Sibley-Monroe checklist 12

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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.

Table of contents

1 Passeriformes (continued)

1.1 Climacteridae
1.2 Menuridae
1.3 Ptilonorhynchidae
1.4 Maluridae
1.5 Meliphagidae
1.6 Pardalotidae
1.7 Petroicidae
1.8 Irenidae
1.9 Orthonychidae
1.10 Pomatostomidae
1.11 Laniidae
1.12 Vireonidae

Passeriformes (continued)

Climacteridae

Cormobates placens Papuan Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaeus White-throated Treecreeper
Climacteris affinis White-browed Treecreeper
Climacteris erythrops Red-browed Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris melanura Black-tailed Treecreeper
Climacteris rufa Rufous Treecreeper

Menuridae

Menura alberti Albert's Lyrebird
Menura novaehollandiae Superb Lyrebird
Atrichornis rufescens Rufous Scrub-bird
Atrichornis clamosus Noisy Scrub-bird

Ptilonorhynchidae

Ailuroedus buccoides White-eared Catbird
Ailuroedus melanotis Spotted Catbird
Ailuroedus crassirostris Green Catbird
Ailuroedus dentirostris Tooth-billed Catbird
Archboldia papuensis Archbold's Bowerbird
Archboldia sanfordi Sanford's Bowerbird
Amblyornis inornatus Vogelkop Bowerbird
Amblyornis macgregoriae Macgregor's Bowerbird
Amblyornis subalaris Streaked Bowerbird
Amblyornis flavifrons Golden-fronted Bowerbird
Prionodura newtoniana Golden Bowerbird
Sericulus aureus Flame Bowerbird
Sericulus bakeri Fire-maned Bowerbird
Sericulus chrysocephalus Regent Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Satin Bowerbird
Chlamydera guttata Western Bowerbird
Chlamydera maculata Spotted Bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera lauterbachi Yellow-breasted Bowerbird
Chlamydera cerviniventris Fawn-breasted Bowerbird

Maluridae

Clytomyias insignis Orange-crowned Fairywren
Sipodotus wallacii Wallace's Fairywren
Malurus grayi Broad-billed Fairywren
Malurus campbelli Campbell's Fairywren
Malurus alboscapulatus White-shouldered Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus White-winged Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Superb Fairywren
Malurus splendens Splendid Fairywren
Malurus lamberti Variegated Fairywren
Malurus amabilis Lovely Fairywren
Malurus elegans Red-winged Fairywren
Malurus pulcherrimus Blue-breasted Fairywren
Malurus coronatus Purple-crowned Fairywren
Malurus cyanocephalus Emperor Fairywren
Stipiturus ruficeps Rufous-crowned Emuwren
Stipiturus malachurus Southern Emuwren
Stipiturus mallee Mallee Emuwren
Amytornis barbatus Grey Grasswren
Amytornis woodwardi White-throated Grasswren
Amytornis dorotheae Carpentarian Grasswren
Amytornis striatus Striated Grasswren
Amytornis goyderi Eyrean Grasswren
Amytornis textilis Thick-billed Grasswren
Amytornis purnelli Dusky Grasswren
Amytornis housei Black Grasswren

