List Of Bird Genera

List of bird genera concerns the chordata class of aves or birds, characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, and a high metabolic rate.

Accipitriformes

Eagles, Old World vultures, secretary-birds, hawks, harriers, etc.

*Family Accipitridae - buzzards, eagles, harriers, hawks, kites, Old World vultures
** Genus ''Accipiter''
** Genus ''Aegypius''
** Genus ''Aquila''
** Genus ''Aviceda''
** Genus '' Busarellus''
** Genus ''Butastur''
** Genus ''Buteo'' (probably paraphyletic, might include ''Leucopternis'' in part and ''Parabuteo'')
** Genus ''Buteogallus'' (probably paraphyletic, might include ''Leucopternis'' in part)
** Genus '' Chelictinia''
** Genus ''Chondrohierax''
** Genus ''Circaetus''
** Genus ''Circus''
** Genus '' Clanga''
** Genus ''Cryptoleucopteryx'' – plumbeous hawk
** Genus ''Elanoides'' - swallow-tailed kite
** Genus ''Elanus''
** Genus ''Erythrotriorchis''
** Genus '' Eutriorchis'' - Madagascan serpent eagle
** Genus ''Gampsonyx'' - pearl kite
** Genus ''Geranoaetus''
** Genus ''Geranospiza'' - crane hawk
** Genus '' Gypaetus'' - bearded vulture
** Genus '' Gypohierax'' - palm-nut vulture
** Genus ''Gyps''
** Genus ''Haliaeetus'' - sea eagles
** Genus ''Haliastur''
** Genus '' Hamirostra'' - black-breasted buzzard
** Genus ''Harpagus''
** Genus ''Harpia'' - harpy eagle
** Genus ''Harpyhaliaetus''
** Genus ''Harpyopsis'' - Papuan eagle
** Genus '' Helicolestes'' – slender-billed kite, formerly included in ''Rostrhamus''
** Genus ''Henicopernis''
** Genus ''Hieraaetus''
** Genus ''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''

Anseriformes

Waterfowl

* Family Anhimidae - screamers
** Genus ''Anhima'' - horned screamer
** Genus ''Chauna''
* Family Anatidae
** Genus ''Aix'' - Mandarin duck and wood duck – dabbling ducks or Tadorninae?
** Genus ''Alopochen'' - Egyptian goose and Mascarene shelducks
** Genus ''Amazonetta'' - Brazilian teal
** Genus ''Anas'' - pintails, mallards, etc.
** Genus '' Anser'' - grey geese and white geese
** Genus ''Aythya'' - pochards, scaups, etc.
** Genus ''Biziura'' - musk ducks
** Genus ''Branta'' - black geese
** Genus '' Bucephala'' - goldeneyes
** Genus ''Cairina'' - Muscovy duck and white-winged duck (traditionally dabbling ducks, but may be paraphyletic)
** Genus ''Callonetta'' - ringed teal (dabbling ducks or Tadorninae?)
** Genus ''Cereopsis'' - Cape Barren goose (Anserinae, Tadorninae, or own subfamily?)
** Genus ''Chenonetta'' - maned duck (dabbling ducks or Tadorninae? Includes ''Euryanas''.)
** Genus ''Chloephaga'' - sheldgoose
** Genus ''Clangula'' - long-tailed duck
** Genus ''Coscoroba'' - coscoroba swan (Anserinae or same subfamily as ''Cereopsis''?)
** Genus ''Cyanochen'' - blue-winged goose (Tadorninae or more distant clade?)
** Genus '' Cygnus'' - true swans
** Genus ''Dendrocygna'' - whistling ducks
** Genus '' Heteronetta'' - black-headed duck
** Genus ''Histrionicus'' - harlequin duck (includes ''Ocyplonessa'')
** Genus ''Hymenolaimus'' - blue duck
** Genus '' Lophodytes'' - hooded merganser
** Genus ''Lophonetta'' - crested duck
** Genus ''Malacorhynchus'' - pink-eared ducks (Tadorninae, Oxyurinae or Dendrocheninae?)
** Genus ''Mareca'' - wigeons and gadwalls
** Genus ''Marmaronetta'' - marbled duck
** Genus ''Melanitta'' - scoters
** Genus ''Merganetta'' - torrent duck
** Genus ''Mergellus'' - smew
** Genus ''Mergus'' - mergansers
** Genus ''Neochen''
** Genus ''Netta'' - red-crested pochard and allies
** Genus ''Nettapus'' - pygmy geese
** Genus '' Nomonyx'' - masked duck
** Genus '' Oxyura'' - stiff-tailed ducks
** Genus '' Plectropterus'' - spur-winged goose
** Genus ''Polysticta'' - Steller's eider
** Genus '' Pteronetta'' - Hartlaub's duck
** Genus '' Radjah'' - Radjah shelduck
** Genus '' Salvadorina'' - Salvadori's teal
** Genus ''Sarkidiornis'' - comb duck (Tadorninae or closer to dabbling ducks?)
** Genus ''Sibirionetta'' - Baikal teal
** Genus ''Somateria'' - eiders
** Genus ''Spatula'' - shovelers
** Genus '' Speculanas'' - bronze-winged duck
** Genus '' Stictonetta'' - freckled duck
** Genus ''Tachyeres'' - steamer ducks (Tadorninae or closer to dabbling ducks?)
** Genus ''Tadorna'' - shelducks (possibly paraphyletic)
** Genus ''Thalassornis'' - white-backed duck
* Family Anseranatidae
** Genus '' Anseranas''

Apodiformes

Swifts, treeswifts and hummingbirds

* Family Apodidae - swifts
** Genus ''Aerodramus'' sometimes included in ''Collocalia''
** Genus ''Aeronautes''
** Genus ''Apus''
** Genus ''Chaetura''
** Genus ''Collocalia''
** Genus ''Cypseloides''
** Genus ''Cypsiurus''
** Genus ''Hirundapus''
** Genus ''Hydrochous'' - giant swiftlet
** Genus ''Mearnsia''
** Genus ''Neafrapus''
** Genus ''Panyptila''
** Genus ''Rhaphidura''
** Genus ''Schoutedenapus'' - African swiftlets
** Genus ''Streptoprocne''
** Genus ''Tachornis''
** Genus ''Tachymarptis''
** Genus ''Telacanthura''
** Genus ''Zoonavena''
* Family Hemiprocnidae - treeswifts
** Genus ''Hemiprocne''
* Family Trochilidae - hummingbirds
** Genus '' Abeillia'' – emerald-chinned hummingbird
** Genus '' Adelomyia'' – speckled hummingbird
** Genus ''Aglaeactis'' – sunbeams
** Genus ''Aglaiocercus'' – sylphs
** Genus ''Amazilia'' (includes '' Agyrtria'')
** Genus '' Androdon'' – tooth-billed hummingbird
** Genus '' Anopetia'' – broad-tipped hermit
** Genus '' Anthocephala'' – blossomcrowns
** Genus ''Anthracothorax'' – mangos
** Genus '' Aphantochroa'' – sombre hummingbird
** Genus ''Archilochus''
** Genus '' Atthis''
** Genus ''Augastes'' – visorbearers
** Genus '' Avocettula'' – fiery-tailed awlbill
** Genus ''Basilinna'' (recently split from ''Hylocharis'')
** Genus '' Boissonneaua'' – coronets
** Genus '' Calliphlox'' – ''Calliphlox'' woodstars
** Genus '' Calothorax'' – ''Calothorax'' sheartails
** Genus ''Calypte''
** Genus '' Campylopterus'' – sabrewings
** Genus ''Chaetocercus'' – ''Chaetocercus'' woodstars
** Genus '' Chalcostigma'' – ''Chalcostigma'' thornbills
** Genus ''Chalybura'' – plumeleteers
** Genus ''Chlorestes'' – blue-chinned sapphire
** Genus ''Chlorostilbon'' – typical emeralds
** Genus '' Chrysolampis'' – ruby-topaz hummingbird
** Genus '' Chrysuronia'' – golden-tailed sapphire
** Genus '' Clytolaema'' – Brazilian ruby
** Genus ''Coeligena'' – Incas and starfrontlets
** Genus '' Colibri'' – violet-ears
** Genus '' Cyanophaia'' - blue-headed hummingbird
** Genus '' Cynanthus''
** Genus '' Damophila'' – violet-bellied hummingbird
** Genus ''Discosura'' – thorntails
** Genus '' Doricha'' – typical sheartails
** Genus ''Doryfera'' – lancebills
** Genus ''Elvira'' – elvira emeralds
** Genus ''Ensifera'' – sword-billed hummingbird
** Genus ''Eriocnemis'' – typical pufflegs
** Genus '' Eugenes''
** Genus ''Eulampis'' – caribs
** Genus '' Eulidia'' – Chilean woodstar
** Genus ''Eupetomena'' – swallow-tailed hummingbird
** Genus ''Eupherusa''
** Genus ''Eutoxeres'' – sicklebills
** Genus ''Florisuga'' – jacobins
** Genus '' Glaucis''
** Genus '' Goethalsia'' – pirre hummingbird
** Genus '' Goldmania'' – violet-capped hummingbird
** Genus ''Haplophaedia'' – ''Haplophaedia'' pufflegs
** Genus '' Heliactin'' – horned sungem
** Genus ''Heliangelus'' – sunangels
** Genus ''Heliodoxa'' – brilliants
** Genus ''Heliomaster'' – starthroats
** Genus '' Heliothryx'' – fairies
** Genus ''Hylocharis'' – typical sapphires
** Genus '' Hylonympha'' – scissor-tailed hummingbird
** Genus '' Klais'' – violet-headed hummingbird
** Genus '' Lafresnaya'' – mountain velvetbreast
** Genus '' Lampornis'' – typical mountaingems
** Genus '' Lamprolaima'' – garnet-throated hummingbird
** Genus '' Lepidopyga''
** Genus ''Lesbia'' – trainbearers
** Genus ''Leucippus''
** Genus '' Leucochloris'' – white-throated hummingbird
** Genus '' Loddigesia'' – marvelous spatuletail
** Genus ''Lophornis'' – coquettes
** Genus ''Mellisuga''
** Genus '' Metallura'' – metaltails
** Genus ''Microchera'' – snowcap
** Genus '' Microstilbon'' – slender-tailed woodstar
** Genus '' Myrmia'' – short-tailed woodstar
** Genus ''Myrtis'' – purple-collared woodstar
** Genus ''Ocreatus'' – booted racket-tails
** Genus '' Opisthoprora'' – mountain avocetbill
** Genus '' Oreonympha'' – bearded mountaineer
** Genus '' Oreotrochilus'' – hillstars
** Genus '' Orthorhyncus'' – Antillean crested hummingbird
** Genus '' Oxypogon'' – bearded helmetcrests
** Genus '' Panterpe'' – fiery-throated hummingbird
** Genus '' Patagona'' – giant hummingbird
** Genus '' Phaeochroa'' – scaly-breasted hummingbird
** Genus ''Phaethornis'' – typical hermits
** Genus '' Phlogophilus'' – piedtails
** Genus '' Polyonymus'' – bronze-tailed comet
** Genus '' Polytmus'' – goldenthroats
** Genus '' Pterophanes'' – great sapphirewing
** Genus '' Ramphodon'' – saw-billed hermit
** Genus ''Ramphomicron'' – typical thornbills
** Genus ''Rhodopis'' – oasis hummingbird
** Genus ''Sappho'' – red-tailed comet
** Genus ''Schistes'' - wedgebills (sometimes included in ''Augastes'')
** Genus ''Selasphorus''
** Genus ''Sephanoides'' – firecrowns
** Genus '' Stephanoxis'' – plovercrests
** Genus '' Sternoclyta'' – violet-chested hummingbird
** Genus '' Taphrolesbia'' – grey-bellied comet
** Genus '' Taphrospilus'' - many-spotted hummingbird
** Genus ''Thalurania'' – woodnymphs
** Genus '' Thaumastura'' – Peruvian sheartail
** Genus '' Threnetes'' – barbthroats
** Genus '' Tilmatura'' – sparkling-tailed woodstar
** Genus '' Topaza'' – topazes
** Genus ''Trochilus'' – streamertails
** Genus '' Urochroa'' – white-tailed hillstar
** Genus '' Urosticte'' – whitetips

Apterygiformes

* Family Apterygidae
** Genus '' Apteryx'' - kiwi

Bucerotiformes

Hornbills, hoopoes, and wood-hoopoes

* Family Bucerotidae
** Genus ''Aceros'' - rufous-necked hornbill
** Genus '' Anorrhinus'' - brown hornbill
** Genus ''Anthracoceros'' - pied hornbill
** Genus '' Berenicornis'' - white-crowned hornbill (sometimes included in ''Aceros'')
** Genus ''Buceros''
** Genus ''Bycanistes''
** Genus ''Ceratogymna'' - casqued hornbill
** Genus '' Lophoceros''
** Genus ''Ocyceros'' - grey hornbill
** Genus ''Penelopides''
** Genus '' Rhinoplax'' - helmeted hornbill (sometimes included in ''Buceros'')
** Genus ''Rhyticeros'' (sometimes included in ''Aceros'')
** Genus ''Tockus''
** Genus '' Tropicranus'' - white-crested hornbill (sometimes included in ''Tockus'')
* Family Bucorvidae
** Genus '' Bucorvus'' - ground hornbills
* Family Phoeniculidae
** Genus ''Phoeniculus'' - wood hoopoes
** Genus ''Rhinopomastus'' - scimitarbills
* Family Upupidae
** Genus ''Upupa'' - hoopoes

Caprimulgiformes

Nightjars, nighthawks, potoos, oilbirds, frogmouths and owlet-nightjars

*Family Aegothelidae - owlet-nightjars
**Genus ''Aegotheles''
*Family Caprimulgidae - nightjars
**Genus ''Antrostomus''
**Genus ''Caprimulgus''
**Genus ''Chordeiles''
**Genus '' Eleothreptus''
**Genus ''Eurostopodus''
**Genus '' Gactornis'' – collared nightjar
**Genus '' Hydropsalis''
**Genus ''Lurocalis''
**Genus '' Lyncornis''
**Genus '' Macropsalis'' – long-trained nightjar
**Genus '' Nyctidromus''
**Genus '' Nyctiphrynus''
**Genus ''Nyctipolus''
**Genus ''Nyctiprogne''
**Genus '' Phalaenoptilus'' – common poorwill
**Genus ''Setopagis''
**Genus '' Siphonorhis''
**Genus '' Systellura''
**Genus '' Uropsalis''
*Family Nyctibiidae - potoos
**Genus ''Nyctibius''
*Family Podargidae - frogmouths
**Genus ''Batrachostomus''
**Genus ''Podargus''
**Genus ''Rigidipenna'' - Solomons frogmouth
*Family Steatornithidae - oilbird
**Genus ''Steatornis''

Cariamiformes

*Family Cariamidae - seriemas
**Genus ''Cariama''
**Genus '' Chunga''

Casuariiformes

Cassowaries and emus

*Family Casuariidae
**Genus ''Casuarius'' - cassowary
**Genus ''Dromaius'' - emu

Cathartiformes

New World vultures

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

Charadriiformes

Plovers, crab plovers, lapwings, seagulls, puffins, auks, sandpipers, buttonquails, stilts, avocets, ibisbills, woodcocks, skuas, etc.

