Passeriformes
This order of birds contains almost 6,000 species. These birds get there name because they are perching birds. They have very strong feet for perching and grabing branches. Thre are two groups of Passerine birds. One is the Suboscine Passerine birds (Terranae: have a cyrinx that doesn't have the muscles to make the same sounds as the other birds). The other group is the Passeres, which includes everything else.
| Family | Common name | Total number |
| Acanthisittidae | New Zealand Wrens | ? |
| Acanthizidae | Australian Warblers | ? |
| Aegithalidae | Bushtits and long-tailed tits | ? |
| Alaudidae | Larks | ? |
| Artamidae | Wood-swallows | ? |
| Bombycillidae | Waxwings | ? |
| Callaeidae | Wattlebirds | ? |
| Campephagidae | Cuckoo-shrikes | ? |
| Certhiidae | Creepers | ? |
| Cinclidae | Dippers | ? |
| Cisticolidae | Forest Warblers | ? |
| Climacteridae | Australian Treecreepers | ? |
| Conopophagidae | Gnateaters | ? |
| Corvidae | Crows, Jays, Magpies | ? |
| Cotingidae | Cotingas | ? |
| Cracticidae | Butcherbirds | ? |
| Dendrocolaptidae | Woodcreepers | ? |
| Dicaeidae | Flowerpeckers | ? |
| Drepanididae | Honeycreepers | ? |
| Dulidae | Palmchat | ? |
| Emberizidae | Emberizid finches | ? |
| Eopsaltriidae | Austalo-Papuan robins and scrub robins. | ? |
| Estrildidae | Estrildid finches and waxbills | ? |
| Eurylaimidae | Broadbills | ? |
| Formicariidae | Antbirds | ? |
| Fringillidae | Buntings, finches, grosbeaks | ? |
| Furnariidae | Ovenbirds | ? |
| Grallinidae | Magpie larks | ? |
| Hirundinidae | Swallows. | ? |
| Hypocolidae | Grey Hypocolius | ? |
| Icteridae | Blackbirds | ? |
| Irenidae | Firy-Bluebirds | ? |
| Laniidae | Shrikes | ? |
| Maluridae | Fairy Wrens | ? |
| Melanocharitidae | Berrypeckers | ? |
| Meliphagidae | Honeyeaters | ? |
| Menuridae | Lyrebird | ? |
| Mimidae | Mocking-thrushes, mockingbirds | ? |
| Monarchidae | Monarch flycatchers | ? |
| Motacillidae | Pipits and wattails | ? |
| Muscicapidae | Old World Flycatchers | ? |
| Nectariniidae | Sunbirds | ? |
| Oriolidae | Old World Orioles | ? |
| Oxyruncidae | Sharpbills | ? |
| Pachycephalidae | Pitohuis, Shrike-Tits | ? |
| Paradisaeidae | Birds of Paradise | ? |
| Pardalotidae | Australian Warblers | ? |
| Paridae | Chickadees adn Titmice | ? |
| Parulidae | New World Warblers | ? |
| Passeridae | Old World Sparrows | ? |
| Petroicidae | Robins | ? |
| Philepittidae | Asity and False Sunbirds | ? |
| Phytotomidae | Plantcutters | ? |
| Picathartidae | Rock Jumpers and Rockfowl | ? |
| Pipridae | Manakins | ? |
| Pittidae | Pittas | ? |
| Platysteiridae | Batis, Shrike-flycatchers, Wattlebirds | ? |
| Ploceidae | Bishops, weaver finches and weavers | ? |
| Prunellidae | Accentors | ? |
| Ptilonorhynchidae | Bowerbirds | ? |
| Pycnonotidae | Bulbuls | ? |
| Remizidae | Penduline tits and Verdins | ? |
| Rhabdornithidae | Rhabdornises | ? |
| Rhinocryptidae | Tapaculos | ? |
| Sittidae | Nuthatches | ? |
| Sturnidae | Starlings | ? |
| Sylviidae | Gnatcatchers, Kinglets | ? |
| Thamnophilidae | Typical antbirds | ? |
| Timaliidae | Babblers | ? |
| Troglodytidae | Wrens | ? |
| Turdidae | Thrushes | ? |
| Tyrannidae | New World Flycathers | ? |
