Worldwide Classifications Karon Cole & Carolyn Smith World-wide there is a total of over 8,000 species in 28 orders over 150 classifications.

Order	Family	Species	Location
Anseriformes	Duck	147	World-wide
Anseriformes	Screamer	3	South America
Apodiformes	Crested-swift	3	India to South-east Asia, New Guinea, Phillipines and the Solomons.
Apodiformes	Hummingbird	319-331	Central, North and South America.
Apodiformes	Swift	76	World-wide except extreme latitudes and some oceanic islands.
Apterygiformes	Kiwi	3	New Zealand
Caprimulgiformes	Frogmouth	12	Australasia, India and South-east Asia.
Caprimulgiformes	Nightjar	67	World-wide except extreme latitudes, New Zealand and some oceanic islands.
Caprimulgiformes	Oilbird	1	Northern South America and Trinidad.
Caprimulgiformes	Owlet-frogmouth	8	Australia, Moluccas and and New Guinea.
Caprimulgiformes	Potoo	5	Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mexico south to Argentina and Trinidad.
Casuariiformes	Cassowary	3	New Guinea and North-east Australia.
Casuariiformes	Emu	1	Australia
Charadriiformes	Auk	22	Arctic, North Atlantic and the North Pacific.
Charadriiformes	Avocet	6	Africa, Asia, Australasia, Central and South America, Central and Southern Europe, Galapagos, Hawaii, Madagascar, Malyasia, Phillipines, Southern United States and the West Indies.
Charadriiformes	Crab-plover	1	Indian Ocean, Myanmar and the Red Sea
Charadriiformes	Gull	82-85	World-wide
Charadriiformes	Ibisbill	1	Foothills of the Himalayas and Southern and Central Asia.
Charadriiformes	Jacana	7	Africa, Central and South America, East Indies, Phillipines, Noerthern Australia and Southern Asia.
Charadriiformes	Oystercatcher	6	Eurasia, Iceland and the Aleutians to Cape Horn and Tasmania
Charadriiformes	Painted Snipe	2	Australia, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Phillipines, South of the Sahara in Africa, Southern Asia and Southern South America.
Charadriiformes	Plover	56	World-wide
Charadriiformes	Pratincole	16	Africa east to South-east Asia and Australia and Southern Europe.
Charadriiformes	Sandpiper	85-89	World-wide
Charadriiformes	Seedsnipe	4	Western South America
Charadriiformes	Sheathbill	2	Antarctic and Sub-antarctic coastal regions
Charadriiformes	Skimmer	3	Africa south of the Sahara, Amazon, Central America, Coastal South America, India, Myanmar and United States.
Charadriiformes	Skua	4	High latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Charadriiformes	Thick-knee	9	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Hispaniola, Temperate and Tropical Europe.
Ciconiiformes	Flamingo	4	Africa, India, Mexico, Southern Europe, South America, Southwest Asia and the West Indies.
Ciconiiformes	Hammerhead	1	Africa
Ciconiiformes	Heron	64	World-wide except northern North America and some Pacific Islands.
Ciconiiformes	Ibis	28	Africa, Australia, Central and South America, Eurasia and Southern United States.
Ciconiiformes	Shoe-billed Stork	1	Eastern Zaire, Northern Uganda and Valley of the White Nile in Southern Sudan.
Ciconiiformes	Stork	17	Africa, Australia, Central and South America, East Indies, Eurasia, Phillipines and the United States.
Coliiformes	Mousebird	6	South of the Sahara in Africa
Columbiformes	Pigeon	289	World-wide except in extreme latitudes
Coraciiformes	Bee-eater	24	Temperate and tropical areas of Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe.
Coraciiformes	Cukoo-roller	1	Comoro Island and Madagascar.
Coraciiformes	Hoopoe	1	Africa except central region, Central and southern Asia to Japan and Central and Southern Europe.
Coraciiformes	Hornbill	45	Africa south of the Sahara, Asia, Malaysia and the Phillipines.
Coraciiformes	Kingfisher	87	World-wide except extreme latitudes and some oceanic islands
Coraciiformes	Motmot	8	American tropical region.
Coraciiformes	Roller	17	Africa, Asia and Europe except extreme north Australia east to the Solomons, and East Indies.
Coraciiformes	Tody	5	Greater Antilles
Coraciiformes	Wood-hoopoe	6	Central and Southern Africa.
Cuculiformes	Cuckoo	128	World-wide except extreme latitudes.
Cuculiformes	Turaco	18	South of the Sahara in Africa.
Falconiformes	American Vulture	6	North America, South America, Southern Canada and the West Indies.
