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Neornithes

Reptilia - Theropoda

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Neornithes Gadow
1898Neornithes Gadow p. 30
1911Neornithes Jaekel p. 170
1940Neornithes Wetmore p. 3
1960Neornithes Wetmore p. 23
1963Lonchodytes pterygius Brodkorb pp. 58-59
1975Neornithes Thulborn p. 267
1981Neornithes Walker p. 51
1984Neornithes Martin p. 146
1988Neornithes Carroll
1994Neornithes Chiappe and Calvo p. 239 fig. 1
1998Neornithes Sereno p. 65
1999Neornithes Sereno
2000Neornithes Kurochkin p. 547
2002Neornithes Chatterjee p. 128
2002Neornithes Hope p. 352
2006Neornithes You et al. p. 1643 figs. Fig. 3
2007Neornithes Livezey and Zusi p. 89
2008Neornithes Cau and Arduini
2012Neornithes Naish et al.
2013Neornithes O'Connor and Zelenkov
2014Neornithes Wang et al.
2023Neornithes Acosta Hospitaleche et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893

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.

Subcl. Neornithes Gadow 1893
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Unr. Aequornithes Mayr 2011
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Unr. Feraequornithes Sangster and Mayr 2021
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Superor. Pelecanimorphae Huxley 1867
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Or. Balaenicipitiformes Sclater 1924 [schoebill]
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Or. Ciconiiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Subor. Ciconiae
Fm. Ciconiidae Sundevall 1836 [stork]
G. †Ciconiopsis Ameghino 1899
G. †Eocathartes Lambrecht 1935
Superfm. Ibididoidae Hay 1930
G. †Lophiornis Ameghino 1891
Subor. Phoenicopteri Furbringer
G. †Sanshuiornis Wang et al. 2012
Fm. †Xenerodiopidae Rasmussen et al. 1987
Invalid names: Ardeoidae Stejneger 1885 [empty], Phoenicopteroidea Stejneger 1885 [empty], Plataleoidae Hay 1930 [empty], Scopi [empty]
Or. Pelecaniformes Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Ardeidae Leach 1820 [heron]
Subor. †Cladornithes Wetmore 1960
G. Gorsachius Bonaparte 1855
Fm. Pelecanidae Vigors 1825 [pelican]
G. †Protopelicanus Reichenbach 1852
Fm. †Protoplotidae van Tets et al. 1989
Subor. †Steganopodes
Fm. Threskiornithidae Richmond 1917 [ibis]
G. Tigriornis Sharpe 1895
G. †Torotix Brodkorb 1963
G. Zebrilus Bonaparte 1855
G. Zonerodius Salvadori 1882
Invalid names: Fregatae Sharpe 1891 [empty], Odontopteryges Lambrecht 1933 [empty], Odontopterygia Spulski 1910 [empty]
Or. Suliformes Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Anhingidae Ridgway 1887 [darter]
Fm. Fregatidae Garrod 1874 [frigatebird]
G. †Mangystania Zvonok et al. 2016
Fm. Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach 1850 [cormorant]
Fm. †Plotopteridae Howard 1969
Fm. Sulidae Reichenbach 1849 [booby]
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Unr. Procellariiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. Diomedeidae Gray 1840 [albatross]
Fm. Hydrobatidae Mathews 1912 [storm petrel]
G. †Hydrotherikornis Miller 1931
G. †Kievornis Averianov et al. 1990
G. †Makahala Mayr 2015
Fm. †Marinavidae Harrison and Walker 1977
Fm. Oceanitidae Forbes 1882
Unr. †Pandiomedeidae Gray 1840
Fm. Procellariidae Vigors 1825 [petrel]
Fm. †Tytthostonychidae Olson and Parris 1987
Invalid names: Diomedeoididae Fischer 1985 [empty], Pelecanoidi [empty], Pelecanoididae Gray 1871 [empty], Rupelornis van Beneden 1871 [nomen dubium], Rupelornis definitus van Beneden 1871 [nomen dubium]
Unr. Sphenisciformes Sharpe 1891 [penguin]
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G. †Anthropornis Wiman 1905
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Invalid names: Pachypteryx Wiman 1905 [synonym]
G. †Aprosdokitos Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2017
G. †Archaeospheniscus Marples 1952
G. †Crossvallia Tambussi et al. 2005
G. †Delphinornis Wiman 1905
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Invalid names: Notodyptes Marples 1953 [synonym]
G. †Duntroonornis Marples 1952
G. †Icadyptes Clarke et al. 2007
G. †Inkayacu Clarke et al. 2010
G. †Kaiika Fordyce and Thomas 2011
G. †Kairuku Ksepka et al. 2012
G. †Korora Marples 1952
G. †Kumimanu Mayr et al. 2017
G. †Kupoupou Blokland et al. 2019
G. †Marambiornis Myrcha et al. 2002
G. †Mesetaornis Myrcha et al. 2002
G. †Muriwaimanu Mayr et al. 2017
G. †Pachydyptes Oliver 1930
G. †Pakudyptes Ando et al. 2024
Subfm. †Palaeospheniscinae Simpson 1946
G. †Perudyptes Clarke et al. 2007
G. †Petradyptes Ksepka et al. 2023
G. †Platydyptes Marples 1952
G. †Sequiwaimanu Mayr et al. 2017
Fm. Spheniscidae Bonaparte 1831
G. †Tonniornis Tambussi et al. 2006
G. †Waimanu Jones et al. 2006
G. †Wimanornis Simpson 1971
Invalid names: Paraptenodytinae Simpson 1946 [empty]
Unr. Gaviiformes Wetmore and Miller 1926 [loon]
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Fm. Gaviidae Allen 1897
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G. †Colymbiculus Mayr and Zvonok 2011
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†Colymbiculus udovichenkoi Mayr and Zvonok 2011
G. †Colymboides Milne-Edwards 1867
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†Colymboides anglicus Lydekker 1891
†Colymboides metzleri Mayr 2004
†Colymboides minutus Milne-Edwards 1868
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Invalid names: Hydrornis natator Milne-Edwards 1878 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dyspetornis Oberholser 1905 [synonym], Hydrornis Milne-Edwards 1868 [synonym]
G. Gavia Forster 1788
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Gavia adamsii Gray 1859 [Yellow-billed loon]
Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 [Arctic loon]
†Gavia brodkorbi Howard 1978
†Gavia concinna Wetmore 1940
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Invalid names: Gavia palaeodytes Wetmore 1943 [synonym]
†Gavia egeriana Svec 1982
†Gavia fortis Olson and Rasmussen 2001
†Gavia howardae Brodkorb 1953
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 [Common loon]
†Gavia moldavica Kessler 1984
Gavia pacifica Lawrence 1858 [Pacific loon]
†Gavia paradoxa Umans'ka 1981
†Gavia pusilla Shufeldt 1915
†Gavia schultzi Mlíkovský 1998
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 [Red-throated loon]
Subfm. †Gaviellinae Wetmore 1940
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G. †Gaviella Wetmore 1940
Invalid names: Colymboidinae [empty], Gaviinae [empty]
G. †Petralca Mlikovsky 1987
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†Petralca austriaca Mlikovsky 1987
Invalid names: Lonchodytidae Brodkorb 1963 [empty]
G. †Lonchodytes Brodkorb 1963
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†Lonchodytes estesi Brodkorb 1963
Or. Alectromorphae Gadow
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Invalid names: Turnices [empty]
Or. Cariamiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. Cariamidae Bonaparte 1853 [seriema]
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G. †Ameghinornis Mourer-Chauviré 1981
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†Ameghinornis minor Gaillard 1939
G. Cariama Brisson 1760
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Cariama cristata Linnaeus 1766 [red-legged seriema]
†Cariama santacrucensis Noriega et al. 2009
Invalid names: Palamedea Linnaeus 1766 [synonym]
G. Chunga Hartlaub 1860
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Chunga burmeisteri Hartlaub 1860 [black-legged seriema]
†Chunga incerta Tonni 1974
G. †Gypsornis Milne-Edwards 1868
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†Gypsornis cuvieri Milne-Edwards 1869
†Gypsornis venablesi Harrison and Walker 1977
Subfm. †Idiornithinae Brodkorb 1965
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G. †Idiornis Oberholser 1899
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†Idiornis anthracinus Mayr 2002
†Idiornis itardiensis Mourer-Chauvire 1983
G. †Miocariama Noriega and Mayr 2017
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†Miocariama patagonica Noriega and Mayr 2017
G. †Noriegavis Agnolin 2009
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†Noriegavis santacrucensis Noriega et al. 2009
G. †Similiornis Unknown
G. †Talantatos Reichenbach 1852
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†Talantatos fossilis Giebel 1847
†Talantatos proudlocki Harrison and Walker 1979
Invalid names: Cariaminae Bonaparte 1853 [empty]
Or. Cathartiformes Coues 1884
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Fm. Cathartidae Lafresnaye 1839 [New World vulture]
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G. †Breagyps Miller 1938
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†Breagyps clarki Miller 1910
G. Cathartes Illiger 1811 [vulture]
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Cathartes aura Linnaeus 1758 [turkey vulture]
Cathartes burrovianus Cassin 1845 [lesser yellow-headed vulture]
†Cathartes fossilis Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Cathartes melambrotus Wetmore 1964 [greater yellow-headed vulture]
G. †Cathartidarum Winge 1888
G. Coragyps Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1853
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Coragyps atratus Bechstein 1793 [black vulture]
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Invalid names: Vultur urubu Vieillot 1807 [synonym]
†Coragyps occidentalis Miller 1909
†Coragyps seductus Suárez 2020 [Cuban Black Vulture or Zopilote Cubano]
†Coragyps shastensis Miller 1911 [vulture]
Invalid names: Catharista Vieillot 1816 [synonym]
G. †Dryornis Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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†Dryornis hatcheri Degrange 2022
†Dryornis pampeanus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. †Gigantohierax Arredondo and Arredondo 2002
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†Gigantohierax itchei Suárez 2020 [Aguila de Itche]
†Gigantohierax suarezi Arredondo and Arredondo 2002 [Aguila Gigante de Suárez]
G. Gymnogyps Lesson 1842
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Gymnogyps californianus Shaw 1797 [California condor]
