# 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 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 (sometimes in Phaenicophaeus; tentatively placed here)
** Genus Scythrops – channel-billed cuckoo
** Genus Surniculus – drongo-cuckoos
** Genus Tapera – striped cuckoo
** Genus Urodynamis – Pacific long-tailed cuckoo

## 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 (sometimes included in Daptrius)
** Genus Micrastur – forest falcons
** Genus Microhierax – typical falconets
** Genus Milvago – brown caracaras
** Genus Phalcoboenus – Andean and southern South American caracaras
** Genus Polihierax – pygmy falcons
** Genus Spiziapteryx – spot-winged falconet

## 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
** Genus Cyrtonyx
** Genus Dactylortyx - singing quail
** Genus Dendrortyx
** Genus Odontophorus - wood quails
** Genus Oreortyx - mountain quails
** Genus Philortyx - banded quail
** Genus Ptilopachus
** Genus Rhynchortyx - tawny-faced quail
* Family Phasianidae
** Genus Afropavo' - Congo peafowl
** Genus Alectoris - rock partridges
** Genus Ammoperdix - see-see and sand partridge
** Genus Anurophasis - Snow Mountain quail
** Genus Arborophila - hill partridge
** Genus Argusianus - great argus
** Genus Bambusicola - bamboo partridge
** Genus Bonasa - ruffed grouse
** Genus Caloperdix - ferruginous partridge
** Genus Catreus - cheer pheasant
** Genus Centrocercus - sage grouse
** Genus Chrysolophus - ruffed pheasant
** Genus Coturnix - mouse pheasant
** Genus Crossoptilon - eared pheasant
** Genus Dendragapus
** Genus Excalfactoria
** Genus Falcipennis
** Genus Francolinus - true francolins
** Genus Galloperdix - Indian spurfowl
** Genus Gallus - junglefowl
** Genus Haematortyx - crimson-headed partridge
** Genus Ithaginis - blood pheasant
** Genus Lagopus - ptarmigans
** Genus Lerwa - snow partridge
** Genus Lophophorus - monal
** Genus Lophura - gallopheasants
** Genus Margaroperdix - Madagascan partridge
** Genus Melanoperdix - black partridge
** Genus Meleagris - turkeys
** Genus Ophrysia - Himalayan quail
** Genus Pavo - peafowl
** Genus Peliperdix
** Genus Perdicula - bush quail
** Genus Perdix - true partridges
** Genus Phasianus - typical pheasants
** Genus Polyplectron - peacock-pheasant
** Genus Pternistis - African spurfowls
** Genus Pucrasia - Koklass pheasant
** Genus Rheinardia - crested argus
** Genus Rhizothera
** Genus Rollulus - crested partridge
** Genus Scleroptila
** Genus Synoicus - see Coturnix
** Genus Syrmaticus - long-tailed pheasants
** Genus Tetrao - capercaillies and black grouse
** Genus Tetraogallus - snowcocks
** Genus Tetraophasis - monal-partridge
** Genus Tetrastes
** Genus Tragopan - horned pheasant
** Genus Tympanuchus - prairie chickens
** Genus Xenoperdix - forest partridges

## Gaviiformes

* Family Gaviidae
** Genus Gavia - 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 Biensis - Madagascan rails (synonym of Rallus?)
** Genus Cabalus - Chatham rail
** Genus Coturnicops - barred-backed crake
** ?Genus Creciscus - blackish crake
** Genus Crecopsis – African crake
** Genus Crex - corn crake
** Genus Cyanolimnas – Zapata rail
** Genus Diaphorapteryx - Hawkins's rail
** Genus Dryolimnas
** Genus Eulabeornis – chestnut rail
** Genus Fulica - coots
** Genus Gallicrex - watercock
** Genus Gallinula - moorhens
** Genus Gallirallus
** Genus Gymnocrex - bare-faced rails
** Genus Habroptila – invisible rail
** Genus Hapalocrex - yellow-breasted crake
** Genus Himantornis - Nkulengu rail
** Genus Laterallus - ruddy crake
** Genus Lewinia
** ?Genus Limnocrex (synonym of Laterallus?)
** Genus Megacrex - New Guinea flightless rail
** Genus Micropygia - ocellated crake
** Genus Mundia - Ascension crake
** Genus Mustelirallus
** Genus Nesoclopeus
** Genus Paragallinula - lesser moorhen
** Genus Pardirallus
** Genus Poliolimnas - see Amaurornis
** Genus Porphyrio - swamphens
** Genus Porphyriops – spot-flanked gallinule
** Genus Porzana
** Genus Rallicula - forest rails
** Genus Rallina - chestnut rails
** Genus Rallus
** Genus Rougetius - Rouget's rail
** Genus Rufirallus - russet-crowned crake
** Genus Tribonyx - native-hens
** Genus Zapornia - see Porzana
* Family Sarothruridae
** Genus Canirallus - grey-throated rail and wood rails
** Genus Sarothrura - flufftails

## 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, etc.
* Family Otididae
** Genus Afrotis
** Genus Ardeotis
** Genus Chlamydotis
** Genus Eupodotis
** Genus Houbaropsis - Bengal florican
** Genus Lissotis
** Genus Lophotis
** Genus Neotis
** Genus Otis - great bustard
** Genus Sypheotides
** Genus Tetrax - little bustard

