Neotropical		global	Antarctica	NT	as	Antarctica	NT endemics	as		comments
	South America up to central Mexico		number of	number of	number of	share of	endemics	number of	share of
	excluding birds exotic for this area		species	species	species	global		species	global
RHEIDAE	RHEAS	2	2		2	<all>		2	<all>		Rhea also called Nandu
TINAMIDAE	TINAMOUS	3	47		47	<all>		47	<all>
ANHIMIDAE	SCREAMERS	6	3		3	<all>		3	<all>
ANATIDAE	DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS	8	157		45	29%		33	21%
CRACIDAE	GUANS	10	54		54	<all>		54	<all>		includes Curassows
ODONTOPHORIDAE	NEW WORLD QUAILS	12	33		29	88%		26	79%		new American family: separated from Phasianidae
PHASIANIDAE	PARTRIDGES, PHEASANTS, GROUSE	13	177		2	1%		1	1%		Wild Turkey NA/Mexico; Ocellated Turkey endemic in Mexico/Guatemala
PHOENICOPTERIDAE	FLAMINGOS	14	6		4	2/3		3	50%
PODICIPEDIDAE	GREBES	15	19		9	47%		8	42%
COLUMBIDAE	PIGEONS	16	304		69	23%		57	19%
EURYPYGIDAE	SUNBITTERN	19	1		1	<all>		1	<all>
PHAETHONTIDAE	TROPICBIRDS	21	3		2	2/3
STEATORNITHIDAE	OILBIRD	22	1		1	<all>		1	<all>
NYCTIBIIDAE	POTOOS	24	7		7	<all>		7	<all>
CAPRIMULGIDAE	NIGHTJARS	25	90		45	50%		38	42%		includes Nighthawks, Poorwills
APODIDAE	SWIFTS	27	99		32	32%		28	28%
TROCHILIDAE	HUMMINGBIRDS	28	335		335	<all>		319	95%		highest number of non-passerines in Neotropical; in 2004 Eurotrochilus fossils were found in Germany
OPISTHOCOMIDAE	HOATZIN	29	1		1	<all>		1	<all>		Hoatzin fossils were found in Africa and Europe
CUCULIDAE	CUCKOOS	30	139		32	23%		24	17%		includes Roadrunner
RALLIDAE	RAILS AND COOTS	31	127		50	39%		43	34%		includes Wood Rails, Crakes; incl. Inaccessible Island Rail, colonized from South America c. 1.5 million years ago, in 2018 proposed to be nested within the genus Laterallus; incl. Tristan Moorhen
HELIORNITHIDAE	FINFOOTS	33	3		1	1/3		1	1/3		Sungrebe
PSOPHIIDAE	TRUMPETERS	34	3		3	<all>		3	<all>
ARAMIDAE	LIMPKIN	35	1		1	<all>
SPHENISCIDAE	PENGUINS	40	16	3	6	38%	3	6	38%
OCEANITIDAE	AUSTRAL STORM-PETRELS	41	8	1	5	63%		1	13%
DIOMEDEIDAE	ALBATROSSES	42	13		11	85%		1	8%
HYDROBATIDAE	NORTHERN STORM-PETRELS	43	14		6	43%		1	7%
PROCELLARIIDAE	PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS	44	84	3	33	39%	2	6	7%		Diving Petrels (Pelecanoides) formerly in Pelecanoididae; includes Prions, Southern Fulmar; Trindade Petrel endemic breeder in Brazilian Trindade Island
CICONIIDAE	STORKS	45	19		4	21%		2	11%		includes Jabiru
PELECANIDAE	PELICANS	46	8		2	1/4		1	1/8
ARDEIDAE	HERONS	49	62		23	37%		11	18%		includes Bitterns, Egrets; Cattle Egret in Guyana in late 19th century introduced? to America
THRESKIORNITHIDAE	IBISES AND SPOONBILLS	50	34		12	35%		9	26%		for taxonomic 'ibis', see Ardeidae (Bubulcus ibis: Cattle Egret)
FREGATIDAE	FRIGATEBIRDS	51	5		3	3/5					Ascension Island Frigatebird doesn't occur close to South American continent; Magnificent Frigatebird occurs both at West and East Coasts; Lesser and Geat Frigatebird breed on Brazilian Trindad Island, also in Indian and Pacific Ocean
SULIDAE	GANNETS AND BOOBIES	52	10		5	50%		2	1/5
PHALACROCORACIDAE	CORMORANTS	53	30		6	20%		4	13%		includes Rock Shag
ANHINGIDAE	DARTERS	54	4		1	1/4
BURHINIDAE	THICK-KNEES	55	9		2	22%		2	22%
CHIONIDAE	SHEATHBILLS AND MAGELLANIC PLOVER	56	3	2	2	2/3	1	1	1/3		up to 1980s mostly called: Chionididae; Magellanic Plover (Pluvianellus socialis) formerly in Charadriidae
HAEMATOPODIDAE	OYSTERCATCHERS AND IBISBILL	58	12		3	25%		2	17%
RECURVIROSTRIDAE	STILTS AND AVOCETS	59	7		2	29%		1	14%
