Order: Passeriformes
Description
Passerines / perching birds.
Taxonomy
Passeriformes is an order in the class Aves.
The closest relatives of sparrows and other perching birds are the parrots (Psittaciformes) according to a recent study1.
We follow Clements 2 with this taxonomy.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthisittidae | New Zealand wrens | ||
| Calyptomenidae | African and Green Broadbills | ||
| Eurylaimidae | Asian and Grauer's Broadbills | ||
| Sapayoidae | Sapayoa | ||
| Philepittidae | Asities | ||
| Pittidae | Pittidae | ||
| Thamnophilidae | Typical antbirds | ||
| Melanopareiidae | Crescentchests | ||
| Conopophagidae | Gnateaters | ||
| Grallariidae | Antpittas | ||
| Rhinocryptidae | Tapaculos | ||
| Formicariidae | Antthrushes | ||
| Furnariidae | Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers | ||
| Pipridae | Manakins | ||
| Cotingidae | Cotingas | ||
| Tityridae | Tityras and allies | ||
| Oxyruncidae | Sharpbill | ||
| Tyrannidae | Tyrant flycatchers | ||
| Menuridae | Lyrebirds | ||
| Atrichornithidae | Scrubbirds | ||
| Ptilonorhynchidae | Bowerbirds | ||
| Climacteridae | Australasian Treecreepers | ||
| Maluridae | Fairywrens | ||
| Meliphagidae | Honeyeaters | ||
| Dasyornithidae | Bristlebirds | ||
| Pardalotidae | Pardalotes | ||
| Acanthizidae | Thornbills and allies | ||
| Pomatostomidae | Pseudo-babblers | ||
| Orthonychidae | Logrunners | ||
| Cnemophilidae | Satinbirds | ||
| Melanocharitidae | Berrypeckers and longbills | ||
| Mohouidae | Whiteheads | ||
| Paramythiidae | Tit Berrypecker and Crested Berrypecker | ||
| Callaeidae | Kokako, Saddleback, and Huia (wattlebirds) | ||
| Notiomystidae | Stitchbird | ||
| Psophodidae | Whipbirds and Wedgebills | ||
| Cinclosomatidae | Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers | ||
| Platysteiridae | Wattle-eyes and allies | ||
| Vangidae | Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies | ||
| Malaconotidae | Bushshrikes and allies | ||
| Machaerirhynchidae | Boatbills | ||
| Artamidae | Woodswallows | ||
| Cracticidae | Currawongs and Butcherbirds | ||
| Pityriaseidae | Bornean Bristlehead | ||
| Aegithinidae | Ioras | ||
| Campephagidae | Cuckooshrikes | ||
| Neosittidae | Sittellas | ||
| Eulacestomatidae | Ploughbill | ||
| Falcunculidae | Shrike-tit | ||
| Pachycephalidae | Whistlers and allies | ||
| Rhagologidae | Mottled Berryhunter | ||
| Oreoicidae | Australo-Papuan Bellbirds | ||
| Laniidae | Shrikes | ||
| Vireonidae | Vireos, Shrike-Babblers and Erpornis | ||
| Oriolidae | Old World orioles | ||
| Dicruridae | Drongos | ||
| Rhipiduridae | Fantails | ||
| Ifritidae | Ifrita | ||
| Monarchidae | Monarch flycatchers | ||
| Corvidae | Crows, jays and magpies | ||
| Corcoracidae | White-winged Chough and Apostlebird | ||
| Paradisaeidae | Birds-of-paradise | ||
| Melampittidae | Melampittas | ||
| Petroicidae | Australasian Robins | ||
| Picathartidae | Rockfowl | ||
| Chaetopidae | Rockjumpers | ||
| Eupetidae | Malaysian Rail-babbler | ||
| Panuridae | Bearded Reedling | ||
| Nicatoridae | Nicators | ||
| Alaudidae | Larks | ||
| Hirundinidae | Swallows and martins | ||
| Stenostiridae | Fairy Flycatchers | ||
| Paridae | Tits and Chickadees | ||
| Remizidae | Penduline Tits | ||
| Aegithalidae | Long-tailed Tits | ||
| Sittidae | Nuthatches | ||
| Tichodromidae | Wallcreeper | ||
