Taxonomic Index
to
Australasian* Birds

*Scroll down to map of Australasian region at bottom of page

Each photo gallery represents a taxonomic group of convenient size, typically a family. The table below shows the higher level taxonomic structure of Australasian birds - Orders and Families - as defined by the IOC. Where there are photos on this website he family names are linked to the gallery thumbnails pages and appear in blue.

ORDER

• Family - Family Description

STRUTHIONIFORMES

• Struthionidae - Ostriches

APTERYGIFORMES

• Apterygidae - Kiwis (no photos)

CASUARIIFORMES

• Casuariidae - Cassowaries,Emu

ANSERIFORMES

• Anserantidae - Magpie Goose
• Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, Swans

GALLIFORMES

• Megapodidae - Mound Builders
• Numididae - Guineafowl
• Odontophoridae - New World Fowl
• Phasianidae - Old World Fowl

SPENISCIFORMES

• Spheniscidae - Penguins

PROCELLARIIFORMES

• Oceanitidae - Southern Storm-Petrels
• Diomedeidae - Albatrosses
• Hydrobatidae - Northern Storm-Petrels (no photos)
• Procellariidae - Petrels, Shearwaters & Allies
• Pelecanoididae - Diving-Petrels

PODICIPEDIFORMES

• Podicipedidae - Grebes

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES

• Phoenicopteridae - Flamingos

PHAETHONTIFORMES

• Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds

CICONIIFORMES

• Ciconiidae - Storks

PELECANIFORMES

• Threskiornithidae - Ibises, Spoonbills
• Ardeidae - Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
• Pelecanidae - Pelicans

SULIFORMES

• Fregatidae - Frigatebirds
• Sulidae - Gannets, Boobies
• Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants, Shags
• Anhingidae - Darters

ACCIPITRIFORMES

• Pandionidae - Ospreys
• Acciptridae - Hawks, Eagles, Kites, Harriers, Bazas

OTIDIFORMES

• Otididae - Bustards

EURYPYGIFORMES

• Rhynochetidae - Kagu

GRUIFORMES

• Rallidae - Rails, Crakes, Coots, Waterhens
• Gruidae - Cranes

CHARADRIIFORMES

• Turnicidae - Button-Quails
• Burhinidae - Stone-Curlews
• Chionidae - Sheathbills (no photos)
• Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers
• Recurvirostridae - Stilts, Avocets
• Charadriidae - Plovers, Lapwings, Dotterels
• Rostratulidae - Painted Snipes
• Jacanidae - Jacanas
• Pedionomidae - Plains-wanderer
• Scolopacidae - Snipes, Sandpipers, Curlews, Stints, Phalaropes
• Glareolidae - Pratincoles
• Laridae 1 of 2 - Tribe Larini: Gulls
• Laridae 2 of 2 - Tribe Sternini: Terns, Noddies
• Stercorariidae - Skuas, Jaegers

COLUMBIFORMES

• Columbidae - Pigeons, Doves

CUCULIFORMES

• Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Coucals

STRIGIFORMES

• Tytonidae - Barn Owls
• Strigidae - Typical or Hawk-Owls, Boobooks

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

• Podargidae - Frogmouths
• Caprimulgidae - Nightjars

APODIFORMES

• Aegothelidae - Owlet-Nightjars
• Apodidae - Swifts

CORACIIFORMES

• Coraciidae - Dollarbird
• Alcedinidae - Kingfishers, Kookaburras
• Meropidae - Bee-eaters

BUCEROTIFORMES

• Upupidae - Hoopoes

FALCONIFORMES

• Falconidae - Falcons, Hobbies, Kestrels

PSITTACIFORMES

• Strigopidae - Keas
• Cacatuidae - Cockatoos, Corellas, Galah, Cockatiel
• Psittacidae - Parrot, Lorikeets, Rosellas, Budgerigar

