Sibley-Monroe checklist 12

The Sibley-Munroe 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.

Climacteridae

• Cormobates placens Papuan Treecreeper
• Cormobates leucophaeus White-throated Treecreeper
• Climacteris affinis White-browed Treecreeper
• Climacteris erythrops Red-browed Treecreeper
• Climacteris picumnus Brown Treecreeper
• Climacteris melanura Black-tailed Treecreeper
• Climacteris rufa Rufous Treecreeper

Menuridae

• Menura alberti Albert's Lyrebird
• Menura novaehollandiae Superb Lyrebird
• Atrichornis rufescens Rufous Scrub-bird
• Atrichornis clamosus Noisy Scrub-bird

Ptilonorhynchidae

• Ailuroedus buccoides White-eared Catbird
• Ailuroedus melanotis Spotted Catbird
• Ailuroedus crassirostris Green Catbird
• Ailuroedus dentirostris Tooth-billed Catbird
• Archboldia papuensis Archbold's Bowerbird
• Archboldia sanfordi Sanford's Bowerbird
• Amblyornis inornatus Vogelkop Bowerbird
• Amblyornis macgregoriae Macgregor's Bowerbird
• Amblyornis subalaris Streaked Bowerbird
• Amblyornis flavifrons Golden-fronted Bowerbird
• Prionodura newtoniana Golden Bowerbird
• Sericulus aureus Flame Bowerbird
• Sericulus bakeri Fire-maned Bowerbird
• Sericulus chrysocephalus Regent Bowerbird
• Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Satin Bowerbird
• Chlamydera guttata Western Bowerbird
• Chlamydera maculata Spotted Bowerbird
• Chlamydera nuchalis Great Bowerbird
• Chlamydera lauterbachi Yellow-breasted Bowerbird
• Chlamydera cerviniventris Fawn-breasted Bowerbird

Maluridae

• Clytomyias insignis Orange-crowned Fairywren
• Sipodotus wallacii Wallace's Fairywren
• Malurus grayi Broad-billed Fairywren
• Malurus campbelli Campbell's Fairywren
• Malurus alboscapulatus White-shouldered Fairywren
• Malurus melanocephalus Red-backed Fairywren
• Malurus leucopterus White-winged Fairywren
• Malurus cyaneus Superb Fairywren
• Malurus splendens Splendid Fairywren
• Malurus lamberti Variegated Fairywren
• Malurus amabilis Lovely Fairywren
• Malurus elegans Red-winged Fairywren
• Malurus pulcherrimus Blue-breasted Fairywren
• Malurus coronatus Purple-crowned Fairywren
• Malurus cyanocephalus Emperor Fairywren
• Stipiturus ruficeps Rufous-crowned Emuwren
• Stipiturus malachurus Southern Emuwren
• Stipiturus mallee Mallee Emuwren
• Amytornis barbatus Grey Grasswren
• Amytornis woodwardi White-throated Grasswren
• Amytornis dorotheae Carpentarian Grasswren
• Amytornis striatus Striated Grasswren
• Amytornis goyderi Eyrean Grasswren
• Amytornis textilis Thick-billed Grasswren
• Amytornis purnelli Dusky Grasswren
• Amytornis housei Black Grasswren

