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 – Eurasian black vulture
- Genus Aquila – eagles
- Genus Aviceda
- Genus Busarellus
- Genus Butastur
- Genus Buteo – buzzards
- Genus Buteogallus
- Genus Chelictinia
- Genus Chondrohierax
- Genus Circaetus
- Genus Circus – harriers
- Genus Clanga – spotted eagles
- 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
- Genus Henicopernis
- Genus Hieraaetus
- Genus Icthyophaga
- Genus Ictinaetus – black eagle
- Genus Ictinia
- Genus Kaupifalco – lizard buzzard
- Genus Leptodon
- Genus Leucopternis
- Genus Lophaetus – long-crested eagle
- Genus Lophoictinia – square-tailed kite
- Genus Lophotriorchis – rufous-bellied eagle
- Genus Macheiramphus – bat hawk
- 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 – honey-buzzards
- 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 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
- Genus Alopochen – Egyptian goose
- Genus Amazonetta – Brazilian teal
- Genus Anas – pintails, mallards, etc.
- Genus Anser – grey geese and white geese
- Genus Asarcornis – white-winged duck
- Genus Aythya – pochards, scaup, etc.
- Genus Biziura – musk ducks
- Genus Branta – black geese
- Genus Bucephala – goldeneyes
- Genus Cairina – muscovy duck
- Genus Callonetta – ringed teal
- Genus Cereopsis – Cape Barren goose
- Genus Chenonetta – maned duck
- Genus Chloephaga – sheldgoose
- Genus Clangula – long-tailed duck
- Genus Coscoroba – coscoroba swan
- Genus Cyanochen – blue-winged goose
- 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
- 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 – larger pochard 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
- Genus Sibirionetta – Baikal teal
- Genus Somateria – eiders
- Genus Spatula – shovelers
- Genus Speculanas – bronze-winged duck
- Genus Stictonetta – freckled duck
- Genus Tachyeres – steamer ducks
- Genus Tadorna – shelducks
- Genus Thalassornis – white-backed duck
Family Anseranatidae
- Genus Anseranas

Apodiformes

Swifts, treeswifts and hummingbirds

Family Apodidae – swifts
- Genus Aerodramus
- 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
- 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
- Genus Buceros
- Genus Bycanistes
- Genus Ceratogymna – casqued hornbill
- Genus Lophoceros
- Genus Ocyceros – grey hornbill
- Genus Penelopides
- Genus Rhinoplax – helmeted hornbill
- Genus Rhyticeros (sometimes included in Aceros)
- Genus Tockus
- Genus Tropicranus – white-crested hornbill
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 – California condor
- Genus Sarcoramphus – king vulture
- Genus Vultur – Andean condor

Charadriiformes

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

Family Alcidae – auks, guillemots, murres, puffins, 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
- 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 – golden plovers
- Genus Thinornis
- Genus Vanellus – lapwings
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 – noddies
- Genus Chlidonias – marsh terns
- Genus Chroicocephalus – hooded gulls
- 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 – large white-headed gulls
- 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 – typical terns
- Genus Sternula – little terns
- Genus Thalasseus – crested terns
- 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-snipe
- Genus Nycticryphes
- Genus Rostratula
Family Scolopacidae – snipe, sandpipers, phalaropes, and allies
- Genus Actitis – sandpipers
- Genus Arenaria – turnstones
- Genus Bartramia – upland sandpiper
- Genus Calidris – stints
- Genus Coenocorypha – Austral snipe
- Genus Gallinago – snipe
- Genus Limnodromus – dowitchers
- Genus Limosa – godwits
- Genus Lymnocryptes – jack snipe
- Genus Numenius – curlews
- Genus Phalaropus – phalaropes
- Genus Prosobonia – Polynesian sandpiper
- Genus Scolopax – woodcock
- Genus Tringa – shanks
- Genus Xenus – Terek sandpiper
Family Stercorariidae – skuas
- Genus Stercorarius
Family Thinocoridae – seedsnipe
- Genus Attagis
- Genus Thinocorus
Family Turnicidae – buttonquail
- Genus Ortyxelos
- Genus Turnix

Ciconiiformes

Storks, openbills, and jabiru

Family Ciconiidae
- Genus Anastomus – openbills
- Genus Ciconia – typical storks
- 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 Aplopelia
- Genus Caloenas – Nicobar pigeon
- Genus Chalcophaps – emerald doves
- Genus Claravis
- Genus Columba – Old World pigeons
- Genus Columbina
- Genus Cryptophaps – sombre pigeon
- Genus Didunculus – tooth-billed pigeon
- Genus Drepanoptila
- 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
- 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 – collared doves and turtle doves
- Genus Treron – green pigeons
- Genus Trugon – thick-billed ground pigeon
- Genus Turacoena
- Genus Turtur – African wood doves
- 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 – typical or river kingfishers
- 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 – kookaburras
- Genus Halcyon
- Genus Ispidina
- Genus Lacedo
- Genus Megaceryle
- Genus Melidora – hook-billed kingfisher
- Genus Pelargopsis
- Genus Syma
- Genus Tanysiptera – paradise kingfisher
- Genus Todirhamphus
Family Brachypteraciidae – ground rollers
- Genus Atelornis
- Genus Brachypteracias – short-legged ground roller
- Genus Geobiastes – scaly ground roller
- Genus Uratelornis – long-tailed ground roller
Family Coraciidae – rollers
- Genus Coracias
- Genus Eurystomus
Family Meropidae – bee-eaters
- Genus Meropogon – purple-bearded bee-eater
- Genus Merops
- Genus Nyctyornis
Family Momotidae – motmots
- Genus Aspatha – blue-throated motmot
- Genus Baryphthengus
- Genus Electron
- Genus Eumomota – turquoise-browed motmot
- Genus Hylomanes – tody motmot
- Genus Momotus
Family Todidae – todies
- Genus Todus

Cuculiformes

Cuckoos, anis, etc.

Family Cuculidae
- Genus Cacomantis
- Genus Carpococcyx – Asian ground-cuckoos
- Genus Centropus – coucals
- Genus Cercococcyx – long-tailed cuckoos
- Genus Ceuthmochares – yellowbills
- Genus Chrysococcyx – bronze cuckoos
- Genus Clamator
- Genus Coccycua – formerly in Coccyzus and Piaya, includes Micrococcyx
- Genus Coccyzus – includes Saurothera and Hyetornis
- Genus Coua – coua
- Genus Crotophaga – anis
- Genus Cuculus – typical cuckoos
- Genus Dromococcyx
- Genus Eudynamys – typical koels
- Genus Geococcyx – roadrunners
- Genus Guira – guira cuckoo
- Genus Hierococcyx – hawk-cuckoos
- Genus Microdynamis – dwarf koel
- Genus Morococcyx – lesser ground cuckoo
- Genus Neomorphus – Neotropical ground-cuckoos
- Genus Pachycoccyx – thick-billed cuckoo
- Genus Phaenicophaeus – typical malkohas
- Genus Piaya
- Genus Rhinortha – Raffles's malkoha
- Genus Scythrops – channel-billed cuckoo
- Genus Surniculus – drongo-cuckoos
- Genus Tapera – striped cuckoo
- Genus Urodynamis – Pacific long-tailed cuckoo

Eurypygiformes

Sunbitterns and kagu

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

Falconiformes

Falcons and caracara

Family Falconidae
- Genus Caracara – crested caracaras
- Genus Daptrius – black caracara
- Genus Falco – true falcons, hobbies and kestrels
- Genus Herpetotheres – laughing falcon
- Genus Ibycter – red-throated caracara
- Genus Micrastur – forest falcons
- Genus Microhierax – typical falconets
- Genus Milvago – brown caracaras
- Genus Phalcoboenus – Andean and southern South American caracaras
- Genus Polihierax – pygmy falcons
- Genus Spiziapteryx – spot-winged falconet

Galliformes

Gamebirds

Family Cracidae
- Genus Aburria
- Genus Chamaepetes
- Genus Crax – curassows
- Genus Mitu – curassows
- Genus Nothocrax – nocturnal curassow
- Genus Oreophasis – horned guan
- Genus Ortalis – chachalacas
- Genus Papile – piping guan
- Genus Pauxi – helmeted curassows
- Genus Penelope
- Genus Penelopina
Family Megapodiidae
- Genus Aepypodius
- Genus Alectura – Australian brushturkey
- Genus Eulipoa – Moluccan megapode
- Genus Leipoa
- Genus Macrocephalon – maleo
- Genus Megapodius – scrubfowl
- Genus Talegalla
Family Numididae
- Genus Acryllium
- Genus Agelastes
- Genus Guttera
- Genus Numida – helmeted guineafowl
Family Odontophoridae
- Genus Callipepla
- Genus Colinus – bobwhites
- Genus Cyrtonyx
- Genus Dactylortyx – singing quail
- Genus Dendrortyx
- Genus Odontophorus – wood quail
- Genus Oreortyx – mountain quail
- Genus Philortyx – banded quail
- Genus Ptilopachus
- Genus Rhynchortyx – tawny-faced quail
Family Phasianidae
- Genus Afropavo – Congo peafowl
- Genus Alectoris – rock partridges
- Genus Ammoperdix – see-see and sand partridge
- Genus Anurophasis – Snow Mountain quail
- Genus Arborophila – hill partridge
- Genus Argusianus – great argus
- Genus Bambusicola – bamboo partridge
- Genus Bonasa – ruffed grouse
- Genus Caloperdix – ferruginous partridge
- Genus Catreus – cheer pheasant
- Genus Centrocercus – sage grouse
- Genus Chrysolophus – ruffed pheasant
- Genus Coturnix – true quail
- Genus Crossoptilon – eared pheasant
- Genus Dendragapus
- Genus Falcipennis
- Genus Francolinus – true francolins
- Genus Galloperdix – Indian spurfowl
- Genus Gallus – junglefowl
- Genus Haematortyx – crimson-headed partridge
- Genus Ithaginis – blood pheasant
- Genus Lagopus – ptarmigans
- Genus Lerwa – snow partridge
- Genus Lophophorus – monal
- Genus Lophura – gallopheasants
- Genus Lyrurus – black grouse
- Genus Margaroperdix – Madagascan partridge
- Genus Melanoperdix – black partridge
- Genus Meleagris – turkeys
- Genus Ophrysia – Himalayan quail
- Genus Pavo – peafowl
- Genus Peliperdix
- Genus Perdicula – bush quail
- Genus Perdix – true partridges
- Genus Phasianus – typical pheasants
- Genus Polyplectron – peacock-pheasant
- Genus Pternistis – African spurfowls
- Genus Pucrasia – koklass pheasant
- Genus Rheinardia – crested argus
- Genus Rhizothera
- Genus Rollulus – crested partridge
- Genus Scleroptila
- Genus Synoicus
- Genus Syrmaticus – long-tailed pheasants
- Genus Tetrao – capercaillie
- Genus Tetraogallus – snowcocks
- Genus Tetraophasis – monal-partridge
- Genus Tetrastes
- Genus Tragopan – horned pheasant
- Genus Tympanuchus – prairie chickens
- Genus Xenoperdix – forest partridges

