non-Passerines name and family changes 1990 > 2013, sorted by 2013 families:
	sequence of 2013:		sequence of 2013:	↓
1990	H&M 1990	n=	H&M 1990	family%			2013	H&M 2013	n=	H&M 2013		Bird Order
blue:	suspended family				↓		red:	new family (bold: 2013)
#							#
1	STRUTHIONIDAE	1	OSTRICHES	0	0%		1	STRUTHIONIDAE	2	OSTRICHES	+1	Struthioniformes
2	RHEIDAE	2	RHEAS	1	50%		2	RHEIDAE	2	RHEAS	0	Rheiformes
6	TINAMIDAE	46	TINAMOUS	0	0%		3	TINAMIDAE	47	TINAMOUS	+1	Tinamiformes
5	APTERYGIDAE	3	KIWIS	0	0%		4	APTERYGIDAE	5	KIWIS	+2	Apterygiformes
3	CASUARIIDAE	3	CASSOWARIES	0	0%		5	CASUARIIDAE	4	CASSOWARIES AND EMUS	+1	Casuariiformes
4	DROMAIIDAE***	1	EMUS	1	25%		5	CASUARIIDAE		CASSOWARIES AND EMUS	-1	""
26	ANHIMIDAE	3	SCREAMERS	0	0%		6	ANHIMIDAE	3	SCREAMERS	0	Anseriformes
27	ANATIDAE		DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS	1	100%		7	ANSERANATIDAE	1	MAGPIE GOOSE	+1	""	ex-Anseranatinae (ANATIDAE)
27	ANATIDAE	149	DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS	25	16%		8	ANATIDAE	157	DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS	+8	""
33	MEGAPODIIDAE	19	MEGAPODES	2	9%		9	MEGAPODIIDAE	22	MEGAPODES	+3	Galliformes
34	CRACIDAE	45	CURASSOWS AND GUANS	7	13%		10	CRACIDAE	54	GUANS	+9	""
35	PHASIANIDAE		PHEASANTS AND GROUSE	6	100%		11	NUMIDIDAE"	6	GUINEAFOWL	+6	""	ex-Numidinae (PHASIANIDAE)
35	PHASIANIDAE		PHEASANTS AND GROUSE	32	97%		12	ODONTOPHORIDAE	33	NEW WORLD QUAILS	+33	""	ex-Odontophorinae (PHASIANIDAE)
35	PHASIANIDAE	210	PHEASANTS AND GROUSE	46	26%		13	PHASIANIDAE	177	PARTRIDGES, PHEASANTS, GROUSE	-33	""
25	PHOENICOPTERIDAE	5	FLAMINGOS	0	0%		14	PHOENICOPTERIDAE	6	FLAMINGOS	+1	Phoenicopteriformes
9	PODICIPEDIDAE*****	21	GREBES	3	16%		15	PODICIPEDIDAE	19	GREBES	-2	Podicipediformes	Palearctic and Afrotropical Grebes didn't change
65	COLUMBIDAE	301	DOVES AND PIGEONS	35	12%		16	COLUMBIDAE	304	PIGEONS	+3	Columbiformes	Palearctic and Oriental Pigeons didn't change
64	PTEROCLIDAE******	16	SANDGROUSE	0	0%		17	PTEROCLIDAE	16	SANDGROUSE	0	Pterocliformes
36	MESITORNITHIDAE	3	MESITES	0	0%		18	MESITORNITHIDAE	3	MESITES	0	Mesitornithiformes
45	EURYPYGIDAE	1	SUNBITTERN	0	0%		19	EURYPYGIDAE	1	SUNBITTERN	0	Eurypygiformes
44	RHYNOCHETIDAE	1	KAGU	0	0%		20	RHYNOCHETIDAE	1	KAGU	0	""
14	PHAETHONTIDAE	3	TROPICBIRDS	0	0%		21	PHAETHONTIDAE	3	TROPICBIRDS	0	Phaethontiformes
74	STEATORNITHIDAE	1	OILBIRD	0	0%		22	STEATORNITHIDAE	1	OILBIRD	0	Caprimulgiformes
75	PODARGIDAE	13	FROGMOUTHS	0	0%		23	PODARGIDAE	13	FROGMOUTHS	0	""
76	NYCTIBIIDAE	5	POTOOS	0	0%		24	NYCTIBIIDAE	7	POTOOS	+2	""
78	CAPRIMULGIDAE	82	NIGHTJARS	32	36%		25	CAPRIMULGIDAE	90	NIGHTJARS	+8	""
77	AEGOTHELIDAE	8	OWLET-NIGHTJARS	0	0%		26	AEGOTHELIDAE	11	OWLET-NIGHTJARS	+3	""
79	APODIDAE	92	SWIFTS	4	4%		27	APODIDAE	99	SWIFTS	+7	Apodiformes
80	HEMIPROCNIDAE	3	TREE SWIFTS	4	4%		27	APODIDAE		SWIFTS	-3	""
81	TROCHILIDAE	334	HUMMINGBIRDS	19	6%		28	TROCHILIDAE	335	HUMMINGBIRDS	+1	""
