Classification of the superorder Passerimorphae

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. Alcedo Linnaeus 1758
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Alcedo atthis Linnaeus 1758 [common kingfisher]
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]
Subfm. Halcyoninae Vigors 1825
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G. Halcyon Swainson 1821
G. Melidora Lesson 1830
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Melidora macrorrhina Lesson 1827 [Hook-billed kingfisher]
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]
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G. †Quasisyndactylus Mayr 1998
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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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Infraor. Coraciides
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Invalid names: Leptosomatoidea [empty]
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. †Laputavis Dyke 2001
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†Laputavis robusta Dyke 2001
Invalid names: Laputa Dyke 2001 [replaced]
G. †Paracoracias Clarke et al. 2009
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†Paracoracias occidentalis Clarke et al. 2009
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
G. †Septencoracias Bourdon 2016
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†Septencoracias simillimus Mayr and Kitchener 2024
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]
G. Eurystomus Vieillot 1816
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Eurystomus glaucurus Statius Muller 1776 [broad-billed roller]
Subor. †Halcyones
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Invalid names: Alcedinoidea [empty], Momotoidea [empty]
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]
G. †Parvicuculus Harrison and Walker 1977
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†Parvicuculus minor Harrison and Walker 1977
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. †Protornis von Meyer 1844
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†Protornis glarniensis Meyer 1844
G. Todus Brisson 1760
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Todus angustirostris Lafresnaye 1851 [narrow-billed tody]
Todus subulatus Gray 1847 [broad-billed tody]
G. †Ueekenkcoracias Degrange et al. 2021
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†Ueekenkcoracias tambussiae Degrange et al. 2021
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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G. Psilopogon Müller 1836 [barbet]
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Psilopogon haemacephalus Müller 1776 [Coppersmith barbet]
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]
G. †Rupelramphastoides Mayr 2005
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Fm. Picidae Vigors 1825 [woodpecker]
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G. Campephilus Gray 1840
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Campephilus principalis Linnaeus 1758 [ivory-billed woodpecker]
G. Colaptes Vigors 1825
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Colaptes auratus Linnaeus 1758 [northern flicker]
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Colaptes campestris Vieillot 1818 [campo flicker]
Colaptes chrysoides Malherbe 1852
†Colaptes naroskyi Agnolín and Jofré 2017
†Colaptes oceanicus Olson 2013 [Bermuda flicker]
G. Dendrocopos Koch 1816
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Dendrocopos leucotos Bechstein 1802 [white-backed woodpecker]
G. Dryocopus Boie 1826
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Dryocopus pileatus Linnaeus 1758 [pileated woodpecker]
G. †Homalopus Milne-Edwards 1871
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†Homalopus picoides Milne-Edwards 1871
G. Jynx Linnaeus 1758
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Jynx torquilla Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian wryneck]
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. Nesoctites Hargitt 1890
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Nesoctites micromegas Sundevall 1866 [Antillean piculet]
G. †Palaeopicus Lambrecht 1933
Subfm. Picinae Bonaparte 1838
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G. Ceophloeus Cabanis 1862
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Subg. Ceophloeus (Phloeotomus) Cabanis and Heine 1863
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. Sapheopipo Hargitt 1890
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Sapheopipo noguchii Seebohm 1887 [Okinawa woodpecker]
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
G. Xiphidiopicus Bonaparte 1854
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Xiphidiopicus percussus Temminck 1826 [Cuban green woodpecker]
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. Aulacorhynchus Gould 1835
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Aulacorhynchus prasinus Gould 1833 [northern emerald-toucanet]
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]
Fm. †Sylphornithidae Mourer-Chauviré 1988
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G. †Oligosylphe Mayr and Smith 2002
G. †Sylphornis Mourer-Chauviré 1988
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†Sylphornis bretouensis Mourer-Chauviré 1988
Invalid names: Picoidae [empty]
Fm. †Zygodactylidae Brodkorb 1971
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G. †Eozygodactylus Weidig 2010
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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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G. †Pseudastur Mayr 1998
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G. †Quercypsitta Mourer-Chauvire 1992
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†Quercypsitta ivani Mourer-Chauvire 1992
†Quercypsitta sudrei Mourer-Chauvire 1992
G. †Serudaptus Mayr 2000
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†Serudaptus pohli Mayr 2000
G. †Zygodactylus Ballmann 1969
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†Zygodactylus grivensis Ballman 1969
†Zygodactylus ignotus Ballman 1969
Invalid names: Primoscenidae Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym]