Birds
Aves
Aves (birds) is a class in the phylum Chordata, containing 11,363 described species.
Scientific classification
Orders
- Perching BirdsPasseriformes6,752
- Swifts and HummingbirdsApodiformes477
- Woodpeckers and AlliesPiciformes439
- ParrotsPsittaciformes415
- Shorebirds, Gulls and AuksCharadriiformes400
- Pigeons and DovesColumbiformes367
- LandfowlGalliformes314
- Hawks, Eagles and VulturesAccipitriformes261
- OwlsStrigiformes261
- Cranes, Rails and AlliesGruiformes225
- WaterfowlAnseriformes199
- Kingfishers and AlliesCoraciiformes185
- CuckoosCuculiformes157
- Albatrosses and PetrelsProcellariiformes154
- Pelicans, Herons and IbisesPelecaniformes125
- NightjarsCaprimulgiformes99
- Hornbills and HoopoesBucerotiformes75
- FalconsFalconiformes69
- Gannets, Cormorants and FrigatebirdsSuliformes55
- Tinamiformes47
- TrogonsTrogoniformes47
- Otidiformes26
- StorksCiconiiformes23
- Musophagiformes23
- GrebesPodicipediformes22
- PenguinsSphenisciformes20
- Podargiformes16
- Pterocliformes16
- Aegotheliformes11
- Cathartiformes11
- Dinornithiformes9
- FlamingosPhoenicopteriformes8
- Aepyornithiformes7
- Nyctibiiformes7
- Coliiformes6
- Apterygiformes5
- Casuariiformes5
- LoonsGaviiformes5
- OstrichesStruthioniformes4
- Eurypygiformes3
- Mesitornithiformes3
- Phaethontiformes3
- Cariamiformes2
- RheasRheiformes2
- Leptosomiformes1
- Opisthocomiformes1
- Steatornithiformes1