non-Passerines name and family changes 1990 > 2013, sorted by 1990 families:

sequence of 1990:

sequence of 1990:

1990

H&M 1990

H&M 1990

family%

2013

H&M 2013

if changed:

endemic to

H&M 2013

blue:

suspended family

n=

bird order

blue: suspended family

#

new family (bold: 2013)

n=

2013 bird order

#

1

STRUTHIONIDAE

1

STRUTHIONIFORMES

OSTRICHES

0

0%

1

STRUTHIONIDAE

2

Afrotropical

OSTRICHES

+1

2

RHEIDAE

2

RHEIFORMES

RHEAS

1

50%

2

RHEIDAE

2

Neotropical

RHEAS

0

3

CASUARIIDAE

3

CASUARIIFORMES

CASSOWARIES

0

0%

5

CASUARIIDAE

4

Australasian

CASSOWARIES AND EMUS

+1

4

DROMAIIDAE

1

CASUARIIFORMES

EMUS

1

100%

5

CASUARIIDAE

Australasian

CASSOWARIES AND EMUS

-1

5

APTERYGIDAE

3

APTERYGIFORMES

KIWIS

0

0%

4

APTERYGIDAE

5

Australasian

KIWIS

+2

6

TINAMIDAE

46

TINAMIFORMES

TINAMOUS

0

0%

3

TINAMIDAE

47

Neotropical

TINAMOUS

+1

7

SPHENISCIDAE

18

SPHENISCIFORMES

PENGUINS

0

0%

40

SPHENISCIDAE

16

PENGUINS

-2

8

GAVIIDAE

5

GAVIIFORMES

LOONS

0

0%

39

GAVIIDAE

5

DIVERS OR LOONS

0

9

PODICIPEDIDAE

21

PODICIPEDIFORMES

GREBES

3

14%

15

PODICIPEDIDAE

19

GREBES

-2

10

DIOMEDEIDAE

14

PROCELLARIIFORMES

ALBATROSSES

9

64%

42

DIOMEDEIDAE

13

ALBATROSSES

-1

11

PROCELLARIIDAE

72

PROCELLARIIFORMES

PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS

10

14%

44

PROCELLARIIDAE

84

PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS

+12

12

HYDROBATIDAE

20

PROCELLARIIFORMES

STORM-PETRELS

12

60%

43

HYDROBATIDAE

14

NORTHERN STORM-PETRELS

-6

12

HYDROBATIDAE

STORM-PETRELS

7

35%

41

OCEANITIDAE

8

AUSTRAL STORM-PETRELS

+8

13

PELECANOIDIDAE

4

PROCELLARIIFORMES

DIVING PETRELS

4

100%

44

PROCELLARIIDAE

PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS

-4

14

PHAETHONTIDAE

3

PELECANIFORMES

TROPICBIRDS

0

0%

21

PHAETHONTIDAE

3

Phaethontiformes

TROPICBIRDS

0

15

PELECANIDAE

8

PELECANIFORMES

PELICANS

0

0%

46

PELECANIDAE

8

PELICANS

0

16

SULIDAE

9

PELECANIFORMES

GANNETS AND BOOBIES

0

0%

52

SULIDAE

10

GANNETS AND BOOBIES

+1

17

PHALACROCORACIDAE

33

PELECANIFORMES

CORMORANTS

7

21%

53

PHALACROCORACIDAE

30

CORMORANTS

-3

18

ANHINGIDAE

4

PELECANIFORMES

DARTERS

0

0%

54

ANHINGIDAE

4

DARTERS

0

19

FREGATIDAE

5

PELECANIFORMES

FRIGATEBIRDS

0

0%

51

FREGATIDAE

