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Each photo gallery represents a taxonomic group of convenient size, typically a family. The table below shows the higher level taxonomic structure of Global birds - Orders and Families - as defined by the IOC. Where there are photos on this website, the family names are linked to the gallery thumbnails pages and appear in blue.
GALLIFORMES
PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Oceanitidae - Southern Storm-Petrels
- Diomedeidae - Albatrosses
- Hydrobatidae - Northern Storm-Petrels (no photos)
- Procellariidae - Petrels, Shearwaters & Allies
- Pelecanoididae - Diving-Petrels
PELECANIFORMES
- Threskiornithidae - Ibises, Spoonbills
- Ardeidae - Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
- Scopidae - Hamerkop
- Balaenicipitidae - Shoebill (no photos)
- Pelecanidae - Pelicans
SULIFORMES
ACCIPITRIFORMES
- Cathartidae - New World Vultures
- Sagittariidae - Secretarybird (no photos)
- Pandionidae - Ospreys
- Acciptridae - Hawks, Eagles, Kites, Harriers, Bazas
GRUIFORMES
- Sarothruridae - Flufftails (no photos)
- Heliornithidae - Finfoots & Sungrebe
- Rallidae - Rails, Crakes, Coots, Waterhens
- Psophiidae - Trumpeters (no photos)
- Gruidae - Cranes
- Aramidae - Limpkin
CHARADRIIFORMES
- Turnicidae - Button-Quails
- Burhinidae - Stone-Curlews
- Chionidae - Sheathbills (no photos)
- Pluvianellidae - Magellanic Plover (no photos)
- Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers
- Dromadidae - Crab-plover
- Ibidorhynchidae - Ibisbill (no photos)
- Recurvirostridae - Stilts, Avocets
- Charadriidae - Plovers, Lapwings, Dotterels
- Pluvianidae - Egyptian Plover (no photos)
- Rostratulidae - Painted Snipes
- Jacanidae - Jacanas
- Pedionomidae - Plains-wanderer
- Thinocoridae - Seedsnipes (no photos)
- 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
- Alcidae - Auks, Puffins, Gillemots, Murres, Razorbill
CAPRIMULGIFORMES
APODIFORMES
CORACIIFORMES
- Coraciidae - Dollarbird
- Brachypteraciidae - Ground Rollers (no photos)
- Alcedinidae - Kingfishers, Kookaburras
- Todidae - Todies (no photos)
- Momotidae - Motmots
- Meropidae - Bee-eaters
BUCEROTIFORMES
- Upupidae - Hoopoes
- Phoeniculidae - Wood Hoopoes (no photos)
- Bucorvidae - Ground-Hornbills
- Bucerotidae - Hornbills
PICIFORMES
PSITTACIFORMES
PASSERIFORMES
- Acanthisittidae - New Zealand Wrens
- Sapayoidae - Sapayo (no photos)
- Eurylaimidae - Broadbills
- Pittidae - Pittas
- Furnariidae - Ovenbirds, Horneros, Woodcreepers
- Thamnophilidae - Antbirds
- Formicariidae - Antthrushes (no photos)
- Grallariidae - Antpittas
- Conopophagidae - Gnateaters (no photos)
- Rhinocryptidae - Tapaculos
- Melanopareiidae - Crescentchests (no photos)
- Tyrannidae - Tyrant or New World Flycatchers
- Cotingidae - Cotingas, Cock-of-the-rock
- Pipridae - Manakins
- Tityridae - Tityras, Becards
- 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
- Platysteiridae - Wattle-eyes, Batises (no photos)
- Tephrodornithidae - Woodshrikes & allies
- Prionopidae - Helmetshrikes (no photos)
- Malaconotidae - Bushshrikes (no photos)
- Machaerirhynchidae - Boatbill
- Vangidae - Vangas (no photos)
- Pityriaseidae - Bristlehead (no photos)
- Artamidae - Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawong, Magpie
- Rhagologidae - Mottled Berryhunter (no photos)
- Aegithinidae - Ioras
- Campephagidae - Cuckooshrikes, Trillers, Cicadabird
- Mohouidae - Whiteheads (no photos)
- Neosittidae - Sittella
- Eulacestomidae - Ploughbill (no photos)
