Passeriformes

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes (2,057 genera / 9,672 species)
Infraclass: Eoaves
Parvclass: Passerae
Superorder: Passerimorphae
Order: Passeriformes (1161 genera / 5712 species)

Suborder: Tyranni (Suboscines)
Infraorder: Acanthisittides
Family: Acanthisittidae (2/4 – New Zealand wrens)
Infraorder: Eurylaimides
Superfamily: Pittoidea
Family: Pittidae (1/31 – pittas)
Superfamily: Eurylaimoidea
Family: Eurylaimidae (8/14 – broadbills)
Family: Philepittidae (2/4 – asities [asitys])
Infraorder/Family: Incertae sedis (Sapayoa)
Infraorder: Tyrannides
Parvorder: Tyrannida
Family: Tyrannidae (146/537)
Subfamily: Pipromorphinae (mionectine flycatchers, Corythopis)
Subfamily: Tyranninae (tyrant flycatchers)
Subfamily: Tityrinae
Tribe: Schiffornithini (Schiffornis)
Tribe: Tityrini (tityras, becards)
Subfamily: Cotinginae (cotingas, plantcutters, sharpbill)
Subfamily: Piprinae (manakins)
Parvorder: Thamnophilida
Family: Thamnophilidae (45/188 – typical antbirds)
Parvorder: Furnariida
Superfamily: Furnarioidea
Family: Furnariidae (66/280)
Subfamily: Furnariinae (ovenbirds)
Subfamily: Dendrocolaptinae (woodcreepers)
Superfamily: Formicarioidea
Family: Formicariidae (7/56 – ground antbirds)
Family: Conopophagidae (1/8 – gnateaters)
Family: Rhinocryptidae (12/28 – tapaculos)
Suborder: Passeri (Oscines)
Parvorder: Corvida
Superfamily: Menuroidea (treecreepers, lyrebirds, bowerbirds)
Family: Climacteridae (2/7 – Australo-Papuan treecreepers)
Family: Menuridae (2/4)
Subfamily: Menurinae (lyrebirds)
Subfamily: Atrichornithinae (scrub-birds)
Family: Ptilonorhynchidae (7/20 – bowerbirds)
Superfamily: Meliphagoidea (fairywrens, grasswrens, honeyeaters, thornbills)
Family: Maluridae (2/4)
Subfamily: Malurinae
Tribe: Malurini (fairywrens)
Tribe: Stipiturini (emuwrens)
Subfamily: Amytornithinae (grasswrens)
Family: Meliphagidae (42/182 – honeyeaters, Ephthianura, Ashbyia)
Family: Pardalotidae (16/68)
Subfamily: Pardalotinae (pardalotes)
Subfamily: Dasyornithinae (bristlebirds)
Subfamily: Acanthizinae
Tribe: Sericornithini (scrubwrens)
Tribe: Acanthizini (thornbills, whitefaces)
Superfamily: Corvoidea (shrikes, crows, jays, birds-of-paradise, orioles)
Family: Eopsaltriidae (14/46 – Australo-Papuan robins, Drymodes)
Family: Irenidae (2/10 – fairy-bluebirds, leafbirds)
Family: Orthonychidae (1/2 – logrunner, chowchilla)
Family: Pomatostomidae (1/5 – Australo-Papuan babblers)
Family: Laniidae (3/30 – true shrikes)
Family: Vireonidae (4/51 – vireos, greenlets, peppershrikes, shrike-vireos)
Family: Corvidae (127/647)
Subfamily: Cinclosomatinae (quail-thrushes, whipbirds)
Subfamily: Corcoracinae (Australian chough, apostlebird)
Subfamily: Pachycephalinae
Tribe: Neosittini (sittellas)
Tribe: Mohouini (Mohoua, Finschia)
Tribe: Falcunculini (shrike-tits, Oreoica, Rhagologus)
Tribe: Pachycephalini (whistlers, shrike-thrushes)
Subfamily: Corvinae
Tribe: Corvini (crows, magpies, jays, nutcrackers)
Tribe: Paradisaeini (birds-of-paradise, Melampitta)
Tribe: Artamini (currawongs, woodswallows, Peltops, Pityriasis)
Tribe: Oriolini (orioles, cuckooshrikes)
Subfamily: Dicrurinae
Tribe: Rhipidurini (fantails)
Tribe: Dicrurini (drongos)
Tribe: Monarchini (monarchs, magpie-larks)
Subfamily: Aegithininae (loras)
