Birds of Europe - Family groups
We follow here the convention adopted in the "Field Guide to Australian
Birds" by Michael Morcombe, in which all
bird families are collected into 26 family groups. The sub-division
into 26 family groups is done only for convenience and the way it is
done in detail has no scientific background.
Every species seen by us is listed in an index of bird names.
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Non-passerines |
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1 |
Grouse, Partridges, Quail, Pheasants |
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2 |
Swans, Geese, Ducks, Loons, Grebes |
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3 |
Albatross, Fulmar, Shearwaters, Storm-petrels |
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4 |
Cormorants, Tropicbirds, Frigatebirds, Gannet, Pelicans |
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5 |
Egrets, Herons, Bitterns, Spoonbill, Ibis, Stork, Flamingo |
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6 |
Vultures, Osprey, Eagles, Kites, Buzzards, Harriers, Hawks, Falcons |
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7 |
Water-hens, Crakes, Rail, Bustards, Cranes |
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8 |
Button-quails, Curlews, Shanks, Snipes, Sandpipers, Tattlers,
Stints, related waders |
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9 |
Pharalopes, Stone-curlew, Stilt, Avocet, Pratincoles, Oystercatcher,
Plovers, Lapwings |
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10 |
Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Auk, Puffin, Guillemots, Razorbill |
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11 |
Sandgrouse, Doves, Pigeons |
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12 |
(Parrots) |
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13 |
Cuckoos, Owls, Nightjars |
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14 |
Kingfishers, Bee-eater, Roller, Swifts |
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Passerines |
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15 |
Hoopoe, Wryneck, Treecreepers, Wallcreeper, Woodpeckers |
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16 |
Tits |
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17 |
Dunnock, Accentors, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Wren, Phylloscopus
Warblers |
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18 |
(Sunbirds) |
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19 |
Robins, Redstarts, Chats(=Flycatchers), Rock Thrushes, Wheatears,
Nightingales, Bluethroat, Bluetail, Dipper |
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20 |
Waxwing, Nuthatches |
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21 |
Flycatchers, Sylvia Warblers |
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22 |
Shrikes, Oriole, Magpies |
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23 |
Nutcracker, Choughs, Jays, Jackdaw, Crows, Rook, Raven |
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24 |
Wagtails, Pipits, Larks, Reedling, Sparrows, Finches, Crossbills, Buntings |
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25 |
Swallows, Martins |
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26 |
Acrocephalus Warblers, Cetti's Warbler, Songlarks, Thrushes |
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Only native bird species sighted by us are listed in this table and only
items where we have some information are clickable links to the relevant
sections.
