Order Passeriformes
Order Passeriformes (4 suborders, 5100 species)
- Suborder Eurylaimi (1100 species)
- Family Eurylaimidae (14 species)
Broadbills
- Genus Calyptomena
- Calpytomena viridis
Lesser Green Broadbill
- Genus Eurylaimus
- Genus Psarisomus
- Psarisomus dalhousiae
Long-tailed Broadbill
- Suborder Tyranni (1100 species)
- Superfamily Furnarioidea
- Superfamily Tyrannoidea
- Family Cotingidae (91 species)
Cotingas
- Family Pipridae (59 species)
Manakins
- Family Tyrannidae (367 species)
New World, Tyrant, or Flycatchers
- Family Oxyruncidae (1 species)
Sharpbill
- Family Phytomoidae (3 species)
Plantcutters
- Family Pittidae (23 species)
Pittas
- Family Xenicidae (3 species*)
New Zealand Wrens
- Family Philepittidae (2 species)
Asities and False Sunbirds
- Suborder Menurae (2 families, 2 genera, 4 species)
- Family Menuridae (1 genus, 2 species)
Lyrebirds
- Genus Menura (2 species)
- Menura superba
Superb Lyrebird
- Menura alberti
Albert's Lyrebird
- Family Atrichornithidae (1 genus, 2 species)
Scrubbirds
- Genus Atrochornis (2 species)
- Atrichornis clamosus
Western or Noisy Scrub-bird
- Atrichornis rufescens
Rufous Scrub-bird
- Suborder Passeres (35-55 families, 4000 species)
Songbirds or Oscines
- Family Alaudidae (75 species)
Larks
- Family Palaeospizidae (1 species*)
- Family Hirundinidae (79 species)
Swallows and Martins
- Family Dicruridae (20 species)
Drongos
- Family Oriolidae (28 species)
Forest Orioles and Fig-birds
- Family Corvidae (102 species)
- Family Callaeidae (3 species)
Wattlebirds
- Family Grallinidae (4 species)
Mudnest Builders
- Family Cracticidae (10 species)
Bell-magpipes
- Family Ptilonorhynchidae (17 species)
Bowerbirds
- Family Paradisaeidae (40 species
Birds of Paradise
- Family Paridae (64 species)
Titmice and Chickadees
- Family Certhiidae (2 species)
Creepers
- Family Sittidae (22 species)
Nuthatches
- Family Climacteridae (6 species)
Australian Treecreepers
- Family Panuridae (19 species)
Bearded Tits and Parrotbills
- Family Chamaeidae (1 species)
Wrentit
- Family Timaliidae (250 species)
Babblers
- Family Campephagidae (70 species)
Cuckoo-shrikes and Minivets
- Family Pycnomotidae (119 species)
Bulbuls
- Family Palaeoscinidae (1 species*)
- Family Irenidae (14 species)
Leafbirds, Ioras, Fairy Blurbirds
- Family Cinclidae (4 species)
Dippers
- Family Troglodytidae (59 species)
Wrens
- Family Mimidae (31 species)
Mockingbirds, Catbirds, Thrashers
- Family Turdidae (305 species)
- Family Sylviidae (300 species)
Old World, Warblers, Kinglets
- Family Polioptilidae (11 species)
Gnatcatchers, Gnatwrens
- Family Pachycephalidae (42 species)
- Family Maluridae (83 species)
Wren-warblers, Emu-wrens
- Family Muscicapidae (340 species)
Old World Flycatchers
- Family Prunellidae (12 species)
Accentos, Hedge Sparrows
- Family Motacillidae (53 species)
Pipits, Wagtails
- Family Bombycillidae (3 species)
Waxwings
- Family Ptilogonatidae (4 species)
Silky, Flycatchers
- Family Dulidae (1 species)
Palm Chat
- Family Hypocoliidae (1 species)
Hypocolius
- Family Artamidae (10 species)
Wood-swallows or Swallow-shrikes
- Family Vangidae (13 species)
Vanga Shrikes
- Family Laniidae (2 species)
Shrikes
- Family Prionopidae (9 species)
Helmet Shrikes
- Family Sturnidae (110 species)
Starkings, Mynas, Oxpeckers
- Family Meliphagidae (6 species)
Honeyeaters
- Family Nectariniidae (116 species)
Sunbirds, Spider Hunters
- Family Dicaeidae (58 species)
Flower-peckers, Pardalotes, Diamond Birds
- Family Zosteropidae (90 species)
White-eyes
- Family Cyclarhidae (2 species)
Pepper-shrikes
- Family Vireolaniidae (3 species)
Shrike-vireos
- Family Vireonidae (37 species)
Vireos, Greenlets
- Family Drepanididae (24 species)
Hawaiian Honeycreeper
- Family Parulidae (119 species)
Wood Warblers, Bananaquits
- Family Zeledoniidae (1 species)
Wrenthrush
- Family Icteridae (88 species)
Blackbirds
- Genus Turdus
- Genus Euphagus
- Euphagus carolinus
Rusty Blackbird
- Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Blackbird
- Genus Molothrus (6-7 species)
Cowbirds
- Molothrus ater
Brown-headed Cowbird
- Molothrus badius
Bay-winged Cowbird
- Genus Cacicus
Cacique
- Genus Agelaius
- Genus Cassidix
- Genus Dolichonyx
- Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Bobolink
- Genus Icterus (30 species)
- Icterus oriolus
Golden Oriole
- Icterus auratus
African Golden Oriole
- Icterus traillii
Maroon Oriole
- Icterus flavicintus
Yellow Oriole
- Icterus galbula
Baltimore Oriole
- Icterus bullockii
Bullocks' Oriole
- Icterus spurius
Orchard Oriole
- Icterus cayanensis
Epaulet Oriole
- Icterus icterus
Troupial
- Genus Leistes
- Genus Sturnella
Meadowlark
- Sturnella magna
Eastern or Common Meadowlark
- Sturnella neglecta
Western Meadowlark
- Genus Psarocolius
Oropendola
- Psarocolius decumanus
Crested Oropendola
- Genus Quiscalus
- Genus Scaphidura
- Family Tersinidae (1 species)
Swallow-tanager
- Family Thraupidae (223 species)
- Family Catamblyrhynchidae (1 species)
Plushcapped Finch
- Family Fringilladae (315 species)
New World Seedeaters
- Family Carduelidae (112 species)
- Family Estrildidae (107 species)
Waxbills
- Family Ploceidae (156 species)
Weaverfinches
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