## Passeriformes

Passerines, the "song birds". This is the largest order of birds and contains more than half of all birds.
* Family Acanthisittidae
** Genus Acanthisitta - rifleman
** Genus Xenicus - New Zealand wrens
* Family Acanthizidae - scrubwrens, thornbills, and gerygones
** Genus Acanthiza – thornbill
** Genus Acanthornis – scrubtit
** Genus Aethomyias – scrubwrens
** Genus Aphelocephala – whiteface
** Genus Calamanthus – fieldwren
** Genus Crateroscelis
** Genus Gerygone
** Genus Hylacola – heathwren
** Genus Neosericornis – yellow-throated scrubwren
** Genus Oreoscopus – fernwren
** Genus Origma
** Genus Pachycare – goldenface
** Genus Pycnoptilus – pilotbird
** Genus Pyrrholaemus - speckled warbler
** Genus Sericornis – scrubwrens
** Genus Smicrornis – weebill
* Family Acrocephalidae - marsh- and tree-warblers, recently split from the Sylviidae
** Genus Acrocephalus
** Genus Calamonastides - papyrus yellow warbler
** Genus Chloropeta
** Genus Hippolais
** Genus Iduna
** Genus Nesillas
* Family Aegithalidae - long-tailed tits or bushtits
** Genus Aegithalos
** Genus Leptopoecile
** Genus Psaltriparus - American bushtit
* Family Aegithinidae
** Genus Aegithina - iora
* Family Alaudidae - larks
** Genus Alaemon – hoopoe-lark
** Genus Alauda – skylark
** Genus Alaudala
** Genus Ammomanes
** Genus Ammomanopsis – Gray's lark
** Genus Calandrella – short-toed lark
** Genus Calendulauda
** Genus Certhilauda – short-clawed lark and long-billed lark
** Genus Chersomanes – spike-heeled lark
** Genus Chersophilus – Dupont's lark
** Genus Eremalauda – Dunn's lark
** Genus Eremophila – horned lark
** Genus Eremopterix – sparrow-larks
** Genus Galerida – Large-billed lark and crested lark
** Genus Heteromirafra – Rudd's lark and Archer's lark
** Genus Lullula – woodlark
** Genus Melanocorypha
** Genus Mirafra – larks and bushlarks
** Genus Pinarocorys – dusky lark and rufous-rumped lark
** Genus Ramphocoris – thick-billed lark
** Genus Spizocorys
* Family Artamidae - woodswallows, butcherbirds, currawongs, and Australian magpie
** Genus Artamus - woodswallows
** Genus Cracticus
** Genus Gymnorhina - Australian magpie
** Genus Melloria - black butcherbird
** Genus Peltops
** Genus Strepera - currawongs
* Family Atrichornithidae
** Genus Atrichornis - scrub-birds
* Family Bernieridae - Malagasy warblers, a newly assembled family
** Genus Bernieria – Madagascan warbler
** Genus Crossleyia – Madagascan yellowbrow
** Genus Cryptosylvicola – cryptic warbler
** Genus Hartertula – wedge-tailed jery
** Genus Oxylabes – white-throated oxylabes
** Genus Randia – Rand's warbler
** Genus Thamnornis – Thamnornis
** Genus Xanthomixis
* Family Bombycillidae
** Genus Bombycilla - waxwings
* Family Buphagidae
** Genus Buphagus - oxpeckers. Formerly usually included in Sturnidae.
* Family Calcariidae - longspurs and snow buntings
** Genus Calcarius - longspurs
** Genus Plectrophenax - snow and McKay's buntings
** Genus Rhynchophanes - thick-billed longspur
* Family Callaeidae - New Zealand wattlebirds
** Genus Callaeas - kokako
** Genus Heteralocha - huia
** Genus Philesturnus - saddleback
* Family Calyptophilidae
** Genus Calyptophilus - chat-tanagers
* Family Campephagidae - cuckooshrikes and trillers
** Genus Campephaga
** Genus Campochaera - golden cuckooshrike
** Genus Ceblepyris
** Genus Celebesica - pygmy cuckooshrike
** Genus Coracina
** Genus Cyanograucalus - blue cuckooshrike
** Genus Edolisoma
** Genus Lalage
** Genus Lobotos
** Genus Malindangia - McGregor's cuckooshrike
** Genus Pericrocotus - minivet
* Family Cardinalidae - cardinals and allies
** Genus Amaurospiza
** Genus Cardinalis
** Genus Caryothraustes
** Genus Chlorothraupis
** Genus Cyanocompsa
** Genus Cyanoloxia - Glaucous-blue grosbeak
** Genus Granatellus
** Genus Habia
** Genus Passerina
** Genus Periporphyrus - red-and-black grosbeak
** Genus Pheucticus
** Genus Piranga
** Genus Rhodothraupis - crimson-collared grosbeak
** Genus Spiza - dickcissel
* Family Certhiidae - treecreepers
** Genus Certhia
* Family Salpornithidae - spotted creepers
** Genus Salpornis
* Family Cettiidae - ground-warblers and allies, recently split from the Sylviidae
** Genus Abroscopus – abroscopus warbler
** Genus Cettia – typical bush warblers
** Genus Horornis
** Genus Hylia – green hylia (tentatively placed here)
** Genus Pholidornis – tit hylia (formerly in Remizidae; tentatively placed here)
** Genus Phyllergates
** Genus Tesia
** Genus Tickellia – broad-billed warbler
** Genus Urosphena – stubtails
* Family Chaetopidae
** Genus Chaetops - rockjumpers, recently split from the Turdidae
* Family Chloropseidae
** Genus Chloropsis - leafbirds
* Family Cinclidae
** Genus Cinclus - dippers
* Family Cisticolidae - cisticolas and allies
** Genus Apalis
** Genus Artisornis
** Genus Bathmocercus - rufous warblers
** Genus Calamonastes
** Genus Camaroptera
** Genus Cisticola
** Genus Drymocichla - red-winged grey warbler
** Genus Eminia - grey-capped warbler
** Genus Eremomela
** Genus Euryptila - cinnamon-breasted warbler
** Genus Heliolais – red-winged warbler (Sometimes placed in Prinia)
** Genus Hypergerus - oriole warbler
** Genus Incana - Socotra warbler
** Genus Malcorus - rufous-eared warbler
** Genus Micromacronus
** Genus Neomixis - Jerys (genus is basal to all other Cisticolidae)
** Genus Oreolais (moved here from Apalis)
** Genus Oreophilais - Roberts's warbler
** Genus Orthotomus - tailorbirds
** Genus Phragmacia - Namaqua warbler
** Genus Phyllolais - buff-bellied warbler
** Genus Poliolais - white-tailed warbler
** Genus Prinia
** Genus Scepomycter (sometimes merged into Bathmocercus)
** Genus Schistolais
** Genus Spiloptila - cricket warbler
** Genus Urolais - green longtail
** Genus Urorhipis– sometimes placed in Prinia
* Family Climacteridae - Australian treecreeper
** Genus Cormobates
** Genus Climacteris
* Family Cnemophilidae - satinbirds
** Genus Cnemophilus
** Genus Loboparadisea - yellow-breasted satinbird
* Family Conopophagidae - gnateaters and gnatpittas
** Genus Conopophaga
** Genus Pittasoma
* Family Corcoracidae - Australian mudnester
** Genus Corcorax - white-winged chough
** Genus Struthidea - apostlebird
* Family Corvidae - crows, ravens, and jays
** Genus Aphelocoma – scrub jays
** Genus Calocitta – Magpie-jay
** Genus Cissa - magpies
** Genus Corvus - crows and ravens
** Genus Crypsirina - treepies
** Genus Cyanocitta - jays
** Genus Cyanocorax - jays
** Genus Cyanolyca
** Genus Cyanopica - magpies
** Genus Dendrocitta - treepies
** Genus Garrulus - jays
** Genus Gymnorhinus - pinyon jay
** Genus Nucifraga - nutcrackers
** Genus Perisoreus - jays
** Genus Pica - magpies
** Genus Platylophu - Crested jay
** Genus Platysmurus - black magpie
** Genus Podoces – ground jays
** Genus Psilorhinus - brown jay
** Genus Ptilostomus - piapiac
** Genus Pyrrhocorax - chough
** Genus Temnurus - ratchet-tailed treepie
** Genus Urocissa - blue magpies
** Genus Zavattariornis - Stresemann's bushcrow
* Family Cotingidae - cotingas and allies
** Genus Ampelioides - scaled fruiteater
** Genus Ampelion
** Genus Carpodectes
** Genus Carpornis - berryeaters
** Genus Cephalopterus - umbrellabirds
** Genus Conioptilon - black-faced cotinga
** Genus Cotinga
** Genus Doliornis
** Genus Gymnoderus - bare-necked fruitcrow
** Genus Haematoderus - crimson fruitcrow
** Genus Lipaugus
** Genus Perissocephalus - capuchinbird
** Genus Phibalura - swallow-tailed cotinga
** Genus Phoenicircus
** Genus Phytotoma - plantcutters
** Genus Pipreola
** Genus Porphyrolaema - purple-throated cotinga
** Genus Procnias - Neotropical bellbird
** Genus Pyroderus - red-ruffed fruitcrow
** Genus Querula - purple-throated fruitcrow
** Genus Rupicola
** Genus Snowornis
** Genus Tijuca
** Genus Xipholena
** Genus Zaratornis - white-cheeked cotinga
* Family Dasyornithidae
** Genus Dasyornis - bristlebirds (formerly in Acanthizidae)
* Family Dicaeidae - flowerpeckers (sunbirds and flowerpeckers, might be included in Passeroidea)
** Genus Dicaeum
** Genus Prionochilus
* Family Dicruridae
** Genus Dicrurus - drongos
* Family Donacobiidae
** Genus Donacobius - black-capped donacobius (previously classed as a wren, but probably closest to the Locustellidae or Bernieridae)
* Family Dulidae (tentatively placed here)
** Genus Dulus- palmchat
* Family Elachuridae
** Genus Elachura - spotted elachura
* Family Emberizidae
** Genus Diglossopis
** Genus Emberiza - Old World buntings
* Family Erythrocercidae
** Genus Erythrocercus
* Family Estrildidae - estrildid finches (waxbills, munias, and allies)
** Genus Amadina - cut-throats
** Genus Amandava - avadavats
** Genus Clytospiza - brown twinspot
** Genus Coccopygia
** Genus Cryptospiza - crimsonwings
** Genus Emblema - painted finch
** Genus Erythrura - parrotfinches (includes Chloebia)
** Genus Estrilda - waxbills
** Genus Euodice - silverbill
** Genus Euschistospiza
** Genus Heteromunia - pictorella mannikin
** Genus Hypargos
** Genus Lagonosticta - firefinches
** Genus Lonchura - Munias, mannikins, and silverbills
** Genus Mandingoa - green-backed twinspot
** Genus Neochmia
** Genus Nesocharis - oliveback
** Genus Nigrita
** Genus Odontospiza - grey-headed silverbill
** Genus Oreostruthus - mountain firetail
** Genus Ortygospiza - quailfinches
** Genus Padda
** Genus Paludipasser - locust finch
** Genus Parmoptila - antpeckers
** Genus Poephila
** Genus Pyrenestes - seedcrackers
** Genus Pytilia
** Genus Spermophaga - bluebill
** Genus Stagonopleura - firetail
** Genus Taeniopygia
** Genus Uraeginthus
* Family Eulacestomidae
** Genus Eulacestoma - wattled ploughbill
* Family Eupetidae
** Genus Eupetes - Malaysian rail-babbler (recently split from the Cinclosomatidae)
* Family Eurylaimidae - broadbills
** Genus Calyptomena
** Genus Corydon - dusky broadbill
** Genus Cymbirhynchus - black-and-red broadbill
** Genus Eurylaimus
** Genus Neodrepanis
** Genus Philepitta
** Genus Psarisomus - long-tailed broadbill
** Genus Pseudocalyptomena - Grauer's broadbill
** Genus Sarcophanops
** Genus Serilophus - silver-breasted broadbill
** Genus Smithornis
* Family Formicariidae - Antthrushe
