Birds families

What are birds? The animals with feathers, most of them can fly, but some lost this ability. There are 44 orders of birds. Each order includes families. The largest order is Passeriformes (Perching Birds) - 148 families and 6773 species (~60% of all kinds of birds).

• Crescentchests / Melanopareiidae Crescentchests

  

  Crescentchests / Melanopareiidae is the bird family from order Perching birds / Passeriformes. Includes 1 genus and 4 species.

• Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura / Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

  

  Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura / Tyrannidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 106 genera and 446 species.

• Cotingas / Cotingidae Cotingas

  

  Cotingas / Cotingidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 24 genera and 66 species.

• Manakins / Pipridae Manakins

  

  Manakins / Pipridae is the bird family from order Perching birds / Passeriformes. Includes 16 genera and 55 species.

• Tityras, Becards & Allies / Tityridae Tityras, Becards & Allies

  

  List of bird species names for family Tityras, Becards & Allies / Tityridae. The child taxon for order Passeriformes.

• Sharpbill / Oxyruncidae Sharpbill

  

  Sharpbill / Oxyruncidae is the bird family from order Perching birds / Passeriformes. Includes 1 genus and 1 species.

• Royal Flycatchers & Allies / Onychorhynchidae Royal Flycatchers & Allies

  

  List of bird species names for family Royal Flycatchers & Allies / Onychorhynchidae. The child taxon for order Passeriformes.

• Lyrebirds / Menuridae Lyrebirds

  

  Lyrebirds / Menuridae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 1 genus and 2 species.

• Scrubbirds / Atrichornithidae Scrubbirds

  

  Scrubbirds / Atrichornithidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 1 genus and 2 species.

• Bowerbirds / Ptilonorhynchidae Bowerbirds

  

  Bowerbirds / Ptilonorhynchidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 8 genera and 28 species.

• Australasian Treecreepers / Climacteridae Australasian Treecreepers

  

  Australasian Treecreepers / Climacteridae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 2 genera and 7 species.

• Australasian Wrens / Maluridae Australasian Wrens

  

  Australasian Wrens / Maluridae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 6 genera and 33 species.

• Honeyeaters / Meliphagidae Honeyeaters

  

  Honeyeaters / Meliphagidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 55 genera and 195 species.

• Bristlebirds / Dasyornithidae Bristlebirds

  

  Bristlebirds / Dasyornithidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 1 genus and 3 species.

• Pardalotes / Pardalotidae Pardalotes

  

  Pardalotes / Pardalotidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 1 genus and 4 species.

• Australasian Warblers / Acanthizidae Australasian Warblers

  

  Australasian Warblers / Acanthizidae is the bird family from order Perching birds / Passeriformes. Includes 15 genera and 66 species.

• Australasian Babblers / Pomatostomidae Australasian Babblers

  

  List of bird species names for family Australasian Babblers / Pomatostomidae. The child taxon for order Passeriformes.

• Logrunners / Orthonychidae Logrunners

  

  List of bird species names for family Logrunners / Orthonychidae. The child taxon for order Passeriformes.

• Satinbirds / Cnemophilidae Satinbirds

  

  Satinbirds / Cnemophilidae is the bird family from order Perching birds / Passeriformes. Includes 2 genera and 3 species.

• Berrypeckers, Longbills / Melanocharitidae Berrypeckers, Longbills

  

  Berrypeckers, Longbills / Melanocharitidae is the bird family from order Perching birds / Passeriformes. Includes 4 genera and 12 species.