32 Cranes Gruidae 
    Grey Crowned Crane       Balearica regulorum 
    Black Crowned Crane       Balearica pavonina 
    Siberian Crane       Leucogeranus leucogeranus 
    Sandhill Crane       Antigone canadensis 
    White-naped Crane       Antigone vipio 
    Sarus Crane       Antigone antigone 
    Brolga       Antigone rubicunda 
    Wattled Crane       Grus carunculata 
    Blue Crane       Grus paradisea 
    Demoiselle Crane       Grus virgo 
    Red-crowned Crane       Grus japonensis 
    Whooping Crane       Grus americana 
    Common Crane       Grus grus 
    Hooded Crane       Grus monacha 
    Black-necked Crane       Grus nigricollis 
33 Limpkin Aramidae 
34 Grebes Podicipedidae 
35 Flamingos Phoenicopteridae 
36 Buttonquail Turnicidae 
37 Stone-curlews, Thick-knees Burhinidae 
38 Sheathbills Chionidae 
40 Oystercatchers Haematopodidae 
41 Ibisbill Ibidorhynchidae 
42 Stilts, Avocets Recurvirostridae 
43 Plovers Charadriidae 
44 Egyptian Plover Pluvianidae 
45 Painted-snipes Rostratulidae 
46 Jacanas Jacanidae 
49 Sandpipers, Snipes Scolopacidae 
50 Crab-plover Dromadidae 
51 Coursers, Pratincoles Glareolidae 
52 Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Laridae 
53 Skuas Stercorariidae 
54 Auks Alcidae 
55 Kagu Rhynochetidae 
56 Sunbittern Eurypygidae 
57 Tropicbirds Phaethontidae 
58 Loons Gaviidae 
59 Penguins Spheniscidae 
60 Austral Storm Petrels Oceanitidae 
61 Albatrosses Diomedeidae 
62 Northern Storm Petrels Hydrobatidae 
63 Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels Procellariidae 
64 Storks Ciconiidae 
65 Frigatebirds Fregatidae 
66 Gannets, Boobies Sulidae 
67 Anhingas, Darters Anhingidae 
68 Cormorants, Shags Phalacrocoracidae 
69 Ibises, Spoonbills Threskiornithidae 
70 Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae 
71 Hamerkop Scopidae 
72 Shoebill Balaenicipitidae 
73 Pelicans Pelecanidae 
74 Hoatzin Opisthocomidae 
75 New World Vultures Cathartidae 
76 Secretarybird Sagittariidae 
77 Ospreys Pandionidae 
78 Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae 
79 Barn Owls Tytonidae 
80 Owls Strigidae 
81 Mousebirds Coliidae 
82 Cuckoo Roller Leptosomidae 
83 Trogons Trogonidae 
84 Hoopoes Upupidae 
85 Wood Hoopoes Phoeniculidae 
86 Ground Hornbills Bucorvidae 
87 Hornbills Bucerotidae 
88 Rollers Coraciidae 
89 Ground Rollers Brachypteraciidae 
90 Kingfishers Alcedinidae 
91 Todies Todidae 
92 Motmots Momotidae 
93 Bee-eaters Meropidae 
94 Jacamars Galbulidae 
95 Puffbirds Bucconidae 
96 New World Barbets Capitonidae 
97 Toucan Barbets Semnornithidae 
98 Toucans Ramphastidae 
99 Asian Barbets Megalaimidae 
100 African Barbets Lybiidae 
101 Honeyguides Indicatoridae 
102 Woodpeckers Picidae 
103 Seriemas Cariamidae 
104 Caracaras, Falcons Falconidae 
105 New Zealand Parrots Strigopidae 
106 Cockatoos Cacatuidae 
107 African & New World Parrots Psittacidae 
108 Old World Parrots Psittaculidae 
109 New Zealand Wrens Acanthisittidae 
111 Asities Philepittidae 
112 Typical Broadbills Eurylaimidae 
113 African & Green Broadbills Calyptomenidae 
114 Pittas Pittidae 
115 Ovenbirds Furnariidae 
116 Antbirds Thamnophilidae 
118 Antpittas Grallariidae 
119 Gnateaters Conopophagidae 
120 Tapaculos Rhinocryptidae 
121 Crescentchests Melanopareiidae 
122 Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae 
123 Cotingas Cotingidae 
124 Manakins Pipridae 
125 Tityras Tityridae 
126 Sharpbill Oxyruncidae 
127 Royal Flycatchers and allies Onychorhynchidae 
128 Lyrebirds Menuridae 
129 Scrubbirds Atrichornithidae 
130 Bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchidae 
131 Australasian Treecreepers Climacteridae 
132 Australasian Wrens Maluridae 
133 Honeyeaters Meliphagidae 
135 Pardalotes Pardalotidae 
136 Australasian Warblers Acanthizidae 
137 Australasian Babblers Pomatostomidae 