CHARADRIIDAE	PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS	60	67		17	25%		9	13%		includes Killdeer; Rufous-chested Dotterel
THINOCORIDAE	SEEDSNIPES	62	4		4	<all>		4	<all>		endemic to Andes
ROSTRATULIDAE	PAINTED-SNIPE	63	3		1	1/3		1	1/3
JACANIDAE	JACANAS	64	8		2	1/4		2	1/4
SCOLOPACIDAE	SANDPIPERS	65	90		36	40%		7	8%		includes Sanderling, Turnstone, Knot, Surfbird, Snipe, Dowitcher, Godwit, Curlew, Whimbrel, Phalarope, Yellowlegs, Willet
STERCORARIIDAE	SKUAS OR JAEGERS	70	7	2	6	86%		1	1/7
LARIDAE	GULLS AND TERNS	71	99	3	42	42%		14	14%		incl. Black Skimmer, formerly in Rynchopidae; incl. Noddy
CATHARTIDAE	NEW WORLD VULTURES	72	7		6	86%		4	4/7		includes Andean Condor
PANDIONIDAE	OSPREY	74	1		1	<all>					worldwide distrbution
ACCIPITRIDAE	KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES	75	240		64	27%		47	20%
TYTONIDAE	BARN OWLS	76	19		2	11%		1	5%		Ashy-faced Owl endemic to Hispaniola, formerly conspecific with American Barn Owl
STRIGIDAE	OWLS	77	195		65	33%		51	26%
TROGONIDAE	TROGONS	80	44		29	66%		28	64%		includes Quetzal; Elegant Trogon partly in Nearctic
GALBULIDAE	JACAMARS	84	18		18	<all>		18	<all>
BUCCONIDAE	PUFFBIRDS	85	36		36	<all>		36	<all>		includes Monklet, Nunbirds and Nunlets
PICIDAE	WOODPECKERS	87	216		143	66%		102	47%
RAMPHASTIDAE	TOUCANS AND BARBETS	88	121		51	42%		51	42%		Barbets formerly (Howard and Moore), and elsewhere in Capitonidae; Semnornis (Toucan Barbet) elsewhere in Semnornithidae family; all Neotopical Toucans and Barbets endemic; includes Aracaris
TODIDAE	TODIES	92	5		5	<all>		5	<all>		endemic in Geater Antilles
MOMOTIDAE	MOTMOTS	93	13		13	<all>		13	<all>
ALCEDINIDAE	KINGFISHERS	94	90		6	7%		3	3%
CARIAMIDAE	SERIEMAS	95	2		2	<all>		2	<all>		fossils of the massive Diatryma, as big as the largest moas, have been found in NA and Europe
FALCONIDAE	FALCONS AND CARACARAS	96	63		25	40%		20	32%
PSITTACIDAE	AFRICAN AND NEW WORLD PARROTS	99	165		155	94%		155	94%		Thick-billed Parrot up to 1930s in USA
SAPAYOIDAE	SAPAYOA	106	1		1	<all>		1	<all>		related to Old World Eurylaimydae; formerly in Pipridae
PIPRIDAE	MANAKINS	107	48		48	<all>		48	<all>		pre-1990 separation from Tyrannidae not generally adopted; not to be confused with African and Australasian Mannikins (Estrildidae)
COTINGIDAE	COTINGAS	108	65		65	<all>		65	<all>		Phytotoma plantcutters previously in their own family, Phytotomidae; includes Fruitcrows, Berryeaters, Plantcutters, Bellbirds, Umbrellabirds, Cock-of-the-Rock; the white bellbird makes the loudest call ever recorded for birds, reaching 125 dB
OXYRUNCIDAE	SHARPBILL	109	1		1	<all>		1	<all>		separation from Tityras not generally adopted; might be added to Onychorhynchidae
ONYCHORHYNCHIDAE	ROYAL FLYCATCHERS AND ALLIES	110	5		5	<all>		5	<all>		separation from Tyrannidae not generally adopted
TITYRIDAE	TITYRAS	111	35		35	<all>		35	<all>		formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae, Pipridae and Cotingidae; sometimes including Oxyruncus (Sharpbill)
PLATYRINCHIDAE	SPADEBILLS AND ALLIES	112	9		9	<all>		9	<all>		separation from Tyrannidae not generally adopted; Kinglet Calyptura formerly in Cotingidae; Cinnamon Tyrant from Pipridae
PIPRITIDAE	PIPRITES	113	3		3	<all>		3	<all>		new family: formerly in Pipridae
TACHURISIDAE	RUSH TYRANT	114	1		1	<all>		1	<all>		as above
PIPROMORPHIDAE	FLATBILLS	115	101		101	<all>		101	<all>		new family: specific Flatbills, Flycatchers, Tyrants and Tyrannulets separated from Tyrannidae (already during the oligocene: 33.9 to 23 million years ago); contains Antpipits