5

FRIGATEBIRDS

0

20

ARDEIDAE

60

CICONIIFORMES

HERONS

4

7%

49

ARDEIDAE

62

Pelecaniformes

HERONS

+2

21

SCOPIDAE

1

CICONIIFORMES

HAMERKOP

0

0%

47

SCOPIDAE

1

Pelecaniformes

Afrotropical

HAMERKOP

0

22

BALAENICIPITIDAE

1

CICONIIFORMES

SHOEBILL

0

0%

48

BALAENICIPITIDAE

1

Pelecaniformes

Afrotropical

SHOEBILL

0

23

CICONIIDAE

19

CICONIIFORMES

STORKS

1

5%

45

CICONIIDAE

19

STORKS

0

24

THRESKIORNITHIDAE

31

CICONIIFORMES

IBISES AND SPOONBILLS

6

19%

50

THRESKIORNITHIDAE

34

Pelecaniformes

IBISES

+3

25

PHOENICOPTERIDAE

5

CICONIIFORMES

FLAMINGOS

0

0%

14

PHOENICOPTERIDAE

6

Phoenicopteriformes

FLAMINGOS

+1

26

ANHIMIDAE

3

ANSERIFORMES

SCREAMERS

0

0%

6

ANHIMIDAE

3

Neotropical

SCREAMERS

0

27

ANATIDAE

149

ANSERIFORMES

DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS

25

17%

8

ANATIDAE

157

DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS

+8

35

PHASIANIDAE

DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS

1

0%

7

ANSERANATIDAE

1

Australasian

MAGPIE GOOSE

+1

28

CATHARTIDAE

7

FALCONIFORMES

NEW WORLD VULTURES

0

0%

72

CATHARTIDAE

7

Accipitriformes

NEW WORLD VULTURES

0

29

PANDIONIDAE

1

FALCONIFORMES

OSPREY

0

0%

74

PANDIONIDAE

1

Accipitriformes

OSPREY

0

30

ACCIPITRIDAE

225

FALCONIFORMES

HAWKS AND EAGLES

36

16%

75

ACCIPITRIDAE

240

Accipitriformes

KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES

+15

31

SAGITTARIIDAE

1

FALCONIFORMES

SECRETARY-BIRD

0

0%

73

SAGITTARIIDAE

1

Accipitriformes

SECRETARY-BIRD

0

32

FALCONIDAE

61

FALCONIFORMES

FALCONS AND CARACARAS

3

5%

96

FALCONIDAE

63

FALCONS AND CARACARAS

+2

33

MEGAPODIIDAE

19

GALLIFORMES

MEGAPODES

2

11%

9

MEGAPODIIDAE

22

Australasian

MEGAPODES

+3

34

CRACIDAE

45

GALLIFORMES

CURASSOWS AND GUANS

7

16%

10

CRACIDAE

54

Neotropical

GUANS

+9

35

PHASIANIDAE

210

GALLIFORMES

PHEASANTS AND GROUSE

46

22%

13

PHASIANIDAE

177

PARTRIDGES, PHEASANTS, GROUSE

-33

35

PHASIANIDAE

PHEASANTS AND GROUSE

32

15%

12

ODONTOPHORIDAE

33

NEW WORLD QUAILS

+33

35

PHASIANIDAE

PHEASANTS AND GROUSE

6

3%

11

NUMIDIDAE

6

Afrotropical

GUINEAFOWL

+6

36

MESITORNITHIDAE

3

GRUIFORMES

MESITES

0

0%

18

MESITORNITHIDAE

3

Mesitornithiformes

Afrotropical

MESITES

0

37

TURNICIDAE

15

GRUIFORMES