*Family Alcidae - puffins, guillemots, murres, and allies
**Genus ''Aethia'' - auklets
**Genus '' Alca'' - razorbill
**Genus ''Alle'' - little auk
**Genus ''Brachyramphus'' - murrelets
**Genus ''Cepphus'' - guillemots
**Genus ''Cerorhinca'' - rhinoceros auklet
**Genus ''Fratercula'' - puffins
**Genus '' Ptychoramphus'' - Cassin's auklet
**Genus ''Synthliboramphus'' - murrelets
**Genus ''Uria'' - murres
*Family Burhinidae - thick-knees
**Genus ''Burhinus''
**Genus ''Esacus''
*Family Charadriidae - plovers and lapwings
**Genus ''Anarhynchus'' - wrybill
**Genus ''Charadrius''
**Genus '' Elseyornis'' - black-fronted dotterel
**Genus '' Erythrogonys'' - red-kneed dotterel
**Genus '' Oreopholus'' - tawny-throated dotterel
**Genus '' Peltohyas'' - inland dotterel
**Genus ''Phegornis'' - diademed sandpiper-plover
**Genus ''Pluvialis''
**Genus ''Thinornis''
**Genus ''Vanellus''
*Family Chionididae - sheathbills
**Genus ''Chionis''
*Family Dromadidae - crab plover
**Genus '' Dromas''
*Family Glareolidae - pratincoles and coursers
**Genus ''Cursorius''
**Genus ''Glareola''
**Genus ''Rhinoptilus''
**Genus ''Stiltia'' - Australian pratincole
*Family Haematopodidae - oystercatchers
**Genus '' Haematopus''
*Family Ibidorhynchidae - ibisbill
**Genus '' Ibidorhyncha''
*Family Jacanidae - jacanas
**Genus ''Actophilornis''
**Genus '' Hydrophasianus'' - pheasant-tailed jacana
**Genus ''Irediparra'' - comb-crested jacana
**Genus '' Jacana''
**Genus '' Metopidius'' - bronze-winged jacana
**Genus ''Microparra'' - lesser jacana
*Family Laridae - gulls, terns, and skimmers
**Genus ''Anous''
**Genus ''Chlidonias'' - marsh tern
**Genus ''Chroicocephalus''
**Genus '' Creagrus'' - swallow-tailed gull
**Genus ''Gelochelidon'' - gull-billed tern
**Genus ''Gygis'' - white tern
**Genus '' Hydrocoloeus'' - little gull
**Genus ''Hydroprogne'' - Caspian tern
**Genus ''Ichthyaetus''
**Genus ''Larosterna'' - Inca tern
**Genus ''Larus''
**Genus ''Leucophaeus''
**Genus ''Onychoprion''
**Genus '' Pagophila'' - ivory gull
**Genus '' Phaetusa'' - large-billed tern
**Genus '' Rhodostethia'' - Ross's gull
**Genus '' Rissa'' - kittiwakes
**Genus ''Rynchops'' - skimmers
**Genus ''Sterna''
**Genus ''Sternula''
**Genus ''Thalasseus''
**Genus '' Xema'' - Sabine's gull
*Family Pedionomidae - plains wanderer
**Genus ''Pedionomus''
*Family Pluvianellidae - Magellanic plover
**Genus '' Pluvianellus''
*Family Pluvianidae - Egyptian plover
**Genus '' Pluvianus''
*Family Recurvirostridae - avocets and stilts
**Genus '' Cladorhynchus'' - banded stilt
**Genus ''Himantopus'' - stilts
**Genus ''Recurvirostra'' - avocets
*Family Rostratulidae - painted snipes
**Genus '' Nycticryphes''
**Genus ''Rostratula''
*Family Scolopacidae - snipe, sandpipers, phalaropes, and allies
**Genus ''Actitis''
**Genus '' Arenaria'' - turnstones
**Genus '' Bartramia'' - upland sandpiper
**Genus ''Calidris'' - sandpipers
**Genus ''Coenocorypha'' - Austral snipes
**Genus ''Gallinago''
**Genus ''Limnodromus'' - dowitchers
**Genus ''Limosa'' - godwits
**Genus ''Lymnocryptes'' - jack snipe
**Genus '' Numenius'' - curlews
**Genus '' Phalaropus'' - phalaropes
**Genus '' Prosobonia'' - Polynesian sandpiper
**Genus '' Scolopax''
**Genus ''Tringa''
**Genus '' Xenus'' - Terek sandpiper
*Family Stercorariidae - skuas
**Genus '' Stercorarius''
*Family Thinocoridae - seedsnipes
**Genus ''Attagis''
**Genus ''Thinocorus''
*Family Turnicidae - buttonquails
**Genus '' Ortyxelos''
**Genus ''Turnix''

Ciconiiformes

Storks, openbills, and jabiru

*Family Ciconiidae
**Genus ''Anastomus'' - openbills
**Genus ''Ciconia''
**Genus ''Ephippiorhynchus''
**Genus ''Jabiru''
**Genus ''Leptoptilos''
**Genus ''Mycteria''

Coliiformes

Mousebirds

*Family Coliidae
**Genus ''Colius''
**Genus ''Urocolius''

Columbiformes

Pigeons and doves

*Family Columbidae
**Genus ''Alectroenas'' - blue pigeons
**Genus ''Alopecoenas''
**Genus ''Caloenas'' - Nicobar pigeon
**Genus ''Chalcophaps'' - emerald doves
**Genus '' Claravis''
**Genus ''Columba'' includes ''Aplopelia'', Old World pigeons
**Genus ''Columbina''
**Genus ''Cryptophaps'' - sombre pigeon
**Genus ''Didunculus'' - tooth-billed pigeon
**Genus ''Drepanoptila'' - possibly better merged with ''Ptilinopus''
**Genus ''Ducula'' - imperial pigeons
**Genus '' Dysmoropelia'' - Saint Helena dove
**Genus ''Gallicolumba''
**Genus ''Geopelia''
**Genus ''Geophaps''
**Genus ''Geotrygon'' - quail-doves
**Genus '' Goura''
**Genus ''Gymnophaps'' - mountain pigeons
**Genus ''Hemiphaga''
**Genus ''Henicophaps''
**Genus ''Leptotila''
**Genus '' Leptotrygon'' - olive-backed quail-dove
**Genus ''Leucosarcia'' - wonga pigeon
**Genus '' Lopholaimus'' - topknot pigeon
**Genus ''Macropygia''
**Genus ''Metriopelia''
**Genus ''Nesoenas''
**Genus ''Ocyphaps'' - crested pigeon
**Genus ''Oena'' - Namaqua dove, tentatively placed here
**Genus '' Otidiphaps'' - pheasant pigeon
**Genus ''Patagioenas'' - American pigeons
**Genus ''Petrophassa'' - rock pigeons
**Genus ''Phapitreron'' - brown dove
**Genus ''Phaps''
**Genus ''Ptilinopus''
**Genus ''Reinwardtoena''
**Genus '' Starnoenas'' - blue-headed quail-dove
**Genus ''Spilopelia''
**Genus ''Streptopelia'' - turtledoves
**Genus ''Treron'' - green pigeons
**Genus '' Trugon'' - thick-billed ground pigeon
**Genus '' Turacoena''
**Genus ''Turtur'' - African wood doves, tentatively placed here
**Genus '' Uropelia'' - long-tailed ground dove
**Genus ''Zenaida'' - Zenaida doves
**Genus ''Zentrygon''

Coraciiformes

Rollers, bee eaters, todies, kingfishers, etc.

*Family Alcedinidae - kingfishers
**Genus ''Actenoides''
**Genus ''Alcedo''
**Genus ''Caridonax'' - glittering kingfisher
**Genus '' Ceryle'' - pied kingfisher
**Genus '' Ceyx''
**Genus '' Chloroceryle'' - American green kingfisher
**Genus ''Cittura'' - lilac kingfisher
**Genus '' Clytoceyx''
**Genus ''Corythornis''
**Genus ''Dacelo''
**Genus '' Halcyon''
**Genus ''Ispidina''
**Genus '' Lacedo''
**Genus ''Megaceryle''
**Genus ''Melidora'' - hook-billed kingfisher
**Genus '' Pelargopsis''
**Genus ''Syma''
**Genus ''Tanysiptera'' - paradise kingfisher
**Genus '' Todirhamphus''
*Family Brachypteraciidae - ground rollers
**Genus ''Atelornis''
**Genus ''Brachypteracias'' - short-legged ground roller
**Genus '' Geobiastes'' - scaly ground roller
**Genus '' Uratelornis'' - long-tailed ground roller
*Family Coraciidae - rollers
**Genus ''Coracias''
**Genus ''Eurystomus''
*Family Bee-eater, Meropidae - bee-eaters
**Genus ''Purple-bearded bee-eater, Meropogon'' - purple-bearded bee-eater
**Genus ''Merops (genus), Merops''
**Genus ''Nyctyornis''
*Family Motmot, Momotidae - motmots
**Genus ''Blue-throated motmot, Aspatha'' - blue-throated motmot
**Genus ''Baryphthengus''
**Genus ''Electron (bird), Electron''
**Genus ''Turquoise-browed motmot, Eumomota'' - turquoise-browed motmot
**Genus ''Tody motmot, Hylomanes'' - tody motmot
**Genus ''Momotus''
*Family Tody, Todidae - todies
**Genus ''Todus''

Cuckoo, Cuculiformes

Cuckoos, anis, etc.

*Family Cuckoo, Cuculidae
**Genus ''Cacomantis''
**Genus ''Carpococcyx'' – Asian ground-cuckoos
**Genus ''Coucal, 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 ''Ani (bird), Crotophaga'' – anis
**Genus ''Cuculus'' – typical cuckoos
**Genus ''Dromococcyx''
**Genus ''Koel, Eudynamys'' – typical koels
**Genus ''Roadrunner, Geococcyx'' – roadrunners
**Genus ''Guira cuckoo, Guira'' – guira cuckoo
**Genus ''Hierococcyx'' – hawk-cuckoos
**Genus ''Dwarf koel, Microdynamis'' – dwarf koel
**Genus ''Lesser ground cuckoo, Morococcyx'' – lesser ground cuckoo
**Genus ''Neomorphus'' – Neotropical ground-cuckoos
**Genus ''Thick-billed cuckoo, Pachycoccyx'' – thick-billed cuckoo
**Genus ''Malkoha, Phaenicophaeus'' – typical malkohas
**Genus ''Piaya''
**Genus ''Raffles's malkoha, Rhinortha'' – Raffles's malkoha (sometimes in ''Phaenicophaeus''; tentatively placed here)
**Genus ''Channel-billed cuckoo, Scythrops'' – channel-billed cuckoo
**Genus ''Surniculus'' – drongo-cuckoos
**Genus ''Striped cuckoo, Tapera'' – striped cuckoo
**Genus ''Pacific long-tailed cuckoo, Urodynamis'' – Pacific long-tailed cuckoo

Eurypygiformes

Sunbitterns and kagu

*Family Sunbittern, Eurypygidae - sunbittern
**Genus ''Sunbittern, Eurypyga''
*Family Rhynochetidae - kagu
** Genus ''Rhynochetos''

Falconidae, Falconiformes

Falcons and caracara

*Family Falconidae
** Genus ''Caracara (genus), Caracara'' – crested caracaras
** Genus ''Black caracara, Daptrius'' – black caracara
** Genus ''Falcon, Falco'' – true falcons, hobbies and kestrels
** Genus ''Laughing falcon, Herpetotheres'' – laughing falcon
** Genus ''Red-throated caracara, Ibycter'' – red-throated caracara (sometimes included in ''Daptrius'')
** Genus ''Forest falcon, Micrastur'' – forest falcons
** Genus ''Microhierax'' – typical falconets
** Genus ''Milvago'' – brown caracaras
** Genus ''Phalcoboenus'' – Andean and southern South American caracaras
** Genus ''Polihierax'' – pygmy falcons
** Genus ''Spot-winged falconet, Spiziapteryx'' – spot-winged falconet

Galliformes

Gamebirds

*Family Cracidae
** Genus ''Wattled guan, Aburria''
** Genus ''Chamaepetes''
** Genus ''Crax'' - curassows
** Genus ''Mitu (bird), Mitu'' - curassows
** Genus ''Nocturnal curassow, Nothocrax'' - nocturnal curassow
** Genus ''Horned guan, Oreophasis'' - horned guan
** Genus ''Chachalaca, Ortalis'' - chachalacas
** Genus ''Piping guan, Papile'' - Piping guan
** Genus ''Pauxi'' - helmeted curassows
** Genus ''Penelope (genus), Penelope''
** Genus ''Highland guan, Penelopina''
*Family Megapodiidae
** Genus ''Aepypodius''
** Genus ''Australian brushturkey, Alectura'' - Australian brushturkey
** Genus ''Moluccan megapode, Eulipoa'' - Moluccan megapode
** Genus ''Leipoa''
** Genus ''Maleo, Macrocephalon'' - maleo
** Genus ''Scrubfowl, Megapodius'' - scrubfowl
** Genus ''Talegalla''
*Family Guineafowl, Numididae
** Genus ''Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium''
** Genus ''Agelastes''
** Genus ''Guttera''
** Genus ''Helmeted guineafowl, Numida'' - helmeted guineafowl
*Family New World quail, Odontophoridae
** Genus ''Callipepla''
** Genus ''Colinus''
** Genus ''Cyrtonyx''
** Genus ''Singing quail, Dactylortyx'' - singing quail
** Genus ''Dendrortyx''
** Genus ''Wood quail, Odontophorus'' - wood quails
** Genus ''Mountain quail, Oreortyx'' - mountain quails
** Genus ''Banded quail, Philortyx'' - banded quail
** Genus ''Ptilopachus''
** Genus ''Tawny-faced quail, Rhynchortyx'' - tawny-faced quail
*Family Phasianidae
** Genus ''Congo peafowl, Afropavo - Congo peafowl
** Genus ''Alectoris'' - rock partridges
** Genus ''Ammoperdix'' - see-see and sand partridge
** Genus ''Snow Mountain quail, Anurophasis'' - Snow Mountain quail
** Genus ''Arborophila'' - hill partridge
** Genus ''Great argus, Argusianus'' - great argus
** Genus ''Bamboo partridge, Bambusicola'' - bamboo partridge
** Genus ''Ruffed grouse, Bonasa'' - ruffed grouse
** Genus ''Ferruginous partridge, Caloperdix'' - ferruginous partridge
** Genus ''Cheer pheasant, 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 ''Junglefowl, Gallus'' - junglefowl
** Genus ''Crimson-headed partridge, Haematortyx'' - crimson-headed partridge
** Genus ''Blood pheasant, Ithaginis'' - blood pheasant
** Genus ''Lagopus'' - ptarmigans
** Genus ''Snow partridge, Lerwa'' - snow partridge
** Genus ''Monal, Lophophorus'' - monal
** Genus ''Gallopheasant, Lophura'' - gallopheasants
** Genus ''Madagascan partridge, Margaroperdix'' - Madagascan partridge
** Genus ''Black partridge, Melanoperdix'' - black partridge
** Genus ''Turkey (bird), Meleagris'' - turkeys
** Genus ''Himalayan quail, Ophrysia'' - Himalayan quail
** Genus ''Pavo (genus), Pavo'' - peafowl
** Genus ''Peliperdix''
** Genus ''Perdicula'' - bush quail
** Genus ''Perdix'' - true partridges
** Genus ''Phasianus'' - typical pheasants
** Genus ''Peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron'' - peacock-pheasant
** Genus ''Pternistis'' - African spurfowls
** Genus ''Koklass pheasant, Pucrasia'' - Koklass pheasant
** Genus ''Crested argus, Rheinardia'' - crested argus
** Genus ''Rhizothera''
** Genus ''Crested partridge, Rollulus'' - crested partridge
** Genus ''Scleroptila''
** Genus ''Synoicus'' - see ''Coturnix''
** Genus ''Syrmaticus'' - long-tailed pheasants
** Genus ''Tetrao'' - capercaillies and black grouse
** Genus ''Snowcock, Tetraogallus'' - snowcocks
** Genus ''Tetraophasis'' - monal-partridge
** Genus ''Tetrastes''
** Genus ''Tragopan'' - horned pheasant
** Genus ''Tympanuchus'' - prairie chickens
** Genus ''Xenoperdix'' - forest partridges

Gaviiformes

*Family Loon, Gaviidae
** Genus ''Loon, Gavia'' - loons

Gruiformes

Cranes, crakes, rails, wood-rails, fluftais, gallinules, limpkin, trumpeters, and finfoots

* Family Limpkin, Aramidae - limpkin
** Genus ''Limpkin, Aramus''
* Family Gruidae - cranes
** Genus ''Antigone (genus), Antigone''
** Genus ''Balearica''
** Genus ''Grus (genus), Grus'' - cranes
** Genus ''Siberian crane, Leucogeranus'' - Siberian crane
* Family Heliornithidae - finfoots
** Genus ''Masked finfoot, Heliopais'' - masked finfoot
** Genus ''Sungrebe, Heliornis'' - sungrebe
** Genus ''African finfoot, Podica'' - African finfoot
* Family Psophiidae
** Genus ''Psophia'' - trumpeters
* Family Rallidae - crakes, moorhens, gallinules, and rails
** Genus ''Striped crake, Aenigmatolimnas'' - striped crake
** Genus ''Uniform crake, Amaurolimnas'' - uniform crake
** Genus ''Amaurornis'' - bush-hens
** Genus ''Anurolimnas''
** Genus ''Aramides''
** Genus ''Snoring rail, Aramidopsis'' – snoring rail
** Genus ''Inaccessible Island rail, Atlantisia'' - Inaccessible Island rail
** ?Genus ''Biensis'' - Madagascan rails (synonym of Rallus?)
** Genus ''Chatham rail, Cabalus'' - Chatham rail
** Genus ''Coturnicops'' - barred-backed crake
** ?Genus ''Creciscus'' - blackish crake
** Genus ''African crake, Crecopsis'' – African crake
** Genus ''Crex'' - corn crake
** Genus ''Zapata rail, Cyanolimnas'' – Zapata rail
** Genus ''Hawkins's rail, Diaphorapteryx'' - Hawkins's rail
** Genus ''Dryolimnas''
** Genus ''Chestnut rail, Eulabeornis'' – chestnut rail
** Genus ''Coot, Fulica'' - coots
** Genus ''Watercock, Gallicrex'' - watercock
** Genus ''Moorhen, Gallinula'' - moorhens
** Genus ''Gallirallus''
** Genus ''Gymnocrex'' - bare-faced rails
** Genus ''Invisible rail, Habroptila'' – invisible rail
** Genus ''Yellow-breasted crake, Hapalocrex'' - yellow-breasted crake
** Genus ''Nkulengu rail, Himantornis'' - Nkulengu rail
** Genus ''Laterallus'' - ruddy crake
** Genus ''Lewinia''
** ?Genus ''Limnocrex'' (synonym of Laterallus?)
** Genus ''New Guinea flightless rail, Megacrex'' - New Guinea flightless rail
** Genus ''Ocellated crake, Micropygia'' - ocellated crake
** Genus ''Ascension crake, Mundia'' - Ascension crake
** Genus ''Mustelirallus''
** Genus ''Nesoclopeus''
** Genus ''Lesser moorhen, Paragallinula'' - lesser moorhen
** Genus ''Pardirallus''
** Genus ''Poliolimnas'' - see ''Amaurornis''
** Genus ''Swamphen, Porphyrio'' - swamphens
** Genus ''Spot-flanked gallinule, Porphyriops'' – spot-flanked gallinule
** Genus ''Porzana''
** Genus ''Rallicula'' - forest rails
** Genus ''Rallina'' - chestnut rails
** Genus ''Rallus''
** Genus ''Rouget's rail, 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 ''Flufftail, Sarothrura'' - flufftails

Cuckoo roller, Leptosomiformes

*Family Cuckoo roller, Leptosomidae
**Genus ''Cuckoo roller, Leptosomus'' - cuckoo roller

Mesite, Mesitornithiformes

*Family Mesite, Mesitornithidae - mesites
** Genus ''Mesitornis''
** Genus ''Subdesert mesite, Monias'' - Subdesert mesite

Turaco, Musophagiformes

Turacos and go-away-birds

*Family Turaco, Musophagidae
** Genus ''Great blue turaco, Corythaeola'' - great blue turaco
** Genus ''Go-away-bird, Corythaixoides'' - go-away-birds
** Genus ''Plantain-eater, Crinifer'' - plantain-eaters
** Genus ''Musophaga''
** Genus ''Rwenzori turaco, Ruwenzorornis'' - Rwenzori turaco
** Genus ''Tauraco''

Opisthocomidae, Opisthocomiformes

*Family Opisthocomidae
** Genus ''Hoatzin, Opisthocomus'' - hoatzin

Bustard, Otidiformes

Bustards, floricans, etc.

