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Bird Families of the World

You probably won't see all 11,000 species out there but why not try to see all bird families? My goal is to see and photograph all the bird families of the world by 2026/27. a fun alternative then scrambling to see all 11,000...my next adventure with possibly seven new families is a trip to New Zealand & Australia.
(seen 246 out of 253 families) here is one from each family I photographed so far.
Missing Families-
Scrubbirds
Kiwis
New Zealand Parrots
New Zealand Wrens
Wattlebirds
Stitchbird
Whiteheads
Common Ostrich (Ostriches)
Common Ostrich (Ostriches)
Greater Rhea (Rheas)
Greater Rhea (Rheas)
Ornate Tinamou (Tinamous)
Ornate Tinamou (Tinamous)
Southern Screamer (Screamers)
Southern Screamer (Screamers)
King Eider (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)
King Eider (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)
Yellow-legged Brushturkey (Megapodes)
Yellow-legged Brushturkey (Megapodes)
West Mexican Chachalaca (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
West Mexican Chachalaca (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
Southern Crested Guineafowl (Guineafowl)
Southern Crested Guineafowl (Guineafowl)
Montezuma Quail (New World Quail)
Montezuma Quail (New World Quail)
Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
Golden Dove (Pigeons and Doves)
Golden Dove (Pigeons and Doves)
White-breasted Mesite (Mesites)
White-breasted Mesite (Mesites)
Crowned Sandgrouse (Sandgrouse)
Crowned Sandgrouse (Sandgrouse)
Kori Bustard (Bustards)
Kori Bustard (Bustards)
Schalow's Turaco (Turacos)
Schalow's Turaco (Turacos)
Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Cuckoos)
Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Cuckoos)
Madagascar Nightjar (Nightjars and Allies)
Madagascar Nightjar (Nightjars and Allies)
Common Potoo (Potoos)
Common Potoo (Potoos)
Oilbird (Oilbird)
Oilbird (Oilbird)
Blyth's Frogmouth (Frogmouths)
Blyth's Frogmouth (Frogmouths)
Feline Owlet-Nightjar (Owlet-nightjars)
Feline Owlet-Nightjar (Owlet-nightjars)
Bat-like Spinetail (Swifts)
Bat-like Spinetail (Swifts)
Whiskered Treeswift (Treeswifts)
Whiskered Treeswift (Treeswifts)
Red-tailed Comet (Hummingbirds)
Red-tailed Comet (Hummingbirds)
White-spotted Flufftail (Flufftails)
White-spotted Flufftail (Flufftails)
Clapper Rail (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
Clapper Rail (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
African Finfoot (Finfoots)
African Finfoot (Finfoots)
Limpkin (Limpkin)
Limpkin (Limpkin)
Pale-winged Trumpeter (Trumpeters)
Pale-winged Trumpeter (Trumpeters)
 Black-necked Crane (Cranes)
Black-necked Crane (Cranes)
Magellanic Plover (Magellanic Plover)
Magellanic Plover (Magellanic Plover)
Snowy Sheathbill (Sheathbills)
Snowy Sheathbill (Sheathbills)
Peruvian Thick-knee (Thick-knees)
Peruvian Thick-knee (Thick-knees)
Egyptian Plover (Egyptian Plover)
Egyptian Plover (Egyptian Plover)
 Andean Avocet (Stilts and Avocets)
Andean Avocet (Stilts and Avocets)
Ibisbill (Ibisbill)
Ibisbill (Ibisbill)
Black Oystercatcher (Oystercatchers)
Black Oystercatcher (Oystercatchers)
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover (Plovers and Lapwings)
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover (Plovers and Lapwings)
Plains-wanderer (Plains-wanderer)
Plains-wanderer (Plains-wanderer)
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (Seedsnipes)
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (Seedsnipes)
South American Painted-snipe (Painted-Snipes)
South American Painted-snipe (Painted-Snipes)
African Jacana (Jacanas)
African Jacana (Jacanas)
Red Phalarope (Sandpipers and Allies)
Red Phalarope (Sandpipers and Allies)