BUTTONQUAILS

0

0%

66

TURNICIDAE

16

Charadriiformes

BUTTONQUAILS

+1

38

PEDIONOMIDAE

1

GRUIFORMES

PLAINS-WANDERER

0

0%

61

PEDIONOMIDAE

1

Charadriiformes

PLAINS-WANDERER

0

39

GRUIDAE

15

GRUIFORMES

CRANES

8

53%

36

GRUIDAE

15

CRANES

0

40

ARAMIDAE

1

GRUIFORMES

LIMPKIN

0

0%

35

ARAMIDAE

1

LIMPKIN

0

41

PSOPHIIDAE

3

GRUIFORMES

TRUMPETERS

0

0%

34

PSOPHIIDAE

3

Neotropical

TRUMPETERS

0

42

RALLIDAE

125

GRUIFORMES

RAILS AND COOTS

59

47%

31

RALLIDAE

127

RAILS AND COOTS

+2

42

RALLIDAE

RAILS AND COOTS

9

7%

32

SAROTHRURIDAE

9

FLUFFTAILS

+9

43

HELIORNITHIDAE

3

GRUIFORMES

SUNGREBES OR FINFOOTS

0

0%

33

HELIORNITHIDAE

3

FINFOOTS

0

44

RHYNOCHETIDAE

1

GRUIFORMES

KAGU

0

0%

20

RHYNOCHETIDAE

1

Eurypygiformes

Australasian

KAGU

0

45

EURYPYGIDAE

1

GRUIFORMES

SUNBITTERN

0

0%

19

EURYPYGIDAE

1

Eurypygiformes

Neotropical

SUNBITTERN

0

46

CARIAMIDAE

2

GRUIFORMES

SERIEMAS

0

0%

95

CARIAMIDAE

2

Cariamiformes

SERIEMAS

0

47

OTIDIDAE

22

GRUIFORMES

BUSTARDS

13

59%

37

OTIDIDAE

26

Otidiformes

BUSTARDS

+4

48

JACANIDAE

8

CHARADRIIFORMES

JACANAS

0

0%

64

JACANIDAE

8

JACANAS

0

49

ROSTRATULIDAE

2

CHARADRIIFORMES

PAINTED-SNIPE

0

0%

63

ROSTRATULIDAE

3

PAINTED-SNIPE

+1

50

DROMADIDAE

1

CHARADRIIFORMES

CRAB-PLOVER

0

0%

67

DROMADIDAE

1

CRAB-PLOVER

0

51

HAEMATOPODIDAE

11

CHARADRIIFORMES

OYSTERCATCHERS

0

0%

58

HAEMATOPODIDAE

12

OYSTERCATCHERS AND IBISBILL

+1

52

IBIDORHYNCHIDAE

1

CHARADRIIFORMES

IBISBILL

1

100%

58

HAEMATOPODIDAE

OYSTERCATCHERS AND IBISBILL

-1

53

RECURVIROSTRIDAE

13

CHARADRIIFORMES

STILTS AND AVOCETS

0

0%

59

RECURVIROSTRIDAE

7

STILTS AND AVOCETS

-6

54

BURHINIDAE

9

CHARADRIIFORMES

STONE-CURLEWS AND THICK-KNEES

1

11%

55

BURHINIDAE

9

THICK-KNEES

0

55

GLAREOLIDAE

17

CHARADRIIFORMES

COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES

0

0%

68

GLAREOLIDAE

17

COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES

0

55

GLAREOLIDAE

COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES

1

6%

57

PLUVIANIDAE

1

EGYPTIAN PLOVER

+1

56

CHARADRIIDAE

66

CHARADRIIFORMES

PLOVERS (incl. Magellanic Plover)

7

11%

60

CHARADRIIDAE

67

PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS

+1

56

CHARADRIIDAE

PLOVERS (incl. Magellanic Plover)

