African Bird Species lists

as per the African Bird Club official list

VERY MUCH SUBJECT TO CHECKING AND CORRECTION

Struthionidae - Ostrich
Phasianidae - Partridges, Francolins, Quail and Peacocks
Numididae - Guineafowls - OMISSIONS
Dendrocygnidae - Whistling Ducks, White-backed Duck
Anatidae - Stifftails, Swans, Geese, Sheldgeese and Ducks - QUESTIONS
Turnicidae - Buttonquail and Quail-Plover
Indicatoridae - Honeyguides - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Picidae - Wrynecks, Piculets and Woodpeckers
Lybiidae - Barbets - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Bucerotidae - Typical Hornbills - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Bucorvidae - Ground-Hornbills - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Upupidae - Hoopoes - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Phoeniculidae - Woodhoopoes - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Rhinopomastidae - Scimitarbills - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Trogonidae - Trogons - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Coraciidae - Rollers - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Brachypteraciidae = Ground-Rollers - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Leptosomidae = Cuckoo-Roller - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Alcedinidae - Alcedinid Kingfishers - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Halcyonidae - Halcyonid Kingfishers - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Cerylidae - Cerylid Kingfishers - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Meropidae - Bee-eaters - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Coliidae - Mousebirds - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Cuculidae - Cuckoos and Yellowbill - QUESTIONS
Coccyzidae - American Cuckoos - QUESTIONS
Centropidae - Coucals
Psittacidae - Parrots and Lovebirds
Apodidae - Swifts - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Musophagidae - Turacos
Tytonidae - Barn, Grass Owl and Bay Owls - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Strigidae - Typical Owls - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Caprimulgidae - Nightjars - FISHPOOL done - LAST 52
Columbidae Pigeons and Doves - QUESTIONS
Raphidae Dodos and Solitaire - QUESTIONS
Otididae - Bustards - OMISSIONS
Gruidae - Cranes
Heliornithidae - Finfoot (Sungrebes)
Rallidae - Rails, Flufftails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots - QUESTIONS
Mesitornithidae - Mesites - QUESTIONS
Pteroclidae - Sandgrouse
Scolopacidae - Snipe, Woodcock, Godwit, Curlews, Sandpipers, Stints and Phalaropes
Rostratulidae - Painted Snipe
Jacanidae - Jacanas
Chionidae - Sheathbills
Burhinidae - Thick-knees
Charadriidae - Oystercatchers, Stilt, Avocet and Plovers
Glareolidae - Crab Plover, Coursers and Pratincoles - QUESTIONS - OMISSIONS
Laridae - Skuas (Jaegers), Gulls, Terns, Noddies and Auks - QUESTIONS
Accipitridae - Osprey, Kites, Vultures, Snake-Eagles, Harriers, Hawks, Buzzards and Eagles - QUESTIONS
Sagittariidae - Secretarybird
Falconidae - Kestrels and Falcons - QUESTIONS
Podicipedidae - Grebes
Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds
Sulidae - Gannets and Boobies
Anhingidae - Darter (Anhinga)
Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants - QUESTIONS
Ardeidae - Egrets, Herons and Bitterns
Scopidae - Hamerkop
Phoenicopteridae - Flamingos
Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills - OMISSIONS
Pelecanidae - Shoebill and Pelicans - QUESTIONS
Ciconiidae - Storks
Fregatidae - Frigatebirds - OMISSIONS
Spheniscidae - Penguins
Gaviidae - Divers (loons)
Procellariidae - Petrels, Fulmars, Prions, Shearwaters, Albatrosses and Storm-Petrels - QUESTIONS