Madagascar Buttonquail (Buttonquail)
Madagascar Buttonquail (Buttonquail)
Cream-coloured Courser (Pratincoles and Coursers)
Cream-coloured Courser (Pratincoles and Coursers)
Pomarine Jaeger (Skuas and Jaegers)
Pomarine Jaeger (Skuas and Jaegers)
Marbled Murrelet (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
Marbled Murrelet (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
Ross's Gull (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
Ross's Gull (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
American Flamingo (Flamingos)
American Flamingo (Flamingos)
Hooded Grebe (Grebes)
Hooded Grebe (Grebes)
Hoatzin (Hoatzin)
Hoatzin (Hoatzin)
Kagu (Kagu)
Kagu (Kagu)
Sunbittern (Sunbittern)
Sunbittern (Sunbittern)
White-tailed Tropicbird (Tropicbirds)
White-tailed Tropicbird (Tropicbirds)
Yellow-billed Loon (Loons)
Yellow-billed Loon (Loons)
African Penguin (Penguins)
African Penguin (Penguins)
Laysan Albatross (Albatrosses)
Laysan Albatross (Albatrosses)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel (Southern Storm-Petrels)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel (Southern Storm-Petrels)
Southern Giant Petrel (Shearwaters and Petrels)
Southern Giant Petrel (Shearwaters and Petrels)
Saddlebill (Storks)
Saddlebill (Storks)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Frigatebirds)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Frigatebirds)
Peruvian Booby (Boobies and Gannets)
Peruvian Booby (Boobies and Gannets)
Oriental Darter (Anhingas)
Oriental Darter (Anhingas)
Double-crested Cormorant (Cormorants and Shags)
Double-crested Cormorant (Cormorants and Shags)
Asian Crested Ibis (Ibises and Spoonbills)
Asian Crested Ibis (Ibises and Spoonbills)
Pinnated Bittern (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
Pinnated Bittern (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
Hamerkop (Hamerkop)
Hamerkop (Hamerkop)
Spot-billed Pelican (Pelicans)
Spot-billed Pelican (Pelicans)
California Condor (New World Vultures)
California Condor (New World Vultures)
Osprey (Osprey)
Osprey (Osprey)
New Caledonian Goshawk (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
New Caledonian Goshawk (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
Madagascar Red Owl (Barn-Owls)
Madagascar Red Owl (Barn-Owls)
Long-whiskered Owlet (Owls)
Long-whiskered Owlet (Owls)
White-headed Mousebird (Mousebirds)
White-headed Mousebird (Mousebirds)
Cuckoo Roller (Cuckoo-roller)
Cuckoo Roller (Cuckoo-roller)
Bar-tailed Trogon (Trogons)
Bar-tailed Trogon (Trogons)
Madagascar Hoopoe (Hoopoes)
Madagascar Hoopoe (Hoopoes)
Abyssinian Scimitarbill (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
Abyssinian Scimitarbill (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
Southern Ground-hornbill (Ground-Hornbills)
Southern Ground-hornbill (Ground-Hornbills)
Rhinoceros Hornbill (Hornbills)
Rhinoceros Hornbill (Hornbills)
Böhm's Bee-eater (Bee-eaters)
Böhm's Bee-eater (Bee-eaters)
Puerto Rican Tody (Todies)
Puerto Rican Tody (Todies)
Russet-crowned Motmot (Motmots)
Russet-crowned Motmot (Motmots)
Half-collard Kingfisher (Kingfishers)
Half-collard Kingfisher (Kingfishers)
Racket-tailed Roller (Rollers)
Racket-tailed Roller (Rollers)
Rufous-headed Ground-roller (Ground-Rollers)
Rufous-headed Ground-roller (Ground-Rollers)
Spotted Puffbird (Puffbirds)
Spotted Puffbird (Puffbirds)
Green-tailed Jacamar (Jacamars)
Green-tailed Jacamar (Jacamars)
Brown-faced Barbet (African Barbets)
Brown-faced Barbet (African Barbets)
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Asian Barbets)
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Asian Barbets)
Scarlet-banded Barbet (New World Barbets)
Scarlet-banded Barbet (New World Barbets)
Prong-billed Barbet (Toucan-Barbets)
