Sibley-Monroe checklist 1

The Sibley-Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds conducted by Charles Sibley and Burt Monroe. It drew on extensive DNA-DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.

The Sibley-Monroe assignment of individual species to families, and of families to orders remains controversial however. Critics maintain that while it marks a great leap forward so far as the evidence from DNA-DNA hybridisation goes, it pays insufficient attention to other forms of evidence, both molecular and on a larger scale. There is no true consensus but the broad middle-ground position is that the Sibley-Monroe classification, overall, is "about 80% correct". The key question, of course, is which 80%? Research and debate continue.

There are 9994 species on the checklist, and this page continues in several parts, which are linked to below.

Struthionidae

 * Struthio camelus Ostrich

Rheidae

 * Rhea americana Greater Rhea
 * Rhea pennata Lesser Rhea

Casuariidae

 * Casuarius casuarius Southern Cassowary
 * Casuarius bennetti Dwarf Cassowary
 * Casuarius unappendiculatus Northern Cassowary
 * Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu

Apterygidae

 * Apteryx australis Brown Kiwi
 * Apteryx owenii Little Spotted Kiwi
 * Apteryx haastii Great Spotted Kiwi

Tinamidae

 * Tinamus tao Grey Tinamou
 * Tinamus solitarius Solitary Tinamou
 * Tinamus osgoodi Black Tinamou
 * Tinamus major Great Tinamou
 * Tinamus guttatus White-throated Tinamou
 * Nothocercus bonapartei Highland Tinamou
 * Nothocercus julius Tawny-breasted Tinamou
 * Nothocercus nigrocapillus Hooded Tinamou
 * Crypturellus berlepschi Berlepsch's Tinamou
 * Crypturellus cinereus Cinereous Tinamou
 * Crypturellus soui Little Tinamou
 * Crypturellus ptaritepui Tepui Tinamou
 * Crypturellus obsoletus Brown Tinamou
 * Crypturellus cinnamomeus Thicket Tinamou
 * Crypturellus undulatus Undulated Tinamou
 * Crypturellus transfasciatus Pale-browed Tinamou
 * Crypturellus strigulosus Brazilian Tinamou
 * Crypturellus boucardi Slaty-breasted Tinamou
 * Crypturellus kerriae Choco Tinamou
 * Crypturellus erythropus Red-legged Tinamou
 * Crypturellus duidae Grey-legged Tinamou
 * Crypturellus noctivagus Yellow-legged Tinamou
 * Crypturellus atrocapillus Black-capped Tinamou
 * Crypturellus variegatus Variegated Tinamou
 * Crypturellus brevirostris Rusty Tinamou
 * Crypturellus bartletti Bartlett's Tinamou
 * Crypturellus parvirostris Small-billed Tinamou
 * Crypturellus casiquiare Barred Tinamou
 * Crypturellus tataupa Tataupa Tinamou
 * Rhynchotus rufescens Red-winged Tinamou
 * Nothoprocta taczanowskii Taczanowski's Tinamou
 * Nothoprocta kalinowskii Kalinowski's Tinamou
 * Nothoprocta ornata Ornate Tinamou
 * Nothoprocta pentlandii Andean Tinamou
 * Nothoprocta cinerascens Brushland Tinamou
 * Nothoprocta perdicaria Chilean Tinamou
 * Nothoprocta curvirostris Curve-billed Tinamou
 * Nothura darwinii Darwin's Nothura
 * Nothura chacoensis Chaco Nothura
 * Nothura maculosa Spotted Nothura
 * Nothura minor Lesser Nothura
 * Nothura boraquira White-bellied Nothura
 * Taoniscus nanus Dwarf Tinamou
 * Eudromia elegans Elegant Crested Tinamou
 * Eudromia formosa Quebracho Crested Tinamou
 * Tinamotis pentlandii Puna Tinamou
 * Tinamotis ingoufi Patagonian Tinamou

