Alphabetic Index
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Each photo gallery represents a taxonomic group of convenient size, typically a family as defined by the IOC.

A	Accentors, Dunnock	Prunellidae
	Albatrosses	Diomedeidae
	Anhingas	Anhingidae
	Anis & Allies	Cuculidae
	Antpittas	Grallariidae
	Antshrikes, Antvireos	Thamnophilidae
	Araçaris & Allies	Ramphastidae
	Apostlebird, White-winged Chough	Corcoracidae
	Argus (Great) & Allies	Phasianidae
	African Barbets	Lybiidae
	Asian Barbets	Megalaimidae
	Auklets & Other Auks	Alcidae
	Auks (Auklets, Guillemots, Murres, Murrelets, Puffins)	Alcidae
	Australian Magpie & Allies	Artamidae
	Avocets & Stilts	Recurvirostridae
B	Babblers (Australasian)	Pomatostomidae
	Babbler, Golden	Timaliidae
	Babblers, Ground	Pellorneidae
	Babblers, Old World	Leiothrichidae
	Babblers, Sylviid	Sylviidae
	Bananaquit	Thraupidae
	Barbets (African)	Lybiidae
	Barbets (Asian)	Megalaimidae
	Barbets (New World)	Capitonidae
	Barbets (Toucan)	Semnornithidae
	Bazas & Allies	Accipitridae
	Becards & Allies	Tityridae
	Bee-eaters	Meropidae
	Bellbirds (Australasian)	Oreoicidae
	Bellbird (New Zealand) & Allies	Meliphagidae
	Bishops & Allies	Ploceidae
	Bitterns & Allies	Ardeidae
	Blackbirds (New World) & Allies	Icteridae
	Blackbirds (Old World) & Allies	Turdidae
	Bluebirds & Allies	Turdidae
	Bluethroat & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Boatbill (Yellow-breasted)	Machaerirhynchidae
	Boobies, Gannets	Sulidae
	Bowerbirds, Catbirds	Ptilonorhynchidae
	Brilliants & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Bristlebirds	Dasyornithidae
	Broadbills	Eurylaimidae
	Brolga, Cranes (Sarus)	Gruidae
	Brush-turkey, Scrubfowl	Megapodiidae
	Budgerigar & Allies	Psittacidae
	Bufflehead & Allies	Anatidae
	Bulbuls	Pycnonotidae
	Bullfinches & Allies	Fringillidae
	Buntings & Allies	Emberizidae
	Buntings (Snow) & Allies	Calcariidae
	Bush Tanagers & New World Sparrows	Passerellidae
	Bush-hen & Allies	Rallidae
	Bush Larks & Allies	Alaudidae
	Bushtit & Allies	Aegithalidae
	Bustards	Otididae
	Butcherbirds & Allies	Artamidae
	Buttonquails	Turnicidae
	Buzzards & Allies	Accipitridae
C	Caciques (Yellow-rumped) & Allies	Icteridae
	Caracaras & Allies	Falconidae
	Cardinal (Red-capped) & Allies	Thraupidae
	Cassowary, Emu	Casuariidae
	Catbirds (Australian), Bowerbirds	Ptilonorhynchidae
	Chachalacas, Guans	Cracidae
	Chaffinch (Eurasian) & Allies	Fringillidae
	Chats (Australian) & Allies	Meliphagidae
	Chats (Old World) & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Chickadees & Allies	Paridae
	Chough (Red-billed) & Allies	Corvidae
	Chough (White-winged), Apostlebird	Corcoracidae
	Chowchilla, Logrunner	Orthonychidae
	Cicadabird & Allies	Campephagidae
	Cinclodes	Furnariidae
	Cisticolas	Cisticolidae
	Cock-of-the-rock & Allies	Cotingidae
	Cockatiel, Cockatoos, Galah, Gang-gang	Cacatuidae
	Cockatoos, Cockatiel, Galah, Gang-gang	Cacatuidae
	Condor (Californian) & Vultures (New World)	Cathartidae
	Conebills & Allies	Thraupidae
	Coots & Allies	Rallidae
	Coquettes & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Cormorants	Phalacrocoracidae
	Coronets & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Coucals & Allies	Cuculidae
	Cowbirds & Allies	Icteridae
	Crab Plover	Dromadidae
	Crakes & Allies	Rallidae
	Cranes (Sarus), Brolga	Gruidae
	Crows, Ravens	Corvidae
	Cuckoos & Allies	Cuculidae
