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==Subclass [[Neognathae]]== Nearly all living birds belong to the subclass '''[[Neognathae]]''' or "new jaws". With their [[Keel (bird anatomy)|keeled]] sternum (breastbone), unlike the ratites, they are known as [[carinatae]]. ===Infraclass [[Galloanserae]]=== ====Order [[Galliformes]]==== [[File:Australian Brush turkey2.jpeg|thumb|right|199px|Australian brush turkey]] Worldwide; 250 species * Family β [[Sylviornithidae]] * Suborder Megapodii ** Family [[Megapodidae]]: megapodes * Suborder Craci ** Family [[Cracidae]]: [[chachalaca]]s, [[curassow]]s, and [[Guan (bird)|guans]] * Suborder Phasiani ** Superfamily Numidioidea *** Family [[Numididae]]: guineafowl ** Superfamily [[Phasianoidea]]: [[pheasant]]s and allies *** Family [[Odontophoridae]]: New World quail *** Family [[Phasianidae]]: [[pheasant]]s and relatives ====Order β [[Gastornithiformes]]==== * Family [[Gastornithidae]] (see ''[[Gastornis]]'') * Family [[Dromornithidae]]: mihirungs ====Order [[Anseriformes]]==== Worldwide; 150 species * Family [[Anhimidae]]: screamers * Family [[Anseranatidae]]: magpie-goose * Family [[Anatidae]]: [[duck]]s, [[goose|geese]], and [[swan]]s ===Infraclass [[Neoaves]]=== ====Superorder [[Mirandornithes]]==== =====Order [[Podicipediformes]]===== Worldwide; 19 species * Family [[Podicipedidae]]: grebes =====Order [[Phoenicopteriformes]]===== Worldwide; 6 species * Family β [[Palaelodidae]]: swimming flamingos * Family [[Phoenicopteridae]]: flamingos ====Superorder [[Columbimorphae]]==== =====Order [[Columbiformes]]===== Worldwide; 300 species * Family [[Columbidae]]: pigeons and doves =====Order [[Pterocliformes]]===== Africa, Europe, Asia; 16 species * Family [[Pteroclidae]]: sandgrouse =====Order [[Mesitornithiformes]]===== Madagascar; 3 species * Family [[Mesitornithidae]]: mesites ====Grandorder [[Strisores]]==== =====Order [[Caprimulgiformes]]===== Worldwide; 97 species * Family [[Caprimulgidae]]: nightjars =====Order [[Steatornithiformes]] ===== South America; 1 species * Family [[Steatornithidae]]: oilbird =====Order [[Potoo|Nyctibiiformes]] ===== Americas; 7 species * Family [[Nyctibiidae]]: potoos =====Order [[Frogmouth|Podargiformes]] ===== [[File:Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) 2.jpg|thumb|Tawny frogmouth]] Asia and Australasia; 14 species * Family [[Podargidae]]: frogmouths =====Order [[Owlet-nightjar|Aegotheliformes]] ===== Australasia; 10 species * Family [[Aegothelidae]]: owlet-nightjars =====Order [[Apodiformes]] ===== Worldwide; 478 species * Family [[Hemiprocnidae]]: treeswifts * Family [[Apodidae]]: swifts * Family [[Trochilidae]]: hummingbirds ====Grandorder [[Otidimorphae]]==== =====Order [[Cuculiformes]]===== Worldwide; 150 species * Family [[Cuculidae]]: cuckoos and relatives =====Order [[Musophagiformes]]===== Africa; 23 species * Family [[Musophagidae]]: turacos and relatives =====Order [[Otidiformes]]===== Africa and Eurasia; 27 species * Family [[Otididae]]: bustards ====Superorder [[Gruae]]==== =====Order [[Opisthocomiformes]]===== South America; 1 species * Family [[Opisthocomidae]]: hoatzin =====Order [[Gruiformes]]===== Worldwide; 164 species * Suborder [[Grui]]: cranes and allies ** Family [[Gruidae]]: cranes ** Family [[Aramidae]]: limpkin ** Family [[Psophiidae]]: trumpeters * Suborder [[Ralli (suborder)|Ralli]]: rails and allies ** Family β [[Aptornithidae]]: adzebills ** Family [[Heliornithidae]]: finfoots ** Family [[Sarothruridae]]: flufftails ** Family [[Rallidae]]: rails and relatives =====Order [[Charadriiformes]]===== Worldwide; 350 species * Suborder [[Charadrii]] ** Infraorder [[Chionidi|Chionida]]: thick-knees and allies *** Family [[Burhinidae]]: thick-knees and relatives *** Family [[Chionididae]]: sheathbills *** Family [[Pluvianellidae]]: Magellanic plover ** Infraorder [[Charadrii|Charadriida]]: plover-like waders *** Family [[Pluvialis|Pluvialidae]]: [[golden plover]]s *** Family [[Ibidorhynchidae]]: ibisbill *** Family [[Haematopodidae]]: oystercatchers *** Family [[Recurvirostridae]]: [[avocet]]s and [[stilt]]s *** Family [[Charadriidae]]: [[plover]]s and [[lapwing]]s * Suborder [[Scolopaci]] ** Infraorder [[Thinocori|Jacanida]]: [[Jacana (genus)|jacana]]-like waders ***[[File:Greater Painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis - female (12366707985).jpg|thumb|Greater painted-snipe]]Family [[Rostratulidae]]: painted snipes ***[[File:Flickr - Rainbirder - Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius).jpg|thumb|Egyptian plover]]Family [[Pluvianidae]]: Egyptian plover *** Family [[Jacanidae]]: jacanas *** Family [[Thinocoridae]]: seedsnipes ***[[File:Pedionomus torquatus, South Australia 2.jpg|thumb|Plains-wanderer]]Family [[Pedionomidae]]: plains-wanderer ** Infraorder Scolopacida *** Family [[Scolopacidae]]: sandpipers and relatives * Suborder [[Lari (bird)|Lari]] ** Infraorder [[Turnici|Turnicida]] *** Family [[Turnicidae]]: buttonquail ** Infraorder [[Lari (bird)|Larida]]: gulls and allies *** Family [[Glareolidae]]: [[courser]]s and [[pratincole]]s *** Family [[Crab plover|Dromadidae]]: crab-plover *** Family [[Stercorariidae]]: skuas and jaegers *** Family [[Alcidae]]: auks and puffins *** Family [[Laridae]]: [[gull]]s, [[Skimmer (bird)|skimmer]]s and [[tern]]s ====Grandorder [[Eurypygimorphae]]==== =====Order [[Eurypygiformes]]===== Neotropics and New Caledonia; 2 species * Family [[Rhynochetidae]]: kagu *[[File:Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias).JPG|thumb|Sunbittern]]Family [[Eurypygidae]]: sunbittern =====Order [[Phaethontiformes]]===== Oceanic; 3 species * Family [[Phaethontidae]]: tropicbirds ====Grandorder [[Aequornithes]]==== =====Order [[Gaviiformes]]===== North America, Eurasia; 5 species * Family [[Gaviidae]]: loons =====Order [[Sphenisciformes]]===== Antarctic and southern waters; 17 species * Family [[Spheniscidae]]: penguins =====Order [[Procellariiformes]]===== Pan-oceanic; 120 species * Family [[Diomedeidae]]: albatrosses * Family [[Oceanitidae]]: austral storm petrels * Family [[Hydrobatidae]]: northern storm petrels * Family [[Procellariidae]]: [[petrel]]s and relatives =====Order [[Ciconiiformes]]===== Worldwide; 19 species [[File:White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) (5).jpg|thumb|White