Oriental		global	OR	as	OR endemics	as		comments
	Asia south of Himalayas, Yangtze, up to Wallace line		number of	number of	share of	number of	share of
	excluding birds exotic for this area		species	species	global	species	global
ANATIDAE	DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS	8	157	42	27%	4	3%		includes Goldeneye
MEGAPODIIDAE	MEGAPODES	9	22	2	9%	2	9%
PHASIANIDAE	PARTRIDGES, PHEASANTS, GROUSE	13	177	93	53%	68	38%		highest number of non-passerines in Oriental; includes Francolins, (Bush) Quails; Argusianus replaced Argus (earlier awarded to a gastropod), a similar thing happened to the butterfly Argus
PHOENICOPTERIDAE	FLAMINGOS	14	6	2	1/3
COLUMBIDAE	PIGEONS	16	304	76	25%	46	15%
PTEROCLIDAE	SANDGROUSE	17	16	8	50%	1	6%
PHAETHONTIDAE	TROPICBIRDS	21	3	2	2/3
PODARGIDAE	FROGMOUTHS	23	13	9	69%	9	69%
CAPRIMULGIDAE	NIGHTJARS	25	90	12	13%	6	7%
APODIDAE	SWIFTS	27	99	30	30%	16	16%		Treeswifts (Hemiprocne) formerly in Hemiprocnidae; swifts born in Beijing’s old imperial palaces travel 16,000 miles every year to southern Africa and back again without touching ground
CUCULIDAE	CUCKOOS	30	139	46	33%	30	22%		includes Coucals
RALLIDAE	RAILS AND COOTS	31	127	27	21%	11	9%		Although the origins of the group are lost in antiquity, the largest number of species and the most primitive forms are found in the Old World, suggesting that this family originated there with Amaurornis Crakes, Bush-hens and Waterhen expanded to Oriental directly
HELIORNITHIDAE	FINFOOTS	33	3	1	1/3	1	1/3		Masked Finfoot
GRUIDAE	CRANES	36	15	4	27%	1	7%
OTIDIDAE	BUSTARDS	37	26	4	15%	3	12%		includes Floricans
OCEANITIDAE	AUSTRAL STORM-PETRELS	41	8	1	13%
HYDROBATIDAE	NORTHERN STORM-PETRELS	43	14	1	7%				Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) breeds solely in the Volcano Islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and winters in the Indian Ocean
PROCELLARIIDAE	PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS	44	84	1	1%
CICONIIDAE	STORKS	45	19	10	53%	5	26%		includes Adjutant; Openbill (Shell-storks, earlier called Shell-ibises)
PELECANIDAE	PELICANS	46	8	2	25%	1	13%
ARDEIDAE	HERONS	49	62	25	40%	7	11%		includes Bitterns, Egrets (Cattle Egret: Bubulcus ibis with 'ibis' applied to this species in error)
THRESKIORNITHIDAE	IBISES AND SPOONBILLS	50	34	7	21%	4	12%
FREGATIDAE	FRIGATEBIRDS	51	5	3	3/5	1	1/5
SULIDAE	GANNETS AND BOOBIES	52	10	4	40%	1	10%
PHALACROCORACIDAE	CORMORANTS	53	30	3	10%	2	7%
ANHINGIDAE	DARTERS	54	4	1	1/4	1	1/4
BURHINIDAE	THICK-KNEES	55	9	3	33%	1	11%		includes Stone-curlews
HAEMATOPODIDAE	OYSTERCATCHERS AND IBISBILL	58	12	1	8%				includes Ibisbill (decurved bill similar to that of the unrelated Ibis), formerly in Ibidorhynchidae
RECURVIROSTRIDAE	STILTS AND AVOCETS	59	7	2	29%
CHARADRIIDAE	PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS	60	67	21	31%	5	7%
ROSTRATULIDAE	PAINTED-SNIPE	63	3	1	33%
JACANIDAE	JACANAS	64	8	3	38%	2	25%
SCOLOPACIDAE	SANDPIPERS	65	90	39	43%	2	2%		includes Sanderling, Dunlin, Turnstone, Knot, Ruff, Snipe, Dowitcher, Godwit, Curlew, Whimbrel, Phalarope, Woodcock, Tattler, Redshank, Greenshank
TURNICIDAE	BUTTONQUAILS	66	16	6	38%	4	25%
