BIRDS of THE WORLD - An Online Bird Book


Birds of ASIA


The index provides access to every Asian bird species that is included on this website.
A - M     N - Z


Categories are provided to help identiy a bird. Species are grouped by Order and in some cases further grouped by Family. For example, the Passeriformes are grouped into Covidae, Icteridae, ... . For brevity, not all Orders have been listed.

ANSERIFORMES - Ducks, Geese, Shelducks, Eiders, Swans


CHARADRIIFORMES - Gulls, Terns, Puffins

                        Plovers, Sandpipers, Red Knots, Oystercatchers


CICONIIFORMES - Egrets, Herons, Ibises, Storks


GRUIFORMES - Coots, Moorhens, Cranes


PELECANIFORMES - Boobies, Cormorants, Gannets


PODICIPEDIFORMES - Grebes      PROCELLARIIFORMES - Albatross, Shearwaters, Petrels


ACCIPITRIFORMES - Hawks, Eagles, Vultures, Ospreys


STRIGIFORMES - Owls



COLUMBIFORMES - Doves, Pigeons              CORACIFORMES - Kingfishers, Bee-eaters


GALLIFORMES - Pheasants, Grouse, Francolins                



PASSERIFORMES

CORVIDAE - Crows, Ravens, Jays, Magpies

STURNIDAE - Mynas, Starling                              ALAUDIDAE - Larks

ESTRILDIDAE - Mannikins, Java Finch                             FRINGILLIDAE - Canaries, Finches, Goldfinches

PARIDAE - Tits                LANIDAE - Shrikes

HIRUNDINIDAE - Martins, Swallows     

MUSCICAPIDAE - Old World Flycatchers: European Robins, Bluethroats, Wheatears, Robin-Chats

TURDIDAE - Thrushes, Blackbird (Old World)





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