Bird Families of Orange County, California
Compiled by Peter J. Bryant, from the photographs of John Avise, University of California, Irvine
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Taxonomy From the American Ornithological Union (1998)
GAVIIFORMES PODICIPEDIFORMES PROCELLARIIFORMES  

Gaviidae (Loons)
Podicipedidae (Grebes)
Hydrobatidae
(Storm Petrels)
Procellariidae
(Shearwaters and Petrels) 		 
PELECANIFORMES CICONIIFORMES

Sulidae
(Gannets and Boobies)
Pelecanidae
(Pelicans)
Phalacrocoracidae
(Cormorants)
Ardeidae
(Herons, Egrets, Bitterns)
Threskiornithidae
(Ibises and Spoonbills)
ANSERIFORMES FALCONIFORMES

Anatidae
(Swans, Geese and Ducks)
Accipitridae
(Kites, Hawks, Eagles and Allies)
Falconidae
(Falcons)
Cathartidae
(Vultures)
Pandionidae
(Osprey)
GALLIFORMES GRUIFORMES    

Odontophoridae
(Quail)

Phasianidae
(Pheasants and relatives)
Rallidae
(Rails, Gallinules and Coots) 		   
CHARADRIIFORMES

Alcidae
(Auks)
Charadriidae
(Plovers)
Laridae
(Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Skimmers)
Hematopodidae
(Oystercatchers)
Recurvirostridae
(Stilts and Avocets)
CHARADRIIFORMES (cont.) COLUMBIFORMES CUCULIFORMES STRIGIFORMES

Scolopacidae
(Sandpipers and Snipes)
Columbidae
(Pigeons and Doves)
Cuclidae
(Cuckoos)
Strigidae
(Typical Owls)
Tytonidae
(Barn Owls)
APODIFORMES CORACIIFORMES PICIFORMES  

Apodidae
(Swifts)
Trochilidae
(Hummingbirds)
Alcedinidae
(Kingfishers)
Picidae
(Woodpeckers) 		 
PASSERIFORMES (Songbirds)

Aegithalidae (Bushtits)
Alaudidae (Larks)
Bombycillidae (Waxwings)
Cardinalidae (Cardinals)
Chamaeidae (Wrentit)

Corvidae (Jays, Crows and Ravens)
Emberizidae (Sparrows and Allies)
Estrildidae (Weaver Finches)
Fringillidae (Finches)
Hirundinidae (Swallows)

Icteridae
(Blackbirds, Orioles and Allies)
Laniidae
(Shrikes)
Mimidae
(Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
Motacillidae
(Pipits)
Paridae
(Titmice)

Parulidae
(New-world Warblers)
Passeridae
(Old World Sparrows)
Ploceidae
(Weavers)
Polioptilidae
(Gnatcatchers)
Ptilogonatidae
(Silky Flycatchers)

Regulidae (Kinglets)
Sittidae (Nuthatches)
Sternidae (Starlings)
Thraupinae (Tanagers)
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Viduidae (Whydahs)		        
PSITTACIFORMES (Parrots)

Turdidae (Thrushes)
Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
Vireonidae (Vireos)
Psittacidae
(parrots, cockatoos, and relatives) 		 
Back Bay Birds (Avifauna of Upper Newport Bay, California)
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