Sibley-Monroe checklist 15

 

The Sibley-Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA-DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.

Passeriformes (continued)

Sittidae

• Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch
• Sitta nagaensis Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
• Sitta cashmirensis Kashmir Nuthatch
• Sitta castanea Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
• Sitta himalayensis White-tailed Nuthatch
• Sitta victoriae White-browed Nuthatch
• Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch
• Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch
• Sitta whiteheadi Corsican Nuthatch
• Sitta ledanti Kabylie Nuthatch
• Sitta krueperi Krüper's Nuthatch
• Sitta villosa Snowy-browed Nuthatch
• Sitta yunnanensis Yunnan Nuthatch
• Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch
• Sitta leucopsis White-cheeked Nuthatch
• Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
• Sitta neumayer Western Rock Nuthatch
• Sitta tephronota Eastern Rock Nuthatch
• Sitta frontalis Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
• Sitta solangiae Yellow-billed Nuthatch
• Sitta oenochlamys Sulphur-billed Nuthatch
• Sitta azurea Blue Nuthatch
• Sitta magna Giant Nuthatch
• Sitta formosa Beautiful Nuthatch
• Tichodroma muraria Wallcreeper

Certhiidae

• Certhia familiaris Eurasian Treecreeper
• Certhia tianquanensis Sichuan Treecreeper
• Certhia americana American Treecreeper
• Certhia brachydactyla Short-toed Treecreeper
• Certhia himalayana Bar-tailed Treecreeper
• Certhia nipalensis Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
• Certhia discolor Brown-throated Treecreeper
• Salpornis spilonotus Spotted Creeper
• Donacobius atricapillus Black-capped Donacobius
• Campylorhynchus gularis Spotted Wren
• Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus Wren
• Campylorhynchus jocosus Boucard's Wren
• Campylorhynchus yucatanicus Yucatan Wren
• Campylorhynchus chiapensis Giant Wren
• Campylorhynchus griseus Bicolored Wren
• Campylorhynchus rufinucha Rufous-naped Wren
• Campylorhynchus turdinus Thrush-like Wren
• Campylorhynchus megalopterus Grey-barred Wren
• Campylorhynchus zonatus Band-backed Wren
• Campylorhynchus albobrunneus White-headed Wren
• Campylorhynchus nuchalis Stripe-backed Wren
• Campylorhynchus fasciatus Fasciated Wren
• Odontorchilus branickii Grey-mantled Wren
• Odontorchilus cinereus Tooth-billed Wren
• Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren
• Catherpes mexicanus Canyon Wren
• Hylorchilus sumichrasti Slender-billed Wren
• Cinnycerthia unirufa Rufous Wren
• Cinnycerthia peruana Sepia-brown Wren
• Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
• Cistothorus apolinari Apolinar's Wren
• Cistothorus meridae Merida Wren
• Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren
• Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren
• Thryomanes sissonii Socorro Wren
• Ferminia cerverai Zapata Wren
• Thryothorus atrogularis Black-throated Wren
• Thryothorus spadix Sooty-headed Wren
• Thryothorus fasciatoventris Black-bellied Wren
• Thryothorus euophrys Plain-tailed Wren
• Thryothorus eisenmanni Inca Wren
• Thryothorus mystacalis Whiskered Wren
• Thryothorus genibarbis Moustached Wren
• Thryothorus coraya Coraya Wren
• Thryothorus felix Happy Wren
• Thryothorus maculipectus Spot-breasted Wren
• Thryothorus rutilus Rufous-breasted Wren
• Thryothorus sclateri Speckle-breasted Wren
• Thryothorus semibadius Riverside Wren
• Thryothorus nigricapillus Bay Wren
• Thryothorus thoracicus Stripe-breasted Wren
• Thryothorus leucopogon Stripe-throated Wren
• Thryothorus pleurostictus Banded Wren
• Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
• Thryothorus rufalbus Rufous-and-white Wren
• Thryothorus nicefori Niceforo's Wren
• Thryothorus sinaloa Sinaloa Wren
• Thryothorus modestus Plain Wren
• Thryothorus leucotis Buff-breasted Wren
• Thryothorus superciliaris Superciliated Wren
• Thryothorus guarayanus Fawn-breasted Wren
• Thryothorus longirostris Long-billed Wren
• Thryothorus griseus Grey Wren
• Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren
• Troglodytes aedon House Wren
• Troglodytes tanneri Clarion Wren
• Troglodytes rufociliatus Rufous-browed Wren
• Troglodytes ochraceus Ochraceous Wren
• Troglodytes monticola Santa Marta Wren
• Troglodytes solstitialis Mountain Wren
• Troglodytes rufulus Tepui Wren
• Thryorchilus browni Timberline Wren
• Uropsila leucogastra White-bellied Wren
• Henicorhina leucosticta White-breasted Wood Wren
• Henicorhina leucophrys Grey-breasted Wood Wren
• Henicorhina leucoptera Bar-winged Wood Wren
• Henicorhina negreti Munchique Wood-wren
• Microcerculus philomela Northern Nightingale-wren
• Microcerculus marginatus Southern Nightingale-wren
• Microcerculus ustulatus Flutist Wren
• Microcerculus bambla Wing-banded Wren
• Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus Song Wren
• Cyphorhinus thoracicus Chestnut-breasted Wren
• Cyphorhinus aradus Musician Wren
• Auriparus flaviceps Verdin
• Microbates collaris Collared Gnatwren
• Microbates cinereiventris Tawny-faced Gnatwren
• Ramphocaenus melanurus Long-billed Gnatwren
• Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Polioptila californica California Gnatcatcher
• Polioptila melanura Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
• Polioptila lembeyei Cuban Gnatcatcher
• Polioptila nigriceps Black-capped Gnatcatcher
• Polioptila albiloris White-lored Gnatcatcher
• Polioptila plumbea Tropical Gnatcatcher
• Polioptila lactea Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher
• Polioptila guianensis Guianan Gnatcatcher
• Polioptila schistaceigula Slate-throated Gnatcatcher
• Polioptila dumicola Masked Gnatcatcher

