Birds by Order

Note: Orders based on phylogeny (evolutionary relateness)

TINAMIFORMES
Tinamidae

Tinamidae

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GRUIFORMES
Gruiformes

 Rallidae
Heliornithidae
Aramidae
Psophiidae

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ANSERIFORMES
Anseriformes

Screamers
Ducks and Geese

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GALLIFORMES
Galliformes

Cracidae
Odontophoridae

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PODICIPEDIFORMES
podicipediformes

Podicipedidae

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PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

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COLUMBIFORMES
Columbidae

Columbidae

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CUCULIFORMES
cuculidae

Cuculidae

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CAPRIMULGIFORMES
Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae
Nyctibiidae
Steatornithidae
Apodidae
Trochilidae

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OPISTHOCOMIFORMES
Opisthocomiformes

 Opisthocomidae 

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EURYPYGIFORMES
Eurypygiformes

 Eurypygidae 

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SPHENISCIFORMES
Sphenisciformes

 Spheniscidae 

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CHARADRIIFORMES
Charadriiformes

Burhinidae 
Recurvirostridae
Haematopodidae
Charadriidae
Jacanidae
Scolopacidae
Stercorariidae
Laridae

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PROCELLARIIFORMES
Procellariiformes

Diomedeidae
Oceanitidae
Hydrobatidae
Procellariidae

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PHAETHONTIFORMES
Phaethontiformes

Phaethontidae

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CICONIFORMES
Ciconiidae

Ciconiidae

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SULIFORMES
Suliformes

Fregatidae
Sulidae
Anhingidae
Phalacrocoracidae

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PELECANIFORMES
Pelecaniformes

Pelecanidae
Ardeidae
Threskiornithidae

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ACCIPITRIFORMES
Accipitriformes

Pandionidae
Accipitridae
Cathartidae

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STRIGIFORMES
Tytonidae

Tytonidae
Strigidae

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TROGONIFORMES
Trogoniformes

Trogonidae

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CORACIIFORMES
Coraciiformes

Momotidae
Alcenidae

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PICIFORMES
Piciformes

Capitonidae
Semnornithidae
Ramphastidae
Picidae

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GALBULIFORMES
Galbuliformes

Bucconidae
Galbulidae

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FALCONIFORMES
Falconidae

Falconidae

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PSITTACIFORMES
Psittacidae

Psittacidae

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PASSERIFORMES
passeriformes

Sapayoidae
Thamnophilidae
Grallaridae
Conopophagidae 
Rhinocryptidae
Formicariidae
Furnariidae
Tyrannidae
Oxyruncidae
Cotingidae 
Pipridae

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