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Invalid names: Gymnogyps amplus Miller 1911 [synonym]
†Gymnogyps howardae Campbell 1979 [condor]
†Gymnogyps kofordi Emslie 1988 [condor]
Invalid names: Pseudogryphus Ridgway 1874 [synonym]
G. †Kuntur Stucchi et al. 2015
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†Kuntur cardenasi Stucchi et al. 2015
G. †Pliogyps Tordoff 1959
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†Pliogyps charon Becker 1986
†Pliogyps fisheri Tordoff 1959
G. Sarcoramphus Dumeril 1806 [king vulture]
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†Sarcoramphus fischeri Campbell 1979 [king vulture]
†Sarcoramphus kernensis Miller 1931
Sarcoramphus papa Linnaeus 1758 [king vulture]
†Sarcorhamphus fossilis Moreno and Mercerat 1891
†Sarcorhamphus patruus Lönnberg 1902
G. †Tapinopus Milne-Edwards 1891
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†Tapinopus ellioti Milne-Edwards 1891
G. Vultur Linnaeus 1758
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Vultur gryphus Linnaeus 1758 [Andean condor]
†Vultur messii Degrange et al. 2023
Subfm. Vulturinae Illiger 1811 [vulture]
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G. †Aizengyps Emslie 1998
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†Aizengyps toomeyae Emslie 1998
G. †Diatropornis Milne-Edwards 1892
G. †Geronogyps Campbell 1979 [vulture]
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†Geronogyps reliquus Campbell 1979 [vulture]
G. †Hadrogyps Emslie 1988
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†Hadrogyps aigialeus Emslie 1988
G. †Palaeogyps Wetmore 1927
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†Palaeogyps prodromus Wetmore 1927
G. †Pampagyps Agnolín et al. 2017
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†Pampagyps imperator Agnolín et al. 2017
G. †Perugyps Stucchi and Emslie 2005
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†Perugyps diazi Stucchi and Emslie 2005
G. †Phasmagyps Wetmore 1927
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†Phasmagyps patritus Wetmore 1927
G. †Wingegyps Alvarenga and Olson 2004
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†Wingegyps cartellei Alvarenga and Olson 2004
Invalid names: Cathartinae Lafresnaye 1839 [empty]
Or. Colymbomorphae Gadow
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Invalid names: Sphenisci [empty]
Or. Eurypygiformes Hackett et al. 2008
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Fm. Rhynochetidae Newton 1868
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G. Rhynochetos Verreaux and des Murs 1860 [kagu]
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Rhynochetos jubatus Verreaux and Des Murs 1860 [kagu]
†Rhynochetos orarius Balouet and Olson 1989 [lowland kagu]
Or. Galbuliformes Vigors 1825
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Fm. Bucconidae Boie 1826
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G. Malacoptila Gray 1841
G. Monasa Vieillot 1816 [nunbird]
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Monasa atra Boddaert 1783 [Black nunbird]
Monasa flavirostris Strickland 1850 [Yellow-billed nunbird]
Monasa morphoeus Hahn and Küster 1823 [White-fronted nunbird]
Monasa nigrifrons Spix 1824 [Black-fronted nunbird]
Fm. Galbulidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Galbula Latham 1790
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Galbula albirostris Latham 1790 [Yellow-billed jacamar]
†Galbula hylochoreutes Rasmussen 1997
Galbula ruficauda Cuvier 1816 [Rufous-tailed jacamar]
Or. Leptosomiformes Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Leptosomidae Bonaparte 1850
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G. Leptosomus Vieillot 1816
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Leptosomus discolor Hermann 1783 [Cuckoo roller]
G. †Plesiocathartes Gaillard 1908
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†Plesiocathartes europaeus Gaillard 1908
†Plesiocathartes gaillardi Crusafont and Villalta 1955
†Plesiocathartes insolitipes Mayr and Kitchener 2023
G. †Waltonavis Mayr and Kitchener 2023
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†Waltonavis danielsi Mayr and Kitchener 2023
†Waltonavis paraleptosomus Mayr and Kitchener 2023
Or. Mesitornithiformes Wetmore 1960
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Fm. Mesitornithidae Wetmore 1960 [mesite]
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G. Mesitornis Bonaparte 1855 [mesite]
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Mesitornis unicolor Des Murs 1845 [Brown mesite]
Mesitornis variegatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1838 [White-breasted mesite]
G. Monias Oustalet and Grandidier 1903
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Monias benschi Oustalet and Grandidier 1903 [subdesert mesite]
Unr. Neognathae Pycraft 1900
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Or. Caprimulgiformes Ridgway 1881 [nightjar]
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Fm. Aegothelidae Bonaparte 1853 [owlet-nightjar]
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G. Aegotheles Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Aegotheles cristatus Shaw 1790 [Australian owlet-nightjar]
†Aegotheles novaezealandiae Scarlett 1968 [New Zealand owlet-nightjar]
Aegotheles savesi Layard and Layard 1881 [New Caledonian owlet-nightjar]
Invalid names: Megaegotheles Scarlett 1968 [synonym]
G. †Quipollornis Rich and McEvey 1977
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†Quipollornis koniberi Rich and McEvey 1977
Fm. Apodidae Hartert 1897 [swift]
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G. Aerodramus Oberholser 1906
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Aerodramus fuciphagus Thunberg 1812 [white-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus salangana Streubel 1848 [mossy-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus sawtelli Holyoak 1974 [Atiu swiftlet]
Aerodramus spodiopygius Peale 1848 [white-rumped swiftlet]
Aerodramus vanikorensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [uniform swiftlet]
Subfm. Apodinae Hartert 1897
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G. Apus Scopoli 1777
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Invalid names: Cypselus Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. Chaetura Stephens 1826
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†Chaetura baconica Jánossy 1977
Chaetura pelagica Linnaeus 1758 [chimney swift]
G. Collocalia Gray 1840
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†Collocalia buday Boles 2001
Collocalia esculenta Linnaeus 1758 [glossy swiftlet]
†Collocalia incerta Milne-Edwards 1871
Collocalia troglodytes Gray 1845 [pygmy swiftlet]
G. Cypseloides Streubel 1848
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Cypseloides niger Gmelin 1789 [black swift]
G. †Procypseloides Harrison 1984
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†Procypseloides ignotus Paris 1912
†Procypseloides mourerchauvireae Mlíkovský 1989
G. Streptoprocne Oberholser 1906
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Streptoprocne zonaris Shaw 1796 [white-collared swift]
Invalid names: Cypselinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty], Cypseloidinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty]
Subor. Caprimulgi Ridgway 1888
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Fm. Steatornithidae Bonaparte 1842 [oilbird]
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G. Steatornis Humboldt 1817
Invalid names: Preficinae Olson 1987 [empty], Steatornithinae Olson 1987 [empty]
Fm. Caprimulgidae Vigors 1825
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G. †Archaeotrogon Milne-Edward 1891
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†Archaeotrogon caluxyensis Gaillard 1908
†Archaeotrogon nocturnus Mlikovsky 2002
†Archaeotrogon venustus Milne-Edwards 1867
†Archaeotrogon zitteli Gaillard 1908
Subfm. Caprimulginae Vigors 1825
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G. Antrostomus Bonaparte 1838
G. Gactornis Han 2010
G. Caprimulgus Linnaeus 1758 [nightjar]
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Caprimulgus aegyptius Lichtenstein 1823 [Egyptian nightjar]
Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian nightjar]
Caprimulgus madagascariensis Sganzin 1840 [Madagascar nightjar]
†Caprimulgus piurensis Campbell 1979 [nightjar]
G. Chordeiles Swainson 1832
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Chordeiles acutipennis Hermann 1783 [lesser nighthawk]
Chordeiles minor Forster 1771 [common nighthawk]
G. †Euronyctibius Mourer-Chauviré 1989
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†Euronyctibius kurochkini Mourer-Chauviré 1989
G. Eurostopodus Gould 1838
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Eurostopodus exul Mayr 1941 [New Caledonian nightjar]
Eurostopodus mystacalis Temminck 1826 [white-throated nightjar]
G. Phalaenoptilus Ridgway 1880
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Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Audubon 1844 [common poorwill]
G. Siphonorhis Sclater 1861
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Siphonorhis americana Linnaeus 1758 [Jamaican pauraque]
Siphonorhis brewsteri Chapman 1917 [least pauraque]
Invalid names: Microsiphonorhis Chapman 1917 [synonym]
G. †Ventivorus Mourer-Chauviré 1988
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†Ventivorus ragei Mourer-Chauviré 1988
Fm. Hemiprocnidae Oberholser 1906
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G. Hemiprocne Nitzsch 1829
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Hemiprocne comata Temminck 1824 [Whiskered treeswift]
Invalid names: Macropteryx Swainson 1831 [synonym]
Fm. Nyctibiidae Chenu and des Murs 1851
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G. Nyctibius Vieillot 1816
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Nyctibius aethereus Wied 1820 [Long-tailed potoo]
Nyctibius grandis Gmelin 1789 [Great potoo]
Nyctibius griseus Gmelin 1789 [Common potoo]
Nyctibius jamaicensis Gmelin 1789 [Northern potoo]
Fm. Podargidae Gray 1847 [frogmouth]
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G. Batrachostomus Gould 1838 [frogmouths]