Gaviiformes

Divers or loons

Family Gaviidae
- Genus Gavia – divers or loons

Gruiformes

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

Family Aramidae – limpkin
- Genus Aramus
Family Gruidae – cranes
- Genus Antigone
- Genus Balearica
- Genus Grus – cranes
- Genus Leucogeranus – Siberian crane
Family Heliornithidae – finfoots
- Genus Heliopais – masked finfoot
- Genus Heliornis – sungrebe
- Genus Podica – African finfoot
Family Psophiidae
- Genus Psophia – trumpeters
Family Rallidae – crakes, moorhens, gallinules, and rails
- Genus Aenigmatolimnas – striped crake
- Genus Amaurolimnas – uniform crake
- Genus Amaurornis – bush-hens
- Genus Anurolimnas
- Genus Aramides
- Genus Aramidopsis – snoring rail
- Genus Atlantisia – Inaccessible Island rail
- Genus Cabalus – Chatham rail
- Genus Coturnicops – barred-backed crake
- Genus Crecopsis – African crake
- Genus Crex – corn crake
- Genus Cyanolimnas – Zapata rail
- Genus Diaphorapteryx – Hawkins's rail
- Genus Dryolimnas
- Genus Eulabeornis – chestnut rail
- Genus Fulica – coots
- Genus Gallicrex – watercock
- Genus Gallinula – moorhens
- Genus Gallirallus
- Genus Gymnocrex – bare-faced rails
- Genus Habroptila – invisible rail
- Genus Hapalocrex – yellow-breasted crake
- Genus Himantornis – Nkulengu rail
- Genus Laterallus – ruddy crake
- Genus Lewinia
- ?Genus Limnocrex (synonym of Laterallus?)
- Genus Megacrex – New Guinea flightless rail
- Genus Micropygia – ocellated crake
- Genus Mundia – Ascension crake
- Genus Mustelirallus
- Genus Nesoclopeus
- Genus Paragallinula – lesser moorhen
- Genus Pardirallus
- Genus Poliolimnas
- Genus Porphyrio – swamphens
- Genus Porphyriops – spot-flanked gallinule
- Genus Porzana
- Genus Rallicula – forest rails
- Genus Rallina – chestnut rails
- Genus Rallus
- Genus Rougetius – Rouget's rail
- Genus Rufirallus – russet-crowned crake
- Genus Tribonyx – native-hens
- Genus Zapornia
Family Sarothruridae
- Genus Canirallus – grey-throated rail and wood rails
- Genus Sarothrura – flufftails

Leptosomiformes

Family Leptosomidae
- Genus Leptosomus – cuckoo roller

Mesitornithiformes

Family Mesitornithidae – mesites
- Genus Mesitornis
- Genus Monias – subdesert mesite

Musophagiformes

Turacos and go-away-birds

Family Musophagidae
- Genus Corythaeola – great blue turaco
- Genus Corythaixoides – go-away-birds
- Genus Crinifer – plantain-eaters
- Genus Musophaga
- Genus Ruwenzorornis – Rwenzori turaco
- Genus Tauraco

Opisthocomiformes

Family Opisthocomidae
- Genus Opisthocomus – hoatzin

Otidiformes

Bustards, floricans

Family Otididae
- Genus Afrotis
- Genus Ardeotis
- Genus Chlamydotis
- Genus Eupodotis
- Genus Houbaropsis – Bengal florican
- Genus Lissotis
- Genus Lophotis
- Genus Neotis
- Genus Otis – great bustard
- Genus Sypheotides
- Genus Tetrax – little bustard

Passeriformes

Clockwise from top right: Palestine sunbird (*Cinnyris osea*), blue jay (*Cyanocitta cristata*), house sparrow (*Passer domesticus*), great tit (*Parus major*), hooded crow (*Corvus cornix*), southern masked weaver (*Ploceus velatus*)

Passerines, the "song birds". This is the largest order of birds and contains more than half of all birds.

