Sibley-Monroe checklist 17
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)
Alaudidae
- Mirafra passerina (Monotonous lark)
- Mirafra cantillans (Singing lark)
- Mirafra javanica (Australasian lark)
- Mirafra cheniana (Latakoo lark)
- Mirafra albicauda (White-tailed lark)
- Mirafra hova (Madagascar lark)
- Mirafra cordofanica (Kordofan lark)
- Mirafra williamsi (Williams's lark)
- Mirafra pulpa (Friedmann's lark)
- Mirafra hypermetra (Red-winged lark)
- Mirafra somalica (Somali long-billed lark)
- Mirafra ashi (Ash's lark)
- Mirafra africana (Rufous-naped lark)
- Mirafra sharpii (Somali lark)
- Mirafra angolensis (Angola lark)
- Mirafra rufocinnamomea (Flappet lark)
- Mirafra apiata (Clapper lark)
- Mirafra collaris (Collared lark)
- Mirafra africanoides (Fawn-colored lark)
- Mirafra alopex (Abyssinian lark)
- Mirafra erythroptera (Indian lark)
- Mirafra assamica (Rufous-winged lark)
- Mirafra rufa (Rusty lark)
- Mirafra gilletti (Gillett's lark)
- Mirafra poecilosterna (Pink-breasted lark)
- Mirafra degodiensis (Degodi lark)
- Mirafra naevia (Bradfield's lark)
- Mirafra sabota (Sabota lark)
- Pinarocorys erythropygia (Rufous-rumped lark)
- Pinarocorys nigricans (Dusky lark)
- Heteromirafra archeri (Archer's lark)
- Heteromirafra sidamoensis (Sidamo lark)
- Heteromirafra ruddi (Rudd's lark)
- Certhilauda curvirostris (Long-billed lark)
- Certhilauda chuana (Short-clawed lark)
- Certhilauda erythrochlamys (Dune lark)
- Certhilauda albescens (Karoo lark)
- Certhilauda burra (Ferruginous lark)
- Chersomanes albofasciata (Spike-heeled lark)
- Eremopterix leucotis (Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark)
- Eremopterix australis (Black-eared sparrow-lark)
- Eremopterix verticalis (Grey-backed sparrow-lark)
- Eremopterix leucopareia (Fischer's sparrow-lark)
- Eremopterix signata (Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark)
- Eremopterix nigriceps (Black-crowned sparrow-lark)
- Eremopterix grisea (Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark)
- Ammomanes cincturus (Bar-tailed lark)
- Ammomanes phoenicurus (Rufous-tailed lark)
- Ammomanes deserti (Desert lark)
- Ammomanes grayi (Gray's lark)
- Alaemon alaudipes (Greater hoopoe lark)
- Alaemon hamertoni (Lesser hoopoe lark)
- Ramphocoris clotbey (Thick-billed lark)
- Melanocorypha calandra (Calandra lark)
- Melanocorypha bimaculata (Bimaculated lark)
- Melanocorypha maxima (Tibetan lark)
- Melanocorypha mongolica (Mongolian lark)
- Melanocorypha leucoptera (White-winged lark)
- Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (Black lark)
- Calandrella brachydactyla (Greater short-toed lark)
- Calandrella blanfordi (Blanford's lark)
- Calandrella erlangeri (Erlanger's lark)
- Calandrella cinerea (Red-capped lark)
- Calandrella acutirostris (Hume's lark)
- Calandrella rufescens (Lesser short-toed lark)
- Calandrella cheleensis (Asian short-toed lark)
- Calandrella raytal (Indian short-toed lark)
- Calandrella somalica (Rufous short-toed lark)
- Calandrella athensis (Athi short-toed lark)
- Spizocorys conirostris (Pink-billed lark)
- Spizocorys sclateri (Sclater's lark)
- Spizocorys obbiensis (Obbia lark)
- Spizocorys personata (Masked lark)
- Spizocorys fringillaris (Botha's lark)
- Eremalauda starki (Stark's lark)
- Eremalauda dunni (Dunn's lark)
- Chersophilus duponti (Dupont's lark)
- Galerida cristata (Crested lark)
- Galerida theklae (Thekla lark)
- Galerida malabarica (Malabar lark)
- Galerida deva (Tawny lark)
- Galerida modesta (Sun lark)
- Galerida magnirostris (Large-billed lark)
- Pseudalaemon fremantlii (Short-tailed lark)
- Lullula arborea (Wood lark)
- Alauda arvensis (Eurasian skylark)
- Alauda japonica (Japanese skylark)
- Alauda gulgula (Oriental skylark)
- Alauda razae (Razo lark)
- Eremophila alpestris (Horned lark)
- Eremophila bilopha (Temminck's lark)
Nectariniidae
- Promerops gurneyi (Gurney's sugarbird)
- Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird)
- Prionochilus olivaceus (Olive-backed flowerpecker)
- Prionochilus maculatus (Yellow-breasted flowerpecker)
- Prionochilus percussus (Crimson-breasted flowerpecker)
- Prionochilus plateni (Palawan flowerpecker)
- Prionochilus xanthopygius (Yellow-rumped flowerpecker)
- Prionochilus thoracicus (Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum annae (Golden-rumped flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum agile (Thick-billed flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum aeruginosum (Striped flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum everetti (Brown-backed flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum proprium (Whiskered flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum chrysorrheum (Yellow-vented flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum melanoxanthum (Yellow-bellied flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum vincens (White-throated flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum aureolimbatum (Yellow-sided flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum nigrilore (Olive-capped flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum anthonyi (Flame-crowned flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum bicolor (Bicolored flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum quadricolor (Cebu flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum australe (Red-striped flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum retrocinctum (Scarlet-collared flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum trigonostigma (Orange-bellied flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum hypoleucum (Buzzing flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum erythrorhynchos (Pale-billed flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum concolor (Plain flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum pygmaeum (Pygmy flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum nehrkorni (Crimson-crowned flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum erythrothorax (Flame-breasted flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum vulneratum (Ashy flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum pectorale (Olive-crowned flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum geelvinkianum (Red-capped flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum nitidum (Louisiade flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum eximium (Red-banded flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum aeneum (Midget flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum tristrami (Mottled flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum igniferum (Black-fronted flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum maugei (Red-chested flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum ignipectus (Fire-breasted flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum monticolum (Black-sided flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum celebicum (Grey-sided flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum sanguinolentum (Blood-breasted flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum hirundinaceum (Mistletoebird)
- Dicaeum cruentatum (Scarlet-backed flowerpecker)
- Dicaeum trochileum (Scarlet-headed flowerpecker)
- Anthreptes fraseri (Scarlet-tufted sunbird)
- Anthreptes axillaris (Grey-headed sunbird)
- Anthreptes reichenowi (Plain-backed sunbird)
- Anthreptes anchietae (Anchieta's sunbird)
- Anthreptes simplex (Plain sunbird)