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Batrachostomus auritus Gray 1829 [Large frogmouth]
Batrachostomus septimus Tweeddale 1877 [Philippine frogmouth]
G. Podargus Vieillot 1818
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Podargus ocellatus Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [Marbled frogmouth]
Podargus papuensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [Papuan frogmouth]
Podargus strigoides Latham 1801 [Tawny frogmouth]
G. †Quercypodargus Mourer-Chauviré 1989
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†Quercypodargus olsoni Mourer-Chauviré 1989
G. Rigidipenna Cleere et al. 2007
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Rigidipenna inexpectata Cleere et al. 2007 [Solomons frogmouth]
Fm. Trochilidae Vigors 1825 [hummingbird]
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G. Anthracothorax Boie 1831
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Anthracothorax dominicus Linnaeus 1766 [Antillean mango]
G. Chlorostilbon Gould 1853
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Chlorostilbon ricordii Gervais 1835 [Cuban emerald]
Chlorostilbon swainsonii Lesson 1829 [Hispaniolan emerald]
G. †Eurotrochilus Mayr 2004
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G. Mellisuga Brisson 1760
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Mellisuga minima Linnaeus 1758 [vervain hummingbird]
G. Orthorhyncus Lacepede 1799
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Orthorhyncus cristatus Linnaeus 1758 [Antillea crested hummingbird]
Subfm. Phaethornithinae Jardine 1833
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G. Glaucis Boie 1831 [hermit]
Subfm. Trochilinae Jardine 1833
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Tr. Trochilini del Hoyo et al. 2014
G. Trochilus Linnaeus 1758
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Trochilus polytmus Linnaeus 1758 [Red-billed streamertail]
Invalid names: Florisuginae Jardine 1833 [empty], Lesbiinae Dickinson and Remsen 2013 [empty], Ornismya Lesson 1828 [nomen nudum], Patagoninae Pascual 1987 [empty], Polytminae Dickinson and Remsen 2013 [empty]
Invalid names: Aegotheli Sibley 1988 [empty]
Or. †Eurolimnornithiformes Bock and Bühler 1996
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Invalid names: Eurolimnornithidae Kessler and Jurcsák 1986 [empty]
Fm. †Gracilitarsidae Mayr 2001
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G. †Gracilitarsus Mayr 1998
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G. †Juncitarsus Olson and Feduccia 1980
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†Juncitarsus gracillimus Olson and Feduccia 1980
†Juncitarsus merkeli Peters 1987
Unr. Neoaves Sibley 1988
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Unr. Aequorlitornithes Prum et al. 2015
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Invalid names: Ardeae [empty]
Fm. †Fluvioviridavidae Mayr 2005
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G. †Eurofluvioviridavis Mayr 2005
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G. †Fluvioviridavis Mayr and Daniels 2001
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†Fluvioviridavis platyrhamphus Mayr and Daniels 2001
G. †Nahmavis Musser and Clarke 2020
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†Nahmavis grandei Musser and Clarke 2020
Unr. Natatores Baird 1858
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Unr. Pygopodotubinares Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Superor. Gaviomorphae Livezey and Zusi 2007
Unr. Steganograllatores Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Unr. Terrestrornithes Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Unr. Anomalogonates Garrod 1874
Unr. Raptores Baird 1858
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Superor. Charadriimorphae Huxley 1867
Unr. Pangalloanserae Gauthier and de Queiroz 2001
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G. †Asteriornis Field et al. 2020
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†Asteriornis maastrichtensis Field et al. 2020
Unr. Galloanserae Sibley and Ahlquist 1990
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Or. Anseriformes Wagler 1831 [waterfowl]
Or. †Diatrymiformes Matthew and Granger 1917
Or. †Dromornithiformes Fürbringer 1888
Invalid names: Anserimorphae [invalid subgroup]
Or. †Gastornithiformes Stejneger 1885
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Subor. †Gastornithes Cope 1889
Invalid names: Dromornithes Fürbringer 1888 [empty]
Fm. †Sylviornithidae Mourer-Chauviré and Balouet 2005
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G. †Megavitiornis Worthy 2000
G. †Sylviornis Poplin 1980
Invalid names: Vegaviiformes Worthy et al. 2017 [empty]
Or. Passeriformes Linnaeus 1758 [perching bird]
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Fm. Acanthisittidae Sundevall 1872 [New Zealand wren]
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G. Acanthisitta Lafresnaye
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Acanthisitta chloris Sparrman 1787
G. †Kuiornis Worthy et al. 2010
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†Kuiornis indicator Worthy et al. 2010
G. Pachyplichas Millener
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Pachyplichas yaldwyni Millener 1988
G. Traversia Rothschild
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Traversia lyalli Rothschild 1894
G. Xenicus Gray
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G. Gerygone Gould 1841
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Gerygone albofrontata Gray 1845 [Chatham Island gerygone]
Gerygone igata Quoy and Gaimard 1830
G. Pycnoptilus Gould 1851
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Pycnoptilus floccosus Gould 1851 [pilotbird]
†Pycnoptilus fordi Baird 1993
Fm. Acrocephalidae Salvin 1882 [reed warbler]
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G. Acrocephalus Naumann and Naumann 1811
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Acrocephalus caffer Sparrman 1786 [Tahiti reed warbler]
Acrocephalus kerearako Holyoak 1974 [Cook Islands reed-warbler]
†Acrocephalus luscinius Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [nightingale reed warbler]
Acrocephalus mendanae Tristram 1883 [southern Marquesan reed-warbler]
Acrocephalus palustris Bechstein 1811
Acrocephalus rodericanus Newton 1865 [Rodrigues warbler]
Acrocephalus taiti Ogilvie-Grant 1913 [Henderson Island reed warbler]
G. Nesillas Oberholser 1899 [brush-warbler]
+
Nesillas lantzii Grandidier 1867 [subdesert brush-warbler]
Invalid names: Ellisia Hartlaub 1860 [replaced]
Fm. Alaudidae Vigors 1825 [lark]
+
G. Alauda Linnaeus 1758
+
Alauda arvensis Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian skylark]
†Alauda gypsorum Portis 1887
Alauda leucoptera Pallas 1811 [white-winged lark]
†Alauda major Portis 1887
G. Calandrella Kaup 1829
+
Calandrella brachydactyla Leisler 1814 [greater short-toed lark]
†Calandrella cinerea Gmelin 1789
G. Eremophila Boie 1828
+
Eremophila alpestris Linnaeus 1759 [horned lark]
G. Eremopterix Kaup 1836
+
Eremopterix hova Hartlaub 1860 [Madagascar lark]
G. Galerida Boie 1828
+
Galerida cristata Linnaeus 1758 [crested lark]
G. Lullula Kaup 1829
+
Lullula arborea Linnaeus 1758 [wood lark]
G. Melanocorypha Boie 1828
+
Melanocorypha calandra Linnaeus 1766 [calandra lark]
G. Mirafra Horsfield 1821
+
Mirafra javanica Horsfield 1821 [Australasian bushlark]
G. Otocoris Bonaparte 1838
Fm. Artamidae Vigors 1825 [woodswallow]
+
G. Artamus Vieillot 1816
+
Artamus cyanopterus Latham 1801 [dusky woodswallow]
Artamus leucorynchus Linnaeus 1771 [white-breasted woodswallow]
Artamus superciliosus Gould 1837 [white-browed woodswallow]
Invalid names: Ocypterus Cuvier 1817 [synonym]
Fm. Atrichornithidae Stejneger 1885 [scrubbird]
+
G. Atrichornis Stejneger 1885
+
Atrichornis clamosus Gould 1844 [noisy scrub-bird]
Atrichornis rufescens Ramsay 1866 [rufous scrub-bird]
Invalid names: Atrichia Gould 1844 [replaced]
Fm. Bernieridae Cibois et al. 2010
+
G. Thamnornis Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1882
+
Thamnornis chloropetoides Grandidier 1867 [thamnornis]
Fm. Bombycillidae Swainson 1831
+
G. Bombycilla Vieillot 1807
+
Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot 1808 [cedar waxwing]
Bombycilla garrulus Linnaeus 1758 [Bohemian waxwing]
Fm. Calcariidae Ridgway 1901
+
G. Calcarius Bechstein 1802
+
Calcarius lapponicus Linnaeus 1758 [lapland longspur]
Calcarius ornatus Townsend 1837 [chestnut-collared longspur]
Invalid names: Plectrophanes Meyer 1815 [synonym]
G. Plectrophenax Stejneger 1882
+
Plectrophenax nivalis Linnaeus 1758 [snow bunting]
Fm. Callaeidae Sundevall 1836
+
G. Callaeas Forster 1788
+
†Callaeas cinereus Gmelin 1789 [South Island kokako]
G. Philesturnus Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire 1832
+
Philesturnus carunculatus Gmelin 1789 [South Island saddleback]
Fm. Calyptophilidae Ridgway 1907
+
G. Calyptophilus Cory 1884
+
Calyptophilus frugivorus Cory 1883 [eastern chat-tanager]
Fm. Campephagidae Vigors 1825
+
G. Coracina Vieillot 1816
G. Lalage Boie 1826
+
Lalage maculosa Peale 1848 [Polynesian triller]
Lalage typica Hartlaub 1865 [Mauritius cuckooshrike]
Invalid names: Oxynotus Swainson 1832 [synonym]
Fm. Cardinalidae Ridgway 1901
+
G. Cardinalis Bonaparte 1838 [cardinals]
+
Cardinalis cardinalis Linnaeus 1758 [northern cardinal]
Invalid names: Richmondena Mathews and Iredale 1918 [objective synonym]
G. Passerina Vieillot 1816
+
Passerina caerulea Linnaeus 1758 [blue grosbeak]
G. Pheucticus Reichenbach 1850
+
Pheucticus melanocephalus Swainson 1827 [black-headed grosbeak]
G. Piranga Vielillot 1808 [tanager]
+
Piranga ludoviciana Wilson 1811 [western tanager]
Piranga olivacea Gmelin 1789 [scarlet tanager]
G. Spiza Bonaparte 1824
+
Spiza americana Gmelin 1789 [dickcissel]
Fm. Certhiidae Leach 1820
+
G. Certhia Linnaeus 1758
+
Certhia familiaris Linnaeus 1758
Fm. Cinclidae Sundevall 1836 [dipper]
+
G. Cinclus Borkhausen 1797 [dipper]
+
Cinclus cinclus Linnaeus 1758 [white-throated dipper]
Fm. Cinclosomatidae Mathews 1822
+
G. Cinclosoma Vigors and Horsfield 1827