** Genus Chamaeza
** Genus Formicarius
* Family Fringillidae - true finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers. (Possibly polyphyletic)
** Genus Acanthis – redpolls
** Genus Agraphospiza – Blanford's rosefinch
** Genus Bucanetes – trumpeter finch and Mongolian finch
** Genus Callacanthis – spectacled finch
** Genus Carduelis
** Genus Carpodacus – rosefinches
** Genus Chloridops
** Genus Chloris – greenfinches
** Genus Chlorodrepanis - 'amakihis
** Genus Chlorophonia
** Genus Chrysocorythus – mountain serin
** Genus Coccothraustes
** Genus Crithagra
** Genus Drepanis
** Genus Eophona – Chinese grosbeak and Japanese grosbeak
** Genus Euphonia
** Genus Fringilla
** Genus Haemorhous – American rosefinches
** Genus Hemignathus
** Genus Himatione
** Genus Leucosticte – mountain and rosy finches
** Genus Linaria
** Genus Linurgus – oriole finch
** Genus Loxia – crossbills
** Genus Loxioides – palila
** Genus Loxops
** Genus Magumma – ʻanianiau
** Genus Melamprosops – poʻouli
** Genus Mycerobas – Palearctic grosbeaks
** Genus Oreomystis – ʻakikiki
** Genus Palmeria – ʻakohekohe
** Genus Paroreomyza
** Genus Pinicola – pine grosbeak
** Genus Procarduelis – dark-breasted rosefinch
** Genus Pseudonestor – Maui parrotbill
** Genus Psittirostra – ʻŌʻū
** Genus Pyrrhoplectes – golden-naped finch
** Genus Pyrrhula – bullfinches
** Genus Rhodopechys
** Genus Rhodospiza – desert finch
** Genus Rhynchostruthus – golden-winged grosbeak
** Genus Serinus
** Genus Spinus
** Genus Telespiza
* Family Furnariidae - ovenbirds and woodcreepers
** Genus Acrobatornis – pink-legged graveteiro
** Genus Anabacerthia – foliage-gleaners
** Genus Anabazenops – foliage-gleaners
** Genus Ancistrops – chestnut-winged hookbill
** Genus Anumbius – firewood-gatherer
** Genus Aphrastura – rayaditos
** Genus Asthenes – canasteros
** Genus Automolus – foliage-gleaners
** Genus Berlepschia – point-tailed palmcreeper
** Genus Campylorhamphus – scythebills
** Genus Certhiasomus – spot-throated woodcreeper (also described as Deconychura stictolaema)
** Genus Certhiaxis – spinetails
** Genus Cichlocolaptes
** Genus Cinclodes
** Genus Clibanornis
** Genus Coryphistera – lark-like brushrunner
** Genus Cranioleuca – typical spinetails
** Genus Deconychura – long-tailed woodcreeper
** Genus Dendrexetastes – cinnamon-throated woodcreeper
** Genus Dendrocincla – woodcreepers
** Genus Dendrocolaptes – woodcreepers
** Genus Dendroplex – straight-billed woodcreeper (formerly in Xiphorhynchus)
** Genus Drymornis – scimitar-billed woodcreeper
** Genus Drymotoxeres – greater scythebill
** Genus Furnarius – horneros
** Genus Geocerthia – striated earthcreeper (also described as Upucerthia serrana)
** Genus Geositta – miners
** Genus Glyphorynchus – wedge-billed woodcreeper
** Genus Heliobletus – sharp-billed treehunter
** Genus Hellmayrea – white-browed spinetail
** Genus Hylexetastes – woodcreepers
** Genus Lepidocolaptes – narrow-billed woodcreeper
** Genus Leptasthenura – tit-spinetails
** Genus Limnoctites – straight-billed reedhaunter (sometimes included in Limnornis, but closer to, and possibly better merged with Cranioleuca)
** Genus Limnornis – curve-billed reedhaunter
** Genus Lochmias – sharp-tailed streamcreeper
** Genus Margarornis – treerunners
** Genus Mazaria – white-bellied spinetail
** Genus Megaxenops – great xenops
** Genus Metopothrix – orange-fronted plushcrown
** Genus Microxenops – rufous-tailed xenops
** Genus Nasica – long-billed woodcreeper
** Genus Ochetorhynchus – earthcreepers (formerly included in Upucerthia) (includes Chilia)
** Genus Phacellodomus – Thornbird
** Genus Philydor – foliage-gleaners
** Genus Phleocryptes – wren-like rushbird
** Genus Premnoplex – typical barbtails
** Genus Premnornis – rusty-winged barbtail
** Genus Pseudasthenes – "false" canasteros
** Genus Pseudocolaptes – tuftedcheeks
** Genus Pseudoseisura
** Genus Pygarrhichas – white-throated treerunner
** Genus Roraimia -
** Genus Schoeniophylax – Chotoy spinetail
** Genus Sclerurus – leaftossers
** Genus Siptornis – spectacled prickletail
** Genus Sittasomus – olivaceous woodcreeper
** Genus Spartonoica – bay-capped wren-spinetail
** Genus Sylviorthorhynchus – Des Murs's wiretail
** Genus Synallaxis – spinetails
** Genus Syndactyla – foliage-gleaners
** Genus Tarphonomus (new genus for 2 species formerly included in Upucerthia)
** Genus Thripadectes – treehunters
** Genus Thripophaga – softtails
** Genus Upucerthia – earthcreepers
** Genus Xenerpestes – greytails
** Genus Xenops
** Genus Xiphocolaptes – woodcreepers
** Genus Xiphorhynchus – woodcreepers (possibly polyphyletic)
* Family Grallariidae - antpittas
** Genus Grallaria
** Genus Grallaricula
** Genus Hylopezus
** Genus Myrmothera
* Family Hirundinidae - swallows and martins
** Genus Alopochelidon - tawny-headed swallow
** Genus Atticora
** Genus Cecropis
** Genus Cheramoeca - white-backed swallow
** Genus Delichon
** Genus Haplochelidon - Andean swallow
** Genus Hirundo
** Genus Neochelidon - white-thighed swallow
** Genus Notiochelidon
** Genus Petrochelidon
** Genus Phedina
** Genus Progne
** Genus Psalidoprocne - saw-wings
** Genus Pseudhirundo - grey-rumped swallow
** Genus Pseudochelidon - river martin
** Genus Ptyonoprogne - crag martins
** Genus Riparia
** Genus Stelgidopteryx
** Genus Tachycineta
* Family Hyliidae - newly proposed for genera currently in other families
* Family Hyliotidae
** Genus Hyliota - hyliotas (recently split from the Sylviidae)
* Family Hypocoliidae
** Genus Hypocolius - grey hypocolius (tentatively placed here)
* Family Icteridae - grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles
** Genus Agelaioides - baywings
** Genus Agelaius – typical American blackbirds
** Genus Agelasticus
** Genus Amblycercus – yellow-billed cacique
** Genus Amblyramphus – scarlet-headed blackbird
** Genus Anumara - Forbes's blackbird
** Genus Cacicus – true caciques
** Genus Chrysomus
** Genus Curaeus - Austral blackbird
** Genus Dives
** Genus Dolichonyx – bobolink
** Genus Euphagus
** Genus Gnorimopsar – chopi blackbird
** Genus Gymnomystax – oriole blackbird
** Genus Hypopyrrhus – red-bellied grackle
** Genus Icterus – New World orioles
** Genus Lampropsar – velvet-fronted grackle
** Genus Leistes – South American meadowlarks
** Genus Macroagelaius
** Genus Molothrus – cowbirds
** Genus Nesopsar – Jamaican blackbird
** Genus Oreopsar – Bolivian blackbird
** Genus Psarocolius – oropendolas
** Genus Pseudoleistes – marshbirds
** Genus Quiscalus – grackles
** Genus Sturnella – North American meadowlarks
** Genus Xanthocephalus – yellow-headed blackbird
** Genus Xanthopsar - saffron-cowled blackbird
* Family Ifritidae
** Genus Ifrita - blue-capped ifrit
* Family Irenidae
** Genus Irena - fairy-bluebirds
* Family Laniidae - shrikes
** Genus Corvinella - yellow-billed shrike
** Genus Eurocephalus
** Genus Lanius
** Genus Urolestes - magpie shrike
* Family Leiothrichidae - laughingthrushes and allies
** Genus Actinodura – barwings
** Genus Argya (species previous placed in Turdoides)
** Genus Cutia
** Genus Garrulax – laughingthrushes
** Genus Grammatoptila - striated laughingthrush
** Genus Heterophasia - sibia
** Genus Ianthocincla – laughingthrushes (species previous placed in Garrulax)
** Genus Laniellus – crocias
** Genus Leioptila - rufous-backed sibia
** Genus Leiothrix
** Genus Liocichla
** Genus Minla - red-tailed minla
** Genus Montecincla – laughingthrushes
** Genus Pterorhinus (species previous placed in Garrulax)
** Genus Trochalopteron – laughingthrushes
** Genus Turdoides – babblers
* Family Locustellidae - grass-warbler and allies, recently split from the Sylviidae
** Genus Bradypterus – megalurid bush warblers
** Genus Catriscus – fan-tailed grassbird
** Genus Cincloramphus - buff-banded thicketbird
** Genus Elaphrornis – Sri Lanka bush warbler
** Genus Helopsaltes – grasshopper warbler
** Genus Locustella – grass warblers
** Genus Malia
** Genus Megalurus – striated grassbird
** Genus Poodytes
** Genus Robsonius – ground warblers
** Genus Schoenicola
* Family Machaerirhynchidae
** Genus Machaerirhynchus - boatbills
* Family Macrosphenidae - African warblers such as longbills and crombecs, a recently proposed family whose composition is still uncertain
** Genus Achaetops - rockrunner
** Genus Cryptillas – Victorin's warbler (formerly Bradypterus)
** Genus Macrosphenus – longbills
** Genus Melocichla - moustached grass warbler
** Genus Sphenoeacus - Cape grassbird
** Genus Sylvietta – crombecs
* Family Malaconotidae - puffbacks, bushshrikes, tchagras, boubous, and allies
** Genus Chlorophoneus
** Genus Dryoscopus
** Genus Laniarius
** Genus Malaconotus
** Genus Nilaus - brubru
** Genus Rhodophoneus - rosy-patched bushshrike
** Genus Tchagra
** Genus Telophorus
* Family Maluridae - fairywrens, emu-wren, and grasswrens
** Genus Amytornis – grasswrens
** Genus Chenorhamphus
** Genus Clytomyias – orange-crowned fairywren
** Genus Malurus
** Genus Sipodotus – Wallace's fairywren
** Genus Stipiturus – emu-wren
* Family Melampittidae
** Genus Megalampitta - greater melampitta
** Genus Melampitta
* Family Melanocharitidae - berrypeckers and longbills
** Genus Melanocharis
** Genus Oedistoma
** Genus Rhamphocharis - spotted berrypecker
** Genus Toxorhamphus
* Family Melanopareiidae
** Genus Melanopareia - crescentchests
* Family Meliphagidae - honeyeaters
