tichodromidae
The wallcreeper is a small bird, with stunning crimson, gray and black plumage, related to the nuthatch family.

Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria




Nuthatches


Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae
Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet.




Treecreepers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae
Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees.

Eurasian treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
Hodgson's treecreeper, Certhia hodgsoni
Sichuan treecreeper, Certhia tianquanensis
Short-toed treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla
Bar-tailed treecreeper, Certhia himalayana
Rusty-flanked treecreeper, Certhia nipalensis
Sikkim treecreeper, Certhia discolor
Hume's treecreeper, Certhia manipurensis
Indian spotted creeper, Salpornis spilonota




Wrens


Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae
The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.

Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
Pacific wren, Troglodytes pacificus
Winter wren, Troglodytes hiemalis
Marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris




Spotted elachura


Order: Passeriformes Family: Elachuridae
This species, the only one in its family, inhabits forest undergrowth throughout South East Asia.

Spotted elachura, Elachura formosa




Dippers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae
Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements.

White-throated dipper, Cinclus cinclus
Brown dipper, Cinclus pallasii




Oxpeckers


Red-billed oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus (A)




Starlings


Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.




Mimids


Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
Brown thrasher, Toxostoma rufum
Tropical mockingbird, Mimus gilvus




Thrushes and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.




Old World flycatchers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae
Old World flycatchers are a large group of small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.




Waxwings


Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae
The waxwings are a group of birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter.

Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
Japanese waxwing, Bombycilla japonica




Hylocitrea


Order: Passeriformes Family: Hylocitreidae
The hylocitrea (Hylocitrea bonensis), also known as the yellow-flanked whistler or olive-flanked whistler, is a species of bird that is endemic to montane forests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Hylocitrea, Hylocitrea bonensis




Hypocolius


Order: Passeriformes Family: Hypocoliidae
The hypocolius is a small Middle Eastern species. They are mainly a uniform grey colour except the males have a black triangular mask around their eyes.

Hypocolius, Hypocolius ampelinus




Flowerpeckers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae
The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills, and tubular tongues.




Sunbirds and spiderhunters


Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae
The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Their flight is fast and direct on short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.




Fairy-bluebirds


Order: Passeriformes Family: Irenidae
The fairy-bluebirds are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub. The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green.

Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella
Philippine fairy-bluebird, Irena cyanogastra




Leafbirds


Order: Passeriformes Family: Chloropseidae
The leafbirds are small, bulbul-like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows.

Philippine leafbird, Chloropsis flavipennis
Yellow-throated leafbird, Chloropsis palawanensis
Greater green leafbird, Chloropsis sonnerati
Lesser green leafbird, Chloropsis cyanopogon
Blue-winged leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis
Bornean leafbird, Chloropsis kinabaluensis
Jerdon's leafbird, Chloropsis jerdoni
Golden-fronted leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons
Sumatran leafbird, Chloropsis media
Orange-bellied leafbird, Chloropsis hardwickii
Blue-masked leafbird, Chloropsis venusta




Pinktails


Order: Passeriformes Family: Urocynchramidae
Przevalski's pinktail is an unusual passerine bird endemic to the mountains of central-west China.

Przevalski's pinktail, Urocynchramus pylzowi




Weavers and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae
The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly colored, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in color only in the breeding season.

Lesser masked-weaver, Ploceus intermedius (I)
Rüppell's weaver, Ploceus galbula
Golden-backed weaver, Ploceus jacksoni (I)
Streaked weaver, Ploceus manyar
Baya weaver, Ploceus philippinus
Asian golden weaver, Ploceus hypoxanthus
Finn's weaver, Ploceus megarhynchus
Black-breasted weaver, Ploceus benghalensis
Red fody, Foudia madagascariensis (I)
Southern masked-weaver, Ploceus velatus
Village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus
Taveta golden-weaver, Ploceus castaneiceps
Chestnut weaver, Ploceus rubiginosus
Black-headed weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus
African golden-weaver, Ploceus subaureus
Northern red bishop, Euplectes franciscanus (I)
Yellow-crowned bishop, Euplectes afer (I)
Southern red bishop, Euplectes orix
Black-winged bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus
White-winged widowbird, Euplectes albonotatus
Zanzibar red bishop, Euplectes nigroventris
Red-collared widowbird, Euplectes ardens
Fire-fronted bishop, Euplectes diadematus
Long-tailed widowbird, Euplectes progne
Red-billed Quelea, Quelea quelea
Red-headed Quelea, Quelea erythrops
White-headed Buffalo-weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli




Waxbills and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have a wide variation in plumage colors and patterns.




Accentors


Order: Passeriformes Family: Prunellidae
The accentors are in the only bird family, Prunellidae, which is completely endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows.

Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris
Altai accentor, Prunella himalayana
Robin accentor, Prunella rubeculoides
Rufous-breasted accentor, Prunella strophiata
Siberian accentor, Prunella montanella
Radde's accentor, Prunella ocularis
Brown accentor, Prunella fulvescens
Black-throated accentor, Prunella atrogularis
Mongolian accentor, Prunella koslowi
Dunnock, Prunella modularis
Japanese accentor, Prunella rubida
Maroon-backed accentor, Prunella immaculata




Old World sparrows


Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae
Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.




Wagtails and pipits


Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae
Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country.




Finches, euphonias, and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.




Longspurs and snow buntings


Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae
The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds which had been traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows, but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas.

Lapland longspur, Calcarius lapponicus
Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis




Old World buntings


Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae
The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.




New World sparrows


Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae
Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns.

Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea (A)
Fox sparrow, Passerella iliaca
White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys (A)
Golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
Rufous-collared sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis
Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis




Troupials and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae
The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds and New World orioles. Most species have black as the predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red.

Rusty blackbird, Euphagus carolinus (A)




New World warblers


Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae
The New World warblers are a group of small, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.

Northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis (A)




Tanagers and allies


Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae
The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly colored. As a family they are omnivorous, but individual species specialize in eating fruits, seeds, insects, or other types of food. Most have short, rounded wings.

Red-crested cardinal, Paroaria coronata (I)




See also


List of birds
Lists of birds by region




References



Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of Birds of Asia". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
Clements, James F. (July 2005). Birds of the World: A Checklist fifth edition and supplements. Ibis Publishing. ISBN 0-934797-16-1.
^ Description of the ABA Listing Areas and Regions from the American Birding Association.
Collinson, Martin (June 2006). "Splitting headaches? Recent taxonomic changes affecting the British and Western Palaearctic lists". British Birds. 99: 306–323.
Dickinson, E. C. et al. "Systematic notes on Asian Birds". Zoologische Verhandelingen. vols. 331 (2000), 335 (2001), 340 (2002), 344 (2003), 350 (2004) and Zoologische Mededelingen. vols. 80-4 & 80-5 (2006) [1]

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