DROMADIDAE	CRAB-PLOVER	67	1	1	<all>
GLAREOLIDAE	COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES	68	17	7	2/5	3	18%
STERCORARIIDAE	SKUAS OR JAEGERS	70	7	3	43%
LARIDAE	GULLS AND TERNS	71	99	29	29%	2	2%		incl. Indian Skimmer, formerly in Rynchopidae; incl. Noddy
PANDIONIDAE	OSPREY	74	1	1	<all>
ACCIPITRIDAE	KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES	75	240	62	26%	27	11%
TYTONIDAE	BARN OWLS	76	19	5	26%	2	11%
STRIGIDAE	OWLS	77	195	60	1/3	42	22%		includes Boobook
TROGONIDAE	TROGONS	80	44	12	27%	12	27%		All Oriental Trogons endemic
BUCEROTIDAE	HORNBILLS	81	55	27	49%	27	49%		All Oriental Hornbills endemic; includes Tarictic
UPUPIDAE	HOOPOES	82	1	1	<all>
INDICATORIDAE	HONEYGUIDES	86	16	2	13%	2	13%
PICIDAE	WOODPECKERS	87	216	52	24%	8	4%
RAMPHASTIDAE	TOUCANS AND BARBETS	88	121	29	24%	29	24%		elsewhere in Megalaimidae family (endemic to Oriental); formerly in Capitonidae
MEROPIDAE	BEE-EATERS	89	27	8	30%	5	19%
CORACIIDAE	ROLLERS	90	12	3	25%				includes Dollarbird
ALCEDINIDAE	KINGFISHERS	94	90	25	28%	17	19%
FALCONIDAE	FALCONS AND CARACARAS	96	63	16	25%	8	13%
CACATUIDAE	COCKATOOS	98	21	1	5%	1	5%		Philippine Cockatoo Oriental endemic
PSITTACULIDAE	OLD WORLD PARROTS	100	178	33	19%	27	15%
PITTIDAE	PITTAS	102	29	22	76%	19	66%
EURYLAIMIDAE	TYPICAL BROADBILLS	103	8	7	88%	7	88%
CALYPTOMENIDAE	AFRICAN AND GREEN BROADBILLS	105	6	3	1/2	3	1/2		Calyptomena formerly classified in the family Eurylaimidae
ACANTHIZIDAE	GERYGONES AND THORNBILLS	134	59	1	2%				Acanthizidae is an Australasian family; only one species, the Golden-bellied Gerygone, has managed to cross Wallace's Line and colonised as far as Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines
CAMPEPHAGIDAE	MINIVETS AND CUCKOOSHRIKES	143	85	28	33%	17	20%		includes Trillers and Cicadabird (Black-breasted Triller transferred to Turdidae)
PACHYCEPHALIDAE	WHISTLERS	145	49	7	14%	5	10%
VIREONIDAE	SHRIKE-BABBLERS, ERPORNIS AND VIREOS	151	62	10	16%	10	16%		Pteruthius (Shrike-babblers), Erpornis formerly in Timaliidae: all endemic to Oriental region
ORIOLIDAE	ORIOLES, FIGBIRDS AND ALLIES	152	33	13	39%	11	33%
ARTAMIDAE	WOODSWALLOWS, AUSTRALIAN MAGPIES + ALLIES	155	24	2	8%	1	4%		Artamus fuscus (Ashy Woodswallow) only Woodswallow on Asian continent and endemic to Oriental region
VANGIDAE	VANGAS, HELMET-SHRIKES + SHRIKE-FLYCATCHERS	157	36	6	17%	6	17%		All Oriental Vangas endemic; Hemipus, Tephrodornis removed from Campephagidae; Philentoma from Monarchidae
PITYRIASIDAE	BRISTLEHEAD	158	1	1	<all>	1	<all>		new family: Pityriasis formerly in Laniidae
AEGITHINIDAE	IORAS	159	4	4	<all>	4	<all>		new family, not to be confused with Aegithalidae (long-tailed Tits): Aegithina formerly in Irenidae
DICRURIDAE	DRONGOS	161	22	12	55%	8	36%
RHIPIDURIDAE	FANTAILS	162	46	11	24%	11	24%		new family, Rhipidura split off from Monarchidae; All Oriental Fantails endemic
LANIIDAE	SHRIKES	163	34	10	29%	2	6%
CORVIDAE	CROWS AND JAYS	164	125	37	30%	21	17%
MONARCHIDAE	MONARCHS	165	93	9	10%	4	4%		probably of Asian origin; various species moved to Vangidae, Rhipiduridae and Stenostiridae
