| Arrangement of orders and families | ||
| Order Struthioniformes | ||
| 1 | Struthionidae | Ostriches |
| Order Rheiiformes | ||
| 2 | Rheidae | Rheas |
| Order Casuariiformes | ||
| 3 | Casuariidae | Cassowaries |
| 4 | Dromaiidae | Emus |
| Order Apterygiformes | ||
| 5 | Apterygidae | Kiwis |
| Order Tinamiformes | ||
| 6 | Tinamidae | Tinamous |
| Order Sphenisiformes | ||
| 7 | Spheniscidae | Penguins |
| Order Gaviiformes | ||
| 8 | Gaviidae | Divers |
| Order Podicipediformes | ||
| 9 | Podicipedidae | Grebes |
| Order Procellariiformes | ||
| 10 | Diomedeidae | Albatrosses |
| 11 | Procellariidae | Petrels, Shearwaters |
| 12 | Hydrobatidae | Storm Petrels |
| 13 | Pelecanoididae | Diving Petrels |
| Order Pelecaniformes | ||
| 14 | Phaethontidae | Tropic Birds |
| 15 | Pelecanidae | Pelicans |
| 16 | Sulidae | Gannets, Boobies |
| 17 | Phalacrocoracidae | Cormorants |
| 18 | Anhingidae | Anhingas |
| 19 | Fregatidae | Frigate Birds |
| Order Ciconiiformes | ||
| 20 | Ardeidae | Herons, Bitterns |
| 21 | Balaenicipitidae | Whale Headed Stork |
| 22 | Scopidae | Hammerkop |
| 23 | Ciconiidae | Storks |
| 24 | Threskiornithidae | Ibises, Spoonbills |
| 25 | Phaenicopteridae | Flamingos |
| Order Anseriformes | ||
| 26 | Anhimidae | Screamers |
| 27 | Anatidae | Ducks. Geese, Swans |
| Order Falconiformes | ||
| 28 | Cathartidae | New World Vultures |
| 29 | Pandionidae | Ospreys |
| 30 | Accipitridae | Hawks, Eagles |
| 31 | Sagittariidae | Secretary Bird |
| 32 | Falconidae | Falcons. Caracaras |
| Order Galliformes | ||
| 33 | Megapodiidae | Megapodes |
| 34 | Cracidae | Curassows. Guans |
| 35 | Phasianidae | Pheasants, Grouse |
| 36 | Opisthocomidae | Hoatzin |
| Order Gruiformes | ||
| 37 | Mesitornithidae | Mesites |
| 38 | Turnicidae | Button Quails |
| 39 | Pedionomidae | Plains Wanderer |
| 40 | Gruidae | Cranes |
| 41 | Aramidae | Limpkin |
| 42 | Psophiidae | Trumpeters |
| 43 | Rallidae | Rails, Coots |
| 44 | Heliornithidae | Sungrebes |
| 45 | Rhynochetidae | Kagu |
| 46 | Eurypygidae | Sunbitterns |
| 47 | Cariamidae | Seriemas |
| 48 | Otididae | Bustards |
| Order Charadriiformes | ||
| 49 | Jacanidae | Jacanas |
| 50 | Rostratulidae | Painted Snipe |
| 51 | Dromadidae | Crab-Plover |
| 52 | Haematopodidae | Oyster-Catchers |
| 53 | Ibidorhynchidae | Ibis-Bill |
| 54 | Recurvirostridae | Avocets, Stilts |
| 55 | Burhinidae | Stone Curlews |
| 56 | Glareolidae | Coursers, Pratincoles |
| 57 | Charadriidae | Plovers |
| 58 | Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Snipe |
| 59 | Thinocoridae | Seed Snipe |
| 60 | Chionididae | Sheathbills |
| 61 | Stercorariidae | Skuas |
| 62 | Laridae | Gulls, Terns |
| 63 | Rynchopidae | Skimmers |
| 64 | Alcidae | Auks |
| Order Columbiformes | ||
| 65 | Pteroclididae | Sandgrouse |
| 66 | Columbidae | Doves, Pigeons |
| Order Psittaciformes | ||
| 67 | Loriidae | Lories |
| 68 | Cacatuidae | Cockatoos |
| 69 | Psittacidae | Parrots |
| Order Cuculiformes | ||
| 70 | Musophagidae | Turacos |
| 71 | Cuculidae | Cuckoos |
| Order Strigiformes | ||
| 72 | Tytonidae | Barn Owls |
| 73 | Strigidae | Owls |
| Order Caprimulgiformes | ||
| 74 | Steatornithidae | Oilbird |
| 75 | Podargidae | Frogmouths |
| 76 | Nyctibiidae | Potoos |
| 77 | Aegothelidae | Owlet-Nightjars |
| 78 | Caprimulgidae | Nightjars |
| Order Apodiformes | ||
| 79 | Apodidae | Swifts |
| 80 | Hemiprocnidae | Tree Swifts |
| 81 | Trochilidae | Humming Birds |
| Order Coliiformes | ||
| 82 | Coliidae | Mousebirds |
| Order Trogoniformes | ||
| 83 | Trogonidae | Trogons |
