COUNTRIES

• Argentina (AR)
• Australia (AU)^§
• Belize (BZ)
• Borneo (BN)^§§
• Botswana (BWA)
• Brazil (BR)
• Canada (CD)
• Colombia (CO)
• Costa Rica (CR)
• Ecuador (EC)
• Ethiopia (ETH)
• Germany (GE)
• Guatemala (GT)
• Guyana (GY)
• Indonesia (IND)^§§§
• Italy (IT)
• Kenya (KY)
• Mongolia (MG)
• Namibia (NB)
• New Guinea (NG)^§§§§
• Panama (PA)
• Peru (PE)
• Philippines (PP)
• Tanzania (TZ)
• Thailand (THL)
• United Kingdom (UK)
• United States Except Hawaii (US)
• Vietnam (VN)
• Zambia (ZA)

 

FAMILIES SEEN BY COUNTRY

Country	Possible	Seen
Argentina	87	29
Australia§	98	1
Borneo§§	94	57
Brazil	93	75
Botswana	91	50
Belize	73	56
Canada	3	2
Colombia	91	56
Costa Rica	84	68
Ecuador	91	83
Ethiopia	94	78
Germany	83	24
Guatemala	81	42
Guyana	80	60
Indonesia§§§	107	68
Italy	79	44
Kenya	108	84
Mongolia	70	15
Namibia	97	80
New Guinea§§§§	98	74
Panama	87	52
Peru	90	78
Philippines	90	65
Thailand	103	88
Tanzania	105	80
United Kingdom	81	5
United States Except Hawaii	86	73
Vietnam	98	68
Zambia	94	61
Total Families	220	193

§ Excludes Norfolk Island
§§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Includes Papua New Guinea and West Papua Indonesia