** Genus Acanthagenys - spiny-cheeked honeyeater
** Genus Acanthorhynchus - spinebill
** Genus Anthochaera
** Genus Anthornis - New Zealand bellbird
** Genus Ashbyia - gibberbird
** Genus Bolemoreus
** Genus Caligavis
** Genus Certhionyx - pied honeyeater
** Genus Cissomela - banded honeyeater
** Genus Conopophila
** Genus Entomyzon - blue-faced honeyeater
** Genus Epthianura
** Genus Foulehaio - wattled honeyeater
** Genus Gavicalis
** Genus Gliciphila - tawny-crowned honeyeater
** Genus Glycichaera - green-backed honeyeater
** Genus Glycifohia
** Genus Grantiella
** Genus Guadalcanaria - Guadalcanal honeyeater
** Genus Gymnomyza
** Genus Lichenostomus
** Genus Lichmera
** Genus Macgregoria - MacGregor's honeyeater
** Genus Manorina
** Genus Meliarchus - makira honeyeater
** Genus Melidectes
** Genus Melilestes - long-billed honeyeater
** Genus Meliphaga
** Genus Melipotes
** Genus Melithreptus
** Genus Melitograis - white-streaked friarbird
** Genus Myza
** Genus Myzomela
** Genus Nesoptilotis
** Genus Oreornis - orange-cheeked honeyeater
** Genus Philemon - friarbird
** Genus Phylidonyris
** Genus Plectorhyncha - striped honeyeater
** Genus Prosthemadera - tui
** Genus Ptiloprora
** Genus Ptilotula
** Genus Purnella - white-fronted honeyeater
** Genus Pycnopygius
** Genus Ramsayornis
** Genus Stomiopera
** Genus Stresemannia - Bougainville honeyeater
** Genus Sugomel - black honeyeater
** Genus Timeliopsis
** Genus Trichodere - white-streaked honeyeater
** Genus Xanthotis
* Family Menuridae
** Genus Menura - lyrebirds
* Family Mimidae - mockingbirds and thrashers
** Genus Allenia - scaly-breasted thrasher
** Genus Cinclocerthia - tremblers
** Genus Dumetella - grey catbird
** Genus Margarops - pearly-eyed thrasher
** Genus Melanoptila - black catbird
** Genus Melanotis
** Genus Mimus (includes Nesomimus)
** Genus Oreoscoptes - sage thrasher
** Genus Ramphocinclus - white-breasted thrasher
** Genus Toxostoma
* Family Mitrospingidae
** Genus Lamprospiza - Red-billed pied tanager
** Genus Mitrospingus
** Genus Orthogonys - Olive-green tanager
* Family Modulatricidae - dapple-throat and allies (sometimes Arcanatoridae)
** Genus Arcanator - dapple-throat
** Genus Kakamega
** Genus Modulatrix - spot-throat
* Family Mohouidae
** Genus Mohoua
* Family Monarchidae - monarch flycatchers
** Genus Arses
** Genus Carterornis
** Genus Chasiempis - ‘elepaio
** Genus Clytorhynchus – shrikebill
** Genus Eutrichomyias – cerulean paradise flycatcher
** Genus Grallina – magpie-larks
** Genus Hypothymis
** Genus Mayrornis
** Genus Metabolus – Chuuk monarch
** Genus Monarcha
** Genus Myiagra – broad-billed flycatcher
** Genus Neolalage – buff-bellied monarch
** Genus Pomarea
** Genus Symposiachrus
** Genus Terpsiphone – paradise flycatcher
** Genus Trochocercus
* Family Motacillidae
** Genus Anthus - pipits
** Genus Dendronanthus - forest wagtail
** Genus Hemimacronyx (proposed)
** Genus Macronyx - longclaws
** Genus Motacilla - wagtails
** Genus Tmetothylacus - golden pipit
* Family Muscicapidae - Old World flycatchers and chats. (Monophyly needs confirmation)
** Genus Alethe
** Genus Anthipes
** Genus Brachypteryx – shortwings
** Genus Calliope
** Genus Campicoloides – buff-streaked chat
** Genus Cercotrichas – scrub robins
** Genus Chamaetylas
** Genus Cichladusa – palm thrush
** Genus Cinclidium – blue-fronted robin
** Genus Copsychus – magpie-robins and shamas
** Genus Cossypha – robin-chats
** Genus Cossyphicula – white-bellied robin-chat
** Genus Cyanoptila
** Genus Cyornis
** Genus Emarginata
** Genus Empidornis – silverbirds
** Genus Enicurus – forktails
** Genus Erithacus – European robin
** Genus Eumyias
** Genus Ficedula – flycatchers
** Genus Fraseria – forest flycatchers
** Genus Heinrichia – great shortwing
** Genus Heteroxenicus – Gould's shortwing
** Genus Humblotia – Humblot's flycatcher
** Genus Irania – white-throated robin
** Genus Larvivora
** Genus Leonardina – Bagobo babbler
** Genus Luscinia
** Genus Melaenornis
** Genus Monticola – rock thrushes
** Genus Muscicapa
** Genus Muscicapella – pygmy flycatcher
** Genus Myiomela
** Genus Myioparus – tit-flycatchers
** Genus Myophonus – whistling thrush
** Genus Myrmecocichla
** Genus Namibornis – Herero chat
** Genus Niltava
** Genus Oenanthe – wheatears
** Genus Phoenicurus – redstarts
** Genus Pinarochroa – moorland chat
** Genus Pinarornis – boulder chat
** Genus Pogonocichla – white-starred robin
** Genus Saxicola
** Genus Sheppardia – akalats
** Genus Sholicola
** Genus Stiphrornis – forest robins
** Genus Swynnertonia – Swynnerton's robin
** Genus Tarsiger
** Genus Thamnolaea – cliff chats
** Genus Vauriella
* Family Nectariniidae - sunbirds and spiderhunters
** Genus Aethopyga
** Genus Anabathmis (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
** Genus Anthobaphes - orange-breasted sunbird (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
** Genus Anthreptes
** Genus Arachnothera - spiderhunters
** Genus Chalcomitra (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
** Genus Chalcoparia - Ruby-cheeked sunbird (sometimes included in Anthreptes)
** Genus Cinnyris (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
** Genus Cyanomitra (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
** Genus Deleornis (sometimes included in Anthreptes)
** Genus Drepanorhynchus - golden-winged sunbird (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
** Genus Dreptes - giant sunbird (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
** Genus Hedydipna (sometimes included in Anthreptes)
** Genus Hypogramma - purple-naped sunbird
** Genus Leptocoma (sometimes included in Nectarinia)
** Genus Nectarinia
* Family Neosittidae
** Genus Daphoenositta - sittellas
* Family Nesospingidae
** Genus Nesospingus - Puerto Rican tanager
* Family Nicatoridae
** Genus Nicator- nicators
* Family Notiomystidae
** Genus Notiomystis - stitchbirds
* Family Oreoicidae - Australo-Papuan bellbirds
** Genus Aleadryas - rufous-naped bellbird
** Genus Oreoica - crested bellbird
** Genus Ornorectes - piping bellbird
* Family Oriolidae - Old World orioles
** Genus Oriolus – orioles
** Genus Pitohui
** Genus Sphecotheres' – figbirds
* Family Orthonychidae
** Genus Orthonyx - logrunners
* Family Pachycephalidae
** Genus Colluricincla - shrikethrushes
** Genus Coracornis
** Genus Falcunculus – crested shriketit
** Genus Melanorectes – black pitohui
** Genus Pachycephala – whistlers
** Genus Pseudorectes
* Family Panuridae
** Genus Panurus - bearded reedling (formerly classed as a parrotbill)
* Family Paradisaeidae - birds-of-paradise
** Genus Astrapia
** Genus Cicinnurus - king bird-of-paradise
** Genus Diphyllodes
** Genus Drepanornis
** Genus Epimachus
** Genus Lophorina
** Genus Lycocorax - paradise-crow
** Genus Manucodia - manucodes
** Genus Paradigalla
** Genus Paradisaea
** Genus Parotia
** Genus Phonygammus - trumpet manucode
** Genus Pteridophora - King of Saxony bird-of-paradise
** Genus Ptiloris
** Genus Seleucidis - twelve-wired bird-of-paradise
** Genus Semioptera - standardwings
* Family Paramythiidae - painted berrypeckers
** Genus Oreocharis - tit berrypecker
** Genus Paramythia - crested berrypecker
* Family Pardalotidae
** Genus Pardalotus - pardalotes
* Family Paridae - Tits, chickadees, and titmice
** Genus Baeolophus
** Genus Cephalopyrus - fire-capped tit
** Genus Cyanistes
** Genus Lophophanes
** Genus Machlolophus
** Genus Melaniparus
** Genus Melanochlora - sultan tit
** Genus Pardaliparus
** Genus Parus
** Genus Periparus
** Genus Poecile
** Genus Pseudopodoces - ground tit
** Genus Sittiparus
** Genus Sylviparus - yellow-browed tit
* Family Parulidae - New World warblers
** Genus Basileuterus
** Genus Cardellina
** Genus Catharopeza - whistling warbler
** Genus Ergaticus
** Genus Geothlypis - yellowthroats
** Genus Helmitheros - worm-eating warbler
** Genus Leucopeza - Semper's warbler
** Genus Limnothlypis - Swainson's warbler
** Genus Mniotilta - black-and-white warbler
** Genus Myioborus - whitestarts
** Genus Myiothlypis
** Genus Oporornis - Connecticut warbler
** Genus Oreothlypis
** Genus Parkesia - waterthrushes
** Genus Parula
** Genus Protonotaria - prothonotary warbler
** Genus Seiurus - ovenbird
** Genus Setophaga
** Genus Vermivora
* Family Passerellidae - New World sparrows
** Genus Aimophila
** Genus Ammodramus
** Genus Amphispiza
** Genus Arremon
** Genus Arremonops
** Genus Artemisiospiza
** Genus Atlapetes
** Genus Calamospiza - lark bunting
** Genus Chlorospingus (traditionally placed in the tanager family Thraupidae)
** Genus Chondestes - lark sparrow
** Genus Junco
** Genus Melospiza
** Genus Melozone
** Genus Oreothraupis - tanager finch
** Genus Oriturus - striped sparrow
** Genus Passerculus
** Genus Passerella - fox sparrow
** Genus Peucaea
** Genus Pezopetes - large-footed finch
** Genus Pipilo - Towhee
** Genus Pooecetes - vesper sparrow
** Genus Pselliophorus
** Genus Spizella
** Genus Spizelloides - American tree sparrow
** Genus Torreornis - Zapata sparrow
** Genus Xenospiza - Sierra Madre sparrow
** Genus Zonotrichia
* Family Passeridae - Old World sparrows
** Genus Carpospiza - pale rockfinch
** Genus Gymnoris
** Genus Hypocryptadius - cinnamon ibon
** Genus Montifringilla
** Genus Onychostruthus - white-rumped snowfinch
** Genus Passer
** Genus Petronia - rock sparrows
** Genus Pyrgilauda
* Family Pellorneidae - jungle babblers
** Genus Alcippe
** Genus Gampsorhynchus
** Genus Graminicola
** Genus Illadopsis
** Genus Jabouilleia
** Genus Kenopia - striped wren-babbler
** Genus Laticilla
** Genus Malacocincla
** Genus Malacopteron
** Genus Napothera
** Genus Pellorneum
** Genus Ptilocichla
** Genus Ptyrticus - spotted thrush-babbler
** Genus Rimator
** Genus Trichastoma
* Family Petroicidae - Australasian robins
** Genus Amalocichla
** Genus Drymodes
** Genus Eopsaltria
** Genus Eugerygone - garnet robin
** Genus Heteromyias
** Genus Melanodryas
** Genus Microeca
** Genus Monachella - torrent flyrobin
** Genus Pachycephalopsis
** Genus Peneoenanthe - mangrove robin
** Genus Peneothello
** Genus Petroica
** Genus Poecilodryas
** Genus Tregellasia
* Family Peucedramidae
** Genus Peucedramus - olive warbler
* Family Phaenicophilidae
** Genus Microligea - Green-tailed warbler
** Genus Phaenicophilus
** Genus Xenoligea - White-winged warbler
* Family Philepittidae - asities
** Genus Neodrepanis
** Genus Philepitta
* Family Phylloscopidae - leaf-warblers and allies (recently split from the Sylviidae)