Prong-billed Barbet (Toucan-Barbets)
Guianan Toucanet (Toucans)
Guianan Toucanet (Toucans)
Lesser Honeyguide (Honeyguides)
Lesser Honeyguide (Honeyguides)
Magellanic Woodpecker (Woodpeckers)
Magellanic Woodpecker (Woodpeckers)
Red-legged Seriema (Seriemas)
Red-legged Seriema (Seriemas)
White-rumped Falcon (Falcons and Caracaras)
White-rumped Falcon (Falcons and Caracaras)
Palm Cockatoo (Cockatoos)
Palm Cockatoo (Cockatoos)
Horned Parakeet (Old World Parrots)
Horned Parakeet (Old World Parrots)
Red-and-green Macaw (New World and African Parrots)
Red-and-green Macaw (New World and African Parrots)
African Broadbill (African and Green Broadbills)
African Broadbill (African and Green Broadbills)
Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Asian and Grauer's Broadbills)
Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Asian and Grauer's Broadbills)
Sapayoa (Sapayoa)
Sapayoa (Sapayoa)
Velvet Asity (Asities)
Velvet Asity (Asities)
Azure-breasted Pitta (Pittas)
Azure-breasted Pitta (Pittas)
Ferruginous-backed Antbird (Typical Antbirds)
Ferruginous-backed Antbird (Typical Antbirds)
Elegant Crescentchest (Crescentchests)
Elegant Crescentchest (Crescentchests)
Black-cheeked Gnateater (Gnateaters)
Black-cheeked Gnateater (Gnateaters)
Bicolored Antpitta (Antpittas)
Bicolored Antpitta (Antpittas)
Ocellated Tapaculo (Tapaculos)
Ocellated Tapaculo (Tapaculos)
Rufous-capped Antthrush (Antthrushes)
Rufous-capped Antthrush (Antthrushes)
Black-striped Woodcreeper (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
Black-striped Woodcreeper (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
Round-tailed manakin (Manakins)
Round-tailed manakin (Manakins)
Three-wattled Bellbird (Cotingas)
Three-wattled Bellbird (Cotingas)
Masked Tityra (Tityras and Allies)
Masked Tityra (Tityras and Allies)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrant Flycatchers)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrant Flycatchers)
Flame Bowerbird (Bowerbirds)
Flame Bowerbird (Bowerbirds)
Papuan Treecreeper (Australasian Treecreepers)
Papuan Treecreeper (Australasian Treecreepers)
Emperor Fairywren (Fairywrens)
Emperor Fairywren (Fairywrens)
Crow Honeyeater (Honeyeaters)
Crow Honeyeater (Honeyeaters)
Fan-tailed Gerygone (Thornbills and Allies)
Fan-tailed Gerygone (Thornbills and Allies)
Papuan Logrunner (Logrunners)
Papuan Logrunner (Logrunners)
Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike (Cuckooshrikes)
Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike (Cuckooshrikes)
Black Sittella (Sittellas)
Black Sittella (Sittellas)
Wattled Ploughbill (Ploughbill)
Wattled Ploughbill (Ploughbill)
Rufous-naped Bellbird (Australo-Papuan Bellbirds)
Rufous-naped Bellbird (Australo-Papuan Bellbirds)
Tit Berrypecker (Tit Berrypecker and Crested Berrypecker)
Tit Berrypecker (Tit Berrypecker and Crested Berrypecker)
Slaty Vireo (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
Slaty Vireo (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
Bare-throated Whistler (Whistlers and Allies)
Bare-throated Whistler (Whistlers and Allies)
Green-headed Oriole (Old World Orioles)
Green-headed Oriole (Old World Orioles)
Black-breasted Boatbill (Boatbills)
Black-breasted Boatbill (Boatbills)
Fiji Woodswallow (Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies)
Fiji Woodswallow (Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies)
Mottled Berryhunter (Mottled Berryhunter)
Mottled Berryhunter (Mottled Berryhunter)
Black-necked Wattle-eye (Wattle-eyes and Batises)
Black-necked Wattle-eye (Wattle-eyes and Batises)
Sickle-billed Vanga (Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies)
Sickle-billed Vanga (Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies)
Bornean Bristlehead (Bristlehead)
