BROWSE BY ORDER

You may start browsing for a specific bird species by beginning in Order. Begin by selecting the Order you wish to enter and it will narrow down to Families and so on. If you would like, you can try our useful search engine.

Order Name	Order Description
Anseriformes  (45  species)	Ducks, geese and swans
Apodiformes  (1  species)	Swifts and Hummingbirds
Caprimulgiformes  (5  species)	Nighthawks, whip-poor-will, and allies
Charadriiformes  (20  species)	Gulls, terns, shorebirds, and allies
Ciconiiformes  (14  species)	Herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbill, storks, and allies
Columbiformes  (8  species)	Pigeons and doves
Coraciiformes  (1  species)	Kingfishers and allies
Cuculiformes  (3  species)	Cuckoos and allies
Falconiformes  (25  species)	Hawks, eagles, vultures, falcons and allies
Galliformes  (21  species)	Grouse, quail, turkey, and allies
Gruiformes  (3  species)	Cranes, rails, coots, and allies
Passeriformes  (50  species)	Perching birds
Pelecaniformes  (5  species)	Pelicans, cormorants, and allies
Phoenicopteriformes  (1  species)	Flamingoes
Piciformes  (19  species)	Woodpeckers
Strigiformes  (17  species)	Owls