Meliphagidae

Myzomela blasii Drab Myzomela
Myzomela albigula White-chinned Myzomela
Myzomela eques Red-throated Myzomela
Myzomela obscura Dusky Myzomela
Myzomela cruentata Red Myzomela
Myzomela nigrita Black Myzomela
Myzomela pulchella Olive-yellow Myzomela
Myzomela adolphinae Mountain Myzomela
Myzomela kuehni Crimson-hooded Myzomela
Myzomela dammermani Sumba Myzomela
Myzomela erythrocephala Red-headed Myzomela
Myzomela chloroptera Sulawesi Myzomela
Myzomela wakoloensis Wakolo Myzomela
Myzomela boiei Banda Myzomela
Myzomela sanguinolenta Scarlet Myzomela
Myzomela caledonica New Caledonian Myzomela
Myzomela rubratra Micronesian Myzomela
Myzomela cardinalis Cardinal Myzomela
Myzomela chermesina Rotuma Myzomela
Myzomela sclateri Scarlet-bibbed Myzomela
Myzomela pammelaena Ebony Myzomela
Myzomela lafargei Scarlet-naped Myzomela
Myzomela eichhorni Yellow-vented Myzomela
Myzomela melanocephala Black-headed Myzomela
Myzomela malaitae Red-bellied Myzomela
Myzomela tristrami Sooty Myzomela
Myzomela jugularis Orange-breasted Myzomela
Myzomela erythromelas Black-bellied Myzomela
Myzomela vulnerata Red-rumped Myzomela
Myzomela rosenbergii Red-collared Myzomela
Certhionyx pectoralis Banded Honeyeater
Certhionyx niger Black Honeyeater
Certhionyx variegatus Pied Honeyeater
Timeliopsis fulvigula Olive Straightbill
Timeliopsis griseigula Tawny Straightbill
Melilestes megarhynchus Long-billed Honeyeater
Stresemannia bougainvillei Bougainville Honeyeater
Glycichaera fallax Green-backed Honeyeater
Lichmera lombokia Scaly-crowned Honeyeater
Lichmera argentauris Olive Honeyeater
Lichmera limbata Indonesian Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera incana Dark-brown Honeyeater
Lichmera squamata White-tufted Honeyeater
Lichmera alboauricularis Silver-eared Honeyeater
Lichmera deningeri Buru Honeyeater
Lichmera monticola Seram Honeyeater
Lichmera flavicans Yellow-eared Honeyeater
Lichmera notabilis Black-chested Honeyeater
Trichodere cockerelli White-streaked Honeyeater
Meliphaga montana Forest Honeyeater
Meliphaga mimikae Mottle-breasted Honeyeater
Meliphaga orientalis Hill-forest Honeyeater
Meliphaga albonotata Scrub Honeyeater
Meliphaga aruensis Puff-backed Honeyeater
Meliphaga analoga Mimic Honeyeater
Meliphaga vicina Tagula Honeyeater
Meliphaga gracilis Graceful Honeyeater
Meliphaga notata Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Meliphaga flavirictus Yellow-gaped Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga albilineata White-lined Honeyeater
Meliphaga reticulata Streaky-breasted Honeyeater
Guadalcanaria inexpectata Guadalcanal Honeyeater
Foulehaio carunculata Wattled Honeyeater
Lichenostomus subfrenatus Black-throated Honeyeater
Lichenostomus obscurus Obscure Honeyeater
Lichenostomus frenatus Bridled Honeyeater
Lichenostomus hindwoodi Eungella Honeyeater
Lichenostomus chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Lichenostomus versicolor Varied Honeyeater
Lichenostomus fasciogularis Mangrove Honeyeater
Lichenostomus virescens Singing Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavus Yellow Honeyeater
Lichenostomus unicolor White-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus leucotis White-eared Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavicollis Yellow-throated Honeyeater
Lichenostomus melanops Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus cratitius Purple-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus keartlandi Grey-headed Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavescens Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus fuscus Fuscous Honeyeater
Lichenostomus plumulus Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus ornatus Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Lichenostomus penicillatus White-plumed Honeyeater
Xanthotis flaviventer Tawny-breasted Honeyeater
Xanthotis polygramma Spotted Honeyeater