* Family Bustard, Otididae
** Genus ''Afrotis''
** Genus ''Ardeotis''
** Genus ''Chlamydotis''
** Genus ''Eupodotis''
** Genus ''Bengal florican, Houbaropsis'' - Bengal florican
** Genus ''Lissotis''
** Genus ''Lophotis''
** Genus ''Neotis''
** Genus ''Great bustard, Otis'' - great bustard
** Genus ''Lesser florican, Sypheotides''
** Genus ''Little bustard, Tetrax'' - little bustard

Passerine, Passeriformes

Passerines, the "song birds". This is the largest order of birds and contains more than half of all birds.
* Family Acanthisittidae
** Genus ''Rifleman (bird), Acanthisitta'' - rifleman
** Genus ''New Zealand wren, Xenicus'' - New Zealand wrens
* Family Acanthizidae - scrubwrens, thornbills, and gerygones
** Genus ''Acanthiza'' – thornbill
** Genus ''Scrubtit, Acanthornis'' – scrubtit
** Genus ''Aethomyias'' – scrubwrens
** Genus ''Aphelocephala'' – whiteface
** Genus ''Calamanthus'' – fieldwren
** Genus ''Crateroscelis''
** Genus ''Gerygone''
** Genus ''Hylacola'' – heathwren
** Genus ''Yellow-throated scrubwren, Neosericornis'' – yellow-throated scrubwren
** Genus ''Fernwren, Oreoscopus'' – fernwren
** Genus ''Origma''
** Genus ''Goldenface, Pachycare'' – goldenface
** Genus ''Pilotbird, Pycnoptilus'' – pilotbird
** Genus ''Speckled warbler, Pyrrholaemus'' - speckled warbler
** Genus ''Sericornis'' – scrubwrens
** Genus ''Weebill, Smicrornis'' – weebill
* Family Acrocephalidae - marsh- and tree-warblers, recently split from the Sylviidae
** Genus ''Acrocephalus (bird), Acrocephalus''
** Genus ''Papyrus yellow warbler, Calamonastides'' - papyrus yellow warbler
** Genus ''Chloropeta''
** Genus ''Hippolais''
** Genus ''Iduna (bird), Iduna''
** Genus ''Nesillas''
* Family Aegithalidae - long-tailed tits or bushtits
** Genus ''Aegithalos''
** Genus ''Leptopoecile''
** Genus ''American bushtit, Psaltriparus'' - American bushtit
* Family Iora, Aegithinidae
** Genus ''Iora, Aegithina'' - iora
* Family Lark, Alaudidae - larks
** Genus ''Alaemon'' – hoopoe-lark
** Genus ''Alauda'' – skylark
** Genus ''Alaudala''
** Genus ''Ammomanes''
** Genus ''Gray's lark, 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 ''Dupont's lark, Chersophilus'' – Dupont's lark
** Genus ''Dunn's lark, Eremalauda'' – Dunn's lark
** Genus ''Eremophila (bird), 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 ''Thick-billed lark, Ramphocoris'' – thick-billed lark
** Genus ''Spizocorys''
* Family Artamidae - woodswallows, butcherbirds, currawongs, and Australian magpie
** Genus ''Woodswallow, Artamus'' - woodswallows
** Genus ''Cracticus''
** Genus ''Australian magpie, Gymnorhina'' - Australian magpie
** Genus ''Black butcherbird, Melloria'' - black butcherbird
** Genus ''Peltops''
** Genus ''Currawong, Strepera'' - currawongs
* Family Scrubbird, Atrichornithidae
** Genus ''Scrubbird, Atrichornis'' - scrub-birds
* Family Bernieridae - Malagasy warblers, a newly assembled family
** Genus ''Madagascan warbler, Bernieria'' – Madagascan warbler
** Genus ''Madagascan yellowbrow, Crossleyia'' – Madagascan yellowbrow
** Genus ''Cryptic warbler, Cryptosylvicola'' – cryptic warbler
** Genus ''Wedge-tailed jery, Hartertula'' – wedge-tailed jery
** Genus ''White-throated oxylabes, Oxylabes'' – white-throated oxylabes
** Genus ''Rand's warbler, Randia'' – Rand's warbler
** Genus ''Thamnornis'' – Thamnornis
** Genus ''Xanthomixis''
* Family Waxwing, Bombycillidae
** Genus ''Waxwing, Bombycilla'' - waxwings
* Family Oxpecker, Buphagidae
** Genus ''Oxpecker, Buphagus'' - oxpeckers. Formerly usually included in Sturnidae.
* Family Calcariidae - longspurs and snow buntings
** Genus ''Longspur, Calcarius'' - longspurs
** Genus ''Plectrophenax'' - snow and McKay's buntings
** Genus ''Rhynchophanes'' - thick-billed longspur
* Family Callaeidae - New Zealand wattlebirds
** Genus ''Kōkako, Callaeas'' - kōkako
** Genus ''Huia, Heteralocha'' - huia
** Genus ''Saddleback (bird), Philesturnus'' - saddleback
* Family Calyptophilidae
** Genus ''Calyptophilidae, Calyptophilus'' - chat-tanagers
* Family Cuckooshrike, Campephagidae - cuckooshrikes and trillers
** Genus ''Campephaga''
** Genus ''Golden cuckooshrike, Campochaera'' - golden cuckooshrike
** Genus ''Ceblepyris''
** Genus ''Pygmy cuckooshrike, Celebesica'' - pygmy cuckooshrike
** Genus ''Coracina''
** Genus ''Blue cuckooshrike, Cyanograucalus'' - blue cuckooshrike
** Genus ''Edolisoma''
** Genus ''Lalage (bird), Lalage''
** Genus ''Lobotos''
** Genus ''McGregor's cuckooshrike, Malindangia'' - McGregor's cuckooshrike
** Genus ''Minivet, Pericrocotus'' - minivet
* Family Cardinalidae - cardinals and allies
** Genus ''Amaurospiza''
** Genus ''Cardinalis''
** Genus ''Caryothraustes''
** Genus ''Chlorothraupis''
** Genus ''Cyanocompsa''
** Genus ''Glaucous-blue grosbeak, Cyanoloxia'' - Glaucous-blue grosbeak
** Genus ''Granatellus''
** Genus ''Habia (bird), Habia''
** Genus ''Passerina''
** Genus ''Red-and-black grosbeak, Periporphyrus'' - red-and-black grosbeak
** Genus ''Pheucticus''
** Genus ''Piranga''
** Genus ''Crimson-collared grosbeak, Rhodothraupis'' - crimson-collared grosbeak
** Genus ''Dickcissel, Spiza'' - dickcissel
* Family Treecreeper, Certhiidae - treecreepers
** Genus ''Certhia''
*Family Salpornis, 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 ''Green hylia, Hylia'' – green hylia (tentatively placed here)
** Genus ''Tit hylia, Pholidornis'' – tit hylia (formerly in Remizidae; tentatively placed here)
** Genus ''Phyllergates''
** Genus ''Tesia''
** Genus ''Broad-billed warbler, Tickellia'' – broad-billed warbler
** Genus ''Urosphena'' – stubtails
* Family Rockjumper, Chaetopidae
** Genus ''Rockjumper, Chaetops'' - rockjumpers, recently split from the Turdidae
* Family Leafbird, Chloropseidae
** Genus ''Leafbird, Chloropsis'' - leafbirds
* Family Dipper, Cinclidae
** Genus ''Dipper, Cinclus'' - dippers
* Family Cisticolidae - cisticolas and allies
** Genus ''Apalis''
** Genus ''Artisornis''
** Genus ''Bathmocercus'' - rufous warblers
** Genus ''Calamonastes''
** Genus ''Camaroptera''
** Genus ''Cisticola''
** Genus ''Red-winged grey warbler, Drymocichla'' - red-winged grey warbler
** Genus ''Grey-capped warbler, Eminia'' - grey-capped warbler
** Genus ''Eremomela''
** Genus ''Cinnamon-breasted warbler, Euryptila'' - cinnamon-breasted warbler
** Genus ''Red-winged warbler, Heliolais'' – red-winged warbler (Sometimes placed in ''Prinia'')
** Genus ''Oriole warbler, Hypergerus'' - oriole warbler
** Genus ''Socotra warbler, Incana'' - Socotra warbler
** Genus ''Rufous-eared warbler, Malcorus'' - rufous-eared warbler
** Genus ''Micromacronus''
** Genus ''Neomixis'' - Jerys (genus is basal to all other Cisticolidae)
** Genus ''Oreolais'' (moved here from ''Apalis'')
** Genus ''Roberts's warbler, Oreophilais'' - Roberts's warbler
** Genus ''Tailorbird, Orthotomus'' - tailorbirds
** Genus ''Namaqua warbler, Phragmacia'' - Namaqua warbler
** Genus ''Buff-bellied warbler, Phyllolais'' - buff-bellied warbler
** Genus ''White-tailed warbler, Poliolais'' - white-tailed warbler
** Genus ''Prinia''
** Genus ''Scepomycter'' (sometimes merged into ''Bathmocercus'')
** Genus ''Schistolais''
** Genus ''Cricket warbler, Spiloptila'' - cricket warbler
** Genus ''Green longtail, Urolais'' - green longtail
** Genus ''Red-fronted warbler, Urorhipis''– sometimes placed in ''Prinia''
* Family Australasian treecreeper, Climacteridae - Australian treecreeper
** Genus ''Cormobates''
** Genus ''Climacteris''
* Family Satinbird, Cnemophilidae - satinbirds
** Genus ''Cnemophilus''
** Genus ''Yellow-breasted satinbird, Loboparadisea'' - yellow-breasted satinbird
* Family Gnateater, Conopophagidae - gnateaters and gnatpittas
** Genus ''Conopophaga''
** Genus ''Pittasoma''
* Family Australian mudnester, Corcoracidae - Australian mudnester
** Genus ''White-winged chough, Corcorax'' - white-winged chough
** Genus ''Apostlebird, Struthidea'' - apostlebird
* Family Corvidae - crows, ravens, and jays
** Genus ''Aphelocoma'' – scrub jays
** Genus ''Magpie-jay, Calocitta'' – Magpie-jay
** Genus ''Cissa (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 ''Pinyon jay, Gymnorhinus'' - pinyon jay
** Genus ''Nutcracker (bird), Nucifraga'' - nutcrackers
** Genus ''Perisoreus'' - jays
** Genus ''Pica (genus), Pica'' - magpies
** Genus ''Crested jay, Platylophu'' - Crested jay
** Genus ''Black magpie, Platysmurus'' - black magpie
** Genus ''Ground jay, Podoces'' – ground jays
** Genus ''Brown jay, Psilorhinus'' - brown jay
** Genus ''Piapiac, Ptilostomus'' - piapiac
** Genus ''Chough, Pyrrhocorax'' - chough
** Genus ''Ratchet-tailed treepie, Temnurus'' - ratchet-tailed treepie
** Genus ''Urocissa'' - blue magpies
** Genus ''Stresemann's bushcrow, Zavattariornis'' - Stresemann's bushcrow
* Family Cotinga, Cotingidae - cotingas and allies
** Genus ''Scaled fruiteater, Ampelioides'' - scaled fruiteater
** Genus ''Ampelion''
** Genus ''Carpodectes''
** Genus ''Berryeater, Carpornis'' - berryeaters
** Genus ''Umbrellabird, Cephalopterus'' - umbrellabirds
** Genus ''Black-faced cotinga, Conioptilon'' - black-faced cotinga
** Genus ''Cotinga''
** Genus ''Doliornis''
** Genus ''Bare-necked fruitcrow, Gymnoderus'' - bare-necked fruitcrow
** Genus ''Crimson fruitcrow, Haematoderus'' - crimson fruitcrow
** Genus ''Lipaugus''
** Genus ''Capuchinbird, Perissocephalus'' - capuchinbird
** Genus ''Swallow-tailed cotinga, Phibalura'' - swallow-tailed cotinga
** Genus ''Phoenicircus''
** Genus ''Plantcutter, Phytotoma'' - plantcutters
** Genus ''Pipreola''
** Genus ''Purple-throated cotinga, Porphyrolaema'' - purple-throated cotinga
** Genus ''Neotropical bellbird, Procnias'' - Neotropical bellbird
** Genus ''Red-ruffed fruitcrow, Pyroderus'' - red-ruffed fruitcrow
** Genus ''Purple-throated fruitcrow, Querula'' - purple-throated fruitcrow
** Genus ''Rupicola (bird), Rupicola''
** Genus ''Snowornis''
** Genus ''Tijuca (bird), Tijuca''
** Genus ''Xipholena''
** Genus ''White-cheeked cotinga, Zaratornis'' - white-cheeked cotinga
* Family Bristlebird, Dasyornithidae
** Genus ''Bristlebird, Dasyornis'' - bristlebirds (formerly in Acanthizidae)
* Family Flowerpecker, Dicaeidae - flowerpeckers (sunbirds and flowerpeckers, might be included in Passeroidea)
** Genus ''Dicaeum''
** Genus ''Prionochilus''
* Family Drongo, Dicruridae
** Genus ''Drongo, Dicrurus'' - drongos
* Family Black-capped donacobius, Donacobiidae
** Genus ''Black-capped donacobius, Donacobius'' - black-capped donacobius (previously classed as a wren, but probably closest to the Locustellidae or Bernieridae)
* Family Palmchat, Dulidae (tentatively placed here)
** Genus ''Palmchat, Dulus''- palmchat
* Family Spotted elachura, Elachuridae
** Genus ''Spotted elachura, Elachura'' - spotted elachura
* Family Emberizidae
** Genus ''Diglossopis''
** Genus ''Emberiza'' - Old World buntings
* Family Erythrocercus, Erythrocercidae
** Genus ''Erythrocercus''
* Family Estrildidae - estrildid finches (waxbills, munias, and allies)
** Genus ''Amadina'' - cut-throats
** Genus ''Amandava'' - avadavats
** Genus ''Brown twinspot, Clytospiza'' - brown twinspot
** Genus ''Coccopygia''
** Genus ''Crimsonwing, Cryptospiza'' - crimsonwings
** Genus ''Painted finch, Emblema'' - painted finch
** Genus ''Parrotfinch, Erythrura'' - parrotfinches (includes ''Chloebia'')
** Genus ''Estrilda'' - waxbills
** Genus ''Euodice'' - silverbill
** Genus ''Euschistospiza''
** Genus ''Pictorella mannikin, Heteromunia'' - pictorella mannikin
** Genus ''Hypargos (bird), Hypargos''
** Genus ''Firefinch, Lagonosticta'' - firefinches
** Genus ''Lonchura'' - Munias, mannikins, and silverbills
** Genus ''Green-backed twinspot, Mandingoa'' - green-backed twinspot
** Genus ''Neochmia''
** Genus ''Nesocharis'' - oliveback
** Genus ''Nigrita (bird), Nigrita''
** Genus ''Grey-headed silverbill, Odontospiza'' - grey-headed silverbill
** Genus ''Mountain firetail, Oreostruthus'' - mountain firetail
** Genus ''Ortygospiza'' - quailfinches
** Genus ''Padda''
** Genus ''Locust finch, Paludipasser'' - locust finch
** Genus ''Antpecker, Parmoptila'' - antpeckers
** Genus ''Poephila''
** Genus ''Seedcracker, Pyrenestes'' - seedcrackers
** Genus ''Pytilia''
** Genus ''Bluebill, Spermophaga'' - bluebill
** Genus ''Stagonopleura'' - firetail
** Genus ''Taeniopygia''
** Genus ''Uraeginthus''
* Family Wattled ploughbill, Eulacestomidae
** Genus ''Wattled ploughbill, Eulacestoma'' - wattled ploughbill
* Family Rail-babbler, Eupetidae
** Genus ''Rail-babbler, Eupetes'' - Malaysian rail-babbler (recently split from the Cinclosomatidae)
* Family Eurylaimidae - broadbills
** Genus ''Calyptomena''
** Genus ''Dusky broadbill, Corydon'' - dusky broadbill
** Genus ''Black-and-red broadbill, Cymbirhynchus'' - black-and-red broadbill
** Genus ''Eurylaimus''
** Genus ''Neodrepanis''
** Genus ''Philepitta''
** Genus ''Long-tailed broadbill, Psarisomus'' - long-tailed broadbill
** Genus ''Grauer's broadbill, Pseudocalyptomena'' - Grauer's broadbill
** Genus ''Sarcophanops''
** Genus ''Silver-breasted broadbill, Serilophus'' - silver-breasted broadbill
** Genus ''Smithornis''
* Family Formicariidae - Antthrushe
** Genus ''Chamaeza''
** Genus ''Formicarius (bird), Formicarius''
* Family Finch, Fringillidae - true finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers. (Possibly polyphyletic)
