Bird Families of the World

Order: Phoenicopteriformes

1 family, 6 species

Family #053

Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)

  • Species: 6
  • Distribution: Afrotropic, Indomalaya, Neontropic, Palearctic 
  • IOC family #035, HBW family #015, H&M family #014
  • wf253 status: 97% members ticked
  • OH: 4 seen and photographed, first seen in Egypt, 1977
Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis..
American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber..
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus..
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minor..
Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinus 
James’s FlamingoPhoenicoparrus jamesi 

1 Lesser Flamingo, Tanzania; 2 Greater Flamingo, South Africa; 3 American Flamingo, Cuba; 4 Chilean Flamingo, Argentina

Order: Podicipediformes

1 family, 22 species

Family #054

Grebes (Podicipedidae)

  • Species: 22 (3 extinct)
  • Distribution: Global
  • IOC family #034, HBW family #014, H&M family #015
  • wf253 status: 100% members ticked
  • OH: 16 seen, 14 photographed, first seen in Israel, 1977
White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland..
Titicaca GrebeRollandia microptera 
Alaotra GrebeTachybaptus rufolavatusexinct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis..
Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae..
Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelnii..
Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus..
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps..
Atitlan GrebePodilymbus gigasexinct
Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus..
New Zealand GrebePoliocephalus rufopectus.
Great GrebePodiceps major..
Horned GrebePodiceps auritus..
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena..
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus..
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis..
Colombian GrebePodiceps andinusexinct
Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis..
Junin GrebePodiceps taczanowskii 
Hooded GrebePodiceps gallardoi 
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis..
Clark’s GrebeAechmophorus clarkii.

1 Little Grebe, Israel; 2 Australasian Grebe, Australia; 3 Silvery Grebe, Argentina; 4 Least Grebe, Brazil; 5 Pied-billed Grebe, USA; 6 Red-necked Grebe, Israel; 7 Eared Grebe, Israel; 8 Great Crested Grebe, Spain; 9 Hoary-headed Grebe, Australia; 10 Horned Grebe, Israel; 11 Great Grebe, Argentina; 12 Madagascan Grebe, Madagascar; 13 White-tufted Grebe, Argentina; 14 Western Grebe, USA

Order: Opisthocomiformes

1 family, 1 species

Family #055

Hoatzin (Opisthocomidae)

  • Species: 1
  • Distribution: Neotropical endemic
  • IOC family #074, HBW family #030, H&M family #029
  • wf253 status: 64% members ticked
  • OH: 1 seen and photographed, first seen in Ecuador, 2019
  • Finding Hints
HoatzinOpisthocomus hoazin..

Hoatzin, Ecuador 2019

Order: Eurypygiformes

2 families, 2 species

Family #056

Kagu (Rhynochetidae)

  • Species: 1
  • Distribution: Oceania endemic (New Caledonia)
  • IOC family #055, HBW family #017, H&M family #020
  • wf253 status: 20% members ticked
  • OH: 1 seen and photographed, first seen in New Caledonia, 2017
  • Finding hints
KaguRhynochetos jubatus..

Kagu, New Caledonia 2017

Family #057

Sunbittern (Eurypygidae)

  • Species: 1
  • Distribution: Neotropical endemic
  • IOC family #056, HBW family #018, H&M family #019
  • wf253 status: 68% members ticked
  • OH: 1 seen and photographed, first seen in Brazil, 2015
SunbitternEurypyga helias..

Sunbittern, Brazil 2015

Order: Phaethontiformes

1 family, 3 species

Family #058

Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)

  • Species: 3
  • Distribution: global
  • IOC family #057, HBW family #016, H&M family #021
  • wf253 status: 77% members ticked
  • OH: 3 seen, 2 photographed, first seen in Israel, 2005
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus..
Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereus.
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda..

1 Red-Tailed Tropicbird, Madagascar; 2 White-Tailed Tropicbird, Dominican Republic

Order: Gaviiformes

1 family, 5 species

Family #059

Loons (Gaviidae)

  • Species: 5
  • Distribution: Nearctic , Palearctic
  • IOC family #058, HBW family #040, H&M family #039
  • wf253 status: 91% members ticked
  • OH: 4 seen and photographed, first seen in Israel, 1983
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata..
Arctic LoonGavia arctica..
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica..
Common LoonGavia immer..
Yellow-billed LoonGavia adamsii 

1 Pacific Loon, USA; 2 Red-throated Loon, Norway; 3 Common Loon, USA; 4 Arctic Loon, Israel

Order: Sphenisciformes

Family #060

Penguins (Spheniscidae)

