Aves

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Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Voël · العربية: طائر · Arpetan: Usél · Asturianu: Páxaru · Avañe'ẽ: Guyra · Aymar aru: Jamach'i · Azərbaycan: Quşlar · Bahasa Indonesia: Burung · Bahasa Melayu: Burung · বাংলা: পাখি · Bân-lâm-gú: Chiáu-lūi · Basa Jawa: Manuk · Basa Sunda: Manuk · Boarisch: Fegl · བོད་ཡིག: བྱ་ · Bosanski: Ptice · Български: Птици · Català: Ocell · Чӑвашла: Кайăксем · Česky: Ptáci · Cymraeg: Aderyn · Dansk: Fugl · Deitsch: Voggel · Deutsch: Vögel · Diné bizaad: Tsídii · Dolnoserbski: Ptaški · Eesti: Linnud · Ελληνικά: Πτηνά · English: Birds · Español: Aves · Esperanto: Birdoj · Euskara: Hegazti · فارسی: پرنده · Føroyskt: Fuglur · Français: Oiseau · Frysk: Fûgels · Gaeilge: Éan · Gaelg: Ushag · Gàidhlig: Eun · 한국어: 새 · هَوُسَ: Tsuntsu · हिन्दी: पक्षी · Hornjoserbsce: Ptaki · Hrvatski: Ptice · Ido: Ucelo · isiZulu: Inyoni · Íslenska: Fugl · Italiano: Uccelli · עברית: עופות · ಕನ್ನಡ: ಪಕ್ಷಿ · ქართული: ფრინველები · Kernowek: Edhen · Kiswahili: Ndege (mnyama) · Kreyòl ayisyen: Zwazo · Kurdî / كوردی: Çûk · Latina: Aves · Latviešu: Putni · Lëtzebuergesch: Vullen · Lietuvių: Paukščiai · Limburgs: Veugel · Lingála: Ndɛkɛ · Magyar: Madarak · Македонски: Птици · Malagasy: Vorona · മലയാളം: പക്ഷി · मराठी: पक्षी · Монгол: Шувуу · Nāhuatl: Tōtōtl · Nederlands: Vogels · Nedersaksisch: Voegel · Nēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ: Pileshish · 日本語: 鳥類 · Nnapulitano: Auciello · ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Fugler · ‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Fuglar · Nouormand: Ouaîsé · Occitan: Ausèl · Plattdüütsch: Vagels · Polski: Ptaki · Română: Pasăre · Rumantsch: Utschè · Runa Simi: Pisqu · Русский: Птицы · Саха тыла: Көтөрдөр · Sardu: Pilloni · Seeltersk: Fuugele · Sicilianu: Aceddu · Simple English: Bird · SiSwati: Tinyoni · Slovenčina: Vtáky · Slovenščina: Ptiči · Ślůnski: Ptoki · Српски / Srpski: Птице · Srpskohrvatski / Српскохрватски: Ptica · Suomi: Linnut · Svenska: Fåglar · Tagalog: Ibon · தமிழ்: பறவை · తెలుగు: పక్షి · ไทย: นก · Tiếng Việt: Chim · Тоҷикӣ: Парранда · ᏣᎳᎩ: ᏥᏍᏆ · Tsetsêhestâhese: Ve'kese · Türkçe: Kuşlar · Українська: Птахи · اردو: پرندہ · Vèneto: Osei · Walon: Oujhea · Winaray: Tamsi · ייִדיש: פויגל · 粵語: 雀 · Zeêuws: Veugels · Žemaitėška: Paukštē · 中文: 鸟 ·

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Aves Linnaeus, 1758

[edit] Traditional classification

(category), Galliformes: worldwide except northern Eurasia; 256 species.
- (category), Megapodiidae: mound-builders
- (category), Cracidae: chachalacas, guans and curassows
- (category), Tetraonidae: grouse
- (category), Phasianidae: partridges, pheasants, quail and allies
- (category), Odontophoridae: New World quails
- (category), Numididae: guineafowl
- (category), Meleagrididae: turkeys
- (category), Mesitornithidae: mesites

(category), Sphenisciformes: Antarctic and southern waters; 16 species
- (category), Spheniscidae: penguins