Xanthotis macleayana Macleay Honeyeater
Xanthotis provocator Kadavu Honeyeater
Oreornis chrysogenys Orange-cheeked Honeyeater
Apalopteron familiare Bonin Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus affinis Black-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus laetior Golden-backed Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus validirostris Strong-billed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris Brown-headed Honeyeater
Notiomystis cincta Stitchbird
Pycnopygius ixoides Plain Honeyeater
Pycnopygius cinereus Marbled Honeyeater
Pycnopygius stictocephalus Streak-headed Honeyeater
Melitograis gilolensis White-streaked Friarbird
Philemon meyeri Meyer's Friarbird
Philemon inornatus Plain Friarbird
Philemon kisserensis Grey Friarbird
Philemon brassi Brass's Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis Little Friarbird
Philemon fuscicapillus Dusky Friarbird
Philemon moluccensis Black-faced Friarbird
Philemon subcorniculatus Grey-necked Friarbird
Philemon buceroides Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon novaeguineae New Guinea Friarbird
Philemon albitorques White-naped Friarbird
Philemon cockerelli New Britain Friarbird
Philemon eichhorni New Ireland Friarbird
Philemon argenticeps Silver-crowned Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus Noisy Friarbird
Philemon diemenensis New Caledonian Friarbird
Ptiloprora plumbea Leaden Honeyeater
Ptiloprora meekiana Olive-streaked Honeyeater
Ptiloprora erythropleura Rufous-sided Honeyeater
Ptiloprora mayri Mayr's Honeyeater
Ptiloprora guisei Rufous-backed Honeyeater
Ptiloprora perstriata Black-backed Honeyeater
Melidectes fuscus Sooty Melidectes
Melidectes whitemanensis Bismarck Melidectes
Melidectes nouhuysi Short-bearded Melidectes
Melidectes princeps Long-bearded Melidectes
Melidectes ochromelas Cinnamon-browed Melidectes
Melidectes leucostephes Vogelkop Melidectes
Melidectes belfordi Belford's Melidectes
Melidectes rufocrissalis Yellow-browed Melidectes
Melidectes foersteri Huon Melidectes
Melidectes torquatus Ornate Melidectes
Melidectes sclateri San Cristobal Melidectes
Melipotes gymnops Arfak Honeyeater
Melipotes fumigatus Smoky Honeyeater
Melipotes ater Spangled Honeyeater
Myza celebensis Dark-eared Myza
Myza sarasinorum White-eared Myza
Gymnomyza viridis Giant Honeyeater
Gymnomyza samoensis Mao
Gymnomyza aubryana Crow Honeyeater
Moho braccatus Kauai Oo
Moho apicalis Oahu Oo
Moho bishopi Bishop's Oo
Moho nobilis Hawaii Oo
Chaetoptila angustipluma Kioea
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris nigra White-cheeked Honeyeater
Phylidonyris albifrons White-fronted Honeyeater
Phylidonyris undulata Barred Honeyeater
Phylidonyris notabilis New Hebrides Honeyeater
Phylidonyris melanops Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Ramsayornis modestus Brown-backed Honeyeater
Ramsayornis fasciatus Bar-breasted Honeyeater
Plectorhyncha lanceolata Striped Honeyeater
Conopophila albogularis Rufous-banded Honeyeater
Conopophila rufogularis Rufous-throated Honeyeater
Conopophila whitei Grey Honeyeater
Grantiella picta Painted Honeyeater
Xanthomyza phrygia Regent Honeyeater
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Western Spinebill
Entomyzon cyanotis Blue-faced Honeyeater
Manorina melanophrys Bell Miner
Manorina melanocephala Noisy Miner
Manorina flavigula Yellow-throated Miner
Anthornis melanura New Zealand Bellbird
Acanthagenys rufogularis Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Anthochaera lunulata Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera Brush Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera paradoxa Yellow Wattlebird
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Tui
Epthianura tricolor Crimson Chat
Epthianura aurifrons Orange Chat
Epthianura crocea Yellow Chat
Epthianura albifrons White-fronted Chat
Ashbyia lovensis Gibberbird