| Vangidae | Vangas | ? |
| Vireonidae | Vireos | ? |
| Zosteropidae | White-eyes | ? |
Family Acanthisittidae (New Zealand wrens)
Family Acanthizidae (Australian warblers)
Family Aegithalidae (bushtits and long-tailed tits)
Family Alaudidae (larks)
Family Artamidae (wood-swallows)
Family Bombycillidae (waxwings)
Family Callaeidae (wattlebirds)
Family Campephagidae (cuckoo-shrikes)
Family Certhiidae (creepers)
Family Cinclidae (dippers)
Family Cisticolidae (forest warblers and grass-warblers)
Family Climacteridae (Australian treecreepers)
Family Conopophagidae (gnateaters)
Family Corvidae (crows, jays, and magpies)
Family Cotingidae (cotingas)
Family Cracticidae (butcherbirds)
Family Dendrocolaptidae (woodcreepers)
Family Dicaeidae (flowerpeckers)
Family Dicruridae (drongos)
Family Drepanididae (honeycreepers)
Family Dulidae (palmchat)
Family Emberizidae (emberizid finches, New World sparrows, and Old World
buntings)
Family Eopsaltriidae (Australo-Papuan robins and scrub-robins)
Family Estrildidae (estrildid finches and waxbills)
Family Eurylaimidae (broadbills)
Family Formicariidae (antbirds)
Family Fringillidae (buntings, finches, grosbeaks, Old World finches, and
sparrows)
Family Furnariidae (ovenbirds)
Family Grallinidae (magpie larks)
Family Hirundinidae (swallows)
Family Hypocolidae (grey hypocolius)
Family Icteridae (blackbirds)
Family Irenidae (fairy-bluebirds)
Family Laniidae (shrikes)
Family Maluridae (fairy-wrens)
Family Melanocharitidae (berrypeckers)
Family Meliphagidae (honeyeaters)
Family Menuridae (lyrebird)
Family Mimidae (mocking-thrushes, mockingbirds, and thrashers)
Family Monarchidae (monarch flycatchers)
Family Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
Family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers)
Family Nectariniidae (sunbirds)
Family Oriolidae (Old World orioles)
Family Oxyruncidae (sharpbill)
Family Pachycephalidae (pitohuis, relatives, shrike-tits, and thickheads)
Family Paradisaeidae (birds-of-paradise)
Family Pardalotidae (Australian warblers)
Family Paridae (chickadees and titmice)
Family Parulidae (New World warblers and wood-warblers)
Family Passeridae (Old World sparrows)
Family Petroicidae (robins)
Family Philepittidae (asity and false sunbird)
Family Phytotomidae (plantcutters)
Family Picathartidae (rock-jumpers and rockfowl)
Family Pipridae (manakins)
Family Pittidae (pittas)
Family Platysteiridae (batis, shrike-flycatchers, and wattle-eyes)
Family Ploceidae (bishops, weaver finches, and weavers)
Family Prunellidae (accentors)
Family Ptilonorhynchidae (bowerbirds)
Family Pycnonotidae (bulbuls)
Family Remizidae (penduline tits and verdins)
Family Rhabdornithidae (rhabdornises)
Family Rhinocryptidae (tapaculos)
Family Sittidae (nuthatches)
Family Sturnidae (starlings)
Family Sylviidae (gnatcatchers, kinglets, and Old World warblers)
Family Thamnophilidae (typical antbirds)
Family Timaliidae (babblers)
Family Troglodytidae (wrens)
Family Turdidae (thrushes)
Family Tyrannidae (New World flycatchers and tyrant flycatchers)
Family Vangidae (vangas)
Family Vireonidae (vireos)
Family Zosteropidae (white-eyes)
By Rob Nelson
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