Family Acanthisittidae
- Genus Acanthisitta – rifleman
- Genus Xenicus – New Zealand wrens
Family Acanthizidae – scrubwrens, thornbills, and gerygones
- Genus Acanthiza – thornbill
- Genus Acanthornis – scrubtit
- Genus Aethomyias – scrubwrens
- Genus Aphelocephala – whiteface
- Genus Calamanthus – fieldwren
- Genus Crateroscelis
- Genus Gerygone
- Genus Hylacola – heathwren
- Genus Neosericornis – yellow-throated scrubwren
- Genus Oreoscopus – fernwren
- Genus Origma
- Genus Pachycare – goldenface
- Genus Pycnoptilus – pilotbird
- Genus Pyrrholaemus – speckled warbler
- Genus Sericornis – scrubwrens
- Genus Smicrornis – weebill
Family Acrocephalidae – marsh and tree warblers
- Genus Acrocephalus
- Genus Calamonastides – papyrus yellow warbler
- Genus Chloropeta
- Genus Hippolais
- Genus Iduna
- Genus Nesillas
Family Aegithalidae – long-tailed tits or bushtits
- Genus Aegithalos
- Genus Leptopoecile
- Genus Psaltriparus – American bushtit
Family Aegithinidae
- Genus Aegithina – iora
Family Alaudidae – larks
- Genus Alaemon – hoopoe-lark
- Genus Alauda – skylark
- Genus Alaudala
- Genus Ammomanes
- Genus Ammomanopsis – Gray's lark
- Genus Calandrella – short-toed lark
- Genus Calendulauda
- Genus Certhilauda – short-clawed lark and long-billed lark
- Genus Chersomanes – spike-heeled lark
- Genus Chersophilus – Dupont's lark
- Genus Eremalauda – Dunn's lark
- Genus Eremophila – horned lark
- Genus Eremopterix – sparrow-larks
- Genus Galerida – large-billed lark and crested lark
- Genus Heteromirafra – Rudd's lark and Archer's lark
- Genus Lullula – woodlark
- Genus Melanocorypha
- Genus Mirafra – larks and bushlarks
- Genus Pinarocorys – dusky lark and rufous-rumped lark
- Genus Ramphocoris – thick-billed lark
- Genus Spizocorys
Family Artamidae – woodswallows, butcherbirds, currawongs, and Australian magpie
- Genus Artamus – woodswallows
- Genus Cracticus
- Genus Gymnorhina – Australian magpie
- Genus Melloria – black butcherbird
- Genus Peltops
- Genus Strepera – currawongs
Family Atrichornithidae
- Genus Atrichornis – scrub-birds
Family Bernieridae – Malagasy warblers
- Genus Bernieria – Madagascan warbler
- Genus Crossleyia – Madagascan yellowbrow
- Genus Cryptosylvicola – cryptic warbler
- Genus Hartertula – wedge-tailed jery
- Genus Oxylabes – white-throated oxylabes
- Genus Randia – Rand's warbler
- Genus Thamnornis – thamnornis
- Genus Xanthomixis
Family Bombycillidae
- Genus Bombycilla – waxwings
Family Buphagidae
- Genus Buphagus – oxpeckers
Family Calcariidae – longspurs and snow buntings
- Genus Calcarius – longspurs
- Genus Plectrophenax – snow and McKay's buntings
- Genus Rhynchophanes – thick-billed longspur
Family Callaeidae – New Zealand wattlebirds
- Genus Callaeas – kōkako
- Genus Heteralocha – huia
- Genus Philesturnus – saddleback
Family Calyptophilidae
- Genus Calyptophilus – chat-tanagers
Family Campephagidae – cuckooshrikes and trillers
- Genus Campephaga
- Genus Campochaera – golden cuckooshrike
- Genus Ceblepyris
- Genus Celebesica – pygmy cuckooshrike
- Genus Coracina
- Genus Cyanograucalus – blue cuckooshrike
- Genus Edolisoma
- Genus Lalage
- Genus Lobotos
- Genus Malindangia – McGregor's cuckooshrike
- Genus Pericrocotus – minivet
Family Cardinalidae – cardinals and allies
- Genus Amaurospiza
- Genus Cardinalis
- Genus Caryothraustes
- Genus Chlorothraupis
- Genus Cyanocompsa
- Genus Cyanoloxia – glaucous-blue grosbeak
- Genus Granatellus
- Genus Habia
- Genus Passerina
- Genus Periporphyrus – red-and-black grosbeak
- Genus Pheucticus
- Genus Piranga
- Genus Rhodothraupis – crimson-collared grosbeak
- Genus Spiza – dickcissel
Family Certhiidae – treecreepers
- Genus Certhia
Family Cettiidae – bush warblers and allies
- Genus Abroscopus – abroscopus warbler
- Genus Cettia – typical bush warblers
- Genus Horornis
- Genus Hylia – green hylia
- Genus Pholidornis – tit hylia
- Genus Phyllergates
- Genus Tesia
- Genus Tickellia – broad-billed warbler
- Genus Urosphena – stubtails
Family Chaetopidae
- Genus Chaetops – rockjumpers
Family Chloropseidae
- Genus Chloropsis – leafbirds
Family Cinclidae
- Genus Cinclus – dippers
Family Cisticolidae – cisticolas and allies
- Genus Apalis
- Genus Artisornis
- Genus Bathmocercus – rufous warblers
- Genus Calamonastes
- Genus Camaroptera
- Genus Cisticola
- Genus Drymocichla – red-winged grey warbler
- Genus Eminia – grey-capped warbler
- Genus Eremomela
- Genus Euryptila – cinnamon-breasted warbler
- Genus Heliolais – red-winged warbler
- Genus Hypergerus – oriole warbler
- Genus Incana – Socotra warbler
- Genus Malcorus – rufous-eared warbler
- Genus Micromacronus
- Genus Neomixis – jerys
- Genus Oreolais
- Genus Oreophilais – Roberts's warbler
- Genus Orthotomus – tailorbirds
- Genus Phragmacia – Namaqua warbler
- Genus Phyllolais – buff-bellied warbler
- Genus Poliolais – white-tailed warbler
- Genus Prinia
- Genus Scepomycter
- Genus Schistolais
- Genus Spiloptila – cricket warbler
- Genus Urolais – green longtail
- Genus Urorhipis –
Family Climacteridae – Australian treecreeper
- Genus Cormobates
- Genus Climacteris
Family Cnemophilidae – satinbirds
- Genus Cnemophilus
- Genus Loboparadisea – yellow-breasted satinbird
Family Conopophagidae – gnateaters and gnatpittas
- Genus Conopophaga
- Genus Pittasoma
Family Corcoracidae – Australian mudnester
- Genus Corcorax – white-winged chough
- Genus Struthidea – apostlebird
Family Corvidae – crows, ravens, and jays
- Genus Aphelocoma – scrub jays
- Genus Calocitta – magpie-jay
- Genus Cissa – magpies
- Genus Corvus – crows and ravens
- Genus Crypsirina – treepies
- Genus Cyanocitta – jays
- Genus Cyanocorax – jays
- Genus Cyanolyca
- Genus Cyanopica – magpies
- Genus Dendrocitta – treepies
- Genus Garrulus – jays
- Genus Gymnorhinus – pinyon jay
- Genus Nucifraga – nutcrackers
- Genus Perisoreus – jays
- Genus Pica – magpies
- Genus Platylophus – crested jay
- Genus Platysmurus – black magpie
- Genus Podoces – ground jays
- Genus Psilorhinus – brown jay
- Genus Ptilostomus – piapiac
- Genus Pyrrhocorax – chough
- Genus Temnurus – ratchet-tailed treepie
- Genus Urocissa – blue magpies
- Genus Zavattariornis – Stresemann's bushcrow
Family Cotingidae – cotingas and allies
- Genus Ampelioides – scaled fruiteater
- Genus Ampelion
- Genus Carpodectes
- Genus Carpornis – berryeaters
- Genus Cephalopterus – umbrellabirds
- Genus Conioptilon – black-faced cotinga
- Genus Cotinga
- Genus Doliornis
- Genus Gymnoderus – bare-necked fruitcrow
- Genus Haematoderus – crimson fruitcrow
- Genus Lipaugus
- Genus Perissocephalus – capuchinbird
- Genus Phibalura – swallow-tailed cotinga
- Genus Phoenicircus
- Genus Phytotoma – plantcutters
- Genus Pipreola
- Genus Porphyrolaema – purple-throated cotinga
- Genus Procnias – Neotropical bellbird
- Genus Pyroderus – red-ruffed fruitcrow
- Genus Querula – purple-throated fruitcrow
- Genus Rupicola
- Genus Snowornis
- Genus Tijuca
- Genus Xipholena
- Genus Zaratornis – white-cheeked cotinga
Family Dasyornithidae
- Genus Dasyornis – bristlebirds
Family Dicaeidae – flowerpeckers
- Genus Dicaeum
- Genus Prionochilus
Family Dicruridae
- Genus Dicrurus – drongos
Family Donacobiidae
- Genus Donacobius – black-capped donacobius
Family Dulidae
- Genus Dulus- palmchat
Family Elachuridae
- Genus Elachura – spotted elachura
Family Emberizidae
- Genus Diglossopis
- Genus Emberiza – Old World buntings
Family Erythrocercidae
- Genus Erythrocercus
Family Estrildidae – waxbills, munias, and allies
- Genus Amadina – cut-throats
- Genus Amandava – avadavats
- Genus Chloebia – Gouldian finch
- Genus Clytospiza – brown twinspot
- Genus Coccopygia
- Genus Cryptospiza – crimsonwings
- Genus Emblema – painted finch
- Genus Erythrura – parrotfinches
- Genus Estrilda – waxbills
- Genus Euodice – silverbill
- Genus Euschistospiza
- Genus Heteromunia – pictorella mannikin
- Genus Hypargos
- Genus Lagonosticta – firefinches
- Genus Lonchura – munias, mannikins
- Genus Mandingoa – green-backed twinspot
- Genus Neochmia
- Genus Nesocharis – oliveback
- Genus Nigrita
- Genus Odontospiza – grey-headed silverbill
- Genus Oreostruthus – mountain firetail
- Genus Ortygospiza – quailfinches
- Genus Padda
- Genus Paludipasser – locust finch
- Genus Parmoptila – antpeckers
- Genus Poephila
- Genus Pyrenestes – seedcrackers
- Genus Pytilia
- Genus Spermophaga – bluebill
- Genus Stagonopleura – firetail
- Genus Taeniopygia
- Genus Uraeginthus
Family Eulacestomidae
- Genus Eulacestoma – wattled ploughbill
Family Eupetidae
- Genus Eupetes – Malaysian rail-babbler
Family Eurylaimidae – broadbills
- Genus Calyptomena
- Genus Corydon – dusky broadbill
- Genus Cymbirhynchus – black-and-red broadbill
- Genus Eurylaimus
- Genus Neodrepanis
- Genus Philepitta
- Genus Psarisomus – long-tailed broadbill
- Genus Pseudocalyptomena – Grauer's broadbill
- Genus Sarcophanops
- Genus Serilophus – silver-breasted broadbill
- Genus Smithornis
Family Formicariidae – antthrushes
- Genus Chamaeza
- Genus Formicarius
Family Fringillidae – true finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers
- Genus Acanthis – redpolls
- Genus Agraphospiza – Blanford's rosefinch
- Genus Bucanetes – trumpeter finch and Mongolian finch
- Genus Callacanthis – spectacled finch
- Genus Carduelis
- Genus Carpodacus – rosefinches
- Genus Chloridops
- Genus Chloris – greenfinches
- Genus Chlorodrepanis – 'amakihis
- Genus Chlorophonia
- Genus Chrysocorythus – mountain serin
- Genus Coccothraustes
- Genus Crithagra
- Genus Drepanis
- Genus Eophona – Chinese grosbeak and Japanese grosbeak
- Genus Euphonia
- Genus Fringilla
- Genus Haemorhous – American rosefinches
- Genus Hemignathus
- Genus Himatione
- Genus Leucosticte – mountain and rosy finches
- Genus Linaria
- Genus Linurgus – oriole finch
- Genus Loxia – crossbills
- Genus Loxioides – palila
- Genus Loxops
- Genus Magumma – ʻanianiau
- Genus Melamprosops – poʻouli
- Genus Mycerobas – Palearctic grosbeaks
- Genus Oreomystis – ʻakikiki
- Genus Palmeria – ʻakohekohe
- Genus Paroreomyza
- Genus Pinicola – pine grosbeak
- Genus Procarduelis – dark-breasted rosefinch
- Genus Pseudonestor – Maui parrotbill
- Genus Psittirostra – ʻōʻū
- Genus Pyrrhoplectes – golden-naped finch
- Genus Pyrrhula – bullfinches
- Genus Rhodopechys
- Genus Rhodospiza – desert finch
- Genus Rhynchostruthus – golden-winged grosbeak
- Genus Serinus
- Genus Spinus
- Genus Telespiza
Family Furnariidae – ovenbirds and woodcreepers
- Genus Acrobatornis – pink-legged graveteiro
- Genus Anabacerthia – foliage-gleaners
- Genus Anabazenops – foliage-gleaners
- Genus Ancistrops – chestnut-winged hookbill
- Genus Anumbius – firewood-gatherer
- Genus Aphrastura – rayaditos
- Genus Asthenes – canasteros
- Genus Automolus – foliage-gleaners
- Genus Berlepschia – point-tailed palmcreeper
- Genus Campylorhamphus – scythebills
- Genus Certhiasomus – spot-throated woodcreeper
- Genus Certhiaxis – spinetails
- Genus Cichlocolaptes
- Genus Cinclodes
- Genus Clibanornis
- Genus Coryphistera – lark-like brushrunner
- Genus Cranioleuca – typical spinetails
- Genus Deconychura – long-tailed woodcreeper
- Genus Dendrexetastes – cinnamon-throated woodcreeper
- Genus Dendrocincla – woodcreepers
- Genus Dendrocolaptes – woodcreepers
