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Passerimorphae
Taxonomy
Passerimorphae was named by Sibley et al. (1988). It is extant.
It was assigned to Picoclamatores by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Picoclamatores by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Passerimorphae Sibley and et al. |
| 2007 | Passerimorphae Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Superor. Passerimorphae Sibley 1988
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Or. Coraciiformes Forbes 1884
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Fm. Alcedinidae Rafinesque 1815 [kingfisher]
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G. Ceryle Boie 1828
G. Dacelo Leach 1815 [kookaburra]
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Dacelo gaudichaud Quoy and Gaimard 1824 [Rufous-bellied kookaburra]
Dacelo leachii Vigors and Horsfield 1826 [Blue-winged kookaburra]
Dacelo novaeguineae Hermann 1783 [Laughing kookaburra]
Dacelo tyro Gray 1858 [Spangled kookaburra]
G. Megaceryle Kaup 1848
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Megaceryle alcyon Linnaeus 1758 [belted kingfisher]
Megaceryle torquata Linnaeus 1766 [ringed kingfisher]
G. Todiramphus Lesson 1827
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Todiramphus chloris Boddaert 1783 [collared kingfisher]
Todiramphus cinnamominus Swainson 1821 [Guam kingfisher]
Todiramphus godeffroyi Finsch 1877 [Marquesas kingfisher]
Todiramphus ruficollaris Holyoak 1974 [mewing kingfisher]
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Invalid names: Halcyon mangaia Holyoak 1975 [objective synonym]
Todiramphus sanctus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [sacred kingfisher]
Todiramphus tutus Gmelin 1788 [chattering kingfisher]
Invalid names: Alcedininae Bonaparte 1831 [empty], Cerylinae Reichenbach 1851 [empty]
Fm. Brachypteraciidae Bonaparte 1854 [ground roller]
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G. Atelornis Pucheran 1846 [ground roller]
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Atelornis pittoides Lafresnaye 1834 [Pitta-like ground-roller]
G. Brachypteracias Lafresnaye 1834 [ground roller]
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†Brachypteracias langrandi Goodman 2000 [Ampoza ground roller]
Brachypteracias leptosomus Lesson 1833 [Short-legged ground-roller]
G. Geobiastes Sharpe 1871 [ground roller]
G. Uratelornis Rothschild 1895 [great albatross]
Subor. Coracii Wetmore and Miller 1926
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G. †Eocoracias Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000
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†Eocoracias brachyptera Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000
Fm. †Geranopteridae Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000
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G. †Geranopterus Milne-Edwards 1892
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†Geranopterus alatus Milne-Edwards 1892
†Geranopterus bohemicus Mlikovsky 1999
†Geranopterus milneedwardsi Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000
G. †Primobucco Brodkorb 1970
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†Primobucco frugilegus Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2004
†Primobucco kistneri Feduccia 1973
†Primobucco mcgrewi Brodkorb 1970
†Primobucco perneri Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2004
Invalid names: Atelornithidae [empty], Meropides [empty], Primobucconidae Feduccia and Martin 1976 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Coraciidae Vigors 1825 [roller]
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G. Coracias Linnaeus 1758 [roller]
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Coracias caudatus Linnaeus 1766 [Lilac-breasted roller]
Coracias garrulus Linnaeus 1758 [European roller]
Fm. Meropidae Vigors 1825
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G. Merops Linnaeus 1758
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Merops apiaster Linnaeus 1758 [European bee-eater]
Merops ornatus Latham 1801 [Rainbow bee-eater]
Merops superciliosus Linnaeus 1766 [Madagascar bee-eater]
Fm. Momotidae Gray 1840 [motmot]
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G. Momotus Brisson 1760
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Momotus lessonii Lesson 1842 [Lesson's motmot]
Momotus momota Linnaeus 1766 [Amazonian motmot]
Invalid names: Prionites Illiger 1811 [synonym]
Fm. Todidae Vigors 1825
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G. †Palaeotodus Olson 1976
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†Palaeotodus escampsensis Mourer-Chauviré 1985
†Palaeotodus itardiensis Mourer-Chauviré 1985
G. Todus Brisson 1760
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Todus angustirostris Lafresnaye 1851 [narrow-billed tody]
Todus subulatus Gray 1847 [broad-billed tody]
Invalid names: Coracioidea [empty], Cryptornis Gervais 1848 [nomen dubium], Cryptornis antiquus Gervais 1848 [nomen dubium], Eocoraciidae Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000 [empty], Striges [empty]
Or. Piciformes Meyer and Wolf 1810
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Fm. Lybiidae Sibley and Ahlquist 1985 [African barbets]
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Invalid names: Lybiinae del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Trachyphoninae del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
Fm. Megalaimidae Blyth 1852 [Asian barbets]
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Subfm. Megalaiminae del Hoyo et al. 2014
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Invalid names: Caloramphinae del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
Subor. Pici Linnaeus 1758
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Superfm. Capitonoidea
