Sibley-Monroe checklist 2
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.
Anseriformes
Anhimidae
- Anhima cornuta (Horned screamer)
- Chauna chavaria (Northern screamer)
- Chauna torquata (Southern screamer)
Anseranatidae
- Anseranas semipalmata (Magpie-goose)
Dendrocygnidae
- Dendrocygna guttata (Spotted whistling duck)
- Dendrocygna eytoni (Plumed whistling duck)
- Dendrocygna bicolor (Fulvous whistling duck)
- Dendrocygna arcuata (Wandering whistling duck)
- Dendrocygna javanica (Lesser whistling duck)
- Dendrocygna viduata (White-faced whistling duck)
- Dendrocygna arborea (Black-billed whistling duck)
- Dendrocygna autumnalis (Black-bellied whistling duck)
- Thalassornis leuconotus (White-backed duck)
Anatidae
- Oxyura dominica (Masked duck)
- Oxyura jamaicensis (Ruddy duck)
- Oxyura ferruginea (Andean duck)
- Oxyura leucocephala (White-headed duck)
- Oxyura maccoa (Maccoa duck)
- Oxyura vittata (Lake duck)
- Oxyura australis (Blue-billed duck)
- Biziura lobata (Musk duck)
- Heteronetta atricapilla (Black-headed duck)
- Stictonetta naevosa (Freckled duck)
- Cygnus olor (Mute swan)
- Cygnus atratus (Black swan)
- Cygnus melanocorypha (Black-necked swan)
- Cygnus cygnus (Whooper swan)
- Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter swan)
- Cygnus columbianus (Tundra swan)
- Coscoroba coscoroba (Coscoroba swan)
- Anser cygnoides (Swan goose)
- Anser brachyrhynchus (Pink-footed goose)
- Anser fabalis (Bean goose)
- Anser albifrons (Greater white-fronted goose)
- Anser erythropus (Lesser white-fronted goose)
- Anser anser (Greylag goose)
- Anser indicus (Bar-headed goose)
- Anser caerulescens (Snow goose)
- Anser rossii (Ross's goose)
- Anser canagica (Emperor goose)
- Branta sandvicensis (Nene)
- Branta canadensis (Canada goose)
- Branta leucopsis (Barnacle goose)
- Branta bernicla (Brent goose)
- Branta ruficollis (Red-breasted goose)
- Cereopsis novaehollandiae (Cape Barren goose)
- Cyanochen cyanopterus (Blue-winged goose)
- Chloephaga melanoptera (Andean goose)
- Chloephaga picta (Upland goose)
- Chloephaga hybrida (Kelp goose)
- Chloephaga poliocephala (Ashy-headed goose)
- Chloephaga rubidiceps (Ruddy-headed goose)
- Neochen jubata (Orinoco goose)
- Alopochen aegyptiacus (Egyptian goose)
- Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy shelduck)
- Tadorna cana (South African shelduck)
- Tadorna tadornoides (Australian shelduck)
- Tadorna variegata (Paradise shelduck)
- Tadorna cristata (Crested shelduck)
- Tadorna tadorna (Common shelduck)
- Tadorna radjah (Radjah shelduck)
- Tachyeres pteneres (Flightless steamerduck)
- Tachyeres leucocephalus (Chubut steamerduck)
- Tachyeres brachypterus (Falkland steamerduck)
- Tachyeres patachonicus (Flying steamerduck)
- Plectropterus gambensis (Spur-winged goose)
- Cairina moschata (Muscovy duck)
- Cairina scutulata (White-winged duck)
- Pteronetta hartlaubii (Hartlaub's duck)
- Sarkidiornis melanotos (Comb duck)
- Nettapus pulchellus (Green pygmy-goose)
- Nettapus coromandelianus (Cotton pygmy-goose)
- Nettapus auritus (African pygmy-goose)
- Callonetta leucophrys (Ringed teal)
- Aix sponsa (Wood duck)
- Aix galericulata (Mandarin duck)
- Chenonetta jubata (Maned duck)
- Amazonetta brasiliensis (Brazilian teal)
- Merganetta armata (Torrent duck)
- Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (Blue duck)
- Salvadorina waigiuensis (Salvadori's teal)
- Anas specularioides (Crested duck)
- Anas specularis (Spectacled duck)
- Anas capensis (Cape teal)
- Anas strepera (Gadwall)
- Anas falcata (Falcated duck)
- Anas penelope (Eurasian wigeon)
- Anas americana (American wigeon)
- Anas sibilatrix (Chiloe wigeon)
- Anas sparsa (African black duck)
- Anas rubripes (American black duck)