stork]] * Family [[Ciconiidae]]: storks =====Order [[Suliformes]]===== Worldwide; 59 species * Suborder Fregatae ** Family [[Fregatidae]]: frigatebirds * Suborder Sulae ** Family [[Sulidae]]: [[booby|boobies]] and [[gannet]]s ** Family [[Anhingidae]]: darters ** Family [[Phalacrocoracidae]]: cormorants and shags =====Order [[Pelecaniformes]]===== [[File:A hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) about to eat a fish.jpg|thumb|Hamerkop]] Worldwide; 108 species * Suborder Threskiornithes ** Family [[Threskiornithidae]]: [[ibis]]es and [[spoonbill]]s * Suborder Pelecani ** Family [[Scopidae]]: hamerkop ** Family [[Balaenicipitidae]]: shoebill ** Family [[Pelecanidae]]: pelicans * Suborder Ardeae ** Family [[Ardeidae]]: herons and relatives ====Grandorder [[Afroaves]]==== =====Order [[Accipitriformes]]===== [[File:Osprey at North Beach.jpg|thumb|Osprey ]] Worldwide; 260 species * Suborder Cathartae ** Family [[Cathartidae]]: New World vultures * Suborder Accipitres ** Family [[Secretarybird|Sagittariidae]]: secretarybird ** Family [[Pandionidae]]: osprey ** Family [[Accipitridae]]: hawks, eagles, buzzards, harriers, kites and Old World vultures =====Order [[Strigiformes]]===== Worldwide; 250 species * Family [[Tytonidae]]: barn owls * Family [[Strigidae]]: true owls =====Order [[Coliiformes]]===== [[File:Urocolius macrourus-20090110B.jpg|thumb|Blue-naped mousebird]] Sub-Saharan Africa; 6 species * Family [[Coliidae]]: mousebirds =====Order [[Leptosomiformes]]===== Madagascar; 1 species * Family [[Leptosomidae]]: cuckoo-roller =====Order [[Trogoniformes]]===== Sub-Saharan Africa, Americas, Asia; 35 species * Family [[Trogonidae]]: trogons and [[quetzal]]s =====Order [[Bucerotiformes]]===== Old World, New Guinea; 64 species * Superfamily Buceroidea ** Family [[Bucerotidae]]: hornbills * Superfamily Upupoidea ** Family [[Upupidae]]: hoopoe ** Family [[Phoeniculidae]]: woodhoopoes =====Order [[Coraciiformes]]===== Worldwide; 144 species * Suborder Meropi ** Family [[Meropidae]]: bee-eaters * Suborder Coracii ** Family [[Coraciidae]]: rollers ** Family [[Brachypteraciidae]]: ground rollers * Suborder Alcedines ** Family [[Todidae]]: todies ** Family [[Momotidae]]: motmots ** Family [[Alcedinidae]]: kingfishers [[File:Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) in Hyderabad W IMG 8523.jpg|thumb|Kingfisher]] =====Order [[Piciformes]]===== Worldwide except Australasia; 400 species * Suborder Galbuli ** Family [[Galbulidae]]: jacamars ** Family [[Bucconidae]]: puffbirds * Suborder Pici ** Family [[Lybiidae]]: African barbets ** Family [[Megalaimidae]]: Asian barbets ** Family [[Ramphastidae]]: toucans ** Family [[Semnornithidae]]: toucan barbets ** Family [[Capitonidae]]: American barbets ** Family [[Indicatoridae]]: honeyguides ** Family [[Picidae]]: woodpeckers ====Grandorder [[Australaves]]==== =====Order [[Cariamiformes]]===== South America; 2 species * Family [[Cariamidae]]: seriemas =====Order [[Falconiformes]]===== Worldwide; 60 species * Family [[Falconidae]]: falcons and relatives =====Order [[Psittaciformes]]===== Pan-tropical, southern