Meliphagidae

• Myzomela blasii Drab Myzomela
• Myzomela albigula White-chinned Myzomela
• Myzomela eques Red-throated Myzomela
• Myzomela obscura Dusky Myzomela
• Myzomela cruentata Red Myzomela
• Myzomela nigrita Black Myzomela
• Myzomela pulchella Olive-yellow Myzomela
• Myzomela adolphinae Mountain Myzomela
• Myzomela kuehni Crimson-hooded Myzomela
• Myzomela dammermani Sumba Myzomela
• Myzomela erythrocephala Red-headed Myzomela
• Myzomela chloroptera Sulawesi Myzomela
• Myzomela wakoloensis Wakolo Myzomela
• Myzomela boiei Banda Myzomela
• Myzomela sanguinolenta Scarlet Myzomela
• Myzomela caledonica New Caledonian Myzomela
• Myzomela rubratra Micronesian Myzomela
• Myzomela cardinalis Cardinal Myzomela
• Myzomela chermesina Rotuma Myzomela
• Myzomela sclateri Scarlet-bibbed Myzomela
• Myzomela pammelaena Ebony Myzomela
• Myzomela lafargei Scarlet-naped Myzomela
• Myzomela eichhorni Yellow-vented Myzomela
• Myzomela melanocephala Black-headed Myzomela
• Myzomela malaitae Red-bellied Myzomela
• Myzomela tristrami Sooty Myzomela
• Myzomela jugularis Orange-breasted Myzomela
• Myzomela erythromelas Black-bellied Myzomela
• Myzomela vulnerata Red-rumped Myzomela
• Myzomela rosenbergii Red-collared Myzomela
• Certhionyx pectoralis Banded Honeyeater
• Certhionyx niger Black Honeyeater
• Certhionyx variegatus Pied Honeyeater
• Timeliopsis fulvigula Olive Straightbill
• Timeliopsis griseigula Tawny Straightbill
• Melilestes megarhynchus Long-billed Honeyeater
• Stresemannia bougainvillei Bougainville Honeyeater
• Glycichaera fallax Green-backed Honeyeater
• Lichmera lombokia Scaly-crowned Honeyeater
• Lichmera argentauris Olive Honeyeater
• Lichmera limbata Indonesian Honeyeater
• Lichmera indistincta Brown Honeyeater
• Lichmera incana Dark-brown Honeyeater
• Lichmera squamata White-tufted Honeyeater
• Lichmera alboauricularis Silver-eared Honeyeater
• Lichmera deningeri Buru Honeyeater
• Lichmera monticola Seram Honeyeater
• Lichmera flavicans Yellow-eared Honeyeater
• Lichmera notabilis Black-chested Honeyeater
• Trichodere cockerelli White-streaked Honeyeater
• Meliphaga montana Forest Honeyeater
• Meliphaga mimikae Mottle-breasted Honeyeater
• Meliphaga orientalis Hill-forest Honeyeater
• Meliphaga albonotata Scrub Honeyeater
• Meliphaga aruensis Puff-backed Honeyeater
• Meliphaga analoga Mimic Honeyeater
• Meliphaga vicina Tagula Honeyeater
• Meliphaga gracilis Graceful Honeyeater
• Meliphaga notata Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
• Meliphaga flavirictus Yellow-gaped Honeyeater
• Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's Honeyeater
• Meliphaga albilineata White-lined Honeyeater
• Meliphaga reticulata Streaky-breasted Honeyeater
• Guadalcanaria inexpectata Guadalcanal Honeyeater
• Foulehaio carunculata Wattled Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus subfrenatus Black-throated Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus obscurus Obscure Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus frenatus Bridled Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus hindwoodi Eungella Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus versicolor Varied Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus fasciogularis Mangrove Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus virescens Singing Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus flavus Yellow Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus unicolor White-gaped Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus leucotis White-eared Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus flavicollis Yellow-throated Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus melanops Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus cratitius Purple-gaped Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus keartlandi Grey-headed Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus flavescens Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus fuscus Fuscous Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus plumulus Grey-fronted Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus ornatus Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
• Lichenostomus penicillatus White-plumed Honeyeater