- Anas fulvigula (Mottled duck)
- Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
- Anas wyvilliana (Hawaiian duck)
- Anas laysanensis (Laysan duck)
- Anas poecilorhyncha (Spot-billed duck)
- Anas luzonica (Philippine duck)
- Anas superciliosa (Pacific black duck)
- Anas undulata (Yellow-billed duck)
- Anas melleri (Meller's duck)
- Anas discors (Blue-winged teal)
- Anas cyanoptera (Cinnamon teal)
- Anas smithii (Cape shoveler)
- Anas platalea (Red shoveler)
- Anas rhynchotis (Australian shoveler)
- Anas clypeata (Northern shoveler)
- Anas bernieri (Bernier's teal)
- Anas gibberifrons (Sunda teal)
- Anas gracilis (Grey teal)
- Anas castanea (Chestnut teal)
- Anas aucklandica (Brown teal)
- Anas bahamensis (White-cheeked pintail)
- Anas erythrorhyncha (Red-billed duck)
- Anas flavirostris (Speckled teal)
- Anas acuta (Northern pintail)
- Anas eatoni (Eaton's pintail)
- Anas georgica (Yellow-billed pintail)
- Anas querquedula (Garganey)
- Anas formosa (Baikal teal)
- Anas crecca (Common teal)
- Anas puna (Puna teal)
- Anas versicolor (Silver teal)
- Anas hottentota (Hottentot teal)
- Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared duck)
- Marmaronetta angustirostris (Marbled teal)
- Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Pink-headed duck)
- Netta rufina (Red-crested pochard)
- Netta peposaca (Rosy-billed pochard)
- Netta erythrophthalma (Southern pochard)
- Aythya ferina (Common pochard)
- Aythya valisineria (Canvasback)
- Aythya americana (Redhead)
- Aythya collaris (Ring-necked duck)
- Aythya nyroca (Ferruginous pochard)
- Aythya innotata (Madagascar pochard)
- Aythya baeri (Baer's pochard)
- Aythya australis (Hardhead)
- Aythya fuligula (Tufted duck)
- Aythya novaeseelandiae (New Zealand scaup)
- Aythya marila (Greater scaup)
- Aythya affinis (Lesser scaup)
- Somateria mollissima (Common eider)
- Somateria spectabilis (King eider)
- Somateria fischeri (Spectacled eider)
- Polysticta stelleri (Steller's eider)
- Camptorhynchus labradorius (Labrador duck)
- Histrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin duck)
- Clangula hyemalis (Long-tailed duck)
- Melanitta nigra (Black scoter)
- Melanitta perspicillata (Surf scoter)
- Melanitta fusca (White-winged scoter)
- Bucephala clangula (Common goldeneye)
- Bucephala islandica (Barrow's goldeneye)
- Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead)
- Mergellus albellus (Smew)
- Lophodytes cucullatus (Hooded merganser)
- Mergus octosetaceus (Brazilian merganser)
- Mergus serrator (Red-breasted merganser)
- Mergus squamatus (Scaly-sided merganser)
- Mergus merganser (Common merganser)
- Mergus australis (Auckland Islands merganser)
Turniciformes
Turnicidae
- Turnix sylvatica (Small buttonquail)
- Turnix maculosa (Red-backed buttonquail)
- Turnix nana (Black-rumped buttonquail)
- Turnix hottentotta (Hottentot buttonquail)
- Turnix tanki (Yellow-legged buttonquail)
- Turnix ocellata (Spotted buttonquail)
- Turnix suscitator (Barred buttonquail)
- Turnix nigricollis (Madagascar buttonquail)
- Turnix melanogaster (Black-breasted buttonquail)
- Turnix castanota (Chestnut-backed buttonquail)
- Turnix olivii (Buff-breasted buttonquail)
- Turnix varia (Painted buttonquail)
- Turnix worcesteri (Worcester's buttonquail)
- Turnix everetti (Sumba buttonquail)
- Turnix pyrrhothorax (Red-chested buttonquail)
- Turnix velox (Little buttonquail)
- Ortyxelos meiffrenii (Lark buttonquail)
Piciformes
Indicatoridae
- Indicator maculatus (Spotted honeyguide)
- Indicator variegatus (Scaly-throated honeyguide)
- Indicator indicator (Greater honeyguide)
- Indicator archipelagicus (Malaysian honeyguide)
- Indicator minor (Lesser honeyguide)
- Indicator conirostris (Thick-billed honeyguide)
- Indicator willcocksi (Willcocks's honeyguide)