	Cuckooshrikes & Allies	Campephagidae
	Curlews & Allies (see also Stone-Curlews/Thick-knees)	Scolopacidae
	Currawongs & Allies	Artamidae
D	Darters	Anhingidae
	Dippers	Cinclidae
	Divers (Loons)	Gaviidae
	Diving-Petrels	Pelecanoididae
	Dollarbird & Rollers	Coraciidae
	Donacobius Black-capped	Donacobiidae
	Dotterels, Plovers, Lapwings	Charadriidae
	Doves, Pigeons	Columbidae
	Dowitchers & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Drongos	Dicruridae
	Ducks & Allies	Anatidae
	Dunlin & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Dunnock, Accentors	Prunellidae
E	Eagles & Allies	Acciptridae
	Egrets & Allies	Ardeidae
	Eiders & Allies	Anatidae
	Elaenias & Allies	Tyrannidae
	Emeralds & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Emu, Cassowary	Casuariidae
	Euphonias & Allies	Fringillidae
F	Fairywrens, Grasswrens	Maluridae
	Falcons & Allies	Falconidae
	Fantails & Allies	Rhipiduridae
	Fernwren & Allies	Acanthizidae
	Figbird & Allies	Oriolidae
	Finches [Estrildid] & Allies	Estrildidae
	Finches [Fringillid]	Fringillidae
	Finches (Large-footed & Yellow-thighed) & NW Sparrows	Passerellidae
	Fireback (Crested) & Allies	Phasianidae
	Firecrest (Common) & Allies	Regulidae
	Firetails & Allies	Estrildidae
	Flamingos (Greater)	Phoenicopteridae
	Flickers & Allies	Picidae
	Flowerpeckers & Allies	Dicaeidae
	Flowerpiercers & Allies	Thraupidae
	Flycatcher-shrikes & Allies	Tephrodornithidae
	Flyrobins	Petroicidae
	Flycatchers (Monarch) & Allies	Monarchidae
	Flycatchers (New World/Tyrannid) & Allies	Tyrannidae
	Flycatchers (Old World) & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Flycatchers (Silky-)	Ptiliogonatidae
	Forktail (Slaty-backed) & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Francolins & Allies	Phasianidae
	Friarbirds & Allies	Meliphagidae
	Frigatebirds	Fregatidae
	Frogmouths	Podargidae
	Fulmars, Petrels, Shearwaters	Procellariidae
	Fulvetta (Mountain)	Pellorneidae
	Fulvetta (White-browed)	Sylviidae
G	Gadwall & Allies	Anatidae
	Galah, Gang-gang, Cockatiel, Cockatoos	Cacatuidae
	Gallinules, Crakes, Rails	Rallidae
	Gannets, Boobies	Sulidae
	Geese & Allies	Anatidae
	Gerygones & Allies	Acanthizidae
	Gibberbird & Allies	Meliphagidae
	Gnatcatchers & Gnatwrens	Polioptilidae
	Go-away-birds	Musophagidae
	Godwits & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Goldcrest	Regulidae
	Goldfinches & Allies	Fringillidae
	Goosander & Allies	Anatidae
	Goose (Magpie)	Anseranatidae
	Goshawks & Allies	Acciptridae
	Grackles & Allies	Icteridae
	Grassbird (Cape) & Allies	Macrosphenidae
	Grassbirds & Allies	Locustellidae
	Grassquits & Allies	Thraupidae
	Grasswrens, Fairywrens	Maluridae
	Grebes	Podicipedidae
	Greenfinch (European) & Allies	Fringillidae
	Greenlet (Golden-fronted)	Vireonidae
	Greenshanks & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Grosbeaks & Allies	Cardinalidae
	Grosbeak (Evening) & Allies	Fringillidae
	Ground-Hornbills	Bucorvidae
	Grouse (Sooty) & Allies	Phasianidae
	Guans, Chachalacas	Cracidae
	Guineafowl (Helmeted)	Numididae
	Gulls	Larini
H	Hamerkop	Scopidae
	Hardhead & Allies	Anatidae
	Harriers & Allies	Acciptridae
	Hawks & Allies	Acciptridae
	Hermits & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Herons & Allies	Ardeidae
	Hoatzin	Opisthocomidae
	Hobbies & Allies	Falconidae
	Honeycreepers & Allies	Thraupidae
	Honeyeaters & Allies	Meliphagidae
	Hoopoe	Upupidae
	Hornbills	Bucerotidae
