Sibley-Monroe checklist 7

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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 Gruiformes

1.1 Eurypygidae
1.2 Otididae
1.3 Gruidae
1.4 Aramidae
1.5 Heliornithidae
1.6 Psophiidae
1.7 Cariamidae
1.8 Rhynochetidae
1.9 Rallidae
1.10 Mesitornithidae

2 Ciconiiformes

2.11 Pteroclidae
2.12 Thinocoridae
2.13 Pedionomidae
2.14 Scolopacidae
2.15 Rostratulidae
2.16 Jacanidae

Gruiformes

Eurypygidae

Eurypyga helias Sunbittern

Otididae

Tetrax tetrax Little Bustard
Otis tarda Great Bustard
Neotis denhami Stanley Bustard
Neotis ludwigii Ludwig's Bustard
Neotis nuba Nubian Bustard
Neotis heuglinii Heuglin's Bustard
Ardeotis arabs Arabian Bustard
Ardeotis kori Kori Bustard
Ardeotis nigriceps Indian Bustard
Ardeotis australis Australian Bustard
Chlamydotis undulata Houbara Bustard
Eupodotis savilei Savile's Bustard
Eupodotis gindiana Buff-crested Bustard
Eupodotis ruficrista Red-crested Bustard
Eupodotis afraoides White-quilled Bustard
Eupodotis afra Black Bustard
Eupodotis rueppellii Rueppell's Bustard
Eupodotis vigorsii Karoo Bustard
Eupodotis humilis Little Brown Bustard
Eupodotis senegalensis White-bellied Bustard
Eupodotis caerulescens Blue Bustard
Eupodotis melanogaster Black-bellied Bustard
Eupodotis hartlaubii Hartlaub's Bustard
Eupodotis bengalensis Bengal Florican
Eupodotis indica Lesser Florican

Gruidae

Balearica pavonina Black Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane

Grus leucogeranus Siberian Crane

Grus antigone Sarus Crane

Grus rubicunda Brolga
Grus vipio White-naped Crane
Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane
Grus virgo Demoiselle Crane
Grus paradisea Blue Crane
Grus carunculatus Wattled Crane
Grus grus Common Crane
Grus monacha Hooded Crane
Grus americana Whooping Crane
Grus nigricollis Black-necked Crane
Grus japonensis Red-crowned Crane

Aramidae

Aramus guarauna Limpkin

Heliornithidae

Podica senegalensis African Finfoot
Heliopais personata Masked Finfoot
Heliornis fulica Sungrebe

Psophiidae

Psophia crepitans Grey-winged Trumpeter
Psophia leucoptera Pale-winged Trumpeter
Psophia viridis Dark-winged Trumpeter

