Taxonomic orders
Number of species per order in Birdr. With a country selected, counts include only species with native, rare, or endemic status for that country.
| Order ▼ | English name | Species |
|---|---|---|
| Trogoniformes | Trogoniformes | 48 |
| Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes | 46 |
| Suliformes | Suliformes | 61 |
| Struthioniformes | Struthioniformes | 2 |
| Strigiformes | Strigiformes | 249 |
| Steatornithiformes | Steatornithiformes | 1 |
| Sphenisciformes | Sphenisciformes | 20 |
| Rheiformes | Rheiformes | 2 |
| Pterocliformes | Pterocliformes | 16 |
| Psittaciformes | Psittaciformes | 412 |
| Procellariiformes | Procellariiformes | 150 |
| Podicipediformes | Podicipediformes | 22 |
| Podargiformes | Podargiformes | 16 |
| Piciformes | Piciformes | 440 |
| Phoenicopteriformes | Phoenicopteriformes | 6 |
| Phaethontiformes | Phaethontiformes | 3 |
| Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes | 121 |
| Passeriformes | Passeriformes | 6799 |
| Otidiformes | Otidiformes | 26 |
| Opisthocomiformes | Opisthocomiformes | 1 |
| Nyctibiiformes | Nyctibiiformes | 7 |
| Musophagiformes | Musophagiformes | 23 |
| Mesitornithiformes | Mesitornithiformes | 3 |
| Leptosomiformes | Leptosomiformes | 1 |
| Gruiformes | Gruiformes | 193 |
| Gaviiformes | Gaviiformes | 5 |
| Galliformes | Galliformes | 307 |
| Falconiformes | Falconiformes | 65 |
| Eurypygiformes | Eurypygiformes | 2 |
| Cuculiformes | Cuculiformes | 159 |
| Coraciiformes | Coraciiformes | 185 |
| Columbiformes | Columbiformes | 353 |
| Coliiformes | Coliiformes | 6 |
| Ciconiiformes | Ciconiiformes | 20 |
| Charadriiformes | Charadriiformes | 395 |
| Cathartiformes | Cathartiformes | 7 |
| Casuariiformes | Casuariiformes | 4 |
| Cariamiformes | Cariamiformes | 2 |
| Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes | 103 |
| Bucerotiformes | Bucerotiformes | 75 |
| Apterygiformes | Apterygiformes | 5 |
| Apodiformes | Apodiformes | 476 |
| Anseriformes | Anseriformes | 178 |
| Aegotheliformes | Aegotheliformes | 10 |
| Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes | 252 |