	Hornero (Pacific)	Furnariidae
	Hummingbirds & Allies	Trochilidae
I	Ibises, Spoonbills	Threskiornithidae
	Incas & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Iora (Green)	Aegithinidae
J	Jabiru (Australian), Storks	Ciconiidae
	Jacamars	Gabulidae
	Jacanas	Jacanidae
	Jackdaw & Allies	Corvidae
	Jaegers, Skuas	Stercorariidae
	Jays & Allies	Corvidae
	Juncos & Allies	Passerellidae
K	Kagu	Rhynochetidae
	Kea	Strigopidae
	Kestrels & Allies	Falconidae
	Kingbirds & Allies	Tyrannidae
	Kingfishers, Kookaburras	Part Coraciiformes
	Kiskadees & Allies	Tyrannidae
	Kites & Allies	Acciptridae
	Kittiwakes & Gulls	Laridae: Larini
	Knots & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Koels & Allies	Cuculidae
	Kookaburras, Kingfishers	Part Coraciiformes
L	Lammergeier & Allies	Acciptridae
	Lapwings, Plovers, Dotterels	Acciptridae
	Larks & Allies	Alaudidae
	Laughingthrushes, OW Babblers & Allies	Leiothrichidae
	Leaf Warblers	Phylloscopidae
	Leafbirds	Chloropsidae
	Limpkin	Aramidae
	Linnets & Allies	Fringillidae
	Longspurs & Allies	Calcariidae
	Logrunner, Chowchilla	Orthonychidae
	Loons	Gaviidae
	Lorikeets & Allies	Psittacidae
	Lyrebird (Superb)	Menuridae
M	Macaws & other Parrots	Psittacidae
	Magpie (Australian) & Allies	Artamidae
	Magpies (Corvid) & Allies	Corvidae
	Magpie Goose	Anserantidae
	Magpie-lark & Allies	Monarchidae
	Malkohas & Allies	Cuculidae
	Mallard & Allies	Anatidae
	Manakins	Pipridae
	Mangoes & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Mannikins & Allies	Estrildidae
	Martins, Swallows	Hirundinidae
	Meadowlark (Western) & Allies	Icteridae
	Megapodes	Megapodiidae
	Mergansers & Allies	Anatidae
	Mesia, Silver-eared & Allies	Leiothrichidae
	Miners & Allies	Meliphagidae
	Minivets & Allies	Campephagidae
	Minla, Blue-winged & Allies	Leiothrichidae
	Mistletoebird & Allies	Dicaeidae
	Monarch Flycatchers & Allies	Monarchidae
	Mockingbirds & Allies	Mimidae
	Moorhens & Allies	Rallidae
	Motmots	Momotidae
	Mound-builders	Megapodiidae
	Munias & Allies	Estrildidae
	Murrelets & Other Auks	Alcidae
	Murres & Other Auks	Alcidae
	Mynas, Starlings	Sturnidae
	Myzomelas & Allies	Meliphagidae
N	Native-hens & Allies	Rallidae
	Needletails & Allies	Apodidae
	New World Barbets	Capitonidae
	Night-Herons & Allies	Ardeidae
	Nighthawks & Allies	Caprimulgidae
	Nightjars & Allies	Caprimulgidae
	Niltava (Rufous-bellied) & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Noddies & Allies	Laridae: Sternini
	Nunbirds & Puffbirds	Bucconidae
	Nuthatches	Sittidae
O	Origma/Rockwarbler & Allies	Acanthizidae
	Orioles (New World) & Allies	Icteridae
	Orioles (Old World) & Allies	Oriolidae
	Oropendulas & Allies	Icteridae
	Ospreys	Pandionidae
	Ostriches	Struthionidae
	Oystercatchers	Haematopodidae
	Owlet-Nightjar	Aegothelidae
	Owls (Barn)	Tytonidae
	Owls (Typical or Hawk)	Strigidae
P	Painted Snipe	Rostratulidae
	Palm-Swifts & Allies	Apodidae
	Parakeets & Allies	Psittacidae
	Pardalotes	Pardalotidae
	Parrot-Finches & Allies	Estrildidae
	Parrotlets & Allies	Psittacidae
	Parrots & Allies	Psittacidae
	Partridge (Chukar) & Allies	Phasianidae
	Parulas & Allies	Parulidae
	Pauraque & Allies	Caprimulgidae
	Peafowl (Green) & Allies	Phasianidae
	Peewees & Allies	Tyrannidae
	Pelicans	Pelecanidae
	Penguins	Spheniscidae
	Petrels, Shearwaters	Procellariidae
	Petronias, Sparrows	Passeridae
	Phalaropes & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Pheasant (Common) & Allies	Phasianidae