138 Logrunners Orthonychidae 
139 Satinbirds Cnemophilidae 
140 Berrypeckers, Longbills Melanocharitidae 
141 Painted Berrypeckers Paramythiidae 
142 New Zealand Wattlebirds Callaeidae 
143 Stitchbird Notiomystidae 
145 Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes Cinclosomatidae 
146 Wattle-eyes, Batises Platysteiridae 
147 Bushshrikes Malaconotidae 
149 Vangas, Helmetshrikes, Woodshrikes, Shrike-flycatchers Vangidae 
150 Bristlehead Pityriaseidae 
151 Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Peltops Artamidae 
152 Mottled Berryhunter Rhagologidae 
153 Ioras Aegithinidae 
154 Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae 
155 Whiteheads Mohouidae 
160 Whistlers and allies Pachycephalidae 
161 Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers Vireonidae 
162 Figbirds, Orioles, Piopios Oriolidae 
163 Drongos Dicruridae 
164 Fantails, Silktails Rhipiduridae 
165 Monarchs Monarchidae 
167 Shrikes Laniidae 
168 Crows, Jays Corvidae 
171 Ifrita Ifritidae 
172 Birds-of-paradise Paradisaeidae 
173 Australasian Robins Petroicidae 
174 Rockfowl Picathartidae 
175 Rockjumpers Chaetopidae 
177 Waxwings Bombycillidae 
178 Silky-flycatchers Ptiliogonatidae 
179 Hypocolius Hypocoliidae 
180 Palmchat Dulidae 
181 Oos Mohoidae 
183 Fairy Flycatchers Stenostiridae 
184 Tits, Chickadees Paridae 
185 Penduline Tits Remizidae 
186 Nicators Nicatoridae 
187 Bearded Reedling Panuridae 
188 Larks Alaudidae 
189 Bulbuls Pycnonotidae 
190 Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae 
192 Crombecs, African Warblers Macrosphenidae 
193 Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies Cettiidae 
195 Yellow Flycatchers Erythrocercidae 
197 Bushtits Aegithalidae 
198 Leaf Warblers & Allies Phylloscopidae 
199 Reed Warblers, Grauer's Warbler & Allies Acrocephalidae 
200 Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae 
201 Black-capped Donacobius Donacobiidae 
203 Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae 
204 Sylviid Babblers Sylviidae 
205 Parrotbills and allies Paradoxornithidae 
206 White-eyes Zosteropidae 
207 Babblers, Scimitar Babblers Timaliidae 
208 Ground Babblers Pellorneidae 
210 Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae 
212 Sugarbirds Promeropidae 
213 Fairy-bluebirds Irenidae 
214 Goldcrests, Kinglets Regulidae 
217 Wrens Troglodytidae 
218 Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae 
219 Nuthatches Sittidae 
220 Wallcreeper Tichodromidae 
221 Treecreepers Certhiidae 
223 Mockingbirds, Thrashers Mimidae 
224 Starlings, Rhabdornises Sturnidae 
225 Oxpeckers Buphagidae 
226 Thrushes Turdidae 
227 Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae 
228 Dippers Cinclidae 
229 Leafbirds Chloropseidae 
230 Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae 
231 Sunbirds Nectariniidae 
232 Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches Passeridae 
233 Weavers, Widowbirds Ploceidae 
234 Waxbills, Munias & Allies Estrildidae 
235 Indigobirds, Whydahs Viduidae 
237 Accentors Prunellidae 
238 Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae 
239 Przevalski's Finch Urocynchramidae 
240 Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae 
241 Longspurs, Snow Buntings Calcariidae 
242 Thrush-tanager Rhodinocichlidae 
243 Buntings Emberizidae 
244 New World Sparrows, Bush Tanagers Passerellidae 
245 Chat-tanagers Calyptophilidae 
246 Hispaniolan Tanagers Phaenicophilidae 
248 Spindalises Spindalidae 
250 Cuban Warblers Teretistridae 
251 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae 
252 Oropendolas, Orioles, Blackbirds Icteridae 
253 New World Warblers Parulidae 
254 Mitrospingid Tanagers Mitrospingidae 
255 Cardinals & Allies Cardinalidae 
256 Tanagers and allies Thraupidae 
 
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