FAMILIES LIST

1	STRUTHIONIDAE	Ostriches	ETH,KY,NB,TZ
2	RHEIDAE	Rheas	BR
3	TINAMIDAE	Tinamous	BR,CR,EC,GY,PE
4	ANHIMIDAE	Screamers	BR,EC,PE
5	ANATIDAE	Ducks	BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT,KY,MG NB,NG,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
6	MEGAPODIIDAE	Megapodes	IND,NG,PP
7	CRACIDAE	Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows	BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,US
8	NUMIDIDAE	Guineafowl	BWA,ETH,KY,NB,TZ,ZA
9	ODONTOPHORIDAE	New World Quail	BZ,CO,CR,EC,GY,PE,US
10	PHASIANIDAE	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	BN,BWA,BZ,ETH,GT,IND,KY,NB,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
11	PHOENICOPTERIDAE	Flamingos	BR,CO,EC,ETH,IT,KY,NB,PE,TZ
12	PODICIPEDIDAE	Grebes	BR,BZ,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,IND,IT,KY,NB,NG,PE,PP THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
13	COLUMBIDAE	Pigeons and Doves	AR,BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT KY,NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,UK,US,VN,ZA
14	PTEROCLIDAE	Sandgrouse	BWA,ETH,KY,NB,TZ,ZA
15	OTIDIDAE	Bustards	ETH,KY,NB,TZ
16	MUSOPHAGIDAE	Turacos	BWA,ETH,KY,NB,TZ,ZA
17	CUCULIDAE	Cuckoos	AR,BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GT,GY,IND,KY,NB NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
18	PODARGIDAE	Frogmouths	BN,NG,PP,THL
19	CAPRIMULGIDAE	Nightjars and Allies	BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GY,IND,KY,NB,NG,PE,PP,THL TZ,US,VN,ZA
20	NYCTIBIIDAE	Potoos	BR,CO,CR,EC,GY,PE
21	AEGOTHELIDAE	Owlet-Nightjars	IND,NG
22	APODIDAE	Swifts	AR,BN,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GY,IND,IT,KY,NB NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
23	HEMIPROCNIDAE	Treeswifts	BN,IND,NG,PP,THL,VN
24	TROCHILIDAE	Hummingbirds	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,US
25	OPISTHOCOMIDAE	Hoatzin	EC,PE
26	RALLIDAE	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots	BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GT,GY,IND,IT,KY,MG NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
27	SAROTHRURIDAE	Flufftails	NG
28	HELIORNITHIDAE	Finfoots	BR,BZ,EC,GY,NB,PE
29	ARAMIDAE	Limpkin	BR,BZ,CO,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,US
30	PSOPHIIDAE	Trumpeters	GY,PE
31	GRUIDAE	Cranes	ETH,KY,MG,NB,TZ,US,ZA
32	BURHINIDAE	Thick-knees	BWA,CO,ETH,GY,KY,NB,NG,PE,THL,TZ,ZA
33	RECURVIROSTRIDAE	Stilts and Avocets	BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GT,IND,IT,KY,NB,PE,PP,THL TZ,US,ZA
34	HAEMATOPODIDAE	Oystercatchers	BR,EC,GE,NB,PA,PE,US
35	CHARADRIIDAE	Plovers and Lapwings	AR,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT,KY MG,NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
36	THINOCORIDAE	Seedsnipes	EC,PE
37	ROSTRATULIDAE	Painted-Snipes	IND,NB,PP,THL,TZ
38	JACANIDAE	Jacanas	BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GT,GY,KY,NB,NG,PA,PE THL,TZ,VN,ZA
39	SCOLOPACIDAE	Sandpipers and Allies	BR,BWA,BZ,CD,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT,KY MG,NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
40	TURNICIDAE	Buttonquail	IND,PP,THL
41	GLAREOLIDAE	Pratincoles and Coursers	ETH,KY,NB,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
42	STERCORARIIDAE	Skuas and Jaegers	US
43	ALCIDAE	Auks. Murres, and Puffins	US
44	LARIDAE	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT,KY MG,NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,ZA
45	EURYPYGIDAE	Sunbittern	BR,CR,EC,GY,PE
46	PHAETHONTIDAE	Tropicbirds	EC
47	GAVIIDAE	Loons	US
48	SPHENISCIDAE	Penguins	EC,NB,PE
49	DIOMEDEIDAE	Albatrosses	EC,US
50	OCEANITIDAE	Southern Storm-Petrels	EC,IND
51	HYDROBATIDAE	Northern Storm-Petrels	EC
52	PROCELLARIIDAE	Shearwaters and Petrels	EC,NG,PE,US
53	CICONIIDAE	Storks	BN,BR,BWA,BZ,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT,KY,MG,NB PE,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
54	FREGATIDAE	Frigatebirds	BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GY,IND,NG,PA,PP,US
55	SULIDAE	Boobies and Gannets	BR,CR,EC,NG,PE,THL
56	ANHINGIDAE	Anhingas	AR,BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CR,EC,ETH,GY,KY,NB,PA,PE,THL US,VN,ZA
57	PHALACROCORACIDAE	Cormorants and Shags	AR,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GY,IT,KY,MG,NB,NG PA,PE,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
58	PELECANIDAE	Pelicans	BZ,CR,EC,ETH,GT,KY,NB,NG,PA,PE,THL,US,ZA
59	SCOPIDAE	Hamerkop	BWA,ETH,KY,NB,TZ,ZA
60	ARDEIDAE	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	AR,BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT KY,NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
61	THRESKIORNITHIDAE	Ibises and Spoonbills	BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GY,IT,KY,NB,NG,PA,PE THL,TZ,US,ZA
