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| In the following list, birds are divided into scientific orders containing families closely related to each other. To find images of a bird family, click on its order. Note that the order Passeriformes is extremely large and contains all perching birds, ranging from warblers and swallows to babblers and crows.
If you cannot find the family you are looking for under the other orders, try under Passeriformes. Alternatively, just use the search box above, e.g. to search for babblers, type in babbler. (When searching, do not use plurals.) |
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ANSERIFORMES
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Ducks, geese, swans |
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APODIFORMES
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Swifts, needletails, treeswifts |
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BUCEROTIFORMES
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Hornbills |
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CICONIIFORMES
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Storks, raptors, seabirds, shorebirds, sandgrouse |
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COLUMBIFORMES
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Pigeons, doves |
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CORACIIFORMES
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Kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers |
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CRACIIFORMES
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Scrubfowl, maleo |
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CUCULIFORMES
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Cuckoos, malkohas, coucals |
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GALLIFORMES
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Pheasants, partridges, francolins, grouse, fowl, quails |
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GRUIFORMES
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Cranes, bustards, finfoots, rails, crakes, gallinules |
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PASSERIFORMES
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All perching birds |
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PICIFORMES
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Woodpeckers, wrynecks, barbets, honeyguides |
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PSITTACIFORMES
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Parrots, parakeets, cockatoos, lorikeets etc. |
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STRIGIFORMES
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Owls, frogmouths, nightjars |
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STRUTHIONIFORMES
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Cassowaries |
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TROCHILIFORMES
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Hummingbirds |
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TROGONIFORMES
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Trogons |
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TURNICIFORMES
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Buttonquails |
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UPUPIFORMES
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Hoopoes |
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