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Birds of the World part 8 Passeriformes: Suboscines and Australasian endemics
Birds of the World
part 8
Passeriformes: Suboscines
and Australasian endemics
ORDER PASSERIFORMES – passerines or
perching birds (131 families, 6399 species)
• SUBORDER ACANTHISITTI (1 family)
– Family Acanthisittidae – New Zealand wrens (4 species)
• SUBORDER TYRANNI – suboscines (13 families)
– Family Eurylaimidae – broadbills (20 species)
– Family Pittidae – pittas (33 species)
(suboscines, continued)
– Family Furnariidae – ovenbirds (313 species)
– Family Thamnophilidae – antbirds (236 species)
– Family Formicariidae – antthrushes (12 species)
– Family Grallariidae – antpittas (53 species)
– Family Conopophagidae – gnateaters (11 species)
– Family Rhinocryptidae – tapaculos (59 species)
– Family Melanopareiidae – crescentchests (4 species)
– Family Tyrannidae – tyrant flycatchers (432 species)
– Family Cotingidae – cotingas (66 species)
– Family Pipridae – manakins (52 species)
– Family Tityridae – tityras and becards (45 species)
• SUBORDER PASSERI – oscines or songbirds (the rest)
Australasian basal groups (11 families)
– Family Menuridae – lyrebirds (2 species)
– Family Atrichornithidae – scrubbirds (2 species)
– Family Ptilonorhynchidae – bowerbirds (20 species)
– Family Climacteridae – Australasian treecreepers (7 species)
– Family Maluridae – Australasian wrens (29 species)
– Family Meliphagidae – honeyeaters (187 species)
– Family Dasyornithidae – bristlebirds (3 species)
– Family Pardalotidae – pardalotes (4 species)
– Family Acanthizidae – Australasian warblers (65 species)
– Family Pomatostomidae – Australasian babblers (5 species)
– Family Orthonychidae – logrunners (3 species)
ORDER PASSERIFORMES – passerines or
perching birds (131 families, 6399 species)
• SUBORDER ACANTHISITTI (1 family)
– Family Acanthisittidae – New Zealand wrens (4 species)
• SUBORDER TYRANNI – suboscines (13 families)
– Family Eurylaimidae – broadbills (20 species)
– Family Pittidae – pittas (33 species)
New Zealand rockwren (Passeriformes: Acanthisittidae)
ORDER PASSERIFORMES – passerines or
perching birds (131 families, 6399 species)
• SUBORDER ACANTHISITTI (1 family)
– Family Acanthisittidae – New Zealand wrens (4 species)
• SUBORDER TYRANNI – suboscines (13 families)
– Family Eurylaimidae – broadbills (20 species)
– Family Pittidae – pittas (33 species)
black-and-yellow broadbill (Passeriformes: Eurylaimidae)
blue-winged pitta (Passeriformes: Pittidae)
Pitta ≠ Pytte
(suboscines, continued)
– Family Furnariidae – ovenbirds (313 species)
– Family Thamnophilidae – antbirds (236 species)
– Family Formicariidae – antthrushes (12 species)
– Family Grallariidae – antpittas (53 species)
– Family Conopophagidae – gnateaters (11 species)
– Family Rhinocryptidae – tapaculos (59 species)
– Family Melanopareiidae – crescentchests (4 species)
– Family Tyrannidae – tyrant flycatchers (432 species)
– Family Cotingidae – cotingas (66 species)
– Family Pipridae – manakins (52 species)
– Family Tityridae – tityras and becards (45 species)
great xenops (Passeriformes: Furnariidae)
bicolored antbird (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)
rufus-breasted ant-thrush (Passeriformes: Formicariidae)
chestnut-crowned antpitta (Passeriformes: Grallariidae)
chestnut-crowned gnateater (Passeriformes:
Conopophagidae)
ocellated tapaculo (Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae)
olive-crowned crescentchest (Passeriformes:
Melanopareiidae)
(suboscines, continued)
– Family Furnariidae – ovenbirds (313 species)