62	CATHARTIDAE	New World Vultures	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,US
63	SAGITTARIIDAE	Secretary-bird	ETH,KY,TZ
64	PANDIONIDAE	Osprey	BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GY,IND,IT,KY,NB,NG,PA,PE THL,US,VN
65	ACCIPITRIDAE	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites	AR,BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT KY,MG,NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
66	TYTONIDAE	Barn-Owls	CR,IND,IT,NG,PE,US
67	STRIGIDAE	Owls	AR,BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GY,IND,IT,KY,NB NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN
68	COLIIDAE	Mousebirds	BWA,ETH,KY,NB,TZ,ZA
69	TROGONIDAE	Trogons	AR,BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GT,GY,KY,PA,PE PP,THL,TZ,US,VN
70	UPUPIDAE	Hoopoes	ETH,IT,KY,THL,ZA
71	PHOENICULIDAE	Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills	ETH,KY,NB,TZ,ZA
72	BUCEROTIDAE	Hornbills	BN,BWA,ETH,IND,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
73	MOMOTIDAE	Motmots	BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,PA,PE
74	ALCEDINIDAE	Kingfishers	AU,BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GT,GY,IND,IT,KY NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
75	MEROPIDAE	Bee-eaters	BN,BWA,ETH,IND,IT,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
76	CORACIIDAE	Rollers	BN,BWA,ETH,IND,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
77	BUCCONIDAE	Puffbirds	BR,CO,CR,EC,GY,PA,PE
78	GALBULIDAE	Jacamars	BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GY,PE
79	LYBIIDAE	African Barbets	BWA,ETH,KY,NB,TZ,ZA
80	MEGALAIMIDAE	Asian Barbets	BN,IND,PP,THL,VN
81	CAPITONIDAE	New World Barbets	BR,CO,CR,EC,GY,PA,PE
82	SEMNORNITHIDAE	Toucan-Barbets	CO,CR,EC
83	RAMPHASTIDAE	Toucans	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE
84	INDICATORIDAE	Honeyguides	ETH,KY,NB,TZ
85	PICIDAE	Woodpeckers	AR,BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GT,GY,IND,IT,KY NB,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
86	CARIAMIDAE	Seriemas	BR
87	FALCONIDAE	Falcons and Caracaras	BN,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GT,GY,IND,IT,KY,MG,NB NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
88	CACATUIDAE	Cockatoos	IND,NG,PP
89	PSITTACULIDAE	Parrots	BN,IND,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN
90	PSITTACIDAE	Parrots	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GT,GY,KY,NB,PA,PE,TZ US
91	CALYPTOMENIDAE	African and Green Broadbill	BN,KY,THL
92	EURYLAIMIDAE	Asian and Grauer's Broadbills	BN,THL,VN
93	PITTIDAE	Pittas	BN,IND,NG,PP,THL,VN
94	THAMNOPHILIDAE	Typical Antbirds	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GY,PA,PE
95	MELANOPAREIIDAE	Crescentchests	BR,EC,PE
96	CONOPOPHAGIDAE	Gnateaters	BR
97	GRALLARIIDAE	Antpittas	BR,CO,CR,EC,PE
98	RHINOCRYPTIDAE	Tapaculos	BR,CO,CR,EC,PE
99	FORMICARIIDAE	Antthrushes	BR,CR,EC,PE
100	FURNARIIDAE	Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE
101	PIPRIDAE	Manakins	AR,BR,BZ,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE
102	COTINGIDAE	Cotingas	BR,CO,CR,EC,GY,PA,PE
103	TITYRIDAE	Tityras and Allies	AR,BR,BZ,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE
104	OXYRUNCIDAE	Sharpbill	BR,BZ,CR,EC,GT,PA
105	TYRANNIDAE	Tyrant Flycatchers	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,US
106	PTILONORHYNCHIDAE	Bowerbirds	NG
107	CLIMACTERIDAE	Australasian Treecreepers	NG
108	MALURIDAE	Fairywrens	NG
109	MELIPHAGIDAE	Honeyeaters	IND,NG
110	ACANTHIZIDAE	Thornbills and Allies	IND,NG,PP,THL
111	POMATOSTOMIDAE	Pseudo-Babblers	NG
112	CAMPEPHAGIDAE	Cuckooshrikes	BN,BWA,IND,KY,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
113	EULACESTOMATIDAE	Ploughbill	NG
114	OREOICIDAE	Australo-Papuan Bellbirds	NG,THL
115	PARAMYTHIIDAE	Tit Berrypecker, Crested Berrypecker	NG
116	VIREONIDAE	Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,THL,US,VN
117	PACHYCEPHALIDAE	Whistlers and Allies	BN,IND,NG,PP,THL
118	ORIOLIDAE	Old World Orioles	BN,ETH,IND,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN
119	MACHAERIRHYNCHIDAE	Boatbills	NG
120	ARTAMIDAE	Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies	BN,IND,NG,PP,THL,VN
121	RHAGOLOGIDAE	Mottled Berryhunter	NG
122	PLATYSTEIRIDAE	Wattle-eyes and Batises	ETH,KY,NB,TZ,ZA
123	VANGIDAE	Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies	BN,BWA,KY,NB,THL,VN,ZA
124	PITYRIASIDAE	Bristlehead	BN
125	AEGITHINIDAE	Ioras	BN,IND,PP,THL,VN
126	MALACONOTIDAE	Bushshrikes	BWA,ETH,KY,NB,TZ,ZA
127	RHIPIDURIDAE	Fantails	BN,IND,NG,PP,THL,VN
128	DICRURIDAE	Drongos	BN,BWA,ETH,IND,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
129	PARADISAEIDAE	Birds-of-paradise	IND,NG
130	IFRITIDAE	Ifrita	NG