** Genus Phylloscopus - leaf warblers
** Genus Seicercus
* Family Picathartidae
** Genus Picathartes - rockfowl
* Family Pipridae - manakins
** Genus Antilophia
** Genus Ceratopipra
** Genus Chiroxiphia
** Genus Chloropipo
** Genus Corapipo
** Genus Cryptopipo - green manakin
** Genus Heterocercus
** Genus Ilicura - pin-tailed manakin
** Genus Lepidothrix
** Genus Machaeropterus
** Genus Manacus
** Genus Masius - golden-winged manakin
** Genus Neopelma
** Genus Pipra
** Genus Pseudopipra - white-crowned manakin
** Genus Tyranneutes
** Genus Xenopipo
* Family Pittidae - pittas
** Genus Erythropitta
** Genus Hydrornis
** Genus Pitta
* Family Pityriaseidae
** Genus Pityriasis - Bornean bristlehead (tentatively placed here)
* Family Platysteiridae - wattle-eyes and relatives (formerly in Passerida, probably paraphyletic)
** Genus Batis
** Genus Lanioturdus - white-tailed shrike
** Genus Platysteira
* Family Ploceidae - weavers
** Genus Amblyospiza – thick-billed weaver
** Genus Anaplectes – red-headed weaver
** Genus Brachycope – bob-tailed weaver
** Genus Bubalornis
** Genus Dinemellia – white-headed buffalo weaver
** Genus Euplectes – bishops and widowbirds
** Genus Foudia – fody
** Genus Histurgops – rufous-tailed weaver
** Genus Malimbus
** Genus Philetairus – sociable weaver
** Genus Plocepasser – sparrow-weavers
** Genus Ploceus
** Genus Pseudonigrita
** Genus Quelea
** Genus Sporopipes
* Family Pnoepygidae
** Genus Pnoepyga - pygmy wren-babbler
* Family Polioptilidae - gnatcatchers
** Genus Microbates
** Genus Ramphocaenus
** Genus Polioptila
* Family Pomatostomidae - Australo-Papuan babblers
** Genus Pomatostomus
* Family Prionopidae - see Vangidae
* Family Promeropidae
** Genus Promerops - sugarbirds
* Family Prunellidae
** Genus Prunella - accentors
* Family Psophodidae
** Genus Androphobus - Papuan whipbird
** Genus Cinclosoma – quail-thrushes
** Genus Psophodes
** Genus Ptilorrhoa – jewel-babblers
* Family Ptiliogonatidae - silky flycatchers (tentatively placed here)
** Genus Phainopepla
** Genus Phainoptila - black-and-yellow phainoptila
** Genus Ptilogonys
* Family Ptilonorhynchidae - bowerbirds
** Genus Ailuroedus
** Genus Amblyornis
** Genus Archboldia
** Genus Chlamydera
** Genus Prionodura - golden bowerbird
** Genus Ptilonorhynchus - satin bowerbird
** Genus Scenopooetes - tooth-billed bowerbird
** Genus Sericulus
* Family Pycnonotidae - bulbuls
** Genus Acritillas – yellow-browed bulbul
** Genus Alophoixus
** Genus Andropadus – sombre greenbul
** Genus Arizelocichla
** Genus Atimastillas – yellow-throated leaflove
** Genus Baeopogon
** Genus Bleda – bristlebills
** Genus Calyptocichla – golden greenbul
** Genus Cerasophila – white-headed bulbul
** Genus Chlorocichla
** Genus Criniger
** Genus Eurillas
** Genus Hemixos
** Genus Hypsipetes
** Genus Iole
** Genus Ixonotus – spotted greenbul
** Genus Ixos
** Genus Neolestes – black-collared bulbul
** Genus Nok – bare-faced bulbul
** Genus Phyllastrephus
** Genus Pycnonotus
** Genus Setornis – hook-billed bulbul
** Genus Spizixos – finchbills
** Genus Stelgidillas – slender-billed greenbul
** Genus Thapsinillas - golden bulbul
** Genus Thescelocichla – swamp palm bulbul
** Genus Tricholestes – hairy-backed bulbul
* Family Regulidae
** Genus Regulus - kinglets
* Family Remizidae - penduline tits (sometimes included in the Paridae)
** Genus Anthoscopus
** Genus Auriparus - verdin
** Genus Remiz
* Family Rhagologidae
** Genus Rhagologus - mottled berryhunter
* Family Rhinocryptidae - tapaculos
** Genus Acropternis - ocellated tapaculo
** Genus Eleoscytalopus
** Genus Eugralla - ochre-flanked tapaculo
** Genus Liosceles - rusty-belted tapaculo
** Genus Merulaxis
** Genus Myornis - ash-colored tapaculo
** Genus Psilorhamphus - spotted bamboowren
** Genus Pteroptochos
** Genus Rhinocrypta - crested gallito
** Genus Scelorchilus
** Genus Scytalopus
** Genus Teledromas - sandy gallito
* Family Rhipiduridae - fantails
** Genus Chaetorhynchus – drongo fantail
** Genus Lamprolia – silktail
** Genus Rhipidura – fantails
* Family Rhodinocichlidae
** Genus Rhodinocichla - Rosy thrush-tanager
* Family Salpornithidae
** Genus Salpornis - spotted creepers (Tentatively placed here; often considered a subfamily of the Certhidae)
* Family Sapayoidae
** Genus Sapayoa - broad-billed sapayoa
* Family Scotocercidae
** Genus Scotocerca - streaked scrub warbler
* Family Sittidae
* Family Spindalidae
** Genus Spindalis
** Genus Sitta - nuthatches
* Family Stenostiridae
** Genus Chelidorhynx - yellow-bellied fantail - (formerly in Rhipidura)
** Genus Culicicapa - canary-flycatcher
** Genus Elminia
** Genus Stenostira – fairy flycatcher
* Family Sturnidae - starlings
** Genus Acridotheres
** Genus Agropsar (sometimes included in Sturnus or Sturnia)
** Genus Ampeliceps — golden-crested myna
** Genus Aplonis— Pacific starlings
** Genus Basilornis
** Genus Cinnyricinclus — violet-backed starling
** Genus Creatophora — wattled starling
** Genus Enodes — fiery-browed starling
** Genus Gracula — hill myna
** Genus Gracupica
** Genus Grafisia — white-collared starling
** Genus Hartlaubius - Madagascan starling
** Genus Hylopsar
** Genus Lamprotornis (monophyly requires confirmation)
** Genus Leucopsar — Bali myna
** Genus Mino
** Genus Neocichla — babbling starling
** Genus Notopholia - black-bellied starling
** Genus Onychognathus
** Genus Poeoptera (formerly Pholia, sometimes included in Cinnyricinclus)
** Genus Rhabdornis — Philippine creeper (placement here requires confirmation)
** Genus Pastor — rosy starling
** Genus Sarcops — Coleto
** Genus Saroglossa - spot-winged starling
** Genus Scissirostrum — grosbeak starling
** Genus Speculipastor — magpie starling
** Genus Spodiopsar
** Genus Spreo
** Genus Streptocitta
** Genus Sturnia (sometimes included in Sturnus)
** Genus Sturnornis — white-faced starling
** Genus Sturnus
* Family Sylviidae - sylviid warblers and allies
** Genus Chamaea – wrentit
** Genus Chleuasicus – pale-billed parrotbill (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus Cholornis (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus Chrysomma (Formerly in Timaliidae)
** Genus Conostoma – great parrotbill (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae; tentatively placed here)
** Genus Fulvetta (Formerly in Alcippe )
** Genus Graueria - Grauer's warbler
** Genus Horizorhinus – Dohrn's thrush-babbler (Formerly in Timaliidae)
** Genus Lioparus – golden-breasted fulvetta (Formerly in Alcippe)
** Genus Lioptilus – bush blackcap (Formerly in Timaliidae)
** Genus Moupinia - rufous-tailed babbler (Formerly in Chrysomma)
** Genus Myzornis - fire-tailed myzornis
** Genus Neosuthora – short-tailed parrotbill (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus Paradoxornis (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus Parophasma - Abyssinian catbird
** Genus Pseudoalcippe (Formerly in Illadopsis)
** Genus Psittiparus (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus Rhopophilus (Formerly in Cisticolidae)
** Genus Sinosuthora (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus Suthora (Formerly in Paradoxornithidae)
** Genus Sylvia – typical warblers
* Family Teretistridae
** Genus Teretistris - Cuban warbler
* Family Thamnophilidae - antbirds
** Genus Akletos
** Genus Ammonastes - grey-bellied antbird
** Genus Ampelornis - grey-headed antbird
** Genus Aprositornis - Yapacana antbird
** Genus Batara - giant antshrike
** Genus Biatas - white-bearded antshrike (Placement here is provisional)
** Genus Cercomacra
** Genus Cercomacroides
** Genus Clytoctantes - bushbirds (Placement here is provisional)
** Genus Cymbilaimus - fasciated and bamboo antshrikes
** Genus Dichrozona - banded antbird
** Genus Drymophila
** Genus Dysithamnus - antvireos
** Genus Epinecrophylla
** Genus Euchrepomis
** Genus Formicivora
** Genus Frederickena - antshrikes
** Genus Gymnocichla - bare-crowned antbird
** Genus Gymnopithys
** Genus Hafferia
** Genus Herpsilochmus
** Genus Hylophylax
** Genus Hypocnemis - warbling antbirds
** Genus Hypocnemoides
** Genus Hypoedaleus - spot-backed antshrike
** Genus Isleria - antwrens
** Genus Mackenziaena - antshrikes
** Genus Megastictus - pearly antshrike
** Genus Microrhopias - dot-winged antwren
** Genus Myrmeciza - white-bellied antbird
** Genus Myrmelastes
** Genus Myrmoborus
** Genus Myrmochanes - black-and-white antbird
** Genus Myrmoderus
** Genus Myrmophylax - black-throated antbird
** Genus Myrmorchilus - stripe-backed antbird
** Genus Myrmornis - wing-banded antbird
** Genus Myrmotherula - antwrens
** Genus Neoctantes - black bushbird
** Genus Oneillornis
** Genus Percnostola
** Genus Phaenostictus - ocellated antbird
** Genus Phlegopsis - bare-eyes
** Genus Pithys
** Genus Poliocrania - chestnut-backed antbird
** Genus Pygiptila - spot-winged antshrike
** Genus Pyriglena - fire-eyes
** Genus Rhegmatorhina
** Genus Rhopias - star-throated antwren
** Genus Rhopornis - slender antbird (Placement here is provisional)
** Genus Sakesphorus - antshrikes
** Genus Sciaphylax
** Genus Sclateria - silvered antbird
** Genus Sipia
** Genus Stymphalornis - marsh antwren
** Genus Taraba - great antshrike
** Genus Terenura
** Genus Thamnistes
** Genus Thamnomanes
** Genus Thamnophilus
** Genus Willisornis
** Genus Xenornis - speckled antshrike (Placement here is provisional)
* Family Thraupidae - tanagers and allies