Falconiformes	Falcon	61	World-wide except Antarctica and most oceanic islands.
Falconiformes	Hawk	217	World-wide except the Antarctic, Arctic and most oceanic islands.
Falconiformes	Osprey	1	Asia, Australia, Bahamas, Central America, East Indies, Europe, North Africa and North America.
Falconiformes	Secretary Bird	1	Africa south of the Sahara
Galliformes	Currassow	28	Neo-tropical regions of the New World.
Galliformes	Grouse	18	North America, Northern Asia and Northern Europe.
Galliformes	Guineafowl	7	Africa south of the Sahara and Madagascar.
Galliformes	Megapode	12	Australia, Pacific Islands and South-east Asia.
Galliformes	Pheasant	165	World-wide except Northern Asia, Southern South America and the polar regions.
Galliformes	Turkey	2	Eastern Mexico and the United States
Gaviiiformes	Diver	4	Northern Eurasia and Northern North America.
Gruiformes	Bustard	23	Africa, Australia, Southern Asia and Southern Europe.
Gruiformes	Collared-hemipode	1	South-east Australia
Gruiformes	Crane	14	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Madagascar, Mexico and the West Indies
Gruiformes	Finfoot	3	Asia from North-east India to Sumatra, Central and South Africa and Central and Northern South America.
Gruiformes	Hemipode-quail	15	Africa, Australia India, New Guines, Phillipines, Portugal, Soloman Islands, Southeast Asia and Spain.
Gruiformes	Kagu	1	New Caledonia
Gruiformes	Limpkin	1	Antilles, Central America, Central Argentina, Mexico and Southern United States.
Gruiformes	Mesite	3	Madagascar
Gruiformes	Rail	132	World-wide except polar regions.
Gruiformes	Seriema	2	Argentina and Brazil
Gruiformes	Sunbittern	1	Amazon and Central America.
Gruiformes	Trumpeter	3	Amazon Basin, Guianas and Southern Venezuela.
Passeriformes	American wood-warbler	109	New World and the West Indies
Passeriformes	Antbird	221	Southern Mexico to Central Argentina.
Passeriformes	Antpipit	10	South America
Passeriformes	Asity	4	Madagascar
Passeriformes	Australian Treekeeper	6	Australia and New Guinea
Passeriformes	Bellmagpie	10	Australia, New Guinea and neighbouring islands and Tasmania.
Passeriformes	Bird of Paradise	43	Moluccas, New Guinea and North-east Australia and neighbouring islands.
Passeriformes	Bowerbird	10	New Guinea and neighbouring islands and North and East Australia.
Passeriformes	Broadbill	14	Africa, India east to Borneo and Phillipines.
Passeriformes	Bulbul	109	Africa, India to South-east Asia and Madagascar.
Passeriformes	Bunting	522	Eurasia and the New World.
Passeriformes	Cotinga	90	Central America, South America and the West Indies.
Passeriformes	Creeper	6	Eurasia, North Africa and North America.
Passeriformes	Crow	100	World-wide except New Zealand and some oceanic islands.
Passeriformes	Cuckoo-shrike	72	Pantropical except the Americas.
Passeriformes	Dipper	5	Central Asia to China, Europe, North America except extreme north, Northwest Africa and South America.
Passeriformes	Drongo	20	Africa south of the Sahara, India, Madagascar, New Guinea, Phillipines, and Solomons and Southeast Asia.
Passeriformes	Dunnock	12	Asia, Europe and North Africa.
Passeriformes	Finch	122	World-wide except Australasia
Passeriformes	Flowerpecker	51	Tropical Asia through Indonesia to New Guinea and Australia
Passeriformes	Hawaiian Honeycreeper	22	Hawaiian Islands
Passeriformes	Honey-eater	160	Australia, New Guinea and some Pacific islands.
Passeriformes	Lark	75	World-wide except extreme latitudes, New Zealand and oceanic islands.
Passeriformes	Leaf-bird	14	Borneo, India, Malaysia, Phillipines, South-east Asia and Southern China.
Passeriformes	Lyrebird	2	Southeast Australia and Tasmania.
Passeriformes	Manakin	59	Southern Mexico south to Paraguay
Passeriformes	Mockingbird	30	Argentina, Galapagos, Southern Canada, United States and West Indies.
Passeriformes	Mudnest-builder	4	Australia and North-west New Guinea.
Passeriformes	New Zealand Wren	4	New Zealand
Passeriformes	Nuthatch	29	Australia, Eurasia, Japan, Malaysia, New Guinea, North America and the Phillipines.
