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.

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 Icthyophaga
  • 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

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

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

• Family Apterygidae
  • Genus Apteryx - kiwi

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

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

• Family Cariamidae - seriemas
  • Genus Cariama
  • Genus Chunga

Cassowaries and emus

• Family Casuariidae
  • Genus Casuarius - cassowary
  • Genus Dromaius - emu

New World vultures

• Family Cathartidae
  • Genus Cathartes
  • Genus Coragyps - black vulture
  • Genus Gymnogyps
  • Genus Sarcoramphus - king vulture
  • Genus Vultur - Andean condor

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

Storks, openbills, and jabiru

• Family Ciconiidae
  • Genus Anastomus - openbills
  • Genus Ciconia
  • Genus Ephippiorhynchus
  • Genus Jabiru
  • Genus Leptoptilos
  • Genus Mycteria

Mousebirds

• Family Coliidae
  • Genus Colius
  • Genus Urocolius

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

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

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

Sunbitterns and kagu

• Family Eurypygidae - sunbittern
  • Genus Eurypyga
• Family Rhynochetidae - kagu
  • Genus Rhynochetos

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

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

• Family Gaviidae
  • Genus Gavia - loons

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

• Family Leptosomidae
  • Genus Leptosomus - cuckoo roller

• Family Mesitornithidae - mesites
  • Genus Mesitornis
  • Genus Monias - Subdesert mesite

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

• Family Opisthocomidae
  • Genus Opisthocomus - hoatzin

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

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 - kōkako
  • 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
• Family Salpornithidae - spotted creepers
  • 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

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

• Family Phaethontidae
  • Genus Phaethon - tropicbirds

• Family Phoenicopteridae - flamingos
  • Genus Phoeniconaias - lesser flamingo
  • Genus Phoenicoparrus
  • Genus Phoenicopterus

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 Pogonornis
  • 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

• Family Podicipedidae - grebes
  • Genus Aechmophorus
  • Genus Podicephorus - great grebe
  • Genus Podiceps
  • Genus Podilymbus
  • Genus Poliocephalus
  • Genus Rollandia
  • Genus Tachybaptus

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

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

• Family Pteroclidae - sandgrouse
  • Genus Calopterocles
  • Genus Nyctiperdix
  • Genus Pterocles
  • Genus Syrrhaptes

• Family Rheidae
  • Genus Rhea

• Family Spheniscidae - penguins
  • Genus Aptenodytes
  • Genus Eudyptes - crested penguins
  • Genus Eudyptula
  • Genus Megadyptes
  • Genus Pygoscelis
  • Genus Spheniscus - banded penguins

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

• Family Struthionidae - ostriches
  • Genus Struthio

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

• Family Tinamidae - tinamous
  • Genus Crypturellus
  • Genus Eudromia
  • Genus Nothocercus
  • Genus Nothoprocta
  • Genus Nothura
  • Genus Rhynchotus
  • Genus Taoniscus - dwarf tinamou
  • Genus Tinamotis
  • Genus Tinamus

Trogons and quetzals

• Family Trogonidae
  • Genus Apalharpactes
  • Genus Apaloderma
  • Genus Euptilotis - eared quetzal
  • Genus Harpactes
  • Genus Pharomachrus
  • Genus Priotelus
  • Genus Trogon