Passeriformes #1

Taxonomy of the Passeriformes re-aligned with the guidelines of the Taxonomy in Flux Checklist 3.08 on jboyd.net – 3 August 2018. Only families for which there are blog entries, together with their supra-taxonomic units, are included. Remainder of order continued in Passeriformes #2 and Passeriformes #3.

1. Suborder Tyranni
   1. Infraorder Tyrannides: New World suboscines
      1. Parvorder Furnariida
         • Family Furnariidae – Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
      2. Parvorder Tyrannida
         • Family Cotingidae – Cotingas
         • Family Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers
2. Suborder Passeri
   • Family Meliphagidae – Honeyeaters
   1. Infraorder Corvides
      1. Superfamily Orioloidea
         • Family Vireonidae – Vireos
         • Family Oriolidae – Old World Orioles and Figbirds
      2. Superfamily Malaconotoidea
         • Family Malaconotidae – Puffback Shrikes, Bush Shrikes, Tchagras, and Boubous
      3. Superfamily Corvoidea
         • Family Dicruridae – Drongos
         • Family Laniidae – Shrikes
         • Family Corvidae – Crows, Ravens, and Jays
   2. Infraorder Passerides
      1. Parvorder Sylviida
         • Family Paridae – Tits, Chickadees and Titmice
         • Family Alaudidae – Larks
         • Family Cisticolidae – Cisticolas and Allies
         1. Superfamily Locustelloidea
            • Family Acrocephalidae – Reed Warblers, Grauer’s Warbler and Allies
            • Family Locustellidae – Grassbirds
            • Family Hirundinidae – Swallows and Martins
         2. Superfamily Sylvioidea
            • Family Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls
            • Family Sylviidae – Sylviid Babblers
            • Family Zosteropidae – White-eyes
            • Family Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes and Allies

Suborder Tyranni

Infraorder Tyrannides

Parvorder Furnariida

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Family Furnariidae – Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Scaled Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes squamatus	Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus	Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior

Parvorder Tyrannida

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Family Cotingidae – Cotingas

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola	Plum-throated Cotinga Cotinga maynana

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Family Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers

Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Masked Water-tyrant Fluvicola nengeta	Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis

Suborder Passeri

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Family Meliphagidae – Honeyeaters

Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis

Infraorder Corvides

Superfamily Orioloidea

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Family Vireonidae – Vireos

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

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Family Oriolidae – Old World Orioles and Figbirds

Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus	Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

Superfamily Malaconotoidea

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Family Malaconotidae – Puffback Shrikes, Bush Shrikes, Tchagras, and Boubous

Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus

Superfamily Corvoidea

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Family Dicruridae – Drongos

Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

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Family Laniidae – Shrikes

Woodchat Shrike #1 Lanius senator	Woodchat Shrike #2 Lanius senator
Red-backed Shrike #1 Lanius collurio	Red-backed Shrike #2 Lanius collurio
Southern Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris	Southern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens

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Family Corvidae – Crows, Ravens, and Jays

Carrion Crow #1 Corvus corone	Carrion Crow #2 Corvus corone	Carrion Crow #3 Corvus corone
Carrion Crow #4 Corvus corone	Carrion Crow #5 Corvus corone	Carrion Crow #6 Corvus corone
Carrion Crow #7 Corvus corone	Carrion Crow #8 Corvus corone	Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix
Hooded Crow #1 Corvus cornix	Hooded Crow #2 Corvus cornix	Hooded Crow #3 Corvus cornix
Hooded Crow #4 Corvus cornix	Hooded Crow #5 Corvus cornix	Hooded Crow #6 Corvus cornix
Hooded Crow #7 Corvus cornix
Raven #1 Corvus corax	Raven #2 Corvus corax	Raven #3 Corvus corax
Raven #4 Corvus corax	Raven #5 Corvus corax	Raven #6 Corvus corax
Raven #7 Corvus corax	Raven #8 Corvus corax
Rook #1 Corvus frugilegus	Rook #2 Corvus frugilegus	Rook #3 Corvus frugilegus
Rook #4 Corvus frugilegus	Rook #5 Corvus frugilegus	Rook #6 Corvus frugilegus
Rook #7 Corvus frugilegus
Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos	Pied Crow Corvus albus
Jackdaw #1 Coloeus monedula	Jackdaw #2 Coloeus monedula	Jackdaw #3 Coloeus monedula
Jackdaw #4 Coloeus monedula	Jackdaw #5 Coloeus monedula
Magpie #1 Pica pica	Magpie #2 Pica pica	Magpie #3 Pica pica
Magpie #4 Pica pica	Magpie #5 Pica pica	Magpie #6 Pica pica
Magpie #7 Pica pica	Magpie #8 Pica pica
Iberian Magpie #1 Cyanopica cooki	Iberian Magpie #2 Cyanopica cooki	Iberian Magpie #3 Cyanopica cooki
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
Jay #1 Garrulus glandarius	Jay #2 Garrulus glandarius	Jay #3 Garrulus glandarius
Jay #4 Garrulus glandarius	Jay #5 Garrulus glandarius	Jay #6 Garrulus glandarius
Jay #7 Garrulus glandarius	Jay #8 Garrulus glandarius
Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops		Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
Chough #1 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Chough #2 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Chough #3 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Chough #4 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Chough #5 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Chough #6 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Chough #7 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Chough #8 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Chough #9 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Infraorder Passerides