- Anthreptes malacensis (Plain-throated sunbird)
- Anthreptes rhodolaema (Red-throated sunbird)
- Anthreptes singalensis (Ruby-cheeked sunbird)
- Anthreptes gabonicus (Mouse-brown sunbird)
- Anthreptes longuemarei (Western violet-backed sunbird)
- Anthreptes orientalis (Kenya violet-backed sunbird)
- Anthreptes neglectus (Uluguru violet-backed sunbird)
- Anthreptes aurantium (Violet-tailed sunbird)
- Anthreptes pallidigaster (Amani sunbird)
- Anthreptes rectirostris (Green sunbird)
- Anthreptes rubritorques (Banded sunbird)
- Anthreptes collaris (Collared sunbird)
- Anthreptes platurus (Pygmy sunbird)
- Anthreptes metallicus (Nile Valley sunbird)
- Hypogramma hypogrammicum (Purple-naped sunbird)
- Nectarinia seimundi (Little green sunbird)
- Nectarinia batesi (Bates's sunbird)
- Nectarinia olivacea (Olive sunbird)
- Nectarinia violacea (Orange-breasted sunbird)
- Nectarinia veroxii (Mouse-colored sunbird)
- Nectarinia reichenbachii (Reichenbach's sunbird)
- Nectarinia hartlaubii (Principe sunbird)
- Nectarinia newtonii (Newton's sunbird)
- Nectarinia thomensis (Sao Tome sunbird)
- Nectarinia oritis (Cameroon sunbird)
- Nectarinia alinae (Blue-headed sunbird)
- Nectarinia verticalis (Green-headed sunbird)
- Nectarinia bannermani (Bannerman's sunbird)
- Nectarinia cyanolaema (Blue-throated brown sunbird)
- Nectarinia balfouri (Socotra sunbird)
- Nectarinia dussumieri (Seychelles sunbird)
- Nectarinia fuliginosa (Carmelite sunbird)
- Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird)
- Nectarinia rubescens (Green-throated sunbird)
- Nectarinia senegalensis (Scarlet-chested sunbird)
- Nectarinia hunteri (Hunter's sunbird)
- Nectarinia adelberti (Buff-throated sunbird)
- Nectarinia zeylonica (Purple-rumped sunbird)
- Nectarinia minima (Crimson-backed sunbird)
- Nectarinia sperata (Purple-throated sunbird)
- Nectarinia aspasia (Black sunbird)
- Nectarinia calcostetha (Copper-throated sunbird)
- Nectarinia jugularis (Olive-backed sunbird)
- Nectarinia buettikoferi (Apricot-breasted sunbird)
- Nectarinia solaris (Flame-breasted sunbird)
- Nectarinia sovimanga (Souimanga sunbird)
- Nectarinia humbloti (Humblot's sunbird)
- Nectarinia comorensis (Anjouan sunbird)
- Nectarinia coquerellii (Mayotte sunbird)
- Nectarinia venusta (Variable sunbird)
- Nectarinia ursulae (Ursula's sunbird)
- Nectarinia talatala (White-breasted sunbird)
- Nectarinia oustaleti (Oustalet's sunbird)
- Nectarinia bouvieri (Orange-tufted sunbird)
- Nectarinia osea (Palestine sunbird)
- Nectarinia asiatica (Purple sunbird)
- Nectarinia habessinica (Shining sunbird)
- Nectarinia lotenia (Long-billed sunbird)
- Nectarinia manoensis (Miombo double-collared sunbird)
- Nectarinia chalybea (Southern double-collared sunbird)
- Nectarinia ludovicensis (Montane double-collared sunbird)
- Nectarinia prigoginei (Prigogine's double-collared sunbird)
- Nectarinia stuhlmanni (Stuhlmann's double-collared sunbird)
- Nectarinia preussi (Northern double-collared sunbird)
- Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird)
- Nectarinia mediocris (Eastern double-collared sunbird)
- Nectarinia neergaardi (Neergaard's sunbird)
- Nectarinia chloropygia (Olive-bellied sunbird)
- Nectarinia minulla (Tiny sunbird)
- Nectarinia regia (Regal sunbird)
- Nectarinia loveridgei (Loveridge's sunbird)
- Nectarinia moreaui (Moreau's sunbird)
- Nectarinia rockefelleri (Rockefeller's sunbird)
- Nectarinia cuprea (Copper sunbird)
- Nectarinia fusca (Dusky sunbird)
- Nectarinia rufipennis (Rufous-winged sunbird)
- Nectarinia tacazze (Tacazze sunbird)
- Nectarinia purpureiventris (Purple-breasted sunbird)
- Nectarinia bocagii (Bocage's sunbird)
- Nectarinia kilimensis (Bronze sunbird)
- Nectarinia reichenowi (Golden-winged sunbird)
- Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird)
- Nectarinia johnstoni (Red-tufted sunbird)
- Nectarinia shelleyi (Shelley's sunbird)
- Nectarinia erythrocerca (Red-chested sunbird)
- Nectarinia congensis (Congo sunbird)
- Nectarinia mariquensis (Mariqua sunbird)
- Nectarinia bifasciata (Purple-banded sunbird)
- Nectarinia pembae (Violet-breasted sunbird)
- Nectarinia notata (Long-billed green sunbird)
- Nectarinia coccinigaster (Splendid sunbird)
- Nectarinia johannae (Johanna's sunbird)
- Nectarinia superba (Superb sunbird)
- Nectarinia pulchella (Beautiful sunbird)
- Nectarinia nectarinioides (Black-bellied sunbird)
- Aethopyga primigenius (Grey-hooded sunbird)
- Aethopyga boltoni (Apo sunbird)
- Aethopyga flagrans (Flaming sunbird)
- Aethopyga pulcherrima (Metallic-winged sunbird)
- Aethopyga duyvenbodei (Elegant sunbird)
- Aethopyga shelleyi (Lovely sunbird)
- Aethopyga gouldiae (Gould's sunbird)
- Aethopyga nipalensis (Green-tailed sunbird)
- Aethopyga eximia (White-flanked sunbird)
- Aethopyga christinae (Fork-tailed sunbird)
- Aethopyga saturata (Black-throated sunbird)
- Aethopyga siparaja (Crimson sunbird)
- Aethopyga mystacalis (Scarlet sunbird)
- Aethopyga ignicauda (Fire-tailed sunbird)
- Arachnothera longirostra (Little spiderhunter)
- Arachnothera crassirostris (Thick-billed spiderhunter)
- Arachnothera robusta (Long-billed spiderhunter)
- Arachnothera flavigaster (Spectacled spiderhunter)
- Arachnothera chrysogenys (Yellow-eared spiderhunter)
- Arachnothera clarae (Naked-faced spiderhunter)
- Arachnothera affinis (Grey-breasted spiderhunter)
- Arachnothera everetti (Bornean spiderhunter)
- Arachnothera magna (Streaked spiderhunter)
- Arachnothera juliae (Whitehead's spiderhunter)
Melanocharitidae
- Melanocharis arfakiana (Obscure berrypecker)
- Melanocharis nigra (Black berrypecker)
- Melanocharis longicauda (Lemon-breasted berrypecker)
- Melanocharis versteri (Fan-tailed berrypecker)
- Melanocharis striativentris (Streaked berrypecker)
- Melanocharis crassirostris (Spotted berrypecker)
- Toxorhamphus poliopterus (Grey-winged longbill)
- Toxorhamphus novaeguineae (Green-crowned longbill)
- Toxorhamphus iliolophus (Plumed longbill)
- Oedistoma pygmaeum (Pygmy longbill)
Paramythiidae
- Oreocharis arfaki (Tit berrypecker)
- Paramythia montium (Crested berrypecker)
Passeridae
- Passer ammodendri (Saxaul sparrow)
- Passer domesticus (House sparrow)
- Passer hispaniolensis (Spanish sparrow)
- Passer pyrrhonotus (Sind sparrow)
- Passer castanopterus (Somali sparrow)
- Passer rutilans (Russet sparrow)
- Passer flaveolus (Plain-backed sparrow)
- Passer moabiticus (Dead Sea sparrow)
- Passer iagoensis (Iago sparrow)
- Passer rufocinctus (Kenya rufous sparrow)
- Passer insularis (Socotra sparrow)
- Passer motitensis (Southern rufous sparrow)
- Passer melanurus (Mossie)
- Passer griseus (Grey-headed sparrow)
- Passer swainsonii (Swainson's sparrow)
- Passer gongonensis (Parrot-billed sparrow)
- Passer suahelicus (Swahili sparrow)
- Passer diffusus (Cape sparrow)
- Passer simplex (Desert sparrow)
- Passer montanus (Eurasian tree sparrow)
- Passer luteus (Sudan golden-sparrow)
- Passer euchlorus (Arabian golden sparrow)
- Passer eminibey (Chestnut sparrow)
- Petronia pyrgita (Yellow-spotted petronia)
- Petronia xanthocollis (Chestnut-shouldered petronia)
- Petronia superciliaris (Yellow-throated petronia)
- Petronia dentata (Bush petronia)
- Petronia petronia (Rock sparrow)
- Carpospiza brachydactyla (Pale rock finch)
- Montifringilla nivalis (White-winged snowfinch)
- Montifringilla adamsi (Black-winged snowfinch)
- Montifringilla taczanowskii (White-rumped snowfinch)
- Montifringilla davidiana (Small snowfinch)
- Montifringilla ruficollis (Rufous-necked snowfinch)