EUPETIDAE	ROCKFOWL, ROCKJUMPER AND RAIL-BABBLER	170	4	1	1/4	1	1/4		new family: Eupetes (Rail-babbler) formerly in Orthonychidae; family Eupetidae colonized Africa from Australasia 35 million years ago, independently from other songbirds
DICAEIDAE	FLOWERPECKERS	173	45	29	64%	26	58%
NECTARINIIDAE	SUNBIRDS	174	136	45	33%	39	29%		Arachnothera: Spiderhunters
IRENIDAE	FAIRY-BLUEBIRDS AND LEAFBIRDS	175	13	13	<all>	13	<all>		Ioras (Aegithina) transferred to new family Aegithinidae; includes Fairy-bluebirds
PRUNELLIDAE	ACCENTORS	177	12	2	17%
PLOCEIDAE	WEAVERS	179	115	5	4%	5	4%		remaining weavers in Africa, where they originated
ESTRILDIDAE	WAXBILLS	180	131	16	12%	12	9%		incl. Java Sparrow and Timor Sparrow, Munias, Parrotfinches
PASSERIDAE	SPARROWS, SNOWFINCHES AND ALLIES	182	38	7	18%	2	5%		Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus: Cinnamon White-eye > Cinnamon Ibon ('bird' in Tagalog language) formerly tentatively (lacking a white eye-ring) in Zosteropidae, endemic to Philippines; Passer flaveolus (Plain-backed Sparrow) endemic to Indochina (transferred from Ploceidae like other Passer species)
MOTACILLIDAE	WAGTAILS AND PIPITS	183	67	21	31%	3	4%
FRINGILLIDAE	FINCHES, EUPHONIAS + HAWAIIAN HONEYCREEPERS	184	198	29	15%	3	2%		Two Greenfinches, ahite-cheeked Bullfinch and Mountain Serin endemic to Oriental
EMBERIZIDAE	OLD WORLD BUNTINGS	187	41	21	51%	1	2%		Melophus lathami (Crested Bunting) only Bunting endemic to Oriental region
STENOSTIRIDAE	FAIRY-FLYCATCHER AND CRESTED -FLYCATCHERS	198	9	3	1/3	1	11%		new family: Culicicapa formerly in Muscicapidae; Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus (Fairy-fantail, endemic to Oriental region) from Monarchidae
PARIDAE	TITS, CHICKADEES	199	59	17	29%	7	12%		Cephalopyrus flammiceps (Fire-capped Tit) formerly in Remizidae
ALAUDIDAE	LARKS	202	93	21	23%	10	11%
CISTICOLIDAE	CISTICOLAS	205	139	29	21%	25	18%		new family: Cisticola, Prinia, Orthotomus from Sylviida; Micromacronus formerly in Timaliidae
LOCUSTELLIDAE	GRASSBIRDS AND ALLIES	206	57	22	39%	13	23%		new family: earlier in Sylviidae
ACROCEPHALIDAE	BRUSH, REED AND SWAMP WARBLERS	209	53	13	25%
PNOEPYGIDAE	WREN BABBLERS	210	4	4	<all>	4	<all>		new family: Pnoepyga formerly in Timaliidae; also called Cupwings, discerning them from other Wren Babblers (in Timaliidae and Pellorneidae)
HIRUNDINIDAE	SWALLOWS	211	84	17	20%	4	5%		includes Martins
PYCNONOTIDAE	BULBULS	212	130	66	51%	55	42%		includes Finchbills
PHYLLOSCOPIDAE	OLD WORLD LEAF WARBLERS	213	77	55	71%	21	27%		new family: formerly in Sylviidae; includes Chiffchaff, some wintering here
SCOTOCERCIDAE	BUSH WARBLERS AND ALLIES	214	37	24	65%	13	35%		new family: extracted from Sylviidae; includes Tesia and Stubtail
AEGITHALIDAE	LONG-TAILED TITS	215	10	7	70%	3	30%		Leptopoecile (Tit Warbler) formerly in Sylviidae
SYLVIIDAE	SYLVIA WARBLERS, PARROTBILLS AND ALLIES	216	62	25	2/5	9	15%		Paradoxornis, Conostoma earlier in Panuridae (or in Paradoxornithidae: Parrotbills); Chrysomma (Babblers), Moupinia, Myzornis earlier in Timaliidae, incl. 6 (Fulvettas (see also Pellorneidae); species moved to Cisticolidae, Locustellidae, Acrocephalidae, Phylloscopidae, Scotocercidae and Regulidae
