Ornithology type: Non-Passerines

Accipitridae – Kites, Hawks & Eagles

Aegothelidae – Owlet-nightjars

Alcedinidae – Kingfishers

Alcidae – Auks

Anatidae – Swans, Geese & Ducks

Anhimidae – Screamers

Anhingidae – Darters

Anseranatidae – Magpie Goose

Apodidae – Swifts

Apterygidae – Kiwis

Aramidae – Limpkin

Ardeidae – Herons, Egrets & Bitterns

Balaenicipitidae – Shoebill

Brachypteraciidae – Ground Rollers

Bucconidae – Puffbirds

Bucerotidae – Hornbills

Bucorvidae – Ground Hornbills

Burhinidae – Thick-knees & Stone Curlews

Cacatuidae – Cockatoos

Caprimulgidae – Nightjars & Nighthawks

Cariamidae – Seriemas

Casuariidae – Cassowaries

Cathartidae – New World Vultures

Charadriidae – Plovers, Lapwings & Dotterels

Chionidae – Sheathbill

Ciconiidae – Storks

Coliidae – Mousebirds

Columbidae – Doves & Pigeons

Coraciidae – Rollers

Cracidae – Chachalacas, Curassows & Guans

Cuculidae – Old World Cuckoos

Diomedeidae – Albatrosses

Dromadidae – Crab Plover

Dromaiidae – Emu

Eurypygidae – Sunbittern

Falconidae – Falcons, Kestrels & Caracaras

Fregatidae – Frigatebirds

Galbulidae – Jacamars

Gaviidae – Divers or Loons

Glareolidae – Coursers & Pratincoles

Gruidae – Cranes

Haematopodidae – Oystercatchers

Heliornithidae – Finfoots & Sungrebe

Hemiprocnidae – Treeswifts

Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels

Ibidorhynchidae – Ibisbill

Indicatoridae – Honeyguides

Jacanidae – Jacanas

Laridae – Gulls, Terns & Skimmers

Leptosomatidae – Cuckoo Roller

Lybiidae – African Barbets

Megalimidae – Asian Barbets

Megapodiidae – Megapodes

Meropidae – Bee-eaters

Mesitornithidae – Mesites

Momotidae – Motmots

Musophagidae – Turacos, Plantain-eaters & Go-away-birds

Numididae – Guineafowl

Nyctibiidae – Potoos

Odontophoridae – New World Quails

Opisthocomidae – Hoatzin

Otididae – Bustards, Floricans & Korhaans

Pandionidae – Ospreys

Pedionomidae – Plains Wanderer

Pelecanidae – Pelicans

Pelecanoididae – Diving Petrels

Phaethontidae – Tropicbirds

Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants & Shags

Phasianidae – Pheasants, Grouse, Partridges & Allies

Phoenicopteridae – Flamingos

Phoeniculidae – Wood Hoopoes & Scimitarbills

Picidae – Woodpeckers

Pluvianellidae – Magellanic Plover

Pluvianidae – Egyptian Plover

Podargidae – Frogmouths

Podicipedidae – Grebes

Procellariidae – Petrels, Diving Petrels & Shearwaters

Psittacidae – African & New World Parrots

Psophiidae – Trumpeters

Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse

Rallidae – Rails, Crakes, Gallinules & Coots etc.

Ramphastidae – Aracari, Toucans & Toucanets

Recurvirostridae – Avocets & Stilts

Rheidae – Rheas

Rhynochetidae – Kagu

Rostratulidae – Painted Snipe

Sagittariidae – Secretarybird

Sarothruridae – Flufftails

Scolopacidae – Woodcock, Snipe, Sandpipers & Allies

Scopidae – Hammerkop

Spheniscidae – Penguins

Steatornithidae – Oilbird

Stercorariidae – Skuas or Jaegers

Strigidae – Owls

Struthionidae – Ostriches

Sulidae – Gannets & Boobies

Thinocoridae – Seedsnipe

Threskiornithidae – Ibises & Spoonbills

Tinamidae – Tinamous

Todidae – Todies

Trochilidae – Hummingbirds

Trogonidae – Trogons & Quetzals

Turnicidae – Buttonquails

Tytonidae – Barn & Grass Owls

Upupidae – Hoopoes

Semnornithidae – Toucan Barbets

Psittaculidae – Old World Parrots

Capitonidae – New World Barbets

Oceanitidae – Austral Storm Petrels

Strigopidae – New Zealand Parrots