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Orders and families

Phylogenetic sequence

Birds Aves
Birds with a flexible palate Neognathae
Fowl Galloanserae
Waterfowl Anseriformes 64
- Ducks, geese and swans Anatidae 64
Gamebirds Galliformes 21
All other modern birds Neoaves
Flamingos and grebes Mirandornithes
Flamingos Phoenicopteriformes 3
- Flamingos Phoenicopteridae 3
Grebes Podicipediformes 6
- Grebes Podicipedidae 6
Doves, cuckoos and allies Columbaves
Bustards, turacos and cuckoos Otidimorphae
Bustards Otidiformes 3
- Bustards Otididae 3
Cuckoos Cuculiformes 3
- Cuckoos Cuculidae 3
Doves and sandgrouse Columbimorphae
Sandgrouse Pterocliformes 3
- Sandgrouse Pteroclidae 3
Pigeons and doves Columbiformes 8
- Pigeons and doves Columbidae 8
Birds of the elements Elementaves weakly supported
Cranes and waders Gruimorphae weakly supported
Cranes, rails and allies Gruiformes 14
- Cranes Gruidae 4
- Rails and crakes Rallidae 10
Waders, gulls and terns Charadriiformes 126
- Plovers and allies Charadrii
- Stone-curlews Burhinidae 1
- Avocets and stilts Recurvirostridae 2
- Oystercatchers Haematopodidae 1
- Plovers and lapwings Charadriidae 19
- Sandpipers and snipes Scolopaci
- Sandpipers and snipes Scolopacidae 52
- Gulls, terns and auks Lari
- Pratincoles and coursers Glareolidae 4
- Skuas Stercorariidae 4
- Auks Alcidae 6
- Gulls and terns Laridae 37
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
- Ibises and spoonbills Threskiornithidae 2
- Herons and bitterns Ardeidae 8
Nightjars and swifts Strisores
Nightjars Caprimulgiformes 1
- Nightjars Caprimulgidae 1
Swifts Apodiformes 1
- Swifts Apodidae 1
Landbirds Telluraves
Raptors, owls, kingfishers and woodpeckers Afroaves
Hawks and owls Hieraves weakly supported
Owls Strigiformes 6
- Barn owls Tytonidae 1
- Typical owls Strigidae 5
Birds of prey Accipitriformes 16
- Ospreys Pandionidae 1
- Hawks, eagles and kites Accipitridae 15
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
- Bee-eaters Meropidae 1
- Kingfishers Alcedinidae 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 63
- True songbirds Passeri
- Crows and allies Corvides
- Orioles Oriolidae 1
- Shrikes Laniidae 2
- Crows and jays Corvidae 6
- Sparrows and allies Passerides
- Tits, swallows and warblers Sylviida
- Penduline tits Remizidae 1
- Tits Paridae 6
- Bearded reedlings Panuridae 1
- Larks Alaudidae 3
- Cisticolas Cisticolidae 1
- Reed warblers Acrocephalidae 7
- Grasshopper warblers Locustellidae 2
- Swallows and martins Hirundinidae 3
- Long-tailed tits Aegithalidae 1
- Bush warblers Cettiidae 1
- Leaf warblers Phylloscopidae 6
- 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

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Guineafowl

Numididae

Introduced species

1 species

Species that do not occur here by nature but were brought in or escaped and have held on since. They follow the sequence of the list, not the genera.

Helmeted guineafowl
Numida meleagris
- Dry grasslands
- Arable land and market gardens
- Sparsely wooded grasslands
- Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brush
- Low density buildings