- Genus Dendroplex – straight-billed woodcreeper
- Genus Drymornis – scimitar-billed woodcreeper
- Genus Drymotoxeres – greater scythebill
- Genus Furnarius – horneros
- Genus Geocerthia – striated earthcreeper
- Genus Geositta – miners
- Genus Glyphorynchus – wedge-billed woodcreeper
- Genus Heliobletus – sharp-billed treehunter
- Genus Hellmayrea – white-browed spinetail
- Genus Hylexetastes – woodcreepers
- Genus Lepidocolaptes – narrow-billed woodcreeper
- Genus Leptasthenura – tit-spinetails
- Genus Limnoctites – straight-billed reedhaunter
- Genus Limnornis – curve-billed reedhaunter
- Genus Lochmias – sharp-tailed streamcreeper
- Genus Margarornis – treerunners
- Genus Mazaria – white-bellied spinetail
- Genus Megaxenops – great xenops
- Genus Metopothrix – orange-fronted plushcrown
- Genus Microxenops – rufous-tailed xenops
- Genus Nasica – long-billed woodcreeper
- Genus Ochetorhynchus – earthcreepers
- Genus Phacellodomus – thornbird
- Genus Philydor – foliage-gleaners
- Genus Phleocryptes – wren-like rushbird
- Genus Premnoplex – typical barbtails
- Genus Premnornis – rusty-winged barbtail
- Genus Pseudasthenes – "false" canasteros
- Genus Pseudocolaptes – tuftedcheeks
- Genus Pseudoseisura
- Genus Pygarrhichas – white-throated treerunner
- Genus Roraimia
- Genus Schoeniophylax – Chotoy spinetail
- Genus Sclerurus – leaftossers
- Genus Siptornis – spectacled prickletail
- Genus Sittasomus – olivaceous woodcreeper
- Genus Spartonoica – bay-capped wren-spinetail
- Genus Sylviorthorhynchus – Des Murs's wiretail
- Genus Synallaxis – spinetails
- Genus Syndactyla – foliage-gleaners
- Genus Tarphonomus
- Genus Thripadectes – treehunters
- Genus Thripophaga – softtails
- Genus Upucerthia – earthcreepers
- Genus Xenerpestes – greytails
- Genus Xenops
- Genus Xiphocolaptes – woodcreepers
- Genus Xiphorhynchus – woodcreepers
Family Grallariidae – antpittas
- Genus Grallaria
- Genus Grallaricula
- Genus Hylopezus
- Genus Myrmothera
Family Hirundinidae – swallows and martins
- Genus Alopochelidon – tawny-headed swallow
- Genus Atticora
- Genus Cecropis
- Genus Cheramoeca – white-backed swallow
- Genus Delichon
- Genus Haplochelidon – Andean swallow
- Genus Hirundo
- Genus Neochelidon – white-thighed swallow
- Genus Notiochelidon
- Genus Petrochelidon
- Genus Phedina
- Genus Progne
- Genus Psalidoprocne – saw-wings
- Genus Pseudhirundo – grey-rumped swallow
- Genus Pseudochelidon – river martin
- Genus Ptyonoprogne – crag martins
- Genus Riparia
- Genus Stelgidopteryx
- Genus Tachycineta
Family Hyliidae
Family Hyliotidae
- Genus Hyliota – hyliotas
Family Hylocitreidae
- Genus Hylocitrea – hylocitreas
Family Hypocoliidae
- Genus Hypocolius – grey hypocolius
Family Icteridae – grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles
- Genus Agelaioides – baywings
- Genus Agelaius – typical American blackbirds
- Genus Agelasticus
- Genus Amblycercus – yellow-billed cacique
- Genus Amblyramphus – scarlet-headed blackbird
- Genus Anumara – Forbes's blackbird
- Genus Cacicus – true caciques
- Genus Chrysomus
- Genus Curaeus – Austral blackbird
- Genus Dives
- Genus Dolichonyx – bobolink
- Genus Euphagus
- Genus Gnorimopsar – chopi blackbird
- Genus Gymnomystax – oriole blackbird
- Genus Hypopyrrhus – red-bellied grackle
- Genus Icterus – New World orioles
- Genus Lampropsar – velvet-fronted grackle
- Genus Leistes – South American meadowlarks
- Genus Macroagelaius
- Genus Molothrus – cowbirds
- Genus Nesopsar – Jamaican blackbird
- Genus Oreopsar – Bolivian blackbird
- Genus Psarocolius – oropendolas
- Genus Pseudoleistes – marshbirds
- Genus Quiscalus – grackles
- Genus Sturnella – North American meadowlarks
- Genus Xanthocephalus – yellow-headed blackbird
- Genus Xanthopsar – saffron-cowled blackbird
Family Ifritidae
- Genus Ifrita – blue-capped ifrit
Family Irenidae
- Genus Irena – fairy-bluebirds
Family Laniidae – shrikes
- Genus Corvinella – yellow-billed shrike
- Genus Eurocephalus
- Genus Lanius
- Genus Urolestes – magpie shrike
Family Leiothrichidae – laughingthrushes and allies
- Genus Actinodura – barwings
- Genus Argya – typical babblers
- Genus Cutia
- Genus Garrulax – laughingthrushes
- Genus Grammatoptila – striated laughingthrush
- Genus Heterophasia – sibia
- Genus Ianthocincla – laughingthrushes
- Genus Laniellus – crocias
- Genus Leioptila – rufous-backed sibia
- Genus Leiothrix
- Genus Liocichla
- Genus Minla – red-tailed minla
- Genus Montecincla – laughingthrushes
- Genus Pterorhinus
- Genus Trochalopteron – laughingthrushes
- Genus Turdoides – babblers
Family Locustellidae – grass-warbler and allies
- Genus Bradypterus – megalurid bush warblers
- Genus Catriscus – fan-tailed grassbird
- Genus Cincloramphus – buff-banded thicketbird
- Genus Elaphrornis – Sri Lanka bush warbler
- Genus Helopsaltes – grasshopper warbler
- Genus Locustella – grass warblers
- Genus Malia
- Genus Megalurus – striated grassbird
- Genus Poodytes
- Genus Robsonius – ground warblers
- Genus Schoenicola
Family Machaerirhynchidae
- Genus Machaerirhynchus – boatbills
Family Macrosphenidae – African warblers such as longbills and crombecs
- Genus Achaetops – rockrunner
- Genus Cryptillas – Victorin's warbler
- Genus Macrosphenus – longbills
- Genus Melocichla – moustached grass warbler
- Genus Sphenoeacus – Cape grassbird
- Genus Sylvietta – crombecs
Family Malaconotidae – puffbacks, bushshrikes, tchagras, boubous, and allies
- Genus Chlorophoneus
- Genus Dryoscopus
- Genus Laniarius
- Genus Malaconotus
- Genus Nilaus – brubru
- Genus Rhodophoneus – rosy-patched bushshrike
- Genus Tchagra
- Genus Telophorus
Family Maluridae – fairywrens, emu-wren, and grasswrens
- Genus Amytornis – grasswrens
- Genus Chenorhamphus
- Genus Clytomyias – orange-crowned fairywren
- Genus Malurus
- Genus Sipodotus – Wallace's fairywren
- Genus Stipiturus – emu-wren
Family Melampittidae
- Genus Megalampitta – greater melampitta
- Genus Melampitta
Family Melanocharitidae – berrypeckers and longbills
- Genus Melanocharis
- Genus Oedistoma
- Genus Rhamphocharis – spotted berrypecker
- Genus Toxorhamphus
Family Melanopareiidae
- Genus Melanopareia – crescentchests
Family Meliphagidae – honeyeaters
- Genus Acanthagenys – spiny-cheeked honeyeater
- Genus Acanthorhynchus – spinebill
- Genus Anthochaera
- Genus Anthornis – New Zealand bellbird
- Genus Ashbyia – gibberbird
- Genus Bolemoreus
- Genus Caligavis
- Genus Certhionyx – pied honeyeater
- Genus Cissomela – banded honeyeater
- Genus Conopophila
- Genus Entomyzon – blue-faced honeyeater
- Genus Epthianura
- Genus Foulehaio – wattled honeyeater
- Genus Gavicalis
- Genus Gliciphila – tawny-crowned honeyeater
- Genus Glycichaera – green-backed honeyeater
- Genus Glycifohia
- Genus Grantiella
- Genus Guadalcanaria – Guadalcanal honeyeater
- Genus Gymnomyza
- Genus Lichenostomus
- Genus Lichmera
- Genus Macgregoria – MacGregor's honeyeater
- Genus Manorina
- Genus Meliarchus – makira honeyeater
- Genus Melidectes
- Genus Melilestes – long-billed honeyeater
- Genus Meliphaga
- Genus Melipotes
- Genus Melithreptus
- Genus Melitograis – white-streaked friarbird
- Genus Myza
- Genus Myzomela
- Genus Nesoptilotis
- Genus Oreornis – orange-cheeked honeyeater
- Genus Philemon – friarbird
- Genus Phylidonyris
- Genus Plectorhyncha – striped honeyeater
- Genus Prosthemadera – tūī
- Genus Ptiloprora
- Genus Ptilotula
- Genus Purnella – white-fronted honeyeater
- Genus Pycnopygius
- Genus Ramsayornis
- Genus Stomiopera
- Genus Stresemannia – Bougainville honeyeater
- Genus Sugomel – black honeyeater
- Genus Timeliopsis
- Genus Trichodere – white-streaked honeyeater
- Genus Xanthotis
Family Menuridae
- Genus Menura – lyrebirds
Family Mimidae – mockingbirds and thrashers
- Genus Allenia – scaly-breasted thrasher
- Genus Cinclocerthia – tremblers
- Genus Dumetella – grey catbird
- Genus Margarops – pearly-eyed thrasher
- Genus Melanoptila – black catbird
- Genus Melanotis
- Genus Mimus
- Genus Oreoscoptes – sage thrasher
- Genus Ramphocinclus – white-breasted thrasher
- Genus Toxostoma
Family Mitrospingidae
- Genus Lamprospiza – red-billed pied tanager
- Genus Mitrospingus
- Genus Orthogonys – olive-green tanager
Family Modulatricidae – dapple-throat and allies
- Genus Arcanator – dapple-throat
- Genus Kakamega
- Genus Modulatrix – spot-throat
Family Mohouidae
- Genus Mohoua
Family Monarchidae – monarch flycatchers
- Genus Arses
- Genus Carterornis
- Genus Chasiempis – ‘elepaio
- Genus Clytorhynchus – shrikebill
- Genus Eutrichomyias – cerulean paradise flycatcher
- Genus Grallina – magpie-larks
- Genus Hypothymis
- Genus Mayrornis
- Genus Metabolus – Chuuk monarch
- Genus Monarcha
- Genus Myiagra – broad-billed flycatcher
- Genus Neolalage – buff-bellied monarch
- Genus Pomarea
- Genus Symposiachrus
- Genus Terpsiphone – paradise flycatcher
- Genus Trochocercus
Family Motacillidae
- Genus Anthus – pipits
- Genus Dendronanthus – forest wagtail
- Genus Hemimacronyx (proposed)
- Genus Macronyx – longclaws
- Genus Motacilla – wagtails
- Genus Tmetothylacus – golden pipit
Family Muscicapidae – Old World flycatchers and chats
- Genus Alethe
- Genus Anthipes
- Genus Brachypteryx – shortwings
- Genus Calliope
- Genus Campicoloides – buff-streaked chat
- Genus Cercotrichas – scrub robins
- Genus Chamaetylas
- Genus Cichladusa – palm thrush
- Genus Cinclidium – blue-fronted robin
- Genus Copsychus – magpie-robins and shamas
- Genus Cossypha – robin-chats
- Genus Cossyphicula – white-bellied robin-chat
- Genus Cyanoptila
- Genus Cyornis
- Genus Emarginata
- Genus Empidornis – silverbirds
- Genus Enicurus – forktails
- Genus Erithacus – European robin
- Genus Eumyias
- Genus Ficedula – flycatchers
- Genus Fraseria – forest flycatchers
- Genus Heinrichia – great shortwing
- Genus Heteroxenicus – Gould's shortwing
- Genus Humblotia – Humblot's flycatcher
- Genus Irania – white-throated robin
- Genus Larvivora
- Genus Leonardina – Bagobo babbler
- Genus Luscinia
- Genus Melaenornis
- Genus Monticola – rock thrushes
- Genus Muscicapa
- Genus Muscicapella – pygmy flycatcher
- Genus Myiomela
- Genus Myioparus – tit-flycatchers
- Genus Myophonus – whistling thrush
- Genus Myrmecocichla
- Genus Namibornis – Herero chat
- Genus Niltava
- Genus Oenanthe – wheatears
- Genus Phoenicurus – redstarts
- Genus Pinarochroa – moorland chat
- Genus Pinarornis – boulder chat
- Genus Pogonocichla – white-starred robin
- Genus Saxicola
- Genus Sheppardia – akalats
- Genus Sholicola
- Genus Stiphrornis – forest robins
- Genus Swynnertonia – Swynnerton's robin
- Genus Tarsiger
- Genus Thamnolaea – cliff chats
- Genus Vauriella
Family Nectariniidae – sunbirds and spiderhunters
- Genus Aethopyga
- Genus Anabathmis
- Genus Anthobaphes – orange-breasted sunbird
- Genus Anthreptes
- Genus Arachnothera – spiderhunters
- Genus Chalcomitra
- Genus Chalcoparia – ruby-cheeked sunbird
- Genus Cinnyris
- Genus Cyanomitra
- Genus Deleornis
- Genus Drepanorhynchus – golden-winged sunbird
- Genus Dreptes – giant sunbird
- Genus Hedydipna
- Genus Hypogramma – purple-naped sunbird
- Genus Leptocoma
- Genus Nectarinia
Family Neosittidae
- Genus Daphoenositta – sittellas
Family Nesospingidae
- Genus Nesospingus – Puerto Rican tanager