Paridae

• Remiz pendulinus Eurasian Penduline Tit
• Remiz coronatus White-crowned Penduline Tit
• Remiz consobrinus Chinese Penduline Tit
• Anthoscopus punctifrons Sennar Penduline Tit
• Anthoscopus parvulus Yellow Penduline Tit
• Anthoscopus musculus Mouse-colored Penduline Tit
• Anthoscopus flavifrons Forest Penduline Tit
• Anthoscopus caroli African Penduline Tit
• Anthoscopus sylviella Buff-bellied Penduline Tit
• Anthoscopus minutus Southern Penduline Tit
• Cephalopyrus flammiceps Fire-capped Tit
• Pholidornis rushiae Tit-hylia
• Parus palustris Marsh Tit
• Parus lugubris Sombre Tit
• Parus montanus Willow Tit
• Parus carolinensis Carolina Chickadee
• Parus atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
• Parus gambeli Mountain Chickadee
• Parus sclateri Mexican Chickadee
• Parus superciliosus White-browed Tit
• Parus davidi Rusty-breasted Tit
• Parus cinctus Siberian Tit
• Parus hudsonicus Boreal Chickadee
• Parus rufescens Chestnut-backed Chickadee
• Parus rufonuchalis Dark-grey Tit
• Parus rubidiventris Rufous-vented Tit
• Parus melanolophus Black-crested Tit
• Parus ater Coal Tit
• Parus venustulus Yellow-bellied Tit
• Parus elegans Elegant Tit
• Parus amabilis Palawan Tit
• Parus cristatus Crested Tit
• Parus dichrous Grey-crested Tit
• Parus guineensis White-shouldered Tit
• Parus leucomelas White-winged Tit
• Parus niger Black Tit
• Parus albiventris White-bellied Tit
• Parus leuconotus White-backed Tit
• Parus funereus Dusky Tit
• Parus rufiventris Rufous-bellied Tit
• Parus pallidiventris Cinnamon-breasted Tit
• Parus fringillinus Red-throated Tit
• Parus fasciiventer Stripe-breasted Tit
• Parus thruppi Somali Tit
• Parus griseiventris Miombo Tit
• Parus cinerascens Ashy Tit
• Parus afer Grey Tit
• Parus major Great Tit
• Parus bokharensis Turkestan Tit
• Parus monticolus Green-backed Tit
• Parus nuchalis White-naped Tit
• Parus xanthogenys Black-lored Tit
• Parus spilonotus Yellow-cheeked Tit
• Parus holsti Yellow Tit
• Parus caeruleus Blue Tit
• Parus cyanus Azure Tit
• Parus flavipectus Yellow-breasted Tit
• Parus varius Varied Tit
• Parus semilarvatus White-fronted Tit
• Parus wollweberi Bridled Titmouse
• Parus inornatus Plain Titmouse
• Parus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
• Parus atricristatus Black-crested Titmouse
• Sylviparus modestus Yellow-browed Tit
• Melanochlora sultanea Sultan Tit