+
Cinclosoma alisteri Mathews 1910 [Nullarbor quail-thrush]
†Cinclosoma elachum Nguyen et al. 2018
Cinclosoma punctatum Shaw 1794 [spotted quail-thrush]
Fm. Climacteridae de Selys Longchamps 1839 [Australasian treecreeper]
+
G. Climacteris Temminck 1820
Fm. Corvidae Vigors 1825
+
G. Aphelocoma Cabanis 1851 [scrub jay]
+
Subg. Aphelocoma (Aphelocoma) Cabanis 1851
Aphelocoma californica Vigors 1839 [California scrub-jay]
Aphelocoma coerulescens Bosc 1795 [Florida scrub jay]
Aphelocoma insularis Henshaw 1886 [island scrub-jay]
Aphelocoma ultramarina Bonaparte 1825 [Ultramarine jay]
Subfm. Corvinae
+
G. Cyanocephalus Bonaparte 1842
G. Corvus Linnaeus 1758 [crow]
+
Corvus albicollis Latham 1790 [white-necked raven]
Corvus albus Muller 1776 [pied crow]
†Corvus annectens Shufeldt 1891
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 [American crow]
+
Invalid names: Corvus caurinus Baird 1858 [synonym]
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 [common raven]
Corvus corone Linnaeus 1758 [carrion crow]
Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus 1758 [rook]
†Corvus hungaricus Lambrecht 1915
Corvus leucognaphalus Daudin 1900 [white-necked crow]
Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler 1827 [large-billed crow]
Corvus monedula Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian jackdaw]
Corvus moneduloides Lesson 1831 [New Caledonian crow]
†Corvus moriorum Forbes 1892 [Chatham Islands raven]
Corvus nasicus Temminck 1826 [Cuban crow]
+
Invalid names: Corvus wetmorei Brodkorb 1959 [synonym]
Corvus ossifragus Wilson 1812 [fish crow]
Corvus palmarum Württemburg 1835 [palm crow]
†Corvus pliocaenus Portis 1887
†Corvus praecorax Depéret 1890
†Corvus pumilis Wetmore 1920
†Corvus shufeldti Sharpe 1909
G. Cyanocitta Strickland 1845 [jay]
+
Cyanocitta cristata Linnaeus 1758 [blue jay]
Cyanocitta stelleri Gmelin 1788 [Steller's jay]
G. Cyanopica Bonaparte 1850
+
Cyanopica cooki Bonaparte 1850 [Iberian magpie]
Cyanopica cyanus Pallas 1776 [azure-winged magpie]
G. Garrulus Brisson 1760
+
Garrulus glandarius Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian jay]
Garrulus lidthi Bonaparte 1850 [Lidth's jay]
G. Gymnorhinus Wied-Neuwied 1841
+
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied-Neuwied 1841 [pinyon jay]
G. †Miocitta Brodkorb 1972
+
†Miocitta galbreathi Brodkorb 1972
G. †Miocorvus Lambrecht 1933
+
†Miocorvus larteti Milne-Edwards 1871
Invalid names: Miocorax Lambrecht 1933 [replaced]
G. Nucifraga Brisson 1760
+
Nucifraga caryocatactes Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian nutcracker]
Nucifraga columbiana Wilson 1811 [Clark's nutcracker]
G. †Palaeocorax Forbes 1892
+
†Palaeocorax antipodum Forbes 1893
G. Perisoreus Bonaparte 1831 [jay]
+
Perisoreus canadensis Linnaeus 1766 [Canada jay]
Perisoreus infaustus Linnaeus 1758 [Siberian jay]
G. Pica Brisson 1760
+
Pica hudsonia Sabine 1823 [black-billed magpie]
†Pica mourerae Segui 2001
Pica nuttalli Audubon 1837 [yellow-billed magpie]
Pica pica Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian magpie]
G. †Protocitta Brodkorb 1957 [jay]
+
†Protocitta ajax Brodkorb 1972
†Protocitta dixi Brodkorb 1957 [jay]
G. Pyrrhocorax Tunstall 1771 [chough]
+
Pyrrhocorax graculus Linnaeus 1766 [yellow-billed chough]
†Pyrrhocorax primigenius Milne-Edwards 1875
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Linnaeus 1758 [red-billed chough]
Invalid names: Garrulinae [empty]
G. †Corvitalusoides Boles 2006
+
Fm. Cracticidae Chenu and des Murs 1855
+
G. Gymnorhina Gray 1840
+
Gymnorhina tibicen Latham 1801 [Australian magpie]
G. †Kurrartapu Nguyen 2013
+
†Kurrartapu johnnguyeni Nguyen 2013
G. Strepera Lesson 1831
+
Strepera graculina Shaw 1790 [pied currawong]
Strepera versicolor Latham 1801 [gray currawong]
Fm. Dasyornithidae Sibley and Ahlquiest 1985
+
G. Dasyornis Vigors and Horsfieldd 1827 [bristlebird]
+
Dasyornis brachypterus Latham 1801 [eastern bristlebird]
Dasyornis broadbenti McCoy 1867 [rufous bristlebird]
Dasyornis longirostris Gould 1841 [western bristlebird]
†Dasyornis walterbolesi Nguyen 2019
Fm. Dicaeidae Bonaparte 1853
+
G. Dicaeum Cuvier 1816
+
Dicaeum agile Tickell 1833 [thick-billed flowerpecker]
G. Prionochilus Strickland 1841
Fm. Dulidae Sclater 1862
+
G. Dulus Vieillot 1816
+
Dulus dominicus Linnaeus 1766 [palmchat]
Fm. Emberizidae Vigors 1831 [old world bunting]
+
G. Emberiza Linnaeus 1758
+
†Emberiza alcoveri Rando et al. 1999
Emberiza calandra Linnaeus 1758 [corn bunting]
Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus 1758 [yellowhammer]
Emberiza schoeniclus Linnaeus 1758 [reed bunting]
Invalid names: Schoeniclus Forster 1817 [synonym]
G. †Pampaemberiza Agnolín 2007
+
†Pampaemberiza olrogi Agnolín 2007
Invalid names: Thraupinae [empty]
Fm. Estrildidae Illiger 1811
+
G. Erythrura Swainson 1837 [parrotfinch]
G. Poephila Gould 1842
G. Taeniopygia Reichenbach 1862
+
Taeniopygia guttata Vieillot 1817 [zebra finch]
+
G. Cymbirhynchus Vigors 1830 [broadbill]
+
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos Gmelin 1788 [Black-and-red broadbill]
Superfm. Formicaroidae Hay 1930
+
Fm. †Pteroptochidae Cabanis 1860
+
G. †Hebe Shufeldt 1913
Fm. Fringillidae Vigors 1825 [finch]
+
G. Acanthis Borkhausen 1797 [redpoll]
G. †Akialoa Olson and James 1995
+
†Akialoa obscura Gmelin 1788 [lesser akialoa]
+
G. Hesperiphona Bonaparte 1850
Tr. Pyrrhulini Vigors 1825
G. Carduelis Brisson 1760
+
Carduelis cannabina Linnaeus 1758
Carduelis carduelis Linnaeus 1758 [European goldfinch]
Carduelis spinus Linnaeus 1758
†Carduelis triasi Alcover and Florit 1987
G. Carpodacus Kaup 1829 [rosefinch]
+
Subg. Carpodacus (Burrica) Ridgway 1887
G. †Chloridops Wilson 1888
G. Chloris Cuvier 1800
+
Chloris chloris Linnaeus 1758 [European greenfinch]
G. Chlorodrepanis Perkins 1899
+
Chlorodrepanis virens Gmelin 1789 [Hawaii amakihi]
G. Coccothraustes Brisson 1760
+
Coccothraustes coccothraustes Linnaeus 1758 [hawfinch]
Coccothraustes vespertinus Cooper 1825 [evening grosbeak]
+
G. †Ciridops
G. Loxops Gmelin 1789
G. Vestiaria Jarocki 1821
G. Drepanis Temminck 1820
+
Drepanis coccinea Forster 1780 [iiwi]
G. Fringilla Linnaeus 1758 [finch]
+
Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus 1758 [common chaffinch]
Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus 1758 [brambling]
†Fringilla radoboyensis Tschudi 1865
†Fringilla trochanterica Giebel 1847
Subfm. Fringillinae Bonaparte 1831
+
G. †Palaeostruthus Wetmore 1925 [sparrow]
G. Haemorhous Swainson 1837
+
Haemorhous cassinii Baird 1854 [Cassin's finch]
Haemorhous mexicanus Müller 1776 [house finch]
Haemorhous purpureus Gmelin 1789 [purple finch]
G. Hemignathus Lichtenstein 1839
+
†Hemignathus lucidus Lichtenstein 1839 [Oahu nukupuu]
G. Himatione Cabanis 1850
+
Himatione sanguinea Gmelin 1788 [apapane]
G. Leucosticte Swainson 1832
+
Leucosticte arctoa Pallas 1811 [Asian rosy-finch]
Leucosticte atrata Ridgway 1874 [black rosy-finch]
Leucosticte tephrocotis Swainson 1832 [gray-crowned rosy-finch]
G. Linaria Bechstein 1802
G. Loxia Linnaeus 1758 [crossbill]
+
Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus 1758 [red crossbill]
Loxia megaplaga Riley 1916 [Hispaniolan crossbill]
Loxia patevi Boev 1999
G. Loxioides Oustalet 1877
+
Loxioides bailleui Oustalet 1877 [palila]
G. Magumma Matthews 1925
+
Magumma parva Stejneger 1887 [anianiau]
G. Oreomystis Stejneger 1903
+
Oreomystis bairdi Stejneger 1887 [akikiki]
Invalid names: Oreomyza Stejneger 1887 [synonym]
+
Paroreomyza maculata Cabanis 1851 [Oahu alauahio]
G. Pinicola Vieillot 1808
+
Pinicola enucleator Linnaeus 1758 [pine grosbeak]
G. Pseudonestor Rothschild 1893
+
Pseudonestor xanthophrys Rothschild 1893 [Maui parrotbill]
G. Psittirostra Temminck 1820
+
Psittirostra psittacea Gmelin 1789 [ou]
Invalid names: Psittirostra (Psittirostra) Temminck 1820 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Rhodacanthis Rothschild 1892
+
†Rhodacanthis flaviceps Rothschild 1892 [lesser koa-finch]
G. Rhynchostruthus Sclater and Hartlaub 1881
+
Rhynchostruthus socotranus Sclater and Hartlaub 1881 [Socotra golden-winged grosbeak]
G. Serinus Koch 1816
+
Serinus serinus Linnaeus 1766 [European serin]
G. Spinus Koch 1816
+
Spinus pinus Wilson 1810 [pine siskin]
Spinus psaltria Say 1822 [lesser goldfinch]
Spinus tristis Linnaeus 1758 [American goldfinch]
G. Telespiza Wilson 1890
+
Telespiza cantans Wilson 1890 [Laysan finch]
Telespiza ultima Bryan 1917 [Nihoa finch]
Invalid names: Richmondeninae [empty]
Fm. Furnariidae Gray 1840
+
G. Cinclodes Gray 1840
+
†Cinclodes major Tonni 1977
Subfm. Furnariinae del Hoyo et al. 2016
+
Tr. Furnariini del Hoyo et al. 2016
G. Pseudoseisura Reichenbach 1853
+
Pseudoseisura cursor Tonni and Noriega 2001
G. †Pseudoseisuropsis Noriega 1991
+
†Pseudoseisuropsis nehuen Noriega 1991
†Pseudoseisuropsis wintu Stefanini et al. 2016
G. Synallaxis Vieillot 1818
Fm. Hirundinidae Rafinesque 1815 [swallow]
+
G. Cecropis Boie 1826
+
Cecropis daurica Laxmann 1769 [red-rumped swallow]
G. Delichon Moore 1854 [house-martin]
+
Delichon urbicum Linnaeus 1758 [common house-martin]
G. Hirundo Linnaeus 1758 [swallow]
+
†Hirundo fossilis Gibel 1847
Hirundo neoxena Gould 1842 [welcome swallow]
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 [barn swallow]
Hirundo tahitica Gmelin 1789 [Pacific swallow]
G. Petrochelidon Cabanis 1850
+
Petrochelidon albifrons Rafinesque 1822
Petrochelidon fulva Vieillot 1808 [cave swallow]
Petrochelidon nigricans Vieillot 1817 [tree martin]
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Vieillot 1816 [cliff swallow]
G. Phedina Bonaparte 1857
+
Phedina borbonica Gmelin 1789 [Mascarene martin]
G. Ptyonoprogne Reichenbach 1850
+
Ptyonoprogne rupestris Scopoli 1769 [Eurasian crag-martin]
G. Riparia Forster 1817
+
Riparia riparia Linnaeus 1758 [bank swallow]
G. Tachycineta Cabanis 1850
+
Tachycineta bicolor Vieillot 1808 [tree swallow]
†Tachycineta speleodytes Brodkorb 1957 [tree swallow]
Fm. Icteridae Vigors 1825
+
G. Agelaius Vieillot 1816
+
Agelaius gubernator Wagler 1832
Agelaius phoeniceus Linnaeus 1766 [red-winged blackbird]
Agelaius tricolor Audubon 1837 [tricolor blackbird]
G. Cassidix Lesson 1831
