STRUTHIONIDAE - OSTRICHES

PODICIPEDIDAE - GREBES

PHALACROCORACIDAE - CORMORANTS

ANHINGIDAE - DARTERS

PELECANIDAE - PELICANS

ARDEIDAE - BITTERNS, EGRETS, HERONS

SCOPIDAE - HAMERKOP

CICONIIDAE - STORKS

BALAENICIPITIDAE - SHOEBILL

THRESKIORNITHIDAE - IBIS, SPOONBILLS

PHOENICOPTERIDAE - FLAMINGOS

ANATIDAE - DUCKS and GEESE

ACCIPITRIDAE - VULTURES, EAGLES, KITES, HAWKS

SAGITTARIIDAE - SECRETARYBIRD

FALCONIDAE - FALCONS

PHASIANIDAE - FRANCOLINS, SPURFOWL, QUAILS

NUMIDIDAE - GUINEAFOWLS

RALLIDAE - RAILS, CRAKES, MOORHENS

GRUIDAE - CRANES

OTIDIDAE - BUSTARDS

JACANIDAE - JACANAS

ROSTRATULIDAE - PAINTED SNIPES

HAEMATOPODIDAE - OYSTERCATCHERS

RECURVIROSTRIDAE - STILTS, AVOCETS

DROMADIDAE - CRAB PLOVER

BURHINIDAE - THICKNEES, STONE CURLEWS

GLAREOLIDAE - COURSERS, PRATINCOLES

CHARADRIIDAE - PLOVERS, LAPWINGS

SCOLOPACIDAE - SNIPES, GODWITS, SANDPIPERS

STERCORARIIDAE - SKUAS

LARIDAE - GULLS

STERNIDAE - TERNS

RYNCHOPIDAE - SKIMMERS

PTEROCLIDIDAE - SANDGROUSES

COLUMBIDAE - PIGEONS, DOVES

PSITTACIDAE - PARROTS

MUSOPHAGIDAE - TURACOS, GO-AWAY BIRDS

CUCULIDAE - CUCKOOS

CENTROPODIDAE - COUCALS

TYTONIDAE - BARN OWLS

STRIGIDAE - OWLS

CAPRIMULGIDAE - NIGHTJARS

APODIDAE - SWIFTS

COLIIDAE - MOUSEBIRDS

TROGONIDAE - TROGONS

ALCEDINIDAE - KINGFISHERS

MEROPIDAE - BEE-EATERS

CORACIIDAE - ROLLERS

PHOENICULIDAE - WOOD-HOOPOES, SCIMITARBILLS

UPUPIDAE - HOOPOES

BUCEROTIDAE - HORNBILLS

LYBIIDAE - BARBETS, TINKERBIRDS

INDICATORIDAE - HONEYGUIDES

PICIDAE - WOODPECKERS

PITTIDAE - PITTAS

ALAUDIDAE - LARKS

HIRUNDINIDAE - SWALLOWS, MARTINS, SAWWINGS

MOTACILLIDAE - WAGTAILS, PIPITS, LONGCLAWS

CAMPEPHAGIDAE - CUCKOOSHRIKES

PYCNONOTIDAE - GREENBULS, BULBULS, BRISTLEBILLS

TURDIDAE - THRUSHES, ROBINS, WHEATEARS, CHATS

SYLVIIDAE - WARBLERS, CISTICOLAS

MUSCICAPIDAE - FLYCATCHERS

PLATYSTEIRDAE - WATTLE-EYES, BATIS

MONARCHIDAE - MONARCH FLYCATCHERS

TIMALIIDAE - BABBLERS, IIADOPSIS, CHATTERERS

PARIDAE - TITS

NECTARINIIDAE -- SUNBIRDS

ZOSTEROPIDAE - WHITE-EYES

ORIOLIDAE - ORIOLES

LANIIDAE - SHRIKES

MALACONOTIDAE - PUFFBACKS, TCHAGRAS, BOUBOUS

PRIONOPIDAE -- HELMET-SHRIKES

DICRURIDAE - DRONGOS

CORVIDAE - CROWS

STURNIDAE - STARLINGS

PASSERIDAE -- SPARROWS, PETRONIAS

PLOCEIDAE - WEAVERS, QUELEAS, BISHOPS

ESTRILDIDAE - WAXBILLS, CORDON-BLEUS, MANNIKINS, FINCHES

VIDUIDAE - INDIGOBIRDS, WHYDAHS

FRINGILLIDAE - CANARYS, SEED-EATERS

EMBERIZIDAE - BUNTINGS