• Xanthotis flaviventer Tawny-breasted Honeyeater
• Xanthotis polygramma Spotted Honeyeater
• Xanthotis macleayana Macleay Honeyeater
• Xanthotis provocator Kadavu Honeyeater
• Oreornis chrysogenys Orange-cheeked Honeyeater
• Apalopteron familiare Bonin Honeyeater
• Melithreptus lunatus White-naped Honeyeater
• Melithreptus affinis Black-headed Honeyeater
• Melithreptus albogularis White-throated Honeyeater
• Melithreptus laetior Golden-backed Honeyeater
• Melithreptus gularis Black-chinned Honeyeater
• Melithreptus validirostris Strong-billed Honeyeater
• Melithreptus brevirostris Brown-headed Honeyeater
• Notiomystis cincta Stitchbird
• Pycnopygius ixoides Plain Honeyeater
• Pycnopygius cinereus Marbled Honeyeater
• Pycnopygius stictocephalus Streak-headed Honeyeater
• Melitograis gilolensis White-streaked Friarbird
• Philemon meyeri Meyer's Friarbird
• Philemon inornatus Plain Friarbird
• Philemon kisserensis Grey Friarbird
• Philemon brassi Brass's Friarbird
• Philemon citreogularis Little Friarbird
• Philemon fuscicapillus Dusky Friarbird
• Philemon moluccensis Black-faced Friarbird
• Philemon subcorniculatus Grey-necked Friarbird
• Philemon buceroides Helmeted Friarbird
• Philemon novaeguineae New Guinea Friarbird
• Philemon albitorques White-naped Friarbird
• Philemon cockerelli New Britain Friarbird
• Philemon eichhorni New Ireland Friarbird
• Philemon argenticeps Silver-crowned Friarbird
• Philemon corniculatus Noisy Friarbird
• Philemon diemenensis New Caledonian Friarbird
• Ptiloprora plumbea Leaden Honeyeater
• Ptiloprora meekiana Olive-streaked Honeyeater
• Ptiloprora erythropleura Rufous-sided Honeyeater
• Ptiloprora mayri Mayr's Honeyeater
• Ptiloprora guisei Rufous-backed Honeyeater
• Ptiloprora perstriata Black-backed Honeyeater
• Melidectes fuscus Sooty Melidectes
• Melidectes whitemanensis Bismarck Melidectes
• Melidectes nouhuysi Short-bearded Melidectes
• Melidectes princeps Long-bearded Melidectes
• Melidectes ochromelas Cinnamon-browed Melidectes
• Melidectes leucostephes Vogelkop Melidectes
• Melidectes belfordi Belford's Melidectes
• Melidectes rufocrissalis Yellow-browed Melidectes
• Melidectes foersteri Huon Melidectes
• Melidectes torquatus Ornate Melidectes
• Melidectes sclateri San Cristobal Melidectes
• Melipotes gymnops Arfak Honeyeater
• Melipotes fumigatus Smoky Honeyeater
• Melipotes ater Spangled Honeyeater
• Myza celebensis Dark-eared Myza
• Myza sarasinorum White-eared Myza
• Gymnomyza viridis Giant Honeyeater
• Gymnomyza samoensis Mao
• Gymnomyza aubryana Crow Honeyeater
• Moho braccatus Kauai Oo
• Moho apicalis Oahu Oo
• Moho bishopi Bishop's Oo
• Moho nobilis Hawaii Oo
• Chaetoptila angustipluma Kioea
• Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera Crescent Honeyeater
• Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater
• Phylidonyris nigra White-cheeked Honeyeater
• Phylidonyris albifrons White-fronted Honeyeater
• Phylidonyris undulata Barred Honeyeater
• Phylidonyris notabilis New Hebrides Honeyeater
• Phylidonyris melanops Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
• Ramsayornis modestus Brown-backed Honeyeater
• Ramsayornis fasciatus Bar-breasted Honeyeater
• Plectorhyncha lanceolata Striped Honeyeater
• Conopophila albogularis Rufous-banded Honeyeater
• Conopophila rufogularis Rufous-throated Honeyeater
• Conopophila whitei Grey Honeyeater
• Grantiella picta Painted Honeyeater
• Xanthomyza phrygia Regent Honeyeater
• Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern Spinebill
• Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Western Spinebill
• Entomyzon cyanotis Blue-faced Honeyeater
• Manorina melanophrys Bell Miner
• Manorina melanocephala Noisy Miner
• Manorina flavigula Yellow-throated Miner
• Anthornis melanura New Zealand Bellbird
• Acanthagenys rufogularis Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
• Anthochaera lunulata Little Wattlebird
• Anthochaera chrysoptera Brush Wattlebird
• Anthochaera carunculata Red Wattlebird
• Anthochaera paradoxa Yellow Wattlebird
• Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Tui
• Epthianura tricolor Crimson Chat
• Epthianura aurifrons Orange Chat
• Epthianura crocea Yellow Chat
• Epthianura albifrons White-fronted Chat
• Ashbyia lovensis Gibberbird