Family Nicatoridae
- Genus Nicator- nicators
Family Notiomystidae
- Genus Notiomystis – stitchbirds
Family Oreoicidae – Australo-Papuan bellbirds
- Genus Aleadryas – rufous-naped bellbird
- Genus Oreoica – crested bellbird
- Genus Ornorectes – piping bellbird
Family Oriolidae – Old World orioles
- Genus Oriolus – orioles
- Genus Pitohui
- Genus Sphecotheres – figbirds
Family Orthonychidae
- Genus Orthonyx – logrunners
Family Pachycephalidae
- Genus Colluricincla – shrikethrushes
- Genus Coracornis
- Genus Falcunculus – crested shriketit
- Genus Melanorectes – black pitohui
- Genus Pachycephala – whistlers
- Genus Pseudorectes
Family Panuridae
- Genus Panurus – bearded reedling
Family Paradisaeidae – birds-of-paradise
- Genus Astrapia
- Genus Cicinnurus – king bird-of-paradise
- Genus Diphyllodes
- Genus Drepanornis
- Genus Epimachus
- Genus Lophorina
- Genus Lycocorax – paradise-crow
- Genus Manucodia – manucodes
- Genus Paradigalla
- Genus Paradisaea
- Genus Parotia
- Genus Phonygammus – trumpet manucode
- Genus Pteridophora – King of Saxony bird-of-paradise
- Genus Ptiloris
- Genus Seleucidis – twelve-wired bird-of-paradise
- Genus Semioptera – standardwings
Family Paradoxornithidae – parrotbills and allies
- Genus Chamaea – wrentit
- Genus Chrysomma (formerly in Timaliidae)
- Genus Fulvetta (formerly in Alcippe )
- Genus Lioparus – golden-breasted fulvetta (formerly in Alcippe)
- Genus Moupinia – rufous-tailed babbler (formerly in Chrysomma)
- Genus Myzornis – fire-tailed myzornis
- Genus Paradoxornis (formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
- Genus Rhopophilus (formerly in Cisticolidae)
- Genus Suthora (formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
Family Paramythiidae – painted berrypeckers
- Genus Oreocharis – tit berrypecker
- Genus Paramythia – crested berrypecker
Family Pardalotidae
- Genus Pardalotus – pardalotes
Family Paridae – tits, chickadees, and titmice
- Genus Baeolophus – titmice
- Genus Cephalopyrus – fire-capped tit
- Genus Cyanistes – blue tits
- Genus Lophophanes – crested tits
- Genus Machlolophus
- Genus Melaniparus
- Genus Melanochlorasultan tit
- Genus Pardaliparus
- Genus Parus – typical tits
- Genus Periparus
- Genus Poecile
- Genus Pseudopodoces – ground tit
- Genus Sittiparus
- Genus Sylviparus – yellow-browed tit
Family Parulidae – New World warblers
- Genus Basileuterus
- Genus Cardellina
- Genus Catharopeza – whistling warbler
- Genus Ergaticus
- Genus Geothlypis – yellowthroats
- Genus Helmitheros – worm-eating warbler
- Genus Leucopeza – Semper's warbler
- Genus Limnothlypis – Swainson's warbler
- Genus Mniotilta – black-and-white warbler
- Genus Myioborus – whitestarts
- Genus Myiothlypis
- Genus Oporornis – Connecticut warbler
- Genus Oreothlypis
- Genus Parkesia – waterthrushes
- Genus Parula
- Genus Protonotaria – prothonotary warbler
- Genus Seiurus – ovenbird
- Genus Setophaga
- Genus Vermivora
Family Passerellidae – New World sparrows
- Genus Aimophila
- Genus Ammodramus
- Genus Amphispiza
- Genus Arremon
- Genus Arremonops
- Genus Artemisiospiza
- Genus Atlapetes
- Genus Calamospiza – lark bunting
- Genus Chlorospingus
- Genus Chondestes – lark sparrow
- Genus Junco
- Genus Melospiza
- Genus Melozone
- Genus Oreothraupis – tanager finch
- Genus Oriturus – striped sparrow
- Genus Passerculus
- Genus Passerella – fox sparrow
- Genus Peucaea
- Genus Pezopetes – large-footed finch
- Genus Pipilo – towhee
- Genus Pooecetes – vesper sparrow
- Genus Pselliophorus
- Genus Spizella
- Genus Spizelloides – American tree sparrow
- Genus Torreornis – Zapata sparrow
- Genus Xenospiza – Sierra Madre sparrow
- Genus Zonotrichia
Family Passeridae – Old World sparrows
- Genus Carpospiza – pale rockfinch
- Genus Gymnoris
- Genus Hypocryptadius – cinnamon ibon
- Genus Montifringilla
- Genus Onychostruthus – white-rumped snowfinch
- Genus Passer – true sparrows
- Genus Petronia – rock sparrows
- Genus Pyrgilauda
Family Pellorneidae – jungle babblers
- Genus Alcippe
- Genus Gampsorhynchus
- Genus Graminicola
- Genus Illadopsis
- Genus Jabouilleia
- Genus Kenopia – striped wren-babbler
- Genus Laticilla
- Genus Malacocincla
- Genus Malacopteron
- Genus Napothera
- Genus Pellorneum
- Genus Ptilocichla
- Genus Ptyrticus – spotted thrush-babbler
- Genus Rimator
- Genus Trichastoma
Family Petroicidae – Australasian robins
- Genus Amalocichla
- Genus Drymodes
- Genus Eopsaltria
- Genus Eugerygone – garnet robin
- Genus Heteromyias
- Genus Melanodryas
- Genus Microeca
- Genus Monachella – torrent flyrobin
- Genus Pachycephalopsis
- Genus Peneoenanthe – mangrove robin
- Genus Peneothello
- Genus Petroica
- Genus Poecilodryas
- Genus Tregellasia
Family Peucedramidae
- Genus Peucedramus – olive warbler
Family Phaenicophilidae
- Genus Microligea – green-tailed warbler
- Genus Phaenicophilus
- Genus Xenoligea – white-winged warbler
Family Philepittidae – asities
- Genus Neodrepanis
- Genus Philepitta
Family Phylloscopidae – leaf warblers
- Genus Phylloscopus – leaf warblers
Family Picathartidae
- Genus Picathartes – rockfowl
Family Pipridae – manakins
- Genus Antilophia
- Genus Ceratopipra
- Genus Chiroxiphia
- Genus Chloropipo
- Genus Corapipo
- Genus Cryptopipo – green manakin
- Genus Heterocercus
- Genus Ilicura – pin-tailed manakin
- Genus Lepidothrix
- Genus Machaeropterus
- Genus Manacus
- Genus Masius – golden-winged manakin
- Genus Neopelma
- Genus Pipra
- Genus Pseudopipra – white-crowned manakin
- Genus Tyranneutes
- Genus Xenopipo
Family Pittidae – pittas
- Genus Erythropitta
- Genus Hydrornis
- Genus Pitta
Family Pityriaseidae
- Genus Pityriasis – Bornean bristlehead
Family Platysteiridae – wattle-eyes and relatives
- Genus Batis
- Genus Lanioturdus – white-tailed shrike
- Genus Platysteira
Family Ploceidae – weavers
- Genus Amblyospiza – thick-billed weaver
- Genus Anaplectes – red-headed weaver
- Genus Brachycope – bob-tailed weaver
- Genus Bubalornis
- Genus Dinemellia – white-headed buffalo weaver
- Genus Euplectes – bishops and widowbirds
- Genus Foudia – fody
- Genus Histurgops – rufous-tailed weaver
- Genus Malimbus
- Genus Philetairus – sociable weaver
- Genus Plocepasser – sparrow-weavers
- Genus Ploceus
- Genus Pseudonigrita
- Genus Quelea
- Genus Sporopipes
Family Pnoepygidae
- Genus Pnoepyga – pygmy wren-babbler
Family Polioptilidae – gnatcatchers
- Genus Microbates
- Genus Ramphocaenus
- Genus Polioptila
Family Pomatostomidae – Australo-Papuan babblers
- Genus Pomatostomus
Family Prionopidae – see Vangidae
Family Promeropidae
- Genus Promerops – sugarbirds
Family Prunellidae
- Genus Prunella – accentors
Family Psophodidae
- Genus Androphobus – Papuan whipbird
- Genus Cinclosoma – quail-thrushes
- Genus Psophodes
- Genus Ptilorrhoa – jewel-babblers
Family Ptiliogonatidae – silky flycatchers
- Genus Phainopepla
- Genus Phainoptila – black-and-yellow phainoptila
- Genus Ptilogonys
Family Ptilonorhynchidae – bowerbirds
- Genus Ailuroedus
- Genus Amblyornis
- Genus Archboldia
- Genus Chlamydera
- Genus Prionodura – golden bowerbird
- Genus Ptilonorhynchus – satin bowerbird
- Genus Scenopooetes – tooth-billed bowerbird
- Genus Sericulus
Family Pycnonotidae – bulbuls
- Genus Acritillas – yellow-browed bulbul
- Genus Alophoixus
- Genus Andropadus – sombre greenbul
- Genus Arizelocichla
- Genus Atimastillas – yellow-throated leaflove
- Genus Baeopogon
- Genus Bleda – bristlebills
- Genus Calyptocichla – golden greenbul
- Genus Cerasophila – white-headed bulbul
- Genus Chlorocichla
- Genus Criniger
- Genus Eurillas
- Genus Hemixos
- Genus Hypsipetes
- Genus Iole
- Genus Ixonotus – spotted greenbul
- Genus Ixos
- Genus Neolestes – black-collared bulbul
- Genus Nok – bare-faced bulbul
- Genus Phyllastrephus
- Genus Pycnonotus
- Genus Setornis – hook-billed bulbul
- Genus Spizixos – finchbills
- Genus Stelgidillas – slender-billed greenbul
- Genus Thapsinillas – golden bulbul
- Genus Thescelocichla – swamp palm bulbul
- Genus Tricholestes – hairy-backed bulbul
Family Regulidae
- Genus Regulus – crests and kinglets
Family Remizidae – penduline tits
- Genus Anthoscopus
- Genus Auriparus – verdin
- Genus Remiz
Family Rhagologidae
- Genus Rhagologus – mottled berryhunter
Family Rhinocryptidae – tapaculos
- Genus Acropternis – ocellated tapaculo
- Genus Eleoscytalopus
- Genus Eugralla – ochre-flanked tapaculo
- Genus Liosceles – rusty-belted tapaculo
- Genus Merulaxis
- Genus Myornis – ash-colored tapaculo
- Genus Psilorhamphus – spotted bamboowren
- Genus Pteroptochos
- Genus Rhinocrypta – crested gallito
- Genus Scelorchilus
- Genus Scytalopus
- Genus Teledromas – sandy gallito
Family Rhipiduridae – fantails
- Genus Chaetorhynchus – drongo fantail
- Genus Lamprolia – silktail
- Genus Rhipidura – fantails
Family Rhodinocichlidae
- Genus Rhodinocichla – rosy thrush-tanager
Family Salpornithidae – spotted creepers
- Genus Salpornis
Family Sapayoidae
- Genus Sapayoa – broad-billed sapayoa
Family Scotocercidae
- Genus Scotocerca – streaked scrub warbler
Family Sittidae
- Genus Sitta – nuthatches
Family Spindalidae
- Genus Spindalis
Family Stenostiridae
- Genus Chelidorhynx – yellow-bellied fantail
- Genus Culicicapa – canary-flycatcher
- Genus Elminia
- Genus Stenostira – fairy flycatcher
Family Sturnidae – starlings
- Genus Acridotheres
- Genus Agropsar
- Genus Ampeliceps — golden-crested myna
- Genus Aplonis— Pacific starlings
- Genus Basilornis
- Genus Cinnyricinclus — violet-backed starling
- Genus Creatophora — wattled starling
- Genus Enodes — fiery-browed starling
- Genus Gracula — hill myna
- Genus Gracupica
- Genus Grafisia — white-collared starling
- Genus Hartlaubius – Madagascan starling
- Genus Hylopsar
- Genus Lamprotornis
- Genus Leucopsar — Bali myna
- Genus Mino
- Genus Neocichla — babbling starling
- Genus Notopholia – black-bellied starling
- Genus Onychognathus
- Genus Poeoptera
- Genus Rhabdornis — Philippine creeper
- Genus Pastor — rosy starling
- Genus Sarcops — coleto
- Genus Saroglossa – spot-winged starling
- Genus Scissirostrum — grosbeak starling
- Genus Speculipastor — magpie starling
- Genus Spodiopsar
- Genus Spreo
- Genus Streptocitta
- Genus Sturnia
- Genus Sturnornis — white-faced starling
- Genus Sturnus — typical starlings
Family Sylviidae – sylviid warblers and allies
- Genus Chleuasicus (needs update, no longer in Sylviidae)
- Genus Cholornis (needs update, no longer in Sylviidae)
- Genus Graueria (needs update, no longer in Sylviidae)
- Genus Horizorhinus (needs update, no longer in Sylviidae)
- Genus Lioptilus (needs update, no longer in Sylviidae)
- Genus Parophasma (needs update, no longer in Sylviidae)
- Genus Pseudoalcippe (needs update, no longer in Sylviidae)
- Genus Psittiparus (needs update, no longer in Sylviidae)
- Genus Curruca
- Genus Sylvia – typical warblers
Family Teretistridae
- Genus Teretistris – Cuban warbler
Family Thamnophilidae – antbirds
- Genus Akletos
- Genus Ammonastes – grey-bellied antbird
- Genus Ampelornis – grey-headed antbird
- Genus Aprositornis – Yapacana antbird
- Genus Batara – giant antshrike
- Genus Biatas – white-bearded antshrike
- Genus Cercomacra
- Genus Cercomacroides
- Genus Clytoctantes – bushbirds
- Genus Cymbilaimus – fasciated and bamboo antshrikes