** Genus Acanthidops – peg-billed finch
** Genus Anisognathus
** Genus Bangsia
** Genus Buthraupis
** Genus Calochaetes – vermilion tanager
** Genus Camarhynchus – tree finches
** Genus Catamblyrhynchus – plushcap
** Genus Catamenia
** Genus Certhidea – warbler-finches
** Genus Charitospiza – coal-crested finch
** Genus Chlorochrysa
** Genus Chlorophanes – green honeycreeper
** Genus Chlorornis – grass-green tanager
** Genus Chrysothlypis
** Genus Cissopis – magpie tanager
** Genus Cnemathraupis
** Genus Cnemoscopus – grey-hooded bush tanager
** Genus Coereba – bananaquit (formerly placed in its own family Coerebidae)
** Genus Compsospiza – mountain finches
** Genus Compsothraupis – scarlet-throated tanager
** Genus Conirostrum
** Genus Conothraupis
** Genus Coryphaspiza – black-masked finch
** Genus Coryphospingus
** Genus Creurgops
** Genus Cyanerpes - honeycreepers
** Genus Cyanicterus – blue-backed tanager
** Genus Cypsnagra – white-rumped tanager
** Genus Dacnis
** Genus Diglossa – flowerpiercers
** Genus Diuca
** Genus Dolospingus – white-naped seedeater
** Genus Donacospiza – long-tailed reed finch (may be related to Poospiza)
** Genus Dubusia
** Genus Emberizoides
** Genus Embernagra
** Genus Eucometis – grey-headed tanager
** Genus Euneornis – orangequit
** Genus Geospiza – ground finches
** Genus Gubernatrix – yellow cardinal
** Genus Haplospiza (paraphyletic with two species of sierra-finch Phrygilus)
** Genus Hemispingus
** Genus Hemithraupis
** Genus Heterospingus
** Genus Idiopsar – short-tailed finch
** Genus Incaspiza - Inca finches
** Genus Iridophanes – golden-collared honeycreeper
** Genus Iridosornis
** Genus Lanio
** Genus Lophospingus
** Genus Loxigilla (polyphyletic)
** Genus Loxipasser – yellow-shouldered grassquit
** Genus Melanodera
** Genus Melanospiza – Saint Lucia black finch
** Genus Melopyrrha
** Genus Nemosia
** Genus Neothraupis – shrike-like tanager
** Genus Nephelornis – pardusco
** Genus Nesospiza
** Genus Orchesticus – brown tanager
** Genus Oreomanes – giant conebill
** Genus Oryzoborus
** Genus Parkerthraustes – yellow-shouldered grosbeak (traditionally in Cardinalidae)
** Genus Paroaria
** Genus Phrygilus – sierra finches
** Genus Piezorina – cinereous finch
** Genus Pinaroloxias – Cocos finch
** Genus Pipraeidea - fawn-breasted tanager
** Genus Platyspiza - vegetarian finch
** Genus Poospiza – warbling finches
** Genus Porphyrospiza - blue finch
** Genus Pseudosaltator - rufous-bellied mountain tanager
** Genus Pyrrhocoma – chestnut-headed tanager
** Genus Ramphocelus
** Genus Rhodospingus – crimson-breasted finch
** Genus Rowettia – Gough finch
** Genus Saltator
** Genus Saltatricula – many-colored Chaco finch
** Genus Schistochlamys
** Genus Sericossypha – white-capped tanager
** Genus Sicalis – yellow finches (paraphyletic with Phrygilus)
** Genus Sporophila – seedeaters
** Genus Stephanophorus – diademed tanager
** Genus Tachyphonus
** Genus Tangara
** Genus Tersina – swallow tanager
** Genus Thlypopsis
** Genus Thraupis
** Genus Tiaris – grassquits (polyphyletic)
** Genus Trichothraupis – black-goggled tanager
** Genus Urothraupis – black-backed bush tanager
** Genus Volatinia – blue-black grassquit
** Genus Wetmorethraupis – orange-throated tanager
** Genus Xenodacnis – tit-like dacnis
** Genus Xenospingus – slender-billed finch
* Family Tichodromadidae
** Genus Tichodroma - wallcreeper
* Family Timaliidae - Old World babblers
** Genus Dumetia - tawny-bellied babbler
** Genus Macronus – tit-babblers
** Genus Pomatorhinus – scimitar babblers
** Genus Rhopocichla - dark-fronted babbler
** Genus Spelaeornis – wren-babblers
** Genus Sphenocichla – wedge-billed babblers
** Genus Stachyridopsis
** Genus Stachyris
** Genus Timalia - chestnut-capped babbler
* Family Tityridae - tityras and allies
** Genus Iodopleura - purpletuft
** Genus Laniisoma
** Genus Laniocera
** Genus Myiobius
** Genus Onychorhynchus - royal flycatchers
** Genus Oxyruncus - sharpbill
** Genus Pachyramphus - becards
** Genus Schiffornis
** Genus Terenotriccus - ruddy-tailed flycatcher
** Genus Tityra
** Genus Xenopsaris - white-naped xenopsaris
* Family Troglodytidae - wrens
** Genus Campylorhynchus
** Genus Cantorchilus (formerly included in Thryothorus)
** Genus Catherpes - canyon wren
** Genus Cinnycerthia
** Genus Cistothorus
** Genus Cyphorhinus
** Genus Ferminia - Zapata wren
** Genus Henicorhina - wood wrens
** Genus Hylorchilus
** Genus Microcerculus
** Genus Odontorchilus
** Genus Pheugopedius (formerly included in Thryothorus)
** Genus Salpinctes - rock wren
** Genus Thryomanes - Bewick's wren
** Genus Thryophilus (formerly included in Thryothorus)
** Genus Thryorchilus - timberline wren
** Genus Thryothorus - Carolina wren
** Genus Troglodytes
** Genus Uropsila - white-bellied wren
* Family Turdidae - thrushes and allies (Monophyly needs confirmation)
** Genus Cataponera - Sulawesi thrush
** Genus Catharus
** Genus Chlamydochaera - fruithunter
** Genus Cichlopsis - rufous-brown solitaire
** Genus Cochoa
** Genus Entomodestes - solitaires
** Genus Geokichla
** Genus Grandala
** Genus Hylocichla - wood thrush
** Genus Ixoreus - varied thrush
** Genus Myadestes (includes formerly recognized genus Phaeornis)
** Genus Neocossyphus - ant thrushes
** Genus Platycichla
** Genus Psophocichla - groundscraper thrush
** Genus Ridgwayia - Aztec thrush
** Genus Sialia - bluebirds
** Genus Stizorhina - rufous thrush
** Genus Turdus - true thrushes
** Genus Zoothera - Asian thrush
* Family Tyrannidae - tyrant flycatchers
** Genus Agriornis – shrike-tyrants
** Genus Alectrurus
** Genus Anairetes
** Genus Aphanotriccus
** Genus Arundinicola – white-headed marsh tyrant
** Genus Atalotriccus – pale-eyed pygmy tyrant
** Genus Attila
** Genus Calyptura – kinglet calyptura
** Genus Camptostoma
** Genus Capsiempis – yellow tyrannulet
** Genus Casiornis
** Genus Cnemarchus – red-rumped bush tyrant
** Genus Cnemotriccus – fuscous flycatcher
** Genus Cnipodectes - twistwings
** Genus Colonia – long-tailed tyrant
** Genus Colorhamphus – Patagonian tyrant
** Genus Conopias
** Genus Contopus – pewees
** Genus Corythopis – antpipits
** Genus Culicivora – sharp-tailed grass tyrant
** Genus Deltarhynchus – flammulated flycatcher
** Genus Elaenia
** Genus Empidonax
** Genus Empidonomus – variegated flycatcher
** Genus Euscarthmus
** Genus Fluvicola
** Genus Griseotyrannus – crowned slaty flycatcher (formerly in Empidonomus)
** Genus Gubernetes – streamer-tailed tyrant
** Genus Hemitriccus – typical tody-tyrants
** Genus Heteroxolmis – black-and-white monjita
** Genus Hirundinea – cliff flycatcher
** Genus Hymenops – spectacled tyrant
** Genus Inezia
** Genus Knipolegus – black tyrants
** Genus Lathrotriccus
** Genus Legatus – piratic flycatcher
** Genus Leptopogon
** Genus Lessonia - negritos
** Genus Lophotriccus
** Genus Machetornis – cattle tyrant
** Genus Mecocerculus
** Genus Megarynchus – boat-billed flycatcher
** Genus Mionectes
** Genus Mitrephanes
** Genus Muscigralla – short-tailed field tyrant
** Genus Muscipipra – shear-tailed grey tyrant
** Genus Muscisaxicola – ground tyrants
** Genus Myiarchus
** Genus Myiodynastes
** Genus Myiopagis
** Genus Myiophobus
** Genus Myiornis
** Genus Myiotheretes
** Genus Myiotriccus – ornate flycatcher
** Genus Myiozetetes
** Genus Neopipo – cinnamon neopipo
** Genus Neoxolmis – chocolate-vented tyrant
** Genus Nephelomyias
** Genus Nesotriccus – Cocos flycatcher
** Genus Ochthoeca
** Genus Ochthornis – drab water tyrant
** Genus Oncostoma - bentbills
** Genus Ornithion
** Genus Phaeomyias – mouse-colored tyrannulet
** Genus Phelpsia – white-bearded flycatcher
** Genus Philohydor – lesser kiskadee
** Genus Phyllomyias
** Genus Phylloscartes
** Genus Piprites
** Genus Pitangus – great kiskadee
** Genus Platyrinchus – spadebills
** Genus Poecilotriccus
** Genus Pogonotriccus
** Genus Polioxolmis – rufous-webbed bush tyrant
** Genus Polystictus
** Genus Pseudelaenia – grey-and-white tyrannulet
** Genus Pseudocolopteryx
** Genus Pseudotriccus
** Genus Pyrocephalus
** Genus Pyrrhomyias – cinnamon flycatcher
** Genus Ramphotrigon
** Genus Rhynchocyclus
** Genus Rhytipterna
** Genus Satrapa – yellow-browed tyrant
** Genus Sayornis – phoebes
** Genus Serpophaga
** Genus Silvicultrix
** Genus Sirystes
** Genus Stigmatura - wagtail-tyrants
** Genus Sublegatus
** Genus Suiriri
** Genus Tachuris – many-colored rush tyrant
** Genus Taeniotriccus – black-chested tyrant
** Genus Todirostrum – typical tody-flycatchers
** Genus Tolmomyias
** Genus Tumbezia – Tumbes tyrant
** Genus Tyrannopsis – sulphury flycatcher
** Genus Tyrannulus – yellow-crowned tyrannulet
** Genus Tyrannus – kingbirds
** Genus Uromyias
** Genus Xenotriccus
** Genus Xolmis
** Genus Zimmerius
* Family Urocynchramidae
** Genus Urocynchramus - Przewalski's finch
* Family Vangidae - vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies
** Genus Artamella - white-headed vanga
** Genus Bias - black-and-white shrike-flycatcher
** Genus Calicalicus
** Genus Cyanolanius - blue vanga
** Genus Euryceros - helmet vanga
** Genus Falculea - sickle-billed vanga
** Genus Hemipus - flycatcher-shrikes
** Genus Hypositta - nuthatch vanga
** Genus Leptopterus - chabert vanga
** Genus Megabyas - African shrike-flycatcher
** Genus Mystacornis - Crossley's vanga
** Genus Newtonia
** Genus Oriolia - Bernier's vanga
** Genus Philentoma
** Genus Prionops - helmetshrikes
** Genus Pseudobias - Ward's flycatcher
** Genus Schetba - rufous vanga
** Genus Tephrodornis
** Genus Tylas - tylas vanga
** Genus Vanga - hook-billed vanga
** Genus Xenopirostris
* Family Viduidae
** Genus Anomalospiza - cuckoo-finch
** Genus Vidua
* Family Vireonidae - vireos and allies
** Genus Cyclarhis - peppershrikes
** Genus Erpornis - white-bellied erpornis
** Genus Hylophilus
** Genus Pteruthius - shrike-babblers
** Genus Vireo - vireos
** Genus Vireolanius
* Family Zeledoniidae
** Genus Zeledonia
* Family Zosteropidae - white-eyes
** Genus Apalopteron – Bonin white-eye
** Genus Cleptornis – golden white-eye
** Genus Dasycrotapha
** Genus Heleia
** Genus Lophozosterops
** Genus Megazosterops – giant white-eye
** Genus Oculocincta – pygmy white-eye
** Genus Rukia
** Genus Sterrhoptilus
** Genus Tephrozosterops – rufescent darkeye
** Genus Woodfordia
** Genus Yuhina
** Genus Zosterops - Mountain blackeye
** Genus Zosterornis
* Family Uncertain (This has traditionally been considered a member of the family Pachycephalidae, but recent genetic evidence suggests it should be placed in a monotypic subfamily of the family Bombycillidae, or even its own family, Hylocitreidae)
** Genus Hylocitrea