Parvorder Sylviida

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Family Paridae – Tits, Chickadees and Titmice

Great Tit #1 Parus major	Great Tit #2 Parus major	Great Tit #3 Parus major
Great Tit #4 Parus major	Great Tit #5 Parus major	Great Tit #6 Parus major
Great Tit #7 Parus major	Great Tit #8 Parus major
Coal Tit #1 Periparus ater	Coal Tit #2 Periparus ater	Coal Tit #3 Periparus ater
Coal Tit #4 Periparus ater	Coal Tit #5 Periparus ater
Blue Tit #1 Cyanistes caeruleus	Blue Tit #2 Cyanistes caeruleus	Blue Tit #3 Cyanistes caeruleus
Blue Tit #4 Cyanistes caeruleus	Blue Tit #5 Cyanistes caeruleus	Blue Tit #6 Cyanistes caeruleus

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Family Alaudidae – Larks

Skylark #1 Alauda arvensis	Skylark #2 Alauda arvensis	Skylark #3 Alauda arvensis
Skylark #4 Alauda arvensis	Skylark #5 Alauda arvensis	Skylark #6 Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark #1 Galerida cristata	Crested Lark #2 Galerida cristata	Crested Lark #3 Galerida cristata
Crested Lark #4 Galerida cristata	Crested Lark #5 Galerida cristata	Thekla’s Lark Galerida theklae

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Family Cisticolidae – Cisticolas and Allies

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Superfamily Locustelloidea

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Family Acrocephalidae – Reed Warblers, Grauer’s Warbler and Allies

Reed Warbler #1 Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Reed Warbler #2 Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Reed Warbler #3 Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Reed Warbler #4 Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Reed Warbler #5 Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Sedge Warbler #1 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Sedge Warbler #2 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Sedge Warbler #3 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sedge Warbler #4 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Sedge Warbler #5 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

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Family Locustellidae – Grassbirds

Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia

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Family Hirundinidae – Swallows and Martins

Barn Swallow #1 Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow #2 Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow #3 Hirundo rustica
Barn Swallow #4 Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow #5 Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow #6 Hirundo rustica
Barn Swallow #7 Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow #8 Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii	White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa	Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis	Blue-and-white Swallow #1 Pygochelidon cyanoleuca	Blue-and-white Swallow #2 Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
House Martin #1 Delichon urbicum	House Martin #2 Delichon urbicum	House Martin #3 Delichon urbicum
House Martin #4 Delichon urbicum	House Martin #5 Delichon urbicum	House Martin #6 Delichon urbicum
House Martin #7 Delichon urbicum	House Martin #8 Delichon urbicum
Sand Martin #1 Riparia riparia	Sand Martin #2 Riparia riparia	Sand Martin #3 Riparia riparia
Sand Martin #4 Riparia riparia	Sand Martin #5 Riparia riparia
Crag Martin #1 Ptyonoprogne rupestris	Crag Martin #2 Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Superfamily Sylvioidea

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Family Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls

White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos	Black-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus	Ayeyarwady Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus

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Family Sylviidae – Sylviid Babblers

Whitethroat #1 Curruca communis	Whitethroat #2 Curruca communis	Whitethroat #3 Curruca communis
Whitethroat #4 Curruca communis	Whitethroat #5 Curruca communis	Whitethroat #6 Curruca communis
Whitethroat #7 Curruca communis
Blackcap #1 Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap #2 Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap #3 Sylvia atricapilla
Blackcap #4 Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap #5 Sylvia atricapilla
Sardinian Warbler #1 Curruca melanocephala	Sardinian Warbler #2 Curruca melanocephala	Sardinian Warbler #3 Curruca melanocephala
Sardinian Warbler #4 Curruca melanocephala	Sardinian Warbler #5 Curruca melanocephala
Garden Warbler #1 Sylvia borin	Garden Warbler #2 Sylvia borin	Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis

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Family Zosteropidae – White-eyes

Pale-bellied (Sulawesi) White-eye Zosterops consobrinorum	African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis	Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

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Family Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes and Allies

Pekin Robin #1 Leiothrix lutea	Pekin Robin #2 Leiothrix lutea
White-throated Babbler Chatarrhaea gularis	Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei	Emei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis
Blue-crowned Laughingthrush #1 Pterorhinus (Dryonastes) courtoisi	Blue-crowned Laughingthrush #2 Pterorhinus (Dryonastes) courtoisi
Black-and-white Laughingthrush Garrulax bicolor