Pardalotidae

Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus quadragintus Forty-spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus rubricatus Red-browed Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote
Dasyornis longirostris Western Bristlebird
Dasyornis brachypterus Eastern Bristlebird
Dasyornis broadbenti Rufous Bristlebird
Pycnoptilus floccosus Pilotbird
Origma solitaria Origma
Oreoscopus gutturalis Fernwren
Crateroscelis murina Rusty Mouse-warbler
Crateroscelis nigrorufa Bicolored Mouse-warbler
Crateroscelis robusta Mountain Mouse-warbler
Sericornis citreogularis Yellow-throated Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis humilis Brown Scrubwren
Sericornis keri Atherton Scrubwren
Sericornis beccarii Beccari's Scrubwren
Sericornis virgatus Perplexing Scrubwren
Sericornis nouhuysi Large Scrubwren
Sericornis magnirostris Large-billed Scrubwren
Sericornis rufescens Vogelkop Scrubwren
Sericornis perspicillatus Buff-faced Scrubwren
Sericornis arfakianus Grey-green Scrubwren
Sericornis papuensis Papuan Scrubwren
Sericornis spilodera Pale-billed Scrubwren
Acanthornis magnus Scrubtit
Pyrrholaemus brunneus Redthroat
Chthonicola sagittatus Speckled Warbler
Calamanthus campestris Rufous Calamanthus
Calamanthus fuliginosus Striated Calamanthus
Hylacola pyrrhopygia Chestnut-rumped Hylacola
Hylacola cautus Shy Hylacola
Acanthiza murina Papuan Thornbill
Acanthiza katherina Mountain Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza ewingii Tasmanian Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza inornata Western Thornbill
Acanthiza iredalei Slender-billed Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza robustirostris Slaty-backed Thornbill
Smicrornis brevirostris Weebill
Gerygone cinerea Mountain Gerygone
Gerygone chloronotus Green-backed Gerygone
Gerygone palpebrosa Fairy Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone chrysogaster Yellow-bellied Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone tenebrosa Dusky Gerygone
Gerygone sulphurea Golden-bellied Gerygone
Gerygone inornata Plain Gerygone
Gerygone dorsalis Rufous-sided Gerygone
Gerygone ruficollis Brown-breasted Gerygone
Gerygone levigaster Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone fusca Western Gerygone
Gerygone insularis Lord Howe Island Gerygone
Gerygone mouki Brown Gerygone
Gerygone modesta Norfolk Island Gerygone
Gerygone igata Grey Gerygone
Gerygone albofrontata Chatham Islands Gerygone
Gerygone flavolateralis Fan-tailed Gerygone
Aphelocephala leucopsis Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala pectoralis Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Aphelocephala nigricincta Banded Whiteface

Petroicidae

Amalocichla sclateriana Greater Ground Robin
Amalocichla incerta Lesser Ground Robin
Monachella muelleriana Torrent Robin
Microeca fascinans Jacky-winter
Microeca hemixantha Golden-bellied Flyrobin
Microeca flavigaster Lemon-bellied Flyrobin
Microeca griseoceps Yellow-legged Flyrobin
Microeca flavovirescens Olive Flyrobin
Microeca papuana Canary Flyrobin
Eugerygone rubra Garnet Robin
Petroica bivittata Alpine Robin
Petroica archboldi Snow Mountain Robin
Petroica multicolor Scarlet Robin
Petroica macrocephala Tomtit
Petroica goodenovii Red-capped Robin
Petroica phoenicea Flame Robin
Petroica rosea Rose Robin
Petroica rodinogaster Pink Robin
Petroica australis New Zealand Robin
Petroica traversi Chatham Islands Robin
Melanodryas cucullata Hooded Robin
Melanodryas vittata Dusky Robin
Tregellasia leucops White-faced Robin
Tregellasia capito Pale-yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria griseogularis Grey-breasted Robin
Eopsaltria flaviventris Yellow-bellied Robin
Eopsaltria georgiana White-breasted Robin
Eopsaltria pulverulenta Mangrove Robin
Poecilodryas brachyura Black-chinned Robin
Poecilodryas hypoleuca Black-sided Robin
Poecilodryas superciliosa White-browed Robin
Poecilodryas placens Olive-yellow Robin
Poecilodryas albonotata Black-throated Robin
Peneothello sigillatus White-winged Robin
Peneothello cryptoleucus Smoky Robin
Peneothello cyanus Blue-grey Robin
Peneothello bimaculatus White-rumped Robin
Heteromyias albispecularis Ashy Robin
Heteromyias cinereifrons Grey-headed Robin
Pachycephalopsis hattamensis Green-backed Robin
Pachycephalopsis poliosoma White-eyed Robin
Drymodes superciliaris Northern Scrub Robin
Drymodes brunneopygia Southern Scrub Robin