G. Chrysomus Swainson 1837
+
Chrysomus icterocephalus Linnaeus 1766 [yellow-hooded blackbird]
G. †Cremaster Brodkorb 1959
+
†Cremaster tytthus Brodkorb 1959
G. Dolichonyx Swainson 1827
+
Dolichonyx oryzivorus Linnaeus 1758 [bobolink]
G. Euphagus Cassin 1866 [blackbird]
+
†Euphagus affinis Shufeldt 1891
Euphagus cyanocephalus Wagler 1829 [Brewer's blackbird]
†Euphagus magnirostris Miller 1929 [large-billed blackbird]
G. Gymnomystax Reichenbach 1850
+
Gymnomystax mexicanus Linnaeus 1766 [oriole blackbird]
G. Icterus Brisson 1760 [New World oriole]
+
Icterus bullockii Swainson 1827 [Bullock's oriole]
Icterus oberi Lawrence 1880 [Montserrat oriole]
Icterus spurius Linnaeus 1766 [orchard oriole]
Invalid names: Xanthornus Cuvier 1800 [synonym]
G. Megaquiscalus Cassin 1866
G. Molothrus Swainson 1832
+
Molothrus aeneus Wagler 1829 [bronzed cowbird]
Molothrus ater Boddaert 1783 [brown-headed cowbird]
G. †Pandanaris Miller 1947
+
†Pandanaris convexa Miller 1947 [cowbird]
+
Invalid names: Pandanaris floridana Brodkorb 1957 [synonym]
G. †Pyelorhamphus Miller 1931
+
G. Quiscalus Vieillot 1816 [grackle]
+
Quiscalus lugubris Swainson 1838 [carib grackle]
Quiscalus major Viellot 1819 [boat-tailed grackle]
Quiscalus mexicanus Gmelin 1788 [great-tailed grackle]
Quiscalus quiscula Linnaeus 1758 [common grackle]
G. †Scolecophagus Swainson
G. Sturnella Vieillot 1816 [meadowlark]
+
Sturnella magna Linnaeus 1758 [eastern meadowlark]
Sturnella neglecta Audubon 1844 [western meadowlark]
G. Xanthocephalus Bonaparte 1850
+
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Bonaparte 1826 [yellow-headed blackbird]
Invalid names: Icterini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
Fm. Laniidae Rafinesque 1815 [shrike]
+
G. Lanius Linnaeus 1758 [shrike]
+
†Lanius collurio Linnaeus 1758
Lanius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 [brown shrike]
Lanius excubitor Linnaeus 1758 [great gray shrike]
Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus 1766 [loggerhead shrike]
†Lanius minor Gmelin 1788
†Lanius miocaenus Milne-Edwards 1871
Lanius senator Linnaeus 1758 [woodchat shrike]
Invalid names: Laniinae [empty]
Fm. Locustellidae Bonaparte 1854
+
G. Megalurus Horsfield 1821
+
Megalurus cruralis Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [brown songlark]
Megalurus mathewsi Iredale 1911 [rufous songlark]
+
Invalid names: Anthus rufescens Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [replaced]
Megalurus punctatus Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [fernbird]
†Megalurus rufescens Buller 1869 [Chatham Islands fernbird]
Invalid names: Bowdleria Rothschild 1896 [synonym], Cincloramphus Gould 1838 [synonym]
Fm. Macrosphenidae Wolters 1983
+
G. Sphenoeacus Strickland 1841
Fm. Maluridae Swainson 1831
+
G. Amytornis Stejneger 1885
+
Amytornis textilis Dumont 1824 [western grasswren]
G. Malurus Vieillot 1816 [fairywren]
Fm. Meliphagidae Vigors 1825 [honeyeater]
+
G. Anthochaera Vigors and Horsfield 1827
+
Anthochaera carunculata Shaw 1790 [red wattlebird]
Anthochaera chrysoptera Latham 1802 [little wattlebird]
G. Anthornis Gray 1840
+
†Anthornis melanocephala Gray 1843 [Chatham Island bellbird]
Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 [New Zealand bellbird]
G. Entomyzon Swainson 1825
G. Foulehaio Reichenbach 1852
+
Foulehaio carunculatus Gmelin 1788 [eastern wattled-honeyeater]
G. Gavicalis Schodde and Mason 1999
+
Gavicalis virescens Vieillot 1817 [singing honeyeater]
G. Lichenostomus Cabanis 1851
G. Manorina Vieillot 1818
+
Manorina melanocephala Latham 1801 [noisy miner]
G. Meliphaga Lewin 1808
+
Invalid names: Ptilotis Swainson 1837 [synonym]
G. Melithreptus Vieillot 1816
G. Myzomela Vigors and Horsfield 1827
+
Myzomela cardinalis Gmelin 1788 [cardinal myzomela]
Myzomela rubratra Lesson 1827 [Micronesian myzomela]
G. Philemon Vieillot 1816
G. Prosthemadera Gray 1840
+
Subor. Menurae
+
Fm. Menuridae Lesson 1828 [lyrebird]
+
G. Menura Bonaparte 1851
Fm. Mimidae Bonaparte 1853
+
G. Allenia Cory 1891
+
Allenia fusca Statius Muller 1776 [scaly-breasted thrasher]
G. Cinclocerthia Gray 1840
+
Cinclocerthia ruficauda Gould 1836 [brown trembler]
Invalid names: Stenorhynchus Gould 1836 [replaced]
G. Dumetella Wood 1837
+
Dumetella carolinensis Linnaeus 1766 [gray catbird]
G. Margarops Sclater 1859
+
Margarops fuscatus Vieillot 1808 [pearly-eyed thrasher]
G. Mimus Boie 1826
+
Mimus gundlachii Cabanis 1855 [Bahama mockingbird]
Mimus polyglottos Linnaeus 1758 [northern mockingbird]
Mimus trifasciatus Gould 1837 [Floreana mockinbird]
Invalid names: Orpheus Swainson 1827 [synonym]
G. Oreoscoptes Baird 1858
+
Oreoscoptes montanus Townsend 1837 [sage thrasher]
G. Toxostoma Wagler 1831 [American thrashers]
+
Toxostoma bendirei Coues 1873
Toxostoma redivivum Gambel 1845 [California thrasher]
Toxostoma rufum Linnaeus 1758 [brown thrasher]
Fm. †Mohoidae Fleischer et al. 2008
+
G. †Chaetoptila Sclater 1871
+
Chaetoptila angustipluma Peale 1848 [kioea]
G. †Moho Lesson 1830 [oo]
+
†Moho apicalis Gould 1860 [Oahu oo]
†Moho bishopi Rothschild 1893 [Bishop's oo]
†Moho braccatus Cassin 1855 [Kauai oo]
Fm. Mohouidae Mathews 1946
+
G. Mohoua Lesson 1837
+
Mohoua albicilla Lesson 1830 [whitehead]
Mohoua novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [pipipi]
Mohoua ochrocephala Gmelin 1789 [yellowhead]
Fm. Monarchidae Bonaparte 1854
+
G. Chasiempis Cabanis 1847
+
Chasiempis sandwichensis Gmelin 1789 [Hawaii elepaio]
G. Clytorhynchus Elliot 1870
+
Clytorhynchus vitiensis Hartlaub 1866 [Fiji shrikebill]
G. Grallina Vieillot 1816
+
Grallina cyanoleuca Latham 1801 [magpie-lark]
G. Hypothymis Boie 1826
+
Hypothymis azurea Boddaert 1783 [black-naped monarch]
G. Monarcha Vigors and Horsfield 1827
+
Monarcha takatsukasae Yamashina 1931 [Tinian monarch]
Invalid names: Monarcharses Mathews 1925 [synonym]
G. Myiagra Vigors and Horsfield 1827
+
†Myiagra freycineti Oustalet 1881 [Guam flycatcher]
G. Terpsiphone Gloger 1827 [paradise flycatcher]
+
Terpsiphone mutata Linnaeus 1766 [Madgascar paradise-flycatcher]
Fm. Motacillidae Horsfield 1821
+
G. Anthus Bechstein 1805
+
†Anthus bosniaskii Pycraft 1909
Anthus campestris Linnaeus 1758
Anthus cervinus Pallas 1811
Anthus correndera Vieillot 1818 [correndera pipit]
Anthus gustavi Swinhoe 1863 [Pechora pipit]
Anthus novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [Australasian pipit]
Anthus pratensis Linnaeus 1758 [meadow pipit]
Anthus spinoletta Linnaeus 1758 [water pipit]
Anthus trivialis Linnaeus 1758 [tree pipit]
G. Motacilla Linnaeus 1758 [wagtail]
+
Motacilla alba Linnaeus 1758 [white wagtail]
Motacilla cinerea Tunstall 1771 [gray wagtail]
Motacilla flava Linnaeus 1758 [western yellow wagtail]
†Motacilla humata Milne-Edwards 1871
†Motacilla major Milne-Edwards 1871
Invalid names: Motacillinae Bonaparte 1831 [empty]
Fm. Muscicapidae Fleming 1822 [flycatcher]
+
G. Erithacus Cuvier 1800
+
Erithacus rubecula Linnaeus 1758 [European robin]
G. Ficedula Brisson 1760
+
Ficedula hypoleuca Pallas 1764 [European pied flycatcher]
G. Luscinia Forster 1817
+
Luscinia megarhynchos Brehm 1831 [common nightingale]
Luscinia svecica Linnaeus 1758
G. Monticola Boie 1822
+
Monticola solitarius Linnaeus 1758 [blue rock-thrush]
G. Muscicapa Brisson 1760
+
Muscicapa striata Pallas 1764 [spotted flycatcher]
G. Oenanthe Vieillot 1816 [wheatear]
+
Oenanthe hispanica Linnaeus 1758 [black-eared wheatear]
Oenanthe oenanthe Linnaeus 1758 [northern wheatear]
G. Phoenicurus Forster 1817
+
Phoenicurus ochruros Gmelin 1774 [black redstart]
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Linnaeus 1758 [common redstart]
G. Saxicola Bechstein 1802
+
Saxicola rubetra Linnaeus 1758 [whinchat]
Saxicola torquatus Linnaeus 1766 [African stonechat]
Invalid names: Muscicapinae [empty]
Fm. Nectariniidae Vigors 1825
+
G. Chalcomitra Reichenbach 1853
+
Chalcomitra balfouri Sclater and Hartlaub 1881 [Socotra sunbird]
G. Cinnyris Cuvier 1816
Fm. Oriolidae Vigors 1825
+
G. †Longmornis Boles 1999
+
G. Oriolus Linnaeus 1766
G. †Turnagra Lesson 1837
+
†Turnagra capensis Sparrman 1787 [South Island piopio]
Invalid names: Turnagridae Buller 1888 [synonym]
Fm. Orthonychidae Gray 1840 [logrunner]
+
G. Orthonyx Temminck 1820
+
†Orthonyx hypsilophus Baird 1985
†Orthonyx kaldowinyeri Boles 1993
†Orthonyx wakefieldi Baird 1993
+
G. Colluricincla Vigors and Horsfield 1827
+
Invalid names: Myiolestes Bonaparte 1850 [synonym]
Invalid names: Myiagrinae [empty]
Fm. Paridae Vigors 1825
+
G. Baeolophus Cabanis 1850
+
Baeolophus bicolor Linnaeus 1766 [tufted titmouse]
G. Palaegithalus Milne-Edwards 1869
+
†Palaegithalus cuvieri Gervais 1852
G. Parus Linnaeus 1758 [tit]
+
Parus caeruleus Linnaeus 1758
Parus cristatus Linnaeus 1758
Parus major Linnaeus 1758 [great tit]
G. Periparus Selys-Longchamps 1884
+
Periparus ater Linnaeus 1758 [coal tit]
G. Poecile Kaup 1829 [Tits and chickadees]
+
Poecile atricapillus Linnaeus 1766 [Black-capped chickadee]
Fm. Parulidae Wetmore et al. 1947
+
G. Geothlypis Cabanis 1847
+
Geothlypis rostrata Bryant 1867 [Bahama yellowthroat]
Geothlypis trichas Linnaeus 1766 [common yellowthroat]
G. Oreothlypis Ridgway 1884
+
Oreothlypis celata Say 1823 [orange-crowned warbler]
G. Seiurus Swainson 1827 [ovenbird]
+
Seiurus aurocapilla Linnaeus 1766 [ovenbird]
G. Setophaga Swainson 1827
+
Setophaga coronata Linnaeus 1766 [yellow-rumped warbler]
Setophaga petechia Linnaeus 1766 [yellow warbler]
Invalid names: Dendroica Gray 1842 [synonym]
G. Vermivora Swainson 1827
+
Vermivora chrysoptera Linnaeus 1766 [golden-winged warbler]
Invalid names: Parulinae [empty]
Fm. Passerellidae Cabanis 1851 [new world sparrow]
+
G. Aimophila Swainson 1837
+
Aimophila ruficeps Cassin 1852 [rufous-crowned sparrow]
G. Ammodramus Swainson 1827
+
Ammodramus henslowii Audubon 1829 [Henslow's sparrow]
Ammodramus savannarum Gmelin 1789 [grasshopper sparrow]
Invalid names: Passerherbulus Maynard 1895 [synonym]
G. Amphispiza Coues 1874
+
Amphispiza bilineata Cassin 1850 [black-throated sparrow]
G. Artemisiospiza Klicka and Banks 2011
+
Artemisiospiza belli Cassin 1850 [Bell's sparrow]
G. Calamospiza Bonaparte 1838
+
Calamospiza melanocorys Stejneger 1885 [lark bunting]
G. Chondestes Swainson 1827 [lark sparrow]