TYRANNIDAE	TYRANT-FLYCATCHERS	116	305		305	<all>		273	90%		Flycatchers, Pewees, Kingbirds, Phoebes, Kiskadees, endemic to Americas; Tyrannulets, Chat Flycatchers, several Tyrants, Attilas, Elaenias, Negritos, Flatbills, Monjitas endemic to Neotropical
THAMNOPHILIDAE	ANTBIRDS	117	232		232	<all>		232	<all>		removed from Formicariidae, leaving behind the ant-thrushes; includes Antshrikes, Antwrens, Antvireos, Bushbirds, Antcatchers, (AOS 2020) Stipplethroat, Bare-eyes, Fire-eyes
MELANOPAREIIDAE	CRESCENT-CHESTS	118	4		4	<all>		4	<all>		Melanopareia; formerly placed in Rhinocryptidae
CONOPOPHAGIDAE	GNATEATERS	119	10		10	<all>		10	<all>		includes Pittasoma Black- and Rufous-crowned Antpitta, from Thamnophilidae
GRALLARIIDAE	ANTPITTAS	120	53		53	<all>		53	<all>		removed from Thamnophilidae; not to be confused with former family GRALLINIDAE (Australian Magpie Larks)
RHINOCRYPTIDAE	TAPACULOS	121	57		57	<all>		57	<all>
FORMICARIIDAE	ANT-THRUSHES	122	12		12	<all>		12	<all>		Formicarius and Chamaeza; formerly called Antbirds
SCLERURIDAE	LEAFTOSSERS	123	17		17	<all>		17	<all>		incl. Miners and Leafscrapers, removed from Furnariidae
DENDROCOLAPTIDAE	WOODCREEPERS	124	51		51	<all>		51	<all>		incl. Scythebills, Woodcreepers, Woodhewer
FURNARIIDAE	HORNEROS, FOLIAGE-GLEANERS AND SPINETAILS	125	228		228	<all>		228	<all>		earlier called Ovenbirds, incl. Earthcreepers, Treehunters, Treerunners, Streamcreeper, Reedhaunter, Woodhaunter, Groundcreeper, Bushrunner, Firewood-gatherer, Thornbirds, not Ovenbird (Parulidae); several species moved to Scleruridae, Dendrocolaptidae, Parulidae
VIREONIDAE	SHRIKE-BABBLERS, ERPORNIS AND VIREOS	151	62		52	84%		39	63%		includes Peppershrikes, Greenlets and Vireos (Shrike-babblers, Erpornis endemic to Oriental region); Vireolaniidae and Cyclarhiidae now inluded
LANIIDAE	SHRIKES	163	34		1	3%					Loggerhead Shrike down to South Mexico
CORVIDAE	CROWS AND JAYS	164	125		43	34%		36	29%
PEUCEDRAMIDAE	PEUCEDRAMUS (OLIVE WARBLER)	178	1		1	<all>					formerly in Parulidae, now found to be closely related to Old Word Accentors (near-endemic to Palearctic) in the Prunellidae family
PASSERIDAE	SPARROWS, SNOWFINCHES AND ALLIES (introduced)	182	38		1	3%					House Sparrow introduced to NT
MOTACILLIDAE	WAGTAILS AND PIPITS	183	67		10	15%		8	12%
FRINGILLIDAE	FINCHES, EUPHONIAS + HAWAIIAN HONEYCREEPERS	184	198		58	29%		48	24%		Euphonia, Chlorophonia endemic to NT, formerly in Emberizidae
CALCARIIDAE	LONGSPURS	185	6		2	1/3					split off from Emberizidae, diverged from a common ancestor around 4.2–6.2 million years ago; includes Snow Bunting
RHODINOCICHLIDAE	THRUSH TANAGER	186	1		1	<all>		1	<all>		new family: Rhodinocichla split off from Emberizidae
PASSERELLIDAE	NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES	188	127		117	92%		85	67%		split off from Emberizidae; incl. Towhees, Juncos, Lark Bunting, Brush Finches, Tanager Finches
PHAENICOPHILIDAE	WARBLER TANAGERS	189	9		9	<all>		9	<all>		Phaenicophilus formerly in Emberizidae; Microligea and Xenoligea from Parulidae; AOS: Phaenocophildae by 2017: Hispaniolan Tanagers
ZELEDONIIDAE	WREN-THRUSH AND ALLIES	190	3		3	<all>		3	<all>		new family: formerly in Parulidae; Zeledonia (Wren-thrush) occurs in Costa Rica, Panama
PARULIDAE	NEW WORLD WOOD WARBLERS	191	106		106	<all>		58	55%		incl. American Redstart, Ovenbird, Waterthrush, Whitestart, Yellowthroat; actually none of the species called 'Wood Warbler'; various species moved to Furnariidae, Peucedramidae, Phaenicophilidae, Zeledoniidae, Icteridae, Cardinalidae and Thraupidae
