BIRDS of THE WORLD - An Online Bird Book


Birds of NORTH AMERICA


The index provides access to every North American 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, Skimmers, Puffins

                        Plovers, Sandpipers, Red Knots, Willets, Oystercatchers


CICONIIFORMES - Egrets, Herons, Ibises, Storks


GRUIFORMES - Coots, Moorhens, Cranes


PELECANIFORMES - Boobies, Cormorants, Frigates, Gannets, Pelicans


PODICIPEDIFORMES - Grebes     PROCELLARIIFORMES Shearwaters, Fulmars, Petrels


ACCIPITRIFORMES - Hawks, Eagles, Vultures, Ospreys


STRIGIFORMES - Owls


COLUMBIFORMES - Doves, Pigeons              CORACIFORMES - Kingfishers


GALLIFORMES - Turkeys, Pheasants, Quail, Grouse           



PASSERIFORMES

CORVIDAE - Crows, Ravens, Jays, Magpies

ICTERIDAE - Blackbirds, Cowbirds, Grackles, Meadowlarks, Orioles

STURNIDAE - Mynas, Starling                              ALAUDIDAE - Larks

CARDINALIDAE - Buntings, Cardinals, Grosbeaks                        THRAUPIDAE -  Tanagers

EMBERIZIDAE - Sparrows, Juncos, Towhees                            PASSERIDAE - Old World Sparrow

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

PARIDAE - Chickadee, Titmouse                    PAULIDAE - Warbler       VIREONIDAE -  Vireo      LANIDAE - Shrikes

MIMIDAE - Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers                            SITTIDAE - Nuthatches   TROGLDYTIDAE -  Wrens

HIRUNDINIDAE - Martins, Swallows                      TYRANNIDAE - Flycatchers, Kingbirds, Phoebes

MUSCICAPIDAE - Old World Flycatchers: Bluethroats, Wheatears

TURDIDAE - American Robins, Bluebirds, Thrushes


PICOFORMES - Woodpeckers and Allies




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