- Indicator exilis (Least honeyguide)
- Indicator pumilio (Dwarf honeyguide)
- Indicator meliphilus (Pallid honeyguide)
- Indicator xanthonotus (Yellow-rumped honeyguide)
- Melichneutes robustus (Lyre-tailed honeyguide)
- Melignomon eisentrauti (Yellow-footed honeyguide)
- Melignomon zenkeri (Zenker's honeyguide)
- Prodotiscus insignis (Cassin's honeyguide)
- Prodotiscus zambesiae (Green-backed honeyguide)
- Prodotiscus regulus (Wahlberg's honeyguide)
Picidae
- Jynx torquilla (Eurasian wryneck)
- Jynx ruficollis (Rufous-necked wryneck)
- Picumnus innominatus (Speckled piculet)
- Picumnus aurifrons (Bar-breasted piculet)
- Picumnus pumilus (Orinoco piculet)
- Picumnus lafresnayi (Lafresnaye's piculet)
- Picumnus exilis (Golden-spangled piculet)
- Picumnus fuscus (Rusty-necked piculet)
- Picumnus sclateri (Ecuadorian piculet)
- Picumnus squamulatus (Scaled piculet)
- Picumnus spilogaster (White-bellied piculet)
- Picumnus minutissimus (Guianan piculet)
- Picumnus pygmaeus (Spotted piculet)
- Picumnus steindachneri (Speckle-chested piculet)
- Picumnus varzeae (Varzea piculet)
- Picumnus cirratus (White-barred piculet)
- Picumnus dorbygnianus (Ocellated piculet)
- Picumnus temminckii (Ochre-collared piculet)
- Picumnus albosquamatus (White-wedged piculet)
- Picumnus rufiventris (Rufous-breasted piculet)
- Picumnus fulvescens (Tawny piculet)
- Picumnus limae (Ochraceous piculet)
- Picumnus nebulosus (Mottled piculet)
- Picumnus castelnau (Plain-breasted piculet)
- Picumnus subtilis (Fine-barred piculet)
- Picumnus olivaceus (Olivaceous piculet)
- Picumnus granadensis (Greyish piculet)
- Picumnus cinnamomeus (Chestnut piculet)
- Sasia africana (African piculet)
- Sasia abnormis (Rufous piculet)
- Sasia ochracea (White-browed piculet)
- Nesoctites micromegas (Antillean piculet)
- Melanerpes candidus (White woodpecker)
- Melanerpes lewis (Lewis's woodpecker)
- Melanerpes herminieri (Guadeloupe woodpecker)
- Melanerpes portoricensis (Puerto Rican woodpecker)
- Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Red-headed woodpecker)
- Melanerpes formicivorus (Acorn woodpecker)
- Melanerpes pucherani (Black-cheeked woodpecker)
- Melanerpes chrysauchen (Golden-naped woodpecker)
- Melanerpes cruentatus (Yellow-tufted woodpecker)
- Melanerpes flavifrons (Yellow-fronted woodpecker)
- Melanerpes cactorum (White-fronted woodpecker)
- Melanerpes striatus (Hispaniolan woodpecker)
- Melanerpes radiolatus (Jamaican woodpecker)
- Melanerpes chrysogenys (Golden-cheeked woodpecker)
- Melanerpes hypopolius (Grey-breasted woodpecker)
- Melanerpes pygmaeus (Yucatan woodpecker)
- Melanerpes rubricapillus (Red-crowned woodpecker)
- Melanerpes uropygialis (Gila woodpecker)
- Melanerpes carolinus (Red-bellied woodpecker)
- Melanerpes superciliaris (West Indian woodpecker)
- Melanerpes aurifrons (Golden-fronted woodpecker)
- Melanerpes hoffmannii (Hoffmann's woodpecker)
- Sphyrapicus varius (Yellow-bellied sapsucker)
- Sphyrapicus nuchalis (Red-naped sapsucker)
- Sphyrapicus ruber (Red-breasted sapsucker)
- Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Williamson's sapsucker)
- Xiphidiopicus percussus (Cuban green woodpecker)
- Campethera punctuligera (Fine-spotted woodpecker)
- Campethera nubica (Nubian woodpecker)
- Campethera bennettii (Bennett's woodpecker)
- Campethera scriptoricauda (Reichenow's woodpecker)
- Campethera abingoni (Golden-tailed woodpecker)
- Campethera mombassica (Mombasa woodpecker)
- Campethera notata (Knysna woodpecker)
- Campethera maculosa (Little green woodpecker)
- Campethera cailliautii (Green-backed woodpecker)
- Campethera tullbergi (Tullberg's woodpecker)
- Campethera nivosa (Buff-spotted woodpecker)
- Campethera caroli (Brown-eared woodpecker)