| Certhiidae | Treecreepers | ||
| Troglodytidae | Wrens | ||
| Polioptilidae | Gnatcatchers | ||
| Cinclidae | Dippers | ||
| Pycnonotidae | Bulbuls | ||
| Regulidae | Kinglets | ||
| Pnoepygidae | Cupwings | ||
| Macrosphenidae | African Warblers | ||
| Scotocercidae | Bush Warblers and allies | ||
| Phylloscopidae | Leaf Warblers | ||
| Acrocephalidae | Reed Warblers and allies | ||
| Locustellidae | Grassbirds and allies | ||
| Donacobiidae | Donacobius | ||
| Bernieridae | Malagasy Warblers | ||
| Cisticolidae | Cisticolas and allies | ||
| Sylviidae | Sylvids | ||
| Paradoxornithidae | Parrotbills, Wrentit and Allies | ||
| Zosteropidae | Yuhinas, White-eyes, and Allies | ||
| Timaliidae | Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers and Allies | ||
| Pellorneidae | Fulvettas and Ground Babblers | ||
| Leiothrichidae | Laughingthrushes | ||
| Promeropidae | Sugarbirds | ||
| Modulatricidae | Dapple-throat and Allies | ||
| Irenidae | Fairy-bluebirds | ||
| Hyliotidae | Hyliotas | ||
| Muscicapidae | Old World Flycatchers | ||
| Turdidae | Thrushes and allies | ||
| Mimidae | Mockingbirds and Thrashers | ||
| Sturnidae | Starlings | ||
| Buphagidae | Oxpeckers | ||
| Chloropseidae | Leafbirds | ||
| Dicaeidae | Flowerpeckers | ||
| Nectariniidae | Sunbirds and Spiderhunters | ||
| Prunellidae | Accentors | ||
| Motacillidae | Wagtails and Pipits | ||
| Urocynchramidae | Przewalski's Rosefinch | ||
| Elachuridae | Spotted Elachura | ||
| Bombycillidae | Waxwings | ||
| Mohoidae | Hawaiian Honeyeaters | ||
| Ptiliogonatidae | Silky-flycatchers | ||
| Dulidae | Palmchat | ||
| Hylocitreidae | Hylocitrea | ||
| Hypocoliidae | Hypocolius | ||
| Peucedramidae | Olive Warbler | ||
| Calcariidae | Longspurs and Snow Bunting | ||
| Rhodinocichlidae | Thrush-Tanager | ||
| Parulidae | New World Warblers | ||
| Thraupidae | Tanagers and allies | ||
| Passerellidae | New World Buntings and Sparrows | ||
| Emberizidae | Old World Buntings | ||
| Calyptophilidae | Chat-Tanagers | ||
| Phaenicophilidae | Hispaniolan Tanagers | ||
| Nesospingidae | Puerto Rican Tanager | ||
| Spindalidae | Spindalises | ||
| Zeledoniidae | Wrenthrush | ||
| Teretistridae | Cuban Warblers | ||
| Icteriidae | Yellow-breasted Chat | ||
| Mitrospingidae | Mitrospingid Tanagers | ||
| Cardinalidae | Cardinals and allies | ||
| Icteridae | New World Orioles and Blackbirds | ||
| Fringillidae | Finches | ||
| Passeridae | Old World Sparrows | ||
| Ploceidae | Weavers | ||
| Estrildidae | Estrildid Finches | ||
| Viduidae | Indigobirds and Whydahs | ||
References
- Hackett et al. A phylogenetic study of birds reveal their evolutionary history. Science 320:1763-1768.
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Subcategories
This category has the following 153 subcategories, out of 153 total.
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- Pachycephalidae
- Panuridae
- Paradisaeidae
- Paradoxornithidae
- Paramythiidae
- Pardalotidae
- Paridae
- Parulidae
- Passerellidae
- Passeridae
- Pellorneidae
- Petroicidae
- Peucedramidae
- Phaenicophilidae
- Philepittidae
- Phylloscopidae
- Picathartidae
- Pipridae
- Pittidae
- Pityriaseidae
- Platysteiridae
- Ploceidae
- Pnoepygidae
- Polioptilidae
- Pomatostomidae
- Prionopidae
- Promeropidae
- Prunellidae
- Psophodidae
- Ptiliogonatidae
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Pycnonotidae