** Genus ''Redpoll, Acanthis'' – redpolls
** Genus ''Blanford's rosefinch, Agraphospiza'' – Blanford's rosefinch
** Genus ''Bucanetes'' – trumpeter finch and Mongolian finch
** Genus ''Spectacled finch, Callacanthis'' – spectacled finch
** Genus ''Carduelis''
** Genus ''Rosefinch, Carpodacus'' – rosefinches
** Genus ''Chloridops''
** Genus ''Chloris (bird), Chloris'' – greenfinches
** Genus ''Chlorodrepanis'' - 'amakihis
** Genus ''Chlorophonia''
** Genus ''Mountain serin, Chrysocorythus'' – mountain serin
** Genus ''Coccothraustes''
** Genus ''Crithagra''
** Genus ''Drepanis''
** Genus ''Eophona'' – Chinese grosbeak and Japanese grosbeak
** Genus ''Euphonia''
** Genus ''Fringilla''
** Genus ''American rosefinch, Haemorhous'' – American rosefinches
** Genus ''Hemignathus''
** Genus ''Himatione''
** Genus ''Mountain finch, Leucosticte'' – mountain and rosy finches
** Genus ''Linaria (bird), Linaria''
** Genus ''Oriole finch, Linurgus'' – oriole finch
** Genus ''Crossbill, Loxia'' – crossbills
** Genus ''Loxioides'' – palila
** Genus ''Loxops''
** Genus ''ʻAnianiau, Magumma'' – ʻanianiau
** Genus ''Poʻouli, Melamprosops'' – poʻouli
** Genus ''Mycerobas'' – Palearctic grosbeaks
** Genus ''ʻAkikiki, Oreomystis'' – ʻakikiki
** Genus ''ʻAkohekohe, Palmeria'' – ʻakohekohe
** Genus ''Paroreomyza''
** Genus ''Pine grosbeak, Pinicola'' – pine grosbeak
** Genus ''Dark-breasted rosefinch, Procarduelis'' – dark-breasted rosefinch
** Genus ''Maui parrotbill, Pseudonestor'' – Maui parrotbill
** Genus ''ʻŌʻū, Psittirostra'' – ʻŌʻū
** Genus ''Golden-naped finch, Pyrrhoplectes'' – golden-naped finch
** Genus ''Pyrrhula'' – bullfinches
** Genus ''Rhodopechys''
** Genus ''Desert finch, Rhodospiza'' – desert finch
** Genus ''Golden-winged grosbeak, Rhynchostruthus'' – golden-winged grosbeak
** Genus ''Serinus''
** Genus ''Spinus (genus), Spinus''
** Genus ''Telespiza''
* Family Ovenbird (family), Furnariidae - ovenbirds and woodcreepers
** Genus ''Pink-legged graveteiro, Acrobatornis'' – pink-legged graveteiro
** Genus ''Anabacerthia'' – foliage-gleaners
** Genus ''Anabazenops'' – foliage-gleaners
** Genus ''Chestnut-winged hookbill, Ancistrops'' – chestnut-winged hookbill
** Genus ''Firewood-gatherer, Anumbius'' – firewood-gatherer
** Genus ''Aphrastura'' – rayaditos
** Genus ''Canastero, Asthenes'' – canasteros
** Genus ''Automolus'' – foliage-gleaners
** Genus ''Point-tailed palmcreeper, Berlepschia'' – point-tailed palmcreeper
** Genus ''Campylorhamphus'' – scythebills
** Genus ''Spot-throated woodcreeper, Certhiasomus'' – spot-throated woodcreeper (also described as ''Deconychura stictolaema'')
** Genus ''Certhiaxis'' – spinetails
** Genus ''Cichlocolaptes''
** Genus ''Cinclodes''
** Genus ''Clibanornis''
** Genus ''Lark-like brushrunner, Coryphistera'' – lark-like brushrunner
** Genus ''Cranioleuca'' – typical spinetails
** Genus ''Long-tailed woodcreeper, Deconychura'' – long-tailed woodcreeper
** Genus ''Cinnamon-throated woodcreeper, Dendrexetastes'' – cinnamon-throated woodcreeper
** Genus ''Dendrocincla'' – woodcreepers
** Genus ''Dendrocolaptes'' – woodcreepers
** Genus ''Dendroplex'' – straight-billed woodcreeper (formerly in ''Xiphorhynchus'')
** Genus ''Scimitar-billed woodcreeper, Drymornis'' – scimitar-billed woodcreeper
** Genus ''Greater scythebill, Drymotoxeres'' – greater scythebill
** Genus ''Hornero, Furnarius'' – horneros
** Genus ''Striated earthcreeper, Geocerthia'' – striated earthcreeper (also described as ''Upucerthia serrana'')
** Genus ''Geositta'' – miners
** Genus ''Wedge-billed woodcreeper, Glyphorynchus'' – wedge-billed woodcreeper
** Genus ''Sharp-billed treehunter, Heliobletus'' – sharp-billed treehunter
** Genus ''White-browed spinetail, Hellmayrea'' – white-browed spinetail
** Genus ''Hylexetastes'' – woodcreepers
** Genus ''Lepidocolaptes'' – narrow-billed woodcreeper
** Genus ''Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura'' – tit-spinetails
** Genus ''Straight-billed reedhaunter, Limnoctites'' – straight-billed reedhaunter (sometimes included in ''Limnornis'', but closer to, and possibly better merged with ''Cranioleuca'')
** Genus ''Curve-billed reedhaunter, Limnornis'' – curve-billed reedhaunter
** Genus ''Sharp-tailed streamcreeper, Lochmias'' – sharp-tailed streamcreeper
** Genus ''Margarornis'' – treerunners
** Genus ''White-bellied spinetail, Mazaria'' – white-bellied spinetail
** Genus ''Great xenops, Megaxenops'' – great xenops
** Genus ''Orange-fronted plushcrown, Metopothrix'' – orange-fronted plushcrown
** Genus ''Rufous-tailed xenops, Microxenops'' – rufous-tailed xenops
** Genus ''Long-billed woodcreeper, Nasica'' – long-billed woodcreeper
** Genus ''Ochetorhynchus'' – earthcreepers (formerly included in ''Upucerthia'') (includes ''Chilia (bird), Chilia'')
** Genus ''Phacellodomus'' – Thornbird
** Genus ''Philydor'' – foliage-gleaners
** Genus ''Wren-like rushbird, Phleocryptes'' – wren-like rushbird
** Genus ''Premnoplex'' – typical barbtails
** Genus ''Rusty-winged barbtail, Premnornis'' – rusty-winged barbtail
** Genus ''Pseudasthenes'' – "false" canasteros
** Genus ''Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes'' – tuftedcheeks
** Genus ''Pseudoseisura''
** Genus ''White-throated treerunner, Pygarrhichas'' – white-throated treerunner
** Genus ''Roraiman barbtail, Roraimia'' -
** Genus ''Chotoy spinetail, Schoeniophylax'' – Chotoy spinetail
** Genus ''Sclerurus'' – leaftossers
** Genus ''Spectacled prickletail, Siptornis'' – spectacled prickletail
** Genus ''Olivaceous woodcreeper, Sittasomus'' – olivaceous woodcreeper
** Genus ''Bay-capped wren-spinetail, Spartonoica'' – bay-capped wren-spinetail
** Genus ''Des Murs's wiretail, 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 Antpitta, Grallariidae - antpittas
** Genus ''Grallaria''
** Genus ''Grallaricula''
** Genus ''Hylopezus''
** Genus ''Myrmothera''
* Family Swallow, Hirundinidae - swallows and martins
** Genus ''Tawny-headed swallow, Alopochelidon'' - tawny-headed swallow
** Genus ''Atticora''
** Genus ''Cecropis''
** Genus ''White-backed swallow, Cheramoeca'' - white-backed swallow
** Genus ''Delichon''
** Genus ''Andean swallow, Haplochelidon'' - Andean swallow
** Genus ''Hirundo''
** Genus ''White-thighed swallow, Neochelidon'' - white-thighed swallow
** Genus ''Notiochelidon''
** Genus ''Petrochelidon''
** Genus ''Phedina''
** Genus ''Progne''
** Genus ''Saw-wing, Psalidoprocne'' - saw-wings
** Genus ''Grey-rumped swallow, Pseudhirundo'' - grey-rumped swallow
** Genus ''River martin, Pseudochelidon'' - river martin
** Genus ''Crag martin, Ptyonoprogne'' - crag martins
** Genus ''Riparia''
** Genus ''Stelgidopteryx''
** Genus ''Tachycineta''
* Family Hyliidae - newly proposed for genera currently in other families
* Family Hyliota, Hyliotidae
** Genus ''Hyliota'' - hyliotas (recently split from the Sylviidae)
* Family Grey hypocolius, Hypocoliidae
** Genus ''Grey hypocolius, Hypocolius'' - grey hypocolius (tentatively placed here)
* Family Icteridae - grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles
** Genus ''Baywing, Agelaioides'' - baywings
** Genus ''Agelaius'' – typical American blackbirds
** Genus ''Agelasticus''
** Genus ''Yellow-billed cacique, Amblycercus'' – yellow-billed cacique
** Genus ''Scarlet-headed blackbird, Amblyramphus'' – scarlet-headed blackbird
** Genus ''Forbes's blackbird, Anumara'' - Forbes's blackbird
** Genus ''Cacique (bird), Cacicus'' – true caciques
** Genus ''Chrysomus''
** Genus ''Austral blackbird, Curaeus'' - Austral blackbird
** Genus ''Dives (bird), Dives''
** Genus ''Bobolink, Dolichonyx'' – bobolink
** Genus ''Euphagus''
** Genus ''Chopi blackbird, Gnorimopsar'' – chopi blackbird
** Genus ''Oriole blackbird, Gymnomystax'' – oriole blackbird
** Genus ''Red-bellied grackle, Hypopyrrhus'' – red-bellied grackle
** Genus ''New World oriole, Icterus'' – New World orioles
** Genus ''Velvet-fronted grackle, Lampropsar'' – velvet-fronted grackle
** Genus ''Leistes'' – South American meadowlarks
** Genus ''Macroagelaius''
** Genus ''Cowbird, Molothrus'' – cowbirds
** Genus ''Jamaican blackbird, Nesopsar'' – Jamaican blackbird
** Genus ''Bolivian blackbird, Oreopsar'' – Bolivian blackbird
** Genus ''Oropendola, Psarocolius'' – oropendolas
** Genus ''Pseudoleistes'' – marshbirds
** Genus ''Quiscalus'' – grackles
** Genus ''Sturnella'' – North American meadowlarks
** Genus ''Yellow-headed blackbird, Xanthocephalus'' – yellow-headed blackbird
** Genus ''Saffron-cowled blackbird, Xanthopsar'' - saffron-cowled blackbird
* Family Blue-capped ifrit, Ifritidae
** Genus ''Blue-capped ifrit, Ifrita'' - blue-capped ifrit
* Family Fairy-bluebird, Irenidae
** Genus ''Fairy-bluebird, Irena'' - fairy-bluebirds
* Family Shrike, Laniidae - shrikes
** Genus ''Yellow-billed shrike, Corvinella'' - yellow-billed shrike
** Genus ''Eurocephalus''
** Genus ''Lanius''
** Genus ''Magpie shrike, Urolestes'' - magpie shrike
* Family Leiothrichidae - laughingthrushes and allies
** Genus ''Barwing, Actinodura'' – barwings
** Genus ''Argya'' (species previous placed in ''Turdoides'')
** Genus ''Cutia''
** Genus ''Garrulax'' – laughingthrushes
** Genus ''Striated laughingthrush, Grammatoptila'' - striated laughingthrush
** Genus ''Heterophasia'' - sibia
** Genus ''Ianthocincla'' – laughingthrushes (species previous placed in ''Garrulax'')
** Genus ''Laniellus'' – crocias
** Genus ''Rufous-backed sibia, Leioptila'' - rufous-backed sibia
** Genus ''Leiothrix (bird), Leiothrix''
** Genus ''Liocichla''
** Genus ''Red-tailed minla, 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 ''Fan-tailed grassbird, Catriscus'' – fan-tailed grassbird
** Genus ''Buff-banded thicketbird, Cincloramphus'' - buff-banded thicketbird
** Genus ''Sri Lanka bush warbler, Elaphrornis'' – Sri Lanka bush warbler
** Genus ''Helopsaltes'' – grasshopper warbler
** Genus ''Locustella'' – grass warblers
** Genus ''Malia (bird), Malia''
** Genus ''Striated grassbird, Megalurus'' – striated grassbird
** Genus ''Poodytes''
** Genus ''Robsonius'' – ground warblers
** Genus ''Schoenicola''
* Family Machaerirhynchus, Machaerirhynchidae
** Genus ''Machaerirhynchus'' - boatbills
* Family Macrosphenidae - African warblers such as longbills and crombecs, a recently proposed family whose composition is still uncertain
** Genus ''Rockrunner, Achaetops'' - rockrunner
** Genus ''Victorin's warbler, Cryptillas'' – Victorin's warbler (formerly ''Bradypterus'')
** Genus ''Macrosphenus'' – longbills
** Genus ''Moustached grass warbler, Melocichla'' - moustached grass warbler
** Genus ''Cape grassbird, Sphenoeacus'' - Cape grassbird
** Genus ''Crombec, Sylvietta'' – crombecs
* Family Bushshrike, Malaconotidae - puffbacks, bushshrikes, tchagras, boubous, and allies
** Genus ''Chlorophoneus''
** Genus ''Dryoscopus''
** Genus ''Laniarius''
** Genus ''Malaconotus''
** Genus ''Brubru, Nilaus'' - brubru
** Genus ''Rosy-patched bushshrike, Rhodophoneus'' - rosy-patched bushshrike
** Genus ''Tchagra''
** Genus ''Telophorus''
* Family Maluridae - fairywrens, emu-wren, and grasswrens
** Genus ''Grasswren, Amytornis'' – grasswrens
** Genus ''Chenorhamphus''
** Genus ''Orange-crowned fairywren, Clytomyias'' – orange-crowned fairywren
** Genus ''Malurus''
** Genus ''Wallace's fairywren, Sipodotus'' – Wallace's fairywren
** Genus ''Emu-wren, Stipiturus'' – emu-wren
* Family Melampittidae
** Genus ''Greater melampitta, Megalampitta'' - greater melampitta
** Genus ''Melampitta''
* Family Melanocharitidae - berrypeckers and longbills
** Genus ''Melanocharis''
** Genus ''Oedistoma''
** Genus ''Spotted berrypecker, Rhamphocharis'' - spotted berrypecker
** Genus ''Toxorhamphus''
* Family Crescentchest, Melanopareiidae
** Genus ''Crescentchest, Melanopareia'' - crescentchests
* Family Honeyeater, Meliphagidae - honeyeaters
** Genus ''Spiny-cheeked honeyeater, Acanthagenys'' - spiny-cheeked honeyeater
** Genus ''Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus'' - spinebill
** Genus ''Anthochaera''
** Genus ''New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis'' - New Zealand bellbird
** Genus ''Gibberbird, Ashbyia'' - gibberbird
** Genus ''Bolemoreus''
** Genus ''Caligavis''
** Genus ''Pied honeyeater, Certhionyx'' - pied honeyeater
** Genus ''Banded honeyeater, Cissomela'' - banded honeyeater
** Genus ''Conopophila''
** Genus ''Blue-faced honeyeater, Entomyzon'' - blue-faced honeyeater
** Genus ''Epthianura''
** Genus ''Wattled honeyeater, Foulehaio'' - wattled honeyeater
** Genus ''Gavicalis''
** Genus ''Tawny-crowned honeyeater, Gliciphila'' - tawny-crowned honeyeater
** Genus ''Green-backed honeyeater, Glycichaera'' - green-backed honeyeater
** Genus ''Glycifohia''
** Genus ''Painted honeyeater, Grantiella''
** Genus ''Guadalcanal honeyeater, Guadalcanaria'' - Guadalcanal honeyeater
** Genus ''Gymnomyza''
** Genus ''Lichenostomus''
** Genus ''Lichmera''
** Genus ''MacGregor's honeyeater, Macgregoria'' - MacGregor's honeyeater
** Genus ''Manorina''
** Genus ''Makira honeyeater, Meliarchus'' - makira honeyeater
** Genus ''Melidectes''
** Genus ''Long-billed honeyeater, Melilestes'' - long-billed honeyeater
** Genus ''Meliphaga''
** Genus ''Melipotes''
** Genus ''Melithreptus''
** Genus ''White-streaked friarbird, Melitograis'' - white-streaked friarbird
** Genus ''Myza''
** Genus ''Myzomela''
** Genus ''Nesoptilotis''
** Genus ''Orange-cheeked honeyeater, Oreornis'' - orange-cheeked honeyeater
** Genus ''Friarbird, Philemon'' - friarbird
** Genus ''Phylidonyris''
** Genus ''Striped honeyeater, Plectorhyncha'' - striped honeyeater
** Genus ''Tui (bird), Prosthemadera'' - tui
** Genus ''Ptiloprora''
** Genus ''Ptilotula''
** Genus ''White-fronted honeyeater, Purnella'' - white-fronted honeyeater
** Genus ''Pycnopygius''
** Genus ''Ramsayornis''
** Genus ''Stomiopera''
** Genus ''Bougainville honeyeater, Stresemannia'' - Bougainville honeyeater
** Genus ''Black honeyeater, Sugomel'' - black honeyeater
** Genus ''Timeliopsis''
** Genus ''White-streaked honeyeater, Trichodere'' - white-streaked honeyeater
** Genus ''Xanthotis''
* Family Lyrebird, Menuridae
