Introduction
Plates
The species accounts
MEGAPODllDAE Scrubfowl
PHASIANIDAE : Francolins, partridges,quails, pheasants and junglefowl
DENDROCYGNIDAE : Whistling-ducks
ANATIDAE
ANATINAE : Anserini Geese, atypical ducks and pygmy-geese -- Anatini Typical Ducks
TURNICIDAE Buttonquails
INDICATORIDAE : Honeyguides
PICIDAE : Wrynecks, piculets and typical woodpeckers
MEGALAIMIDAE : Asian barbets
BUCEROTIDAE : Asian hornbills
UPUPIDAE : Hoopoes
TROGONIDAE : Harpactini Asian trogons
CORACIIDAE : Rollers
ALCEDINIDAE: Smaller kingfishers
HALCYONIDAE : Larger kingfishers
CERYLIDAE : Pied kingfishers
MEROPIDAE : Bee -eaters
CUCULIDAE : Old World cuckoos
CENTROPODIDAE Coucals
PSITTACIDAE : Parrots and parakeets
APODIDAE : Swifts
HEMIPROCNIDAE : Treeswifts
TYTONIDAE: Barn, grass and bay owls
STRIGIDAE : Typical owls
BATRACHOSTOMIDAE : Asian frogmouths
EUROSTOPODIDAE Eared nightjars
CAPRIMULGIDAE
CAPRIMULGINAE : Typical nightjars
COLUMBIDAE : Pigeons and doves
OTIDIDAE : Bustards
GRUIDAE
GRUINAE Typical cranes
HELIORNITHIDAE : Finfoots
RALLIDAE : Rails, gallinules and coots
SCOLOPACIDAE
SCOLOPACINAE : Woodcocks and snipes
TRINGINAE : Godwits, curlews, sandpipers, dowitchers, phalaropes and allies
ROSTRATULIDAE : Painted snipes
JACANIDAE : Jacanas
BURHINIDAE : Thick-knees
CHARADRIIDAE
RECURVIROSTRINAE : Haematopodini Oystercatchers
-- Recurvirostrini Ibisbill, stilts and avocets
CHARADRIINAE : Plovers and lapwings
GLAREOLIDAE
DROMADINAE : Crab-plover
GLAREOLINAE : Pratincoles
LARIDAE
LARINAE : Stercorariini Skuas and jaegers -- Rynchopini Skimmers -- Larini Gulls -- Sternini Terns and noddies
ACCIPITRIDAE
PANDIONINAE : Osprey
ACCIPITRINAE : Hawks and eagles
FALCONIDAE : Falcons
PODICIPEDIDAE : Grebes
PHAETHONTIDAE : Tropicbirds
SULIDAE : Boobies
ANHINGIDAE : Darters
PHALACROCORACIDAE : Cormorants
ARDEIDAE : Egrets, herons and bitterns
PHOENICOPTERIDAE : Flamingos
THRESKIORNITHIDAE : Ibises and spoonbills
PELECANIDAE
PELECANINAE : Pelicans
CICONIIDAE
CICONIINAE : Storks
FREGATIDAE : Frigatebirds
PROCELLARIIDAE
PROCELLARIINAE : Petrels and shearwaters
HYDROBATINAE : Storm-petrels
PITTIDAE : Pittas
EURYLAIMIDAE
CALYPTOMENINAE : Green broadbills
EURYLAIMINAE : Typical broadbills
PARDALOTIDAE
ACANTHIZINAE : Acanthizini Gerygones and allies
IRENIDAE : Fairy bluebirds and leafbirds
LANIIDAE : Shrikes
CORVIDAE
CINCLOSOMATINAE : Rail-babblers and allies
PACHYCEPHALINAE : Pachycephalini Whistlers and allies
CORVINAE : Corvini Jays, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, crows and allies -- Artamini Woodswallows and allies -- Oriolini Orioles, cuckooshrikes, trillers, minivets and flycatcher-shrikes
DICRURINAE : Rhipidurini Fantails -- Dicrurini Drongos --
Monarchini Monarchs, paradise-flycatchers and allies
AEGITHININAE loras
MALACONOTINAE : Vangini Philentomas, woodshrikes
and allies
CINCLIDAE Dippers
MUSCICAPIDAE
TURDINAE : Thrushes and shortwings
MUSCICAPINAE : Muscicapini Old World flycatchers -- Saxicolini Chats and allies
STURNIDAE : Sturnini Starlings and mynas
SITTIDAE
SITTINAE : Nuthatches
CERTHIIDAE
CERTHIINAE : Certhiini Treecreepers
TROGLODYTINAE: Wrens
PARIDAE
REMIZINAE : Penduline tits
PARINAE : Typical tits
AEGITHALIDAE : Long-tailed tits
HIRUNDINIDAE
PSEUDOCHELIDONINAE : River martins
HIRUNDININAE : Martins and swallows
REGULIDAE : Crests and allies
PYCNONOTIDAE Bulbuls
CISTICOLIDAE : African warblers (cisticolas, prinias and allies)
ZOSTEROPIDAE : White-eyes
SYLVIIDAE
ACROCEPHALINAE : Tesias, warblers, tailorbirds and allies
MEGALURINAE : Grassbirds
GARRULACINAE : Laughingthrushes
SYLVIINAE : Timaliini Babblers -- Sylviini Sylvia warblers
ALAUDIDAE: Larks
NECTARINIIDAE
NECTARINIINAE : Dicaeini Flowerpeckers -- Nectariniini Sunbirds and spiderhunters
PASSERIDAE
PASSERINAE Sparrows
MOTACILLINAE : Wagtails and pipits
PRUNELLINAE : Accentors
PLOCEINAE : Weavers
ESTRILDINAE : Estrildini Estrildine finches (Red Avadavat, parrotfinches, munias and Java Sparrow)
FRINGILLIDAE
FRINGILLINAE : Fringillini Chaffinches and Brambling -- Carduelini Finches, siskins, crossbills, grosbeaks and allies
EMBERIZINAE : Emberizini Buntings and allies