Cracidae

 * Ortalis vetula Plain Chachalaca
 * Ortalis cinereiceps Grey-headed Chachalaca
 * Ortalis garrula Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
 * Ortalis ruficauda Rufous-vented Chachalaca
 * Ortalis erythroptera Rufous-headed Chachalaca
 * Ortalis wagleri Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
 * Ortalis poliocephala West Mexican Chachalaca
 * Ortalis canicollis Chaco Chachalaca
 * Ortalis leucogastra White-bellied Chachalaca
 * Ortalis guttata Speckled Chachalaca
 * Ortalis motmot Little Chachalaca
 * Ortalis superciliaris Buff-browed Chachalaca
 * Penelope argyrotis Band-tailed Guan
 * Penelope barbata Bearded Guan
 * Penelope ortoni Baudo Guan
 * Penelope montagnii Andean Guan
 * Penelope marail Marail Guan
 * Penelope superciliaris Rusty-margined Guan
 * Penelope dabbenei Red-faced Guan
 * Penelope purpurascens Crested Guan
 * Penelope perspicax Cauca Guan
 * Penelope albipennis White-winged Guan
 * Penelope jacquacu Spix's Guan
 * Penelope obscura Dusky-legged Guan
 * Penelope pileata White-crested Guan
 * Penelope ochrogaster Chestnut-bellied Guan
 * Penelope jacucaca White-browed Guan
 * Pipile pipile Trinidad Piping Guan
 * Pipile cumanensis Blue-throated Piping Guan
 * Pipile cujubi Red-throated Piping Guan
 * Pipile jacutinga Black-fronted Piping Guan
 * Aburria aburri Wattled Guan
 * Chamaepetes unicolor Black Guan
 * Chamaepetes goudotii Sickle-winged Guan
 * Penelopina nigra Highland Guan
 * Oreophasis derbianus Horned Guan
 * Nothocrax urumutum Nocturnal Curassow
 * Mitu tomentosa Crestless Curassow
 * Mitu salvini Salvin's Curassow
 * Mitu tuberosa Razor-billed Curassow
 * Mitu mitu Alagoas Curassow
 * Pauxi pauxi Helmeted Curassow
 * Pauxi unicornis Horned Curassow
 * Crax rubra Great Curassow
 * Crax alberti Blue-knobbed Curassow
 * Crax daubentoni Yellow-knobbed Curassow
 * Crax alector Black Curassow
 * Crax globulosa Wattled Curassow
 * Crax fasciolata Bare-faced Curassow
 * Crax blumenbachii Red-billed Curassow

Megapodiidae

 * Alectura lathami Australian Brush-turkey
 * Aepypodius arfakianus Wattled Brush-turkey
 * Aepypodius bruijnii Bruijn's Brush-turkey
 * Talegalla cuvieri Red-billed Brush-turkey
 * Talegalla fuscirostris Black-billed Brush-turkey
 * Talegalla jobiensis Brown-collared Brush-turkey
 * Macrocephalon maleo Maleo
 * Megapodius nicobariensis Nicobar Scrubfowl
 * Megapodius cumingii Tabon Scrubfowl
 * Megapodius bernsteinii Sula Scrubfowl
 * Megapodius reinwardt Orange-footed Scrubfowl
 * Megapodius freycinet Dusky Scrubfowl
 * Megapodius affinis New Guinea Scrubfowl
 * Megapodius eremita Melanesian Scrubfowl
 * Megapodius layardi Vanuatu Scrubfowl
 * Megapodius laperouse Micronesian Scrubfowl
 * Megapodius pritchardii Niaufoou Scrubfowl
 * Megapodius wallacei Moluccan Scrubfowl
 * Leipoa ocellata Malleefowl

