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Family Index
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Family (Latin)
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Family (English)
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| Ostriches, Rheas, Kiwis, Cassowaries, Emu & Tinamous |
Struthionidae |
Ostriches |
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Rheidae |
Rheas |
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Apterygidae |
Kiwis |
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Casuariidae |
Cassowaries |
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Dromaiidae |
Emu |
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Tinamidae |
Tinamous |
| Waterfowl |
Anhimidae |
Screamers |
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Anseranatidae |
Magpie Goose |
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Anatidae |
Ducks, Geese & Swans |
| Megapodes, Guans, Guineafowl & New World Quail |
Megapodiidae |
Megapodes |
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Cracidae |
Chachalacas, Curassows and Guans |
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Numididae |
Guineafowl |
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Odontophoridae |
New World Quail |
| Pheasants, Partridges & Francolins |
Phasianidae |
Pheasants & Allies |
| Loons, Penguins & Petrels |
Gaviidae |
Loons |
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Spheniscidae |
Penguins |
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Oceanitidae |
Austral Storm Petrels |
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Diomedeidae |
Albatrosses |
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Hydrobatidae |
Northern Storm Petrels |
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Procellariidae |
Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels |
| Grebes, Flamingos & Tropicbirds |
Podicipedidae |
Grebes |
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Phoenicopteridae |
Flamingos |
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Phaethontidae |
Tropicbirds |
| Storks, Ibises, Herons |
Ciconiidae |
Storks |
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Threskiornithidae |
Ibises, Spoonbills |
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Ardeidae |
Herons, Bitterns |
| Hamerkop, Shoebill, Pelicans, Boobies & Cormorants |
Scopidae |
Hamerkop |
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Balaenicipitidae |
Shoebill |
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Pelecanidae |
Pelicans |
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Fregatidae |
Frigatebirds |
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Sulidae |
Gannets, Boobies |
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Phalacrocoracidae |
Cormorants,Shags |
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Anhingidae |
Anhingas, Darters |
| New World Vultures, Secretarybird, Kites, Hawks & Eagles |
Cathartidae |
New World Vultures |
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Sagittariidae |
Secretarybird |
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Pandionidae |
Ospreys |
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Accipitridae |
Kites, Hawks & Eagles |
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[Falconidae] |
Falcons – moved |
| Bustards, Mesites, Seriemas, Kagu, Flufftails & Finfoots |
Otididae |
Bustards |
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Mesitornithidae |
Mesites |
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Cariamidae |
Seriemas |
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Rhynochetidae |
Kagu |
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Eurypygidae |
Sunbittern |
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Sarothruridae |
Flufftails |
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Heliornithidae |
Finfoots |
| Rails, Gallinules & Cranes |
Rallidae |
Rails, Crakes & Coots |
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Psophiidae |
Trumpeters |
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Gruidae |
Cranes |
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Aramidae |
Limpkin |
| Buttonquail, Plovers, Seedsnipes & Sandpipers |
Turnicidae |
Buttonquail |
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Burhinidae |
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees |
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Chionidae |
Sheathbills |
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Pluvianellidae |
Magellanic Plover |
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Haematopodidae |
Oystercatchers |
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Dromadidae |
Crab-plover |
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Ibidorhynchidae |
Ibisbill |
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Recurvirostridae |
Stilts, Avocets |
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Charadriidae |
Plovers |
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Pluvianidae |
Egyptian Plover |
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Rostratulidae |
Painted-snipes |
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Jacanidae |
Jacanas |
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Pedionomidae |
Plains-wanderer |
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Thinocoridae |
Seedsnipes |
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Scolopacidae |
Sandpipers, Snipes |
| Coursers, Noddies, Gulls, Terns, Auks & Sandgrouse |
Glareolidae |
Coursers, Pratincoles |
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Laridae |
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers |
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Stercorariidae |
Skuas |
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Alcidae |
Auks |
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Pteroclidae |
Sandgrouse |
| Pigeons |
Columbidae |
Pigeons, Doves |
| Hoatzin,Turacos & Cuckoos |
Opisthocomidae |
Hoatzin |
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Musophagidae |
Turacos |
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Cuculidae |
Cuckoos |
| Owls |
Tytonidae |
Barn Owls |
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Strigidae |
Owls |
| Frogmouths, Oilbird, Potoos & Nightjars |
Podargidae |
Frogmouths |
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Steatornithidae |
Oilbird |
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Nyctibiidae |
Potoos |
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Caprimulgidae |
Nightjars |
| Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts & swifts |
Aegothelidae |
Owlet-nightjars |
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Hemiprocnidae |
Treeswifts |