## 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 Bubulcus – cattle egret (sometimes included in Ardea)
** Genus Butorides – green-backed herons (sometimes included in Ardea)
** Genus Cochlearius – boat-billed heron
** Genus Egretta
** Genus Gorsachius
** Genus Ixobrychus
** Genus Nyctanassa – American night herons
** Genus Nycticorax (sometimes includes Nyctanassa)
** Genus Pilherodius – capped heron
** Genus Syrigma – whistling heron
** Genus Tigriornis – white-crested tiger heron
** Genus Tigrisoma
** Genus Zebrilus – zigzag heron
** Genus Zonerodius – forest bittern
* Family Balaenicipitidae
** Genus Balaeniceps - shoebill
* Family Pelecanidae
** Genus Pelecanus - pelicans
* Family Scopidae
** Genus Scopus - hamerkop (sometimes included in Balaenicipitidae)
* Family Threskiornithidae - ibises and spoonbills
** Genus Bostrychia
** Genus Cercibis - sharp-tailed ibis
** Genus Eudocimus
** Genus Geronticus
** Genus Lophotibis - Madagascan ibis
** Genus Mesembrinibis - green ibis
** Genus Nipponia - crested ibis
** Genus Phimosus - bare-faced ibis
** Genus Platalea - spoonbills
** Genus Plegadis
** Genus Pseudibis
** Genus Thaumatibis - giant ibis
** Genus Theristicus
** Genus Threskiornis