+
Chondestes grammacus Say 1823 [lark sparrow]
G. Junco Wagler 1831 [junco]
+
Junco hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 [dark-eyed junco]
Junco phaeonotus Wagler 1831
G. Melospiza Baird 1858
+
Melospiza georgiana Latham 1790 [swamp sparrow]
Melospiza lincolnii Audubon 1834 [Lincoln's sparrow]
Melospiza melodia Wilson 1810 [song sparrow]
G. Melozone Reichenbach 1850
+
Melozone fusca Swainson 1827 [canyon towhee]
G. Passerculus Bonaparte 1838 [savannah sparrows]
+
Passerculus sandwichensis Gmelin 1789 [savannah sparrow]
G. Passerella Swainson 1837
+
Passerella iliaca Merrem 1786 [fox sparrow]
G. Pipilo Vieillot 1816 [towhee]
+
†Pipilo angelensis Dawson 1948
Pipilo chlorurus Audubon 1839 [green-tailed towhee]
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern towhee]
Pipilo maculatus Swainson 1827 [spotted towhee]
†Pipilo naufragus Olson and Wingate 2012 [Bermuda towhee]
G. Pooecetes Baird 1858
+
Pooecetes gramineus Gmelin 1789 [vesper sparrow]
G. Spizella Bonaparte 1832
+
Spizella breweri Cassin 1856 [Brewer's sparrow]
Spizella passerina Bechstein 1798 [chipping sparrow]
Spizella pusilla Wilson 1810 [field sparrow]
G. Zonotrichia Swainson 1832 [sparrow]
+
Zonotrichia albicollis Gmelin 1789 [white-throated sparrow]
Zonotrichia atricapilla Gmelin 1789 [golden-crowned sparrow]
Zonotrichia capensis Statius Muller 1776 [rufous-collared sparrow]
Zonotrichia leucophrys Forster 1772 [white-crowned sparrow]
Invalid names: Brachyspiza Ridgway 1898 [synonym]
Subor. Passeres Linnaeus 1758
+
+
G. Chamaea Gambel 1847
Fm. †Neosittidae Ridgeway 1904
+
G. †Daphoenositta De Vis 1897
Fm. †Palaeoscinidae Howard 1957
+
G. †Palaeoscinis Howard 1957
Infraor. Passerides
+
Unr. Corvida Sibley 1988
Unr. Passerida Sibley 1988 [songbird]
Infraor. Tyrannides Sibley 1988
+
Fm. Pittidae Swainson 1831
Unr. Tyrannida Wetmore and Miller 1926
Invalid names: Palaeospizidae Wetmore 1925 [empty]
Fm. Passeridae Illiger 1811
+
G. Montifringilla Brehm 1828
+
Montifringilla nivalis Linnaeus 1766 [white-winged snowfinch]
G. Passer Brisson 1760 [sparrow]
+
Passer domesticus Linnaeus 1758 [house sparrow]
Passer hispaniolensis Temminck 1820 [Spanish sparrow]
Passer insularis Sclater and Hartlaub 1881 [Socotra sparrow]
Passer montanus Linnaeus 1758
G. Petronia Kaup 1829
+
Petronia petronia Linnaeus 1766 [rock petronia]
Fm. Petroicidae Mathews 1920
+
G. Eopsaltria Swainson 1832
G. Petroica Swainson 1829
+
Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 [New Zealand robin]
Petroica macrocephala Gmelin 1789 [tomtit]
Petroica traversi Buller 1872 [Chatham robin]
Invalid names: Miro Lesson 1831 [synonym]
Fm. Phaenicophilidae Sclater 1886
+
G. Microligea Cory 1884
G. Phaenicophilus Strickland 1851
+
Phaenicophilus palmarum Linnaeus 1766 [black-crowned palm-tanager]
G. Xenoligea Bond 1967
+
Xenoligea montana Chapman 1917 [white-winged warbler]
Fm. Phylloscopidae Alström et al. 2006
+
G. Phylloscopus Boie 1826 [leaf warbler]
+
Phylloscopus sibilatrix Bechstein 1793
Fm. Pipridae Rafinesque 1815
+
G. Pipra Linnaeus 1764
Fm. Ploceidae Sundevall 1836 [weaver]
+
G. Foudia Reichenbach 1850 [foudy]
+
Foudia flavicans Newton 1865 [Rodrigues fody]
Foudia madagascariensis Linnaeus 1766 [red fody]
Foudia rubra Gmelin 1789 [Mauritius fody]
G. Ploceus Cuvier 1816
+
Ploceus sakalava Hartlaub 1860 [sakalava weaver]
Fm. Polioptilidae Baird 1858 [gnatcatcher]
+
G. Polioptila Sclater 1855
+
Polioptila caerulea Linnaeus 1766 [blue-gray gnatcatcher]
Fm. Prunellidae Richmond 1908
+
G. Prunella Vieillot 1816 [accentor]
+
Prunella collaris Scopoli 1769 [alpine accentor]
Prunella modularis Linnaeus 1758 [hedge accentor]
Fm. Psophodidae Bonaparte 1854
+
G. Psophodes Vigors and Horsfield 1827
+
Psophodes olivaceus Latham 1801 [eastern whipbird]
Fm. Ptilonorhynchidae Gray 1841
+
G. Ptilonorhynchus Kuhl 1820
+
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Vieillot 1816 [satin bowerbird]
G. †Sericuloides Nguyen 2023
+
Fm. Pycnonotidae Gray 1840 [bulbul]
+
G. Hypsipetes Vigors 1831
+
Hypsipetes amaurotis Temminck 1830 [brown-eared bulbul]
†Hypsipetes cowlesi Hume 2015
Hypsipetes madagascariensis Statius Muller 1776 [Madagascar bulbul]
Hypsipetes olivaceus Jardine and Selby 1837 [Mauritius bulbul]
Fm. Rhinocryptidae Wetmore 1930
+
G. Pteroptochos Kittlitz 1830
+
Pteroptochos castaneus Philippi and Landbeck 1864 [chestnut-throated huet-huet]
Pteroptochos megapodius Kittlitz 1830 [moustached turca]
+
Invalid names: Leptonyx macropus Swainson 1832 [synonym]
Pteroptochos tarnii King 1831 [black-throated huet-huet]
Invalid names: Hylactes King 1831 [synonym], Leptonyx Swainson 1832 [synonym]
G. Scelorchilus Oberholser 1923
+
Scelorchilus albicollis Kittlitz 1830 [white-throated tapaculo]
Scelorchilus rubecula Kittlitz 1830 [chucao tapaculo]
Fm. Rhipiduridae Sundevall 1872
+
G. Rhipidura Vigors and Horsfield 1827
+
Rhipidura fuliginosa Sparrman 1787 [New Zealand fantail]
Rhipidura rufifrons Latham 1801 [rufous fantail]
Fm. Scotocercidae Fregin et al. 2012
+
G. Cettia Bonaparte 1834
Fm. Sittidae Lesson 1828 [nuthatch]
+
G. Sitta Linnaeus 1758 [nuthatch]
+
Sitta canadensis Linnaeus 1766 [red-breasted nuthatch]
Sitta carolinensis Latham 1790 [white-breasted nuthatch]
Sitta europaea Linnaeus 1758
Sitta pygmaea Vigors 1839
†Sitta senogalliensis Portis 1887
Invalid names: Sittinae [empty]
Fm. Spindalidae Barker et al. 2013
+
G. Spindalis Jardine and Selby 1837
+
Spindalis zena Linnaeus 1758 [western spindalis]
Fm. Sturnidae Rafinesque 1815 [starling]
+
G. Acridotheres Vieillot 1816
G. Aplonis Gould 1836
+
†Aplonis diluvialis Steadman 1989 [Huahine starling]
Aplonis opaca Kittlitz 1833 [Micronesian starling]
Aplonis tabuensis Gmelin 1788 [Polynesian starling]
Invalid names: Lamprothornis Kittlitz 1833 [synonym]
G. †Cryptopsar Hume 2014
+
†Cryptopsar ischyrhynchus Hume 2014 [Mauritius starling]
G. †Fregilupus Lesson 1831
+
†Fregilupus varius Boddaert 1783 [Réunion starling]
G. Gracula Linnaeus 1758
G. Mino Lesson 1827
+
Mino dumontii Lesson 1827 [yellow-faced myna]
G. †Necropsar Günther and Newton 1879
+
†Necropsar rodericanus Günther and Newton 1879 [Rodriguez starling]
G. Pastor Temminck 1815
+
Pastor roseus Linnaeus 1758 [rosy starling]
G. Sturnus Linnaeus 1756 [starling]
+
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 [European starling]
Invalid names: Sturnini Rafinesque 1815 [empty]
Fm. Sylviidae Vigors 1825
+
G. Hippolais Baldenstein 1827
G. Locustella Kaup 1829
G. Regulus Cuvier 1800
+
Regulus ignicapilla Temminck 1820
G. Sylvia Scopoli 1769
+
Sylvia atricapilla Linnaeus 1758
Sylvia borin Boddaert 1783 [garden warbler]
Sylvia communis Latham 1787 [greater whitethroat]
Sylvia sarda Temminck 1820 [Marmora's warbler]
Fm. Thamnophilidae Swainson 1824
+
Subfm. Thamnophilinae Swainson 1824
+
Tr. Thamnophilini del Hoyo et al. 2016
Fm. Thraupidae Cabanis 1847
+
G. Camarhynchus Gould 1837
+
Camarhynchus parvulus Gould 1837 [small tree-finch]
Camarhynchus pauper Ridgway 1890 [medium tree-finch]
G. Certhidea Gould 1837
+
Certhidea olivacea Gould 1837 [green warbler-finch]
G. Coereba Vieillot 1809
+
Coereba flaveola Linnaeus 1758 [bananaquit]
G. Geospiza Gould 1837 [Darwin's finch]
+
Geospiza difficilis Sharpe 1888 [sharp-beaked ground-finch]
+
Invalid names: Geospiza nebulosa Gould 1837 [replaced]
Geospiza fortis Gould 1837 [medium ground-finch]
Geospiza fuliginosa Gould 1837 [small ground-finch]
Geospiza magnirostris Gould 1837 [large ground-finch]
Geospiza scandens Gould 1837 [common cactus-finch]
Invalid names: Cactornis Gould 1837 [synonym]
G. Loxigilla Lesson 1831
+
Loxigilla noctis Linnaeus 1766 [lesser Antillean bullfich]
Loxigilla violacea Linnaeus 1758 [greater Antillean bullfinch]
G. Melanodera Bonaparte 1850
+
Melanodera melanodera Quoy and Gaimard 1824 [white-bridled finch]
G. Melopyrrha Bonaparte 1853
+
†Melopyrrha latirostris Steadman and Morgan 1985
Melopyrrha nigra Linnaeus 1758
G. Platyspiza Ridgway 1897
+
Platyspiza crassirostris Gould 1837 [vegetarian finch]
G. Sicalis Boie 1828
+
Sicalis flaveola Linnaeus 1766 [saffron finch]
G. Tiaris Swainson 1827
+
Tiaris bicolor Linnaeus 1766 [black-faced grassquit]
G. Volatinia Reichenbach 1850
+
Volatinia jacarina Linnaeus 1766 [blue-black grassquit]
Fm. Tichodromidae Swainson 1827
+
G. Tichodroma Illiger 1811
+
Tichodroma muraria Linnaeus 1766 [wallcreeper]
Fm. Tityridae Gray 1840
+
G. Pachyramphus Gould and Gray 1840
+
Pachyramphus aglaiae Lafresnaye 1839 [rose-throated becard]
G. Tityra Vieillot 1816
+
Invalid names: Pachyrhynchus Spix 1825 [synonym]
Fm. Troglodytidae Swainson 1832 [wren]
+
G. Cistothorus Cabanis 1850 [wren]
+
†Cistothorus brevis Brodkorb 1957 [wren]
Cistothorus platensis Latham 1790 [sedge wren]
G. Salpinctes Cabanis 1847
+
Salpinctes obsoletus Say 1822 [rock wren]
G. Thryomanes Sclater 1862
+
Thryomanes bewickii Audubon 1827 [Bewick's wren]
G. Thryothorus Vieillot 1816
G. Troglodytes Viellot 1809 [house wren]
+
Troglodytes aedon Vieillot 1809 [house wren]
Troglodytes troglodytes Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian wren]
Fm. Turdidae Rafinesque 1815 [thrush]
+
G. Catharus Bonaparte 1850
+
Catharus guttatus Pallas 1811 [hermit thrush]
Catharus ustulatus Nuttall 1840 [Swainson's thrush]
G. Geokichla Muller 1836
G. Hylocichla Baird 1864
G. Ixoreus Bonaparte 1854
+
Ixoreus naevius Gmelin 1789 [varied thrush]
G. †Meridiocichla Louchart 2004
+
†Meridiocichla salotti Louchart 2004
G. Myadestes Swainson 1838
+
Myadestes obscurus Gmelin 1789 [omao]
Myadestes palmeri Rothschild 1893 [puaiohi]
G. Sialia Swainson 1827 [bluebird]
+
Sialia mexicana Swainson 1831
Sialia sialis Linnaeus 1758 [eastern bluebird]
G. Turdus Linnaeus 1758 [true thrush]
+
†Turdus bresciensis Gibel 1847
Turdus falcklandii Quoy and Gaimard 1824 [austral thrush]
Turdus hortulorum Sclater 1863 [gray-backed thrush]
Turdus iliacus Linnaeus 1758 [redwing]
Turdus lherminieri Lafresnaye 1844 [forest thrush]
Turdus merula Linnaeus 1758 [common blackbird]
Turdus migratorius Linnaeus 1758 [American robin]
Turdus obscurus Gmelin 1789 [eyebrowed thrush]
Turdus pallidus Gmelin 1789 [pale thrush]
Turdus philomelos Brehm 1831 [song thrush]
Turdus pilaris Linnaeus 1758 [fieldfare]