  • Species: 18
  • Distribution: Afrotropic, Australasia, Neotropic
  • IOC family #059, HBW family #041, H&M family #040
  • wf253 status: 78% members ticked
  • OH: 6 seen, 5 photographed, first seen in Peru, 2009
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicus 
Emperor PenguinAptenodytes forsteri 
Adelie PenguinPygoscelis adeliae 
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua 
Chinstrap PenguinPygoscelis antarcticus 
Yellow-eyed PenguinMegadyptes antipodes..
Little PenguinEudyptula minor..
African PenguinSpheniscus demersus..
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldti.
Galapagos PenguinSpheniscus mendiculus 
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicus..
Fiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrhynchus..
Erect-crested PenguinEudyptes sclateri 
Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophus 
Royal PenguinEudyptes schlegeli 
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocome 
Moseley’s Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes moseleyi 
Snares PenguinEudyptes robustus 

1 Yellow-eyed Penguin, New Zealand; 2 Fiordland Penguin, New Zealand; 3 African Penguin, South Africa; 4 Blue Penguin, New Zealand; 5 Magellanic Penguin, Argentina

Order: Procellariiformes

4 families, 140 species (3 extinct)

Family #061

Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)

  • Species: 20
  • Distribution: global
  • IOC family #061, HBW family #044, H&M family #042
  • wf253 status: 80% members ticked
  • OH: 7 seen and photographed, first seen in Australia, 2013
Northern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea sanfordi..
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophora..
Snowy AlbatrossDiomedea exulans..
Tristan AlbatrossDiomedea dabbenena 
Antipodean AlbatrossDiomedea antipodensis 
Amsterdam AlbatrossDiomedea amsterdamensis 
Waved AlbatrossPhoebastria irrorata 
Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilis 
Black-footed AlbatrossPhoebastria nigripes 
Short-tailed AlbatrossPhoebastria albatrus 
Sooty AlbatrossPhoebetria fusca 
Light-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrata 
Atlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchos 
Indian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche carteri..
Gray-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostoma 
Buller’s AlbatrossThalassarche bulleri 
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta..
Salvin’s AlbatrossThalassarche salvini..
Chatham AlbatrossThalassarche eremita 
Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris..

1 Wandering Albatros, Australia; 2 Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed), Australia; 3 White-capped Albatross, Australia; 4 Northern Royal Albatross, New Zealand; 5 Black-browed Albatross (Campbell), Australia; 6 Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Australia; 7 Salvin’s Albatross, New Zealand; 8 Southern Royal Albatross, New Zealand

Family #062

Southern Storm-Petrels (Oceanitidae)

  • Species: 10
  • Distribution: global
  • IOC family #060 (Austral Storm Petrels), HBW family #042, H&M family #041
  • wf253 status: 78% members ticked
  • OH: 2 seen and photographed, first seen in Israel, 1983
Wilson’s Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus..
Pincoya Storm-PetrelOceanites pincoyae 
Elliot’s Storm-PetrelOceanites gracilis 
Gray-backed Storm-PetrelGarrodia nereis 
White-faced Storm-PetrelPelagodroma marina 
White-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta grallaria 
New Zealand Storm-PetrelFregetta maoriana 
Black-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta tropica..
Polynesian Storm-PetrelNesofregetta fuliginosa 

1 Wilson’s Storm-Petrel, Australia; 2 Black-bellied Storm-Petrel, Australia 

Family #063

Northern Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae)

  • Species: 18 (1 extinct)
  • Distribution: global
  • IOC family #062, HBW family #043, H&M family #043
  • wf253 status: 81% members ticked
  • OH: 3 seen, 2 photographed, first seen in Israel, 1983
European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus.
Fork-tailed Storm-PetrelHydrobates furcatus 
Ringed Storm-PetrelHydrobates hornbyi 
Leach’s Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhous..
Townsend’s Storm-PetrelHydrobates socorroensis 
Ainley’s Storm-PetrelHydrobates cheimomnestes 
Swinhoe’s Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhis..
Ashy Storm-PetrelHydrobates homochroa 
Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castro 
Monteiro’s Storm-PetrelHydrobates monteiroi 
Cape Verde Storm-PetrelHydrobates jabejabe 
Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethys 
Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania 
Guadalupe Storm-PetrelHydrobates macrodactylus(extinct)
Markham’s Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhami 
Matsudaira’s Storm-PetrelHydrobates matsudairae 
Tristram’s Storm-PetrelHydrobates tristrami 
Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma 

1 Leach’s Storm-Petrel, Israel; 2 Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel, Israel

Family #064

Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)