Subfamily: Malaconotinae
Tribe: Malaconotini (bush-shrikes)
Tribe: Vangini (helmet-shrikes, vangas, Batis, Platysteira)
Parvorder: Incertae sedis
Family: Picathartidae (Picathartes, Chaetops)
Parvorder: Passerida
Superfamily: Muscicapoidea (waxwings, dippers, thrushes, starlings, nuthatches)
Family: Bombycillidae (5/8)
Tribe: Dulini (palmchat)
Tribe: Ptilogonatini (silky-flycatchers)
Tribe: Bombycillini (waxwings)
Family: Cinclidae (1/5 – dippers)
Family: Muscicapidae (69/449)
Subfamily: Turdinae (true thrushes, Chlamydochaera, Brachypteryx, Alethe)
Subfamily: Muscicapinae
Tribe: Muscicapini (Old World flycatchers)
Tribe: Saxicolini (chats)
Family: Sturnidae (38/148)
Tribe: Sturnini (starlings, mynas)
Tribe: Mimini (mockingbirds, thrashers, catbirds)
Superfamily: Sylvioidea (nuthatches, creepers, wrens, swallows, kinglets)
Family: Sittidae (2/25)
Subfamily: Sittinae (nutchatches)
Subfamily: Tichodrominae (wallcreeper)
Family: Certhiidae (22/97)
Subfamily: Certhiinae
Tribe: Certhiini (northern creepers)
Tribe: Salpornithini (African creeper)
Subfamily: Troglodytinae (wrens)
Subfamily: Polioptilinae (gnatcatchers, verdin, gnatwrens)
Family: Paridae (7/65)
Subfamily: Remizinae (penduline-tits)
Subfamily: Parinae (titmice, chickadees)
Family: Aegithalidae (3/8 – long-tailed tits, bushtits)
Family: Hirundinidae (14/89)
Subfamily: Pseudochelidoninae (river-martins)
Subfamily: Hirundininae (swallows, martins)
Family: Regulidae (1/6 – kinglets)
Family: Pycnonotidae (21/137 – bulbuls, greenbuls)
Family: Hypocoliidae (1/1 – Hypocolius)
Family: Cisticolidae (14/119 – African warblers, Cisticola, Apalis, Prinia)
Family: Zosteropidae (13/96 – white-eyes)
Family: Sylviidae (101/552)
Subfamily: Acrocephalinae (leaf-warblers)
Subfamily: Megalurinae (grass-warblers)
Subfamily: Garrulacinae (laughingthrushes)
Subfamily: Sylviinae
Tribe: Timaliini (babblers, Rhabdornis)
Tribe: Chamaeini (wrentit)
Tribe: Sylviini (Sylvia)
Superfamily: Passeroidea (larks, sparrows, tanagers, cardinals, blackbirds)
Family: Alaudidae (17/91 – larks)
Family: Nectariniidae (8/169)
Subfamily: Promeropinae (sugarbirds)
Subfamily: Nectariniinae
Tribe: Dicaeini (flowerpeckers)
Tribe: Nectariniini (sunbirds, spiderhunters)
Family: Melanocharitidae (3/10)
Tribe: Melanocharitini (Melanocharis)
Tribe: Toxorhamphini (Toxorhamphus, Oedistoma)
Family: Paramythiidae (2/2 – Paramythia, Oreocharis)
Family: Passeridae (57/386)
Subfamily: Passerinae (sparrows, rock-sparrows)
Subfamily: Motacillinae (wag-tails, pipits)
Subfamily: Prunellinae (accentors, dunnock)
Subfamily: Ploceinae (weavers)
Subfamily: Estrildinae
Tribe: Estrildini (estrildine finches)
Tribe: Viduini (whydahs)
Family: Fringillidae (240/993)
Subfamily: Peucedraminae (Peucedramus)
Subfamily: Fringillinae
Tribe: Fingillini (chaffinches, brambling)
Tribe: Carduelini (goldfinches, crossbills)
Tribe: Drepanidini (Hawaiian honeycreepers)
Subfamily: Emberizinae
Tribe: Emberizini (buntings, longspurs, towhees)
Tribe: Parulini (wood warblers, Zeledonia)
Tribe: Thraupini (tanagers, Neotropical honeycreepers, seedeaters, flower-piercers)
Tribe: Cardinalini (cardinals)
Tribe: Icterini (troupials, New World blackbirds, meadowlarks)

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