- Genus Dichrozona – banded antbird
- Genus Drymophila
- Genus Dysithamnus – antvireos
- Genus Epinecrophylla
- Genus Euchrepomis
- Genus Formicivora
- Genus Frederickena – antshrikes
- Genus Gymnocichla – bare-crowned antbird
- Genus Gymnopithys
- Genus Hafferia
- Genus Herpsilochmus
- Genus Hylophylax
- Genus Hypocnemis – warbling antbirds
- Genus Hypocnemoides
- Genus Hypoedaleus – spot-backed antshrike
- Genus Isleria – antwrens
- Genus Mackenziaena – antshrikes
- Genus Megastictus – pearly antshrike
- Genus Microrhopias – dot-winged antwren
- Genus Myrmeciza – white-bellied antbird
- Genus Myrmelastes
- Genus Myrmoborus
- Genus Myrmochanes – black-and-white antbird
- Genus Myrmoderus
- Genus Myrmophylax – black-throated antbird
- Genus Myrmorchilus – stripe-backed antbird
- Genus Myrmornis – wing-banded antbird
- Genus Myrmotherula – antwrens
- Genus Neoctantes – black bushbird
- Genus Oneillornis
- Genus Percnostola
- Genus Phaenostictus – ocellated antbird
- Genus Phlegopsis – bare-eyes
- Genus Pithys
- Genus Poliocrania – chestnut-backed antbird
- Genus Pygiptila – spot-winged antshrike
- Genus Pyriglena – fire-eyes
- Genus Rhegmatorhina
- Genus Rhopias – star-throated antwren
- Genus Rhopornis – slender antbird
- Genus Sakesphorus – antshrikes
- Genus Sciaphylax
- Genus Sclateria – silvered antbird
- Genus Sipia
- Genus Stymphalornis – marsh antwren
- Genus Taraba – great antshrike
- Genus Terenura
- Genus Thamnistes
- Genus Thamnomanes
- Genus Thamnophilus
- Genus Willisornis
- Genus Xenornis – speckled antshrike
Family Thraupidae – tanagers and allies
- Genus Acanthidops – peg-billed finch
- Genus Anisognathus
- Genus Bangsia
- Genus Buthraupis
- Genus Calochaetes – vermilion tanager
- Genus Camarhynchus – tree finches
- Genus Catamblyrhynchus – plushcap
- Genus Catamenia
- Genus Certhidea – warbler-finches
- Genus Charitospiza – coal-crested finch
- Genus Chlorochrysa
- Genus Chlorophanes – green honeycreeper
- Genus Chlorornis – grass-green tanager
- Genus Chrysothlypis
- Genus Cissopis – magpie tanager
- Genus Cnemathraupis
- Genus Cnemoscopus – grey-hooded bush tanager
- Genus Coereba – bananaquit
- Genus Compsospiza – mountain finches
- Genus Compsothraupis – scarlet-throated tanager
- Genus Conirostrum
- Genus Conothraupis
- Genus Coryphaspiza – black-masked finch
- Genus Coryphospingus
- Genus Creurgops
- Genus Cyanerpes – honeycreepers
- Genus Cyanicterus – blue-backed tanager
- Genus Cypsnagra – white-rumped tanager
- Genus Dacnis
- Genus Diglossa – flowerpiercers
- Genus Diuca
- Genus Dolospingus – white-naped seedeater
- Genus Donacospiza – long-tailed reed finch
- Genus Dubusia
- Genus Emberizoides
- Genus Embernagra
- Genus Eucometis – grey-headed tanager
- Genus Euneornis – orangequit
- Genus Geospiza – ground finches
- Genus Gubernatrix – yellow cardinal
- Genus Haplospiza
- Genus Hemispingus
- Genus Hemithraupis
- Genus Heterospingus
- Genus Idiopsar – short-tailed finch
- Genus Incaspiza – Inca finches
- Genus Iridophanes – golden-collared honeycreeper
- Genus Iridosornis
- Genus Lanio
- Genus Lophospingus
- Genus Loxigilla (polyphyletic)
- Genus Loxipasser – yellow-shouldered grassquit
- Genus Melanodera
- Genus Melanospiza – Saint Lucia black finch
- Genus Melopyrrha
- Genus Nemosia
- Genus Neothraupis – shrike-like tanager
- Genus Nephelornis – pardusco
- Genus Nesospiza
- Genus Orchesticus – brown tanager
- Genus Oreomanes – giant conebill
- Genus Oryzoborus
- Genus Parkerthraustes – yellow-shouldered grosbeak
- Genus Paroaria
- Genus Phrygilus – sierra finches
- Genus Piezorina – cinereous finch
- Genus Pinaroloxias – Cocos finch
- Genus Pipraeidea – fawn-breasted tanager
- Genus Platyspiza – vegetarian finch
- Genus Poospiza – warbling finches
- Genus Porphyrospiza – blue finch
- Genus Pseudosaltator – rufous-bellied mountain tanager
- Genus Pyrrhocoma – chestnut-headed tanager
- Genus Ramphocelus
- Genus Rhodospingus – crimson-breasted finch
- Genus Rowettia – Gough finch
- Genus Saltator
- Genus Saltatricula – many-colored Chaco finch
- Genus Schistochlamys
- Genus Sericossypha – white-capped tanager
- Genus Sicalis – yellow finches
- Genus Sporophila – seedeaters
- Genus Stephanophorus – diademed tanager
- Genus Tachyphonus
- Genus Tangara
- Genus Tersina – swallow tanager
- Genus Thlypopsis
- Genus Thraupis
- Genus Tiaris – grassquits
- Genus Trichothraupis – black-goggled tanager
- Genus Urothraupis – black-backed bush tanager
- Genus Volatinia – blue-black grassquit
- Genus Wetmorethraupis – orange-throated tanager
- Genus Xenodacnis – tit-like dacnis
- Genus Xenospingus – slender-billed finch
Family Tichodromadidae
- Genus Tichodroma – wallcreeper
Family Timaliidae – Old World babblers
- Genus Dumetia – tawny-bellied babbler
- Genus Macronus – tit-babblers
- Genus Pomatorhinus – scimitar babblers
- Genus Rhopocichla – dark-fronted babbler
- Genus Spelaeornis – wren-babblers
- Genus Sphenocichla – wedge-billed babblers
- Genus Stachyridopsis
- Genus Stachyris
- Genus Timalia – chestnut-capped babbler
Family Tityridae – tityras and allies
- Genus Iodopleura – purpletuft
- Genus Laniisoma
- Genus Laniocera
- Genus Myiobius
- Genus Onychorhynchus – royal flycatchers
- Genus Oxyruncus – sharpbill
- Genus Pachyramphus – becards
- Genus Schiffornis
- Genus Terenotriccus – ruddy-tailed flycatcher
- Genus Tityra
- Genus Xenopsaris – white-naped xenopsaris
Family Troglodytidae – wrens
- Genus Campylorhynchus
- Genus Cantorchilus
- Genus Catherpes – canyon wren
- Genus Cinnycerthia
- Genus Cistothorus
- Genus Cyphorhinus
- Genus Ferminia – Zapata wren
- Genus Henicorhina – wood wrens
- Genus Hylorchilus
- Genus Microcerculus
- Genus Odontorchilus
- Genus Pheugopedius
- Genus Salpinctes – rock wren
- Genus Thryomanes – Bewick's wren
- Genus Thryophilus
- Genus Thryorchilus – timberline wren
- Genus Thryothorus – Carolina wren
- Genus Troglodytes
- Genus Uropsila – white-bellied wren
Family Turdidae – thrushes and allies
- Genus Cataponera – Sulawesi thrush
- Genus Catharus
- Genus Chlamydochaera – fruithunter
- Genus Cichlopsis – rufous-brown solitaire
- Genus Cochoa
- Genus Entomodestes – solitaires
- Genus Geokichla
- Genus Grandala
- Genus Hylocichla – wood thrush
- Genus Ixoreus – varied thrush
- Genus Myadestes
- Genus Neocossyphus – ant thrushes
- Genus Platycichla
- Genus Psophocichla – groundscraper thrush
- Genus Ridgwayia – Aztec thrush
- Genus Sialia – bluebirds
- Genus Stizorhina – rufous thrush
- Genus Turdus – true thrushes
- Genus Zoothera – Asian thrush
Family Tyrannidae – tyrant flycatchers
- Genus Agriornis – shrike-tyrants
- Genus Alectrurus
- Genus Anairetes
- Genus Aphanotriccus
- Genus Arundinicola – white-headed marsh tyrant
- Genus Atalotriccus – pale-eyed pygmy tyrant
- Genus Attila
- Genus Calyptura – kinglet calyptura
- Genus Camptostoma
- Genus Capsiempis – yellow tyrannulet
- Genus Casiornis
- Genus Cnemarchus – red-rumped bush tyrant
- Genus Cnemotriccus – fuscous flycatcher
- Genus Cnipodectes – twistwings
- Genus Colonia – long-tailed tyrant
- Genus Colorhamphus – Patagonian tyrant
- Genus Conopias
- Genus Contopus – pewees
- Genus Corythopis – antpipits
- Genus Culicivora – sharp-tailed grass tyrant
- Genus Deltarhynchus – flammulated flycatcher
- Genus Elaenia
- Genus Empidonax
- Genus Empidonomus – variegated flycatcher
- Genus Euscarthmus
- Genus Fluvicola
- Genus Griseotyrannus – crowned slaty flycatcher
- Genus Gubernetes – streamer-tailed tyrant
- Genus Hemitriccus – typical tody-tyrants
- Genus Heteroxolmis – black-and-white monjita
- Genus Hirundinea – cliff flycatcher
- Genus Hymenops – spectacled tyrant
- Genus Inezia
- Genus Knipolegus – black tyrants
- Genus Lathrotriccus
- Genus Legatus – piratic flycatcher
- Genus Leptopogon
- Genus Lessonia – negritos
- Genus Lophotriccus
- Genus Machetornis – cattle tyrant
- Genus Mecocerculus
- Genus Megarynchus – boat-billed flycatcher
- Genus Mionectes
- Genus Mitrephanes
- Genus Muscigralla – short-tailed field tyrant
- Genus Muscipipra – shear-tailed grey tyrant
- Genus Muscisaxicola – ground tyrants
- Genus Myiarchus
- Genus Myiodynastes
- Genus Myiopagis
- Genus Myiophobus
- Genus Myiornis
- Genus Myiotheretes
- Genus Myiotriccus – ornate flycatcher
- Genus Myiozetetes
- Genus Neopipo – cinnamon neopipo
- Genus Neoxolmis – chocolate-vented tyrant
- Genus Nephelomyias
- Genus Nesotriccus – Cocos flycatcher
- Genus Ochthoeca
- Genus Ochthornis – drab water tyrant
- Genus Oncostoma – bentbills
- Genus Ornithion
- Genus Phaeomyias – mouse-colored tyrannulet
- Genus Phelpsia – white-bearded flycatcher
- Genus Philohydor – lesser kiskadee
- Genus Phyllomyias
- Genus Phylloscartes
- Genus Piprites
- Genus Pitangus – great kiskadee
- Genus Platyrinchus – spadebills
- Genus Poecilotriccus
- Genus Pogonotriccus
- Genus Polioxolmis – rufous-webbed bush tyrant
- Genus Polystictus
- Genus Pseudelaenia – grey-and-white tyrannulet
- Genus Pseudocolopteryx
- Genus Pseudotriccus
- Genus Pyrocephalus
- Genus Pyrrhomyias – cinnamon flycatcher
- Genus Ramphotrigon
- Genus Rhynchocyclus
- Genus Rhytipterna
- Genus Satrapa – yellow-browed tyrant
- Genus Sayornis – phoebes
- Genus Serpophaga
- Genus Silvicultrix
- Genus Sirystes
- Genus Stigmatura – wagtail-tyrants
- Genus Sublegatus
- Genus Suiriri
- Genus Tachuris – many-colored rush tyrant
- Genus Taeniotriccus – black-chested tyrant
- Genus Todirostrum – typical tody-flycatchers
- Genus Tolmomyias
- Genus Tumbezia – Tumbes tyrant
- Genus Tyrannopsis – sulphury flycatcher
- Genus Tyrannulus – yellow-crowned tyrannulet
- Genus Tyrannus – kingbirds
- Genus Uromyias
- Genus Xenotriccus
- Genus Xolmis
- Genus Zimmerius
Family Urocynchramidae
- Genus Urocynchramus – Przewalski's finch
Family Vangidae – vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies
- Genus Artamella – white-headed vanga
- Genus Bias – black-and-white shrike-flycatcher
- Genus Calicalicus
- Genus Cyanolanius – blue vanga
- Genus Euryceros – helmet vanga
- Genus Falculea – sickle-billed vanga
- Genus Hemipus – flycatcher-shrikes
- Genus Hypositta – nuthatch vanga
- Genus Leptopterus – chabert vanga
- Genus Megabyas – African shrike-flycatcher
- Genus Mystacornis – Crossley's vanga
- Genus Newtonia
- Genus Oriolia – Bernier's vanga
- Genus Philentoma
- Genus Prionops – helmetshrikes
- Genus Pseudobias – Ward's flycatcher
- Genus Schetba – rufous vanga
- Genus Tephrodornis
- Genus Tylas – tylas vanga
- Genus Vanga – hook-billed vanga
- Genus Xenopirostris
Family Viduidae
- Genus Anomalospiza – cuckoo-finch
- Genus Vidua
Family Vireonidae – vireos and allies
- Genus Cyclarhis – peppershrikes
- Genus Erpornis – white-bellied erpornis
- Genus Hylophilus
- Genus Pteruthius – shrike-babblers
- Genus Vireo – vireos
- Genus Vireolanius
Family Zeledoniidae
- Genus Zeledonia
Family Zosteropidae – white-eyes
- Genus Apalopteron – Bonin white-eye
- Genus Cleptornis – golden white-eye
- Genus Dasycrotapha
- Genus Heleia
- Genus Lophozosterops
- Genus Megazosterops – giant white-eye
- Genus Oculocincta – pygmy white-eye
- Genus Rukia
- Genus Sterrhoptilus
- Genus Tephrozosterops – rufescent darkeye
- Genus Woodfordia
- Genus Yuhina
- Genus Zosterops – typical white-eyes
- Genus Zosterornis