Turdus plumbeus Linnaeus 1758 [red-legged thrush]
Turdus poliocephalus Latham 1801 [island thrush]
Turdus torquatus Linnaeus 1758 [ring ouzel]
Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus 1758 [mistle thrush]
Invalid names: Cichlherminia Bonaparte 1854 [synonym], Mimocichla Sclater 1859 [synonym]
G. Zoothera Vigors 1832
+
Zoothera aurea Hollandre 1825 [White's thrush]
+
Invalid names: Turdus varius Pallas 1811 [replaced]
Zoothera dauma Latham 1790 [scaly thrush]
Fm. Tyrannidae Vigors 1825 [tyrant flycatcher]
+
G. Arundinicola d'Orbigny 1840
+
Arundinicola leucocephala Linnaeus 1764 [white-headed marsh-tyrant]
G. Contopus Cabanis 1855 [pewee]
+
Contopus caribaeus d'Orbigny 1839 [Cuban pewee]
Contopus sordidulus Sclater 1859 [western wood-pewee]
Contopus virens Linnaeus 1766 [eastern wood-pewee]
G. Elaenia Sundeval 1836
+
Elaenia martinica Linnaeus 1766
G. Empidonax Cabanis 1855 [flycatcher]
G. Myiarchus Cabanis 1844
+
Myiarchus magnirostris Gould 1838 [Galapagos flycatcher]
Myiarchus sagrae Gundlach 1852 [La Sagra's flycatcher]
G. Myiobius Gray 1839
+
Invalid names: Tyrannula Swainson 1827 [replaced]
G. Myiodynastes Bonaparte 1857
+
Myiodynastes luteiventris Sclater 1859 [sulphur-bellied flycatcher]
G. Myiozetetes Sclater 1859
+
Myiozetetes similis von Spix 1825 [social flycatcher]
G. Pitangus Swainson 1827
+
Pitangus lictor Lichtenstein 1823 [lesser kiskadee]
Pitangus sulphuratus Linnaeus 1766 [great kiskadee]
G. Pyrocephalus Gould 1838
+
Pyrocephalus rubinus Boddaert 1783 [Vermilion flycatcher]
G. Sayornis Bonaparte 1854 [phoebe]
+
Sayornis nigricans Swainson 1827 [black phoebe]
Sayornis phoebe Latham 1790 [eastern phoebe]
Sayornis saya Bonaparte 1825 [Say's phoebe]
G. Tyrannus Linnaeus 1766
+
Tyrannus caudifasciatus d'Orbigny 1839 [loggerhead kingbird]
Tyrannus cubensis Richmond 1898 [giant kingbird]
Tyrannus dominicensis Gmelin 1788 [gray kingbird]
Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot 1819 [tropical kingbird]
Tyrannus tyrannus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern kingbird]
Tyrannus vociferans Swainson 1826 [Cassin's kingbird]
Invalid names: Tolmarchus Ridgway 1905 [synonym]
Fm. Vangidae Swainson 1831 [vanga]
+
G. Artamella Sclater 1924
+
Artamella viridis Statius Muller 1776 [white-headed vanga]
G. Cyanolanius Bonaparte 1854 [blue vanga]
+
Cyanolanius madagascarinus Linnaeus 1766 [blue vanga]
G. Leptopterus Bonaparte 1854
G. Vanga Viellot 1816 [vanga]
+
Vanga curvirostris Linnaeus 1766 [hook-billed vanga]
Fm. Vireonidae Swainson 1837 [vireo]
+
G. Hylophilus Temminck 1822
+
Hylophilus flavipes Lafresnaye 1845 [scrub greenlet]
G. Vireo Vieillot 1808
+
Vireo altiloquus Vieillot 1808 [black-whiskered vireo]
Vireo crassirostris Bryant 1859 [thick-billed vireo]
Vireo griseus Boddaert 1783 [white-eyed vireo]
Vireo nanus Lawrence 1875 [flat-billed vireo]
Invalid names: Lanivireo Baird 1858 [synonym], Lawrencia Ridgway 1886 [synonym]
G. †Wieslochia Mayr and Manegold 2006
+
†Wieslochia weissi Mayr and Manegold 2006
G. †Winnicavis Bochenski et al. 2018
+
†Winnicavis gorskii Bochenski et al. 2018
G. †Yunnanus Hou 1985
+
†Yunnanus gaoyuansis Hou 1985
Fm. Zosteropidae Bonaparte 1853 [white-eye]
+
G. Cleptornis Oustalet 1889
+
Cleptornis marchei Oustalet 1889 [golden white-eye]
G. Zosterops Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [white-eye]
+
Zosterops abyssinicus Guérin-Méneville 1843 [Abyssinian white-eye]
Zosterops chloronothos Vieillot 1817 [Mauritius white-eye]
Zosterops conspicillatus Kittlitz 1833 [bridled white-eye]
Zosterops maderaspatanus Linnaeus 1766 [Madagascar white-eye]
Zosterops mauritianus Gmelin 1789 [Mauritius gray white-eye]
Zosterops montanus Bonaparte 1850 [mountain white-eye]
Invalid names: Coerebidae [empty], Eopsaltriidae [empty], Fringilloidae Hay 1930 [empty], Oscines [empty], Paradisaeidae Vigors 1825 [empty], Scytalopidae [empty]
G. †Perplexicervix Mayr 2010
+
G. †Scandiavis Bertelli et al. 2013
+
†Scandiavis mikkelseni Bertelli et al. 2013
G. †Vastanavis Mayr et al. 2007
+
†Vastanavis eocaena Mayr et al. 2007
Invalid names: Alciformes Sharpe 1891 [empty], Anas benedeni Sharpe 1899 [nomen dubium], Anas creccoides Van Beneden 1871 [nomen dubium], Odontoanserae Bourdon 2005 [empty]
Or. Otidiformes Wagler 1830
+
Fm. Otididae Gray 1840
+
G. Afrotis Gray 1855 [bustards]
+
Afrotis afra Linnaeus 1766 [Southern black bustard]
Afrotis afraoides Smith 1831 [Northern black bustard]
G. Ardeotis Le Maout 1853 [bustards]
+
Ardeotis arabs Linnaeus 1758 [Arabian bustard]
Ardeotis kori Burchell 1822 [Kori bustard]
Ardeotis nigriceps Vigors 1831 [Great indian bustard]
G. Chlamydotis Lesson 1839
+
†Chlamydotis mesetaria Sánchez Marco 1990
†Chlamydotis pliodeserti Serebrovs'kyj 1941
Chlamydotis undulata von Jacquin 1784 [Houbara bustard]
G. Heterotetrax Sharpe 1894 [bustard]
+
Heterotetrax vigorsii Smith 1831 [Karoo bustard]
G. †Miootis Umans'ka 1979
+
†Miootis compactus Umans'ka 1979
G. Neotis Sharpe 1893
+
Neotis denhami Children and Vigors 1826 [Denham's bustard]
G. Otis Linnaeus 1758
+
†Otis affinis Lydekker 1891
†Otis agilis Milne-Edwards 1871
†Otis bessarabensis Kessler and Gál 1996
†Otis lambrechti Kretzoi 1941
†Otis paratetrax Bocheński and Kuročkin 1987
Otis tarda Linnaeus 1758 [great bustard]
+
Invalid names: Otis brevipes Gibel 1847 [synonym]
G. Tetrax Forster 1817
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Tetrax tetrax Linnaeus 1758 [little bustard]
Superor. Palaeognathae Pycraft 1900
+
+
Fm. †Aepyornithidae Bonaparte 1853 [elephant bird]
+
G. †Aepyornis Geoffroy 1850
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†Aepyornis hildebrandti Burckhardt 1893
†Aepyornis maximus Geoffroy Saint Hilaire 1850
†Aepyornis medius Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1869
G. †Mullerornis Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1894
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†Mullerornis agilis Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1894
†Mullerornis betsilei Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1894
†Mullerornis rudis Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1894
Or. †Ambiortiformes Kurochkin 1982
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Invalid names: Ambiortidae Kurochkin 1982 [empty]
Unr. Crypturi Goodchild
+
+
Or. Tinamiformes Huxley 1872 [tinamou]
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Fm. Tinamidae Gray 1840 [tinamou]
Fm. †Eremopezidae Rothschild 1911
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G. †Eremopezus Andrews 1904
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†Eremopezus eocaenus Andrews 1904
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Invalid names: Stromeria fajumensis Lambrecht 1929 [synonym]
Invalid names: Stromeria Lambrecht 1929 [synonym]
G. †Psammornis Andrews 1911
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†Psammornis libycus Moltoni 1928
†Psammornis rothschildi Andrews 1911
Fm. †Lithornithidae Houde 1988
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G. †Calciavis Nesbitt and Clarke 2016
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†Calciavis grandei Nesbitt and Clarke 2016
G. †Fissuravis Mayr 2007
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†Fissuravis weigelti Mayr 2007
G. †Lithornis Owen 1840
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†Lithornis celetius Houde 1988
†Lithornis hookeri Harrison 1984
†Lithornis nasi Harrison 1984
†Lithornis plebius Houde 1988
†Lithornis promiscuus Houde 1988
†Lithornis vulturinus Owen 1840
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Invalid names: Pediorallus barbarae Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym], Promusophaga magnifica Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym]
G. †Paracathartes Harrison 1979
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†Paracathartes howardae Harrison 1979
G. †Pseudocrypturus Houde 1988
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Fm. Medioolithidae Kohring and Hirsch 1996
+
G. †Medioolithus Kohring and Hirsch 1996
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†Medioolithus geiseltalensis Kohring and Hirsch 1996
Or. †Palaeocursornithiformes Kessler and Jurcsák 1986
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Fm. †Palaeocursornithidae Jurcsák and Kessler 1988
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Invalid names: Cursornithidae Kessler and Jurcsák 1985 [replaced], Limnornithidae Kessler and Jurcsák 1984 [replaced]
Invalid names: Cursornithiformes Jurcsák and Kessler 1985 [replaced], Limnornithiformes Kessler and Jurcsák 1984 [replaced]
Or. †Patagopterygiformes Alvarenga and Bonaparte 1992
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Invalid names: Patagopterygidae Alvarenga and Bonaparte 1992 [empty]
Unr. Ratitae Merrem 1813
+
+
Or. Apterygiformes [kiwi]
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Fm. Apterygidae Gray 1840
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Fm. †Dinornithidae Bonaparte 1853
Fm. †Emeidae
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Invalid names: Anomalopterygidae [synonym]
Fm. †Megalapterygidae Bunce et al. 2009
Superor. Casuariimorphae Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Or. Casuariiformes [cassowary]
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Fm. Casuariidae Kaup 1847
Invalid names: Dromaiidae Richmond 1908 [empty]
Invalid names: Struthiones [empty], Struthionimorphae Livezey and Zusi 2007 [empty]
Fm. †Remiornithidae Martin 1992
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G. †Remiornis Lemoine 1881
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†Remiornis heberti Lemoine 1881
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Invalid names: Remiornis minor Lemoine 1878 [synonym]
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Fm. Rheidae Bonaparte 1849 [rhea]
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G. †Diogenornis Alvarenga 1983
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†Diogenornis fragilis Alvarenga 1983
G. †Heterorhea Rovereto 1914
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†Heterorhea dabbenei Rovereto 1914