** Genus ''Lyrebird, Menura'' - lyrebirds
* Family Mimidae - mockingbirds and thrashers
** Genus ''Scaly-breasted thrasher, Allenia'' - scaly-breasted thrasher
** Genus ''Trembler, Cinclocerthia'' - tremblers
** Genus ''Gray catbird, Dumetella'' - grey catbird
** Genus ''Pearly-eyed thrasher, Margarops'' - pearly-eyed thrasher
** Genus ''Black catbird, Melanoptila'' - black catbird
** Genus ''Melanotis''
** Genus ''Mimus'' (includes ''Nesomimus'')
** Genus ''Sage thrasher, Oreoscoptes'' - sage thrasher
** Genus ''White-breasted thrasher, Ramphocinclus'' - white-breasted thrasher
** Genus ''Toxostoma''
* Family Mitrospingidae
** Genus ''Red-billed pied tanager, Lamprospiza'' - Red-billed pied tanager
** Genus ''Mitrospingus''
** Genus ''Olive-green tanager, Orthogonys'' - Olive-green tanager
* Family Modulatricidae - dapple-throat and allies (sometimes Arcanatoridae)
** Genus ''Dapple-throat, Arcanator'' - dapple-throat
** Genus ''Kakamega''
** Genus ''Spot-throat, Modulatrix'' - spot-throat
* Family Mohoua, Mohouidae
** Genus ''Mohoua''
* Family Monarch flycatcher, Monarchidae - monarch flycatchers
** Genus ''Arses (genus), Arses''
** Genus ''Carterornis''
** Genus ''‘Elepaio, Chasiempis'' - ‘elepaio
** Genus ''Shrikebill, Clytorhynchus'' – shrikebill
** Genus ''Cerulean paradise flycatcher, Eutrichomyias'' – cerulean paradise flycatcher
** Genus ''Grallina'' – magpie-larks
** Genus ''Hypothymis''
** Genus ''Mayrornis''
** Genus ''Metabolus'' – Chuuk monarch
** Genus ''Monarcha''
** Genus ''Myiagra'' – broad-billed flycatcher
** Genus ''Buff-bellied monarch, Neolalage'' – buff-bellied monarch
** Genus ''Pomarea''
** Genus ''Symposiachrus''
** Genus ''Paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone'' – paradise flycatcher
** Genus ''Trochocercus''
* Family Motacillidae
** Genus ''Pipit, Anthus'' - pipits
** Genus ''Forest wagtail, Dendronanthus'' - forest wagtail
** Genus ''Hemimacronyx'' (proposed)
** Genus ''Longclaw, Macronyx'' - longclaws
** Genus ''Wagtail, Motacilla'' - wagtails
** Genus ''Golden pipit, Tmetothylacus'' - golden pipit
* Family Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae - Old World flycatchers and chats. (Monophyly needs confirmation)
** Genus ''Alethe (genus), Alethe''
** Genus ''Anthipes''
** Genus ''Brachypteryx'' – shortwings
** Genus ''Calliope (genus), Calliope''
** Genus ''Buff-streaked chat, Campicoloides'' – buff-streaked chat
** Genus ''Cercotrichas'' – scrub robins
** Genus ''Chamaetylas''
** Genus ''Palm thrush, Cichladusa'' – palm thrush
** Genus ''Blue-fronted robin, Cinclidium'' – blue-fronted robin
** Genus ''Magpie-robin, Copsychus'' – magpie-robins and shamas
** Genus ''Cossypha'' – robin-chats
** Genus ''White-bellied robin-chat, Cossyphicula'' – white-bellied robin-chat
** Genus ''Cyanoptila''
** Genus ''Cyornis''
** Genus ''Emarginata''
** Genus ''Silverbird (bird), Empidornis'' – silverbirds
** Genus ''Forktail, Enicurus'' – forktails
** Genus ''European robin, Erithacus'' – European robin
** Genus ''Eumyias''
** Genus ''Ficedula'' – flycatchers
** Genus ''Fraseria'' – forest flycatchers
** Genus ''Great shortwing, Heinrichia'' – great shortwing
** Genus ''Gould's shortwing, Heteroxenicus'' – Gould's shortwing
** Genus ''Humblot's flycatcher, Humblotia'' – Humblot's flycatcher
** Genus ''White-throated robin, Irania'' – white-throated robin
** Genus ''Larvivora''
** Genus ''Bagobo babbler, Leonardina'' – Bagobo babbler
** Genus ''Luscinia''
** Genus ''Melaenornis''
** Genus ''Rock thrush, Monticola'' – rock thrushes
** Genus ''Muscicapa''
** Genus ''Pygmy flycatcher, Muscicapella'' – pygmy flycatcher
** Genus ''Myiomela''
** Genus ''Myioparus'' – tit-flycatchers
** Genus ''Whistling thrush, Myophonus'' – whistling thrush
** Genus ''Myrmecocichla''
** Genus ''Herero chat, Namibornis'' – Herero chat
** Genus ''Niltava''
** Genus ''Wheatear, Oenanthe'' – wheatears
** Genus ''Phoenicurus'' – redstarts
** Genus ''Moorland chat, Pinarochroa'' – moorland chat
** Genus ''Boulder chat, Pinarornis'' – boulder chat
** Genus ''White-starred robin, Pogonocichla'' – white-starred robin
** Genus ''Saxicola''
** Genus ''Akalat, Sheppardia'' – akalats
** Genus ''Sholicola''
** Genus ''Forest robin, Stiphrornis'' – forest robins
** Genus ''Swynnerton's robin, Swynnertonia'' – Swynnerton's robin
** Genus ''Tarsiger''
** Genus ''Thamnolaea'' – cliff chats
** Genus ''Vauriella''
* Family Sunbird, Nectariniidae - sunbirds and spiderhunters
** Genus ''Aethopyga''
** Genus ''Anabathmis'' (sometimes included in ''Nectarinia'')
** Genus ''Orange-breasted sunbird, Anthobaphes'' - orange-breasted sunbird (sometimes included in ''Nectarinia'')
** Genus ''Anthreptes''
** Genus ''Spiderhunter, Arachnothera'' - spiderhunters
** Genus ''Chalcomitra'' (sometimes included in ''Nectarinia'')
** Genus ''Ruby-cheeked sunbird, 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 ''Golden-winged sunbird, Drepanorhynchus'' - golden-winged sunbird (sometimes included in ''Nectarinia'')
** Genus ''Giant sunbird, Dreptes'' - giant sunbird (sometimes included in ''Nectarinia'')
** Genus ''Hedydipna'' (sometimes included in ''Anthreptes'')
** Genus ''Purple-naped sunbird, Hypogramma'' - purple-naped sunbird
** Genus ''Leptocoma'' (sometimes included in ''Nectarinia'')
** Genus ''Nectarinia''
* Family Sittella, Neosittidae
** Genus ''Sittella, Daphoenositta'' - sittellas
* Family Puerto Rican tanager, Nesospingidae
** Genus ''Puerto Rican tanager, Nesospingus'' - Puerto Rican tanager
* Family Nicatoridae
** Genus ''Nicator''- nicators
* Family Stitchbird, Notiomystidae
** Genus ''Stitchbird, Notiomystis'' - stitchbirds
* Family Oreoicidae - Australo-Papuan bellbirds
** Genus ''Rufous-naped bellbird, Aleadryas'' - rufous-naped bellbird
** Genus ''Crested bellbird, Oreoica'' - crested bellbird
** Genus ''Piping bellbird, Ornorectes'' - piping bellbird
* Family Old World oriole, Oriolidae - Old World orioles
** Genus ''Oriolus'' – orioles
** Genus ''Pitohui''
** Genus ''Figbird, Sphecotheres – figbirds
* Family Orthonychidae
** Genus ''Orthonychidae, Orthonyx'' - logrunners
* Family Pachycephalidae
** Genus ''Shrikethrush, Colluricincla'' - shrikethrushes
** Genus ''Coracornis''
** Genus ''Crested shriketit, Falcunculus'' – crested shriketit
** Genus ''Black pitohui, Melanorectes'' – black pitohui
** Genus ''Pachycephala'' – whistlers
** Genus ''Pseudorectes''
* Family Bearded reedling, Panuridae
** Genus ''Bearded reedling, Panurus'' - bearded reedling (formerly classed as a parrotbill)
* Family Bird-of-paradise, Paradisaeidae - birds-of-paradise
** Genus ''Astrapia''
** Genus ''King bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus'' - king bird-of-paradise
** Genus ''Diphyllodes''
** Genus ''Drepanornis''
** Genus ''Epimachus''
** Genus ''Lophorina''
** Genus ''Paradise-crow, Lycocorax'' - paradise-crow
** Genus ''Manucode, Manucodia'' - manucodes
** Genus ''Paradigalla''
** Genus ''Paradisaea''
** Genus ''Parotia''
** Genus ''Trumpet manucode, Phonygammus'' - trumpet manucode
** Genus ''King of Saxony bird-of-paradise, Pteridophora'' - King of Saxony bird-of-paradise
** Genus ''Ptiloris''
** Genus ''Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis'' - twelve-wired bird-of-paradise
** Genus ''Standardwing, Semioptera'' - standardwings
* Family Painted berrypecker, Paramythiidae - painted berrypeckers
** Genus ''Tit berrypecker, Oreocharis'' - tit berrypecker
** Genus ''Crested berrypecker, Paramythia'' - crested berrypecker
* Family Pardalote, Pardalotidae
** Genus ''Pardalote, Pardalotus'' - pardalotes
* Family Tit (bird), Paridae - Tits, chickadees, and titmice
** Genus ''Baeolophus''
** Genus ''Cephalopyrus'' - fire-capped tit
** Genus ''Cyanistes''
** Genus ''Lophophanes''
** Genus ''Machlolophus''
** Genus ''Melaniparus''
** Genus ''Sultan tit, Melanochlora'' - sultan tit
** Genus ''Pardaliparus''
** Genus ''Parus''
** Genus ''Periparus''
** Genus ''Poecile''
** Genus ''Ground tit, Pseudopodoces'' - ground tit
** Genus ''Sittiparus''
** Genus ''Yellow-browed tit, Sylviparus'' - yellow-browed tit
* Family New World warbler, Parulidae - New World warblers
** Genus ''Basileuterus''
** Genus ''Cardellina''
** Genus ''Whistling warbler, Catharopeza'' - whistling warbler
** Genus ''Ergaticus''
** Genus ''Yellowthroat, Geothlypis'' - yellowthroats
** Genus ''Worm-eating warbler, Helmitheros'' - worm-eating warbler
** Genus ''Semper's warbler, Leucopeza'' - Semper's warbler
** Genus ''Swainson's warbler, Limnothlypis'' - Swainson's warbler
** Genus ''Black-and-white warbler, Mniotilta'' - black-and-white warbler
** Genus ''Whitestart, Myioborus'' - whitestarts
** Genus ''Myiothlypis''
** Genus ''Connecticut warbler, Oporornis'' - Connecticut warbler
** Genus ''Oreothlypis''
** Genus ''Waterthrush, Parkesia'' - waterthrushes
** Genus ''Parula''
** Genus ''Prothonotary warbler, Protonotaria'' - prothonotary warbler
** Genus ''Ovenbird, 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 ''Lark bunting, Calamospiza'' - lark bunting
** Genus ''Chlorospingus'' (traditionally placed in the tanager family Thraupidae)
** Genus ''Lark sparrow, Chondestes'' - lark sparrow
** Genus ''Junco''
** Genus ''Melospiza''
** Genus ''Melozone''
** Genus ''Tanager finch, Oreothraupis'' - tanager finch
** Genus ''Striped sparrow, Oriturus'' - striped sparrow
** Genus ''Passerculus''
** Genus ''Fox sparrow, Passerella'' - fox sparrow
** Genus ''Peucaea''
** Genus ''Large-footed finch, Pezopetes'' - large-footed finch
** Genus ''Pipilo'' - Towhee
** Genus ''Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes'' - vesper sparrow
** Genus ''Pselliophorus''
** Genus ''Spizella''
** Genus ''American tree sparrow, Spizelloides'' - American tree sparrow
** Genus ''Zapata sparrow, Torreornis'' - Zapata sparrow
** Genus ''Sierra Madre sparrow, Xenospiza'' - Sierra Madre sparrow
** Genus ''Zonotrichia''
* Family Old World sparrow, Passeridae - Old World sparrows
** Genus ''Pale rockfinch, Carpospiza'' - pale rockfinch
** Genus ''Gymnoris''
** Genus ''Cinnamon ibon, Hypocryptadius'' - cinnamon ibon
** Genus ''Montifringilla''
** Genus ''White-rumped snowfinch, Onychostruthus'' - white-rumped snowfinch
** Genus ''Passer''
** Genus ''Rock sparrow, Petronia'' - rock sparrows
** Genus ''Pyrgilauda''
* Family Pellorneidae - jungle babblers
** Genus ''Alcippe (bird), Alcippe''
** Genus ''Gampsorhynchus''
** Genus ''Graminicola''
** Genus ''Illadopsis''
** Genus ''Jabouilleia''
** Genus ''Striped wren-babbler, Kenopia'' - striped wren-babbler
** Genus ''Laticilla''
** Genus ''Malacocincla''
** Genus ''Malacopteron''
** Genus ''Napothera''
** Genus ''Pellorneum''
** Genus ''Ptilocichla''
** Genus ''Spotted thrush-babbler, Ptyrticus'' - spotted thrush-babbler
** Genus ''Rimator''
** Genus ''Trichastoma''
* Family Australasian robin, Petroicidae - Australasian robins
** Genus ''Amalocichla''
** Genus ''Drymodes''
** Genus ''Eopsaltria''
** Genus ''Garnet robin, Eugerygone'' - garnet robin
** Genus ''Heteromyias''
** Genus ''Melanodryas''
** Genus ''Microeca''
** Genus ''Torrent flyrobin, Monachella'' - torrent flyrobin
** Genus ''Pachycephalopsis''
** Genus ''Mangrove robin, Peneoenanthe'' - mangrove robin
** Genus ''Peneothello''
** Genus ''Petroica''
** Genus ''Poecilodryas''
** Genus ''Tregellasia''
* Family Olive warbler, Peucedramidae
** Genus ''Olive warbler, Peucedramus'' - olive warbler
* Family Phaenicophilidae
** Genus ''Green-tailed warbler, Microligea'' - Green-tailed warbler
** Genus ''Phaenicophilus''
** Genus ''White-winged warbler, Xenoligea'' - White-winged warbler
* Family Asity, Philepittidae - asities
** Genus ''Neodrepanis''
** Genus ''Philepitta''
* Family Phylloscopidae - leaf-warblers and allies (recently split from the Sylviidae)
** Genus ''Leaf warbler, Phylloscopus'' - leaf warblers
** Genus ''Seicercus''
* Family Picathartes, Picathartidae
** Genus ''Picathartes'' - rockfowl
* Family Manakin, Pipridae - manakins
** Genus ''Antilophia''
** Genus ''Ceratopipra''
** Genus ''Chiroxiphia''
** Genus ''Chloropipo''
** Genus ''Corapipo''
** Genus ''Green manakin, Cryptopipo'' - green manakin
** Genus ''Heterocercus''
** Genus ''Pin-tailed manakin, Ilicura'' - pin-tailed manakin
** Genus ''Lepidothrix''
** Genus ''Machaeropterus''
** Genus ''Manacus''
** Genus ''Golden-winged manakin, Masius'' - golden-winged manakin
** Genus ''Neopelma''
** Genus ''Pipra''
** Genus ''White-crowned manakin, Pseudopipra'' - white-crowned manakin
** Genus ''Tyranneutes''
** Genus ''Xenopipo''
* Family Pitta, Pittidae - pittas
** Genus ''Erythropitta''
** Genus ''Hydrornis''
** Genus ''Pitta (genus), Pitta''
* Family Bornean bristlehead, Pityriaseidae