	Phoebes & Allies	Tyrannidae
	Piculets, Woodpeckers	Picidae
	Pigeons, Doves	Columbidae
	Pintail & Allies	Anatidae
	Pipits & Wagtails	Motacillidae
	Pittas	Pittidae
	Plains-wanderer	Pedionomidae
	Plovers, Lapwings, Dotterels	Charadriidae
	Pochards & Allies	Anatidae
	Potoo (Great)	Nyctibiidae
	Pratincoles	Glareolidae
	Prinias & Allies	Cisticolidae
	Prions	Procellariidae
	Puffbirds & Nunbirds	Bucconidae
	Puffins & Other Auks	Alcidae
	Pygmy-Geese & Allies	Anatidae
Q	Quail (Brown) & Allies	Phasianidae
	Quail (Californian)	Odontophoridae
	Quail-thrushes & Whipbird (Eastern)	Psophodidae
	Quetzals & Trogons	Trogonidae
R	Racket-tails & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Rail-Babbler (Malaysian)	Eupetidae
	Rails & Allies	Rallidae
	Ravens, Crows	Corvidae
	Razorbill & Other Auks	Alcidae
	Redpolls & Allies	Fringillidae
	Redshanks & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Redstarts (Old World) & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Reed Warblers & Allies	Acrocephalidae
	Rheas	Rheidae
	Riflebirds	Paradisaeidae
	Rifleman & Allies	Acanthisittidae
	Ringnecks & Allies	Psittacidae
	Robins (Australasian)	Petroicidae
	Robins (New World) & Allies	Turdidae
	Robins (Old World) & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Rock Thrush (Blue) & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Rockwarbler & Allies	Acanthizidae
	Rollers & Dollarbirds	Coraciidae
	Rook & Allies	Corvidae
	Rosellas & other Parrots	Psittacidae
	Ruff & Allies	Scolopacidae
S	Sabrewings & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Saltators & Allies	Thraupidae
	Sanderling & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Sandpipers & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Sapphires & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Sapsuckers & Allies	Picidae
	Screamers	Anhimidae
	Scrubfowl, Brush Turkey	Megapodiidae
	Scrubwrens & Allies	Acanthizidae
	Seriemas	Cariamidae
	Seedeaters & Allies	Thraupidae
	Serins & Allies	Fringillidae
	Shags & Cormorants	Phalacrocoracidae
	Shama (White-rumped) & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Shearwaters, Petrels	Procellariidae
	Shelducks & Allies	Anatidae
	Shovelers & Allies	Anatidae
	Shrikes	Laniidae
	Shrikethrushes	Pachycephalidae
	Shriketits & Allies	Pachycephalidae
	Sibia, Long-tailed & Allies	Leiothrichidae
	Silky-Flycatchers	Ptiliogonatidae
	Silvereye, White-eyes	Zosteropidae
	Siskins & Allies	Fringillidae
	Sittella (Varied)	Neosittidae
	Skimmer (Black), Terns, Noddies	Sternini & Rynchopini
	Skuas, Jaegers	Stercorariidae
	Skylarks & Allies	Alaudidae
	Snipes & Allies See also Painted Snipe	Scolopacidae
	Snow Buntings & Longspurs	Calcariidae
	Solitaires & Allies	Turdidae
	Songlarks & Allies	Locustellidae
	Sora & Allies	Rallidae
	Sparrow (Java) & Allies	Estrildidae
	Sparrowhawks & Allies	Acciptridae
	Sparrows (New World) & Allies	Passerellidae
	Sparrows (Old World)	Passeridae
	Spiderhunters & Allies	Nectariniidae
	Spinebills & Allies	Meliphagidae
	Spinetails & Allies	Apodidae
	Spinifexbird & Allies	Locustellidae
	Spoonbills, Ibises	Threskiornithidae
	Starlings, Mynas	Sturnidae
	Stilts & Avocets	Recurvirostridae
	Stints & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Stone-Curlews/Thick-knees	Burhinidae
	Storks, Jabiru	Ciconiidae
	Storm-Petrels	Oceanitidae & Hydrobatidae
	Sugarbird (Cape)	Promeropidae