Phasianidae

 * Lerwa lerwa Snow Partridge
 * Ammoperdix griseogularis See-see Partridge
 * Ammoperdix heyi Sand Partridge
 * Tetraogallus caucasicus Caucasian Snowcock
 * Tetraogallus caspius Caspian Snowcock
 * Tetraogallus tibetanus Tibetan Snowcock
 * Tetraogallus altaicus Altai Snowcock
 * Tetraogallus himalayensis Himalayan Snowcock
 * Tetraophasis obscurus Chestnut-throated Partridge
 * Tetraophasis szechenyii Buff-throated Partridge
 * Alectoris graeca Rock Partridge
 * Alectoris chukar Chukar
 * Alectoris philbyi Philby's Partridge
 * Alectoris magna Rusty-necklaced Partridge
 * Alectoris barbara Barbary Partridge
 * Alectoris rufa Red-legged Partridge
 * Alectoris melanocephala Arabian Partridge
 * Francolinus francolinus Black Francolin
 * Francolinus pictus Painted Francolin
 * Francolinus pintadeanus Chinese Francolin
 * Francolinus pondicerianus Grey Francolin
 * Francolinus gularis Swamp Francolin
 * Francolinus coqui Coqui Francolin
 * Francolinus albogularis White-throated Francolin
 * Francolinus schlegelii Schlegel's Francolin
 * Francolinus lathami Forest Francolin
 * Francolinus sephaena Crested Francolin
 * Francolinus streptophorus Ring-necked Francolin
 * Francolinus finschi Finsch's Francolin
 * Francolinus africanus Grey-winged Francolin
 * Francolinus levaillantii Red-winged Francolin
 * Francolinus psilolaemus Moorland Francolin
 * Francolinus shelleyi Shelley's Francolin
 * Francolinus levaillantoides Orange River Francolin
 * Francolinus nahani Nahan's Francolin
 * Francolinus hartlaubi Hartlaub's Francolin
 * Francolinus bicalcaratus Double-spurred Francolin
 * Francolinus clappertoni Clapperton's Francolin
 * Francolinus icterorhynchus Heuglin's Francolin
 * Francolinus harwoodi Harwood's Francolin
 * Francolinus adspersus Red-billed Francolin
 * Francolinus capensis Cape Francolin
 * Francolinus hildebrandti Hildebrandt's Francolin
 * Francolinus natalensis Natal Francolin
 * Francolinus ahantensis Ahanta Francolin
 * Francolinus squamatus Scaly Francolin
 * Francolinus griseostriatus Grey-striped Francolin
 * Francolinus leucoscepus Yellow-necked Spurfowl
 * Francolinus rufopictus Grey-breasted Spurfowl
 * Francolinus afer Red-necked Spurfowl
 * Francolinus swainsonii Swainson's Spurfowl
 * Francolinus erckelii Erckel's Francolin
 * Francolinus ochropectus Ochre-breasted Francolin
 * Francolinus castaneicollis Chestnut-naped Francolin
 * Francolinus nobilis Handsome Francolin
 * Francolinus jacksoni Jackson's Francolin
 * Francolinus camerunensis Cameroon Francolin
 * Francolinus swierstrai Swierstra's Francolin
 * Perdix perdix Grey Partridge
 * Perdix dauurica Daurian Partridge
 * Perdix hodgsoniae Tibetan Partridge
 * Rhizothera longirostris Long-billed Partridge
 * Margaroperdix madagarensis Madagascar Partridge
 * Melanoperdix nigra Black Partridge
 * Coturnix coturnix Common Quail
 * Coturnix japonica Japanese Quail
 * Coturnix pectoralis Stubble Quail
 * Coturnix novaezelandiae New Zealand Quail
 * Coturnix coromandelica Rain Quail
 * Coturnix delegorguei Harlequin Quail
 * Coturnix ypsilophora Brown Quail
 * Coturnix adansonii Blue Quail
 * Coturnix chinensis Blue-breasted Quail
 * Anurophasis monorthonyx Snow Mountain Quail
 * Perdicula asiatica Jungle Bush Quail
 * Perdicula argoondah Rock Bush Quail
 * Perdicula erythrorhyncha Painted Bush Quail
 * Perdicula manipurensis Manipur Bush Quail
 * Arborophila torqueola Hill Partridge
 * Arborophila rufogularis Rufous-throated Partridge
 * Arborophila atrogularis White-cheeked Partridge
 * Arborophila crudigularis Taiwan Partridge
 * Arborophila mandellii Chestnut-breasted Partridge
 * Arborophila brunneopectus Bar-backed Partridge
 * Arborophila rufipectus Sichuan Partridge
 * Arborophila orientalis Grey-breasted Partridge
 * Arborophila javanica Chestnut-bellied Partridge
 * Arborophila hyperythra Red-breasted Partridge
 * Arborophila gingica White-necklaced Partridge
 * Arborophila davidi Orange-necked Partridge
 * Arborophila cambodiana Chestnut-headed Partridge
 * Arborophila rubrirostris Red-billed Partridge
 * Arborophila ardens Hainan Partridge
 * Arborophila chloropus Scaly-breasted Partridge
 * Arborophila merlini Annam Partridge
 * Arborophila charltonii Chestnut-necklaced Partridge
 * Caloperdix oculea Ferruginous Partridge
 * Haematortyx sanguiniceps Crimson-headed Partridge
 * Rollulus rouloul Crested Partridge
 * Ptilopachus petrosus Stone Partridge
 * Bambusicola fytchii Mountain Bamboo Partridge
 * Bambusicola thoracica Chinese Bamboo Partridge
 * Galloperdix spadicea Red Spurfowl
 * Galloperdix lunulata Painted Spurfowl
 * Galloperdix bicalcarata Ceylon Spurfowl
 * Ophrysia superciliosa Himalayan Quail
 * Ithaginis cruentus Blood Pheasant
 * Tragopan melanocephalus Western Tragopan
 * Tragopan satyra Satyr Tragopan
 * Tragopan blythii Blyth's Tragopan
 * Tragopan temminckii Temminck's Tragopan
 * Tragopan caboti Cabot's Tragopan
 * Pucrasia macrolopha Koklass Pheasant
 * Lophophorus impejanus Himalayan Monal
 * Lophophorus sclateri Sclater's Monal
 * Lophophorus lhuysii Chinese Monal
 * Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl
 * Gallus sonneratii Grey Junglefowl
 * Gallus lafayetii Ceylon Junglefowl
 * Gallus varius Green Junglefowl
 * Lophura leucomelanos Kalij Pheasant
 * Lophura nycthemera Silver Pheasant
 * Lophura imperialis Imperial Pheasant
 * Lophura edwardsi Edwards's Pheasant
 * Lophura hatinhensis Vietnam Fireback Pheasant
 * Lophura swinhoii Swinhoe's Pheasant
 * Lophura hoogerwerfi Sumatran Pheasant
 * Lophura inornata Salvadori's Pheasant
 * Lophura erythrophthalma Crestless Fireback Pheasant
 * Lophura ignita Crested Fireback Pheasant
 * Lophura diardi Siamese Fireback Pheasant
 * Lophura bulweri Bulwer's Pheasant
 * Crossoptilon harmani Tibetan Eared Pheasant
 * Crossoptilon crossoptilon White Eared Pheasant
 * Crossoptilon mantchuricum Brown Eared Pheasant
 * Crossoptilon auritum Blue Eared Pheasant
 * Catreus wallichii Cheer Pheasant
 * Syrmaticus ellioti Elliot's Pheasant
 * Syrmaticus humiae Hume's Pheasant
 * Syrmaticus mikado Mikado Pheasant
 * Syrmaticus soemmerringii Copper Pheasant
 * Syrmaticus reevesii Reeves's Pheasant
 * Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant
 * Chrysolophus pictus Golden Pheasant
 * Chrysolophus amherstiae Lady Amherst's Pheasant
 * Polyplectron chalcurum Bronze-tailed Peacock Pheasant
 * Polyplectron inopinatum Mountain Peacock Pheasant
 * Polyplectron germaini Germain's Peacock Pheasant
 * Polyplectron bicalcaratum Grey Peacock Pheasant
 * Polyplectron malacense Malayan Peacock Pheasant
 * Polyplectron schleiermacheri Bornean Peacock Pheasant
 * Polyplectron emphanum Palawan Peacock Pheasant
 * Rheinardia ocellata Crested Argus
 * Argusianus argus Great Argus
 * Afropavo congensis Congo Peafowl
 * Pavo cristatus Indian Peafowl
 * Pavo muticus Green Peafowl
 * Dendragapus falcipennis Siberian Grouse
 * Dendragapus canadensis Spruce Grouse
 * Dendragapus obscurus Dusky Grouse
 * Lagopus lagopus Willow Ptarmigan
 * Lagopus mutus Rock Ptarmigan
 * Lagopus leucurus White-tailed Ptarmigan
 * Tetrao tetrix Black Grouse
 * Tetrao mlokosiewiczi Caucasian Grouse
 * Tetrao urogallus Western Capercaillie
 * Tetrao parvirostris Black-billed Capercaillie
 * Bonasa bonasia Hazel Grouse
 * Bonasa sewerzowi Chinese Grouse
 * Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse
 * Centrocercus urophasianus Sage Grouse
 * Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse
 * Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie Chicken
 * Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Lesser Prairie Chicken
 * Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
 * Agriocharis ocellata Ocellated Turkey