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Apodidae |
Swifts |
| Hummingbirds |
Trochilidae |
Hummingbirds |
| Mousebirds, Trogons & Cuckoo Roller |
Coliidae |
Mousebirds |
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Trogonidae |
Trogons |
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Leptosomidae |
Cuckoo Roller |
| Rollers, Ground Rollers & Kingfishers |
Coraciidae |
Rollers |
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Brachypteraciidae |
Ground Rollers |
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Alcedinidae |
Kingfishers |
| Todies, Motmots, Bee-eaters, Hoopoes, Wood hoopoes & hornbills |
Todidae |
Todies |
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Momotidae |
Motmots |
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Meropidae |
Bee-eaters |
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Upupidae |
Hoopoes |
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Phoeniculidae |
Wood Hoopoes |
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Bucorvidae |
Ground Hornbills |
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Bucerotidae |
Hornbills |
| Jacamars, Puffbirds, Barbets, Toucans & Honeyguides |
Galbulidae |
Jacamars |
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Bucconidae |
Puffbirds |
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Capitonidae |
New World Barbets |
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Semnornithidae |
Toucan Barbets |
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Ramphastidae |
Toucans |
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Megalaimidae |
Asian Barbets |
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Lybiidae |
African Barbets |
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Indicatoridae |
Honeyguides |
| Woodpeckers |
Picidae |
Woodpeckers |
| Falcons |
Falconidae |
Falcons |
| Parrots |
Strigopidae |
New Zealand Parrots |
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Cacatuidae |
Cockatoos |
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Psittacidae |
African & New World Parrots |
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Psittaculidae |
Old World Parrots |
| NZ Wrens, Broadbills & Pittas |
Acanthisittidae |
New Zealand Wrens |
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Eurylaimidae |
Broadbills |
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Pittidae |
Pittas |
| Ovenbirds & Woodcreepers |
Furnariidae |
Ovenbirds |
| Antbirds |
Thamnophilidae |
Antbirds |
| Antthrushes, Antpittas, Gnateaters, Tapaculos & Crescentchests |
Formicariidae |
Antthrushes |
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Grallariidae |
Antpittas |
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Conopophagidae |
Gnateaters |
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Rhinocryptidae |
Tapaculos |
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Melanopareiidae |
Crescentchests |
| Tyrant Flycatchers |
Tyrannidae |
Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura |
| Cotingas, Manakins, Tityras & Becards |
Cotingidae |
Cotingas, incl Phibalura |
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Pipridae |
Manakins |
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Tityridae |
Sharpbill, Tityras and Becards |
| Lyrebirds, Scrubbirds, Bowerbirds & Australasian Wrens |
Menuridae |
Lyrebirds |
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Atrichornithidae |
Scrubbirds |
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Ptilonorhynchidae |
Bowerbirds |
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Climacteridae |
Australasian Treecreepers |
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Maluridae |
Australasian Wrens |
| Honeyeaters |
Meliphagidae |
Honeyeaters |
| Bristlebirds, Pardalotes & Australasian Warblers |
Dasyornithidae |
Bristlebirds |
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Pardalotidae |
Pardalotes |
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Acanthizidae |
Australasian Warblers, Pachycare |
| Australasian Babblers, Logrunners, Satinbirds, Painted Berrypeckers, Wattlebirds & Whipbirds |
Pomatostomidae |
Australasian Babblers |
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Orthonychidae |
Logrunners |
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Cnemophilidae |
Satinbirds |
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Melanocharitidae |
Berrypeckers, Longbills |
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Paramythiidae |
Painted Berrypeckers |
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Callaeidae |
New Zealand Wattlebirds |
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Notiomystidae |
Stitchbird |
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Psophodidae |
Whipbirds, Jewel-babblers and Quail-thrushes |
| Batises, Woodshrikes, Bushshrikes, & Vangas |
Platysteiridae |
Wattle-eyes, Batises |
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Tephrodornithidae |
Woodshrikes & Allies |
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Prionopidae |
Helmetshrikes |
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Malaconotidae |
Bushshrikes |
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Machaerirhynchidae |
Boatbills |
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Vangidae |
Vangas |
| Bristlehead, Butcherbirds, Woodswallows, Ioras & Cuckooshrikes |
Pityriaseidae |
Bristlehead |
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Artamidae |
Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Peltops |
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Rhagologidae |
Mottled Berryhunter |
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Aegithinidae |
Ioras |
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Campephagidae |
Cuckooshrikes |
| Sittellas, Ploughbill, Australo-Papuan bellbirds & Whistlers |
Mohouidae |
Whiteheads |
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Neosittidae |
Sittellas |
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Eulacestomatidae |
Ploughbill |
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Oreoicidae |
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds |
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Pachycephalidae |
Whistlers and allies |
| Shrikes, Vireos & Shrike-babblers |
Laniidae |
Shrikes |
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Vireonidae |
Vireos, Greenlets & Shrike-babblers |
| Orioles, Drongos & Fantails |
Oriolidae |
Figbirds, Orioles & Turnagra |
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Dicruridae |
Drongos |
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Rhipiduridae |
Fantails, Pygmy Drongo |
| Monarchs |
Monarchidae |
Monarchs |
| Crows, Mudnesters & Birds-of-paradise |
Corvidae |
Crows, Jays |