Aegithalidae

• Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit
• Aegithalos leucogenys White-cheeked Tit
• Aegithalos concinnus Black-throated Tit
• Aegithalos niveogularis White-throated Tit
• Aegithalos iouschistos Black-browed Tit
• Aegithalos fuliginosus White-necklaced Tit
• Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit
• Psaltria exilis Pygmy Tit

Hirundinidae

• Pseudochelidon eurystomina African River Martin
• Pseudochelidon sirintarae White-eyed River Martin
• Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow
• Tachycineta albilinea Mangrove Swallow
• Tachycineta albiventer White-winged Swallow
• Tachycineta leucorrhoa White-rumped Swallow
• Tachycineta meyeni Chilean Swallow
• Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow
• Tachycineta cyaneoviridis Bahama Swallow
• Tachycineta euchrysea Golden Swallow
• Phaeoprogne tapera Brown-chested Martin
• Progne subis Purple Martin
• Progne cryptoleuca Cuban Martin
• Progne dominicensis Caribbean Martin
• Progne sinaloae Sinaloa Martin
• Progne chalybea Grey-breasted Martin
• Progne modesta Southern Martin
• Notiochelidon murina Brown-bellied Swallow
• Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Blue-and-white Swallow
• Notiochelidon flavipes Pale-footed Swallow
• Notiochelidon pileata Black-capped Swallow
• Atticora fasciata White-banded Swallow
• Atticora melanoleuca Black-collared Swallow
• Neochelidon tibialis White-thighed Swallow
• Stelgidopteryx fucata Tawny-headed Swallow
• Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow
• Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow
• Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Southern Rough-winged Swallow
• Cheramoeca leucosternus White-backed Swallow
• Riparia riparia Sand Martin
• Riparia paludicola Plain Martin
• Riparia congica Congo Martin
• Riparia cincta Banded Martin
• Phedina borbonica Mascarene Martin
• Phedina brazzae Brazza's Martin
• Hirundo griseopyga Grey-rumped Swallow
• Hirundo rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin
• Hirundo obsoleta Pale Crag Martin
• Hirundo fuligula Rock Martin
• Hirundo concolor Dusky Crag Martin
• Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
• Hirundo lucida Red-chested Swallow
• Hirundo aethiopica Ethiopian Swallow
• Hirundo angolensis Angola Swallow
• Hirundo albigularis White-throated Swallow
• Hirundo domicola Hill Swallow
• Hirundo tahitica Pacific Swallow
• Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow
• Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow
• Hirundo nigrita White-throated Blue Swallow
• Hirundo nigrorufa Black-and-rufous Swallow
• Hirundo atrocaerulea Blue Swallow
• Hirundo leucosoma Pied-winged Swallow
• Hirundo megaensis White-tailed Swallow
• Hirundo dimidiata Pearl-breasted Swallow
• Hirundo cucullata Greater Striped Swallow
• Hirundo abyssinica Lesser Striped Swallow
• Hirundo semirufa Rufous-chested Swallow
• Hirundo senegalensis Mosque Swallow
• Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow
• Hirundo domicella West African Swallow
• Hirundo striolata Striated Swallow
• Hirundo perdita Red Sea Swallow
• Hirundo preussi Preuss's Swallow
• Hirundo rufigula Red-throated Swallow
• Hirundo spilodera South African Swallow
• Hirundo andecola Andean Swallow
• Hirundo pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow
• Hirundo fulva Cave Swallow
• Hirundo rufocollaris Chestnut-collared Swallow
• Hirundo nigricans Tree Martin
• Hirundo fluvicola Streak-throated Swallow
• Hirundo ariel Fairy Martin
• Hirundo fuliginosa Forest Swallow
• Delichon urbica Northern House Martin
• Delichon dasypus Asian House Martin
• Delichon nipalensis Nepal House Martin
• Psalidoprocne nitens Square-tailed Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne fuliginosa Mountain Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne albiceps White-headed Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne chalybea Shari Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne petiti Petit's Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne mangbettorum Mangbettu Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne oleaginea Ethiopian Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne pristoptera Blue Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne antinorii Brown Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne orientalis Eastern Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne holomelas Black Sawwing
• Psalidoprocne obscura Fanti Sawwing

Regulidae

• Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Regulus regulus Goldcrest
• Regulus teneriffae Canary Islands Goldcrest
• Regulus goodfellowi Flamecrest
• Regulus ignicapillus Firecrest
• Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet
• Spizixos canifrons Crested Finchbill
• Spizixos semitorques Collared Finchbill

