BIRD FAMILIES of the WORLD project status abstract: The 41 BIRD ORDERS status!
In taxonomy (Clements, 2023), the Class AVES (birds) contains 41 Orders. Each Order contains one or more Family (in total 250 Families – this is the project target).
– World birds Orders: 41
– At least one birds Seen & photographed from all Orders
So, here are the representatives of these Orders:
1 ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES – OSTRICHES – Common Ostrich 
2 ORDER RHEIFORMES – RHEAS – Lesser Rhea 
3 ORDER TINAMIFORMES – TINAMOUS- Elegant Crested Tinamou
4 ORDER CASUARIIFORMES – CASSOWARIES – Southern Cassowary 
5 ORDER APTERYGIFORMES – KIWIS – Southern Brown Kiwi 
6 ORDER ANSERIFORMES – DUCKS – Madagascar Pochard 
7 ORDER GALLIFORMES – PHEASANTS – Red Junglefowl 
8 ORDER PHOENICOPTERIFORMES – FLAMINGOS – Greater Flamingo 
9 ORDER PODICIPEDIFORMES – GREBES – White-tufted Grebe
10 ORDER COLUMBIFORMES – PIGEONS AND DOVES – Madagascar Blue Pigeon
11 ORDER MESITORNITHIFORMES – MESITES – Subdesert Mesite
12 ORDER PTEROCLIFORMES – SANDGROUSES – Crowned Sandgrouse 
13 ORDER OTIDIFORMES – BUSTARDS – Macqueen’s Bustard
14 ORDER MUSOPHAGIFORMES – TURACOS – Bare-faced Go-away-bird 
15 ORDER CUCULIFORMES – CUCKOOS – Greater Roadrunner 
16 ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES – NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES – Nubian Nightjar
17 ORDER OPISTHOCOMIFORMES – HOATZIN – Hoatzin 
18 ORDER GRUIFORMES – RAILS – Red-and-white Crake 
19 ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES – WADERS – Lesser Sand Plover
20 ORDER EURYPYGIFORMES – KAGO, SUNBITTERN – Sunbittern
21 ORDER PHAETHONTIFORMES – TROPICBIRDS – Red-billed Tropicbird
22 ORDER GAVIIFORMES – LOONS – Arctic Loon
23 ORDER SPHENISCIFORMES – PENGUINS – African Penguin
24 ORDER PROCELLARIIFORMES – SHEARWATERS – Yellow-nosed Albatross
25 ORDER CICONIIFORMES- STORKS – Greater Adjutant 
26 ORDER SULIFORMES – BOOBIES and GANNETS – Northern Gannet 
27 ORDER PELECANIFORMES – PELICANS – Shoebill
28 ORDER CATHARTIFORMES – NEW WORLD VULTURES – King Vulture
29 ORDER ACCIPITRIFORMES – HAWKS, EAGLES and KITES – White-bellied Goshawk 
30 ORDER STRIGIFORMES – OWLS – Snowy Owl
31 ORDER COLIIFORMES – MOUSEBIRDS – White-backed Mousebird
32 ORDER LEPTOSOMIFORMES – CUCUKOO ROLLER, Cuckoo Roller
33 ORDER TROGONIFORMES – TROGONS – Black-throated Trogon
34 ORDER BUCEROTIFORMES – HOOPOES and HORNBILLS – Southern Ground-Hornbill
35 ORDER CORACIIFORMES – ROLLERS AND ALLIES – Broad-billed Tody 
36 ORDER GALBULIFORMES – JACAMARS and PUFFBIRDS – Rufous-tailed Jacamar
37 ORDER PICIFORMES – WOODPECKERS AND ALLIES – Green-billed Toucan
38 ORDER CARIAMIFORMES – SERIEMA – Red-legged Seriema
39 ORDER FALCONIFORMES – FALCONS – Southern Crested Caracara
40 ORDER PSITTACIFORMES – PARROTS – Kea
41 ORDER PASSERIFORMES – PASSERINES – Olive Warbler