- Oreoicidae - Australasian Bellbirds
- Pachycephalidae - Whistlers, Shriketits, Shrikethrushes
- Laniidae - Shrikes
- Vireonidae - Vireos, Greenlets
- 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
- Picathartidae - Rockfowl (no photos)
- Chaetopidae - Rockjumpers (no photos)
- Eupetidae - Rail-babbler
- Bombycillidae - Waxwings
- Ptiliogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers
- Hypocoliidae - Hypocolius (no photos)
- Dulidae - Palmchat (no photos)
- Mohoidae - Oos (no photos)
- Hylocitreidae - Hylocitrea
- Stenostiridae - Fairy Flycatchers (no photos)
- Paridae - Tits, Chickadees
- Remizidae - Penduline Tits (no photos)
- Nicatoridae - Nicators (no photos)
- Panuridae - Bearded Reedling (no photos)
- Alaudidae - Larks
- Pycnonotidae - Bulbuls
- Hirundinidae - Swallows, Martins
- Pnoepygidae - Cupwings (no photos)
- Macrosphenidae - African Warblers, Cape Grassbird
- Cettiidae - Cettia Bush Warblers and allies (no photos)
- Scotocercidae - Streaked Scrub Warbler (no photos)
- Erythrocercidae - Yellow Flycatchers (no photos)
- Aegithalidae - Bushtits, Long-tailed Tit
- Phylloscopidae - Leaf Warblers
- Acrocephalidae - Reed Warblers
- Locustellidae - Grassbirds, Songlarks, Spinifexbird
- Donacobiidae - Black-capped Donacobius
- Bernieridae - Malagasy Warblers (no photos)
- Cisticolidae - Cisticolas
- Timaliidae - Old World Babblers
- Pellorneidae - Fulvettas, Ground Babblers
- Leiothrichidae - Laughingthrushes
- Sylviidae - Sylviid Babblers
- Zosteropidae - White-eyes, Silvereye
- Arcanatoridae - Dapple-throat and allies (no photos)
- Promeropidae - Sugarbirds
- Irenidae - Fairy-bluebirds (no photos)
- Regulidae - Goldcrests, Kinglets
- Elachuridae - Elachuras (no photos)
- Hyliotidae - Hyliotas (no photos)
- Troglodytidae - American & Eurasian Wrens
- Polioptilidae - Gnatcatchers
- Sittidae - Nuthatches
- Tichodromidae - Wallcreeper (no photos)
- Certhiidae - Old World & New World Treecreepers
- Mimidae - Mockingbirds & Allies
- Sturnidae - Starlings, Mynas
- Buphagidae - Oxpeckers (no photos)
- Turdidae - Thrushes
- Muscicapidae - Old World Flycatchers, Wheatears, Rock Thrushes
- Cinclidae - Dippers
- Chloropseidae - Leafbirds
- Dicaeidae - Flowerpeckers, Mistletoebird
- Nectariniidae - Sunbirds, Spiderhunters
- Passeridae - Sparrows
- Ploceidae - Weavers, Widowbirds
- Estrildidae - Finches, Munias, Mannikins, Firetails
- Viduidae - Indigobirds, Whydahs (no photos)
- Peucedramidae - Olive Warbler (no photos)
- Prunellidae - Accentors
- Motacillidae - Pipits, Wagtails
- Urocynchramidae - Przevalski's Finch (no photos)
- Fringillidae - Fringillid (Northern) Finches
- Calcariidae - Longspurs, Snow Buntings
- Rhodinocichlidae - Rosy Thrush-tanager (no photos)
- Emberizidae - Buntings, Yellowhammer
- Passerellidae - New World Sparrows
- Calyptophilidae - Chat-tanagers (no photos)
- Phaenicophilidae - Hispaniolan Tanagers (no photos)
- Nesospingidae - Puerto Rican Tanagers (no photos)
- Spindalidae - Spindalises (no photos)
- Zeledoniidae - Wrenthrush (no photos)
- Teretistridae - Cuban Warblers (no photos)
- Icteriidae - Yellow-breasted Chat (no photos)
- Icteridae - Oropendolas, New World Orioles and Blackbirds
- Parulidae - New World or Wood Warblers
- Mitrospingidae - Mitrospingid Tanagers (no photos)
- Cardinalidae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks & allies
- Thraupidae - Tanagers & allies
Map of World showing photographic locations in red.
Page revised on 19 December 2019