- Montifringilla blanfordi (Plain-backed snowfinch)
- Montifringilla theresae (Afghan snowfinch)
- Dendronanthus indicus (Forest wagtail)
- Motacilla alba (White wagtail)
- Motacilla lugens (Black-backed wagtail)
- Motacilla grandis (Japanese wagtail)
- Motacilla madaraspatensis (White-browed wagtail)
- Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail)
- Motacilla capensis (Cape wagtail)
- Motacilla flaviventris (Madagascar wagtail)
- Motacilla citreola (Citrine wagtail)
- Motacilla flava (Yellow wagtail)
- Motacilla cinerea (Grey wagtail)
- Motacilla clara (Mountain wagtail)
- Tmetothylacus tenellus (Golden pipit)
- Macronyx croceus (Yellow-throated longclaw)
- Macronyx fuellebornii (Fuelleborn's longclaw)
- Macronyx capensis (Cape longclaw)
- Macronyx flavicollis (Abyssinian longclaw)
- Macronyx ameliae (Rosy-throated longclaw)
- Macronyx aurantiigula (Pangani longclaw)
- Macronyx grimwoodi (Grimwood's longclaw)
- Anthus sharpei (Sharpe's pipit)
- Anthus chloris (Yellow-breasted pipit)
- Anthus lineiventris (Striped pipit)
- Anthus crenatus (Yellow-tufted pipit)
- Anthus cinnamomeus (African pipit)
- Anthus camaroonensis (Cameroon pipit)
- Anthus hoeschi (Mountain pipit)
- Anthus richardi (Richard's pipit)
- Anthus rufulus (Paddyfield pipit)
- Anthus novaeseelandiae (Australasian pipit)
- Anthus leucophrys (Plain-backed pipit)
- Anthus vaalensis (Buffy pipit)
- Anthus pallidiventris (Long-legged pipit)
- Anthus melindae (Malindi pipit)
- Anthus campestris (Tawny pipit)
- Anthus godlewskii (Blyth's pipit)
- Anthus berthelotii (Berthelot's pipit)
- Anthus bannermani (Bannerman's pipit)
- Anthus latistriatus (Jackson's pipit)
- Anthus similis (Long-billed pipit)
- Anthus nyassae (Woodland pipit)
- Anthus brachyurus (Short-tailed pipit)
- Anthus caffer (Bush pipit)
- Anthus sokokensis (Sokoke pipit)
- Anthus trivialis (Tree pipit)
- Anthus hodgsoni (Olive-backed pipit)
- Anthus gustavi (Pechora pipit)
- Anthus pratensis (Meadow pipit)
- Anthus cervinus (Red-throated pipit)
- Anthus roseatus (Rosy pipit)
- Anthus petrosus (Rock pipit)
- Anthus spinoletta (Water pipit)
- Anthus rubescens (American pipit)
- Anthus sylvanus (Upland pipit)
- Anthus nilghiriensis (Nilgiri pipit)
- Anthus correndera (Correndera pipit)
- Anthus antarcticus (South Georgia pipit)
- Anthus spragueii (Sprague's pipit)
- Anthus furcatus (Short-billed pipit)
- Anthus hellmayri (Hellmayr's pipit)
- Anthus bogotensis (Paramo pipit)
- Anthus lutescens (Yellowish pipit)
- Anthus chacoensis (Chaco pipit)
- Anthus nattereri (Ochre-breasted pipit)
- Anthus gutturalis (Alpine pipit)
- Prunella collaris (Alpine accentor)
- Prunella himalayana (Rufous-streaked accentor)
- Prunella rubeculoides (Robin accentor)
- Prunella strophiata (Rufous-breasted accentor)
- Prunella montanella (Siberian accentor)
- Prunella ocularis (Radde's accentor)
- Prunella fagani (Yemen accentor)
- Prunella fulvescens (Brown accentor)
- Prunella atrogularis (Black-throated accentor)
- Prunella koslowi (Mongolian accentor)
- Prunella modularis (Dunnock)
- Prunella rubida (Japanese accentor)
- Prunella immaculata (Maroon-backed accentor)
- Bubalornis albirostris (White-billed buffalo weaver)
- Bubalornis niger (Red-billed buffalo weaver)
- Dinemellia dinemelli (White-headed buffalo weaver)
- Sporopipes frontalis (Speckle-fronted weaver)
- Sporopipes squamifrons (Scaly weaver)
- Plocepasser mahali (White-browed sparrow-weaver)
- Plocepasser superciliosus (Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver)
- Plocepasser rufoscapulatus (Chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver)
- Plocepasser donaldsoni (Donaldson-Smith's sparrow-weaver)
- Histurgops ruficauda (Rufous-tailed weaver)
- Pseudonigrita arnaudi (Grey-headed social weaver)
