List of Birds

List Of Birds


Neognathae


Neoaves


Galloanserae

Anseriformes



Galliformes

Neoaves
Mirandornithes

Podicipediformes



Phoenicopteriformes



Phaethontiformes



Pteroclidiformes



Mesitornithiformes



Columbiformes



Eurypygiformes


Cypselomorphae

Caprimulgiformes




Apodiformes



Aegotheliformes



Opisthocomiformes




Gruiformes



Cuculiformes



Musophagiformes



Aequornithes




Charadriiformes



"Higher Landbirds"

Aequornithes

Gaviiformes





Sphenisciformes



Procellariiformes




Ciconiiformes




Suliformes



Pelecaniformes

"Higher Landbirds"

Accipitriformes



Strigiformes



Coliiformes




Leptosomatiformes



Trogoniformes


Picocoraciae

Bucerotiformes




Coraciiformes



Piciformes



Cariamiformes


Eufalconimorphae

Falconiformes


Psittacopasserae

Psittaciformes



Passeriformes

A phylogenetic tree of the modern bird orders, based on recent studies. Note the polytomies.
This is a list relating to extant species of birds. For a list of birds in history and fiction, see List of historical and fictional birds. For extinct birds, please see List of extinct birds, Prehistoric birds and Fossil birds.

This page lists living orders and families of birds. The links below should then lead to family accounts and hence to individual species.

Taxonomy is very fluid in the age of DNA analysis, so comments are made where appropriate, and all numbers are approximate. In particular see Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy for a very different classification.

Read more about List Of Birds:  Paleognathae, Neognathae

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