- Geocolaptes olivaceus (Ground woodpecker)
- Dendropicos elachus (Little grey woodpecker)
- Dendropicos poecilolaemus (Speckle-breasted woodpecker)
- Dendropicos abyssinicus (Abyssinian woodpecker)
- Dendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker)
- Dendropicos lugubris (Melancholy woodpecker)
- Dendropicos gabonensis (Gabon woodpecker)
- Dendropicos stierlingi (Stierling's woodpecker)
- Dendropicos namaquus (Bearded woodpecker)
- Dendropicos pyrrhogaster (Fire-bellied woodpecker)
- Dendropicos xantholophus (Golden-crowned woodpecker)
- Dendropicos elliotii (Elliot's woodpecker)
- Dendropicos goertae (Grey woodpecker)
- Dendropicos spodocephalus (Grey-headed woodpecker)
- Dendropicos griseocephalus (Olive woodpecker)
- Dendropicos obsoletus (Brown-backed woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos temminckii (Sulawesi woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos maculatus (Philippine woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos nanus (Brown-capped woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos moluccensis (Sunda woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos canicapillus (Grey-capped woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos kizuki (Pygmy woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos minor (Lesser spotted woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos auriceps (Brown-fronted woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos macei (Fulvous-breasted woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos atratus (Stripe-breasted woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos mahrattensis (Yellow-crowned woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos dorae (Arabian woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos hyperythrus (Rufous-bellied woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos cathpharius (Crimson-breasted woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos darjellensis (Darjeeling woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos medius (Middle spotted woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos leucotos (White-backed woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos major (Great spotted woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos syriacus (Syrian woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos leucopterus (White-winged woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos assimilis (Sind woodpecker)
- Dendrocopos himalayensis (Himalayan woodpecker)
- Picoides lignarius (Striped woodpecker)
- Picoides mixtus (Checkered woodpecker)
- Picoides nuttallii (Nuttall's woodpecker)
- Picoides scalaris (Ladder-backed woodpecker)
- Picoides pubescens (Downy woodpecker)
- Picoides borealis (Red-cockaded woodpecker)
- Picoides stricklandi (Strickland's woodpecker)
- Picoides villosus (Hairy woodpecker)
- Picoides albolarvatus (White-headed woodpecker)
- Picoides tridactylus (Three-toed woodpecker)
- Picoides arcticus (Black-backed woodpecker)
- Veniliornis callonotus (Scarlet-backed woodpecker)
- Veniliornis dignus (Yellow-vented woodpecker)
- Veniliornis nigriceps (Bar-bellied woodpecker)
- Veniliornis fumigatus (Smoky-brown woodpecker)
- Veniliornis passerinus (Little woodpecker)
- Veniliornis frontalis (Dot-fronted woodpecker)
- Veniliornis spilogaster (White-spotted woodpecker)
- Veniliornis sanguineus (Blood-colored woodpecker)
- Veniliornis kirkii (Red-rumped woodpecker)
- Veniliornis chocoensis (Choco woodpecker)
- Veniliornis cassini (Golden-collared woodpecker)
- Veniliornis affinis (Red-stained woodpecker)
- Veniliornis maculifrons (Yellow-eared woodpecker)
- Piculus simplex (Rufous-winged woodpecker)