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Corcoracidae |
Australian Mudnesters |
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Melampittidae |
Melampittas |
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Ifritidae |
Ifrita |
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Paradisaeidae |
Birds-of-paradise |
| Australasian Robins, Rockfowl, Rockjumpers & Rail-babbler |
Petroicidae |
Australasian Robins |
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Picathartidae |
Rockfowl |
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Chaetopidae |
Rockjumpers |
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Eupetidae |
Rail-babbler |
| Waxwings and their allies, Tits & Penduline Tits |
Bombycillidae |
Waxwings |
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Ptiliogonatidae |
Silky-flycatchers |
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Hypocoliidae |
Hypocolius |
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Dulidae |
Palmchat |
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Mohoidae |
Oos |
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Hylocitreidae |
Hylocitrea |
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Stenostiridae |
Fairy Flycatchers |
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Paridae |
Tits, Chickadees |
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Remizidae |
Penduline Tits |
| Nicators, Reedling & Larks |
Panuridae |
Bearded Reedling |
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Nicatoridae |
Nicators |
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Alaudidae |
Larks |
| Bulbuls |
Pycnonotidae |
Bulbuls |
| Swallows |
Hirundinidae |
Swallows, Martins |
| Pnoepyga Wren-babblers, Crombecs, Bush Warblers, Streaked Scrub Warbler, Yellow Flycatchers & Hylias |
Pnoepygidae |
Wren-babblers |
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Macrosphenidae |
Crombecs, African Warblers |
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Cettiidae |
Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies |
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Scotocercidae |
Streaked Scrub Warbler |
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Erythrocercidae |
Yellow Flycatchers |
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Incertae Sedis 1 |
Graueria, Hylia, Pholidornis |
| Bushtits, Leaf Warblers & Reed Warblers |
Aegithalidae |
Bushtits |
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Phylloscopidae |
Leaf Warblers & Allies |
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Acrocephalidae |
Reed Warblers & Allies |
| Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy Warblers, Cisticolas & Allies |
Locustellidae |
Grassbirds & allies |
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Donacobiidae |
Black-capped Donacobius |
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Bernieridae |
Malagasy Warblers |
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Cisticolidae |
Cisticolas & allies |
| Babblers & Fulvettas |
Timaliidae |
Babblers, Scimitar Babblers |
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Pellorneidae |
Fulvettas, Ground Babblers |
| Laughingthrushes |
Leiothrichidae |
Turdoides Babblers, Laughingthrushes, Barwings & Sibias |
| Sylviid Babblers, Parrotbills & White-eyes |
Sylviidae |
Sylviid Babblers, Parrotbills, Myzornis |
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Zosteropidae |
White-eyes |
| Dapple-throats, Sugarbirds, Fairy-bluebirds, Kinglets, Hyliotas, Wrens & Gnatcatchers |
Arcanatoridae |
Dapple-throat and allies |
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Promeropidae |
Sugarbirds |
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Irenidae |
Fairy-bluebirds |
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Regulidae |
Goldcrests, Kinglets |
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Elachuridae |
Elachuras |
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Hyliotidae |
Hyliotas |
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Troglodytidae |
Wrens |
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Polioptilidae |
Gnatcatchers |
| Nuthatches, Wallcreeper, Treecreepers, Mockingbirds, Starlings & Oxpeckers |
Sittidae |
Nuthatches |
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Tichodromidae |
Wallcreeper |
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Certhiidae |
Treecreepers |
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Mimidae |
Mockingbirds, Thrashers |
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Sturnidae |
Starlings, Rhabdornis |
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Buphagidae |
Oxpeckers |
| Thrushes |
Turdidae |
Thrushes |
| Chats & Old World Flycatchers |
Muscicapidae |
Chats, Old World Flycatchers |
| Dippers, Leafbirds, Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds |
Cinclidae |
Dippers |
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Chloropseidae |
Leafbirds |
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Dicaeidae |
Flowerpeckers |
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Nectariniidae |
Sunbirds |
| Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches & Weavers |
Passeridae |
Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches |
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Ploceidae |
Weavers, Widowbirds |
| Waxbills, Parrotfinches, Munias, Whydahs, Olive Warbler, Accentors & Pipits |
Estrildidae |
Waxbills, Munias & Allies |
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Viduidae |
Indigobirds, Whydahs |
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Peucedramidae |
Olive Warbler |
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Prunellidae |
Accentors |
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Motacillidae |
Wagtails, Pipits |
| Finches & Euphonias |
Urocynchramidae |
Przevalski’s Finch |
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Fringillidae |
Finches & euphonias |
| New World Warblers, Oropendolas & Bananaquit |
Parulidae |
New World Warblers |
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Incertae Sedis 2 |
Microligea, Teretristis, Zeledonia, Icteria, Xenoligea |
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Icteridae |
Oropendolas, Orioles & Blackbirds |
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Coerebidae |
Bananaquit |
| Buntings, Sparrows & Bush Tanagers |
Emberizidae |
Buntings, New World Sparrows and allies |
| Tanagers, Flowerpiercers, Tanager-finches, Saltators |
Thraupidae |
Tanagers & allies |
| Longspurs, Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Allies |
Calcariidae |
Longspurs, Snow buntings |
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Cardinalidae |
Cardinals, Grosbeaks & allies |
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