71	OPISTHOCOMIDAE	1	HOATZIN	0	0%		29	OPISTHOCOMIDAE	1	HOATZIN	0	Opisthocomiformes
70	CUCULIDAE	139	CUCKOOS	24	17%		30	CUCULIDAE	139	CUCKOOS	0	Cuculiformes	Western Palearctic and Nearctic Cuckoos didn't change
42	RALLIDAE	125	RAILS AND COOTS	59	46%		31	RALLIDAE	127	RAILS AND COOTS	+2	Gruiformes	Nearctic Rails and Coots didn't change
42	RALLIDAE		RAILS AND COOTS	9	100%		32	SAROTHRURIDAE	9	FLUFFTAILS	+9	""
43	HELIORNITHIDAE	3	SUNGREBES OR FINFOOTS	0	0%		33	HELIORNITHIDAE	3	FINFOOTS	0	""
41	PSOPHIIDAE	3	TRUMPETERS	0	0%		34	PSOPHIIDAE	3	TRUMPETERS	0	""
40	ARAMIDAE	1	LIMPKIN	0	0%		35	ARAMIDAE	1	LIMPKIN	0	""
39	GRUIDAE	15	CRANES	8	53%		36	GRUIDAE	15	CRANES	0	""
47	OTIDIDAE*	22	BUSTARDS	13	50%		37	OTIDIDAE	26	BUSTARDS	+4	Otidiformes	Western Palearctic Bustards didn't change
69	MUSOPHAGIDAE	20	TURACOS	4	17%		38	MUSOPHAGIDAE	23	TURACOS	+3	Musophagiformes
8	GAVIIDAE	5	LOONS	0	0%		39	GAVIIDAE	5	DIVERS OR LOONS	0	Gaviiformes
7	SPHENISCIDAE	18	PENGUINS	0	0%		40	SPHENISCIDAE	16	PENGUINS	-2	Sphenisciformes	+ Antarctica
12	HYDROBATIDAE		STORM-PETRELS	7	88%		41	OCEANITIDAE	8	AUSTRAL STORM-PETRELS	+8	Procellariiformes	+ Antarctica
10	DIOMEDEIDAE	14	ALBATROSSES	9	69%		42	DIOMEDEIDAE	13	ALBATROSSES	-1	""
12	HYDROBATIDAE	20	STORM-PETRELS	12	75%		43	HYDROBATIDAE	14	NORTHERN STORM-PETRELS	-6	""
11	PROCELLARIIDAE	72	PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS	10	11%		44	PROCELLARIIDAE	84	PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS	+12	""	+ Antarctica; Nearctic Shearwaters didn't change
13	PELECANOIDIDAE	4	DIVING PETRELS	4	5%		44	PROCELLARIIDAE		PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS	-4	""
23	CICONIIDAE	19	STORKS	1	5%		45	CICONIIDAE	19	STORKS	0	Ciconiiformes
15	PELECANIDAE	8	PELICANS	0	0%		46	PELECANIDAE	8	PELICANS	0	Pelecaniformes	Palearctic Pelicans didn't change
21	SCOPIDAE	1	HAMERKOP	0	0%		47	SCOPIDAE	1	HAMERKOP	0	""
22	BALAENICIPITIDAE	1	SHOEBILL	0	0%		48	BALAENICIPITIDAE	1	SHOEBILL	0	""
20	ARDEIDAE	60	HERONS	4	6%		49	ARDEIDAE	62	HERONS	+2	""	Palearctic Herons didn't change
24	THRESKIORNITHIDAE	31	IBISES AND SPOONBILLS	6	18%		50	THRESKIORNITHIDAE	34	IBISES	+3	""	Palearctic and Australasian Ibises didn't change
19	FREGATIDAE	5	FRIGATEBIRDS	0	0%		51	FREGATIDAE	5	FRIGATEBIRDS	0	Suliformes*
16	SULIDAE	9	GANNETS AND BOOBIES	0	0%		52	SULIDAE	10	GANNETS AND BOOBIES	+1	""
17	PHALACROCORACIDAE	33	CORMORANTS	7	23%			PHALACROCORACIDAE	30	CORMORANTS	-3	""	Eastern Palearctic Cormorants didn't change
18	ANHINGIDAE	4	DARTERS	0	0%		54	ANHINGIDAE	4	DARTERS	0	""
54	BURHINIDAE	9	STONE-CURLEWS AND THICK-KNEES	1	11%		55	BURHINIDAE	9	THICK-KNEES	0	Charadriiformes
59	CHIONIDIDAE**	2	SHEATHBILLS	0	0%		56	CHIONIDAE	3	SHEATHBILLS AND MAGELLANIC PLOVER	+1	""	+ Antarctica
56	CHARADRIIDAE		PLOVERS (incl. Magellanic Plover)	1	33%		56	CHIONIDAE		SHEATHBILLS AND MAGELLANIC PLOVER		""
