The following list includes orders, families within each order, and common
names in English and Spanish. Each link leads to the list of species within each family.
The Birds of Peru: Orders and Families
| Order STRUTHIONIFORMES | Common Names | Nombres Comunes |
| Family RHEIDAE | Rheas | Ñandúes o Suris |
| Order TINAMIFORMES | ||
| Family TINAMIDAE | Tianmous | Perdices del Nuevo Mundo |
| Order ANSERIFORMES | ||
| Family ANHIMIDAE | Screamers | Camungos, Gritadores |
| Family ANATIDAE | Ducks and Geese | Patos, Gansos, Cisnes |
| Order GALLIFORMES | ||
| Family CRACIDAE | Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans | Chachalacas, Pavas, Paujiles |
| Family ODONTOPHORIDAE | New World Quails | Codornices del Nuevo Mundo |
| Order PODICIPEDIFORMES | ||
| Family PODICIPEDIDAE | Grebes | Zambullidores |
| Order PHOENICOPTERIFORMES | ||
| Family PHOENICOPTERIDAE | Flamingoes | Flamencos |
| Order SPHENISCIFORMES | ||
| Family SPHENISCIDAE | Penguins | Pingüinos |
| Order PROCELLARIIFORMES | ||
| Family DIOMEDEIDAE | Albatrosses | Albatroses |
| Family PROCELLARIIDAE | Petrels, Shearwaters | Pardelas, Petreles |
| Family HYDROBATIDAE | Storm-Petrels | Golondrinas de la Tempestad |
| Family PELECANOIDIDAE | Diving-Petrels | Potoyuncos |
| Order PHAETHONTIFORMES | ||
| Family PHAETHONTIDAE | Tropicbirds | Aves del Trópico |
| Order CICONIIFORMES | ||
| Family CICONIIDAE | Storks | Cigüeñas o Tuyuyos |
| Order SULIFORMES | ||
| Family FREGATIDAE | Frigatebirds | Avefragatas |
| Family SULIDAE | Gannets, Boobies | Piqueros |
| Family PHALACROCORACIDAE | Cormorants | Cormoranes o Cushuris |
| Family ANHINGIDAE | Anhingas | Anhingas |
| Order PELECANIFORMES | ||
| Family PELECANIDAE | Pelicans | Pelicanos |
| Family ARDEIDAE | Herons, Bitterns | Garzas, Mirasoles |
| Family THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Ibises, Spoonbills | Ibises, Pico Espatula |
| Order CATHARTIFORMES | ||
| Family CATHARTIDAE | New World Vultures | Gallinazos, Condores |
| Order ACCIPITRIFORMES | ||
| Family PANDIONIDAE | Ospreys | Aguila Pescadora |
| Family ACCIPITRIDAE | Kites, Hawks, Eagles | Gavilanes, Aguiluchos, Aguilas |
| Order GRUIFORMES | ||
| Family ARAMIDAE | Limpkin | Carrao |
| Family PSOPHIIDAE | Trumpeters | Trompeteros |
| Family RALLIDAE | Rails, Gallinules, Coots, Crakes | Rascones, Pollas de Agua, Gallaretas |
| Family HELIORNITHIDAE | Finfoots | Aves de Sol |
| Order EURYPYGIFORMES | ||
| Family EURYPYGIDAE | Sunbittern | Tigana o Tanrilla |
| Order CHARADRIIFORMES | ||
| Family CHARADRIIDAE | Plovers, Lapwings, Dotterels | Chorlos, Avefrias |
| Family HAEMATOPODIDAE | Oystercatchers | Ostreros |
| Family RECURVIROSTRIDAE | Stilts, Avocets | Cigüeñuelas, Avocetas |
| Family BURHINIDAE | Thick-knees | Alcaravanes or Huerequeque |
| Family SCOLOPACIDAE | Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes | Playeros, Becasinas, Falaropos |
| Family THINOCORIDAE | Seedsnipes | Agachona |
| Family JACANIDAE | Jacanas | Tuqui Tuqui, Gallito de Agua |
| Family STERCORARIIDAE | Skuas, Jaegers | Salteadores |
| Family LARIDAE | Gulls, Terns | Gaviotas, Gaviotines |
| Family RHYNCHOPIDAE | Skimmers | Rayadores |
| Order COLUMBIFORMES | ||
| Family COLUMBIDAE | Doves, Pigeons | Palomas, Tortolas |
| Order OPISTHOCOMIFORMES | ||
| Family OPISTHOCOMIDAE | Hoatzin | Hoazín o Shansho |