  • Species: 99 (3 extinct)
  • Distribution: global
  • IOC family #063 (Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels), HBW family #045 (Petrels, Shearwaters), H&M family #044 (Petrels and Shearwaters)
  • wf253 status: 96% members ticked
  • OH: 22 seen, 15 photographed, first seen in Egypt, 1977
Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteus..
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli..
Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis..
Southern FulmarFulmarus glacialoides 
Antarctic PetrelThalassoica antarctica 
Pintado PetrelDaption capense..
Snow PetrelPagodroma nivea 
Kerguelen PetrelAphrodroma brevirostris 
Large St. Helena PetrelPterodroma rupinarumexinct
Great-winged PetrelPterodroma macroptera 
Gray-faced PetrelPterodroma gouldi 
Kermadec PetrelPterodroma neglecta 
Magenta PetrelPterodroma magentae 
Trindade PetrelPterodroma arminjoniana 
Herald PetrelPterodroma heraldica 
Murphy’s PetrelPterodroma ultima 
Providence PetrelPterodroma solandri..
Henderson PetrelPterodroma atrata 
Zino’s PetrelPterodroma madeira 
Fea’s PetrelPterodroma feae 
Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollis.
Barau’s PetrelPterodroma baraui 
White-headed PetrelPterodroma lessonii 
Mottled PetrelPterodroma inexpectata.
Bermuda PetrelPterodroma cahow 
Black-capped PetrelPterodroma hasitata 
Jamaican PetrelPterodroma caribbaeaexinct
Juan Fernandez PetrelPterodroma externa 
Atlantic PetrelPterodroma incerta 
Galapagos PetrelPterodroma phaeopygia 
Hawaiian PetrelPterodroma sandwichensis 
White-necked PetrelPterodroma cervicalis 
Bonin PetrelPterodroma hypoleuca 
Black-winged PetrelPterodroma nigripennis 
Chatham Islands PetrelPterodroma axillaris 
Cook’s PetrelPterodroma cookii 
Masatierra PetrelPterodroma defilippiana 
Gould’s PetrelPterodroma leucoptera 
Collared PetrelPterodroma brevipes 
Stejneger’s PetrelPterodroma longirostris 
Pycroft’s PetrelPterodroma pycrofti 
Phoenix PetrelPterodroma alba 
Vanuatu PetrelPterodroma occulta 
Blue PetrelHalobaena caerulea 
Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur..
Broad-billed PrionPachyptila vittata 
Salvin’s PrionPachyptila salvini 
MacGillivray’s PrionPachyptila macgillivrayi 
Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata 
Slender-billed PrionPachyptila belcheri 
Fulmar PrionPachyptila crassirostris 
Bulwer’s PetrelBulweria bulwerii 
Jouanin’s PetrelBulweria fallax 
Small St. Helena PetrelBulweria bifaxexinct
Fiji PetrelPseudobulweria macgillivrayi 
Mascarene PetrelPseudobulweria aterrima 
Tahiti PetrelPseudobulweria rostrata 
Beck’s PetrelPseudobulweria becki 
Gray PetrelProcellaria cinerea 
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis.
Spectacled PetrelProcellaria conspicillata 
Parkinson’s PetrelProcellaria parkinsoni 
Westland PetrelProcellaria westlandica..
Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas 
Cory’s ShearwaterCalonectris borealis..
Scopoli’s ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea.
Cape Verde ShearwaterCalonectris edwardsii 
Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopus 
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes 
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis 
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica.
Buller’s ShearwaterArdenna bulleri 
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea..
Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostris..
Christmas ShearwaterPuffinus nativitatis 
Galapagos ShearwaterPuffinus subalaris 
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus..
Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouan..
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus.
Hutton’s ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni.
Bannerman’s ShearwaterPuffinus bannermani 
Townsend’s ShearwaterPuffinus auricularis 
Newell’s ShearwaterPuffinus newelli 
Rapa ShearwaterPuffinus myrtae 
Bryan’s ShearwaterPuffinus bryani 
Black-vented ShearwaterPuffinus opisthomelas.
Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia..
Little ShearwaterPuffinus assimilis 
Subantarctic ShearwaterPuffinus elegans 
Barolo ShearwaterPuffinus baroli 
Boyd’s ShearwaterPuffinus boydi 
Sargasso ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri 
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloni 
Persian ShearwaterPuffinus persicus..
Heinroth’s ShearwaterPuffinus heinrothi 
Peruvian Diving-PetrelPelecanoides garnotii 
Common Diving-PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix..
South Georgia Diving-PetrelPelecanoides georgicus 
Magellanic Diving-PetrelPelecanoides magellani 

Northern Giant Petrel, New Zealand

1 Northern Giant Petrel, New Zealand; 2 Southern Giant Petrel, Argentina; 3 Northern Fulmar, Ireland; 4 Cape Petrel, New Zealand; 5 Fairy Prion, Australia; 6 Providence Petrel, Australia; 7 Cory’s Shearwater, Israel; 8 Fluttering Shearwater, New Zealand; 9 Short-tailed Shearwater, Australia; 10 Common Diving-Petrel, New Zealand; 11 Westland Petrel, New Zealand; 12 Scopoli’s Shearwater, Italy; 13 Sooty Shearwater, Israel; 14 Manx Shearwater, Israel; 15 Levantine Shearwater, Israel; 16 Persian Shearwater, Israel

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