IOC 2.1 and reclassification of species Home ยป content

The International Ornithological Congress has totally revamped the classification of birds. Nine new orders have been created. Below is a list of the 39 orders.

ACCIPITRIFORMES (259 species) Hawks, Eagles, some Vultures

ANSERIFORMES (168 species) Ducks, Geese, Swans

APODIFORMES (452 species) Swifts and Hummingbirds

APTERYGIFORMES (5 species) Kiwis

BUCEROTIFORMES (73 species) Hornbill, Hoopoes

CAPRIMULGIFORMES (114 species) Nighthawks, Nightjars

CARIAMIFORMES (2 species) Seriema

CASUARIIFORMES (4 species) Cassowaries. Emu

CHARADRIIFORMES (377 species) "Shore Birds"

CICONIIFORMES (19 species) Storks

COLIIFORMES (6 species) Mousebirds

COLUMBIFORMES (320 species) Doves, Pigeons

CORACIIFORMES (153 species) Bee-eaters, Kingfishers, Motmots, Rollers

CUCULIFORMES (146 species) Cuckoos

EURYPYGIFORMES (2 species) Kagu and Sunbittern

FALCONIFORMES (65 species) Falcons, Caracara

GALLIFORMES (295 species) Pheasants, Cracids

GAVIIFORMES (5 species) Loons

GRUIFORMES (161 species) Cranes, Rails

LEPTOSOMIFORMES (1 species) Cuckoo Roller

MESITORNITHIFORMES (3 species) Mesites

MUSOPHAGIFORMES (23 species) Turacos

OPISTHOCOMIFORMES (1 species) Hoatzin

OTIDIFORMES (27 species) Bustards

PASSERIFORMES (6190 species) All "Song birds" or "Perching birds"

PELECANIFORMES (166 species) Pelicans, Cormorants, Shags, Herons, Egrets, Ibis

PHAETHONTIFORMES (3 species) Tropicbird

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES (6 species) Flamingos

PICIFORMES (426 species) Woodpeckers, Toucans, Barbets, Jacamars, Puffbirds

PODICIPEDIFORMES (21 species) Grebes

PROCELLARIIFORMES (132 species) Albatross, Petrels, Shearwaters

PSITTACIFORMES (372 species) Parrots, Macaws, Cockatoos, Lories

PTEROCLIDIFORMES (16 species) Sandgrouse

RHEIFORMES (2 species) Rhea

SPHENISCIFORMES (17 species) Penguins

STRIGIFORMES (217 species) Owls

STRUTHIONIFORMES (2 species) Ostrich

TINAMIFORMES (47 species) Tinamou

TROGONIFORMES (42 species) Trogons, Quetzals