ZOSTEROPIDAE	WHITE-EYES	217	120	35	29%	32	27%		Dasycrotapha, Sterrhoptilus and Zosterornis (Babblers), Yuhina earlier in Timaliidae; incl. Mountain Black-eye, endemic to Borneo; Japanese White-eye renamed into Warbling White-eye with distribution expanded into the Philippines, Indonesia and Wallacea (ex-species montanus, now ssp of japonicus)
TIMALIIDAE	SCIMITAR BABBLERS AND ALLIES	218	46	46	<all>	46	<all>		also called Old World Babblers; Scimitar Babblers; incl. some Wren Babblers; Timaliidae now confined to Oriental after species moved to Vireonidae, Cisticolidae, Pnoepygidae, Sylviidae, Zosteropidae, Pellorneidae, Leiotrichidae and in Afrotropical to Vangidae, Promeropidae, Macrosphenidae, Bernieridae
PELLORNEIDAE	SMALLER BABBLERS	219	53	44	83%	44	83%		new family, also called Ground or Jungle Babblers, earlier in Timaliidae; incl. 6 (Schoeniparus, ex-Alcippe) Fulvettas (see also Sylviidae), some Wren Babblers (Jabouilleia, Kenopia, Napothera, Ptilocichla, Rimator, Turdinus ex-Napothera), Jabouilleia also called a Scimitar Babbler; Laticilla from Sylviidae
LEIOTHRICHIDAE	BABBLERS, LAUGHING-THRUSHES AND ALLIES	220	125	91	73%	73	58%		new family: formerly in Timaliidae; highest number of endemics (passerines) in Oriental; seven Nun Babblers (Alcippe) also called Fulvettas; includes Minlas and Sibias
REGULIDAE	GOLDCRESTS OR KINGLETS	221	6	1	17%	1	17%		new family: earlier in Sylviidae; Flamecrest endemic to Taiwan, diverged from the Goldcrest 3.0–3.1 million years ago
CERTHIIDAE	TREECREEPERS	227	9	6	2/3	3	1/3
SITTIDAE	NUTHATCHES, SALPORNISES AND WALLCREEPER	228	28	12	43%	8	29%
TROGLODYTIDAE	WRENS	229	82	1	1%				same as only wren in Palearctic
STURNIDAE	STARLINGS	233	111	33	30%	22	20%		incl. Mynas (Gracula also called Grackles); Rhabdornis (disputedly in Sturnidae) formerly in Rhabdornithidae (Philippine Creepers), similar only in appearance to treecreepers (Certhiidae)
CINCLIDAE	DIPPERS	234	5	1	1/5
MUSCICAPIDAE	CHATS AND FLYCATCHERS	235	303	141	47%	66	22%		highest number of passerines in Oriental; many species formerly in Turdidae, incl. Bluethroat, Wheatears, several (Magpie) Robins, Redstarts, Rock Thrushes, Whistling Thrushes, Shamas, Forktails, Niltavas
TURDIDAE	THRUSHES	236	156	40	26%	16	10%		includes Cochoas, various Blackbirds; Chlamydochaera jefferyi (Black-breasted Triller > Fruithunter) formerly in Campephagidae
45% of families	Aves in Oriental	107 families	6484	1995	31%	1157	58%		Aves in Oriental
54% of families	non-passerines	54 families	3501	869	25%	446	51%		non-passerines
39% of families	passerines	53 families	2983	1126	38%	711	63%		passerines
global	Aves		10027	1995	20%	5 endemic families		2%	Aves in Oriental
global	non-passerines		4021	869	22%	0 endemic families		0%	non-passerines
global	passerines		6006	1126	19%	5 endemic families		4%	passerines
	Oriental		global	OR	as	OR endemics	as		comments
	Asia south of Himalayas, Yangtze, up to Wallace line		number of	number of	share of	number of	share of
			species	species	global	species	global
Source: The Howard and Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world, 2013~2014
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