Bird Families of the World Part 1

Oh you're a bird fan? Then name every bird (family) in taxonomic order. Part 1 will be the non-passerines. Based on the Clements 2019 checklist. For many smaller families, the most general common name is acceptable

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Order	Family	Number of Species
???	Struthionidae	2
???	Rheidae	2
???	Tinamidae	46
???	Casuariidae	4
???	Apterygidae	5
Anseriformes	Anhimidae	3
	Anseranatidae	1
	Anatidae	174
Galliformes	Megapodiidae	22
	Cracidae	54
	Numididae	6
	Odontophoridae	33
	Phasianidae	180
???	Phoenicopteridae	6
???	Podicipedidae	22
???	Columbidae	348
???	Mesitornithidae	3
???	Pteroclidae	16
???	Otididae	26
???	Musophagidae	23
???	Cuculidae	147
Caprimulgiformes	Podargidae	16
	Caprimulgidae	98
	Nyctibiidae	7
	Steatornithidae	1
	Aegothelidae	10
	Apodidae	112
	Hemiprocnidae	4
	Trochilidae	349
???	Opisthocomidae	1
Gruiformes	Sarothruridae	11
	Rallidae	159
	Heliornithidae	3
	Aramidae	1
	Psophiidae	3
	Gruidae	15
Charadriiformes	Chionidae	2
	Pluvianellidae	1
	Burhinidae	10
	Pluvianidae	1
	Recurvirostridae	9
	Ibidorhynchidae	1
	Haematopodidae	12
	Charadriidae	67
	Pedionomidae	1
	Thinocoridae	4
	Rostratulidae	3
	Jacanidae	8
	Scolopacidae	96
	Turnicidae	17
	Dromadidae	1
	Glareolidae	17
	Stercorariidae	7
	Alcidae	25
	Laridae	97
Eurypygiformes	Rhynochetidae	1
	Eurypygidae	1
???	Phaethontidae	3
???	Gaviidae	5
???	Spheniscidae	18
Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	15
	Oceanitidae	9
	Hydrobatidae	18
	Procellariidae	96
???	Ciconiidae	19
Suliformes	Fregatidae	5
	Sulidae	10
	Anhingidae	4
	Phalacrocoracidae	40
Pelecaniformes	Pelecanidae	8
	Balaenicipitidae	1
	Scopidae	1
	Ardeidae	68
	Threskiornithidae	36
???	Cathartidae	7
Accipitriformes	Sagittariidae	1
	Pandionidae	1
	Accipitridae	250
Strigiformes	Tytonidae	18
	Strigidae	216
???	Coliidae	6
???	Leptosomidae	1
???	Trogonidae	43
Bucerotiformes	Upupidae	3
	Phoeniculidae	8
	Bucorvidae	2
	Bucerotidae	59
Coraciiformes	Todidae	5
	Momotidae	14
	Alcedinidae	118
	Meropidae	28
	Coraciidae	13
	Brachypteraciidae	5
Galbuliformes	Bucconidae	36
	Galbulidae	18
Piciformes	Lybiidae	41
	Megalaimidae	34
	Capitonidae	14
	Semnornithidae	2
	Ramphastidae	36
	Indicatoridae	17
	Picidae	234
???	Cariamidae	2
???	Falconidae	66
Psittaciformes	Strigopidae	4
	Cacatuidae	21
	Psittaculidae	189
	Psittacidae	173