Cariamidae

Cariama cristata Red-legged Seriema
Chunga burmeisteri Black-legged Seriema

Rhynochetidae

Rhynochetos jubatus Kagu

Rallidae

Sarothrura pulchra White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura affinis Striped Flufftail
Sarothrura insularis Madagascar Flufftail
Sarothrura ayresi White-winged Flufftail
Sarothrura watersi Slender-billed Flufftail
Himantornis haematopus Nkulengu Rail
Canirallus oculeus Grey-throated Rail
Canirallus kioloides Kioloides Rail
Coturnicops exquisitus Swinhoe's Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow Rail
Coturnicops notatus Speckled Rail
Micropygia schomburgkii Ocellated Crake
Rallina rubra Chestnut Forest-Rail
Rallina leucospila White-striped Forest Rail
Rallina forbesi Forbes's Forest Rail
Rallina mayri Mayr's Forest Rail
Rallina tricolor Red-necked Crake
Rallina canningi Andaman Crake
Rallina fasciata Red-legged Crake
Rallina eurizonoides Slaty-legged Crake
Anurolimnas castaneiceps Chestnut-headed Crake
Anurolimnas viridis Russet-crowned Crake
Anurolimnas fasciatus Black-banded Crake
Laterallus melanophaius Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus levraudi Rusty-flanked Crake
Laterallus ruber Ruddy Crake
Laterallus albigularis White-throated Crake
Laterallus exilis Grey-breasted Crake
Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail
Laterallus spilonotus Galapagos Rail
Laterallus leucopyrrhus Red-and-white Crake
Laterallus xenopterus Rufous-faced Crake
Nesoclopeus woodfordi Woodford's Rail
Nesoclopeus poecilopterus Bar-winged Rail
Gallirallus australis Weka
Gallirallus lafresnayanus New Caledonian Rail
Gallirallus sylvestris Lord Howe Rail
Gallirallus conditicius Gilbert Rail
Gallirallus okinawae Okinawa Rail
Gallirallus torquatus Barred Rail
Gallirallus insignis New Britain Rail
Gallirallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus rovianae Roviana Rail
Gallirallus owstoni Guam Rail
Gallirallus wakensis Wake Island Rail
Gallirallus pacificus Tahiti Rail
Gallirallus dieffenbachii Dieffenbach's Rail
Gallirallus modestus Chatham Islands Rail
Gallirallus sharpei Sharpe's Rail
Gallirallus striatus Slaty-breasted Rail
Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail
Rallus elegans King Rail
Rallus wetmorei Plain-flanked Rail
Rallus limicola Virginia Rail
Rallus semiplumbeus Bogota Rail
Rallus antarcticus Austral Rail
Rallus aquaticus Water Rail
Rallus caerulescens Kaffir Rail
Rallus madagascariensis Madagascar Rail
Lewinia mirificus Brown-banded Rail
Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's Rail
Lewinia muelleri Auckland Islands Rail
Dryolimnas cuvieri White-throated Rail
\Crecopsis egregia African Crake
Crex crex Corn Crake
Rougetius rougetii Rouget's Rail
Aramidopsis plateni Snoring Rail
Atlantisia rogersi Inaccessible Island Rail
Aramides mangle Little Wood Rail
Aramides axillaris Rufous-necked Wood Rail
Aramides cajanea Grey-necked Wood Rail
Aramides wolfi Brown Wood Rail
Aramides ypecaha Giant Wood Rail
Aramides saracura Slaty-breasted Wood Rail
Aramides calopterus Red-winged Wood Rail
Amaurolimnas concolor Uniform Crake
Gymnocrex rosenbergii Bald-faced Rail
Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Bare-eyed Rail
Amaurornis akool Brown Crake
Amaurornis olivaceus Bush-hen
Amaurornis isabellinus Isabelline Waterhen
Amaurornis moluccanus Rufous-tailed Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis flavirostra Black Crake
Amaurornis olivieri Sakalava Rail
Amaurornis bicolor Black-tailed Crake
Porzana parva Little Crake
Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake
Porzana palmeri Laysan Crake
Porzana porzana Spotted Crake
Porzana fluminea Australian Crake
Porzana carolina Sora Crake
Porzana spiloptera Dot-winged Crake
Porzana albicollis Ash-throated Crake
Porzana sandwichensis Hawaiian Crake
Porzana fusca Ruddy-breasted Crake
Porzana paykullii Band-bellied Crake
Porzana tabuensis Spotless Crake
Porzana monasa Kosrae Crake
Porzana atra Henderson Island Crake
Porzana flaviventer Yellow-breasted Crake
Porzana cinerea White-browed Crake
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Striped Crake
Cyanolimnas cerverai Zapata Rail
Neocrex colombianus Colombian Crake
Neocrex erythrops Paint-billed Crake
Pardirallus maculatus Spotted Rail
Pardirallus nigricans Blackish Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus Plumbeous Rail
Eulabeornis castaneoventris Chestnut Rail
Habroptila wallacii Invisible Rail
Megacrex inepta New Guinea Flightless Rail
Gallicrex cinerea Watercock
Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio albus Lord Howe Island Swamphen
Porphyrio mantelli Takahe
Porphyrio alleni Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio martinicus Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris Azure Gallinule
Gallinula pacifica Samoan Moorhen
Gallinula silvestris San Cristobal Moorhen
Gallinula nesiotis Tristan Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula angulata Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula melanops Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula ventralis Black-tailed Native-hen
Gallinula mortierii Tasmanian Native-hen
Fulica cristata Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica atra Common Coot
Fulica alai Hawaiian Coot
Fulica americana American Coot
Fulica caribaea Caribbean Coot
Fulica leucoptera White-winged Coot
Fulica ardesiaca Slate-colored Coot
Fulica armillata Red-gartered Coot
Fulica rufifrons Red-fronted Coot
Fulica gigantea Giant Coot
Fulica cornuta Horned Coot

Mesitornithidae

Mesitornis variegata White-breasted Mesite
Mesitornis unicolor Brown Mesite
Monias benschi Subdesert Mesite

Ciconiiformes

Pteroclidae

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

Thinocoridae

Attagis gayi Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Attagis malouinus White-bellied Seedsnipe
Thinocorus orbignyianus Grey-breasted Seedsnipe
Thinocorus rumicivorus Least Seedsnipe

Pedionomidae

Pedionomus torquatus Plains-wanderer

Scolopacidae

Scolopax rusticola Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax mira Amami Woodcock
Scolopax saturata Rufous Woodcock
Scolopax celebensis Sulawesi Woodcock
Scolopax rochussenii Moluccan Woodcock
Scolopax minor American Woodcock
Gallinago solitaria Solitary Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe
Gallinago nemoricola Wood Snipe
Gallinago stenura Pintail Snipe
Gallinago megala Swinhoe's Snipe
Gallinago media Great Snipe
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis African Snipe
Gallinago macrodactyla Madagascar Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae South American Snipe
Gallinago andina Puna Snipe
Gallinago nobilis Noble Snipe
Gallinago undulata Giant Snipe
Gallinago jamesoni Andean Snipe
Gallinago stricklandii Fuegian Snipe
Gallinago imperialis Imperial Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe
Coenocorypha pusilla Chatham Islands Snipe
Coenocorypha aucklandica Subantarctic Snipe
Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit
Numenius minutus Little Curlew
Numenius borealis Eskimo Curlew
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel
Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tenuirostris Slender-billed Curlew
Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew
Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis Far Eastern Curlew
Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank
Tringa totanus Common Redshank
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank
Tringa guttifer Nordmann's Greenshank
Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper
Tringa cinerea Terek Sandpiper
Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper
Tringa macularia Spotted Sandpiper
Tringa brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa incana Wandering Tattler
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet
Prosobonia cancellata Tuamotu Sandpiper
Prosobonia leucoptera Tahitian Sandpiper
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala Black Turnstone
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian Dowitcher
Aphriza virgata Surfbird
Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot
Calidris canutus Red Knot
Calidris alba Sanderling
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper
Calidris minuta Little Stint
Calidris ruficollis Rufous-necked Stint
Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint
Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint
Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis Rock Sandpiper
Calidris alpina Dunlin
Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper
Micropalama himantopus Stilt Sandpiper
Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Spoonbill Sandpiper
Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper
Philomachus pugnax Ruff
Steganopus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicaria Red Phalarope

Rostratulidae

Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted Snipe
Rostratula semicollaris American Painted Snipe

Jacanidae

Actophilornis africanus African Jacana
Actophilornis albinucha Madagascar Jacana
Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea Comb-crested Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Metopidius indicus Bronze-winged Jacana
Jacana spinosa Northern Jacana
Jacana jacana Wattled Jacana

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