Pelecaniformes

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

Family Ardeidae – herons, egrets, and bitterns
- Genus Agamia – agami heron
- Genus Ardea
- Genus Ardeola – pond herons
- Genus Botaurus** Genus Butorides – green-backed herons
- Genus Cochlearius – boat-billed heron
- Genus Egretta
- Genus Gorsachius
- Genus Ixobrychus
- Genus Nyctanassa – American night herons
- Genus Nycticorax
- Genus Pilherodius – capped heron
- Genus Syrigma – whistling heron
- Genus Tigriornis – white-crested tiger heron
- Genus Tigrisoma
- Genus Zebrilus – zigzag heron
- Genus Zonerodius – forest bittern
Family Balaenicipitidae
- Genus Balaeniceps – shoebill
Family Pelecanidae
- Genus Pelecanus – pelicans
Family Scopidae
- Genus Scopus – hamerkop
Family Threskiornithidae – ibises and spoonbills
- Genus Bostrychia
- Genus Cercibis – sharp-tailed ibis
- Genus Eudocimus
- Genus Geronticus
- Genus Lophotibis – Madagascan ibis
- Genus Mesembrinibis – green ibis
- Genus Nipponia – crested ibis
- Genus Phimosus – bare-faced ibis
- Genus Platalea – spoonbills
- Genus Plegadis
- Genus Pseudibis
- Genus Thaumatibis – giant ibis
- Genus Theristicus
- Genus Threskiornis

Phaethontiformes

Family Phaethontidae
- Genus Phaethon – tropicbirds

Phoenicopteriformes

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

Piciformes

Woodpeckers, flickers, toucans, aracaris, motmots, etc.