- Pseudonigrita cabanisi (Black-capped social weaver)
- Philetairus socius (Sociable weaver)
- Ploceus bannermani (Bannerman's weaver)
- Ploceus batesi (Bates's weaver)
- Ploceus nigrimentum (Black-chinned weaver)
- Ploceus baglafecht (Baglafecht weaver)
- Ploceus bertrandi (Bertrand's weaver)
- Ploceus pelzelni (Slender-billed weaver)
- Ploceus subpersonatus (Loango weaver)
- Ploceus luteolus (Little weaver)
- Ploceus intermedius (Lesser masked weaver)
- Ploceus ocularis (Spectacled weaver)
- Ploceus nigricollis (Black-necked weaver)
- Ploceus melanogaster (Black-billed weaver)
- Ploceus alienus (Strange weaver)
- Ploceus temporalis (Bocage's weaver)
- Ploceus capensis (Cape weaver)
- Ploceus subaureus (African golden weaver)
- Ploceus xanthops (Holub's golden weaver)
- Ploceus princeps (Principe golden weaver)
- Ploceus aurantius (Orange weaver)
- Ploceus bojeri (Golden palm weaver)
- Ploceus castaneiceps (Taveta golden weaver)
- Ploceus xanthopterus (Southern brown-throated weaver)
- Ploceus castanops (Northern brown-throated weaver)
- Ploceus burnieri (Kilombero weaver)
- Ploceus galbula (Rueppell's weaver)
- Ploceus heuglini (Heuglin's masked weaver)
- Ploceus taeniopterus (Northern masked weaver)
- Ploceus vitellinus (Vitelline masked weaver)
- Ploceus velatus (Southern masked weaver)
- Ploceus katangae (Katanga masked weaver)
- Ploceus ruweti (Ruwet's masked weaver)
- Ploceus reichardi (Tanzania masked weaver)
- Ploceus cucullatus (Village weaver)
- Ploceus grandis (Giant weaver)
- Ploceus spekei (Speke's weaver)
- Ploceus spekeoides (Fox's weaver)
- Ploceus nigerrimus (Vieillot's black weaver)
- Ploceus weynsi (Weyns's weaver)
- Ploceus golandi (Clarke's weaver)
- Ploceus melanocephalus (Black-headed weaver)
- Ploceus dicrocephalus (Salvadori's weaver)
- Ploceus jacksoni (Golden-backed weaver)
- Ploceus badius (Cinnamon weaver)
- Ploceus rubiginosus (Chestnut weaver)
- Ploceus aureonucha (Golden-naped weaver)
- Ploceus tricolor (Yellow-mantled weaver)
- Ploceus albinucha (Maxwell's black weaver)
- Ploceus nelicourvi (Nelicourvi weaver)
- Ploceus sakalava (Sakalava weaver)
- Ploceus benghalensis (Black-breasted weaver)
- Ploceus manyar (Streaked weaver)
- Ploceus philippinus (Baya weaver)
- Ploceus hypoxanthus (Asian golden weaver)
- Ploceus megarhynchus (Yellow weaver)
- Ploceus bicolor (Forest weaver)
- Ploceus preussi (Preuss's weaver)
- Ploceus dorsomaculatus (Yellow-capped weaver)
- Ploceus nicolli (Usambara weaver)
- Ploceus olivaceiceps (Olive-headed weaver)
- Ploceus insignis (Brown-capped weaver)
- Ploceus angolensis (Bar-winged weaver)
- Ploceus sanctithomae (Sao Tome weaver)
- Pachyphantes superciliosus (Compact weaver)
- Malimbus flavipes (Yellow-legged malimbe)
- Malimbus coronatus (Red-crowned malimbe)
- Malimbus cassini (Black-throated malimbe)
- Malimbus ballmanni (Ballmann's malimbe)
- Malimbus racheliae (Rachel's malimbe)
- Malimbus scutatus (Red-vented malimbe)
- Malimbus ibadanensis (Ibadan malimbe)
- Malimbus erythrogaster (Red-bellied malimbe)
- Malimbus nitens (Gray's malimbe)
- Malimbus malimbicus (Crested malimbe)
- Malimbus rubricollis (Red-headed malimbe)
- Anaplectes rubriceps (Red-headed weaver)
- Brachycope anomala (Bob-tailed weaver)
- Quelea cardinalis (Cardinal quelea)
- Quelea erythrops (Red-headed quelea)
- Quelea quelea (Red-billed quelea)
- Foudia madagascariensis (Madagascar red fody)
- Foudia eminentissima (Red-headed fody)
- Foudia omissa (Forest fody)
- Foudia rubra (Mauritius fody)
- Foudia sechellarum (Seychelles fody)
- Foudia flavicans (Yellow fody)
- Euplectes afer (Yellow-crowned bishop)
- Euplectes diadematus (Fire-fronted bishop)
- Euplectes gierowii (Black bishop)
- Euplectes hordeaceus (Black-winged bishop)
