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.

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

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

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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