Bornean Bristlehead (Bristlehead)
Green Iora (Ioras)
Green Iora (Ioras)
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike (Bushshrikes and Allies)
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike (Bushshrikes and Allies)
Supertramp Fantail (Fantails)
Supertramp Fantail (Fantails)
Madagascar Crested Drongo (Drongos)
Madagascar Crested Drongo (Drongos)
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise (Birds-of-Paradise)
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise (Birds-of-Paradise)
Blue-capped Ifrita (Ifrita)
Blue-capped Ifrita (Ifrita)
Frilled Monarch (Monarch Flycatchers)
Frilled Monarch (Monarch Flycatchers)
Lesser Melampitta (Melampittas)
Lesser Melampitta (Melampittas)
Crested Jayshrike (Crested Jayshrike)
Crested Jayshrike (Crested Jayshrike)
Turkestan Shrike (Shrikes)
Turkestan Shrike (Shrikes)
White-throated Jay (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
White-throated Jay (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
Loria's Satinbird (Satinbirds)
Loria's Satinbird (Satinbirds)
Obscure Berrypecker (Berrypeckers and Longbills)
Obscure Berrypecker (Berrypeckers and Longbills)
Pacific Robin (Australasian Robins)
Pacific Robin (Australasian Robins)
White-necked Rockfowl (Rockfowl)
White-necked Rockfowl (Rockfowl)
Drakensberg  Rockjumper (Rockjumpers)
Drakensberg Rockjumper (Rockjumpers)
Malaysian Rail-babbler (Rail-babbler)
Malaysian Rail-babbler (Rail-babbler)
Southern Hyliota (Hyliotas)
Southern Hyliota (Hyliotas)
White-bellied Crested Flycatcher (Fairy Flycatchers)
White-bellied Crested Flycatcher (Fairy Flycatchers)
African Blue Tit (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)
African Blue Tit (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)
Cape Penduline-tit (Penduline-Tits)
Cape Penduline-tit (Penduline-Tits)
Temminck’s Lark (Larks)
Temminck’s Lark (Larks)
Yellow-throated Nicator (Nicators)
Yellow-throated Nicator (Nicators)
Rockrunner (African Warblers)
Rockrunner (African Warblers)
Wing-snapping Cisticola (Cisticolas and Allies)
Wing-snapping Cisticola (Cisticolas and Allies)
African Yellow Warbler (Reed Warblers and Allies)
African Yellow Warbler (Reed Warblers and Allies)
New Caledonian Thicketbird (Grassbirds and Allies)
New Caledonian Thicketbird (Grassbirds and Allies)
Donacobius (Donacobius)
Donacobius (Donacobius)
Appert's Tetraka (Malagasy Warblers)
Appert's Tetraka (Malagasy Warblers)
 Pygmy Wren-babbler (Cupwings)
Pygmy Wren-babbler (Cupwings)
Lesser Striped Swallow (Swallows)
Lesser Striped Swallow (Swallows)
Black-collared Bulbul (Bulbuls)
Black-collared Bulbul (Bulbuls)
Martens's Warbler (Leaf Warblers)
Martens's Warbler (Leaf Warblers)
Tit-hylia (Hylias)
Tit-hylia (Hylias)
Livingstone's Flycatcher (Yellow Flycatchers)
Livingstone's Flycatcher (Yellow Flycatchers)
Timor Stubtail (Bush Warblers and Allies)
Timor Stubtail (Bush Warblers and Allies)
White-browed Tit-warbler (Long-tailed Tits)
White-browed Tit-warbler (Long-tailed Tits)
Banded Parisoma (Sylviid Warblers and Allies)
Banded Parisoma (Sylviid Warblers and Allies)
Golden Parrotbill (Parrotbills)
Golden Parrotbill (Parrotbills)
Kirks White-Eye (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
Kirks White-Eye (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
Red-billed Scimitar Babbler (Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies)
Red-billed Scimitar Babbler (Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies)
Bornean Wren-Babbler (Ground Babblers and Allies)
Bornean Wren-Babbler (Ground Babblers and Allies)
Vietnamese Cutia (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
Vietnamese Cutia (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Kinglets)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Kinglets)