Pittidae - Pittas
Eurylaimidae - Broadbills
Laniidae - True Shrikes
Vireonidae - Vireos
Corvidae - Choughs, Nutcrackers, Jays, Magpies, Crows, Ravens, Orioles, Cuckoo-Shrikes, Drongos, Tyranid Flycatchers, Puffbacks, Bush-Shrikes, Helmet-Shrikes, Batises and Wattle-eyes
Picathartidae - Rockjumpers and Rockfowl
Bombycillidae - Waxwings
Cinclidae - Dipper
Muscicapidae - Thrushes, Alethes, Flycatchers, Robins, Wheatears and Chats
Sturnidae - Starlings and Oxpeckers
Sittidae - Nuthatches and Wallcreeper
Certhiidae - Tree-creepers, Creeper and Wren
Paridae - Penduline Tits, Tits and Bearded Reedling
Aegithalidae - Long-tailed Tit
Hirundinidae - Martins, Swallows and Saw-wings
Regulidae - Goldcrest and Firecrest
Pycnonotidae - Bulbuls, Greenbuls, Brownbuls, Bristlebills and Nicators
Hypocoliidae - Hypocolius
Cisticolidae - Cisticolas, Prinias, Longtails, Apalises, Camaropteras, and allied African Warblers
Zosteropidae - Speirops and White-eyes
Sylviidae - Rockjumpers, Tailorbirds, Eremomelas, Crombecs, Longbills, Hyliotas, Spot-thtroat, Illadospsises, Babblers, Parisomas and allied Old World Warblers
Alaudidae - Larks
Nectariniidae - Sugarbirds and Sunbirds
Passeridae - Sparrows, Petronias, Wagtails, Longclaws, Pipits, Weavers, Malimbes, Queleas, Bishops, Widowbirds, Flowerpeckers, Negrofinches, Olivebacks, Pytilias, Twinspots, Crimsonwings, Seedcrackers, Bluebills, Firefinches, Waxbills, Quailfinches, Mannikins, Indigobirds, Whydahs and allies
Fringillidae - Finches, Canaries, Serins, Seedeaters, Gorsbeaks, Siskins, Linnets, Crossbills, Buntings, Longspurs and allies

Sibley-Monroe Family List

Based on C. G Sibley and B. L. Monroe Jr, Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World, Yale U.P., New Haven, 1990, with modifications from C. G. Sibley & B. L. Monroe Jr,1993, A Supplement to Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World, Yale U. P., New Haven, 1993.

Source: http://worldbirdinfo.net/sibley_monroe_family_list.htm

STRUTHIONIFORMES

Struthionidae = Ostrich
Rheidae
Casuariidae
Apterygidae

TINAMIFORMES

Tinamidae

CRACIFORMES

Cracidae
Megapodiidae

GALLIFORMES

Phasianidae = Partridges, Francolins, Quail and Peacocks
Numididae = Guineafowl
Odontophoridae

ANSERIFORMES

Anhimidae
Anseranatidae
Dendrocygnidae = Whistling-Ducks, White-backed Duck
Anatidae = Stifftails, Swans, Geese, Sheldgeese and Ducks

TURNICIFORMES

Turnicidae = Buttonquail and Quail-Plover

PICIFORMES

Indicatoridae = Honeyguides
Picidae = Wrynecks, Piculets and Woodpeckers
Megalaimidae
Lybiidae = Barbets
Ramphastidae

GALBULIFORMES

Galbulidae
Bucconidae

BUCEROTIFORMES

Bucerotidae = Typical Hornbills
Bucorvidae = Ground Hornbills

UPUPIFORMES

Upupidae = Hoopoes
Phoeniculidae = Woodhoopoes
Rhinopomastidae = Scimitarbills

TROGONIFORMES

Trogonidae = Trogons

CORACIIFORMES

Coraciidae = Rollers
Brachypteraciidae = Ground-Rollers
Leptosomidae = Cuckoo-Roller
Momotidae
Todidae
Alcedinidae = Alcedinid Kingfishers
Halcyonidae = Halcyonid Kingfishers
Cerylidae = Cerylid Kingfishers
Meropidae = Bee-eaters

COLIIFORMES

Coliidae = Mousebirds

CUCULIFORMES

Cuculidae = Old World Cuckoos, Couas and Yellowbill
Centropidae = Coucals
Coccyzidae = American Cuckoos
Opisthocomidae
Crotophagidae
Neomorphidae

PSITTACIFORMES

Psittacidae = Parrots and Lovebirds

APODIFORMES

Apodidae = Swifts
Hemiprocnidae

TROCHILIFORMES

Trochilidae

MUSOPHAGIFORMES

Musophagidae = Turacos and Plantain-eaters

STRIGIFORMES

Tytonidae = Barn, Grass & Bay Owls
Strigidae = Typical Owls
Aegothelidae
Podargidae
Batrachostomidae
Steatornithidae
Nyctibiidae
Eurostopodidae
Caprimulgidae = Nighthawks, Nightjars

COLUMBIFORMES

Raphidae = Dodos and Solitaires
Columbidae = Pigeons and Doves

GRUIFORMES

Eurypigidae
Otididae = Bustards
Gruidae = Cranes
Aramidae
Heliornithidae = Finfoot (Sungrebes)
Psophiidae
Cariamidae
Rhynochetidae
Rallidae = Rails, Flufftails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots
Mesitornithidae = Mesites