55	GLAREOLIDAE		COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES	1	100%		57	PLUVIANIDAE	1	EGYPTIAN PLOVER	+1	""
51	HAEMATOPODIDAE	11	OYSTERCATCHERS	0	0%		58	HAEMATOPODIDAE	12	OYSTERCATCHERS AND IBISBILL	+1	""
52	IBIDORHYNCHIDAE	1	IBISBILL	1	8%		58	HAEMATOPODIDAE		OYSTERCATCHERS AND IBISBILL	-1	""
53	RECURVIROSTRIDAE	13	STILTS AND AVOCETS	0	0%		59	RECURVIROSTRIDAE	7	STILTS AND AVOCETS	-6	""
56	CHARADRIIDAE	66	PLOVERS (incl. Magellanic Plover)	7	10%		60	CHARADRIIDAE	67	PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS	+1	""	Palearctic and Oriental Plovers didn't change
38	PEDIONOMIDAE	1	PLAINS-WANDERER	0	0%		61	PEDIONOMIDAE	1	PLAINS-WANDERER	0	""
58	THINOCORIDAE	4	SEEDSNIPE	0	0%		62	THINOCORIDAE	4	SEEDSNIPES	0	""
49	ROSTRATULIDAE	2	PAINTED-SNIPE	0	0%		63	ROSTRATULIDAE	3	PAINTED-SNIPE	+1	""
48	JACANIDAE	8	JACANAS	0	0%		64	JACANIDAE	8	JACANAS	0	""
57	SCOLOPACIDAE	86	SANDPIPERS AND SNIPE	8	9%		65	SCOLOPACIDAE	90	SANDPIPERS	+4	""	Afrotropical Sandpipers didn't change
37	TURNICIDAE	15	BUTTONQUAILS	0	0%		66	TURNICIDAE	16	BUTTONQUAILS	+1	""
50	DROMADIDAE	1	CRAB-PLOVER	0	0%		67	DROMADIDAE	1	CRAB-PLOVER	0	""
55	GLAREOLIDAE	17	COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES	0	0%		68	GLAREOLIDAE	17	COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES	0	""
63	ALCIDAE	22	AUKS	4	17%		69	ALCIDAE	24	AUKS	+2	""	Western Palearctic Auks didn't change
60	STERCORARIIDAE	7	SKUAS OR JAEGERS	0	0%		70	STERCORARIIDAE	7	SKUAS OR JAEGERS	0	""	+ Antarctica
61	LARIDAE	91	GULLS AND TERNS	36	37%		71	LARIDAE	99	GULLS AND TERNS, SKIMMERS	+8	""	+ Antarctica
62	RYNCHOPIDAE	3	SKIMMERS	3	3%		71	LARIDAE		GULLS AND TERNS, SKIMMERS	-3	""
28	CATHARTIDAE	7	NEW WORLD VULTURES	0	0%		72	CATHARTIDAE	7	NEW WORLD VULTURES	0	Accipitriformes
31	SAGITTARIIDAE	1	SECRETARY-BIRD	0	0%		73	SAGITTARIIDAE	1	SECRETARY-BIRD	0	""	2003~2013 in ACCIPITRIDAE
29	PANDIONIDAE	1	OSPREY	0	0%		74	PANDIONIDAE	1	OSPREY	0	""	2003~2013 in ACCIPITRIDAE
30	ACCIPITRIDAE	225	HAWKS AND EAGLES	36	15%		75	ACCIPITRIDAE	240	KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES	+15	""
72	TYTONIDAE	14	BARN OWLS	1	5%		76	TYTONIDAE	19	BARN OWLS	+5	Strigiformes
73	STRIGIDAE	160	OWLS	30	15%		77	STRIGIDAE	195	OWLS	+35	""
82	COLIIDAE	6	MOUSEBIRDS	0	0%		78	COLIIDAE	6	MOUSEBIRDS	0	Coliiformes
90	LEPTOSOMATIDAE	1	CUCKOO-ROLLER	0	0%		79	LEPTOSOMIDAE	1	CUCKOO-ROLLER	0	Leptosomiformes
83	TROGONIDAE	39	TROGONS	2	5%		80	TROGONIDAE	44	TROGONS	+5	Trogoniformes
93	BUCEROTIDAE	48	HORNBILLS	27	49%		81	BUCEROTIDAE'	55	HORNBILLS	+7	Bucerotiformes
91	UPUPIDAE	1	HOOPOES	0	0%		82	UPUPIDAE	1	HOOPOES	0	""
92	PHOENICULIDAE	8	WOOD-HOOPOES	1	13%		83	PHOENICULIDAE	8	WOOD-HOOPOES	0	""
94	GALBULIDAE	17	JACAMARS	0	0%		84	GALBULIDAE	18	JACAMARS	+1	Piciformes
95	BUCCONIDAE	32	PUFFBIRDS	0	0%		85	BUCCONIDAE	36	PUFFBIRDS	+4	""
97	INDICATORIDAE	17	HONEYGUIDES	0	0%		86	INDICATORIDAE	16	HONEYGUIDES	-1	""