Pycnonotidae

• Pycnonotus zeylanicus Straw-headed Bulbul
• Pycnonotus striatus Striated Bulbul
• Pycnonotus leucogrammicus Cream-striped Bulbul
• Pycnonotus tympanistrigus Spot-necked Bulbul
• Pycnonotus melanoleucos Black-and-white Bulbul
• Pycnonotus priocephalus Grey-headed Bulbul
• Pycnonotus atriceps Black-headed Bulbul
• Pycnonotus melanicterus Black-crested Bulbul
• Pycnonotus squamatus Scaly-breasted Bulbul
• Pycnonotus cyaniventris Grey-bellied Bulbul
• Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul
• Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Brown-breasted Bulbul
• Pycnonotus sinensis Light-vented Bulbul
• Pycnonotus taivanus Styan's Bulbul
• Pycnonotus barbatus Garden Bulbul
• Pycnonotus somaliensis Somali Bulbul
• Pycnonotus dodsoni Dodson's Bulbul
• Pycnonotus tricolor Dark-capped Bulbul
• Pycnonotus nigricans Black-fronted Bulbul
• Pycnonotus capensis Cape Bulbul
• Pycnonotus xanthopygos White-spectacled Bulbul
• Pycnonotus leucotis White-eared Bulbul
• Pycnonotus leucogenys Himalayan Bulbul
• Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul
• Pycnonotus aurigaster Sooty-headed Bulbul
• Pycnonotus eutilotus Puff-backed Bulbul
• Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii Blue-wattled Bulbul
• Pycnonotus urostictus Yellow-wattled Bulbul
• Pycnonotus bimaculatus Orange-spotted Bulbul
• Pycnonotus finlaysoni Stripe-throated Bulbul
• Pycnonotus xantholaemus Yellow-throated Bulbul
• Pycnonotus penicillatus Yellow-eared Bulbul
• Pycnonotus flavescens Flavescent Bulbul
• Pycnonotus luteolus White-browed Bulbul
• Pycnonotus goiavier Yellow-vented Bulbul
• Pycnonotus plumosus Olive-winged Bulbul
• Pycnonotus blanfordi Streak-eared Bulbul
• Pycnonotus simplex Cream-vented Bulbul
• Pycnonotus brunneus Red-eyed Bulbul
• Pycnonotus erythropthalmos Spectacled Bulbul
• Andropadus montanus Cameroon Greenbul
• Andropadus kakamegae Kakamega Greenbul
• Andropadus masukuensis Shelley's Greenbul
• Andropadus virens Little Greenbul
• Andropadus hallae Hall's Greenbul
• Andropadus gracilis Grey Greenbul
• Andropadus ansorgei Ansorge's Greenbul
• Andropadus curvirostris Plain Greenbul
• Andropadus gracilirostris Slender-billed Greenbul
• Andropadus importunus Sombre Greenbul
• Andropadus latirostris Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
• Andropadus tephrolaemus Grey-throated Greenbul
• Andropadus nigriceps Mountain Greenbul
• Andropadus chlorigula Green-throated Greenbul
• Andropadus olivaceiceps Olive-headed Greenbul
• Andropadus milanjensis Stripe-cheeked Greenbul
• Calyptocichla serina Golden Greenbul
• Baeopogon indicator Honeyguide Greenbul
• Baeopogon clamans White-tailed Greenbul
• Ixonotus guttatus Spotted Greenbul
• Chlorocichla simplex Simple Greenbul
• Chlorocichla flavicollis Yellow-throated Greenbul
• Chlorocichla falkensteini Yellow-necked Greenbul
• Chlorocichla flaviventris Yellow-bellied Greenbul
• Chlorocichla laetissima Joyful Greenbul
• Chlorocichla prigoginei Prigogine's Greenbul
• Thescelocichla leucopleura Swamp Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus scandens Leaf-love
• Phyllastrephus cabanisi Cabanis's Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus fischeri Fischer's Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus placidus Placid Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus terrestris Terrestrial Brownbul
• Phyllastrephus strepitans Northern Brownbul
• Phyllastrephus fulviventris Pale-olive Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus cerviniventris Grey-olive Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus baumanni Baumann's Olive Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus poensis Cameroon Olive Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus hypochloris Toro Olive Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus lorenzi Sassi's Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus poliocephalus Grey-headed Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Yellow-streaked Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus alfredi Sharpe's Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus debilis Tiny Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus albigularis White-throated Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus icterinus Icterine Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus leucolepis Liberian Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus xavieri Xavier's Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus madagascariensis Long-billed Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus zosterops Spectacled Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus apperti Appert's Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus tenebrosus Dusky Greenbul
• Phyllastrephus cinereiceps Grey-crowned Greenbul
• Bleda syndacty