** Genus ''Bornean bristlehead, Pityriasis'' - Bornean bristlehead (tentatively placed here)
* Family Wattle-eye, Platysteiridae - wattle-eyes and relatives (formerly in ''Passerida'', probably paraphyletic)
** Genus ''Batis (bird), Batis''
** Genus ''White-tailed shrike, Lanioturdus'' - white-tailed shrike
** Genus ''Platysteira''
* Family Ploceidae - weavers
** Genus ''Thick-billed weaver, Amblyospiza'' – thick-billed weaver
** Genus ''Red-headed weaver, Anaplectes'' – red-headed weaver
** Genus ''Bob-tailed weaver, Brachycope'' – bob-tailed weaver
** Genus ''Bubalornis''
** Genus ''White-headed buffalo weaver, Dinemellia'' – white-headed buffalo weaver
** Genus ''Euplectes'' – bishops and widowbirds
** Genus ''Fody, Foudia'' – fody
** Genus ''Rufous-tailed weaver, Histurgops'' – rufous-tailed weaver
** Genus ''Malimbus''
** Genus ''Sociable weaver, Philetairus'' – sociable weaver
** Genus ''Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser'' – sparrow-weavers
** Genus ''Ploceus''
** Genus ''Pseudonigrita''
** Genus ''Quelea''
** Genus ''Sporopipes''
* Family Pnoepyga, Pnoepygidae
** Genus ''Pnoepyga'' - pygmy wren-babbler
* Family Gnatcatcher, Polioptilidae - gnatcatchers
** Genus ''Microbates''
** Genus ''Ramphocaenus''
** Genus ''Polioptila''
* Family Australo-Papuan babbler, Pomatostomidae - Australo-Papuan babblers
** Genus ''Australo-Papuan babbler, Pomatostomus''
* Family Prionopidae - see Vangidae
* Family Sugarbird, Promeropidae
** Genus ''Sugarbird, Promerops'' - sugarbirds
* Family Accentor, Prunellidae
** Genus ''Accentor, Prunella'' - accentors
* Family Psophodidae
** Genus ''Papuan whipbird, Androphobus'' - Papuan whipbird
** Genus ''Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma'' – quail-thrushes
** Genus ''Psophodes''
** Genus ''Jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa'' – jewel-babblers
* Family Silky-flycatcher, Ptiliogonatidae - silky flycatchers (tentatively placed here)
** Genus ''Phainopepla''
** Genus ''Black-and-yellow phainoptila, Phainoptila'' - black-and-yellow phainoptila
** Genus ''Ptiliogonys, Ptilogonys''
* Family Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchidae - bowerbirds
** Genus ''Ailuroedus''
** Genus ''Amblyornis''
** Genus ''Archboldia''
** Genus ''Chlamydera''
** Genus ''Golden bowerbird, Prionodura'' - golden bowerbird
** Genus ''Satin bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus'' - satin bowerbird
** Genus ''Tooth-billed bowerbird, Scenopooetes'' - tooth-billed bowerbird
** Genus ''Sericulus''
* Family Bulbul, Pycnonotidae - bulbuls
** Genus ''Yellow-browed bulbul, Acritillas'' – yellow-browed bulbul
** Genus ''Alophoixus''
** Genus ''Sombre greenbul, Andropadus'' – sombre greenbul
** Genus ''Arizelocichla''
** Genus ''Yellow-throated leaflove, Atimastillas'' – yellow-throated leaflove
** Genus ''Baeopogon''
** Genus ''Bristlebill, Bleda'' – bristlebills
** Genus ''Golden greenbul, Calyptocichla'' – golden greenbul
** Genus ''White-headed bulbul, Cerasophila'' – white-headed bulbul
** Genus ''Chlorocichla''
** Genus ''Criniger''
** Genus ''Eurillas''
** Genus ''Hemixos''
** Genus ''Hypsipetes''
** Genus ''Iole (genus), Iole''
** Genus ''Spotted greenbul, Ixonotus'' – spotted greenbul
** Genus ''Ixos''
** Genus ''Black-collared bulbul, Neolestes'' – black-collared bulbul
** Genus ''Bare-faced bulbul, Nok'' – bare-faced bulbul
** Genus ''Phyllastrephus''
** Genus ''Pycnonotus''
** Genus ''Hook-billed bulbul, Setornis'' – hook-billed bulbul
** Genus ''Spizixos'' – finchbills
** Genus ''Slender-billed greenbul, Stelgidillas'' – slender-billed greenbul
** Genus ''Golden bulbul, Thapsinillas'' - golden bulbul
** Genus ''Swamp palm bulbul, Thescelocichla'' – swamp palm bulbul
** Genus ''Hairy-backed bulbul, Tricholestes'' – hairy-backed bulbul
* Family Kinglet, Regulidae
** Genus ''Kinglet, Regulus'' - kinglets
* Family Penduline tit, Remizidae - penduline tits (sometimes included in the Paridae)
** Genus ''Anthoscopus''
** Genus ''Verdin, Auriparus'' - verdin
** Genus ''Remiz''
* Family Mottled berryhunter, Rhagologidae
** Genus ''Mottled berryhunter, Rhagologus'' - mottled berryhunter
* Family Tapaculo, Rhinocryptidae - tapaculos
** Genus ''Ocellated tapaculo, Acropternis'' - ocellated tapaculo
** Genus ''Eleoscytalopus''
** Genus ''Ochre-flanked tapaculo, Eugralla'' - ochre-flanked tapaculo
** Genus ''Rusty-belted tapaculo, Liosceles'' - rusty-belted tapaculo
** Genus ''Merulaxis''
** Genus ''Ash-colored tapaculo, Myornis'' - ash-colored tapaculo
** Genus ''Spotted bamboowren, Psilorhamphus'' - spotted bamboowren
** Genus ''Pteroptochos''
** Genus ''Crested gallito, Rhinocrypta'' - crested gallito
** Genus ''Scelorchilus''
** Genus ''Scytalopus''
** Genus ''Sandy gallito, Teledromas'' - sandy gallito
* Family Rhipiduridae - fantails
** Genus ''Drongo fantail, Chaetorhynchus'' – drongo fantail
** Genus ''Silktail, Lamprolia'' – silktail
** Genus ''Fantail, Rhipidura'' – fantails
* Family Rosy thrush-tanager, Rhodinocichlidae
** Genus ''Rosy thrush-tanager, Rhodinocichla'' - Rosy thrush-tanager
* Family Indian spotted creeper, Salpornithidae
** Genus ''Salpornis'' - spotted creepers (Tentatively placed here; often considered a subfamily of the Certhidae)
* Family Sapayoa, Sapayoidae
** Genus ''Sapayoa'' - broad-billed sapayoa
* Family Streaked scrub warbler, Scotocercidae
** Genus ''Streaked scrub warbler, Scotocerca'' - streaked scrub warbler
* Family Nuthatch, Sittidae
* Family Spindalis, Spindalidae
** Genus ''Spindalis''
** Genus ''Nuthatch, Sitta'' - nuthatches
* Family Stenostiridae
** Genus ''Yellow-bellied fantail, Chelidorhynx'' - yellow-bellied fantail - (formerly in ''Rhipidura'')
** Genus ''Canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa'' - canary-flycatcher
** Genus ''Elminia''
** Genus ''Fairy flycatcher, Stenostira'' – fairy flycatcher
* Family Starling, Sturnidae - starlings
** Genus ''Acridotheres''
** Genus ''Agropsar'' (sometimes included in ''Sturnus'' or ''Sturnia'')
** Genus ''Golden-crested myna, Ampeliceps'' — golden-crested myna
** Genus ''Aplonis''— Pacific starlings
** Genus ''Basilornis''
** Genus ''Violet-backed starling, Cinnyricinclus'' — violet-backed starling
** Genus ''Wattled starling, Creatophora'' — wattled starling
** Genus ''Fiery-browed starling, Enodes'' — fiery-browed starling
** Genus ''Gracula'' — hill myna
** Genus ''Gracupica''
** Genus ''White-collared starling, Grafisia'' — white-collared starling
** Genus ''Madagascan starling, Hartlaubius'' - Madagascan starling
** Genus ''Hylopsar''
** Genus ''Lamprotornis'' (monophyly requires confirmation)
** Genus ''Bali myna, Leucopsar'' — Bali myna
** Genus ''Mino (bird), Mino''
** Genus ''Babbling starling, Neocichla'' — babbling starling
** Genus ''Black-bellied starling, Notopholia'' - black-bellied starling
** Genus ''Onychognathus''
** Genus ''Poeoptera'' (formerly ''Pholia'', sometimes included in ''Cinnyricinclus'')
** Genus ''Philippine creeper, Rhabdornis'' — Philippine creeper (placement here requires confirmation)
** Genus ''Rosy starling, Pastor'' — rosy starling
** Genus ''Coleto, Sarcops'' — Coleto
** Genus ''Spot-winged starling, Saroglossa'' - spot-winged starling
** Genus ''Grosbeak starling, Scissirostrum'' — grosbeak starling
** Genus ''Magpie starling, Speculipastor'' — magpie starling
** Genus ''Spodiopsar''
** Genus ''Spreo''
** Genus ''Streptocitta''
** Genus ''Sturnia'' (sometimes included in ''Sturnus'')
** Genus ''White-faced starling, Sturnornis'' — white-faced starling
** Genus ''Sturnus''
* Family Sylviidae - sylviid warblers and allies
** Genus ''Wrentit, Chamaea'' – wrentit
** Genus ''Pale-billed parrotbill, Chleuasicus'' – pale-billed parrotbill (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus ''Cholornis'' (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus ''Chrysomma'' (Formerly in Timaliidae)
** Genus ''Great parrotbill, Conostoma'' – great parrotbill (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae; tentatively placed here)
** Genus ''Fulvetta'' (Formerly in ''Alcippe'' )
** Genus ''Grauer's warbler, Graueria'' - Grauer's warbler
** Genus ''Dohrn's thrush-babbler, Horizorhinus'' – Dohrn's thrush-babbler (Formerly in Timaliidae)
** Genus ''Golden-breasted fulvetta, Lioparus'' – golden-breasted fulvetta (Formerly in ''Alcippe'')
** Genus ''Bush blackcap, Lioptilus'' – bush blackcap (Formerly in Timaliidae)
** Genus ''Rufous-tailed babbler, Moupinia'' - rufous-tailed babbler (Formerly in ''Chrysomma'')
** Genus ''Fire-tailed myzornis, Myzornis'' - fire-tailed myzornis
** Genus ''Short-tailed parrotbill, Neosuthora'' – short-tailed parrotbill (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus ''Paradoxornis'' (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus ''Abyssinian catbird, 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 ''Typical warbler, Sylvia'' – typical warblers
* Family Cuban warbler, Teretistridae
** Genus ''Cuban warbler, Teretistris'' - Cuban warbler
* Family Antbird, Thamnophilidae - antbirds
** Genus ''Akletos''
** Genus ''Grey-bellied antbird, Ammonastes'' - grey-bellied antbird
** Genus ''Grey-headed antbird, Ampelornis'' - grey-headed antbird
** Genus ''Yapacana antbird, Aprositornis'' - Yapacana antbird
** Genus ''Giant antshrike, Batara'' - giant antshrike
** Genus ''White-bearded antshrike, 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 ''Banded antbird, Dichrozona'' - banded antbird
** Genus ''Drymophila''
** Genus ''Dysithamnus'' - antvireos
** Genus ''Epinecrophylla''
** Genus ''Euchrepomis''
** Genus ''Formicivora''
** Genus ''Frederickena'' - antshrikes
** Genus ''Bare-crowned antbird, Gymnocichla'' - bare-crowned antbird
** Genus ''Gymnopithys''
** Genus ''Hafferia''
** Genus ''Herpsilochmus''
** Genus ''Hylophylax''
** Genus ''Hypocnemis'' - warbling antbirds
** Genus ''Hypocnemoides''
** Genus ''Spot-backed antshrike, Hypoedaleus'' - spot-backed antshrike
** Genus ''Isleria'' - antwrens
** Genus ''Mackenziaena'' - antshrikes
** Genus ''Pearly antshrike, Megastictus'' - pearly antshrike
** Genus ''Dot-winged antwren, Microrhopias'' - dot-winged antwren
** Genus ''White-bellied antbird, Myrmeciza'' - white-bellied antbird
** Genus ''Myrmelastes''
** Genus ''Myrmoborus''
** Genus ''Black-and-white antbird, Myrmochanes'' - black-and-white antbird
** Genus ''Myrmoderus''
** Genus ''Black-throated antbird, Myrmophylax'' - black-throated antbird
** Genus ''Stripe-backed antbird, Myrmorchilus'' - stripe-backed antbird
** Genus ''Wing-banded antbird, Myrmornis'' - wing-banded antbird
** Genus ''Myrmotherula'' - antwrens
** Genus ''Black bushbird, Neoctantes'' - black bushbird
** Genus ''Oneillornis''
** Genus ''Percnostola''
** Genus ''Ocellated antbird, Phaenostictus'' - ocellated antbird
** Genus ''Phlegopsis'' - bare-eyes
** Genus ''Pithys''
** Genus ''Chestnut-backed antbird, Poliocrania'' - chestnut-backed antbird
** Genus ''Spot-winged antshrike, Pygiptila'' - spot-winged antshrike
** Genus ''Fire-eye, Pyriglena'' - fire-eyes
** Genus ''Rhegmatorhina''
** Genus ''Star-throated antwren, Rhopias'' - star-throated antwren
** Genus ''Slender antbird, Rhopornis'' - slender antbird (Placement here is provisional)
** Genus ''Sakesphorus'' - antshrikes
** Genus ''Sciaphylax''
** Genus ''Silvered antbird, Sclateria'' - silvered antbird
** Genus ''Sipia''
** Genus ''Marsh antwren, Stymphalornis'' - marsh antwren
** Genus ''Great antshrike, Taraba'' - great antshrike
** Genus ''Terenura''
** Genus ''Thamnistes''
** Genus ''Thamnomanes''
** Genus ''Thamnophilus''
** Genus ''Willisornis''
** Genus ''Speckled antshrike, Xenornis'' - speckled antshrike (Placement here is provisional)
* Family Tanager, Thraupidae - tanagers and allies