99	PICIDAE	200	WOODPECKERS	40	19%		87	PICIDAE	216	WOODPECKERS	+16	""	Nearctic Woodpeckers didn't change
98	RAMPHASTIDAE	35	TOUCANS	0	0%		88	RAMPHASTIDAE	121	TOUCANS AND BARBETS	+86	""
96	CAPITONIDAE	81	BARBETS	76	63%		88	RAMPHASTIDAE		TOUCANS AND BARBETS	-81	""
87	MEROPIDAE	24	BEE-EATERS	0	0%		89	MEROPIDAE	27	BEE-EATERS	+3	Coraciiformes
88	CORACIIDAE	12	ROLLERS	0	0%		90	CORACIIDAE	12	ROLLERS	0	""
89	BRACHYPTERACIIDAE	5	GROUND-ROLLERS	1	20%		91	BRACHYPTERACIIDAE	5	GROUND-ROLLERS	0	""
85	TODIDAE	5	TODIES	0	0%		92	TODIDAE	5	TODIES	0	""
86	MOMOTIDAE	9	MOTMOTS	0	0%		93	MOMOTIDAE	13	MOTMOTS	+4	""
84	ALCEDINIDAE	92	KINGFISHERS	33	37%		94	ALCEDINIDAE	90	KINGFISHERS	-2	""	Palearctic and New World Kingfishers didn't change
46	CARIAMIDAE	2	SERIEMAS	0	0%		95	CARIAMIDAE	2	SERIEMAS	0	Cariamiformes
32	FALCONIDAE	61	FALCONS AND CARACARAS	3	5%		96	FALCONIDAE	63	FALCONS AND CARACARAS	+2	Falconiformes
68	PSITTACIDAE		PARROTS	3	100%		97	STRIGOPIDAE	3	KEA AND ALLIES	+3	Psittaciformes
67	CACATUIDAE	19	COCKATOOS	2	10%		98	CACATUIDAE'	21	COCKATOOS	+2	""
68	PSITTACIDAE	268	PARROTS	33	20%		99	PSITTACIDAE	165	AFRICAN AND NEW WORLD PARROTS	-103	""
66	LORIIDAE****	55	LORIES	0	0%		100	PSITTACULIDAE	178	OLD WORLD PARROTS	+123	""
68	PSITTACIDAE		PARROTS	109	61%		100	PSITTACULIDAE		OLD WORLD PARROTS		""
		3808		854					4021		+213
blue:	suspended family						red:	new family (bold: 2013)				* introduced later
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					for exact split of area of biogeographical species distribution:				non-Passerine species by biogeographical area
						Western Palearctic
						Eastern Palearctic
						Afrotropical
						Oriental
						Nearctic
						Neotropical
						Austalasian
				cells left of line are colored when species that changed name or moved family appear in specific areas
								" NUMIDIDAE already recognized earlier by other authorities
* OTIDIDAE prevails over earlier used OTIDAE, though OTIDAE is correct following ICZN rules (genus: Otis); bird order Otidiformes was only introduced recently
** CHIONIDAE prevails over earlier used CHIONIDIDAE, and is correct following ICZN rules (genus: Chionis)
*** DROMAIIDAE (Emu, now suspended, up to 1970s DROMICEIIDAE) not to be confused with DROMADIDAE (Crab Plover)
**** LORIIDAE (now suspended), not to be confused with primate family LORIDAE (formerly LORISIDAE): lorises, pottos, and galagos
***** PODICIPEDIDAE earlier also called COLYMBIDAE, not to be confused with COLUMBIDAE
****** PTEROCLIDAE prevails over PTEROCLIDIDAE, though the latter being correct following later introduced ICZN rules (genus: Pterocles); bird order Pterocliformes introduced recently
non-Passerines name and family changes, sorted by 1990 families:
Source: The Howard and Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world
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