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Invalid names: Capitonidae Bonaparte 1840 [empty], Rhamphastidae Vigors 1825 [empty]
Fm. Indicatoridae Swainson 1837 [honeyguide]
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G. Indicator Stephens 1815 [honeyguide]
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Indicator archipelagicus Temminck 1832 [Malay honeyguide]
Indicator exilis Cassin 1856 [Least honeyguide]
Indicator indicator Sparrman 1777 [Greater honeyguide]
Indicator maculatus Gray 1847 [Spotted honeyguide]
Indicator meliphilus Oberholser 1905 [Pallid honeyguide]
Indicator minor Stephens 1815 [Lesser honeyguide]
Indicator pumilio Chapin 1958 [Dwarf honeyguide]
Indicator variegatus Lesson 1830 [Scaly-throated honeyguide]
Indicator willcocksi Alexander 1901 [Willcockss honeyguide]
Indicator xanthonotus Blyth 1842 [Yellow-rumped honeyguide]
Fm. Picidae Vigors 1825 [woodpecker]
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G. Colaptes Vigors 1825
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Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus Gundlach 1858
Colaptes campestris Vieillot 1818 [campo flicker]
Colaptes chrysoides Malherbe 1852
†Colaptes naroskyi Agnolín and Jofré 2017
†Colaptes oceanicus Olson 2013 [Bermuda flicker]
G. Melanerpes Swainson 1832
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Melanerpes carolinus Linnaeus 1758 [red-bellied woodpecker]
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Linnaeus 1758 [red-headed woodpecker]
Melanerpes formicivorus Swainson 1827 [acorn woodpecker]
Melanerpes lewis Gray 1849 [Lewis's woodpecker]
Melanerpes striatus Statius Muller 1776 [Hispaniolan woodpecker]
Melanerpes superciliaris Temminck 1827 [West Indian woodpecker]
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Invalid names: Bathoceleus hyphalus Brodkorb 1959 [synonym]
Invalid names: Asyndesmus Coues 1866 [synonym], Bathoceleus Brodkorb 1959 [synonym], Centurus Swainson 1837 [synonym]
G. †Palaeopicus Lambrecht 1933
Subfm. Picinae Bonaparte 1838
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G. Picoides Lacépède 1799
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Picoides borealis Vieillot 1809 [red-cockaded woodpecker]
†Picoides major Linnaeus 1758
†Picoides medius Linnaeus 1758
Picoides pubescens Linnaeus 1766 [downy woodpecker]
Picoides villosus Linnaeus 1766 [hairy woodpecker]
G. Picumnus Temminck 1825
G. Picus Linnaeus 1758
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Picus canus Gmelin 1788 [gray-headed woodpecker]
†Picus gaudryi Depéret 1887
†Picus peregrinabundus Umans'ka 1981
Picus viridis Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian green woodpecker]
G. †Pliopicus Feduccia and Wilson 1967
G. Sphyrapicus Baird 1858
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Sphyrapicus ruber Gmelin 1788 [red-breasted sapsucker]
Sphyrapicus varius Linnaeus 1766 [yellow-bellied sapsucker]
G. †Uintornis Marsh 1872
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†Uintornis lucaris Marsh 1872
†Uintornis marionae Feduccia and Martin 1976
Invalid names: Jynginae Bonaparte 1838 [empty], Picumninae del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
G. †Pristineanis Mayr and Kitchener 2024
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†Pristineanis major Mayr and Kitchener 2024
†Pristineanis minor Mayr and Kitchener 2024
Fm. Ramphastidae Vigors 1825
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G. Pogoniulus Lafresnaye 1844
G. Pteroglossus Illiger 1811 [araçari]
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Pteroglossus bailloni Vieillot 1819 [Saffron toucanet]
Pteroglossus humboldti Wagler 1827 [Humboldt's araçari]
Pteroglossus inscriptus Swainson 1822 [Lettered araçari]
Pteroglossus torquatus Gmelin 1788 [Collared araçari]
Pteroglossus viridis Linnaeus 1766 [Green araçari]
G. Ramphastos Linnaeus 1758
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Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson 1823 [Yellow-throated toucan]
Ramphastos ariel Vigors 1826 [Ariel toucan]
Ramphastos brevis Meyer de Schauensee 1945 [Choco toucan]
Ramphastos citreolaemus Gould 1844 [Citron-throated toucan]
Ramphastos culminatus Gould 1833 [Yellow-ridged toucan]
Ramphastos cuvieri Wagler 1827 [Cuvier's toucan]
Ramphastos dicolorus Linnaeus 1766
Ramphastos sulfuratus Lesson 1830 [Keel-billed toucan]
Ramphastos toco Muller 1776 [Toco toucan]
Ramphastos tucanus Linnaeus 1758 [Red-billed toucan]
Ramphastos vitellinus Lichtenstein 1823 [Channel-billed toucan]
G. Trachyphonus Ranzani 1821
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†Trachyphonus protractus Ballmann 1983
Invalid names: Capitonides Ballmann 1969 [synonym]
Fm. Semnornithidae Prum 1988 [Prong-billed barbets]
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G. Semnornis Richmond 1900 [barbet]
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Semnornis frantzii Sclater 1864 [Prong-billed barbet]
Semnornis ramphastinus Jardine 1855 [Toucan barbet]
Invalid names: Picoidae [empty]
Fm. †Zygodactylidae Brodkorb 1971
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G. †Primoscens Harrison and Walker 1977
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†Primoscens carolinae Mayr and Kitchener 2022
†Primoscens minutus Harrison and Walker 1977
G. †Primozygodactylus Mayr 1998
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†Primozygodactylus ballmanni Mayr 1998
†Primozygodactylus danielsi Mayr 1998
†Primozygodactylus major Mayr 1998
G. †Quercypsitta Mourer-Chauvire 1992
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†Quercypsitta ivani Mourer-Chauvire 1992
†Quercypsitta sudrei Mourer-Chauvire 1992
G. †Zygodactylus Ballmann 1969
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†Zygodactylus grivensis Ballman 1969
†Zygodactylus ignotus Ballman 1969
†Zygodactylus luberonensis Mayr 2008
Invalid names: Primoscenidae Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available