** Genus ''Peg-billed finch, Acanthidops'' – peg-billed finch
** Genus ''Anisognathus''
** Genus ''Bangsia''
** Genus ''Buthraupis''
** Genus ''Vermilion tanager, Calochaetes'' – vermilion tanager
** Genus ''Camarhynchus'' – tree finches
** Genus ''Plushcap, Catamblyrhynchus'' – plushcap
** Genus ''Catamenia (bird), Catamenia''
** Genus ''Warbler-finch, Certhidea'' – warbler-finches
** Genus ''Coal-crested finch, Charitospiza'' – coal-crested finch
** Genus ''Chlorochrysa''
** Genus ''Green honeycreeper, Chlorophanes'' – green honeycreeper
** Genus ''Grass-green tanager, Chlorornis'' – grass-green tanager
** Genus ''Chrysothlypis''
** Genus ''Magpie tanager, Cissopis'' – magpie tanager
** Genus ''Cnemathraupis''
** Genus ''Grey-hooded bush tanager, Cnemoscopus'' – grey-hooded bush tanager
** Genus ''Bananaquit, Coereba'' – bananaquit (formerly placed in its own family Coerebidae)
** Genus ''Compsospiza'' – mountain finches
** Genus ''Scarlet-throated tanager, Compsothraupis'' – scarlet-throated tanager
** Genus ''Conirostrum''
** Genus ''Conothraupis''
** Genus ''Black-masked finch, Coryphaspiza'' – black-masked finch
** Genus ''Coryphospingus''
** Genus ''Creurgops''
** Genus ''Honeycreeper, Cyanerpes'' - honeycreepers
** Genus ''Blue-backed tanager, Cyanicterus'' – blue-backed tanager
** Genus ''White-rumped tanager, Cypsnagra'' – white-rumped tanager
** Genus ''Dacnis''
** Genus ''Diglossa (bird), Diglossa'' – flowerpiercers
** Genus ''Diuca''
** Genus ''White-naped seedeater, Dolospingus'' – white-naped seedeater
** Genus ''Long-tailed reed finch, Donacospiza'' – long-tailed reed finch (may be related to ''Poospiza'')
** Genus ''Dubusia''
** Genus ''Emberizoides''
** Genus ''Embernagra''
** Genus ''Grey-headed tanager, Eucometis'' – grey-headed tanager
** Genus ''Orangequit, Euneornis'' – orangequit
** Genus ''Geospiza'' – ground finches
** Genus ''Yellow cardinal, Gubernatrix'' – yellow cardinal
** Genus ''Haplospiza'' (paraphyletic with two species of sierra-finch ''Phrygilus'')
** Genus ''Hemispingus''
** Genus ''Hemithraupis''
** Genus ''Heterospingus''
** Genus ''Short-tailed finch, Idiopsar'' – short-tailed finch
** Genus ''Inca finch, Incaspiza'' - Inca finches
** Genus ''Golden-collared honeycreeper, Iridophanes'' – golden-collared honeycreeper
** Genus ''Iridosornis''
** Genus ''Lanio''
** Genus ''Lophospingus''
** Genus ''Loxigilla'' (polyphyletic)
** Genus ''Yellow-shouldered grassquit, Loxipasser'' – yellow-shouldered grassquit
** Genus ''Melanodera''
** Genus ''Saint Lucia black finch, Melanospiza'' – Saint Lucia black finch
** Genus ''Melopyrrha''
** Genus ''Nemosia''
** Genus ''Shrike-like tanager, Neothraupis'' – shrike-like tanager
** Genus ''Pardusco, Nephelornis'' – pardusco
** Genus ''Nesospiza''
** Genus ''Brown tanager, Orchesticus'' – brown tanager
** Genus ''Giant conebill, Oreomanes'' – giant conebill
** Genus ''Oryzoborus''
** Genus ''Yellow-shouldered grosbeak, Parkerthraustes'' – yellow-shouldered grosbeak (traditionally in Cardinalidae)
** Genus ''Paroaria''
** Genus ''Phrygilus'' – sierra finches
** Genus ''Cinereous finch, Piezorina'' – cinereous finch
** Genus ''Cocos finch, Pinaroloxias'' – Cocos finch
** Genus ''Fawn-breasted tanager, Pipraeidea'' - fawn-breasted tanager
** Genus ''Vegetarian finch, Platyspiza'' - vegetarian finch
** Genus ''Poospiza'' – warbling finches
** Genus ''Blue finch, Porphyrospiza'' - blue finch
** Genus ''Rufous-bellied mountain tanager, Pseudosaltator'' - rufous-bellied mountain tanager
** Genus ''Chestnut-headed tanager, Pyrrhocoma'' – chestnut-headed tanager
** Genus ''Ramphocelus''
** Genus ''Crimson-breasted finch, Rhodospingus'' – crimson-breasted finch
** Genus ''Gough finch, Rowettia'' – Gough finch
** Genus ''Saltator''
** Genus ''Many-colored Chaco finch, Saltatricula'' – many-colored Chaco finch
** Genus ''Schistochlamys''
** Genus ''White-capped tanager, Sericossypha'' – white-capped tanager
** Genus ''Sicalis'' – yellow finches (paraphyletic with ''Phrygilus'')
** Genus ''Sporophila'' – seedeaters
** Genus ''Diademed tanager, Stephanophorus'' – diademed tanager
** Genus ''Tachyphonus''
** Genus ''Tangara (genus), Tangara''
** Genus ''Swallow tanager, Tersina'' – swallow tanager
** Genus ''Thlypopsis''
** Genus ''Thraupis''
** Genus ''Tiaris'' – grassquits (polyphyletic)
** Genus ''Black-goggled tanager, Trichothraupis'' – black-goggled tanager
** Genus ''Black-backed bush tanager, Urothraupis'' – black-backed bush tanager
** Genus ''Blue-black grassquit, Volatinia'' – blue-black grassquit
** Genus ''Orange-throated tanager, Wetmorethraupis'' – orange-throated tanager
** Genus ''Tit-like dacnis, Xenodacnis'' – tit-like dacnis
** Genus ''Slender-billed finch, Xenospingus'' – slender-billed finch
* Family Wallcreeper, Tichodromadidae
** Genus ''Wallcreeper, Tichodroma'' - wallcreeper
* Family Old World babbler, Timaliidae - Old World babblers
** Genus ''Tawny-bellied babbler, Dumetia'' - tawny-bellied babbler
** Genus ''Macronus'' – tit-babblers
** Genus ''Pomatorhinus'' – scimitar babblers
** Genus ''Dark-fronted babbler, Rhopocichla'' - dark-fronted babbler
** Genus ''Spelaeornis'' – wren-babblers
** Genus ''Sphenocichla'' – wedge-billed babblers
** Genus ''Stachyridopsis''
** Genus ''Stachyris''
** Genus ''Chestnut-capped babbler, Timalia'' - chestnut-capped babbler
* Family Tityridae - tityras and allies
** Genus ''Purpletuft, Iodopleura'' - purpletuft
** Genus ''Laniisoma''
** Genus ''Laniocera''
** Genus ''Myiobius''
** Genus ''Royal flycatcher, Onychorhynchus'' - royal flycatchers
** Genus ''Sharpbill, Oxyruncus'' - sharpbill
** Genus ''Becard, Pachyramphus'' - becards
** Genus ''Schiffornis''
** Genus ''Ruddy-tailed flycatcher, Terenotriccus'' - ruddy-tailed flycatcher
** Genus ''Tityra''
** Genus ''White-naped xenopsaris, Xenopsaris'' - white-naped xenopsaris
* Family Wren, Troglodytidae - wrens
** Genus ''Campylorhynchus''
** Genus ''Cantorchilus'' (formerly included in ''Thryothorus'')
** Genus ''Canyon wren, Catherpes'' - canyon wren
** Genus ''Cinnycerthia''
** Genus ''Cistothorus''
** Genus ''Cyphorhinus''
** Genus ''Zapata wren, Ferminia'' - Zapata wren
** Genus ''Henicorhina'' - wood wrens
** Genus ''Hylorchilus''
** Genus ''Microcerculus''
** Genus ''Odontorchilus''
** Genus ''Pheugopedius'' (formerly included in ''Thryothorus'')
** Genus ''Rock wren, Salpinctes'' - rock wren
** Genus ''Bewick's wren, Thryomanes'' - Bewick's wren
** Genus ''Thryophilus'' (formerly included in ''Thryothorus'')
** Genus ''Timberline wren, Thryorchilus'' - timberline wren
** Genus ''Carolina wren, Thryothorus'' - Carolina wren
** Genus ''Troglodytes (bird), Troglodytes''
** Genus ''White-bellied wren, Uropsila'' - white-bellied wren
* Family Thrush (bird), Turdidae - thrushes and allies (Monophyly needs confirmation)
** Genus ''Sulawesi thrush, Cataponera'' - Sulawesi thrush
** Genus ''Catharus''
** Genus ''Fruithunter, Chlamydochaera'' - fruithunter
** Genus ''Rufous-brown solitaire, Cichlopsis'' - rufous-brown solitaire
** Genus ''Cochoa''
** Genus ''Entomodestes'' - solitaires
** Genus ''Geokichla''
** Genus ''Grandala''
** Genus ''Wood thrush, Hylocichla'' - wood thrush
** Genus ''Varied thrush, Ixoreus'' - varied thrush
** Genus ''Myadestes'' (includes formerly recognized genus ''Phaeornis'')
** Genus ''Neocossyphus'' - ant thrushes
** Genus ''Platycichla''
** Genus ''Groundscraper thrush, Psophocichla'' - groundscraper thrush
** Genus ''Aztec thrush, Ridgwayia'' - Aztec thrush
** Genus ''Bluebird, Sialia'' - bluebirds
** Genus ''Rufous thrush, Stizorhina'' - rufous thrush
** Genus ''True thrush, Turdus'' - true thrushes
** Genus ''Asian thrush, Zoothera'' - Asian thrush
* Family Tyrant flycatcher, Tyrannidae - tyrant flycatchers
** Genus ''Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis'' – shrike-tyrants
** Genus ''Alectrurus''
** Genus ''Anairetes''
** Genus ''Aphanotriccus''
** Genus ''White-headed marsh tyrant, Arundinicola'' – white-headed marsh tyrant
** Genus ''Pale-eyed pygmy tyrant, Atalotriccus'' – pale-eyed pygmy tyrant
** Genus ''Attila (genus), Attila''
** Genus ''Kinglet calyptura, Calyptura'' – kinglet calyptura
** Genus ''Camptostoma''
** Genus ''Yellow tyrannulet, Capsiempis'' – yellow tyrannulet
** Genus ''Casiornis''
** Genus ''Red-rumped bush tyrant, Cnemarchus'' – red-rumped bush tyrant
** Genus ''Fuscous flycatcher, Cnemotriccus'' – fuscous flycatcher
** Genus ''Twistwing, Cnipodectes'' - twistwings
** Genus ''Long-tailed tyrant, Colonia'' – long-tailed tyrant
** Genus ''Patagonian tyrant, Colorhamphus'' – Patagonian tyrant
** Genus ''Conopias''
** Genus ''Pewee, Contopus'' – pewees
** Genus ''Antpipit, Corythopis'' – antpipits
** Genus ''Sharp-tailed grass tyrant, Culicivora'' – sharp-tailed grass tyrant
** Genus ''Flammulated flycatcher, Deltarhynchus'' – flammulated flycatcher
** Genus ''Elaenia''
** Genus ''Empidonax''
** Genus ''Variegated flycatcher, Empidonomus'' – variegated flycatcher
** Genus ''Euscarthmus''
** Genus ''Fluvicola''
** Genus ''Crowned slaty flycatcher, Griseotyrannus'' – crowned slaty flycatcher (formerly in ''Empidonomus'')
** Genus ''Streamer-tailed tyrant, Gubernetes'' – streamer-tailed tyrant
** Genus ''Hemitriccus'' – typical tody-tyrants
** Genus ''Black-and-white monjita, Heteroxolmis'' – black-and-white monjita
** Genus ''Cliff flycatcher, Hirundinea'' – cliff flycatcher
** Genus ''Spectacled tyrant, Hymenops'' – spectacled tyrant
** Genus ''Inezia (bird), Inezia''
** Genus ''Knipolegus'' – black tyrants
** Genus ''Lathrotriccus''
** Genus ''Piratic flycatcher, Legatus'' – piratic flycatcher
** Genus ''Leptopogon''
** Genus ''Lessonia (bird), Lessonia'' - negritos
** Genus ''Lophotriccus''
** Genus ''Cattle tyrant, Machetornis'' – cattle tyrant
** Genus ''Mecocerculus''
** Genus ''Megarynchus'' – boat-billed flycatcher
** Genus ''Mionectes''
** Genus ''Mitrephanes''
** Genus ''Short-tailed field tyrant, Muscigralla'' – short-tailed field tyrant
** Genus ''Shear-tailed grey tyrant, Muscipipra'' – shear-tailed grey tyrant
** Genus ''Ground tyrant, Muscisaxicola'' – ground tyrants
** Genus ''Myiarchus''
** Genus ''Myiodynastes''
** Genus ''Myiopagis''
** Genus ''Myiophobus''
** Genus ''Myiornis''
** Genus ''Myiotheretes''
** Genus ''Ornate flycatcher, Myiotriccus'' – ornate flycatcher
** Genus ''Myiozetetes''
** Genus ''Cinnamon neopipo, Neopipo'' – cinnamon neopipo
** Genus ''Chocolate-vented tyrant, Neoxolmis'' – chocolate-vented tyrant
** Genus ''Nephelomyias''
** Genus ''Cocos flycatcher, Nesotriccus'' – Cocos flycatcher
** Genus ''Ochthoeca''
** Genus ''Drab water tyrant, Ochthornis'' – drab water tyrant
** Genus ''Bentbill, Oncostoma'' - bentbills
** Genus ''Ornithion''
** Genus ''Mouse-colored tyrannulet, Phaeomyias'' – mouse-colored tyrannulet
** Genus ''White-bearded flycatcher, Phelpsia'' – white-bearded flycatcher
** Genus ''Lesser kiskadee, Philohydor'' – lesser kiskadee
** Genus ''Phyllomyias''
** Genus ''Phylloscartes''
** Genus ''Piprites''
** Genus ''Great kiskadee, Pitangus'' – great kiskadee
** Genus ''Spadebill, Platyrinchus'' – spadebills
** Genus ''Poecilotriccus''
** Genus ''Pogonotriccus''
** Genus ''Rufous-webbed bush tyrant, Polioxolmis'' – rufous-webbed bush tyrant
** Genus ''Polystictus (bird), Polystictus''
** Genus ''Grey-and-white tyrannulet, Pseudelaenia'' – grey-and-white tyrannulet
** Genus ''Pseudocolopteryx''
** Genus ''Pseudotriccus''
** Genus ''Pyrocephalus''
** Genus ''Cinnamon flycatcher, Pyrrhomyias'' – cinnamon flycatcher
** Genus ''Ramphotrigon''
** Genus ''Rhynchocyclus''
** Genus ''Rhytipterna''
** Genus ''Yellow-browed tyrant, Satrapa'' – yellow-browed tyrant
** Genus ''Phoebe (bird), Sayornis'' – phoebes
** Genus ''Serpophaga''
** Genus ''Silvicultrix''
** Genus ''Sirystes''
** Genus ''Wagtail-tyrant, Stigmatura'' - wagtail-tyrants
** Genus ''Sublegatus''
** Genus ''Suiriri''
** Genus ''Many-colored rush tyrant, Tachuris'' – many-colored rush tyrant
** Genus ''Black-chested tyrant, Taeniotriccus'' – black-chested tyrant
** Genus ''Todirostrum'' – typical tody-flycatchers
** Genus ''Tolmomyias''
** Genus ''Tumbes tyrant, Tumbezia'' – Tumbes tyrant
** Genus ''Sulphury flycatcher, Tyrannopsis'' – sulphury flycatcher
** Genus ''Yellow-crowned tyrannulet, Tyrannulus'' – yellow-crowned tyrannulet
** Genus ''Kingbird, Tyrannus'' – kingbirds
** Genus ''Uromyias''
** Genus ''Xenotriccus''
** Genus ''Xolmis''
** Genus ''Zimmerius''
* Family Przevalski's finch, Urocynchramidae
** Genus ''Przevalski's finch, Urocynchramus'' - Przewalski's finch
* Family Vanga, Vangidae - vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies
** Genus ''White-headed vanga, Artamella'' - white-headed vanga
** Genus ''Black-and-white shrike-flycatcher, Bias'' - black-and-white shrike-flycatcher
** Genus ''Calicalicus''
** Genus ''Blue vanga, Cyanolanius'' - blue vanga
** Genus ''Helmet vanga, Euryceros'' - helmet vanga
** Genus ''Sickle-billed vanga, Falculea'' - sickle-billed vanga
** Genus ''Flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus'' - flycatcher-shrikes
** Genus ''Nuthatch vanga, Hypositta'' - nuthatch vanga
** Genus ''Chabert vanga, Leptopterus'' - chabert vanga
** Genus ''African shrike-flycatcher, Megabyas'' - African shrike-flycatcher
** Genus ''Crossley's vanga, Mystacornis'' - Crossley's vanga
** Genus ''Newtonia (bird), Newtonia''
** Genus ''Bernier's vanga, Oriolia'' - Bernier's vanga
** Genus ''Philentoma''
** Genus ''Helmetshrike, Prionops'' - helmetshrikes
** Genus ''Ward's flycatcher, Pseudobias'' - Ward's flycatcher
** Genus ''Rufous vanga, Schetba'' - rufous vanga
** Genus ''Tephrodornis''
** Genus ''Tylas vanga, Tylas'' - tylas vanga
** Genus ''Hook-billed vanga, Vanga'' - hook-billed vanga
** Genus ''Xenopirostris''
* Family Viduidae
** Genus ''Cuckoo-finch, Anomalospiza'' - cuckoo-finch
** Genus ''Vidua''
* Family Vireonidae - vireos and allies
** Genus ''Peppershrike, Cyclarhis'' - peppershrikes
** Genus ''White-bellied erpornis, Erpornis'' - white-bellied erpornis
** Genus ''Hylophilus''
** Genus ''Shrike-babblers, Pteruthius'' - shrike-babblers
** Genus ''Vireo (genus), Vireo'' - vireos
** Genus ''Vireolanius''
* Family Wrenthrush, Zeledoniidae
** Genus ''Wrenthrush, Zeledonia''
* Family White-eye, Zosteropidae - white-eyes
** Genus ''Bonin white-eye, Apalopteron'' – Bonin white-eye
** Genus ''Golden white-eye, Cleptornis'' – golden white-eye
** Genus ''Dasycrotapha''
** Genus ''Heleia''
** Genus ''Lophozosterops''
** Genus ''Giant white-eye, Megazosterops'' – giant white-eye
** Genus ''Pygmy white-eye, Oculocincta'' – pygmy white-eye
** Genus ''Rukia''
** Genus ''Sterrhoptilus''
** Genus ''Rufescent darkeye, Tephrozosterops'' – rufescent darkeye
** Genus ''Woodfordia''
** Genus ''Yuhina''
** Genus ''Mountain blackeye, Zosterops'' - Mountain blackeye
** Genus ''Zosterornis''
* Family Uncertain (This has traditionally been considered a member of the family Pachycephalidae, but recent genetic evidence suggests it should be placed in a monotypic subfamily of the family Bombycillidae, or even its own family, Hylocitreidae)
** Genus ''Hylocitrea''

