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All bird species of the world

Browse the 11,131 species of the AviList Global Avian Checklist v2025, organised in 46 orders and 252 families. Every species page lists the expert guides and the best destinations to observe it.

Species
11,131
Order
46
Families
252

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Orders and families follow the AviList linear sequence. Each family page lists all of its species.

Struthioniformes1 family, 2 species

Casuariiformes1 family, 4 species

Apterygiformes1 family, 5 species

Rheiformes1 family, 2 species

Tinamiformes1 family, 46 species

Anseriformes3 families, 176 species

Galliformes5 families, 307 species

Phoenicopteriformes1 family, 6 species

Podicipediformes1 family, 22 species

Musophagiformes1 family, 23 species

Otidiformes1 family, 26 species

Cuculiformes1 family, 156 species

Mesitornithiformes1 family, 3 species

Pterocliformes1 family, 16 species

Columbiformes1 family, 350 species

Opisthocomiformes1 family, 1 species

Gruiformes6 families, 185 species

Charadriiformes19 families, 392 species

Eurypygiformes2 families, 2 species

Phaethontiformes1 family, 3 species

Gaviiformes1 family, 5 species

Sphenisciformes1 family, 19 species

Procellariiformes4 families, 146 species

Ciconiiformes1 family, 20 species

Suliformes4 families, 54 species

Pelecaniformes5 families, 120 species

Caprimulgiformes1 family, 98 species

Steatornithiformes1 family, 1 species

Nyctibiiformes1 family, 7 species

Podargiformes1 family, 16 species

Aegotheliformes1 family, 10 species

Apodiformes3 families, 472 species

Strigiformes2 families, 245 species

Cathartiformes1 family, 7 species

Accipitriformes3 families, 252 species

Coliiformes1 family, 6 species

Leptosomiformes1 family, 1 species

Trogoniformes1 family, 47 species

Bucerotiformes3 families, 75 species

Coraciiformes6 families, 185 species

Galbuliformes2 families, 55 species

Piciformes7 families, 385 species

Cariamiformes1 family, 2 species

Falconiformes1 family, 65 species

Psittaciformes4 families, 406 species

Passeriformes145 families, 6,705 species

Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.