| Order CUCULIFORMES | ||
| Family CUCULIDAE | Cuckoos | Cuclillos |
| Order STRIGIFORMES | ||
| Family TYTONIDAE | Barn Owls | Lechuzas de Campanario |
| Family STRIGIDAE | Owls | Buhos, Lechuzas |
| Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES | ||
| Family STEATORNITHIDAE | Oilbird | Guácharo |
| Family NYCTIBIIDAE | Potoos | Nictibios o Ayaymamas |
| Family CAPRIMULGIDAE | Nightjars, Nighthawks | Chotacabras |
| Order APODIFORMES | ||
| Family APODIDAE | Swifts | Vencejos |
| Family TROCHILIDAE | Hummingbirds | Colibris, Picaflores o K’entes |
| Order TROGONIFORMES | ||
| Family TROGONIDAE | Trogons | Trogones, Quetzales |
| Order CORACIIFORMES | ||
| Family ALCEDINIDAE | Kingfishers | Martin Pescadores |
| Family MOMOTIDAE | Motmots | Momotos or Relojeros |
| Order GALBULIFORMES | ||
| Family GALBULIDAE | Jacamars | Jacamares |
| Family BUCCONIDAE | Puffbirds, Nunbirds, Nunlets | Bucos |
| Order PICIFORMES | ||
| Family CAPITONIDAE | New World Barbets | Barbudos del Nuevo Mundo |
| Family RAMPHASTIDAE | Toucans, Toucanets, Araçaries | Tucanes, Tucanetas |
| Family PICIDAE | Woodpeckers , Piculets | Carpinteros |
| Order FALCONIFORMES | ||
| Family FALCONIDAE | Falcons, Caracaras | Halcones, Caracaras |
| Order PSITTACIFORMES | ||
| Family PSITTACIDAE | Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws | Loros, Pericos, Guacamayos |
| Order PASSERIFORMES | ||
| Family THAMNOPHILIDAE | Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens | Hormigueros Típicos |
| Family MELANOPAREIIDAE | Crescentchests | Pechos-de-Luna o Toc-Tocs |
| Family CONOPOPHAGIDAE | Gnateaters | Jejeneros |
| Family GRALLARIIDAE | Antpittas | Tororois |
| Family RHINOCRYPTIDAE | Tapaculos | Tapaculos |
| Family FORMICARIIDAE | Antthrushes | Gallito Hormigueros |
| Family FURNARIIDAE | Ovenbirds, Woodcreepers | Hormeros, Trepatroncos |
| Family TYRANNIDAE | Tyrant Flycatchers | Tiranidos |
| Family OXYRUNCIDAE | Sharpbill | Picoagudo |
| Family COTINGIDAE | Cotingas, Fruiteaters, Pihas, Fruitcrows | Contingas, Fruteros |
| Family PIPRIDAE | Manakins | Saltarines |
| Family TITYRIDAE | Tityras, Mourners, Becards | Titiras, Cabezones |
| GENERA INCERTAE SEDIS | ||
| Family PIPRIDAE | Piprites | Wing-barred Piprites |
| Family VIREONIDAE | Vireos, Greenlets | Vireos, Verdillos |
| Family CORVIDAE | Jays | Urraca |
| Family HIRUNDINIDAE | Swallows, Martins | Golondrinas |
| Family TROGLODYTIDAE | Wrens | Cucaracheros |
| Family POLIOPTILIDAE | Gnatcatchers, Gnatwrens | Soterillos, Perlitas |
| Family DONACOBIIDAE | Donacobius | Donacobios |
| Family CINCLIDAE | Dippers | Mirlos Acuaticos |
| Family TURDIDAE | Thrushes, Solitaires | Zorzales |
| Family MIMIDAE | Mockingbirds | Calandrias or Chiscos | Zoñas |
| Family PASSERIDAE | Old World Sparrows | Gorrion Europeo |
| Family MOTACILLIDAE | Pipits | Cachirlas |
| Family FRINGILLIDAE | Euphonias | Eufonias |
| Family PASSERELLIDAE | Finches | Pinzones, Jilgueros, |
| Family ICTERIDAE | New World Blackbirds | Oropendolas, Tordos, Caciques |
| Family PARULIDAE | New World Warblers | Reinitas |
| Family MITROSPINGIDAE | Mitrospingid Tanagers | Tangaras Mitrospingidas |
| Family CARDINALIDAE | Grosbeaks and Allies | Cardenales, Picogruesos |
| Family THRAUPIDAE | Tanagers, Conebills, Sierra-Finches | Tangaras |