Full List of Birds by Order and Family

Order Sphenisciformes: Penguins
Family Spheniscidae: Penguins
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Order Struthioniformes: Cassowaries, emus, kiwis, ostriches, and rheas
   Family Casuariidae: Cassowaries, Emus
      Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
      Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

   Family Rheidae: Rheas

   Family Struthionidae: Ostriches
      Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Order Gaviiformes: Loons
   Family Gaviidae: Loons
      Common Loon (Gavia immer)
      Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)

Order Podicipediformes: Grebes
   Family Podicipedidae: Grebes
      Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
      Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
      Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
      Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
      Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)

Order Anseriformes: Ducks and Geese
   Family Anatidae: Swans, Geese, Ducks
      American Wigeon (Anas americana)
      Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
      Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors)
      Brant (Branta bernicla)
      Bufflehead (Bucephela albeola)
      Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
      Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
      Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
      Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
      Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
      Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
      Gadwall (Anas streptera)
      Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
      Green-Winged Teal (Anas crecca)
      Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
      Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandivicensis)
      Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
      Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
      Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
      Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
      Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
      Pintail (Anas acuta)
      Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
      Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
      Redhead (Aythya americana)
      Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
      Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)
      Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
      Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
      Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
      Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
      Trumpter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
      White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
      Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

   Family Anseranatidae: Magpie Geese
      Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)

Order Pelecaniformes: Pelicans and similar birds
   Family Anhingidae: Anhingas
      Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

   Family Fregatidae: Frigatebirds

   Family Pelecanidae: Pelicans
      American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
      Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

   Family Phaethontidae: Tropicbirds
      Red-Tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

   Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants
      Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
      Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

   Family Sulidae: Boobies
      Red-Footed Booby (Sula sula)

Order Phoenicopteriformes: Flamingoes
Family Phoenicopteridae: Flamingo
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Order Ciconiiformes: Herons, Bitterns, Storks, etc.
   Family Ardeidae: Herons, Bitterns
      American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
      Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
      Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
      Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
      Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)
      Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
      Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerula)
      Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
      Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
      Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

   Family Cathartidae: American Vultures
      Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
      Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
      Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

   Family Ciconiidae: Storks
      Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
      Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

   Family Threskiornithidae: Ibises
      Glossy Ibis (Plegadis facinellus)
      Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
      Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja)
      Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
      Waldrapp Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
      White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)

Order Galliformes: Gallinaceous Birds
   Family Numididae: Guineafowl
      Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

   Family Odontophoridae: Quail
      California Quail (Callipepla californica)

   Family Phasianidae: Grouse, Chickens, Turkeys, Pheasants
      Chicken - Domestic (Gallus gallus)
      Common Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
      Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Order Gruiformes: Cranes and similar birds
   Family Aramidae: Limpkins
      Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)

   Family Gruidae: Cranes
      Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradisea)
      Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
      Whooping Crane (Grus americana)

   Family Rallidae: Rails
      American Coot (Fulica americana)
      Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
      Sora (Porzana carolina)
      Virgina Rail (Rallus limicola)

Order Charadriiformes: Shorebirds and Gulls
   Family Alcidae: Auklets, Murrelets and Guillemots
      Cassin's Auklet (Pytchoramphus aleuticus)
      Common Murre (Uria aalge)
      Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)

   Family Charadriidae: Plovers
      Black-Bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
      Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous)
      Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
      Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
      Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)

   Family Haematopodidae: Oystercatchers
      Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)

   Family Laridae: Jaegers, Gulls and Terns
      Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
      Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
      Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
      Heerman's Gull (Larus heermani)
      Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
      Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
      Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)
      Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandivicensis)
      Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)

   Family Recurvirostridae: Stilts and Avocets
      American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
      Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

   Family Rynchopidae: Skimmers
      Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

   Family Scolopacidae: Sandpipers
      Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
      Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
      Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
      Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
      Long-Billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
      Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
      Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
      Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
      Sanderling (Calidris alba)
      Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
      Short-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
      Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
      Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)

