Sibley-Monroe checklist 2

The Sibley-Munroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA-DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.

Anhimidae

• Anhima cornuta Horned Screamer
• Chauna chavaria Northern Screamer
• Chauna torquata Southern Screamer

Anseranatidae[?]

• Anseranas semipalmata Magpie Goose

Dendrocygnidae[?]

• Dendrocygna guttata Spotted Whistling-Duck
• Dendrocygna eytoni Plumed Whistling-Duck
• Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck
• Dendrocygna arcuata Wandering Whistling-Duck
• Dendrocygna javanica Lesser Whistling-Duck
• Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Whistling-Duck
• Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling-Duck
• Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
• Thalassornis leuconotus White-backed Duck

Anatidae

• Oxyura dominica Masked Duck
• Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck
• Oxyura ferruginea Andean Duck
• Oxyura leucocephala White-headed Duck
• Oxyura maccoa Maccoa Duck
• Oxyura vittata Lake Duck
• Oxyura australis Blue-billed Duck
• Biziura lobata Musk Duck
• Heteronetta atricapilla Black-headed Duck
• Stictonetta naevosa Freckled Duck
• Cygnus olor Mute Swan
• Cygnus atratus Black Swan
• Cygnus melanocorypha Black-necked Swan
• Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan
• Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan
• Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan
• Coscoroba coscoroba Coscoroba Swan
• Anser cygnoides Swan Goose
• Anser brachyrhynchus Pink-footed Goose
• Anser fabalis Bean Goose
• Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose
• Anser erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose
• Anser anser Greylag Goose
• Anser indicus Bar-headed Goose
• Anser caerulescens Snow Goose
• Anser rossii Ross's Goose
• Anser canagica Emperor Goose
• Branta sandvicensis Nene
• Branta canadensis Canada Goose
• Branta leucopsis Barnacle Goose
• Branta bernicla Brent Goose
• Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose
• Cereopsis novaehollandiae* Cape Barren Goose
• Cyanochen cyanopterus Blue-winged Goose
• Chloephaga melanoptera Andean Goose
• Chloephaga picta Upland Goose
• Chloephaga hybrida Kelp Goose
• Chloephaga poliocephala Ashy-headed Goose
• Chloephaga rubidiceps Ruddy-headed Goose
• Neochen jubata Orinoco Goose
• Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose
• Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck
• Tadorna cana South African Shelduck
• Tadorna tadornoides Australian Shelduck
• Tadorna variegata Paradise Shelduck
• Tadorna cristata Crested Shelduck
• Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck
• Tadorna radjah Radjah Shelduck
• Tachyeres pteneres Flightless Steamerduck
• Tachyeres leucocephalus Chubut Steamerduck
• Tachyeres brachypterus Falkland Steamerduck
• Tachyeres patachonicus Flying Steamerduck
• Plectropterus gambensis Spur-winged Goose
• Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck
• Cairina scutulata White-winged Duck
• Pteronetta hartlaubii Hartlaub's Duck
• Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck
• Nettapus pulchellus Green Pygmy-goose
• Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy-goose
• Nettapus auritus African Pygmy-goose
• Callonetta leucophrys Ringed Teal
• Aix sponsa Wood Duck
• Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck
• Chenonetta jubata Maned Duck
• Amazonetta brasiliensis Brazilian Teal
• Merganetta armata Torrent Duck
• Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos* Blue Duck
• Salvadorina waigiuensis Salvadori's Teal
• Anas specularioides Crested Duck
• Anas specularis Spectacled Duck
• Anas capensis Cape Teal
• Anas strepera Gadwall
• Anas falcata Falcated Duck
• Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon
• Anas americana American Wigeon
• Anas sibilatrix Chiloe Wigeon
• Anas sparsa African Black Duck
• Anas rubripes American Black Duck
• Anas fulvigula Mottled Duck
• Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
• Anas wyvilliana Hawaiian Duck
• Anas laysanensis Laysan Duck
• Anas poecilorhyncha Spot-billed Duck
• Anas luzonica Philippine Duck
• Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck
• Anas undulata Yellow-billed Duck
• Anas melleri Meller's Duck
• Anas discors Blue-winged Teal
• Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal
• Anas smithii Cape Shoveler
• Anas platalea Red Shoveler
• Anas rhynchotis Australian Shoveler
• Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler
• Anas bernieri Bernier's Teal
• Anas gibberifrons Sunda Teal
• Anas gracilis Grey Teal
• Anas castanea Chestnut Teal
• Anas aucklandica Brown Teal
• Anas bahamensis White-cheeked Pintail
• Anas erythrorhyncha Red-billed Duck
• Anas flavirostris Speckled Teal
• Anas acuta Northern Pintail
• Anas eatoni Eaton's Pintail
• Anas georgica Yellow-billed Pintail
• Anas querquedula Garganey
• Anas formosa Baikal Teal
• Anas crecca Common Teal
• Anas puna Puna Teal
• Anas versicolor Silver Teal
• Anas hottentota Hottentot Teal
• Malacorhynchus membranaceus* Pink-eared Duck
• Marmaronetta angustirostris* Marbled Teal
• Rhodonessa caryophyllacea* Pink-headed Duck
• Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard
• Netta peposaca Rosy-billed Pochard
• Netta erythrophthalma Southern Pochard
• Aythya ferina Common Pochard
• Aythya valisineria Canvasback
• Aythya americana Redhead
• Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck
• Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Pochard
• Aythya innotata Madagascar Pochard
• Aythya baeri Baer's Pochard
• Aythya australis Hardhead
• Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck
• Aythya novaeseelandiae New Zealand Scaup
• Aythya marila Greater Scaup
• Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup
• Somateria mollissima Common Eider
• Somateria spectabilis King Eider
• Somateria fischeri Spectacled Eider
• Polysticta stelleri Steller's Eider
• Camptorhynchus labradorius Labrador Duck
• Histrionicus histrionicus* Harlequin Duck
• Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck
• Melanitta nigra Black Scoter
• Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter
• Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter
• Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye
• Bucephala islandica Barrow's Goldeneye
• Bucephala albeola Bufflehead
• Mergellus albellus Smew
• Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser
• Mergus octosetaceus Brazilian Merganser
• Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser
• Mergus squamatus Scaly-sided Merganser
• Mergus merganser Common Merganser
• Mergus australis Auckland Islands Merganser