CICONIIFORMES

Pteroclidae = Sandgrouse
Thinocoridae
Pedionomidae
Scolopacidae = Snipe, Woodcock, Godwit, Curlews, Sandpipers, Stints and Phalaropes
Rostratulidae = Painted-Snipe
Jacanidae = Jacanas
Chionidae = Sheathbills
Pluvianellidae
Burhinidae = Thick-knees
Charadriidae = Oystercatchers, Avocets, Stilt, Plovers and Lapwings
Glareolidae = Crab Plover, Pratincoles and Coursers
Laridae = Skuas (Jaegers), Gulls, Terns, Noddies and Auks
Accipitridae = Osprey, Kites, Vultures, Snake-Eagles, Harriers, Hawks, Buzzards and Eagles
Sagittariidae = Secretary Bird
Falconidae = Kestrels and Falcons
Podicipedidae = Grebes
Phaethontidae= Tropicbirds
Sulidae = Boobies and Gannets
Anhingidae = Darter (Anhinga)
Phalacrocoracidae = Cormorants
Ardeidae = Herons, Egrets and Bitterns
Scopidae = Hamerkop
Phoenicopteridae = Flamingos
Threskiornithidae = Ibises and Spoonbills
Pelecanidae = Shoebill and Pelicans
Ciconiidae = Storks
Fregatidae = Frigatebirds
Spheniscidae = Penguins
Gaviidae = Divers (Loons)
Procellariidae = Petrels, Shearwaters, Albatrosses, Storm-Petrels

PASSERIFORMES

Acanthisittidae
Pittidae = Pittas
Eurylaimidae = Broadbills
Philepittidae = Asities
Tyrannidae
Thamnophilidae
Furnariidae
Formicariidae
Conopophagidae
Rhinocryptidae
Climacteridae
Menuridae
Ptilonorhynchidae
Maluridae
Meliphagidae
Pardalotidae
Petroicidae
Irenidae
Orthonycidae
Pomatostomidae
Laniidae = Shrikes
Vireonidae = Vireos
Corvidae = Choughs, Nutcrackers, Jays, Magpies, Crows, Ravens, Orioles, Cuckoo-Shrikes, Drongos, Tyranid Flycatchers, Puffbacks, Bush-Shrikes, Helmet-Shrikes, Batises and Wattle-eyes
Callaeatidae
Picathartidae = Rockjumpers and Rockfowl
Bombycillidae = Waxwings
Cinclidae = Dippers
Muscicapidae = Thrushes, Alethes, Flycatchers, Robins, Wheatears and Chats
Sturnidae = Starlings, Mynas and Oxpeckers
Sittidae = Nuthatches and Wallcreeper
Certhiidae = Tree-creepers, Creeper and Wren
Paridae = Penduline Tits, Tits (Chickadees) and Bearded Reedling
Aegithalidae = Long-tailed Tit
Hirundinidae = River-Martins, Martins, Swallows and Saw-wings
Regulidae = Goldcrest and Firecrest
Pycnonotidae = Bulbuls, Greenbuls, Brownbuls, Bristlebills and Nicators
Hypocoliidae = Hypocolius
Cisticolidae = Cisticolas, Prinias, Longtails, Apalises, Camaropteras, and allied African Warblers
Zosteropidae = Speirops and White-eyes
Sylviidae = Rockjumpers, Tailorbirds, Eremomelas, Crombecs, Longbills, Hyliotas, Spot-throat, Illadopsises, Babblers, Parisomas and allied Old World Warblers
Alaudidae = Larks
Nectariniidae = Sugarbirds and Sunbirds
Melanocharitidae
Paramythiidae
Passeridae = Sparrows, Petronias, Wagtails, Longclaws, Pipits, Accentors, Weavers, Malimbes, Queleas, Bishops, Widowbirds, Flower-peckers, Negrofinches, Olivebacks, Pytilias, Twinspots, Crimsonwings, Seed-crackers, Bluebills, Firefinches, Waxbills, Quailfinches, Mannikins, Indigobirds and Whydahs
Fringillidae = Finches, Canaries, Serins, Seedeaters, Grosbeaks, Siskins, Linnets, Crossbills, Buntings, Longspurs and allies

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