List of birds by common name


In this list of birds by common name, a total of 9,722 extant and recently extinct bird species are recognised, belonging to a total of 204 families.
[Ratites]

Tinamiformes">Tinamou">Tinamiformes (tinamous)

Tinamidae">Tinamou">Tinamidae (tinamous)

†[Dinornithiformes] (moas)

[Struthioniformes] (ostriches)

[Struthionidae] (ostriches)

[Rheidae] (rheas)

Casuariidae">Cassowary">Casuariidae (cassowaries)

Apterygidae">Kiwi">Apterygidae (kiwis)

†[Aepyornithidae] (elephant birds)

[Melanopareiidae] (crescentchests)

†[Gastornithiformes] (demon ducks)

[Anhimidae] (screamers)

[Galliformes] (game birds)

[Megapodiidae] (megapodes)

[Cracidae] (chachalacas, curassows, and guans)

[Numididae] (guineafowl)

[Odontophoridae] (New World quail)

[Phasianidae] (pheasants, turkeys, francolin, and allies)

[Gaviiformes] (loons)

Gaviidae">Loon">Gaviidae (loons)

[Sphenisciformes] (penguins)

[Spheniscidae] (penguins)

Procellariformes">Procellariiformes">Procellariformes (typical seabirds)

[Oceanitidae] (austral storm petrels)

[Diomedeidae] (albatrosses)

[Hydrobatidae] (northern storm petrels)

[Procellariidae] (petrels and shearwaters)

[Pelecanoididae] (diving petrels)

[Podicipedidae] (grebes)

[Phoenicopteriformes] (flamingos)

[Phoenicopteridae] (flamingos)

[Phaethontiformes] (tropicbirds)

[Phaethontidae] (tropicbirds)

[Ciconiidae] (storks)

[Pelecaniformes] (ibises, herons, pelicans, and allies)

[Threskiornithidae] (ibises and spoonbills)

[Ardeidae] (herons)

Scopidae">Hamerkop">Scopidae (hamerkop)

somewhere in France

[Pelecanidae] (pelicans)

[Suliformes] (frigatebirds, sulids, cormorants, and allies)

Fregatidae">Frigatebird">Fregatidae (frigatebirds)

[Sulidae] (gannets and boobies)

[Phalacrocoracidae] (cormorants and shags)

[Anhingidae] (darters)

[Cathartidae] (New World vultures)

Sagittariidae">Secretarybird">Sagittariidae (secretarybird)

[Falconidae] (falcons and caracaras)

Otidiformes">Bustard">Otidiformes (bustards)

[Otididae] (bustards)

[Mesitornithiformes] (mesites)

[Mesitornithidae] (mesites)

[Cariamidae] (seriemas)

[Rhynochetidae] (kagu)

[Sarothruridae] (flufftails)

[Heliornithidae] (finfoots)

[Psophiidae] (trumpeters)

Aramidae">Limpkin">Aramidae (limpkin)

Turnicidae">Buttonquail">Turnicidae (buttonquail)

[Burhinidae] (thick-knees and stone-curlews)

[Chionidae] (sheathbills)

Dromadidae">Crab-plover">Dromadidae (crab-plover)

[Charadriidae] (lapwings and plovers)

Pluvianidae">Egyptian plover">Pluvianidae (Egyptian plover)

[Pedionomidae] (plains-wanderer)

[Glareolidae] (coursers and pratincoles)

[Laridae] (gulls, terns, and allies)

[Stercorariidae] (skuas)

[Alcidae] (auks)

[Pterocliformes] (sandgrouse)

[Pteroclidae] (sandgrouse)

[Columbiformes] (pigeons, doves, and allies)

[Columbidae] (pigeons, doves, and allies)

[Opisthocomidae] (hoatzin)

[Musophagidae] (turacos)

[Cuculiformes] (cuckoos and allies)

[Cuculidae] (cuckoos and allies)

[Strigiformes] (owls)

[Tytonidae] (barn owls)

[Caprimulgiformes] (nightjars and allies)

[Podargidae] (frogmouths)

[Steatornithidae] (oilbird)

[Caprimulgidae] (nightjars)

[Apodiformes] (swifts, hummingbirds, and allies)

[Aegothelidae] (owlet-nightjars)

[Hemiprocnidae] (treeswifts)

[Trochilidae] (hummingbirds)

[Coliiformes] (mousebirds)

[Coliidae] (mousebirds)

[Trogoniformes] (trogons)

[Trogonidae] (trogons)

[Leptosomiformes] (cuckoo roller)

[Leptosomidae] (cuckoo roller)

[Coraciidae] (rollers)

[Brachypteraciidae] (ground rollers)

[Todidae] (todies)

[Motmotidae] (motmots)

[Meropidae] (bee-eaters)

[Bucerotiformes] (hoopoes, hornbills, and allies)

Upupidae">Hoopoe">Upupidae (typical hoopoes)

[Bucorvidae] (ground hornbills)

[Piciformes] (woodpeckers, toucans, and allies)

[Gabulidae] (jacamars)

[Bucconidae] (puffbirds)

[Capitonidae] (New World barbets)

[Semnornithidae] (toucan barbets)

[Megalaimidae] (Asian barbets)

[Indicatoridae] (honeyguides)

[Picidae] (wrynecks, piculets, and woodpeckers)

Passerines

[Acanthisittidae] (New Zealand wrens)

[Philepittidae] (asities)

Pipridae

[Tyrannidae] (tyrant flycatchers)

Gnateaters

Woodcreepers

Lyrebirds

Scrubbirds

Honeyeaters

Bristlebirds

Australasian babblers

Butcherbirds

Woodswallows

Ioras

Sittellas

Vireos and relatives

Orioles

Shrikethrushes and relatives

Fantails

Monarchs

Corvidae

Mudnesters

Australian robins

Bald crows

Penduline tits

Bushtits

Swallows and martins

Larks

Cisticolas

Bulbuls

White-eyes

Fairy-bluebirds

Gnatcatchers

Nuthatches

Philippine creepers

Thrushes

Chats and flycatchers

Dippers

Leafbirds

Flowerpeckers

Old World sparrows

Rock sparrows

Snowfinches (sparrows)

Weavers

Waxbills and relatives

Whydahs

Accentors

Finches and relatives

New World warblers

Bananaquit

Tanagers

Cardinals and grosbeaks

[[Zeledoniidae] (wrenthrush)