Family Bucconidae – puffbirds, nunbirds, and nunlets
- Genus Bucco
- Genus Chelidoptera – swallow-winged puffbird
- Genus Hapaloptila – white-faced nunbird
- Genus Hypnelus
- Genus Malacoptila
- Genus Micromonacha – lanceolated monklet
- Genus Monasa
- Genus Nonnula
- Genus Notharchus
- Genus Nystalus
Family Capitonidae – American barbets
- Genus Capito
- Genus Eubucco
Family Galbulidae – jacamars
- Genus Brachygalba
- Genus Galbalcyrhynchus
- Genus Galbula
- Genus Jacamaralcyon – three-toed jacamar
- Genus Jacamerops – great jacamar
Family Indicatoridae – honeyguides
- Genus Indicator
- Genus Melichneutes – lyre-tailed honeyguide
- Genus Melignomon
- Genus Prodotiscus – honeybirds
Family Lybiidae – African barbets
- Genus Buccanodon – yellow-spotted barbet
- Genus Gymnobucco
- Genus Lybius
- Genus Pogoniulus – tinkerbirds
- Genus Pogonornis
- Genus Stactolaema
- Genus Trachyphonus
- Genus Tricholaema
Family Megalaimidae – Asian barbets
- Genus Caloramphus
- Genus Psilopogon
Family Picidae – woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks
- Genus Blythipicus
- Genus Campephilus
- Genus Campethera
- Genus Celeus
- Genus Chloropicus
- Genus Chrysocolaptes – flamebacks
- Genus Chrysophlegma
- Genus Colaptes – flickers
- Genus Dendrocopos
- Genus Dendrocoptes
- Genus Dendropicos
- Genus Dinopium – flamebacks
- Genus Dryobates
- Genus Dryocopus
- Genus Gecinulus
- Genus Geocolaptes – ground woodpeckers
- Genus Hemicircus
- Genus Jynx – wrynecks
- Genus Leiopicus – yellow-crowned woodpecker
- Genus Leuconotopicus
- Genus Meiglyptes
- Genus Melanerpes
- Genus Micropternus – rufous woodpecker
- Genus Mulleripicus
- Genus Nesoctites – Antillean piculet
- Genus Picoides
- Genus Piculus
- Genus Picumnus – American piculets
- Genus Picus
- Genus Reinwardtipicus – orange-backed woodpecker
- Genus Sasia – Asian piculets
- Genus Sphyrapicus – sapsuckers
- Genus Veniliornis
- Genus Xiphidiopicus – Cuban green woodpecker
- Genus Yungipicus
Family Ramphastidae – toucans
- Genus Andigena – mountain toucans
- Genus Aulacorhynchus – green toucanet
- Genus Pteroglossus – aracaris
- Genus Ramphastos
- Genus Selenidera
Family Semnornithidae – toucan-barbets
- Genus Semnornis

Podicipediformes

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

Procellariiformes

Petrels, storm petrels, albatrosses, and diving petrels

Family Diomedeidae – albatrosses
- Genus Diomedea – great albatrosses
- Genus Phoebastria – North Pacific albatrosses
- Genus Phoebetria
- Genus Thalassarche – "mollymawks"
Family Hydrobatidae – northern storm petrels
- Genus Hydrobates – northern storm petrels
Family Oceanitidae – southern storm petrels
- Genus Fregetta
- Genus Garrodia – grey-backed storm petrel
- Genus Nesofregetta – Polynesian storm petrel
- Genus Oceanites
- Genus Pelagodroma – white-faced storm petrel
Family Procellariidae
- Genus Aphrodroma – Kerguelen petrel
- Genus Ardenna – large shearwaters
- Genus Bulweria
- Genus Calonectris – shearwaters
- Genus Daption – Cape petrel
- Genus Fulmarus – fulmars
- Genus Halobaena – blue petrel
- Genus Macronectes – giant petrels
- Genus Pachyptila
- Genus Pagodroma – snow petrel
- Genus Pelecanoides – diving petrels
- Genus Procellaria
- Genus Pseudobulweria
- Genus Pterodroma – gadfly petrels
- Genus Puffinus – shearwaters
- Genus Thalassoica – Antarctic petrel

Psittaciformes

Parrots, parakeets, macaws, and cockatoos

Most parrot species are tropical, but a few species, like this austral parakeet, range deeply into temperate zones.

Family Cacatuidae – cockatoos
- Genus Cacatua
- Genus Callocephalon – gang-gang cockatoo
- Genus Calyptorhynchus
- Genus Eolophus – galah
- Genus Lophochroa – Major Mitchell's cockatoo
- Genus Nymphicus – cockatiel
- Genus Probosciger – palm cockatoo
Family Nestoridae – New Zealand parrots
- Genus Nestor
Family Psittacidae – New World and African parrots
- Genus Alipiopsitta – yellow-faced parrot
- Genus Amazona – "Amazons"
- Genus Anodorhynchus
- Genus Ara
- Genus Aratinga
- Genus Bolborhynchus
- Genus Brotogeris
- Genus Conuropsis – Carolina parakeet
- Genus Coracopsis – vasa parrot
- Genus Cyanoliseus – burrowing parrot
- Genus Cyanopsitta – Spix's macaw
- Genus Deroptyus – red-fan parrot
- Genus Diopsittaca – red-shouldered macaw
- Genus Enicognathus
- Genus Eupsittula
- Genus Forpus
- Genus Graydidascalus – short-tailed parrot
- Genus Guaruba – golden parakeet
- Genus Hapalopsittaca
- Genus Leptosittaca – golden-plumed parakeet
- Genus Myiopsitta
- Genus Nannopsittaca
- Genus Ognorhynchus – yellow-eared parrot
- Genus Orthopsittaca – red-bellied macaw
- Genus Pionites – caiques
- Genus Pionopsitta – pileated parrot
- Genus Pionus
- Genus Poicephalus
- Genus Primolius
- Genus Psilopsiagon
- Genus Psittacara
- Genus Psittacus – grey parrot and Timneh parrot
- Genus Pyrilia
- Genus Pyrrhura
- Genus Rhynchopsitta
- Genus Thectocercus – blue-crowned parakeet
- Genus Touit
- Genus Triclaria – blue-bellied parrot
Family Psittaculidae – Old World parrots
- Genus Agapornis – lovebirds
- Genus Alisterus
- Genus Aprosmictus
- Genus Barnardius – Australian ringneck
- Genus Bolbopsittacus – guaiabero
- Genus Chalcopsitta
- Genus Charmosyna
- Genus Cyanoramphus
- Genus Cyclopsitta
- Genus Eclectus
- Genus Eos
- Genus Eunymphicus
- Genus Geoffroyus
- Genus Glossopsitta – musk lorikeet
- Genus Lathamus – swift parrot
- Genus Loriculus – hanging parrot
- Genus Lorius
- Genus Melopsittacus – budgerigar
- Genus Micropsitta – pygmy parrot
- Genus Neophema
- Genus Neopsephotus – Bourke's parrot
- Genus Neopsittacus
- Genus Northiella – bluebonnet
- Genus Oreopsittacus – plum-faced lorikeet
- Genus Parvipsitta
- Genus Pezoporus
- Genus Phigys – collared lory
- Genus Platycercus – rosellas
- Genus Polytelis
- Genus Prioniturus – racket-tails
- Genus Prosopeia – shining parrot
- Genus Psephotellus
- Genus Psephotus – red-rumped parrot
- Genus Pseudeos
- Genus Psittacella – tiger parrot
- Genus Psittacula
- Genus Psittaculirostris
- Genus Psitteuteles
- Genus Psittinus
- Genus Purpureicephalus – red-capped parrot
- Genus Tanygnathus
- Genus Trichoglossus
- Genus Vini
Family Psittrichasiidae
- Genus Coracopsis – vasa parrot
- Genus Psittrichas – Pesquet's parrot
Family Strigopidae
- Genus Strigops – kākāpō

Pterocliformes

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

Rheiformes

Family Rheidae
- Genus Rhea

Sphenisciformes

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

Strigiformes

Owls

Family Strigidae – true owls
- Genus Aegolius – saw-whet owls
- Genus Asio – eared owls
- Genus Athene
- Genus Bubo
- Genus Ciccaba
- Genus Glaucidium – pygmy owls
- Genus Jubula – maned owl
- Genus Ketupa – fish owls
- Genus Lophostrix – crested owl
- Genus Margarobyas – bare-legged owl
- Genus Megascops – screech owls
- Genus Micrathene – elf owl
- Genus Nesasio – fearful owl
- Genus Ninox – Asian and Australasian hawk-owls and boobooks
- Genus Otus – scops owls
- Genus Pseudoscops – Jamaican owl
- Genus Psiloscops – flammulated owl
- Genus Ptilopsis – white-faced owl
- Genus Pulsatrix – spectacled owl
- Genus Pyrroglaux – Palau owl
- Genus Scotopelia – fishing owls
- Genus Strix – earless owls
- Genus Surnia – northern hawk-owl
- Genus Uroglaux – Papuan hawk-owl
- Genus Xenoglaux – long-whiskered owlet
Family Tytonidae – barn owls
- Genus Phodilus – bay owls
- Genus Tyto

Struthioniformes

Family Struthionidae – ostriches
- Genus Struthio

Suliformes

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

Family Anhingidae
- Genus Anhinga – darters and anhinga
Family Fregatidae
- Genus Fregata – frigatebirds
Family Phalacrocoracidae
- Genus Phalacrocorax – cormorants and shags
Family Sulidae
- Genus Morus – gannets
- Genus Papasula – Abbott's booby
- Genus Sula – boobies