temperate zones; 330 species * Superfamily Strigopoidea ** Family [[Strigopidae]]: kakapo ** Family [[Nestoridae]]: kea and kakas * Superfamily Cacatuoidea ** Family [[Cacatuidae]]: cockatoos and cockatiel * Superfamily Psittacoidea ** Family [[Psittacidae]]: African and American parrots ** Family [[Psittaculidae]]: Australasian parrots ** Family [[Psittrichasiidae]]: Pesquet's parrot, vasa parrots =====Order [[Passeriformes]]===== [[File:Rock wren.jpg|thumb|right|199px|[[New Zealand rockwren|Rock wren]]]] [[File:Eurylaimus javanicus - Khao Yai.jpg|thumb|right|199px|''[[Eurylaimus javanicus]]'']] [[File:Pitta cyanea 1 - Khao Yai.jpg|thumb|right|199px|''[[Pitta cyanea]]'']] [[File:Pachyramphus castaneus.jpg|thumb|right|199px|''[[Pachyramphus castaneus]]'']] [[File:Superb lyrbird in scrub.jpg|thumb|right|199px|[[Lyrebird]]]] Worldwide; 6,500 species * Suborder [[Acanthisitti]] ** Family [[Acanthisittidae]]: New Zealand wrens * Suborder [[Tyranni]]: suboscines ** Infraorder [[Eurylaimides]]: Old World suboscines *** Family [[Sapayoidae]]: sapayoa *** Family [[Calyptomenidae]]: Calyptomenid broadbills *** Family [[Pittidae]]: pittas *** Family [[Eurylaimidae]]: broadbills *** Family [[Philepittidae]]: asities ** Infraorder [[Tyrannides]]: New World suboscines *** Parvorder [[Tyrannida]]: bronchophones **** Family [[Pipridae]]: manakins **** Family [[Cotingidae]]: cotingas **** Family [[Oxyruncidae]]: sharpbills **** Family [[Onychorhynchidae]]: royal flycatchers and allies **** Family [[Tityridae]]: [[becard]]s and [[tityra]]s **** Family [[Pipritidae]]: pipriteses **** Family [[Platyrinchidae]]: spadebills **** Family [[Tachurididae]]: many-colored rush tyrants **** Family [[Rhynchocyclidae]]: mionectine flycatchers **** Family [[Tyrannidae]]: tyrant flycatchers *** Parvorder [[Furnariida]]: tracheophones **** Family [[Melanopareiidae]]: crescent-chests **** Family [[Conopophagidae]]: gnateaters **** Family [[Thamnophilidae]]: antbirds **** Family [[Antpitta|Grallariidae]]: antpittas **** Family [[Tapaculo|Rhinocryptidae]] tapaculos **** Family [[Formicariidae]]: ground antbirds **** Family [[Furnariidae]]: ovenbirds * Suborder [[Passeri]]: oscines ** Infraorder [[Menurides]] *** Family [[Atrichornithidae]]: scrub-birds *** Family [[Menuridae]]: lyrebirds ** Infraorder [[Climacterides]] *** Family [[Ptilonorhynchidae]]: bowerbirds *** Family [[Climacteridae]]: Australasian treecreepers ** Infraorder [[Meliphagides]] *** Family [[Maluridae]]: Australasian wrens *** Family [[Dasyornithidae]]: bristlebirds *** Family [[Pardalotidae]]: pardalotes *** Family [[Acanthizidae]]: gerygones, thornbills and allies *** Family [[Meliphagidae]]: honeyeaters and relatives ** Infraorder [[Orthonychides]] *** Family [[Pomatostomidae]]: Australasian babblers *** Family [[Orthonychidae]]: logrunners ** Infraorder [[Corvides]] *** Superfamily Cinclosomatoidea **** Family [[Cinclosomatidae]]: quail-thrushes and jewel-babblers *** Superfamily Campephagoidea **** Family [[Campephagidae]]: cuckoo-shrikes *** Superfamily Mohouoidea **** Family [[Mohouidae]]: whitehead and allies *** Superfamily