Turnicidae

• Turnix sylvatica Small Buttonquail
• Turnix maculosa Red-backed Buttonquail
• Turnix nana Black-rumped Buttonquail
• Turnix hottentotta Hottentot Buttonquail
• Turnix tanki Yellow-legged Buttonquail
• Turnix ocellata Spotted Buttonquail
• Turnix suscitator Barred Buttonquail
• Turnix nigricollis Madagascar Buttonquail
• Turnix melanogaster Black-breasted Buttonquail
• Turnix castanota Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
• Turnix olivii Buff-breasted Buttonquail
• Turnix varia Painted Buttonquail
• Turnix worcesteri Worcester's Buttonquail
• Turnix everetti Sumba Buttonquail
• Turnix pyrrhothorax Red-chested Buttonquail
• Turnix velox Little Buttonquail
• Ortyxelos meiffrenii Lark Buttonquail

Indicatoridae

• Indicator maculatus Spotted Honeyguide
• Indicator variegatus Scaly-throated Honeyguide
• Indicator indicator Greater Honeyguide
• Indicator archipelagicus Malaysian Honeyguide
• Indicator minor Lesser Honeyguide
• Indicator conirostris Thick-billed Honeyguide
• Indicator willcocksi Willcocks's Honeyguide
• Indicator exilis Least Honeyguide
• Indicator pumilio Dwarf Honeyguide
• Indicator meliphilus Pallid Honeyguide
• Indicator xanthonotus Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
• Melichneutes robustus Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
• Melignomon eisentrauti Yellow-footed Honeyguide
• Melignomon zenkeri Zenker's Honeyguide
• Prodotiscus insignis Cassin's Honeyguide
• Prodotiscus zambesiae Green-backed Honeyguide
• Prodotiscus regulus Wahlberg's Honeyguide

