List of Metavians

Phoenicopteridae

 * Genus Phoenicopterus
 * Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
 * American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber
 * Chilean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensis


 * Genus Phoeniconaias
 * Lesser Flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor


 * Genus Phoenicoparrus
 * Andean Flamingo, Phoenicoparrus andinus
 * James's Flamingo, Phoenicoparrus jamesi

Podicipedidae

 * Genus Rollandia
 * White-tufted Grebe, Rollandia rolland 
 * Titicaca Grebe, Rollandia microptera 


 * Genus Podilymbus
 * Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps
 * Atitlán Grebe, Podilymbus gigas — extinct (1989)


 * Genus Tachybaptus
 * Alaotra Grebe, Tachybaptus rufolavatus — extinct (2010)
 * Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
 * Tricoloured Grebe, Tachybaptus tricolor
 * Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
 * Madagascar Grebe, Tachybaptus pelzelnii 
 * Least Grebe, Tachybaptus dominicus


 * Genus Poliocephalus
 * Hoary-headed Grebe, Poliocephalus poliocephalus 
 * New Zealand Grebe, Poliocephalus rufopectus 
 * Great Grebe, Poliocephalus major 


 * Genus Aechmophorus
 * Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
 * Clark's Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii


 * Genus Podiceps
 * Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena
 * Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus
 * Horned Grebe/Slavonian Grebe, Podiceps auritus
 * Black-necked Grebe/Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
 * Colombian Grebe, Podiceps andinus — extinct (1977)
 * Silvery Grebe, Podiceps occipitalis 
 * Junin Grebe, Podiceps taczanowskii 
 * Hooded Grebe, Podiceps gallardoi

Phaethontidae

 * Genus Phaethon
 * Red-billed Tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus
 * Red-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda
 * White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus

Pteroclidae

 * Genus Pterocles
 * Tibetan Sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes tibetanus
 * Pallas's Sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus
 * Genus Pterocles
 * Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
 * Namaqua Sandgrouse, Pterocles namaqua
 * Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus
 * Spotted Sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus
 * Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis
 * Yellow-throated Sandgrouse, Pterocles gutturalis
 * Crowned Sandgrouse, Pterocles coronatus
 * Black-faced Sandgrouse, Pterocles decoratus
 * Madagascan Sandgrouse, Pterocles personatus
 * Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse, Pterocles lichtensteinii
 * Painted Sandgrouse, Pterocles indicus
 * Four-banded Sandgrouse, Pterocles quadricinctus
 * Double-banded Sandgrouse, Pterocles bicinctus
 * Burchell's Sandgrouse, Pterocles burchelli

Mesitornithidae

 * Genus Monias
 * Subdesert Mesite, Monias benschi
 * Genus Mesitornis
 * White-breasted Mesite, Mesitornis variegatus
 * Brown Mesite, Mesitornis unicolor