Irenidae

Irena puella Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena cyanogaster Philippine Fairy-bluebird
Chloropsis flavipennis Philippine Leafbird
Chloropsis palawanensis Yellow-throated Leafbird
Chloropsis sonnerati Greater Green Leafbird
Chloropsis cyanopogon Lesser Green Leafbird
Chloropsis cochinchinensis Blue-winged Leafbird
Chloropsis aurifrons Golden-fronted Leafbird
Chloropsis hardwickii Orange-bellied Leafbird
Chloropsis venusta Blue-masked Leafbird

Orthonychidae

Orthonyx temminckii Logrunner
Orthonyx spaldingii Chowchilla

Pomatostomidae

Pomatostomus isidorei New Guinea Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis Grey-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus superciliosus White-browed Babbler
Pomatostomus halli Hall's Babbler
Pomatostomus ruficeps Chestnut-crowned Babbler

Laniidae

Lanius tigrinus Tiger Shrike
Lanius bucephalus Bull-headed Shrike
Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
Lanius isabellinus Rufous-tailed Shrike
Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike
Lanius collurioides Burmese Shrike
Lanius gubernator Emin's Shrike
Lanius souzae Souza's Shrike
Lanius vittatus Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus Grey-backed Shrike
Lanius validirostris Mountain Shrike
Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius excubitor Northern Shrike
Lanius sphenocercus Chinese Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitoroides Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius dorsalis Teita Fiscal
Lanius somalicus Somali Fiscal
Lanius mackinnoni Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius collaris Common Fiscal
Lanius newtoni Newton's Fiscal
Lanius marwitzi Uhehe Fiscal
Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike
Corvinella corvina Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella melanoleuca Magpie Shrike
Eurocephalus rueppelli White-rumped Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens White-crowned Shrike

Vireonidae

Cyclarhis gujanensis Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis nigrirostris Black-billed Peppershrike
Vireolanius melitophrys Chestnut-sided Shrike-vireo
Vireolanius pulchellus Green Shrike-vireo
Vireolanius eximius Yellow-browed Shrike-vireo
Vireolanius leucotis Slaty-capped Shrike-vireo
Vireo brevipennis Slaty Vireo
Vireo bellii Bell's Vireo
Vireo atricapillus Black-capped Vireo
Vireo nelsoni Dwarf Vireo
Vireo huttoni Hutton's Vireo
Vireo carmioli Yellow-winged Vireo
Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo
Vireo pallens Mangrove Vireo
Vireo bairdi Cozumel Vireo
Vireo gundlachii Cuban Vireo
Vireo crassirostris Thick-billed Vireo
Vireo caribaeus St. Andrew Vireo
Vireo vicinior Grey Vireo
Vireo hypochryseus Golden Vireo
Vireo modestus Jamaican Vireo
Vireo nanus '' Flat-billed Vireo
Vireo latimeri Puerto Rican Vireo
Vireo osburni Blue Mountain Vireo
Vireo cassinii Cassin's Vireo
Vireo plumbeus Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo gracilirostris Noronha Vireo
Vireo altiloquus Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo magister Yucatan Vireo
Vireo swainsonii Western Warbling-Vireo
Vireo gilvus Eastern Warbling-Vireo
Vireo leucophrys Brown-capped Vireo
Hylophilus amaurocephalus Grey-eyed Greenlet
Hylophilus poicilotis Rufous-crowned Greenlet
Hylophilus thoracicus Lemon-chested Greenlet
Hylophilus semicinereus Grey-chested Greenlet
Hylophilus pectoralis Ashy-headed Greenlet
Hylophilus sclateri Tepui Greenlet
Hylophilus muscicapinus Buff-cheeked Greenlet
Hylophilus brunneiceps Brown-headed Greenlet
Hylophilus hypoxanthus Dusky-capped Greenlet
Hylophilus semibrunneus Rufous-naped Greenlet
Hylophilus aurantiifrons Golden-fronted Greenlet
Hylophilus flavipes Scrub Greenlet
Hylophilus olivaceus Olivaceous Greenlet
Hylophilus ochraceiceps Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus Lesser Greenlet

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