- Euplectes franciscanus (Orange bishop)
- Euplectes orix (Red bishop)
- Euplectes nigroventris (Zanzibar bishop)
- Euplectes aureus (Golden-backed bishop)
- Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop)
- Euplectes axillaris (Fan-tailed widowbird)
- Euplectes macrourus (Yellow-shouldered widowbird)
- Euplectes albonotatus (White-winged widowbird)
- Euplectes ardens (Red-collared widowbird)
- Euplectes hartlaubi (Marsh widowbird)
- Euplectes psammocromius (Buff-shouldered widowbird)
- Euplectes progne (Long-tailed widowbird)
- Euplectes jacksoni (Jackson's widowbird)
- Anomalospiza imberbis (Parasitic weaver)
- Amblyospiza albifrons (Grosbeak weaver)
- Parmoptila rubrifrons (Jameson's antpecker)
- Parmoptila woodhousei (Woodhouse's antpecker)
- Nigrita fusconota (White-breasted negrofinch)
- Nigrita bicolor (Chestnut-breasted negrofinch)
- Nigrita luteifrons (Pale-fronted negrofinch)
- Nigrita canicapilla (Grey-headed negrofinch)
- Nesocharis shelleyi (Fernando Po oliveback)
- Nesocharis ansorgei (White-collared oliveback)
- Nesocharis capistrata (Grey-headed oliveback)
- Pytilia phoenicoptera (Red-winged pytilia)
- Pytilia lineata (Lineated pytilia)
- Pytilia afra (Orange-winged pytilia)
- Pytilia melba (Green-winged pytilia)
- Pytilia hypogrammica (Red-faced pytilia)
- Mandingoa nitidula (Green-backed twinspot)
- Cryptospiza reichenovii (Red-faced crimson-wing)
- Cryptospiza salvadorii (Abyssinian crimson-wing)
- Cryptospiza jacksoni (Dusky crimson-wing)
- Cryptospiza shelleyi (Shelley's crimson-wing)
- Pyrenestes sanguineus (Crimson seedcracker)
- Pyrenestes ostrinus (Black-bellied seedcracker)
- Pyrenestes minor (Lesser seedcracker)
- Spermophaga poliogenys (Grant's bluebill)
- Spermophaga haematina (Western bluebill)
- Spermophaga ruficapilla (Red-headed bluebill)
- Clytospiza monteiri (Brown twinspot)
- Hypargos niveoguttatus (Peters's twinspot)
- Hypargos margaritatus (Pink-throated twinspot)
- Euschistospiza dybowskii (Dybowski's twinspot)
- Euschistospiza cinereovinacea (Dusky twinspot)
- Lagonosticta rufopicta (Bar-breasted firefinch)
- Lagonosticta nitidula (Brown firefinch)
- Lagonosticta senegala (Red-billed firefinch)
- Lagonosticta rara (Black-bellied firefinch)
- Lagonosticta rubricata (African firefinch)
- Lagonosticta landanae (Pale-billed firefinch)
- Lagonosticta virata (Mali firefinch)
- Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis (Reichenow's firefinch)
- Lagonosticta rhodopareia (Jameson's firefinch)
- Lagonosticta vinacea (Black-faced firefinch)
- Lagonosticta larvata (Black-throated firefinch)
- Uraeginthus angolensis (Blue-breasted cordonbleu)
- Uraeginthus bengalus (Red-cheeked cordonbleu)
- Uraeginthus cyanocephalus (Blue-capped cordonbleu)
- Uraeginthus ianthinogaster (Purple grenadier)
- Uraeginthus granatina (Common grenadier)
- Estrilda caerulescens (Lavender waxbill)
- Estrilda perreini (Black-tailed waxbill)
- Estrilda thomensis (Cinderella waxbill)
- Estrilda quartinia (Yellow-bellied waxbill)
- Estrilda melanotis (Swee waxbill)
- Estrilda poliopareia (Anambra waxbill)
- Estrilda paludicola (Fawn-breasted waxbill)
- Estrilda ochrogaster (Abyssinian waxbill)
- Estrilda melpoda (Orange-cheeked waxbill)
- Estrilda rhodopyga (Crimson-rumped waxbill)
- Estrilda rufibarba (Arabian waxbill)
- Estrilda troglodytes (Black-rumped waxbill)
- Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill)
- Estrilda nigriloris (Black-faced waxbill)
- Estrilda nonnula (Black-crowned waxbill)
- Estrilda atricapilla (Black-headed waxbill)
- Estrilda kandti (Kandt's waxbill)
- Estrilda erythronotos (Black-cheeked waxbill)
- Estrilda charmosyna (Red-rumped waxbill)
- Amandava amandava (Red avadavat)
- Amandava formosa (Green avadavat)
- Amandava subflava (Zebra waxbill)