Columbidae

 * Genus Starnoenas
 * Blue-headed Quail-Dove, Starnoenas cyanocephala
 * Genus Geotrygon
 * Grey-fronted Quail-Dove, Geotrygon caniceps
 * White-fronted Quail-Dove, Geotrygon leucometopia
 * Crested Quail-Dove, Geotrygon versicolor
 * Sapphire Quail-Dove, Geotrygon saphirina
 * Key West Quail-Dove, Geotrygon chrysia
 * Bridled Quail-Dove, Geotrygon mystacea
 * Violaceous Quail-Dove, Geotrygon violacea
 * Ruddy Quail-Dove, Geotrygon montana
 * Genus Leptotila
 * Olive-backed Quail-Dove, Leptotila veraguensis
 * Caribbean Dove, Leptotila jamaicensis
 * White-tipped Dove, Leptotila verreauxi
 * Large-tailed Dove / Yungas Dove, Leptotila megalura
 * Pallid Dove, Leptotila pallida
 * Grey-headed Dove, Leptotila plumbeiceps
 * Grey-fronted Dove, Leptotila rufaxilla
 * Brown-backed Dove / Azuero Dove, Leptotila battyi
 * Grenada Dove, Leptotila wellsi
 * Grey-chested Dove, Leptotila cassinii
 * Tolima Dove, Leptotila conoveri
 * Ochre-bellied Dove, Leptotila ochraceiventris
 * Genus Zenaida
 * White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica
 * West Peruvian Dove, Zenaida meloda
 * Zenaida Dove, Zenaida aurita
 * Galapagos Dove, Zenaida galapagoensis
 * Eared Dove, Zenaida auriculata
 * Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
 * Socorro Dove, Zenaida graysoni
 * Genus "Geotrygon"
 * Tuxtla Quail-Dove, "Geotrygon" carrikeri
 * Purplish-backed Quail-Dove, "Geotrygon" lawrencii
 * Buff-fronted Quail-Dove, "Geotrygon" costaricensis
 * White-throated Quail-Dove, "Geotrygon" frenata
 * White-faced Quail-Dove, "Geotrygon" albifacies
 * Lined Quail-Dove, "Geotrygon" linearis
 * Russet-crowned Quail-Dove, "Geotrygon" goldmani
 * Chiriqui Quail-Dove, "Geotrygon" chiriquensi
 * Genus 'Reinwardtoena
 * Great Cuckoo-Dove, Reinwardtoena reinwardtii
 * Pied Cuckoo-Dove, Reinwardtoena browni
 * Crested Cuckoo-Dove, Reinwardtoena crassirostris
 * Genus Turacoena
 * White-faced Dove, Turacoena manadensis
 * Black Dove, Turacoena modesta
 * Genus Macropygia
 * Barred Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia unchall
 * Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia amboinensis
 * Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia phasianella
 * Bar-necked Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia magna
 * Andaman Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia rufipennis
 * Philippine Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia tenuirostris
 * Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia emiliana
 * Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia nigrirostris
 * MacKinlay's Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia mackinlayi
 * Little Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia ruficeps
 * Genus Ectopistes
 * Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius - extinct
 * Genus Patagioenas
 * White-crowned Pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala
 * Scaly-naped Pigeon, Patagioenas squamosa
 * Scaled Pigeon, Patagioenas speciosa
 * Picazuro Pigeon, Patagioenas picazuro
 * Bare-eyed Pigeon, Patagioenas corensis
 * Spot-winged Pigeon, Patagioenas maculosa
 * Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata
 * Chilean Pigeon, Patagioenas araucana
 * Ring-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas caribaea
 * Pale-vented Pigeon, Patagioenas cayennensis
 * Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris
 * Peruvian Pigeon / Maranon Pigeon, Patagioenas oenops
 * Plain Pigeon, Patagioenas inornata
 * Plumbeous Pigeon, Patagioenas plumbea
 * Ruddy Pigeon, Patagioenas subvinacea
 * Short-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas nigrirostris
 * Dusky Pigeon, Patagioenas goodsoni
 * Genus Streptopelia
 * Malagasy Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia picturata
 * Spotted Dove / Spot-necked Dove, Streptopelia chinensis
 * Laughing Dove, Streptopelia senegalensis
 * Pink Pigeon, Streptopelia mayeri
 * Red Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica
 * Island Collared-Dove, Streptopelia bitorquata
 * Oriental Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia orientalis
 * European Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia turtur
 * Dusky Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia lugens
 * Adamawa Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia hypopyrrha
 * Ring-necked Dove, Streptopelia capicola
 * Vinaceous Dove, Streptopelia vinacea
 * Red-eyed Dove, Streptopelia semitorquata
 * Mourning Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decipiens
 * White-winged Collared-Dove, Streptopelia reichenowi
 * Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto
 * African Collared-Dove, Streptopelia risoria
 * Genus Columba
 * Lemon Dove, Columba larvata
 * Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon, Columba delegorguei
 * Western Bronze-naped Pigeon, Columba iriditorques
 * Island Bronze-naped Pigeon, Columba malherbii