131	MONARCHIDAE	Monarch Flycatchers	BN,ETH,IND,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN
132	PLATYLOPHIDAE	Crested Shrikejay	THL
133	LANIIDAE	Shrikes	BN,BWA,ETH,IND,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
134	CORVIDAE	Crows, Jays, and Magpies	BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CD,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT KY,MG,NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,UK,US,VN,ZA
135	CNEMOPHILIDAE	Satinbirds	NG
136	MELANOCHARITIDAE	Berrypeckers and Longbills	NG
137	PETROICIDAE	Australasian Robins	NG
138	HYLIOTIDAE	Hyliotas	KY
139	STENOSTIRIDAE	Fairy Flycatchers	IND,KY,THL,TZ,VN
140	PARIDAE	Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice	ETH,GE,IND,IT,KY,NB,PP,THL,TZ,UK,US,VN,ZA
141	REMIZIDAE	Penduline-Tits	ETH,KY,TZ,US
142	ALAUDIDAE	Larks	ETH,GE,IT,KY,MG,NB,THL,TZ,US,ZA
143	NICATORIDAE	Nicators	TZ
144	MACROSPHENIDAE	African Warblers	ETH,KY,NB,TZ
145	CISTICOLIDAE	Cisticolas and Allies	BN,BWA,ETH,IND,IT,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
146	ACROCEPHALIDAE	Reed Warblers and Allies	BWA,ETH,IT,KY,NB,PP,THL,TZ
147	LOCUSTELLIDAE	Grassbirds and Allies	ETH,IND,KY,NG,PP,THL,TZ
148	DONACOBIIDAE	Donacobius	BR,EC,GY,PE
149	PNOEPYGIDAE	Cupwings	THL
150	HIRUNDINIDAE	Swallows	AR,BN,BR,BWA,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT KY,NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
151	PYCNONOTIDAE	Bulbuls	BN,BWA,ETH,IND,KY,NB,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
152	PHYLLOSCOPIDAE	Leaf Warblers	BN,ETH,GE,IND,IT,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN
153	SCOTOCERCIDAE	Bush Warblers and Allies	BN,IND,IT,PP,THL,VN
154	AEGITHALIDAE	Long-tailed Tits	GE,IT,US
155	SYLVIIDAE	Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies	ETH,GE,IT,KY,NB,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
156	ZOSTEROPIDAE	White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies	BN,ETH,IND,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
157	TIMALIIDAE	Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies	BN,PP,THL,VN
158	PELLORNEIDAE	Fulvetta and Ground Babblers	BN,IND,PP,THL,VN
159	LEIOTHRICHIDAE	Laughingthrushes and Allies	BN,BWA,ETH,KY,NB,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
160	REGULIDAE	Kinglets	GE,IT,US
161	TICHODROMIDAE	Wallcreeper	THL
162	SITTIDAE	Nuthatches	BN,GE,IT,THL,US,VN
163	CERTHIIDAE	Treecreepers	ETH,GE,IT,THL,US,VN
164	POLIOPTILIDAE	Gnatcatchers	BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,US
165	TROGLODYTIDAE	Wrens	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,IT,PA,PE,US
166	CINCLIDAE	Dippers	CR,EC,PA,PE,US
167	BUPHAGIDAE	Oxpeckers	BWA,ETH,KY,NB,TZ,ZA
168	STURNIDAE	Starlings	BN,BWA,ETH,IND,IT,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
169	MIMIDAE	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PE,US
170	TURDIDAE	Thrushes and Allies	AR,BN,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GT,GY,IND,IT,KY NB,NG,PA,PE,PP,THL,TZ,US,VN
171	MUSCICAPIDAE	Old World Flycatchers	BN,BWA,ETH,GE,IND,IT,KY,MG,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,US VN,ZA
172	BOMBYCILLIDAE	Waxwings	US
173	PTILIOGONATIDAE	Silky-flycatchers	CR,PA,US
174	HYLOCITREIDAE	Hylocitrea	IND
175	DICAEIDAE	Flowerpeckers	BN,IND,NG,PP,THL,VN
176	NECTARINIIDAE	Sunbirds and Spiderhunters	BN,BWA,ETH,IND,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
177	IRENIDAE	Fairy-bluebirds	BN,PP,THL,VN
178	CHLOROPSEIDAE	Leafbirds	BN,PP,THL,VN
179	PEUCEDRAMIDAE	Olive Warbler	US
180	PLOCEIDAE	Weavers and Allies	BWA,ETH,KY,NB,THL,TZ,ZA
181	ESTRILDIDAE	Waxbills and Allies	BN,BR,BWA,ETH,IND,KY,NB,NG,PP,THL,TZ,VN,ZA
182	VIDUIDAE	Indigobirds	BWA,ETH,KY,NB,TZ
183	PASSERIDAE	Old World Sparrows	BN,BR,BWA,CR,EC,ETH,IND,IT,KY,MG,NB,NG,PE,PP THL,TZ,UK,US,VN,ZA
184	MOTACILLIDAE	Wagtails and Pipits	BN,BR,BWA,EC,ETH,GY,IND,IT,KY,MG,NB,NG,PE,PP THL,TZ,US,VN,ZA
185	FRINGILLIDAE	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,ETH,GE,GY,IND,IT,KY,NB,PA PE,THL,TZ,UK,US,VN,ZA
186	CALCARIIDAE	Longspurs and Snow Buntings	US
187	EMBERIZIDAE	Old World Buntings	ETH,IT,KY,NB,TZ
188	PASSERELLIDAE	New World Sparrows	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GY,PA,PE,US
189	ICTERIDAE	Troupials and Allies	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,US
190	PARULIDAE	New World Warblers	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,US
191	MITROSPINGIDAE	Mitrospingid Tanagers	BR,CR,EC
192	CARDINALIDAE	Cardinals and Allies	BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,US
193	THRAUPIDAE	Tanagers and Allies	AR,BR,BZ,CO,CR,EC,GT,GY,PA,PE,US

§ Excludes Norfolk Island
§§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Includes Papua New Guinea and West Papua Indonesia