Neosittoidea **** Family [[Neosittidae]]: sittellas *** Superfamily Orioloidea **** Family [[Eulacestomidae]]: wattled ploughbills **** Family [[Psophodidae]]: whipbirds and [[quail-thrush]]es **** Family [[Oreoicidae]]: Australo-Papuan bellbirds **** Family [[Falcunculidae]]: crested shriketits **** Family [[Paramythiidae]]: painted berrypeckers **** Family [[Vireonidae]]: vireos, greenlets and shrike-babblers **** Family [[Pachycephalidae]]: [[whistler (bird)|whistler]]s and relatives (Colluricinclidae) **** Family [[Oriolidae]]: Old World orioles *** Superfamily Malaconotoidea **** Family [[Machaerirhynchidae]]: boatbills **** Family [[Artamidae]]: [[woodswallow]]s and [[butcherbird]]s **** Family [[Rhagologidae]]: mottled berryhunter **** Family [[Aegithinidae]]: ioras **** Family [[Pityriaseidae]]: bristlehead **** Family [[Malaconotidae]]: bushshrikes and relatives **** Family [[Platysteiridae]]: wattle-eyes and [[Batis (bird)|batis]]es **** Family [[Vangidae]]: vangas (Tephrodornithidae; [[Prionopidae]]) *** Superfamily Corvoidea **** Family [[Rhipiduridae]]: fantails **** Family [[Lamproliidae]]: silktail, drongo fantail **** Family [[Dicruridae]]: drongos **** Family [[Ifritidae]]: blue-capped ifrits **** Family [[Melampittidae]]: melampittas **** Family [[Corcoracidae]]: Australian mudnesters **** Family [[Paradisaeidae]]: birds-of-paradise **** Family [[Monarchidae]]: monarch flycatchers **** Family [[Laniidae]]: shrikes **** Family [[Corvidae]]: [[jay]]s and [[crow]]s **** Family [[Platylophidae]]: crested jayshrikes ** Infraorder [[Passerides]] *** Parvorder [[Melanocharitida]] **** Family [[Melanocharitidae]]: berrypeckers *** Parvorder [[Cnemophilida]] **** Family [[Cnemophilidae]]: satinbirds *** Parvorder [[Petroicida]] **** Family [[Petroicidae]]: Australasian robins **** Family [[Notiomystidae]]: stitchbird **** Family [[Callaeidae]]: wattlebirds *** Parvorder [[Eupetida]] **** Family [[Picathartidae]]: rockfowl **** Familt [[Chaetopidae]]: rock-jumpers **** Family [[Eupetidae]]: rail-babbler *** Parvorder [[Sylviida]] **** Superfamily Paroidea ***** Family [[Stenostiridae]]: fairy warblers ***** Family [[Hyliota|Hyliotidae]]: hyliotas ***** Family [[Remizidae]]: penduline tits ***** Family [[Paridae]]: chickadees and true tits **** Superfamily Alaudoidea ***** Family [[Nicatoridae]]: nicators ***** Family [[Panuridae]]: bearded reedling ***** Family [[Alaudidae]]: larks **** Family [[Macrosphenidae]]: African warblers **** Superfamily Locustelloidea ***** Family [[Cisticolidae]]: [[cisticola]]s and relatives ***** Family [[Acrocephalidae]]: marsh warblers ***** Family [[Pnoepygidae]]: pygmy wren-babblers ***** Family [[Locustellidae]]: grass warblers ***** Family [[Donacobiidae]]: donacobius ***** Family [[Bernieridae]]: Malagasy warblers **** Family [[Hirundinidae]]: swallows and martins **** Family [[Pycnonotidae]]: bulbuls **** Superfamily Aegithaloidea ***** Family [[Phylloscopidae]]: leaf warblers ***** Family [[Cettiidae]]: bush warblers (Erythrocercidae; [[Scotocercidae]]) ***** Family [[Hyliidae]]: hylias ***** Family [[Aegithalidae]]: bushtits **** Superfamily [[Sylvioidea]] ***** Family [[Sylviidae]]: true warblers ***** Family [[Paradoxornithidae]]: parrotbills, fulvettas ***** Family [[Zosteropidae]]: white-eyes ***** Family [[Timaliidae]]: babblers and relatives ***** Family [[Pellorneidae]]: fulvettas, ground babblers ***** Family [[Leiothrichidae]]: laughing thrushes *** Parvorder [[Muscicapida]] **** Superorder Reguloidea ***** Family [[Regulidae]]: kinglets **** Superfamily Bombycilloidea ***** Family [[Elachuridae]]: spotted wren-babblers ***** Family β [[Mohoidae]]: Hawaiian honeyeaters ***** Family [[Ptiliogonatidae]]: silky-flycatchers ***** Family [[Bombycillidae]]: waxwings ***** Family [[Dulidae]]: palmchat ***** Family [[Hypocoliidae]]: hypocolius ***** Family [[Hylocitreidae]]: hylocitrea **** Superfamily Certhioidea ***** Family [[Tichodromidae]]: wallcreeper ***** Family [[Sittidae]]: nuthatches ***** Family [[Certhiidae]]: treecreepers ***** Family [[Troglodytidae]]: wrens ***** Family [[Polioptilidae]]: gnatcatchers ***** Family [[Salpornithidae]]: spotted creepers **** Superfamily Muscicapoidea ***** Family [[Cinclidae]]: dippers ***** Family [[Turdidae]]: thrushes and relatives ***** Family [[Muscicapidae]]: flycatchers and relatives ***** Family [[Buphagidae]]: oxpeckers ***** Family [[Mimidae]]: [[mockingbird]]s and [[thrasher]]s ***** Family [[Sturnidae]]: starlings and [[myna]]s ([[Rhabdornithidae]]) *** Parvorder [[Passerida]] **** Family [[Promeropidae]]: sugarbirds **** Family [[Arcanatoridae]]: dapplethroat and allies **** Family [[Dicaeidae]]: flowerpeckers **** Family [[Nectariniidae]]: sunbirds **** Family [[Irenidae]]: fairy-bluebirds **** Family [[Chloropseidae]]: leafbirds **** Family [[Peucedramidae]]: olive warbler **** Family [[Prunellidae]]: accentors **** Family [[Urocynchramidae]]: pink-tailed bunting **** Superfamily Ploceoidea ***** Family [[Ploceidae]]: weavers and relatives ***** Family [[Viduidae]]: whydahs and indigobirds ***** Family [[Estrildidae]]: weaver finches **** Family [[Passeridae]]: Old World sparrows **** Family [[Motacillidae]]: [[wagtail]]s and [[pipit]]s **** Family [[Fringillidae]]: finches and relatives **** Superfamily [[Emberizoidea]] ***** Family [[Calcariidae]]: longspurs, snow buntings ***** Family [[Rhodinocichlidae]]: rosy thrush-tanagers ***** Family [[Emberizidae]]: [[Emberiza|Old World buntings]] ***** Family [[Passerellidae]]: American sparrows ***** Family [[Calyptophilidae]]: chat-tanagers ***** Family [[Phaenicophilidae]]: palm-tanager and allies ***** Family [[Nesospingidae]]: Puerto Rican tanager ***** Family [[Spindalidae]]: spindalises ***** Family [[Zeledoniidae]]: wrenthrush ***** Family [[Icteriidae]]: [[yellow-breasted chat]] ***** Family [[Icteridae]]: [[New World blackbird]]s and [[New World oriole]]s ***** Family [[Teretistridae]]: Cuban warblers ***** Family [[Parulidae]]: wood warblers ***** Family [[Mitrospingidae]]: mitrospingid tanagers ***** Family [[Cardinalidae]]: cardinals, [[grosbeak]]s, and New World buntings ***** Family [[Thraupidae]]: tanagers and relatives (Coerebidae)
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