- Piculus callopterus (Stripe-cheeked woodpecker)
- Piculus litae (Lita woodpecker)
- Piculus leucolaemus (White-throated woodpecker)
- Piculus flavigula (Yellow-throated woodpecker)
- Piculus chrysochloros (Golden-green woodpecker)
- Piculus aurulentus (Yellow-browed woodpecker)
- Piculus auricularis (Grey-crowned woodpecker)
- Piculus rubiginosus (Golden-olive woodpecker)
- Piculus rivolii (Crimson-mantled woodpecker)
- Colaptes atricollis (Black-necked woodpecker)
- Colaptes punctigula (Spot-breasted woodpecker)
- Colaptes melanochloros (Green-barred woodpecker)
- Colaptes auratus (Northern flicker)
- Colaptes chrysoides (Gilded flicker)
- Colaptes fernandinae (Fernandina's flicker)
- Colaptes pitius (Chilean flicker)
- Colaptes rupicola (Andean flicker)
- Colaptes campestris (Campo flicker)
- Celeus brachyurus (Rufous woodpecker)
- Celeus loricatus (Cinnamon woodpecker)
- Celeus grammicus (Scaly-breasted woodpecker)
- Celeus undatus (Waved woodpecker)
- Celeus castaneus (Chestnut-colored woodpecker)
- Celeus elegans (Chestnut woodpecker)
- Celeus lugubris (Pale-crested woodpecker)
- Celeus flavescens (Blond-crested woodpecker)
- Celeus flavus (Cream-colored woodpecker)
- Celeus spectabilis (Rufous-headed woodpecker)
- Celeus torquatus (Ringed woodpecker)
- Dryocopus galeatus (Helmeted woodpecker)
- Dryocopus pileatus (Pileated woodpecker)
- Dryocopus lineatus (Lineated woodpecker)
- Dryocopus schulzi (Black-bodied woodpecker)
- Dryocopus javensis (White-bellied woodpecker)
- Dryocopus hodgei (Andaman woodpecker)
- Dryocopus martius (Black woodpecker)
- Campephilus pollens (Powerful woodpecker)
- Campephilus haematogaster (Crimson-bellied woodpecker)
- Campephilus rubricollis (Red-necked woodpecker)
- Campephilus robustus (Robust woodpecker)
- Campephilus guatemalensis (Pale-billed woodpecker)
- Campephilus melanoleucos (Crimson-crested woodpecker)
- Campephilus gayaquilensis (Guayaquil woodpecker)
- Campephilus leucopogon (Cream-backed woodpecker)
- Campephilus magellanicus (Magellanic woodpecker)
- Campephilus imperialis (Imperial woodpecker)
- Campephilus principalis (Ivory-billed woodpecker)
- Picus mineaceus (Banded woodpecker)
- Picus chlorolophus (Lesser yellownape)
- Picus puniceus (Crimson-winged woodpecker)
- Picus flavinucha (Greater yellownape)
- Picus mentalis (Checker-throated woodpecker)
- Picus viridanus (Streak-breasted woodpecker)
- Picus vittatus (Laced woodpecker)
- Picus xanthopygaeus (Streak-throated woodpecker)
- Picus squamatus (Scaly-bellied woodpecker)
- Picus awokera (Japanese woodpecker)
- Picus viridis (Eurasian green woodpecker)
- Picus vaillantii (Levaillant's woodpecker)
- Picus rabieri (Red-collared woodpecker)
- Picus erythropygius (Black-headed woodpecker)
- Picus canus (Grey-headed woodpecker)
- Dinopium rafflesii (Olive-backed woodpecker)
- Dinopium shorii (Himalayan flameback)
- Dinopium javanense (Common flameback)
- Dinopium benghalense (Black-rumped flameback)
- Chrysocolaptes lucidus (Greater flameback)
- Chrysocolaptes festivus (White-naped woodpecker)
- Gecinulus grantia (Pale-headed woodpecker)
- Gecinulus viridis (Bamboo woodpecker)
- Sapheopipo noguchii (Okinawa woodpecker)
- Blythipicus rubiginosus (Maroon woodpecker)
- Blythipicus pyrrhotis (Bay woodpecker)
- Reinwardtipicus validus (Orange-backed woodpecker)
- Meiglyptes tristis (Buff-rumped woodpecker)
- Meiglyptes jugularis (Black-and-buff woodpecker)
- Meiglyptes tukki (Buff-necked woodpecker)
- Hemicircus concretus (Grey-and-buff woodpecker)
- Hemicircus canente (Heart-spotted woodpecker)
- Mulleripicus fulvus (Ashy woodpecker)
- Mulleripicus funebris (Sooty woodpecker)
- Mulleripicus pulverulentus (Great slaty woodpecker)
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