Wallcreeper (Wallcreeper)
Wallcreeper (Wallcreeper)
Brown-headed Nuthatch (Nuthatches)
Brown-headed Nuthatch (Nuthatches)
African Spotted Creeper (Spotted Creepers)
African Spotted Creeper (Spotted Creepers)
Short-toed Treecreeper (Treecreepers)
Short-toed Treecreeper (Treecreepers)
California Gnatcatcher (Gnatcatchers)
California Gnatcatcher (Gnatcatchers)
Banded Wren (Wrens)
Banded Wren (Wrens)
Spotted Elachura (Elachura)
Spotted Elachura (Elachura)
Rufous-throated Dipper (Dippers)
Rufous-throated Dipper (Dippers)
Red-billed Oxpecker (Oxpeckers)
Red-billed Oxpecker (Oxpeckers)
Bali Myna (Starlings)
Bali Myna (Starlings)
Leconte's Thrasher (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
Leconte's Thrasher (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
Slaty-backed Thrush (Thrushes and Allies)
Slaty-backed Thrush (Thrushes and Allies)
Arnot's Chat (Old World Flycatchers)
Arnot's Chat (Old World Flycatchers)
Bohemian Waxwing (Waxwings)
Bohemian Waxwing (Waxwings)
Gray Silky-flycatcher (Silky-flycatchers)
Gray Silky-flycatcher (Silky-flycatchers)
 Palmchat (Palmchat)
Palmchat (Palmchat)
Cape Sugarbird (Sugarbirds)
Cape Sugarbird (Sugarbirds)
Spot-throat (Dapple-throat and Allies)
Spot-throat (Dapple-throat and Allies)
Ashy Flowerpecker (Flowerpeckers)
Ashy Flowerpecker (Flowerpeckers)
Rufous-winged Sunbird (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
Rufous-winged Sunbird (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
Philippine Fairy-bluebird (Fairy-bluebirds)
Philippine Fairy-bluebird (Fairy-bluebirds)
Bornean Leafbird (Leafbirds)
Bornean Leafbird (Leafbirds)
Olive Warbler (Olive Warbler)
Olive Warbler (Olive Warbler)
Przevalski's Pinktail (Przevalski's Pinktail)
Przevalski's Pinktail (Przevalski's Pinktail)
Long-tailed Widowbird (Weavers and Allies)
Long-tailed Widowbird (Weavers and Allies)
White-collared Oliveback (Waxbills and Allies)
White-collared Oliveback (Waxbills and Allies)
Wilson's Indigobird (Indigobirds)
Wilson's Indigobird (Indigobirds)
Maroon-backed Accentor (Accentors)
Maroon-backed Accentor (Accentors)
Spanish Sparrow (Old World Sparrows)
Spanish Sparrow (Old World Sparrows)
Mekong Wagtail (Wagtails and Pipits)
Mekong Wagtail (Wagtails and Pipits)
European Goldfinch (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
European Goldfinch (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Snow Bunting (Longspurs and Snow Buntings)
Snow Bunting (Longspurs and Snow Buntings)
Rosy Thrush-Tanager (Thrush-Tanager)
Rosy Thrush-Tanager (Thrush-Tanager)
Pine Bunting (Old World Buntings)
Pine Bunting (Old World Buntings)
Five-striped Sparrow (New World Sparrows)
Five-striped Sparrow (New World Sparrows)
Eastern Chat-Tanager (Chat-Tanagers)
Eastern Chat-Tanager (Chat-Tanagers)
Black-crowned Palm-tanager (Hispaniolan Tanagers)
Black-crowned Palm-tanager (Hispaniolan Tanagers)
Puerto Rican Tanager (Puerto Rican Tanager)
Puerto Rican Tanager (Puerto Rican Tanager)
Western Spindales (Spindalises)
Western Spindales (Spindalises)
Wrenthrush (Wrenthrush)
Wrenthrush (Wrenthrush)
Oriente Warbler (Cuban Warblers)
Oriente Warbler (Cuban Warblers)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Yellow-breasted Chat)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Yellow-breasted Chat)
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Troupials and Allies)
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Troupials and Allies)
Goldman's Warbler (New World Warblers)
Goldman's Warbler (New World Warblers)
Dusky-faced Tanager (Mitrospingid Tanagers)
Dusky-faced Tanager (Mitrospingid Tanagers)
Rose-bellied Bunting (Cardinals and Allies)
Rose-bellied Bunting (Cardinals and Allies)
Red-necked Tanager (Tanagers and Allies)
Red-necked Tanager (Tanagers and Allies)