Avian orders and families

Anseriformes

Anatidae (ducks and geese)

Podicipediformes

podicipedidae ( grebes)

Columbiformes

Columbidae (pigeons and doves)

Caprimulgiformes

• Caprimulgidae (nightjars)

• Apodidae (Swifts)

• Trochilidae (hummingbird)

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae (cuckoos)

Charadriiformes (shorebirds)

• Recurvirostridae (stilts and avocets)

• Charadriidae (plovers)

• Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)

• Scolopicidae (sandpipers)

Gruiformes

• Rallidae (rails)

• Aramidae ( limkpins)

• Gruidae (cranes)

Gaviiformes

Gaviidae (loons)

Procellariformes

tube nosed birds: petrels, albatrosses, shearwaters

Ciconiiformes

Ciconiidae (storks)

Pelicaniiformes

herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, pelicans

Accipitriformes

Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, kites)

Order also includes ospreys and secretary birds

Strigiformes

• Tytonidae (barn owls)

• Strigidae (other owls)

Piciformes

Picidae (woodpeckers)

Falconiformes

Falconidae (falcons)

Passeriformes

137 families, songbird/perching birds

Tyrannidae

tyrant flycatchers

Oriolidae

Orioles

Vireonidae

Vireos

Corvidae

Corvids

Paridae

Tits and chickadees

Hirundidae

swallows

Sittidae

nuthatches

polioptilidae

gnatcatchers

trogloydytidae

wrens

sturnidae

starlings and mynas

mimidae

mockingbirds and thrashers

turdidae

thrushes

regulidae

kinglets

bombicillidae

waxwings

fringillidae

finches

passarelidae

new world sparrows

icteridae

icterids

parulidae

new world warblers

cardinalidae

cardinals and allies

thraupidae

tanagers and allies