Order Procellariformes: Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Storm Petrels
   Family Diomedeidae: Albatrosses
      Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)

   Family Hydrobatidae: Storm Petrels

   Family Procellariidae: Shearwaters
      Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
      Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
      Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)

Order Falconiformes: Falcons, Hawks, etc.
   Family Accipitridae: Kites, Eagles, Buteos (hawks), Accipiters
      Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
      Black-Shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
      Cooper's Hawk (Accipter cooperii)
      Marsh Hawk (Circus cyaneus)
      Northern Goshawk (Accipter gentilis)
      Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
      Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
      Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
      Rough-Legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)

   Family Falconidae: Falcons and Caracaras
      American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
      Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
      Merlin (Falco columbarius)
      Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Order Strigiformes: Owls
   Family Strigidae: Owls
      Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

   Family Tytonidae: Barn Owls

Order Cuculiformes: Cuckoos, Roadrunners and Anis
Family Cuculidae: Cuckoos, Roadrunners and Anis
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Order Columbiformes: Pigeons and Doves
   Family Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves
      Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
      Rock Dove (Columbia livia)
      Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
      Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)

Order Psittaciformes: Parrots
Family Psittacidae: Parrots, Macaws, Parakeets, Cockatoos
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)

Order Caprimulgiformes: Goatsuckers
Family Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers

Order Apodiformes: Swifts and Hummingbirds
   Family Apodidae: Swifts

   Family Trochilidae: Hummingbirds
      Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Order Trogoniformes: Trogons

Order Coraciiformes: Kingfishers
Family Alcendinidae: Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)

Order Piciformes: Woodpeckers
   Family Picidae: Woodpeckers
      Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
      Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
      Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
      Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
      Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
      Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

   Family Ramphastidae: Toucans
      Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)

Order Passeriformes: Perching birds (largest order of birds)
   Family Aegithalidae: Bushtits
      Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)

   Family Alaudidae: Larks
      Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)

   Family Bombycillidae: Waxwings
      Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedorum)

   Family Certhiidae: Creepers
      Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)

   Family Corvidae: Jays, Crows
      Common Raven (Corvus corax)
      Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerelescens)
      Stellar's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

   Family Emberizidae: Sparrows and Towhees
      California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)
      Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
      Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
      Golden-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
      Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
      Red-Crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
      Rufous-Sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
      Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
      Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
      White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

   Family Estrildidae: Old world sparrows and finches, many species
      Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)
      Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)

   Family Fringillidae: Finches
      American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
      House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
      Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)

   Family Hirundinidae: Swallows
      Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
      Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
      Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

   Family Icteridae: Blackbirds and Orioles
      Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
      Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
      Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
      Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
      Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
      Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
      Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelius phoenicus)
      Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

   Family Laniidae: Shrikes
      Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
      Northern Shrike (Lanius excubator)

   Family Mimidae: Mockingbirds and Thrashers
      Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

   Family Motacillidae: Wagtails and Pipits
      American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

   Family Muscicapidae: Old World Flycatchers
      White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)

   Family Paridae: Chickadees and Titmice
      Chesnut-Backed Chickadee (Parus rufescens)

   Family Parulidae: Warblers
      Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
      Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
      Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi)
      Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
      Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)

   Family Passeridae: Old World Sparrows

   Family Pyconotidae: Bulbuls
      Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

   Family Regulidae: Kinglets
      Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)

   Family Sittidae: Nuthatches
      White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

   Family Sturnidae: Starlings
      Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
      European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

   Family Sylviidae: Gnatcatchers
      Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)

   Family Troglodytidae: Wrens
      Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
      House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
      Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
      Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)

   Family Turdidae: Thurshes
      American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
      Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
      Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
      Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)

   Family Tyrannidae: Flycatchers
      Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
      Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)

   Family Vireonidae: Vireos

   Family Zosteropidae: White eyes
      Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)