PASSERIFORMES

• Acanthisittidae - New Zealand Wrens
• Pittidae - Pittas
• Menuridae - Lyrebirds
• Atricornithidae - Scrub-birds (no photos)
• Ptilinorhynchidae - Bowerbirds, Catbirds
• Climacteridae - Australasian Treecreepers
• Maluridae - Fairy-Wrens, Emu-Wrens, Grasswrens
• Meliphagidae - Honeyeaters Spinebills, Miners, Chats, Friarbirds
• Dasyornithidae - Bristlebirds
• Pardalotidae - Pardalotes
• Acanthizidae - Thornbills, Scrubwrens, Gerygyones, Whitefaces & Allies
• Pomatostomidae - Australasian Babblers
• Orthonychidae - Logrunners, Chowchilla
• Cnemophilidae - Satinbirds (no photos)
• Melanocharitidae - Berrypeckers, Longbills (no photos)
• Paramythiidae - Painted Berrypeckers (no photos)
• Callaeidae - New Zealand Wattlebirds (no photos)
• Notiomystidae - Stitchbird (no photos)
• Psophodidae - Quail-thrushes, Whipbirds
• Machaerirhynchidae - Boatbill
• Artamidae - Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawong, Magpie
• Rhagologidae - Mottled Berryhunter (no photos)
• Campephagidae - Cuckooshrikes, Trillers, Cicadabird
• Mohouidae - Whiteheads (no photos)
• Neosittidae - Sittella
• Eulacestomidae - Ploughbill (no photos)
• Oreoicidae - Australasian Bellbirds
• Pachycephalidae - Whistlers, Shriketits, Shrikethrushes
• Laniidae - Shrikes
• Oriolidae - Old World Orioles, Figbird
• Dicruridae - Drongos
• Rhipiduridae - Fantails, Willie Wagtail
• Monarchidae - Monarch Flycatchers
• Corvidae - Crows, Ravens & Allies
• Corcoracidae - White-winged Chough, Apostlebird
• Melampittidae - Melampittas (no photos)
• Ifritidae - Ifrita (no photos)
• Paradisaeidae - Riflebirds, Manucodes
• Petroicidae - Australasian Robins
• Hylocitreidae - Hylocitrea
• Alaudidae - Larks
• Pycnonotidae - Bulbuls
• Hirundinidae - Swallows, Martins
• Cettiidae - Cettia Bush Warblers and allies (no photos)
• Phylloscopidae - Leaf Warblers (no photos of Australasian species)
• Acrocephalidae - Reed-Warblers
• Locustellidae - Grassbirds, Songlarks, Spinifexbird
• Cisticolidae - Cisticolas
• Zosteropidae - White-eyes, Silvereye
• Sturnidae - Starlings, Mynas
• Turdidae - Thrushes
• Muscicapidae - Old World Flycatchers, Wheatears, Rock Thrushes
• Dicaeidae - Flowerpeckers, Mistletoebird
• Nectariniidae - Sunbirds, Spiderhunters
• Passeridae - Sparrows
• Estrildidae - Finches, Munias, Mannikins, Firetails
• Prunellidae - Accentors
• Motacillidae - Pipits, Wagtails
• Fringillidae - Fringillid (Northern) Finches
• Emberizidae - Yellowhammer

The website contains photos of members of all Australasian bird families except sixteen. Four of these missing families occur in Australia or its territories (Northern Storm-Petrels, Sheathbills, Scrub-birds, Leaf Warblers); four occur only in New Zealand (Kiwis, New Zealand Wattlebirds, Stitchbird, Whiteheads); the remainder occur only in New Guinea, neighbouring islands or beyond (Satinbirds, Berrypeckers and Longbills, Painted Berrypeckers, Mottled Berryhunter, Ploughbill, Melampittas, Ifrita, Hylocitrea, Cettia Bush Warblers).

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Australasian ecozone (coloured pale yellow) as defined by the World Wildlife Fund. Red shading shows photographic locations.

Page revised on 26 July 2019