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Passerine Birds: List Of Orders And Families

Passerine Birds: List Of Orders And Families

Go to Table of Non-Passerines for other bird orders.

Orders and Families of Passerine Birds

Order Family Name Genera species Distibution
Passeriformes Acanthissitidae New Zealand Wrens 2 4 New Zealand
  Pittidae Pittas 1 31 Africa, Autralasia
  Eurylaimidae Broadbills 8 14 Old World Tropics
  Philepittidae Asities 2 4 Madagascar
  Tyrannidae Cotingas, Manakins, Tityras Tyrant Flycatchers etc. 146 537 N. and S. America
  Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds 45 188 Central + South America
  Funariidae Ovenbirds, Woodcreepers 66 280 South America
  Formicariidae Ground Antbirds 7 56 South America
  Conopophagidae Gnateaters 1 8 South America
  Rhinocryptidae Tapaculos 12 28 Central + South America
  Climacteridae Australo-Papuan Treecreepers 2 7 Australia, New Guinea
  Menuridae Lyrebirds, Scrub-birds 2 4 Australia
  Ptilonorhynchidae Bowerbirds 7 20 Australia, New Guinea
  Maluridae Fairywrens, Emuwrens, Grasswrens 2 26 Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand
  Meliphagidae Honeyeaters 42 182 Australia, New Guinea
  Pardalotidae Bristlebirds, Pardalotes, Scrubwrens, Thornbills 16 68 Australia
  Eopsaltriidae Australo-Papuan Robins 14 46 Australia, New Guinea
  Irenidae Fairy-bluebirds, Leafbirds 2 10 Southeast Asia
  Orthonychidae Logrunners, Chowchillas 1 2 Australia, New Guinea
  Pomatostomidae Australo-Papuan Babblers 1 5 Australia, New Guinea
  Laniidae True Shrikes 3 30 Holarctic, Africa
  Vireonidae Greenlets, Peppershrikes, Shrike-vireos, Vireos 4 51 N. and S. America
  Corvidae Crows, Drongos, Fantails, Jays, Magpies + Loads more 127 647 Worldwide
  Callaeatidae New Zealand Wattlebirds 3 3 New Zealand
  Bombycillidae Palmchats, Silky-flycatchers, Waxwings 5 8 Worldwide
  Cinclidae Dippers 1 5 Eurasia, New World
  Muscicapidae Old World Flycatchers, Chats, True Thrushes 69 449 Worldwide
  Sturnidae Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Mynas, Starlings etc. 38 148 Worldwide
  Sittidae Nuthatches, Wallcreepers 2 25 Australia, Holarctic
  Certhiidae Northern Creepers, Wrens, Gnatcatchers etc 22 97 Africa, Holarctic
  Paridae Chickadees, Tits 7 65 Africa, Holarctic
  Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tits, Bushtits 3 8 Holarctic, East Indies
  Hirundinidae Martins, Swallows 14 89 Worldwide
  Regulidae Kinglets 1 6 Africa, Australia, Eurasia
  Pycnonotidae Bulbuls, Greenbuls 21 137 Africa, Southern Asia
  Hypocoliidae Hypocolius 1 1 South America
  Cisticolidae African Warblers 14 119 Africa
  Zosteropidae White-eyes 13 96 Africa, Southern Asia
  Sylviidae Grass-warblers, Leaf-warblers, Laughingthrushes, Wrentits 101 552 Australasia, Eurasia
  Alaudidae Larks 17 91 Worldwide
  Nectariniidae Flowerpeckers, Sunbirds, Sugarbirds, Spiderhunters 8 169 Asia, Australasia
  Melanocharatidae   3 10 New Guinea
  Paramythiidae   2 2 New Guinea
  Passeridae Accentors, Sparrows, Weavers, Whydahs 51 321 Worldwide
  Motacillidae Longclaws, Pipits and Wagtails 6 65 Worldwide
  Frigillidae Buntings, Cardinals, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, Crossbills, Honeycreepers, Woodwarblers 240 993 Worldwide
  Paradisaeidae Birds of Paradise 17 42 Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, North Eastern Australia

Gordon Ramel

Gordon is an ecologist with two degrees from Exeter University. He's also a teacher, a poet and the owner of 1,152 books. Oh - and he wrote this website.

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