ICTERIDAE	NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS	192	104		100	96%		84	81%		incl. Meadowlarks, Troupials, (American) Orioles, Grackles, Cowbirds, Marshbirds; Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) formerly in Parulidae
CALYPTOPHILIDAE	CHAT TANAGERS	193	2		2	<all>		2	<all>		new family, not to be confused with Calyptomenidae (Broadbills): split off from Emberizidae; endemic to Hispaniola
MITROSPINGIDAE	ABERRANT TANAGERS	194	4		4	<all>		4	<all>		new family: split off from Emberizidae (Thraupinae)
CARDINALIDAE	CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS AND ALLIES	195	48		48	<all>		34	71%		earlier in Emberizidae; includes (New World) Buntings, (Ant) Tanagers, Dickcissel, Seedeaters, Chats (Granatellus, formerly in Parulidae). Pyrrhuloxia (now a 'Cardinalis')
THRAUPIDAE	TANAGERS	196	371		371	<all>		370	99,7%		earlier in Emberizidae; incl. Orangequit and Grassquits; 3 endemic species, blown away to Tristan da Cunha at a distance of over 3,500 km 3~5 million years ago; includes Galapagos Finches, other 'Finches', Honeycreepers (Hawaiian Honeycreepers under Fringillidae)
PARIDAE	TITS, CHICKADEES	199	59		5	8%					Titmouse (Baeolophus) and Chickadee (Poecile) formerly regarded as a (Palearctic) Parus species, to which European Great Tit still belongs
REMIZIDAE	PENDULINE TITS	200	10		1	10%
ALAUDIDAE	LARKS	202	93		1	1%
DONACOBIIDAE	DONACOBIUS	207	1		1	<all>		1	<all>		New family: Donacobius formerly in Troglodytidae
HIRUNDINIDAE	SWALLOWS	211	84		34	40%		25	30%		includes Martins
AEGITHALIDAE	LONG-TAILED TITS	215	10		1	10%
REGULIDAE	GOLDCRESTS OR KINGLETS	221	6		2	1/3					new family: earlier in Sylviidae
DULIDAE	PALMCHAT	222	1		1	<all>		1	<all>		endemic to Hispaniola
BOMBYCILLIDAE	WAXWINGS	223	3		1	1/3
PTILIOGONATIDAE	SILKY-FLYCATCHERS	225	4		4	<all>		3	3/4
CERTHIIDAE	TREECREEPERS	227	9		1	11%
SITTIDAE	NUTHATCHES, SALPORNISES AND WALLCREEPER	228	28		3	11%
TROGLODYTIDAE	WRENS	229	82		79	96%		71	87%
POLIOPTILIDAE	GNATCATCHERS	230	15		15	<all>		14	93%		Microbates and Ramphocaenus: Gnatwrens
MIMIDAE	MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS	232	34		33	97%		24	71%		includes Catbirds, Tremblers
STURNIDAE	STARLINGS (introduced)	233	111		1	1%					Common Starling introduced to Jamaica and Argentina; Bahamas and Cuba were colonised naturally from the USA
CINCLIDAE	DIPPERS	234	5		3	3/5		1	1/5
TURDIDAE	THRUSHES	236	156		66	42%		55	35%		includes Veery, Solitaire, Bluebird, American Robin; New World thrushes probably evolved after invasions from the Old World; incl. Tristan Trush, endemic to Tristan da Cunha, blown away from South America
50% of families	Aves in Neotropical	119 families	6718		4049	60%		3506	87%		Aves in Neotropical
63% of families	non-passerines	63 families	3463	14	1630	47%	6	1324	81%		non-passerines
41% of families	passerines	56 families	3255		2419	74%		2182	90%		passerines
global	Aves		10027		4049	40%		41 endemic families		17%	Aves in Neotropical	<all>
global	non-passerines		4021		1630	41%		15 endemic families		15%	non-passerines
global	passerines		6006		2419	40%		26 endemic families		19%	passerines
	Neotropical		global	Antarctica	NT	as	Antarctica	NT endemics	as		comments
	South America up to central Mexico		number of	number of	number of	share of	endemics	number of	share of
			species	species	species	global		species	global
Source: The Howard and Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world, 2013~2014
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