Songbirds
This is a giant order with about 5,400 bird species, sometimes referred to as songbirds.
Families
- Certhiidae, the treecreepers.
- Cinclidae, are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.
- Corvidae, ravens and crows.
- Emberizidae, a large seed-eating family.
- Fringillidae, is the family of the finches.
- Laniidae, is the family of the shrikes.
- Motacillidae, a family of slender birds that feed from the ground.
- Muscicapidae, the flycatchers.
- Paridae, the family of the tits.
- Passeridae, the sparrows.
- Phylloscopidae, small insectivors formerly placed in the warbler family.
- Prunellidae, completely endemic to the Palearctic.
- Sittidae, characterised by large heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet.
- Sturnidae, starlings.
- Sylviidae, small birds, often accomplished singers.
- Troglodytidae means "cave-dweller". They are mainly small and inconspicuous, except for their loud and often complex songs.
- Turdidae, small to medium size insectivors.