Pardalotidae

• Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote
• Pardalotus quadragintus Forty-spotted Pardalote
• Pardalotus rubricatus Red-browed Pardalote
• Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote
• Dasyornis longirostris Western Bristlebird
• Dasyornis brachypterus Eastern Bristlebird
• Dasyornis broadbenti Rufous Bristlebird
• Pycnoptilus floccosus Pilotbird
• Origma solitaria Origma
• Oreoscopus gutturalis Fernwren
• Crateroscelis murina Rusty Mouse-warbler
• Crateroscelis nigrorufa Bicolored Mouse-warbler
• Crateroscelis robusta Mountain Mouse-warbler
• Sericornis citreogularis Yellow-throated Scrubwren
• Sericornis frontalis White-browed Scrubwren
• Sericornis humilis Brown Scrubwren
• Sericornis keri Atherton Scrubwren
• Sericornis beccarii Beccari's Scrubwren
• Sericornis virgatus Perplexing Scrubwren
• Sericornis nouhuysi Large Scrubwren
• Sericornis magnirostris Large-billed Scrubwren
• Sericornis rufescens Vogelkop Scrubwren
• Sericornis perspicillatus Buff-faced Scrubwren
• Sericornis arfakianus Grey-green Scrubwren
• Sericornis papuensis Papuan Scrubwren
• Sericornis spilodera Pale-billed Scrubwren
• Acanthornis magnus Scrubtit
• Pyrrholaemus brunneus Redthroat
• Chthonicola sagittatus Speckled Warbler
• Calamanthus campestris Rufous Calamanthus
• Calamanthus fuliginosus Striated Calamanthus
• Hylacola pyrrhopygia Chestnut-rumped Hylacola
• Hylacola cautus Shy Hylacola
• Acanthiza murina Papuan Thornbill
• Acanthiza katherina Mountain Thornbill
• Acanthiza pusilla Brown Thornbill
• Acanthiza ewingii Tasmanian Thornbill
• Acanthiza reguloides Buff-rumped Thornbill
• Acanthiza inornata Western Thornbill
• Acanthiza iredalei Slender-billed Thornbill
• Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill
• Acanthiza uropygialis Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
• Acanthiza nana Yellow Thornbill
• Acanthiza lineata Striated Thornbill
• Acanthiza robustirostris Slaty-backed Thornbill
• Smicrornis brevirostris Weebill
• Gerygone cinerea Mountain Gerygone
• Gerygone chloronotus Green-backed Gerygone
• Gerygone palpebrosa Fairy Gerygone
• Gerygone olivacea White-throated Gerygone
• Gerygone chrysogaster Yellow-bellied Gerygone
• Gerygone magnirostris Large-billed Gerygone
• Gerygone tenebrosa Dusky Gerygone
• Gerygone sulphurea Golden-bellied Gerygone
• Gerygone inornata Plain Gerygone
• Gerygone dorsalis Rufous-sided Gerygone
• Gerygone ruficollis Brown-breasted Gerygone
• Gerygone levigaster Mangrove Gerygone
• Gerygone fusca Western Gerygone
• Gerygone insularis Lord Howe Island Gerygone
• Gerygone mouki Brown Gerygone
• Gerygone modesta Norfolk Island Gerygone
• Gerygone igata Grey Gerygone
• Gerygone albofrontata Chatham Islands Gerygone
• Gerygone flavolateralis Fan-tailed Gerygone
• Aphelocephala leucopsis Southern Whiteface
• Aphelocephala pectoralis Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
• Aphelocephala nigricincta Banded Whiteface

Petroicidae

• Amalocichla sclateriana Greater Ground-robin
• Amalocichla incerta Lesser Ground-robin
• Monachella muelleriana Torrent Robin
• Microeca fascinans Jacky-winter
• Microeca hemixantha Golden-bellied Flyrobin
• Microeca flavigaster Lemon-bellied Flyrobin
• Microeca griseoceps Yellow-legged Flyrobin
• Microeca flavovirescens Olive Flyrobin
• Microeca papuana Canary Flyrobin
• Eugerygone rubra Garnet Robin
• Petroica bivittata Alpine Robin
• Petroica archboldi Snow Mountain Robin
• Petroica multicolor Scarlet Robin
• Petroica macrocephala Tomtit
• Petroica goodenovii Red-capped Robin
• Petroica phoenicea Flame Robin
• Petroica rosea Rose Robin
• Petroica rodinogaster Pink Robin
• Petroica australis New Zealand Robin
• Petroica traversi Chatham Islands Robin
• Melanodryas cucullata Hooded Robin
• Melanodryas vittata Dusky Robin
• Tregellasia leucops White-faced Robin
• Tregellasia capito Pale-yellow Robin
• Eopsaltria australis Yellow Robin
• Eopsaltria griseogularis Grey-breasted Robin
• Eopsaltria flaviventris Yellow-bellied Robin
• Eopsaltria georgiana White-breasted Robin
• Eopsaltria pulverulenta Mangrove Robin
• Poecilodryas brachyura Black-chinned Robin
• Poecilodryas hypoleuca Black-sided Robin
• Poecilodryas superciliosa White-browed Robin
• Poecilodryas placens Olive-yellow Robin
• Poecilodryas albonotata Black-throated Robin
• Peneothello sigillatus White-winged Robin
• Peneothello cryptoleucus Smoky Robin
• Peneothello cyanus Blue-grey Robin
• Peneothello bimaculatus White-rumped Robin
• Heteromyias albispecularis Ashy Robin
• Heteromyias cinereifrons Grey-headed Robin
• Pachycephalopsis hattamensis Green-backed Robin
• Pachycephalopsis poliosoma White-eyed Robin
• Drymodes superciliaris Northern Scrub-Robin
• Drymodes brunneopygia Southern Scrub-Robin

