27 orders |
94 families |
697 species |
2770 pictures |
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| Struthioniformes | Struthionidae | 2 | Ostriches | 14 |
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | 43 | Swans, geese and ducks | 188 |
| Galliformes | Cracidae | 1 | Chachalacas, curassows and guans | 1 | Numididae | 3 | Guineafowl | 12 | Phasianidae | 14 | Pheasants and partridges | 60 |
| Apodiformes | Apodidae | 4 | Swifts | 9 | Trochilidae | 1 | Hummingbirds | 2 |
| Musophagiformes | Musophagidae | 5 | Turacos | 17 |
| Otidiformes | Otididae | 9 | Bustards | 46 |
| Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | 11 | Cuckoos | 20 |
| Pterocliformes | Pteroclidae | 5 | Sandgrouse | 19 |
| Columbiformes | Columbidae | 15 | Doves and pigeons | 58 |
| Gruiformes | Rallidae | 8 | Crakes and rails | 42 | Gruidae | 3 | Cranes | 8 |
| Podicipediformes | Podicipedidae | 4 | Grebes | 15 |
| Phoenicopteriformes | Phoenicopteridae | 2 | Flamingos | 8 |
| Charadriiformes | Burhinidae | 3 | Thick-knees | 12 | Haematopodidae | 2 | Oystercatchers | 6 | Recurvirostridae | 2 | Avocets and stilts | 9 | Charadriidae | 19 | Plovers | 57 | Rostratulidae | 1 | Painted-snipes | 1 | Jacanidae | 1 | Jacanas | 4 | Scolopacidae | 20 | Sandpipers | 76 | Glareolidae | 1 | Pratincoles and coursers | 4 | Laridae | 24 | Gulls | 89 | Alcidae | 4 | Auks | 11 |
| Sphenisciformes | Spheniscidae | 1 | Penguins | 6 |
| Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | 2 | Shearwaters and petrels | 4 |
| Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | 12 | Storks | 46 |
| Suliformes | Sulidae | 1 | Gannets and boobies | 4 | Anhingidae | 1 | Darters | 3 | Phalacrocoracidae | 6 | Cormorants and shags | 23 |
| Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | 9 | Ibises and spoonbills | 27 | Ardeidae | 20 | Herons | 65 | Scopidae | 1 | Hamerkop | 3 | Balaenicipitidae | 1 | Shoebill | 20 | Pelecanidae | 2 | Pelicans | 6 |
| Accipitriformes | Cathartidae | 1 | American Vultures | 5 | Sagittariidae | 1 | Secretary-bird | 4 | Pandionidae | 1 | Ospreys | 2 | Accipitridae | 50 | Raptors | 192 |
| Strigiformes | Strigidae | 13 | Owls | 25 |
| Coliiformes | Coliidae | 4 | Mousebirds | 10 |
| Bucerotiformes | Upupidae | 2 | Hoopoes | 6 | Phoeniculidae | 2 | Woodhoopoes | 7 | Bucorvidae | 2 | Ground-Hornbills | 8 | Bucerotidae | 13 | Hornbills | 58 |
| Coraciiformes | Coraciidae | 4 | Rollers | 19 | Alcedinidae | 8 | Kingfishers | 35 | Meropidae | 11 | Bee-eaters | 41 |
| Piciformes | Lybiidae | 6 | African Barbets | 22 | Picidae | 8 | Woodpeckers | 36 |
| Falconiformes | Falconidae | 8 | Falcons and caracaras | 48 |
| Psittaciformes | Psittacidae | 5 | Parrots | 14 | Psittaculidae | 4 | Old World Parrots | 12 |
| Passeriformes | Platysteiridae | 2 | Wattle-eyes and batises | 11 | Malaconotidae | 6 | Bushshrikes | 17 | Vangidae | 1 | Vangas | 1 | Oriolidae | 2 | Orioles and figbirds | 8 | Dicruridae | 2 | Drongos | 7 | Monarchidae | 1 | Monarch Flycatchers | 6 | Laniidae | 12 | Shrikes | 38 | Corvidae | 19 | Crows, jays and nutcrackers | 70 | Bombycillidae | 1 | Waxwings | 1 | Paridae | 6 | Tits and chickadees | 24 | Alaudidae | 12 | Larks | 48 | Pycnonotidae | 5 | Bulbuls | 12 | Hirundinidae | 11 | Swallows and martins | 48 | Aegithalidae | 1 | Bushtits | 6 | Phylloscopidae | 3 | Leaf-Warblers | 14 | Acrocephalidae | 4 | Reed-Warblers | 10 | Cisticolidae | 9 | Cisticolas and apalises | 30 | Sylviidae | 8 | Warblers | 28 | Zosteropidae | 2 | White-eyes | 8 | Leiothrichidae | 3 | Laughingthrushes | 11 | Regulidae | 2 | Kinglets | 14 | Troglodytidae | 1 | Wrens | 6 | Sittidae | 1 | Nuthatches | 5 | Certhiidae | 1 | Creepers | 4 | Sturnidae | 14 | Starlings | 67 | Buphagidae | 2 | Oxpeckers | 7 | Turdidae | 7 | Thrushes | 30 | Muscicapidae | 41 | Chats and flycatchers | 186 | Cinclidae | 1 | Dippers | 1 | Nectariniidae | 9 | Sunbirds | 51 | Passeridae | 12 | Sparrows and snowfinches | 51 | Ploceidae | 24 | Weavers and widowbirds | 108 | Estrildidae | 12 | Waxbills | 50 | Viduidae | 4 | Indigobirds and whydhas | 12 | Prunellidae | 2 | Accentors | 6 | Motacillidae | 18 | Pipits and wagtails | 97 | Fringillidae | 20 | Finches | 103 | Calcariidae | 1 | Longspurs | 3 | Emberizidae | 9 | Buntings and sparrows | 32 |