BIRDS of THE WORLD - An Online Bird Book


Birds of SOUTH AMERICA


The index provides access to every South 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, Shelducks, Swans


CHARADRIIFORMES - Gulls, Terns

                        Plovers, Sandpipers, Red Knots, Willets


CICONIIFORMES - Egrets, Herons, Ibises, Storks


GRUIFORMES - Coots, Moorhens


PELECANIFORMES - Boobies, Cormorants, Frigate Pelicans


PODICIPEDIFORMES - Grebes     PROCELLARIIFORMES Albatross, Shearwaters, Fulmars, Petrels


ACCIPITRIFORMES - Hawks, Eagles, Vultures, Ospreys


STRIGIFORMES - Owls


COLUMBIFORMES - Doves, Pigeons              CORACIFORMES - Kingfishers



PASSERIFORMES

CORVIDAE - Jays

ICTERIDAE - Blackbirds, Cowbirds, Grackles, Meadowlarks, Orioles
     
CARDINALIDAE - Buntings, Cardinals, Grosbeaks                        THRAUPIDAE -  Tanagers

EMBERIZIDAE - Sparrows    PASSERIDAE - Old World Sparrow

 PAULIDAE - Warbler       VIREONIDAE -  Vireo     

MIMIDAE - Mockingbirds  TROGLDYTIDAE -  Wrens

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

PICOFORMES - Woodpeckers and Allies





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