G. †Hinasuri Tambussi 1995
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†Hinasuri nehuensis Tambussi 1995
G. †Opisthodactylus Ameghino 1891
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†Opisthodactylus horacioperezi Agnolin and Chafrat 2015
†Opisthodactylus kirchneri Noriega et al. 2017
†Opisthodactylus patagonicus Ameghino 1891
G. †Protorhea Moreno and Mercerat 1891
+
†Protorhea azarae Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. Rhea Brisson 1760
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Rhea americana Linnaeus 1758 [greater rhea]
†Rhea fossilis Moreno and Mercerat 1891
†Rhea nana Lydekker 1894
†Rhea pampeana Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Rhea pennata d'Orbigny 1834 [lesser rhea]
†Rhea subpampeana Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Rhea tarapacensis Chubb 1913 [Puna rhea]
Invalid names: Pterocnemia Gray 1870 [synonym]
Or. Struthioniformes Latham 1790
+
Fm. †Eleutherornithidae Wetmore 1951
+
G. †Proceriavis Harrison and Walker 1979
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†Proceriavis martini Harrison and Walker 1979
Fm. †Ergilornithidae Kozlova 1960
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G. †Amphipelargus Lydekker 1891
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†Amphipelargus majori Lydekker 1891
Invalid names: Urmiornis Mecquenem 1908 [synonym]
G. †Ergilornis Kozlova 1960
G. †Proergilornis Kozlova 1960
G. †Sinoergilornis Musser et al. 2020
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†Sinoergilornis guangheensis Musser et al. 2020
Fm. †Geranoididae Wetmore 1933
+
G. †Eogeranoides Cracraft 1969
G. †Geranodornis Cracraft 1969
G. †Geranoides Wetmore 1933
+
†Geranoides jepseni Wetmore 1933
G. †Paragrus Lambrecht 1933
+
†Paragrus prentici Loomis 1906
Fm. †Palaeotididae Houde and Haubold 1987
+
G. †Galligeranoides Bourdon et al. 2014
+
†Galligeranoides boriensis Bourdon et al. 2014
G. †Palaeotis Lambrecht 1928
+
†Palaeotis weigelti Lambrecht 1928
Fm. Struthionidae Vigors 1825 [ostrich]
+
G. Struthio Linnaeus 1758 [ostrich]
+
†Struthio anderssoni Lowe 1831
†Struthio asiaticus Milne-Edwards 1871 [Asian ostrich]
†Struthio barbarus Arambourg 1979
†Struthio bradydactylus Burchak-Abramovich 1939
Struthio camelus Linnaeus 1758 [common ostrich]
†Struthio chersonensis Brant 1873
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Invalid names: Palaeostruthio sternatus Burčak-Abramovič 1953 [synonym], Struthio novorossicus Alexejev 1916 [synonym], Struthio orlovi Kurochkin and Lungu 1970 [synonym], Struthiolithus adzalycensis Roščin 1962 [synonym], Struthiolithus alexejevi Roščin 1962 [synonym]
†Struthio coppensi Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1996
†Struthio karatheodoris Forsyth Major 1888
†Struthio linxiaensis Hou et al. 2005
Struthio molybdophanes Reichenow 1883 [Somali ostrich]
†Struthio mongolicus Lowe 1931
†Struthio wimani Lowe 1931
Invalid names: Pachystruthio Kretzoi 1954 [synonym], Palaeostruthio Burčak-Abramovič 1953 [synonym], Struthiolithus Brant 1873 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lithornidae [empty], Remiornithiformes Martin 1992 [empty]
Or. Phoenicopteriformes Howard 1955 [flamingo]
+
G. †Adelalopus Mayr and Smith 2002
G. †Agnopterus Milne-Edwards 1868
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†Agnopterus gallicus Milne-Edwards 1891
†Agnopterus laurillardi Milne-Edwards 1869
†Agnopterus turgaiensis Turgarinov 1940
Fm. †Palaelodidae Stejneger 1885 [swimming flamingo]
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G. †Megapaloelodus Miller 1944
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†Megapaloelodus opsigonus Brodkorb 1961 [flamingo]
†Megapaloelodus peiranoi Agnolín 2009
G. †Palaelodus Milne-Edwards 1863
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†Palaelodus ambiguus Milne-Edwards 1871
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Invalid names: Grus miocenicus Grigorescu and Kessler 1977 [synonym], Grus problematica Milne-Edwardsq 1871 [synonym], Palaelodus minutus Milne-Edwards 1871 [synonym]
†Palaelodus aotearoa Worthy et al. 2010
†Palaelodus crassipes Milne-Edwards 1871
†Palaelodus goliath Milne-Edwards 1871
†Palaelodus gracilipes Milne-Edwards 1863
†Palaelodus pledgei Baird and Vickers-Rich 1998
†Palaelodus wilsoni Baird and Vickers-Rocj 1998
Invalid names: Probalearica Lambrecht 1933 [synonym]
Fm. Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte 1838 [flamingo]
+
G. †Elornis Aymard 1856
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†Elornis grandis Milne-Edwards 1870
†Elornis littoralis Milne-Edwards 1868
G. Phoeniconaias Gray 1869
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†Phoeniconaias gracilis Miller 1963
†Phoeniconaias proeses De Vis 1905
G. †Phoeniconotius Miller 1963
+
†Phoeniconotius eyrensis Miller 1963
G. Phoenicoparrus Bonaparte 1856
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Phoenicoparrus andinus Philippi 1854 [Andean flamingo]
Phoenicoparrus jamesi Sclater 1886 [Puna flamingo]
Phoenicoparrus minor Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1798 [Lesser flamingo]
G. Phoenicopterus Linnaeus 1758
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Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina 1782 [Chilean flamingo]
†Phoenicopterus copei Shufeldt 1891
†Phoenicopterus croizeti Gervais 1852
†Phoenicopterus floridanus Brodkorb 1953 [flamingo]
†Phoenicopterus minutus Howard 1955
Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 1811 [greater flamingo]
+
Invalid names: Phoenicopterus antiquorum Temminck 1815 [synonym]
Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus 1758 [American flamingo]
†Phoenicopterus stocki Miller 1944
Invalid names: Gervaisia Harrison and Walker 1976 [synonym], Harrisonavis Kašin 1978 [synonym]
G. †Xenorhynchopsis De Vis 1905
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†Xenorhynchopsis minor De Vis 1905
†Xenorhynchopsis tibialis De Vis 1905
G. †Tiliornis Ameghino 1899
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†Tiliornis senex Ameghino 1899
Invalid names: Juncitarsidae Peters 1987 [empty]
Unr. Picocoraciae Mayr 2011
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Invalid names: Alcediniformes Feduccia 1977 [empty]
Or. Pterocliformes Huxley 1868
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Fm. Pteroclidae Bonaparte 1831 [sandgrouse]
+
G. †Linxiavis Li et al. 2020
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†Linxiavis inaquosus Li et al. 2020
G. Pterocles Temminck 1815
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Pterocles alchata Linnaeus 1766 [pin-tailed sandgrouse]
Pterocles bicinctus Temminck 1815 [Double-banded sandgrouse]
Pterocles burchelli Sclater 1922 [Burchell's sandgrouse]
Pterocles coronatus Luchtenstein 1823 [Crowned sandgrouse]
Pterocles decoratus Cabanis 1868 [Black-faced sandgrouse]
Pterocles exustus Temminck 1825 [Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse]
Pterocles gutturalis Smith 1836 [Yellow-throated sandgrouse]
Pterocles indicus Gmelin 1789 [Painted sandgrouse]
†Pterocles larvatus Milne-Edwards 1892
Pterocles lichtensteinii Temminck 1825 [Lichtenstein's sandgrouse]
Pterocles namaqua Gmelin 1789 [Namaqua sandgrouse]
Pterocles orientalis Linnaeus 1758 [black-bellied sandgrouse]
Pterocles personatus Gould 1843 [Madagascar sandgrouse]
Pterocles quadricinctus Temminck 1815 [Four-banded sandgrouse]
Pterocles senegallus Linnaeus 1771 [spotted sandgrouse]
†Pterocles sepultus Milne-Edwards 1867
†Pterocles validus Milne-Edwards 1892
G. Syrrhaptes Illiger 1811
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Syrrhaptes paradoxus Pallas 1773 [Pallas's sandgrouse]
Syrrhaptes tibetanus Gould 1850 [Tibetan sandgrouse]
Invalid names: Coraciomorphae Gadow [empty], Lonchodytes pterygius Brodkorb 1963 [nomen dubium], Odontognathae Wetmore 1930 [empty], Pelargomorphae Gadow [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Hauterivian to the top of the Holocene or 136.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 130.0 Ma

Collections (2429 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0France Gallornis straeleni (61563)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Uzbekistan (Navoi) Horezmavis eocretacea (58208)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Neornithes indet. (58168)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Argentina (Neuquén) Neornithes indet. (118307)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Leptosomus macrurus (213175)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Oena plana (190555)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (California) Neognathae indet. (94632)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Presbyornithidae indet. (65344)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (British Colombia) Maaqwi cascadensis (191629)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Neornithes indet. (45087) N. sp. (49557)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mongolia Teviornis gobiensis (84444)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica Polarornis gregorii (131860)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Neornithes indet. (123488)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.1 - 56.0New Zealand (Canterbury) Aves indet. (189281)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Ratitae indet. (47893)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Neornithes indet. sp. 6, Phalacrocoracidae indet. sp. 2, Lonchodytes pterygius, Presbyornithidae indet. sp. 4, Presbyornithidae indet. sp. 3, Presbyornithidae indet. sp. 2 (14519)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica Aves indet. (13106) Polarornis gregorii, Vegavis iaai (233507) Presbyornithidae indet. (45325) Vegavis sp. (204405)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Concepcíon) Neogaeornis wetzeli (13309)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Neornithes indet. sp. 3, Torotix clemensi, Ciconiiformes indet., Lonchodytes estesi, Gaviiformes indet., Lonchodytes pterygius, Neornithes indet. sp. 2 (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Telmatornis rex (87903)