Birds

There are approximately 10,000 bird species on this beautiful planet. Here at 10,000 Birds, we expect to not only see but eventually photograph or write about every single one! Catch up on the latest posts about birds or check the taxonomic list below based on the IOC World Bird List.

NON-PASSERINES

RHEIDAE – Rheas

CRACIDAE – Chachalacas, Curassows and Guans

PROCELLARIIDAE – Shearwaters and Petrels

ANATIDAE – Ducks, Geese and Swans

ARDEIDAE – Herons and Bitterns

SULIDAE – Gannets and Boobies

PHALACROCORACIDAE – Cormorants and Darters

  • What is a Cormorant?

CATHARTIDAE – New World Vultures

PANDIONIDAE – Osprey

FALCONIDAE – Falcons and Caracaras

ACCIPITRIDAE – Kites, Hawks, Eagles

EURYPGIDAE – Sunbittern

RALLIDAE – Rails, Crakes, and Coots

GRUIDAE – Cranes

MELEAGRIDAE – Turkeys

TETRAONIDAE – Grouse

PHASIANIDAE – Pheasants and Partridges

CHARADRIIDAE – Plovers and Lapwings

JACANIDAE – Jacanas

SCOLOPAClDAE – Sandpipers and Allies

LARIIDAE – Gulls and Terns

COLUMBIDAE – Pigeons and Doves

PSITTICIDAE – Parrots

CUCULIDAE – Cuckoos

STRIGIDAE – Typical Owls

STEATORNITHIDAE – Oilbird

TROCHILIDAE – Hummingbirds

CORACIIDAE – Rollers

TROGONIDAE – Trogons

GALBULIDAE – Jacamars

PICIDAE – Woodpeckers

PASSERINES

PITTIDAE – Pittas

FURNARIIDAE – Ovenbirds

THAMNOPHILIDAE – Antbirds

GRALLARIIDAE – Antpittas

TYRANNIDAE – Tyrant flycatchers

COTINGIDAE – Cotingas

HIRUNDINIDAE – Swallows

ALAUDIDAE – Larks

TROGLODYTIDAE – Wrens

SITTIDAE – Nuthatches

  • What is a Nuthatch?

MIMIDAE – Mockingbirds and Thrashers

TURDIDAE – Thrushes and Allies

POLIOPTILDAE – Gnatcatchers

VIREONIDAE – Vireos

BOMBYCILLIDAE – Waxwings and Allies

PARIDAE – Chickadees and Tits

CORVIDAE – Crows, Jays and Magpies

TICHODROMIDAE – Wallcreeper

STURNIDAE – Starlings

SYLVIIDAE – Old World Warblers

TIMALLIIDAE – Babblers

PASSERIDAE – Old World Sparrows

MOTACILLIIDAE – Pipits and Wagtails

FRINGILLIDAE – Siskins, Crossbills and Allies

DREPANIDIDAE – Hawaiian Honeycreepers

PARULIDAE – New World Warblers

THRAUPIDAE – Tanagers

EMBERIZIDAE – Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and Allies

CARDINALIDAE – Saltators, Cardinals and Allies

ICTERIDAE – Troupials and Allies