 * Ashy Woodpigeon, Columba pulchricollis
 * Nilgiri Woodpigeon, Columba elphinstonii
 * Sri Lanka Woodpigeon, Columba torringtoniae
 * Pale-capped Pigeon, Columba punicea
 * Silvery Pigeon, Columba argentina
 * Andaman Woodpigeon, Columba palumboides
 * Laurel Pigeon, Columba junoniae
 * African Olive-Pigeon, Columba arquatrix
 * Cameroon Olive-Pigeon, Columba sjostedti
 * Sao Tome Olive-Pigeon, Columba thomensis
 * Comoros Olive-Pigeon, Columba pollenii
 * Speckled Woodpigeon, Columba hodgsonii
 * White-naped Pigeon, Columba albinucha
 * Common Woodpigeon, Columba palumbus
 * Trocaz Pigeon, Columba trocaz
 * Bolle's Pigeon, Columba bollii
 * Afep Pigeon, Columba unicincta
 * Speckled Pigeon, Columba guinea
 * White-collared Pigeon, Columba albitorques
 * Stock Dove, Columba oenas
 * Yellow-eyed Pigeon, Columba eversmanni
 * Somali Pigeon, Columba oliviae
 * Rock Pigeon / Rock Dove, Columba livia
 * Hill Pigeon, Columba rupestris
 * Snow Pigeon, Columba leuconota
 * Japanese Woodpigeon, Columba janthina
 * Bonin Woodpigeon, Columba versicolor - extinct
 * Ryukyu Woodpigeon, Columba jouyi - extinct
 * Metallic Pigeon, Columba vitiensis
 * White-headed Pigeon, Columba leucomela
 * Yellow-legged Pigeon, Columba pallidiceps
 * Genus Claravis
 * Blue Ground-Dove, Claravis pretiosa
 * Purple-winged Ground-Dove, Claravis geoffroyi
 * Maroon-chested Ground-Dove, Claravis mondetoura
 * Genus Uropelia
 * Long-tailed Ground-Dove, Uropelia campestris
 * Genus Metriopelia
 * Bare-faced Ground-Dove, Metriopelia ceciliae
 * Bare-eyed Ground-Dove / Moreno's Ground-Dove, Metriopelia morenoi
 * Black-winged Ground-Dove, Metriopelia melanoptera
 * Golden-spotted Ground-Dove, Metriopelia aymara
 * Genus Columbina
 * Inca Dove, Columbina inca
 * Scaled Dove, Columbina squammata
 * Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina
 * Plain-breasted Ground-Dove, Columbina minuta
 * Ecuadorian Ground-Dove, Columbina buckleyi
 * Ruddy Ground-Dove, Columbina talpacoti
 * Picui Ground-Dove, Columbina picui
 * Croaking Ground-Dove, Columbina cruziana
 * Blue-eyed Ground-Dove, Columbina cyanopis
 * Genus Henicophaps
 * New Guinea Bronzewing, Henicophaps albifrons
 * New Britain Bronzewing, Henicophaps foersteri
 * Genus Gallicolumba
 * Luzon Bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba luzonica
 * Sulawesi Ground-Dove, Gallicolumba tristigmata
 * Genus Pampusanna
 * Mindanao Bleeding-heart, Pampusanna criniger
 * Cinnamon Ground-Dove, Pampusanna rufigula
 * Mindoro Bleeding-heart, Pampusanna platenae
 * Negros Bleeding-heart, Pampusanna keayi
 * Sulu Bleeding-heart, Pampusanna menagei
 * Genus Leucosarcia
 * Wonga Pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca
 * Genus Alopecoenas
 * Wetar Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas hoedtii
 * Tongan Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas stairi
 * Santa Cruz Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas sanctaecrucis
 * Bronze Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas beccarii
 * Palau Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas canifrons
 * White-breasted Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas jobiensis
 * White-fronted Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas kubaryi
 * Polynesian Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas erythroptera
 * White-throated Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas xanthonura
 * Tanna Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas ferruginea
 * Thick-billed Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas salamonis
 * Marquesan Ground-Dove, Alopecoenas rubescens
 * Genus Geopelia
 * Diamond Dove, Geopelia cuneata
 * Zebra Dove, Geopelia striata
 * Peaceful Dove, Geopelia placida
 * Barred Dove, Geopelia maugeus
 * Bar-shouldered Dove, Geopelia humeralis
 * Genus Geophaps
 * Crested Pigeon, Geophaps lophotes
 * Spinifex Pigeon, Geophaps plumifera
 * Squatter Pigeon, Geophaps scripta
 * Partridge Pigeon, Geophaps smithii
 * Genus Petrophassa
 * Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
 * White-quilled Rock-Pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
 * Genus Phaps
 * Common Bronzewing, Phaps chalcoptera
 * Brush Bronzewing, Phaps elegans
 * Flock Bronzewing, Phaps histrionica
 * Genus Trugon
 * Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon, Trugon terrestris
 * Genus Microgoura
 * Choiseul Pigeon, Microgoura meeki - extinct
 * Genus Otidiphaps
 * Pheasant Pigeon, Otidiphaps nobilis
 * Genus Goura
 * Western Crowned-Pigeon, Goura cristata
 * Southern Crowned-Pigeon, Goura scheepmakeri
 * Victoria Crowned-Pigeon, Goura victoria
 * Genus Didunculus
 * Tooth-billed Pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris
 * Genus Caloenas
 * Nicobar Pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica
 * Genus Raphus
 * Dodo, Raphus cucullatus - extinct
 * Genus Pezophaps
 * Rodrigues Solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria - extinct