1

1%

56

CHIONIDAE

Neotropical

SHEATHBILLS AND MAGELLANIC PLOVER

57

SCOLOPACIDAE

86

CHARADRIIFORMES

SANDPIPERS AND SNIPE

8

9%

65

SCOLOPACIDAE

90

SANDPIPERS

+4

58

THINOCORIDAE

4

CHARADRIIFORMES

SEEDSNIPE

0

0%

62

THINOCORIDAE

4

Neotropical

SEEDSNIPES

0

59

CHIONIDIDAE

2

CHARADRIIFORMES

SHEATHBILLS

0

0%

56

CHIONIDAE

3

Neotropical

SHEATHBILLS AND MAGELLANIC PLOVER

+1

60

STERCORARIIDAE

7

CHARADRIIFORMES

SKUAS OR JAEGERS

0

0%

70

STERCORARIIDAE

7

SKUAS OR JAEGERS

0

61

LARIDAE

91

CHARADRIIFORMES

GULLS AND TERNS

36

40%

71

LARIDAE

99

GULLS AND TERNS, SKIMMERS

+8

62

RYNCHOPIDAE

3

CHARADRIIFORMES

SKIMMERS

3

100%

71

LARIDAE

GULLS AND TERNS, SKIMMERS

-3

63

ALCIDAE

22

CHARADRIIFORMES

AUKS

4

18%

69

ALCIDAE

24

AUKS

+2

64

PTEROCLIDAE

16

COLUMBIFORMES

SANDGROUSE

0

0%

17

PTEROCLIDAE

16

Pterocliformes

SANDGROUSE

0

65

COLUMBIDAE

301

COLUMBIFORMES

DOVES AND PIGEONS

35

12%

16

COLUMBIDAE

304

PIGEONS

+3

66

LORIIDAE

55

PSITTACIFORMES

LORIES

0

0%

100

PSITTACULIDAE

178

OLD WORLD PARROTS

+123

67

CACATUIDAE

19

PSITTACIFORMES

COCKATOOS

2

11%

98

CACATUIDAE'

