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| All orders have been
arranged alphabetically, as well as the families inside these orders. |
| Anseriformes - Waterfowl -Anatidae - Ducks; Geese; Swans |
| Apodiformes - Swiftlets -Apodidae - Swiftlets |
| Bucerotiformes - Hornbills -Bucerotidae - Hornbills |
| Ciconiiformes - Birds of Prey; Storks etc. -Accipitridae - Eagles; Buzzards; Hawks -Alcidae - Auks; Puffins -Ardeidae - Bitterns; Egretts; Herons -Burhinidae - Thick-knees -Charadriidae - Plovers -Falconidae - Falcons -Laridae - Gulls -Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants -Podicipedidae - Grebes -Procellariidae - Petrels; Shearwaters -Pteroclidae - Sandgrouses -Scolopacidae - Snipes -Spheniscidae - Penguins -Sulidae - Boobies -Thresciornithidae - Ibises |
| Columbiformes - Doves; Pigeons -Columbidae - Doves; Pigeons (+ Dodos) |
| Coraciiformes - Roller-like Birds -Alcedinidae - Small Kingfishers -Dacelonidae - Forest Kingfishers |
| Craciformes -
Currasows; Megapodes -Megapodiidae - Megapodes |
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Cuculiformes - Cuckoos -Centropodidae - Coucals -Cuculidae - Cuckoos |
| Galliformes - Gamebirds -Numididae - Guineafowl -Phasianidae - Pheasants |
| Gruiformes - Rail-like Birds -Aptornithidae - Adzebills -Otididae - Bustards -Rallidae - Rails  -Rhynochetidae - Kagus |
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Passeriformes - Sparrow-like Birds -Acanthisittidae - New Zealand Wrens -Acanthizidae - Australopapuan Warblers -Acrocephalidae - Marsh-Warblers; Tree-Warblers -Callaeidae - New Zealand Wattled Birds -Campephagidae - Cuckoo-Shrikes -Cettiidae - Ground-Warblers -Cinclosomatidae - Whipbirds -Cisticolidae - Cisticolas -Corvidae - Crows -Dasyornithidae - Bristlebirds -Emberizidae - Buntings -Estrildidae - Waxbills -Formicariidae - Antbirds -Fringillidae - Finches and Allies -Furnariidae - Ovenbirds; Woodcreepers -Hirundinidae - Swallows -Icteridae - Icterids -Macrosphenidae - African Warblers -Megaluridae - Grass-Warblers -Meliphagidae - Honeyeaters -Mimidae - Mockingbirds; Thrashers -Mohoidae - Hawaiian 'O'os -Monarchidae - Monarchs -Muscicapidae - Old World Flycatchers -Notiomystidae - Stitchbirds -Paridae - Tits -Parulidae - New World Warblers -Petroicidae - Australasian Robins -Phylloscopidae - Leaf-Warblers -Ploceidae - Weavers -Pittidae - Pittas -Pycnonotidae - Bulbuls -Regulidae - Kinglets -Rhipiduridae - Fantails -Sturnidae - Starlings -Sylviidae - Old World Warblers -Thamnophilidae - Antbirds -Thraupidae - Tanagers -Timaliidae - Old World Babblers; White-eyes -Troglodytidae - Wrens -Turdidae - Thrushes -Turnagridae - Piopios -Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers -Vangidae - Vangas |
| Piciformes - Woodpeckers and Allies -Picidae - Woodpeckers |
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Psittaciformes - Parrots -Cacatuidae - Cockatoes -Nestoridae - Kakapos; Kakas; Keas -Psittacidae - Common Parrots |
| Strigiformes - Owls and Allies -Aegothelidae - Owlet-Nightjars -Caprimulgidae - Nightjars -Eurostopodidae - Eared Nightjars -Strigidae - Owls -Tytonidae - Barn Owls |
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Struthioniformes - Ratites -Aepyornithidae - Elephant-Birds -Apterygidae - Kiwis -Casuariidae - Cassowarries; Emus -Dinornithidae - Moas -Emeidae - Heavy-footed Moas -Struthionidae- Ostriches |
| Tinamiformes - Tinamous -Tinamidae - Tinamous |
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Turniciformes - Buttonquails -Turnicidae - Buttonquails |
| Trochiliformes - Hummingbirds -Trochilidae - Hummingbirds |
| Upupiformes - Hoopoes -Upupidae - Hoopoes |