Picidae

• Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck
• Jynx ruficollis Rufous-necked Wryneck
• Picumnus innominatus Speckled Piculet
• Picumnus aurifrons Bar-breasted Piculet
• Picumnus pumilus Orinoco Piculet
• Picumnus lafresnayi Lafresnaye's Piculet
• Picumnus exilis Golden-spangled Piculet
• Picumnus fuscus Rusty-necked Piculet
• Picumnus sclateri Ecuadorian Piculet
• Picumnus squamulatus Scaled Piculet
• Picumnus spilogaster White-bellied Piculet
• Picumnus minutissimus Guianan Piculet
• Picumnus pygmaeus Spotted Piculet
• Picumnus steindachneri Speckle-chested Piculet
• Picumnus varzeae Varzea Piculet
• Picumnus cirratus White-barred Piculet
• Picumnus dorbygnianus Ocellated Piculet
• Picumnus temminckii Ochre-collared Piculet
• Picumnus albosquamatus White-wedged Piculet
• Picumnus rufiventris Rufous-breasted Piculet
• Picumnus fulvescens Tawny Piculet
• Picumnus limae Ochraceous Piculet
• Picumnus nebulosus Mottled Piculet
• Picumnus castelnau Plain-breasted Piculet
• Picumnus subtilis Fine-barred Piculet
• Picumnus olivaceus Olivaceous Piculet
• Picumnus granadensis Greyish Piculet
• Picumnus cinnamomeus Chestnut Piculet
• Sasia africana African Piculet
• Sasia abnormis Rufous Piculet
• Sasia ochracea White-browed Piculet
• Nesoctites micromegas Antillean Piculet
• Melanerpes candidus White Woodpecker
• Melanerpes lewis Lewis's Woodpecker
• Melanerpes herminieri Guadeloupe Woodpecker
• Melanerpes portoricensis Puerto Rican Woodpecker
• Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
• Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker
• Melanerpes pucherani Black-cheeked Woodpecker
• Melanerpes chrysauchen Golden-naped Woodpecker
• Melanerpes cruentatus Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
• Melanerpes flavifrons Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
• Melanerpes cactorum White-fronted Woodpecker
• Melanerpes striatus Hispaniolan Woodpecker
• Melanerpes radiolatus Jamaican Woodpecker
• Melanerpes chrysogenys Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
• Melanerpes hypopolius Grey-breasted Woodpecker
• Melanerpes pygmaeus Yucatan Woodpecker
• Melanerpes rubricapillus Red-crowned Woodpecker
• Melanerpes uropygialis Gila Woodpecker
• Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Melanerpes superciliaris West Indian Woodpecker
• Melanerpes aurifrons Golden-fronted Woodpecker
• Melanerpes hoffmannii Hoffmann's Woodpecker
• Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
• Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-naped Sapsucker
• Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted Sapsucker
• Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson's Sapsucker
• Xiphidiopicus percussus Cuban Green Woodpecker
• Campethera punctuligera Fine-spotted Woodpecker
• Campethera nubica Nubian Woodpecker
• Campethera bennettii Bennett's Woodpecker
• Campethera scriptoricauda* Reichenow's Woodpecker
• Campethera abingoni Golden-tailed Woodpecker
• Campethera mombassica Mombasa Woodpecker
• Campethera notata Knysna Woodpecker
• Campethera maculosa Little Green Woodpecker
• Campethera cailliautii Green-backed Woodpecker
• Campethera tullbergi Tullberg's Woodpecker
• Campethera nivosa Buff-spotted Woodpecker
• Campethera caroli Brown-eared Woodpecker
• Geocolaptes olivaceus Ground Woodpecker
• Dendropicos elachus Little Grey Woodpecker
• Dendropicos poecilolaemus* Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
• Dendropicos abyssinicus Abyssinian Woodpecker
• Dendropicos fuscescens Cardinal Woodpecker
• Dendropicos lugubris Melancholy Woodpecker
• Dendropicos gabonensis Gabon Woodpecker
• Dendropicos stierlingi Stierling's Woodpecker
• Dendropicos namaquus Bearded Woodpecker
• Dendropicos pyrrhogaster Fire-bellied Woodpecker
• Dendropicos xantholophus Golden-crowned Woodpecker
• Dendropicos elliotii Elliot's Woodpecker
• Dendropicos goertae Grey Woodpecker
• Dendropicos spodocephalus* Grey-headed Woodpecker
• Dendropicos griseocephalus Olive Woodpecker
• Dendropicos obsoletus Brown-backed Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos temminckii Sulawesi Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos maculatus Philippine Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos nanus Brown-capped Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos moluccensis Sunda Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos canicapillus Grey-capped Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos kizuki Pygmy Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos minor Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos auriceps Brown-fronted Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos macei Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos atratus Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos mahrattensis Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos dorae Arabian Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos hyperythrus Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos cathpharius Crimson-breasted Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos darjellensis Darjeeling Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos medius Middle Spotted Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos leucotos White-backed Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos syriacus Syrian Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos leucopterus White-winged Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos assimilis Sind Woodpecker