21

COCKATOOS

+2

68

PSITTACIDAE

268

PSITTACIFORMES

PARROTS

33

12%

99

PSITTACIDAE

165

AFRICAN AND NEW WORLD PARROTS

-103

68

PSITTACIDAE

PARROTS

109

41%

100

PSITTACULIDAE

OLD WORLD PARROTS

68

PSITTACIDAE

PARROTS

3

1%

97

STRIGOPIDAE

3

Australasian

KEA AND ALLIES

+3

69

MUSOPHAGIDAE

20

CUCULIFORMES

TURACOS

4

20%

38

MUSOPHAGIDAE

23

Musophagiformes

TURACOS

+3

70

CUCULIDAE

139

CUCULIFORMES

CUCKOOS

24

17%

30

CUCULIDAE

139

CUCKOOS

0

71

OPISTHOCOMIDAE

1

CUCULIFORMES

HOATZIN

0

0%

29

OPISTHOCOMIDAE

1

Opisthocomiformes

Neotropical

HOATZIN

0

72

TYTONIDAE

14

STRIGIFORMES

BARN OWLS

1

7%

76

TYTONIDAE

19

BARN OWLS

+5

73

STRIGIDAE

160

STRIGIFORMES

OWLS

30

19%

77

STRIGIDAE

195

OWLS

+35

74

STEATORNITHIDAE

1

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

OILBIRD

0

0%

22

STEATORNITHIDAE

1

Neotropical

OILBIRD

0

75

PODARGIDAE

13

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

FROGMOUTHS

0

0%

23

PODARGIDAE

13

FROGMOUTHS

0

76

NYCTIBIIDAE

5

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

POTOOS

0

0%

24

NYCTIBIIDAE

7

Neotropical

POTOOS

+2

77

AEGOTHELIDAE

8

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

OWLET-NIGHTJARS

0

0%

26

AEGOTHELIDAE

11

OWLET-NIGHTJARS

+3

78

CAPRIMULGIDAE

82

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

NIGHTJARS

32

39%

25

CAPRIMULGIDAE

90

NIGHTJARS

+8

79

APODIDAE

92

APODIFORMES

SWIFTS

4

4%

27

APODIDAE

99

SWIFTS

+7

80

HEMIPROCNIDAE

3

APODIFORMES

TREE SWIFTS

4

133%

27

APODIDAE

SWIFTS

-3

81

TROCHILIDAE

334

APODIFORMES

HUMMINGBIRDS

19

6%

28

TROCHILIDAE

335

Neotropical

HUMMINGBIRDS

+1

82

COLIIDAE

6

COLIIFORMES

MOUSEBIRDS

0

0%

78

COLIIDAE

6

Afrotropical

MOUSEBIRDS

0

83

TROGONIDAE

39

TROGONIFORMES

TROGONS

2

5%

80

TROGONIDAE

44

TROGONS

+5

84

ALCEDINIDAE

92

CORACIIFORMES

KINGFISHERS

33

36%

94

ALCEDINIDAE

90

KINGFISHERS

-2

85

TODIDAE

5

CORACIIFORMES

TODIES

0

0%

92

TODIDAE

5

Neotropical

TODIES

0

86

MOMOTIDAE

9

CORACIIFORMES

MOTMOTS

0

0%

93

MOMOTIDAE

13

Neotropical

MOTMOTS

+4

87

MEROPIDAE

24

CORACIIFORMES

BEE-EATERS

0

0%

89

MEROPIDAE

27

BEE-EATERS

+3

88

CORACIIDAE

12

CORACIIFORMES

ROLLERS

0

0%

90

CORACIIDAE

12

ROLLERS

0

89

BRACHYPTERACIIDAE

5

CORACIIFORMES

GROUND-ROLLERS

1

20%

91

BRACHYPTERACIIDAE

5

Afrotropical

GROUND-ROLLERS

0

90

LEPTOSOMATIDAE

1

CORACIIFORMES

CUCKOO-ROLLER

0

0%

79

LEPTOSOMIDAE

1

Leptosomiformes

Afrotropical

CUCKOO-ROLLER

0

91

UPUPIDAE

1

CORACIIFORMES

HOOPOES

0

0%

82

UPUPIDAE

1

Bucerotiformes

HOOPOES

0

92

PHOENICULIDAE

8

CORACIIFORMES

WOOD-HOOPOES

1

13%

83

PHOENICULIDAE

8

Bucerotiformes

Afrotropical

WOOD-HOOPOES

0

93

BUCEROTIDAE

48

CORACIIFORMES

HORNBILLS

27

56%

81

BUCEROTIDAE'

55

Bucerotiformes

HORNBILLS

+7

94

GALBULIDAE

17

PICIFORMES

JACAMARS

0

0%

84

GALBULIDAE

18

Neotropical

JACAMARS

+1

95

BUCCONIDAE

32

PICIFORMES

PUFFBIRDS

0

0%

85

BUCCONIDAE

36

Neotropical

PUFFBIRDS

+4

96

CAPITONIDAE

81

PICIFORMES

BARBETS

76

94%

88

RAMPHASTIDAE

TOUCANS AND BARBETS

-81

97

INDICATORIDAE

17

PICIFORMES

HONEYGUIDES

0

0%

86

INDICATORIDAE

16

HONEYGUIDES

-1

98

RAMPHASTIDAE

35

PICIFORMES

TOUCANS

0

0%

88

RAMPHASTIDAE

121

TOUCANS AND BARBETS

+86

99

PICIDAE

200

PICIFORMES

WOODPECKERS

40

20%

87

PICIDAE

216

WOODPECKERS

+16

3808

854

4021

+213

blue:

suspended family

blue:

suspended family

red:

new family (bold: 2013)

red:

new bird order

remaining % to 100 per 1990 family refer to species that didn't change name or didn't move family or were suspended as full species (mostly downgraded to subspecies)

note: upgraded species are not listed

' 2003~2013: Bucorvus in BUCORVIDAE, Cockatoos in PSITTACIDAE

families that remain the same refer to genus name changes within that family

genus name changes also partially at family changes

evolutionary sequence of (last three) non-Passerine families

1990

2013

INDICATORIDAE

CACATUIDAE

RAMPHASTIDAE

PSITTACIDAE

PICIDAE

PSITTACULIDAE

Source: The Howard and Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world

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