Pelecaniformes

Pelicans, ibises, shoebills, egrets, herons, etc.

* Family Heron, Ardeidae - herons, egrets, and bitterns
** Genus ''Agami heron, Agamia'' – agami heron
** Genus ''Ardea (genus), Ardea''
** Genus ''Pond heron, Ardeola'' – pond herons
** Genus ''Botaurus''
** Genus ''Bubulcus'' – cattle egret (sometimes included in Ardea)
** Genus ''Butorides'' – green-backed herons (sometimes included in Ardea)
** Genus ''Boat-billed heron, Cochlearius'' – boat-billed heron
** Genus ''Egretta''
** Genus ''Gorsachius''
** Genus ''Ixobrychus''
** Genus ''Nyctanassa'' – American night herons
** Genus ''Nycticorax'' (sometimes includes ''Nyctanassa'')
** Genus ''Capped heron, Pilherodius'' – capped heron
** Genus ''Whistling heron, Syrigma'' – whistling heron
** Genus ''White-crested tiger heron, Tigriornis'' – white-crested tiger heron
** Genus ''Tigrisoma''
** Genus ''Zigzag heron, Zebrilus'' – zigzag heron
** Genus ''Forest bittern, Zonerodius'' – forest bittern
* Family Balaenicipitidae
** Genus ''Shoebill, Balaeniceps'' - shoebill
* Family Pelican, Pelecanidae
** Genus ''Pelican, Pelecanus'' - pelicans
* Family Hamerkop, Scopidae
** Genus ''Hamerkop, Scopus'' - hamerkop (sometimes included in Balaenicipitidae)
* Family Threskiornithidae - ibises and spoonbills
** Genus ''Bostrychia''
** Genus ''Sharp-tailed ibis, Cercibis'' - sharp-tailed ibis
** Genus ''Eudocimus''
** Genus ''Geronticus''
** Genus ''Madagascan ibis, Lophotibis'' - Madagascan ibis
** Genus ''Green ibis, Mesembrinibis'' - green ibis
** Genus ''Crested ibis, Nipponia'' - crested ibis
** Genus ''Bare-faced ibis, Phimosus'' - bare-faced ibis
** Genus ''Spoonbill, Platalea'' - spoonbills
** Genus ''Plegadis''
** Genus ''Pseudibis''
** Genus ''Giant ibis, Thaumatibis'' - giant ibis
** Genus ''Theristicus''
** Genus ''Threskiornis''

Phaethontiformes

* Family Tropicbird, Phaethontidae
** Genus ''Tropicbird, Phaethon'' - tropicbirds

Phoenicopteriformes

* Family Flamingo, Phoenicopteridae - flamingos
** Genus ''Lesser flamingo, Phoeniconaias'' - lesser flamingo
** Genus ''Phoenicoparrus''
** Genus ''Flamingo, Phoenicopterus''

Piciformes

Woodpickers, flickers, toucans, aracaris, motmots, etc.

* Family Puffbird, Bucconidae – puffbirds, nunbirds, and nunlets
** Genus ''Bucco''
** Genus ''Swallow-winged puffbird, Chelidoptera'' - swallow-winged puffbird
** Genus ''White-faced nunbird, Hapaloptila'' - white-faced nunbird
** Genus ''Hypnelus''
** Genus ''Malacoptila''
** Genus ''Lanceolated monklet, Micromonacha'' - lanceolated monklet
** Genus ''Monasa''
** Genus ''Nonnula''
** Genus ''Notharchus''
** Genus ''Nystalus''
* Family New World barbet, Capitonidae – American barbets
** Genus ''Capito''
** Genus ''Eubucco''
* Family Jacamar, Galbulidae – jacamars
** Genus ''Brachygalba''
** Genus ''Galbalcyrhynchus''
** Genus ''Galbula''
** Genus ''Three-toed jacamar, Jacamaralcyon'' - three-toed jacamar
** Genus ''Great jacamar, Jacamerops'' - great jacamar
* Family Honeyguide, Indicatoridae – honeyguides
** Genus ''Indicator (genus), Indicator''
** Genus ''Lyre-tailed honeyguide, Melichneutes'' - lyre-tailed honeyguide
** Genus ''Melignomon''
** Genus ''Honeybird, Prodotiscus'' - honeybirds
* Family Lybiidae – African barbets (recently split from Capitonidae)
** Genus ''Yellow-spotted barbet, Buccanodon'' - yellow-spotted barbet
** Genus ''Gymnobucco''
** Genus ''Lybius''
** Genus ''Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus'' - tinkerbirds
** Genus ''Pogonornis''
** Genus ''Stactolaema''
** Genus ''Trachyphonus''
** Genus ''Tricholaema''
* Family Megalaimidae – Asian barbets (recently split from Capitonidae)
** Genus ''Caloramphus''
** Genus ''Psilopogon''
* Family Woodpecker, Picidae – woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks
** Genus ''Blythipicus''
** Genus ''Campephilus''
** Genus ''Campethera''
** Genus ''Celeus (bird), 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 ''Ground woodpecker, Geocolaptes'' – ground woodpeckers
** Genus ''Hemicircus''
** Genus ''Wryneck, Jynx'' - wrynecks
** Genus ''Yellow-crowned woodpecker, Leiopicus'' – yellow-crowned woodpecker
** Genus ''Leuconotopicus''
** Genus ''Meiglyptes''
** Genus ''Melanerpes''
** Genus ''Rufous woodpecker, Micropternus'' – rufous woodpecker (formerly in ''Celeus'')
** Genus ''Mulleripicus''
** Genus ''Antillean piculet, Nesoctites'' – Antillean piculet
** Genus ''Picoides''
** Genus ''Piculus''
** Genus ''Picumnus (bird), Picumnus'' – American piculets
** Genus ''Picus (genus), Picus''
** Genus ''Orange-backed woodpecker, Reinwardtipicus'' - Orange-backed woodpecker
** Genus ''Sasia'' – Asian piculets
** Genus ''Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus'' – sapsuckers
** Genus ''Veniliornis''
** Genus ''Cuban green woodpecker, Xiphidiopicus'' – Cuban green woodpecker (Placement in Dendropicini tentative)
** Genus ''Yungipicus''
* Family Ramphastidae – toucans
** Genus ''Mountain toucan, Andigena'' - mountain toucans
** Genus ''Green toucanet, Aulacorhynchus'' - green toucanet
** Genus ''Aracari, Pteroglossus'' - aracaris
** Genus ''Ramphastos''
** Genus ''Selenidera''
* Family Semnornis, Semnornithidae – toucan-barbets (recently split from Capitonidae)
** Genus ''Semnornis''

Grebe, Podicipediformes

* Family Grebe, Podicipedidae - grebes
** Genus ''Aechmophorus''
** Genus ''Great grebe, Podicephorus'' - great grebe
** Genus ''Podiceps''
** Genus ''Podilymbus''
** Genus ''Poliocephalus (bird), Poliocephalus''
** Genus ''Rollandia (bird), Rollandia''
** Genus ''Tachybaptus''

Procellariiformes

Petrels, storm petrels, albatrosses, and diving petrels

* Family Albatross, Diomedeidae - albatrosses
** Genus ''Great albatross, Diomedea'' - great albatrosses
** Genus ''North Pacific albatross, Phoebastria'' - North Pacific albatrosses
** Genus ''Phoebetria''
** Genus ''Mollymawk, Thalassarche'' - "mollymawks"
* Family Northern storm petrel, Hydrobatidae - northern storm petrels
** Genus ''European storm petrel, Hydrobates'' - European storm petrel
** Genus ''Oceanodroma''
* Family Austral storm petrel, Oceanitidae - southern storm petrels
** Genus ''Fregetta''
** Genus ''Grey-backed storm petrel, Garrodia'' - grey-backed storm petrel
** Genus ''Polynesian storm petrel, Nesofregetta'' - Polynesian storm petrel
** Genus ''Oceanites''
** Genus ''White-faced storm petrel, Pelagodroma'' - white-faced storm petrel
* Family Procellariidae
** Genus ''Kerguelen petrel, Aphrodroma'' - Kerguelen petrel
** Genus ''Ardenna''
** Genus ''Bulweria''
** Genus ''Calonectris''
** Genus ''Cape petrel, Daption'' - Cape petrel
** Genus ''Fulmarus'' - fulmars
** Genus ''Blue petrel, Halobaena'' - blue petrel
** Genus ''Giant petrel, Macronectes'' - giant petrels
** Genus ''Pachyptila''
** Genus ''Snow petrel, Pagodroma'' - snow petrel
** Genus ''Diving petrel, Pelecanoides'' - diving petrels
** Genus ''Procellaria''
** Genus ''Pseudobulweria''
** Genus ''Gadfly petrel, Pterodroma'' - gadfly petrels
** Genus ''Puffinus''
** Genus ''Antarctic petrel, Thalassoica'' - Antarctic petrel

Parrot, Psittaciformes

Parrots, parakeets, macaws, and cockatoos

* Family Cockatoo, Cacatuidae - cockatoos
** Genus ''Cacatua''
** Genus ''Gang-gang cockatoo, Callocephalon'' - gang-gang cockatoo
** Genus ''Calyptorhynchus''
** Genus ''Galah, Eolophus'' - galah
** Genus ''Major Mitchell's cockatoo, Lophochroa'' - Major Mitchell's cockatoo
** Genus ''Cockatiel, Nymphicus'' - cockatiel
** Genus ''Palm cockatoo, Probosciger'' - palm cockatoo
* Family New Zealand parrot, Nestoridae - New Zealand parrots
** Genus ''Nestor (genus), Nestor''
* Family Psittacidae - New World and African parrots
** Genus ''Yellow-faced parrot, Alipiopsitta'' - yellow-faced parrot
** Genus ''Amazon parrot, Amazona'' - "Amazons"
** Genus ''Anodorhynchus''
** Genus ''Ara (genus), Ara''
** Genus ''Aratinga''
** Genus ''Bolborhynchus''
** Genus ''Brotogeris''
** Genus ''Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis'' - Carolina parakeet
** Genus ''Vasa parrot, Coracopsis'' - Vasa parrot
** Genus ''Burrowing parrot, Cyanoliseus'' - burrowing parrot
** Genus ''Spix's macaw, Cyanopsitta'' - Spix's macaw
** Genus ''Red-fan parrot, Deroptyus'' – red-fan parrot
** Genus ''Red-shouldered macaw, Diopsittaca'' - red-shouldered macaw
** Genus ''Enicognathus''
** Genus ''Eupsittula''
** Genus ''Forpus''
** Genus ''Short-tailed parrot, Graydidascalus'' - short-tailed parrot
** Genus ''Golden parakeet, Guaruba'' - golden parakeet
** Genus ''Hapalopsittaca''
** Genus ''Golden-plumed parakeet, Leptosittaca'' - golden-plumed parakeet
** Genus ''Myiopsitta''
** Genus ''Nannopsittaca''
** Genus ''Yellow-eared parrot, Ognorhynchus'' - yellow-eared parrot
** Genus ''Red-bellied macaw, Orthopsittaca'' - red-bellied macaw
** Genus ''Caique, Pionites'' – caiques
** Genus ''Pileated parrot, 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 ''Blue-crowned parakeet, Thectocercus'' - blue-crowned parakeet
** Genus ''Touit''
** Genus ''Blue-bellied parrot, Triclaria'' - blue-bellied parrot
* Family Psittaculidae - Old World parrots
** Genus ''Lovebird, Agapornis'' - lovebirds
** Genus ''Alisterus''
** Genus ''Aprosmictus''
** Genus ''Australian ringneck, Barnardius'' - Australian ringneck (sometimes included in ''Platycercus'')
** Genus ''Guaiabero, Bolbopsittacus'' - guaiabero
** Genus ''Chalcopsitta''
** Genus ''Charmosyna''
** Genus ''Cyanoramphus''
** Genus ''Cyclopsitta''
** Genus ''Eclectus''
** Genus ''Eos (genus), Eos''
** Genus ''Eunymphicus''
** Genus ''Geoffroyus''
** Genus ''Musk lorikeet, Glossopsitta'' - musk lorikeet
** Genus ''Swift parrot, Lathamus'' - swift parrot
** Genus ''Hanging parrot, Loriculus'' - hanging parrot
** Genus ''Lorius''
** Genus ''Budgerigar, Melopsittacus'' - budgerigar
** Genus ''Pygmy parrot, Micropsitta'' - pygmy parrot
** Genus ''Neophema''
** Genus ''Bourke's parrot, Neopsephotus'' - Bourke's parrot (sometimes included in ''Neophema'')
** Genus ''Neopsittacus''
** Genus ''Bluebonnet (bird), Northiella'' - bluebonnet (often included in ''Psephotus'')
** Genus ''Plum-faced lorikeet, Oreopsittacus'' - plum-faced lorikeet
** Genus ''Parvipsitta''
** Genus ''Pezoporus''
** Genus ''Collared lory, Phigys'' - collared lory
** Genus ''Rosella, Platycercus'' - rosellas
** Genus ''Polytelis''
** Genus ''Racket-tail, Prioniturus'' - racket-tails
** Genus ''Shining parrot, Prosopeia'' - shining parrot
** Genus ''Psephotellus''
** Genus ''Red-rumped parrot, Psephotus'' - red-rumped parrot
** Genus ''Pseudeos''
** Genus ''Tiger parrot, Psittacella'' - tiger parrot
** Genus ''Psittacula''
** Genus ''Psittaculirostris''
** Genus ''Psitteuteles'' (sometimes classified in the ''Trichoglossus'')
** Genus ''Psittinus''
** Genus ''Red-capped parrot, Purpureicephalus'' - red-capped parrot
** Genus ''Tanygnathus''
** Genus ''Trichoglossus''
** Genus ''Vini (genus), Vini''
* Family Psittrichasiidae
** Genus ''Vasa parrot, Coracopsis'' - Vasa parrot
** Genus ''Pesquet's parrot, Psittrichas'' - Pesquet's parrot
* Family Kākāpō, Strigopidae
** Genus ''Kākāpō, Strigops'' - kākāpō

Sandgrouse, Pterocliformes

* Family Sandgrouse, Pteroclidae - sandgrouse
** Genus ''Calopterocles''
** Genus ''Nyctiperdix''
** Genus ''Pterocles''
** Genus ''Syrrhaptes''

Rheidae, Rheiformes

* Family Rheidae
** Genus ''Rhea (bird), Rhea''

Penguin, Sphenisciformes

* Family Penguin, Spheniscidae - penguins
** Genus ''Aptenodytes''
** Genus ''Crested penguin, Eudyptes'' - crested penguins
** Genus ''Eudyptula''
** Genus ''Megadyptes''
** Genus ''Pygoscelis''
** Genus ''Banded penguin, Spheniscus'' - banded penguins

Owl, Strigiformes

Owls

* Family True owl, Strigidae - true owls
** Genus ''Aegolius'' – saw-whet owls
** Genus ''Asio'' – eared owls
** Genus ''Athene (bird), Athene''
** Genus ''Horned owl, Bubo'' – horned owls (paraphyletic with ''Nyctea'', ''Ketupa'', and ''Scotopelia'')
** Genus ''Ciccaba''
** Genus ''Pygmy owl, Glaucidium'' – pygmy owls
** Genus ''Maned owl, Jubula'' – maned owl
** Genus ''Crested owl, Lophostrix'' – crested owl
** Genus ''Bare-legged owl, Margarobyas'' – bare-legged owl
** Genus ''Screech owl, Megascops'' – screech owls
** Genus ''Elf owl, Micrathene'' – elf owl
** Genus ''Fearful owl, Nesasio'' – fearful owl
** Genus ''Ninox'' – Asian and Australasian hawk-owls and boobooks
** Genus ''Scops owl, Otus'' – scops owls (probably paraphyletic)
** Genus ''Jamaican owl, Pseudoscops'' – Jamaican owl
** Genus ''Flammulated owl, Psiloscops'' – flammulated owl
** Genus ''Ptilopsis'' – white-faced owl
** Genus ''Pulsatrix'' – spectacled owl
** Genus ''Palau owl, Pyrroglaux'' – Palau owl
** Genus ''Fishing owl, Scotopelia'' - fishing owls
** Genus ''Strix (genus), Strix'' – earless owls
** Genus ''Northern hawk-owl, Surnia'' – northern hawk-owl
** Genus ''Papuan hawk-owl, Uroglaux'' – Papuan hawk-owl
** Genus ''Long-whiskered owlet, Xenoglaux'' – long-whiskered owlet
* Family Barn-owl, Tytonidae - barn owls
** Genus ''Bay owl, Phodilus'' - bay owls
** Genus ''Tyto''

Ostrich, Struthioniformes

*Family Ostrich, Struthionidae - ostriches
** Genus ''Struthio''

Suliformes

Boobies, gannets, frigatebirds, cormorants, shags, and darters

* Family Darter, Anhingidae
** Genus ''Darter, Anhinga'' - darters and anhinga
* Family Frigatebird, Fregatidae
** Genus ''Frigatebird, Fregata'' - frigatebirds
* Family Cormorant, Phalacrocoracidae
** Genus ''Cormorant, Phalacrocorax'' - cormorants and shags
* Family Sulidae
** Genus ''Gannet, Morus'' - gannets
** Genus ''Abbott's booby, Papasula'' - Abbott's booby
** Genus ''Booby, Sula'' - boobies

Tinamou, Tinamiformes

* Family Tinamou, Tinamidae - tinamous
** Genus ''Crypturellus''
** Genus ''Eudromia''
** Genus ''Nothocercus''
** Genus ''Nothoprocta''
** Genus ''Nothura''
** Genus ''Rhynchotus''
** Genus ''Dwarf tinamou, Taoniscus'' - dwarf tinamou
** Genus ''Tinamotis''
** Genus ''Tinamus''

Trogoniformes

Trogons and quetzals

* Family Trogonidae
** Genus ''Apalharpactes''
** Genus ''Apaloderma''
** Genus ''Eared quetzal, Euptilotis'' - eared quetzal
** Genus ''Harpactes''
** Genus ''Pharomachrus''
** Genus ''Priotelus''
** Genus ''Trogon''

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