	Sunangels & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Sunbittern	Eurypygidae
	Sunbirds & Spiderhunters	Nectariniidae
	Sungrebe	Heliornithidae
	Swallows, Martins	Hirundinidae
	Swamphens & Allies	Rallidae
	Swans & Allies	Anatidae
	Swifts & Allies	Apodidae
	Sylphs & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
T	Tailorbirds & Allies	Cisticolidae
	Tanagers & Allies	Thraupidae
	Tanagers (Bush) & Allies	Passerellidae
	Tanagers (Flame-coloured, Red-crowned Ant, Western) & Allies	Cardinalidae
	Tapaculo (Spillmann's)	Rhinocryptidae
	Tattlers & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Teal & Allies	Anatidae
	Terns & Allies	Sternini
	Thick-knees/Stone-Curlews	Burhinidae
	Thrushes & Allies	Turdidae
	Thrushes, Rock, Whistling & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Thornbills & Allies	Acanthizidae
	Tiger-Herons & Allies	Ardeidae
	Titmice & Allies	Paridae
	Tits	Paridae
	Tityras & Allies	Tityridae
	Tomtit & Allies	Petroicidae
	Toucan Barbets	Semnornithidae
	Toucanets & Allies	Ramphastidae
	Toucans & Allies	Ramphastidae
	Towhees & Allies	Passerellidae
	Treecreepers (Australasian)	Climacteridae
	Treecreepers (Old World & New World)	Certhiidae
	Treeswifts	Hemiprocnidae
	Treepie (Rufous) & Allies	Corvidae
	Trillers & Allies	Campephagidae
	Trogons & Quetzals	Trogonidae
	Tropicbirds	Phaethontidae
	Tui & Allies	Meliphagidae
	Turacos	Musophagidae
	Turkey (Wild) & Allies	Phasianidae
	Turnstones & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Twite & Allies	Fringillidae
	Tyrants & Allies	Tyrannidae
V	Vultures (New World) & Condors	Cathartidae
	Vultures (Old World) & Allies	Acciptridae
W	Waders (typical) & Allies (See also Plovers & Allies)	Scolopacidae
	Wagtails & Pipits (not Willie-Wagtail)	Motacillidae
	Warblers (Australian) Gerygones & Allies	Acanthizidae
	Warblers Leaf & Allies	Phylloscopidae
	Warblers (New World/Wood) & Allies	Parulidae
	Warblers (Old World) & Allies	Sylviidae
	Warblers Reed- & Allies	Acrocephalidae
	Warblers (Wood/New World) & Allies	Parulidae
	Warbling-Finches & Allies	Thraupidae
	Waterhens & Allies	Rallidae
	Wattlebirds & Allies	Meliphagidae
	Waxwings	Bombycillidae
	Weavers & Allies	Ploceidae
	Weka & Allies	Rallidae
	Wheatears & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Whimbrel & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Whipbird (Eastern) & Quail-thrushes	Psophodidae
	Whistlers & Allies	Pachycephalidae
	Whistling Thrushes & Allies	Muscicapidae
	Whistling-Ducks & Allies	Anatidae
	White-eyes, Silvereye	Zosteropidae
	White-winged Chough, Apostlebird	Corcoracidae
	Whiteface (Southern) & Allies	Acanthizidae
	Whitethroat & Allies	Part Sylviidae
	Wigeon & Allies	Anatidae
	Willet & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Willie-wagtail & Allies	Rhipiduridae
	Wood Wrens & Wrens	Troglodytidae
	Woodcreepers	Furnariidae
	Woodhen (Lord Howe) & Allies	Rallidae
	Woodnymphs & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Woodpeckers & Allies	Picidae
	Woodstars & other Hummingbirds	Trochilidae
	Woodswallows & Allies	Artamidae
	Wrens (See also Fairywrens Scrubwrens & New Zealand Wrens)	Troglodytidae
	Wrens (Australasian)	Maluridae
	Wrens (New Zealand)	Acanthisittidae
	Wrentit & Allies	Sylviidae
Y	Yellowhammer	Emberizidae
	Yellowlegs & Allies	Scolopacidae
	Yuhina (Stripe-throated) & Allies	Zosteropidae

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