Bird families
22 entries in the Bird Families compendium.
AcanthisittidaeTiny passerines endemic to New Zealand, ancient and mostly flightless.AcanthizidaeFamily of small to medium passerine birds native to Australasia.AccipitridaeA diverse family of hooked-bill birds of prey found worldwide.AcrocephalidaeA family of mostly large, plain-colored warblers of wetlands and grasslands.AegithalidaeSmall, active passerines with long tails, found mainly in Eurasia.AegothelidaeSmall Australasian insectivores related to nightjars and frogmouths.AlaudidaeSmall to medium passerines known for elaborate songs and ground nests.AlcedinidaeBrightly coloured birds with cosmopolitan distribution and diverse diets.AlcidaeAuks are Northern Hemisphere seabirds convergent with penguins.AnatidaeFamily of water birds including ducks, geese, and swans.AnhimidaeThree South American birds related to ducks, known for loud calls.AnhingidaeTropical waterbirds with snake-like necks and spear-like bills.AnseranatidaeAncient waterbird family with one living species.ApodidaeSwifts are fast, aerial insectivores related to hummingbirds.AramidaeBird family with one living species and several fossil relatives.ArtamidaeA passerine family of Australasian songbirds with varied diets.BatrachostomidaeProposed family of Asian frogmouths with small rounded bills.BernieridaeA recently validated family of Malagasy songbirds.BrachypteraciidaeNon-migratory ground-nesting birds endemic to Madagascar.BucconidaeTropical insectivorous birds known for their puffy plumage and sit-and-wait hunting.BucerotidaeHornbills are birds with fused neck vertebrae and a distinctive bill.BucorvidaeA disputed family of large, ground-dwelling African hornbills.
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