(category), Gaviiformes: North America, Eurasia; 5 species
- (category), Gaviidae loons or divers

(category), Podicipediformes: worldwide; 20 species
- (category), Podicipedidae: grebes

(category), Procellariiformes: pan-oceanic; 93 species
- (category), Diomedeidae: albatrosses
- (category), Procellariidae: fulmars, prions, shearwaters, gadfly and other petrels
- (category), Pelecanoididae: diving petrels
- (category), Hydrobatidae: storm petrels

(category), Pelecaniformes: worldwide; 57 species
- (category), Pelecanidae: pelicans
- (category), Sulidae: gannets and boobies
- (category), Phalacrocoracidae: cormorants
- (category), Fregatidae: frigatebirds
- (category), Anhingidae: Anhinga and darters
- (category), Phaethontidae: tropicbirds

(category), Ciconiiformes: all continents; 115 species.
- (category), Ardeidae: herons and bitterns
- (category), Cochlearidae: Boatbill
- (category), Balaenicipitidae: Shoebill
- (category), Scopidae: Hammerkop
- (category), Ciconiidae: storks
- (category), Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills
- (category), Phoenicopteridae flamingos
- (category), Cathartidae: New World vultures and Condors (sometimes placed in Falconiformes/Accipitriformes)

(category), Falconiformes: worldwide; about 286 species (sometimes all except the falcons are separated as Accipitriformes)
- (category), Pandionidae: Osprey
- (category), Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards and Old World vultures, harriers, kites, and allies
- (category), Sagittaridae: Secretary Bird
- (category), Falconidae: falcons

(category), Gruiformes: worldwide; 196 species
- (category), Gruidae: cranes
- (category), Aramidae: Limpkin
- (category), Psophiidae: trumpeters
- (category), Rallidae: rails, crakes, and allies
- (category), Heliornithidae: finfoots and Sungrebe
- (category), Rhynochetidae: Kagu
- (category), Eurypigidae: Sunbittern
- (category), Cariamidae: seriemas
- (category), Otidae: bustards

(category), Charadriiformes: worldwide; 305 species
- (category), Scolopacidae: typical waders or shorebirds
- (category), Rostratulidae: painted snipe
- (category), Jacanidae: jacanas
- (category), Thinocoridae: seedsnipe
- (category), Pedionomidae: Plains Wanderer
- (category), Laridae: gulls
- (category), Rhynchopidae: skimmers
- (category), Sternidae: terns
- (category), Alcidae: auks
- (category), Stercorariidae: skuas
- (category), Glareolidae: coursers and pratincoles
- (category), Dromadidae: Crab Plover
- (category), Turnicidae: buttonquail
- (category), Burhinidae: thick-knees
- (category), Chionididae: sheathbill
- (category), Pluvianellidae: Magellanic Plover
- (category), Ibidorhynchidae: Ibisbill
- (category), Recurvirostridae: avocets and stilts
- (category), Haematopodidae: oystercatchers
- (category), Charadriidae: plovers and lapwings

(category), Pterocliformes: Africa, Europe, Asia; 16 species
- (category), Pteroclidae: sandgrouse

(category), Columbiformes: worldwide; 300 species
- (category), Raphidae: dodos and Rodriguez Solitaire
- (category), Columbidae: pigeons and doves

(category), Psittaciformes: pan-tropical, southern temperate zones; 330 species
- (category), Cacatuidae: cockatoos
- (category), Psittacidae: parrots

(category), Cuculiformes: worldwide; 151 species
- (category), Musophagidae: turacos and allies
- (category), Cuculidae: cuckoos
- (category), Opisthocomidae: Hoatzin

(category), Strigiformes: worldwide; 134 species
- (category), Tytonidae: barn owls
- (category), Strigidae: typical owls

(category), Caprimulgiformes: worldwide; 96 species
- (category), Steatornithidae: Oilbird
- (category), Podargidae: frogmouths
- (category), Nyctibiidae: potoos
- (category), Aegothelidae: owlet-nightjars
- (category), Caprimulgidae: nightjars

(category), Apodiformes: worldwide; 403 species
- (category), Apodidae: swifts
- (category), Hemiprocnidae: tree swifts
- (category), Trochilidae: hummingbirds (sometimes separated as Trochiliformes)