• Dendrocopos himalayensis Himalayan Woodpecker
• Picoides lignarius Striped Woodpecker
• Picoides mixtus Checkered Woodpecker
• Picoides nuttallii Nuttall's Woodpecker
• Picoides scalaris Ladder-backed Woodpecker
• Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker
• Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker
• Picoides stricklandi Strickland's Woodpecker
• Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
• Picoides albolarvatus White-headed Woodpecker
• Picoides tridactylus Three-toed Woodpecker
• Picoides arcticus Black-backed Woodpecker
• Veniliornis callonotus Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
• Veniliornis dignus Yellow-vented Woodpecker
• Veniliornis nigriceps Bar-bellied Woodpecker
• Veniliornis fumigatus Smoky-brown Woodpecker
• Veniliornis passerinus Little Woodpecker
• Veniliornis frontalis Dot-fronted Woodpecker
• Veniliornis spilogaster White-spotted Woodpecker
• Veniliornis sanguineus Blood-colored Woodpecker
• Veniliornis kirkii Red-rumped Woodpecker
• Veniliornis chocoensis Choco Woodpecker
• Veniliornis cassini Golden-collared Woodpecker
• Veniliornis affinis Red-stained Woodpecker
• Veniliornis maculifrons Yellow-eared Woodpecker
• Piculus simplex Rufous-winged Woodpecker
• Piculus callopterus Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker
• Piculus litae Lita Woodpecker
• Piculus leucolaemus White-throated Woodpecker
• Piculus flavigula Yellow-throated Woodpecker
• Piculus chrysochloros Golden-green Woodpecker
• Piculus aurulentus Yellow-browed Woodpecker
• Piculus auricularis Grey-crowned Woodpecker
• Piculus rubiginosus Golden-olive Woodpecker
• Piculus rivolii Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
• Colaptes atricollis Black-necked Woodpecker
• Colaptes punctigula Spot-breasted Woodpecker
• Colaptes melanochloros Green-barred Woodpecker
• Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker
• Colaptes chrysoides Gilded Flicker
• Colaptes fernandinae Fernandina's Flicker
• Colaptes pitius Chilean Flicker
• Colaptes rupicola Andean Flicker
• Colaptes campestris Campo Flicker
• Celeus brachyurus Rufous Woodpecker
• Celeus loricatus Cinnamon Woodpecker
• Celeus grammicus Scaly-breasted Woodpecker
• Celeus undatus Waved Woodpecker
• Celeus castaneus Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
• Celeus elegans Chestnut Woodpecker
• Celeus lugubris Pale-crested Woodpecker
• Celeus flavescens Blond-crested Woodpecker
• Celeus flavus Cream-colored Woodpecker
• Celeus spectabilis Rufous-headed Woodpecker
• Celeus torquatus Ringed Woodpecker
• Dryocopus galeatus Helmeted Woodpecker
• Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
• Dryocopus lineatus Lineated Woodpecker
• Dryocopus schulzi Black-bodied Woodpecker
• Dryocopus javensis White-bellied Woodpecker
• Dryocopus hodgei Andaman Woodpecker
• Dryocopus martius Black Woodpecker
• Campephilus pollens Powerful Woodpecker
• Campephilus haematogaster* Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
• Campephilus rubricollis Red-necked Woodpecker
• Campephilus robustus Robust Woodpecker
• Campephilus guatemalensis* Pale-billed Woodpecker
• Campephilus melanoleucos Crimson-crested Woodpecker
• Campephilus gayaquilensis* Guayaquil Woodpecker
• Campephilus leucopogon Cream-backed Woodpecker
• Campephilus magellanicus Magellanic Woodpecker
• Campephilus imperialis Imperial Woodpecker
• Campephilus principalis Ivory-billed Woodpecker
• Picus mineaceus Banded Woodpecker
• Picus chlorolophus Lesser Yellownape
• Picus puniceus Crimson-winged Woodpecker
• Picus flavinucha Greater Yellownape
• Picus mentalis Checker-throated Woodpecker
• Picus viridanus Streak-breasted Woodpecker
• Picus vittatus Laced Woodpecker
• Picus xanthopygaeus Streak-throated Woodpecker
• Picus squamatus Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
• Picus awokera Japanese Woodpecker
• Picus viridis Eurasian Green Woodpecker
• Picus vaillantii Levaillant's Woodpecker
• Picus rabieri Red-collared Woodpecker
• Picus erythropygius Black-headed Woodpecker
• Picus canus Grey-faced Woodpecker
• Dinopium rafflesii Olive-backed Woodpecker
• Dinopium shorii Himalayan Flameback
• Dinopium javanense Common Flameback
• Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback
• Chrysocolaptes lucidus Greater Flameback
• Chrysocolaptes festivus White-naped Woodpecker
• Gecinulus grantia Pale-headed Woodpecker
• Gecinulus viridis Bamboo Woodpecker
• Sapheopipo noguchii Okinawa Woodpecker
• Blythipicus rubiginosus Maroon Woodpecker
• Blythipicus pyrrhotis Bay Woodpecker
• Reinwardtipicus validus Orange-backed Woodpecker
• Meiglyptes tristis Buff-rumped Woodpecker
• Meiglyptes jugularis Black-and-buff Woodpecker
• Meiglyptes tukki Buff-necked Woodpecker
• Hemicircus concretus Grey-and-buff Woodpecker
• Hemicircus canente Heart-spotted Woodpecker
• Mulleripicus fulvus Ashy Woodpecker
• Mulleripicus funebris Sooty Woodpecker
• Mulleripicus pulverulentus Great Slaty Woodpecker

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