Bird families and species directory
This directory groups the strongest BirdLens species profiles by taxonomic family. The current discovery batch is deliberately limited to profiles with complete names, taxonomy, substantial descriptions, and at least one image.
1,000 selected species across 249 families.
Acanthizidae
Order Passeriformes
5 selected species
Accipitridae
Order Accipitriformes
30 selected species
Acrocephalidae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Aegithalidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Aegithinidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Aegothelidae
Order Apodiformes
2 selected species
Alaudidae
Order Passeriformes
4 selected species
Alcedinidae
Order Coraciiformes
5 selected species
Alcidae
Order Charadriiformes
9 selected species
Anatidae
Order Anseriformes
30 selected species
Anhimidae
Order Anseriformes
2 selected species
Anhingidae
Order Suliformes
2 selected species
Apodidae
Order Apodiformes
3 selected species
Apterygidae
Order Apterygiformes
3 selected species
Aramidae
Order Gruiformes
2 selected species
Ardeidae
Order Pelecaniformes
7 selected species
Artamidae
Order Passeriformes
4 selected species
Atrichornithidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Balaenicipitidae
Order Pelecaniformes
2 selected species
Bernieridae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Bombycillidae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Brachypteraciidae
Order Coraciiformes
2 selected species
Bucconidae
Order Piciformes
2 selected species
Bucerotidae
Order Bucerotiformes
4 selected species
Bucorvidae
Order Bucerotiformes
2 selected species
Burhinidae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Cacatuidae
Order Psittaciformes
6 selected species
Calcariidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Calyptomenidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Calyptophilidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Campephagidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Capitonidae
Order Piciformes
2 selected species
Caprimulgidae
Order Caprimulgiformes
4 selected species
Cardinalidae
Order Passeriformes
5 selected species
Cariamidae
Order Cariamiformes
2 selected species
Casuariidae
Order Casuariiformes
2 selected species
Cathartidae
Order Cathartiformes
4 selected species
Certhiidae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Cettiidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Chamaeidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Charadriidae
Order Charadriiformes
11 selected species
Chloropseidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Ciconiidae
Order Ciconiiformes
10 selected species
Cinclidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Cinclosomatidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Cisticolidae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Climacteridae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Cnemophilidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Coliidae
Order Coliiformes
2 selected species
Columbidae
Order Columbiformes
13 selected species
Conopophagidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Coraciidae
Order Coraciiformes
4 selected species
Corcoracidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Corvidae
Order Passeriformes
14 selected species
Cotingidae
Order Passeriformes
5 selected species
Cracidae
Order Galliformes
2 selected species
Cuculidae
Order Cuculiformes
7 selected species
Dasyornithidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Dendrocolaptidae
Order Passeriformes
7 selected species
Dicaeidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Dicruridae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Diomedeidae
Order Procellariiformes
15 selected species
Dromadidae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Dromaiidae
Order Casuariiformes
2 selected species
Dulidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Emberizidae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Epthianuridae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Estrildidae
Order Passeriformes
6 selected species
Eulacestomatidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Eupetidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Eurylaimidae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Eurypygidae
Order Eurypygiformes
2 selected species
Falconidae
Order Falconiformes
10 selected species
Falcunculidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Formicariidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Fregatidae
Order Suliformes
3 selected species
Fringillidae
Order Passeriformes
11 selected species
Furnariidae
Order Passeriformes
16 selected species
Galbulidae
Order Galbuliformes
2 selected species
Gaviidae
Order Gaviiformes
5 selected species
Glareolidae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Grallariidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Gruidae
Order Gruiformes
5 selected species
Haematopodidae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Halcyonidae
Order Coraciiformes
2 selected species
Heliornithidae
Order Gruiformes
2 selected species
Hemiprocnidae
Order Caprimulgiformes
2 selected species
Hirundinidae
Order Passeriformes
13 selected species
Hydrobatidae
Order Hydrobatiformes
4 selected species
Hyliidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Hypocoliidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Ibidorhynchidae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Icteridae
Order Passeriformes
7 selected species
Icteriidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Ifritidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Indicatoridae
Order Piciformes
2 selected species
Invalid/Not Found
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Irenidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Jacanidae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Lamproliidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Laniidae
Order Passeriformes
8 selected species
Laridae
Order Charadriiformes
11 selected species
Leiothrichidae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Leptosomidae
Order Leptosomiformes
2 selected species
Locustellidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Lybiidae
Order Piciformes
2 selected species
Machaerirhynchidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Macrosphenidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Malaconotidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Maluridae
Order Passeriformes
8 selected species
Megalaimidae
Order Piciformes
2 selected species
Megapodiidae
Order Galliformes
2 selected species
Melanocharitidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Melanopareiidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Meliphagidae
Order Passeriformes
13 selected species
Menuridae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Meropidae
Order Coraciiformes
2 selected species
Mesitornithidae
Order Mesitornithiformes
2 selected species
Mimidae
Order Passeriformes
6 selected species
Mitrospingidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Mohouidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Momotidae
Order Coraciiformes
2 selected species
Monarchidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Motacillidae
Order Passeriformes
5 selected species
Muscicapidae
Order Passeriformes
13 selected species
Musophagidae
Order Musophagiformes
2 selected species
Nectariniidae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Neosittidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Not a bird
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Not a bird species
Order Not a bird
2 selected species
Not a valid bird species
Order Procellariiformes
2 selected species
Not Found
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Notiomystidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Numididae
Order Galliformes
2 selected species
Nyctibiidae
Order Caprimulgiformes
2 selected species
Oceanitidae
Order Procellariiformes
3 selected species
Odontophoridae
Order Galliformes
3 selected species
Onychorhynchidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Opisthocomidae
Order Opisthocomiformes
2 selected species
Oriolidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Orthonychidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Otididae
Order Otidiformes
2 selected species
Pachycareidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Pachycephalidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Pandionidae
Order Accipitriformes
2 selected species
Paradisaeidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Paradoxornithidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Paramythiidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Pardalotidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Paridae
Order Passeriformes
7 selected species
Parulidae
Order Passeriformes
11 selected species
Passerellidae
Order Passeriformes
7 selected species
Passeridae
Order Passeriformes
7 selected species
Pedionomidae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Pelecanidae
Order Pelecaniformes
3 selected species
Pelecanoididae
Order Procellariiformes
2 selected species
Pellorneidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Petroicidae
Order Passeriformes
6 selected species
Peucedramidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Phaenicophilidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Phaethontidae
Order Phaethontiformes
2 selected species
Phaethornithidae
Order Apodiformes
2 selected species
Phalacrocoracidae
Order Suliformes
3 selected species
Phasianidae
Order Galliformes
13 selected species
Philepittidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Phodilidae
Order Strigiformes
2 selected species
Phoenicopteridae
Order Phoenicopteriformes
2 selected species
Phoeniculidae
Order Bucerotiformes
2 selected species
Phylloscopidae
Order Passeriformes
4 selected species
Picathartidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Picidae
Order Piciformes
13 selected species
Pipridae
Order Not a recognized species
2 selected species
Pittidae
Order Passeriformes
4 selected species
Pityriasidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Platysteiridae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Ploceidae
Order Passeriformes
6 selected species
Pluvianidae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Pnoepygidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Podargidae
Order Podargiformes
2 selected species
Podicipedidae
Order Podicipediformes
5 selected species
Polioptilidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Pomatostomidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Procellariidae
Order Procellariiformes
9 selected species
Promeropidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Prunellidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Psittacidae
Order Psittaciformes
10 selected species
Psittaculidae
Order Psittaciformes
12 selected species
Psophiidae
Order Gruiformes
2 selected species
Psophodidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Pteroclidae
Order Pterocliformes
2 selected species
Pteruthiidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Ptiliogonatidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Ptilonorhynchidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Pycnonotidae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Rallidae
Order Gruiformes
9 selected species
Ramphastidae
Order Piciformes
2 selected species
Recurvirostridae
Order Charadriiformes
3 selected species
Regulidae
Order Passeriformes
5 selected species
Remizidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Rhabdornithidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Rheidae
Order Rheiformes
2 selected species
Rhinocryptidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Rhipiduridae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Rhynochetidae
Order Eurypygiformes
2 selected species
Rostratulidae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Sagittariidae
Order Accipitriformes
2 selected species
Scolopacidae
Order Charadriiformes
11 selected species
Scopidae
Order Pelecaniformes
2 selected species
Scotocercidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Scytalopodidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Semnornithidae
Order Piciformes
2 selected species
Sittidae
Order Passeriformes
6 selected species
Spheniscidae
Order Sphenisciformes
7 selected species
Spindalidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Steatornithidae
Order Caprimulgiformes
2 selected species
Stenostiridae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Stercorariidae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Strigidae
Order Strigiformes
23 selected species
Strigopidae
Order Psittaciformes
3 selected species
Struthionidae
Order Struthioniformes
2 selected species
Sturnidae
Order Passeriformes
5 selected species
Sulidae
Order Suliformes
5 selected species
Sylviidae
Order Passeriformes
4 selected species
Tephrodornithidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Teretistridae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Thamnophilidae
Order Passeriformes
17 selected species
Thinocoridae
Order Charadriiformes
2 selected species
Thraupidae
Order Passeriformes
6 selected species
Threskiornithidae
Order Pelecaniformes
9 selected species
Tichodromidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Timaliidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Tinamidae
Order Tinamiformes
2 selected species
Tityridae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species
Todidae
Order Coraciiformes
2 selected species
Trochilidae
Order Apodiformes
20 selected species
Troglodytidae
Order Passeriformes
6 selected species
Trogonidae
Order Trogoniformes
7 selected species
Turdidae
Order Passeriformes
10 selected species
Turnicidae
Order Charadriiformes
3 selected species
Tyrannidae
Order Passeriformes
10 selected species
Tytonidae
Order Strigiformes
2 selected species
Unknown
Order Anseriformes
2 selected species
Unknown (not recognized as a bird species)
Order Apodiformes
2 selected species
Upupidae
Order Bucerotiformes
2 selected species
Vangidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Viduidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Vireonidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Zeledoniidae
Order Passeriformes
2 selected species
Zosteropidae
Order Passeriformes
3 selected species