- Sibley-Monroe checklist 1
The Sibley-Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of
bird s conducted byCharles Sibley andBurt Monroe . It drew on extensiveDNA-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.
Struthioniformes 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 Tinamiformes 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 Craciformes 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 Galliformes 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
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