- Ortygospiza atricollis (African quailfinch)
- Ortygospiza gabonensis (Red-billed quailfinch)
- Ortygospiza locustella (Locustfinch)
- Emblema pictum (Painted firetail)
- Stagonopleura bella (Beautiful firetail)
- Stagonopleura oculata (Red-eared firetail)
- Stagonopleura guttata (Diamond firetail)
- Oreostruthus fuliginosus (Mountain firetail)
- Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed firetail)
- Neochmia phaeton (Crimson finch)
- Neochmia ruficauda (Star finch)
- Neochmia modesta (Plum-headed finch)
- Taeniopygia guttata (Zebra finch)
- Taeniopygia bichenovii (Double-barred finch)
- Poephila personata (Masked finch)
- Poephila acuticauda (Long-tailed finch)
- Poephila cincta (Black-throated finch)
- Erythrura hyperythra (Tawny-breasted parrotfinch)
- Erythrura prasina (Pin-tailed parrotfinch)
- Erythrura viridifacies (Green-faced parrotfinch)
- Erythrura tricolor (Tricolored parrotfinch)
- Erythrura trichroa (Blue-faced parrotfinch)
- Erythrura coloria (Red-eared parrotfinch)
- Erythrura papuana (Papuan parrotfinch)
- Erythrura psittacea (Red-throated parrotfinch)
- Erythrura pealii (Fiji parrotfinch)
- Erythrura cyaneovirens (Red-headed parrotfinch)
- Erythrura regia (Royal parrotfinch)
- Erythrura kleinschmidti (Pink-billed parrotfinch)
- Chloebia gouldiae (Gouldian finch)
- Lemuresthes nana (Madagascar munia)
- Lonchura cantans (African silverbill)
- Lonchura malabarica (White-throated munia)
- Lonchura griseicapilla (Grey-headed silverbill)
- Lonchura cucullata (Bronze munia)
- Lonchura bicolor (Black-and-white munia)
- Lonchura nigriceps (Brown-backed munia)
- Lonchura fringilloides (Magpie munia)
- Lonchura striata (White-rumped munia)
- Lonchura leucogastroides (Javan munia)
- Lonchura fuscans (Dusky munia)
- Lonchura molucca (Black-faced munia)
- Lonchura kelaarti (Black-throated munia)
- Lonchura punctulata (Scaly-breasted munia)
- Lonchura leucogastra (White-bellied munia)
- Lonchura tristissima (Streak-headed munia)
- Lonchura leucosticta (White-spotted munia)
- Lonchura malacca (Black-headed munia)
- Lonchura ferruginosa (White-capped munia)
- Lonchura quinticolor (Five-colored munia)
- Lonchura maja (White-headed munia)
- Lonchura pallida (Pale-headed munia)
- Lonchura grandis (Grand munia)
- Lonchura vana (Grey-banded munia)
- Lonchura caniceps (Grey-headed munia)
- Lonchura nevermanni (Grey-crowned munia)
- Lonchura spectabilis (Hooded munia)
- Lonchura hunsteini (Mottled munia)
- Lonchura forbesi (New Ireland munia)
- Lonchura nigerrima (New Hanover munia)
- Lonchura flaviprymna (Yellow-rumped munia)
- Lonchura castaneothorax (Chestnut-breasted munia)
- Lonchura stygia (Black munia)
- Lonchura teerinki (Black-breasted munia)
- Lonchura montana (Snow Mountain munia)
- Lonchura monticola (Alpine munia)
- Lonchura melaena (Bismarck munia)
- Heteromunia pectoralis (Pictorella munia)
- Padda oryzivora (Java sparrow)
- Padda fuscata (Timor sparrow)
- Amadina fasciata (Cut-throat)
- Amadina erythrocephala (Red-headed finch)
- Vidua chalybeata (Village indigobird)
- Vidua raricola (Jambandu indigobird)
- Vidua larvaticola (Baka indigobird)
- Vidua funerea (Variable indigobird)
- Vidua codringtoni (Twinspot indigobird)
- Vidua purpurascens (Dusky indigobird)
- Vidua wilsoni (Pale-winged indigobird)
- Vidua hypocherina (Steel-blue whydah)
- Vidua fischeri (Straw-tailed whydah)
- Vidua regia (Queen whydah)
- Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah)
- Vidua orientalis (Northern paradise whydah)
- Vidua togoensis (Togo paradise whydah)
- Vidua interjecta (Long-tailed paradise whydah)
- Vidua paradisaea (Eastern paradise whydah)
- Vidua obtusa (Broad-tailed paradise whydah)
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