| Order Coraciiformes | ||
| 84 | Alcedinidae | Kingfishers |
| 85 | Todidae | Todies |
| 86 | Momotidae | Motmots |
| 87 | Meropidae | Bee Eaters |
| 88 | Coraciidae | Rollers |
| 89 | Brachypteraciidae | Ground Rollers |
| 90 | Leptosomatidae | Courols |
| 91 | Upupidae | Hoopoes |
| 92 | Phoeniculidae | Wood Hoopoes |
| 93 | Bucerotidae | Hornbills |
| Order Piciformes | ||
| 94 | Galbulidae | Jacamars |
| 95 | Bucconidae | Puffbirds |
| 96 | Capitonidae | Barbets |
| 97 | Indicatoridae | Honeyguides |
| 98 | Ramphastidae | Toucans |
| 99 | Picidae | Woodpeckers |
| Order Passeriformes | ||
| 100 | Eurylaimidae | Broadbills |
| 101 | Dendrocolaptidae | Woodcreepers |
| 102 | Furnariidae | Ovenbirds |
| 103 | Formicariidae | Antbirds |
| 104 | Conopophagidae | Gnateaters |
| 105 | Rhinocryptidae | Tapaculos |
| 106 | Cotingidae | Cotingas |
| 107 | Pipridae | Manakins |
| 108 | Tyrannidae | Tyrant Flycatchers |
| 109 | Oxyruncidae | Sharpbill |
| 110 | Phytotomidae | Plantcutters |
| 111 | Pittidae | Pittas |
| 112 | Xenicidae | New Zealand Wrens |
| 113 | Philepittidae | Asities |
| 114 | Menuridae | Lyrebirds |
| 115 | Atrichornithidae | Scrub Birds |
| 116 | Alaudidae | Larks |
| 117 | Hirundinidae | Swallows, Martins |
| 118 | Motacillidae | Wagtails, Pipits |
| 119 | Campephagidae | Cuckoo Shrikes |
| 120 | Pycnonotidae | Bulbuls |
| 121 | Irenidae | Leafbirds, Ioras |
| 122 | Laniidae | Shrikes |
| 123 | Vangidae | Vanga Shrikes |
| 124 | Bombycillidae | Waxwings |
| 125 | Dulidae | Palm Chat |
| 126 | Cinclidae | Dippers |
| 127 | Troglodytidae | Wrens |
| 128 | Mimidae | Mocking Birds, Thrashers |
| 129 | Prunellidae | Accentors |
| (130-142) | Muscicapidae | Thrushes, Warblers etc. |
| 130 | Turdinae | Thrushes, Chats |
| 131 | Orthonychinae | Logrunners |
| 132 | Timaliinae | Babblers |
| 133 | Panurinae | Parrotbills |
| 134 | Picathartinae | Rockfowl |
| 135 | Polioptilinae | Gnatwrens |
| 136 | Sylvinae | Old World Warblers |
| 137 | Malurinae | Australian Wrens |
| 138 | Muscicapinae | Old World Flycatchers |
| 139 | Platysteirinae | Puffback & Wattled Flycatchers |
| 140 | Monarchinae | Monarch Flycatchers |
| 141 | Rhipidurinae | Fantail Flycatchers |
| 142 | Pachycelphalinae | Whistlers |
| 143 | Aegithalidae | Longtailed Tits |
| 144 | Remizidae | Penduline Tits |
| 145 | Paridae | Tits, Chickadees |
| 146 | Sittidae | Nuthatches |
| 147 | Certhiidae | Tree Creepers |
| 148 | Rhabdornithidae | Philippine Creepers |
| 149 | Climacteridae | Australian Creepers |
| 150 | Dicaeidae | Flowerpeckers |
| 151 | Nectariniidae | Sunbirds |
| 152 | Zosteropidae | White Eyes |
| 153 | Meliphagidae | Honeyeaters |
| (154-158) | Emberizidae | Buntings, Tanagers |
| 154 | Emberizinae | Buntings |
| 155 | Catamblyrhynchinae | Plush-capped Finch |
| 156 | Cardinalinae | Cardinal-Grosbeaks |
| 157 | Thraupinae | Tanagers |
| 158 | Tersininae | Swallow Tanager |
| 159 | Parulidae | New World Warblers |
| 160 | Drepanididae | Hawaiian Honeycreepers |
| 161 | Vireonidae | Vireos |
| 162 | Icteridae | New World Blackbirds |
| 163 | Fringillidae | Finches |
| 164 | Estrildidae | Waxbills |
| 165 | Ploceidae | Weavers, Sparrows |
| 166 | Sturnidae | Starlings |
| 167 | Oriolidae | Orioles |
| 168 | Dicruridae | Drongos |
| 169 | Callaeidae | Wattlebirds |
| 170 | Grallinidae | Magpie Larks |
| 171 | Artamidae | Wood Swallows |
| 172 | Cracticidae | Butcher Birds |
| 173 | Ptilonorhynchidae | Bower Birds |
| 174 | Paradisaeidae | Birds of Paradise |
| 175 | Corvidae | Crows, Jays |
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