Irenidae

• Irena puella Asian Fairy-bluebird
• Irena cyanogaster Philippine Fairy-bluebird
• Chloropsis flavipennis Philippine Leafbird
• Chloropsis palawanensis Yellow-throated Leafbird
• Chloropsis sonnerati Greater Green Leafbird
• Chloropsis cyanopogon Lesser Green Leafbird
• Chloropsis cochinchinensis Blue-winged Leafbird
• Chloropsis aurifrons Golden-fronted Leafbird
• Chloropsis hardwickii Orange-bellied Leafbird
• Chloropsis venusta Blue-masked Leafbird

Orthonychidae

• Orthonyx temminckii Logrunner
• Orthonyx spaldingii Chowchilla

Pomatostomidae

• Pomatostomus isidorei New Guinea Babbler
• Pomatostomus temporalis Grey-crowned Babbler
• Pomatostomus superciliosus White-browed Babbler
• Pomatostomus halli Hall's Babbler
• Pomatostomus ruficeps Chestnut-crowned Babbler

Laniidae

• Lanius tigrinus Tiger Shrike
• Lanius bucephalus Bull-headed Shrike
• Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
• Lanius isabellinus Rufous-tailed Shrike
• Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike
• Lanius collurioides Burmese Shrike
• Lanius gubernator Emin's Shrike
• Lanius souzae Souza's Shrike
• Lanius vittatus Bay-backed Shrike
• Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike
• Lanius tephronotus Grey-backed Shrike
• Lanius validirostris Mountain Shrike
• Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
• Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
• Lanius excubitor Northern Shrike
• Lanius sphenocercus Chinese Grey Shrike
• Lanius excubitoroides Grey-backed Fiscal
• Lanius cabanisi Long-tailed Fiscal
• Lanius dorsalis Teita Fiscal
• Lanius somalicus Somali Fiscal
• Lanius mackinnoni Mackinnon's Shrike
• Lanius collaris Common Fiscal
• Lanius newtoni Newton's Fiscal
• Lanius marwitzi Uhehe Fiscal
• Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
• Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike
• Corvinella corvina Yellow-billed Shrike
• Corvinella melanoleuca Magpie Shrike
• Eurocephalus rueppelli White-rumped Shrike
• Eurocephalus anguitimens White-crowned Shrike

Vireonidae

• Cyclarhis gujanensis Rufous-browed Peppershrike
• Cyclarhis nigrirostris Black-billed Peppershrike
• Vireolanius melitophrys Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
• Vireolanius pulchellus Green Shrike-Vireo
• Vireolanius eximius Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo
• Vireolanius leucotis Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
• Vireo brevipennis Slaty Vireo
• Vireo bellii Bell's Vireo
• Vireo atricapillus Black-capped Vireo
• Vireo nelsoni Dwarf Vireo
• Vireo huttoni Hutton's Vireo
• Vireo carmioli Yellow-winged Vireo
• Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo
• Vireo pallens Mangrove Vireo
• Vireo bairdi Cozumel Vireo
• Vireo gundlachii Cuban Vireo
• Vireo crassirostris Thick-billed Vireo
• Vireo caribaeus St. Andrew Vireo
• '\'Vireo vicinior'' Grey Vireo
• Vireo hypochryseus Golden Vireo
• Vireo modestus Jamaican Vireo
• Vireo nanus '' Flat-billed Vireo
• Vireo latimeri Puerto Rican Vireo
• Vireo osburni Blue Mountain Vireo
• Vireo cassinii Cassin's Vireo
• Vireo plumbeus Plumbeous Vireo
• Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo
• Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo
• Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo
• Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo
• Vireo flavoviridis Yellow-green Vireo
• Vireo gracilirostris Noronha Vireo
• Vireo altiloquus Black-whiskered Vireo
• Vireo magister Yucatan Vireo
• Vireo swainsonii Western Warbling-Vireo
• Vireo gilvus Eastern Warbling-Vireo
• Vireo leucophrys Brown-capped Vireo
• Hylophilus amaurocephalus Grey-eyed Greenlet
• Hylophilus poicilotis Rufous-crowned Greenlet
• Hylophilus thoracicus Lemon-chested Greenlet
• Hylophilus semicinereus Grey-chested Greenlet
• Hylophilus pectoralis Ashy-headed Greenlet
• Hylophilus sclateri Tepui Greenlet
• Hylophilus muscicapinus Buff-cheeked Greenlet
• Hylophilus brunneiceps Brown-headed Greenlet
• Hylophilus hypoxanthus Dusky-capped Greenlet
• Hylophilus semibrunneus Rufous-naped Greenlet
• Hylophilus aurantiifrons Golden-fronted Greenlet
• Hylophilus flavipes Scrub Greenlet
• Hylophilus olivaceus Olivaceous Greenlet
• Hylophilus ochraceiceps Tawny-crowned Greenlet
• Hylophilus decurtatus Lesser Greenlet

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