Numididae

 * Agelastes meleagrides White-breasted Guineafowl
 * Agelastes niger Black Guineafowl
 * Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl
 * Guttera plumifera Plumed Guineafowl
 * Guttera pucherani Crested Guineafowl
 * Acryllium vulturinum Vulturine Guineafowl

Odontophoridae

 * Dendrortyx barbatus Bearded Wood Partridge
 * Dendrortyx macroura Long-tailed Wood Partridge
 * Dendrortyx leucophrys Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge
 * Oreortyx pictus Mountain Quail
 * Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail
 * Callipepla douglasii Elegant Quail
 * Callipepla californica California Quail
 * Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail
 * Philortyx fasciatus Banded Quail
 * Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
 * Colinus nigrogularis Black-throated Bobwhite
 * Colinus cristatus Crested Bobwhite
 * Odontophorus gujanensis Marbled Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus capueira Spot-winged Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus melanotis Black-eared Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus erythrops Rufous-fronted Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus atrifrons Black-fronted Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus hyperythrus Chestnut Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus melanonotus Dark-backed Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus speciosus Rufous-breasted Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus dialeucos Tacarcuna Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus strophium Gorgeted Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus columbianus Venezuelan Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus leucolaemus Black-breasted Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus balliviani Stripe-faced Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus stellatus Starred Wood Quail
 * Odontophorus guttatus Spotted Wood Quail
 * Dactylortyx thoracicus Singing Quail
 * Cyrtonyx montezumae Montezuma Quail
 * Cyrtonyx ocellatus Ocellated Quail
 * Rhynchortyx cinctus Tawny-faced Quail

Continued at: Sibley-Monroe checklist 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18