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Walk the 1497 species by evolutionary kinship or by how they are faring in the wild.
By order
The major branches of the bird family tree.
- Songbirds and perching birds · Passeriformes422 species
- Parrots and macaws · Psittaciformes370 species
- Hummingbirds and swifts · Apodiformes353 species
- Kingfishers and bee-eaters · Coraciiformes112 species
- Pheasants and fowl · Galliformes59 species
- Hornbills and hoopoes · Bucerotiformes58 species
- Toucans and woodpeckers · Piciformes41 species
- Turacos · Musophagiformes23 species
- Trogons and quetzals · Trogoniformes23 species
- Cranes · Gruiformes15 species
- Flamingos · Phoenicopteriformes6 species
- Pigeons and doves · Columbiformes4 species
- Owls · Strigiformes4 species
- Ducks, geese and swans · Anseriformes3 species
- Eagles and birds of prey · Accipitriformes1 species
- Cassowaries and emus · Casuariiformes1 species
- Hoatzin · Opisthocomiformes1 species
- Pelicans and allies · Pelecaniformes1 species
By conservation status
How threatened each species is, per the IUCN.
By place
Where each species lives in the wild.
- South America504 species
- Africa292 species
- Brazil253 species
- Indonesia90 species
- Australia54 species
- Burkina Faso25 species
- Philippines25 species
- Peru17 species
- Malaysia14 species
- People's Republic of China11 species
- New Zealand10 species
- India6 species
- Thailand5 species
- Bolivia4 species
- Ecuador4 species
- South Africa4 species
- Chile3 species
- Papua New Guinea3 species
- Russia3 species
- Angola2 species
- Colombia2 species
- Europe2 species
- Fiji2 species
- Japan2 species
- Kazakhstan2 species
- Laos2 species
- Mongolia2 species
- Mozambique2 species
- Myanmar2 species
- Oman2 species
- Seychelles2 species
- Singapore2 species
- Solomon Islands2 species
- Taiwan2 species
- Tanzania2 species
- The Bahamas2 species
- Venezuela2 species
- Vietnam2 species
- Zambia2 species
By colour
The colour that dominates its plumage.
By family
Close kinship: a family groups related genera.
- Trochilidae353 species
- Psittacidae297 species
- Nectariniidae137 species
- Estrildidae127 species
- Alcedinidae74 species
- Cotingidae66 species
- Bucerotidae57 species
- Cracidae56 species
- Psittaculidae49 species
- Ramphastidae41 species
- Paradisaeidae40 species
- Pittidae39 species
- Meropidae26 species
- Musophagidae23 species
- Trogonidae23 species
- Cacatuidae18 species
- Gruidae15 species
- Coraciidae12 species
- Phoenicopteridae6 species
- Columbidae4 species
- Nestoridae4 species
- Anatidae3 species
- Fringillidae3 species
- Phasianidae3 species
- Strigidae3 species
- Sturnidae3 species
- Thraupidae2 species
- Accipitridae1 species
- Balaenicipitidae1 species
- Cardinalidae1 species
- Casuariidae1 species
- Menuridae1 species
- Opisthocomidae1 species
- Passeridae1 species
- Ploceidae1 species
- Strigopidae1 species
- Tytonidae1 species
- Upupidae1 species
- Viduidae1 species