Passeriformes	Oriole	28	Africa, East Indies, Eurasia except in the north, North and East Australia and the Phillipines.
Passeriformes	Ovenbird	212	Central and South America and Mexico.
Passeriformes	Palmchat	1	Gonave and Hispaniola.
Passeriformes	Pipit	48	World-wide except extreme northern latitudes, New Guinea and oceanic islands.
Passeriformes	Pitta	23	Central and South America, East Indies, India, Northern Australia and Southeast Asia
Passeriformes	Plant-cutter	3	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Western Peru.
Passeriformes	Scrub-bird	2	Southwest Australia
Passeriformes	Sharpbill	1	Costa Rica, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay and Southern Brazil.
Passeriformes	Shrike	74	Africa, Asia to New Guinea, Europe, North Aerica to Mexico.
Passeriformes	Starling	103	Australia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Northeast Australia and Pacific islands.
Passeriformes	Sunbird	104	Africa south of the Sahara, East Indies, India, Madagascar, Middle East, Northeast Australia and Southeast Asia to Central China
Passeriformes	Swallow	75	World-wide except extreme latitudes, New Zealand and some oceanic islands.
Passeriformes	Tapaculo	26	South from Costa Rica, except for Brazil and the Amazon system.
Passeriformes	Thrush	1,153	World-wide except extreme latitudes.
Passeriformes	Titmouse	65	Africa, Australia, Eurasia except extreme north, New Guinea, North America to Guatamala and Polynesia
Passeriformes	Troupial	87	North and South America and the West Indies.
Passeriformes	Tyrant-flycatcher	365	North and South America.
Passeriformes	Vanga-shrike	13	Madagascar
Passeriformes	Vireo	42	North and South America except extreme north and south and the West indies.
Passeriformes	Wattlebird	3	New Zealand
Passeriformes	Waxbill	108	Africa, Australasia, Middle East to India, Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka.
Passeriformes	Waxwing	8	Mexico to Panama, Sub-arctic, Southwest U.S.A. and Temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Passeriformes	Weaverbird	156	Africa and Eurasia.
Passeriformes	White-eye	80	Africa, Asia and Australasia.
Passeriformes	Wood-swallow	10	Australia east to Fiji, East Indies, India, Phillipines, South-east Asia and South-east China.
Passeriformes	Woodcreeper	47	Central and South America and Mexico.
Passeriformes	Wren	63	Asia, Europe, North America, Northwest America and South America.
Pelecaniformes	Anhinga	1-4	Tropical and sub-tropical parts of continents except Europe.
Pelecaniformes	Cormorant	30	World-wide
Pelecaniformes	Frigatebird	5	Tropical and Sub-tropical zones
Pelecaniformes	Gannet	9	Tropical and temperate seas
Pelecaniformes	Pelican	6	Africa, Australia, East Indies, North America south to the Galapagoes, Southeast Europe and Southern Asia
Pelecaniformes	Tropicbird	3	Tropical Seas
Piciformes	Barbet	76	Africa to Asia, Central and South America, Indonesia and the Phillipines.
Piciformes	Honeyguide	12	Africa south of the Sahara, Borneo, Himalayas and Sumatra.
Piciformes	Jacamar	15	Southern Mexico to Southern Brazil.
Piciformes	Puffbird	32	Mexico to Brazil and Paraguay.
Piciformes	Toucan	37	Neotropical regions.
Piciformes	Woodpeckers	210	World-wide except extreme latitudes, Australia, Madagascar, Papua and most oceanic islands.
Podicipediformes	Grebe	20	World-wide
Procellariiformes	Albatross	14	North in Pacific to the Bering sea and Southern oceans to Antarctica.
Procellariiformes	Diving Petrel	5	New Zealand and South America.
Procellariiformes	Shearwater	56	World-wide
Procellariiformes	Storm Petral	18	World-wide
Psittaciformes	Parrot	315-339	Many Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Tropics of all continents.
Pteroclidiformes	Sandgrouse	16	Africa, Southern Asia and Southwest Europe.
Rheiformes	Rhea	2	Argentina, East and Central Brazil and Southern Peru.
Spenisciformes	Penguin	17	Antarctica, Galapagos Islands and New Zealand.
Strigiformes	Barn Owl	10	World-wide except extreme latitudes, Hawaii, New Zealand and some Malaysian Islands.
Strigiformes	Owl	123	World-wide except some oceanic islands.
Struthioniformes	Ostrich	1	South & East Africa, Sahara and Southern Syria.
Tinamiformes	Tinamou	45-50	Mexico to Argentina
Trogoniformes	Trogon	34	Africa, Asia and Tropics of America.

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