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Accipitridae hökartad rovfågel eagle, buzzard vulture, etc aigle, buse
Aegithalidae stjärtmes  long-tailed tit mésange ā longue queue
Alaudidae lärka lark, skylark alouette
Alcedinidae kungsfiskare kingfisher martin-pęcheur
Alcidae alka auk auque
Anatidae andfågel duck canard
Anserinae gås, gäss goose, geese (Anatidae) oie-s
Apodidae seglare swift martinet
Ardeidae häger, rördrom heron, bittern héron, butor
Aythyinae dykand diving duck canard, fuliguliné
Bombycillidae sidensvans waxwing jaseur
Burhinidae tjockfot stone curlew;   oedicnčme, courlis
Caprimulgidae nattskärra nightjar engoulevent
Certhiidae trädkrypare treecreeper grimpereau
Charadriidae pipare, vipa plover gravelot, pluvier
Ciconiidae stork stork cigogne
Cinclidae strömstare dipper, water-ouzel/ -thrush merle d'eau
Columbidae duva dove, pigeon pigeon, colombe
Colymbidae lom diver, loon plongeon
Coraciidae blåkråka roller-bird rollier
Corvidae kråkfåglar crow corneille
Cuculidae gök cuckoo coucou
Cygninae svan swan (Anatidae) cygne
Diomedeidae albatross albatross albatros
Emberizidae fältsparv sparrow moineau
Estrildidae astrild waxbill astrilde
Falconidae falk falcon faucon
Fringillidae fink finch pinson, fringille
Gavidae lom diver, loon plongeon
Glareolidae vadaresvala, ökenlöpare courser glaréole
Gruidae trana crane grue
Haematopodidae strandskata oyster-catcher pie de mer
Hirundinidae svala swallow hirondelle
Hydrobatidae stormfågel petrel pétrel
Icteridae trupial troupial oriole
Laniidae törnskata shrike pie-gričche
Laridae mås, trut gull mouette, goéland
Merginae skrake merganser (Anatidae) harle
Meropidae biätare bee-eater apivore, guépier
Motacillidae piplärka, ärla pipit, wagtail pipit
Muscicapidae flugsnappare flycatcher gobemouche
Nectariniidae solfågel sunbird oiseau-soleil
Oriolidae gylling oriole oriole
Otididae trapp bustard outarde
Oxyurinae skarvand white-headed duck (Anatidae) érismature ā tęte blanche
Pandionidae fiskgjuse osprey, fish hawk balbuzard
Paridae mes tit mésange
Parulidae skogssångare warbler paruline
Passeridae sparvfink (sparv,pilfink,etc) sparrow passereau, moineau
Pelecanidae pelikan pelican pélican
Phalacrocoracidae skarv cormorant cormoran
Phasianidae fälthöns pheasant, partridge, etc faisan, perdrix
Phoenicopteridae flamingo flamingo flamant
Picidae hackspett woodpecker pie
Plataleidae skedstork spoonbill spatule
Podicipedidae dopping grebe grčbe, plongeur
Procellariidae stormfågel, lira, petrell fulmar, petrel pétrel, puffin
Prunellidae järnsparv accentor, hedge-sparrow accenteur
Pteroclididae flyghöns sandgrouse ganga
Pycnonotidae bulbyl bulbul bulbul
Rallidae rall, sumphöns rail râle
Recurvirostridae skärfläcka, styltlöpare avocet, stilt avocette
Regulidae kungsfågel kinglet, goldcrest roitelet huppé
Remizidae pungmes penduline tit;  mésange rémiz
Scolopacidae beckasin, morkulla snipe bécassine
Scolopacidae simsnäppa phalarope phalarope
Scolopacidae småvadare shorebird échassier, gralle
Scolopacidae spov, storsnäppa curlew courlis
Sittidae nötväcka nuthatch sitelle
Stercorariidae labb skua labbe, stercoraire
Sternidae tärna tern sterne
Strigidae uggla owl hibou
Sturnidae stare starling étourneau
Sulidae sula gannet fou
Sylviidae sångare warbler pouillot, fauvette
Tetraonidae skogshöns black game oiseaux des bois
Threskiornithidae ibis, skedstork ibis, spoonbill ibis, spatule
Thruapidae tangara tangara tangara
Tichodromadidae murkrypare wallcreeper tichodrome
Timaliidae skäggmes bearded tit, reedling mésange
Troglodytidae gärdsmyg wren troglodyte
Turdidae trast thrush merle, grive
Turnicidae springhöna button-quail turnix
Tytonidae tornuggla barn owl, church/screech owl chouette, effraie
Upupidae härfågel hoopoe huppe fasciée
Vireonidae vireo vireo viréo