## Phaethontiformes

* Family Phaethontidae
** Genus Phaethon - tropicbirds

## Phoenicopteriformes

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

## Piciformes

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

## 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 - European storm petrel
** Genus Oceanodroma
* Family Oceanitidae - southern storm petrels
** Genus Fregetta
** Genus Garrodia - grey-backed storm petrel
** Genus Nesofregetta - Polynesian storm petrel
** Genus Oceanites
** Genus Pelagodroma - white-faced storm petrel
* Family Procellariidae
** Genus Aphrodroma - Kerguelen petrel
** Genus Ardenna
** Genus Bulweria
** Genus Calonectris
** Genus Daption - Cape petrel
** Genus Fulmarus - fulmars
** Genus Halobaena - blue petrel
** Genus Macronectes - giant petrels
** Genus Pachyptila
** Genus Pagodroma - snow petrel
** Genus Pelecanoides - diving petrels
** Genus Procellaria
** Genus Pseudobulweria
** Genus Pterodroma - gadfly petrels
** Genus Puffinus
** Genus Thalassoica - Antarctic petrel

## Psittaciformes

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

## 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 – horned owls (paraphyletic with Nyctea, Ketupa, and Scotopelia)
** Genus Ciccaba
** Genus Glaucidium – pygmy owls
** Genus Jubula – maned owl
** Genus Lophostrix – crested owl
** Genus Margarobyas – bare-legged owl
** Genus Megascops – screech owls
** Genus Micrathene – elf owl
** Genus Nesasio – fearful owl
** Genus Ninox – Asian and Australasian hawk-owls and boobooks
** Genus Otus – scops owls (probably paraphyletic)
** Genus Pseudoscops – Jamaican owl
** Genus Psiloscops – flammulated owl
** Genus Ptilopsis – white-faced owl
** Genus Pulsatrix – spectacled owl
** Genus Pyrroglaux – Palau owl
** Genus Scotopelia - fishing owls
** Genus Strix – earless owls
** Genus Surnia – northern hawk-owl
** Genus Uroglaux – Papuan hawk-owl
** Genus Xenoglaux – long-whiskered owlet
* Family Tytonidae - barn owls
** Genus Phodilus - bay owls
** Genus Tyto

## 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

## Tinamiformes

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

## Trogoniformes

Trogons and quetzals
* Family Trogonidae
** Genus Apalharpactes
** Genus Apaloderma
** Genus Euptilotis - eared quetzal
** Genus Harpactes
** Genus Pharomachrus
** Genus Priotelus
** Genus Trogon