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Orders and families

Phylogenetic sequence

Birds Aves
Birds with a flexible palate Neognathae
Fowl Galloanserae
Waterfowl Anseriformes 66
- Ducks, geese and swans Anatidae 66
Gamebirds Galliformes 4
- Pheasants and partridges Phasianidae 4
All other modern birds Neoaves
Flamingos and grebes Mirandornithes
Flamingos Phoenicopteriformes 2
- Flamingos Phoenicopteridae 2
Grebes Podicipediformes 5
- Grebes Podicipedidae 5
Doves, cuckoos and allies Columbaves
Doves and sandgrouse Columbimorphae
Pigeons and doves Columbiformes 5
- Pigeons and doves Columbidae 5
Bustards, turacos and cuckoos Otidimorphae
Cuckoos Cuculiformes 1
- Cuckoos Cuculidae 1
Birds of the elements Elementaves weakly supported
Cranes and waders Gruimorphae weakly supported
Cranes, rails and allies Gruiformes 8
- Rails and crakes Rallidae 7
- Cranes Gruidae 1
Waders, gulls and terns Charadriiformes 61
- Plovers and allies Charadrii
- Avocets and stilts Recurvirostridae 2
- Oystercatchers Haematopodidae 1
- Plovers and lapwings Charadriidae 7
- Sandpipers and snipes Scolopaci
- Sandpipers and snipes Scolopacidae 24
- Gulls, terns and auks Lari
- Skuas Stercorariidae 4
- Auks Alcidae 4
- Gulls and terns Laridae 19
Nightjars and swifts Strisores
Nightjars Caprimulgiformes 1
- Nightjars Caprimulgidae 1
Swifts Apodiformes 1
- Swifts Apodidae 1
Tropicbirds and waterbirds Phaethoquornithes
Core waterbirds Aequornithes
Divers Gaviiformes 3
- Divers Gaviidae 3
Tubenoses Procellariiformes 6
- Northern storm petrels Hydrobatidae 2
- Petrels and shearwaters Procellariidae 4
Storks Ciconiiformes 1
- Storks Ciconiidae 1
Gannets and cormorants Suliformes 2
- Gannets Sulidae 1
- Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae 1
Pelicans, herons and ibises Pelecaniformes 10
- Herons and bitterns Ardeidae 8
- Ibises and spoonbills Threskiornithidae 2
Landbirds Telluraves
Raptors, owls, kingfishers and woodpeckers Afroaves
Hawks and owls Hieraves weakly supported
Birds of prey Accipitriformes 16
- Ospreys Pandionidae 1
- Hawks, eagles and kites Accipitridae 15
Owls Strigiformes 6
- Barn owls Tytonidae 1
- Typical owls Strigidae 5
Rollers, kingfishers and woodpeckers Coraciimorphae
Hoopoes and hornbills Bucerotiformes 1
- Hoopoes Upupidae 1
Kingfishers, bee-eaters and woodpeckers Picodynastornithes
Kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers Coraciiformes 2
- Kingfishers Alcedinidae 1
- Bee-eaters Meropidae 1
Woodpeckers and allies Piciformes 6
- Woodpeckers Picidae 6
Falcons, parrots and passerines Australaves
Falcons and passerines Eufalconimorphae
Falcons Falconiformes 5
- Falcons Falconidae 5
Parrots and passerines Psittacopasserae
Parrots Psittaciformes 1
- Old World parakeets Psittaculidae 1
Passerines Passeriformes 64
- True songbirds Passeri
- Crows and allies Corvides
- Orioles Oriolidae 1
- Shrikes Laniidae 2
- Crows and jays Corvidae 7
- Sparrows and allies Passerides
- Tits, swallows and warblers Sylviida
- Tits Paridae 6
- Penduline tits Remizidae 1
- Larks Alaudidae 3
- Bearded reedlings Panuridae 1
- Cisticolas Cisticolidae 1
- Reed warblers Acrocephalidae 7
- Grasshopper warblers Locustellidae 2
- Swallows and martins Hirundinidae 3
- Leaf warblers Phylloscopidae 6
- Bush warblers Cettiidae 1
- Long-tailed tits Aegithalidae 1
- Sylvia warblers Sylviidae 4
- Thrushes, flycatchers and starlings Muscicapida
- Wrens Troglodytidae 1
- Starlings Sturnidae 1
- Thrushes Turdidae 6
- Chats and flycatchers Muscicapidae 7
- Finches, sparrows and buntings Passerida
- Finches Fringillidae 2
- Buntings Emberizidae 1

All species › Cuckoos

Cuckoos

Cuculiformes

Families in this order: Cuckoos. 1 family · 1 species.

Families and genera in this order

Cuckoos Cuculidae 1 speciesCuculus

Cuckoos Cuculidae

1 species

Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
- Sedge and reedbeds without free-standing water
- Temperate shrub heathland
- Hedgerows
- Coastal dunes and sandy shores
- Cultivated areas of gardens and parks