This search function groups species by taxonomic family, listing all species in each of their families together with their relatives. Once a family is selected, you can order the species listed by first, last, or scientific name.

This very large group includes nearly all of the songbirds, as well as cuckoos, kingfishers, and hummingbirds, which, while unrelated, resemble songbirds rather closely. They range is size form the three- or four-inch hummingbirds and kinglets to the large crows and ravens. They occur in great variety of habitats and show an even greater variety of patterns and colors.