– Family Thamnophilidae – antbirds (236 species)
– Family Formicariidae – antthrushes (12 species)
– Family Grallariidae – antpittas (53 species)
– Family Conopophagidae – gnateaters (11 species)
– Family Rhinocryptidae – tapaculos (59 species)
– Family Melanopareiidae – crescentchests (4 species)
– Family Tyrannidae – tyrant flycatchers (432 species)
– Family Cotingidae – cotingas (66 species)
– Family Pipridae – manakins (52 species)
– Family Tityridae – tityras and becards (45 species)
Eastern kingbird (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae)
banded cotinga (Passeriformes: Cotingidae)
red-capped manakin (Passeriformes: Pipridae)
masked tityra (Passeriformes: Tityridae)
• SUBORDER PASSERI – oscines or songbirds (the rest)
Australasian basal groups (11 families)
– Family Menuridae – lyrebirds (2 species)
– Family Atrichornithidae – scrubbirds (2 species)
– Family Ptilonorhynchidae – bowerbirds (20 species)
– Family Climacteridae – Australasian treecreepers (7 species)
– Family Maluridae – Australasian wrens (29 species)
– Family Meliphagidae – honeyeaters (187 species)
– Family Dasyornithidae – bristlebirds (3 species)
– Family Pardalotidae – pardalotes (4 species)
– Family Acanthizidae – Australasian warblers (65 species)
– Family Pomatostomidae – Australasian babblers (5 species)
– Family Orthonychidae – logrunners (3 species)
superb lyrebird (Passeriformes: Menuridae)
noisy scrubbird (Passeriformes: Atrichornithidae)
• SUBORDER PASSERI – oscines or songbirds (the rest)
Australasian basal groups (11 families)
– Family Menuridae – lyrebirds (2 species)
– Family Atrichornithidae – scrubbirds (2 species)
– Family Ptilonorhynchidae – bowerbirds (20 species)
– Family Climacteridae – Australasian treecreepers (7 species)
– Family Maluridae – Australasian wrens (29 species)
– Family Meliphagidae – honeyeaters (187 species)
– Family Dasyornithidae – bristlebirds (3 species)
– Family Pardalotidae – pardalotes (4 species)
– Family Acanthizidae – Australasian warblers (65 species)
– Family Pomatostomidae – Australasian babblers (5 species)
– Family Orthonychidae – logrunners (3 species)
satin bowerbird (Passeriformes: Ptilonorhynchidae)
white-throated treecreeper (Passeriformes: Climacteridae)
• SUBORDER PASSERI – oscines or songbirds (the rest)
Australasian basal groups (11 families)
– Family Menuridae – lyrebirds (2 species)
– Family Atrichornithidae – scrubbirds (2 species)
– Family Ptilonorhynchidae – bowerbirds (20 species)
– Family Climacteridae – Australasian treecreepers (7 species)
– Family Maluridae – Australasian wrens (29 species)
– Family Meliphagidae – honeyeaters (187 species)
– Family Dasyornithidae – bristlebirds (3 species)
– Family Pardalotidae – pardalotes (4 species)
– Family Acanthizidae – Australasian warblers (65 species)
– Family Pomatostomidae – Australasian babblers (5 species)
– Family Orthonychidae – logrunners (3 species)
splendid fairy-wren (Passeriformes: Maluridae)
helmeted honeyeater (Passeriformes: Meliphagidae)
rufous bristlebird (Passeriformes: Dasyornithidae)
eastern striated pardalote (Passeriformes: Pardalotidae)
fairy gerygone (Passeriformes: Acanthizidae)
• SUBORDER PASSERI – oscines or songbirds (the rest)
Australasian basal groups (11 families)
– Family Menuridae – lyrebirds (2 species)
– Family Atrichornithidae – scrubbirds (2 species)
– Family Ptilonorhynchidae – bowerbirds (20 species)
– Family Climacteridae – Australasian treecreepers (7 species)
– Family Maluridae – Australasian wrens (29 species)
– Family Meliphagidae – honeyeaters (187 species)
– Family Dasyornithidae – bristlebirds (3 species)
– Family Pardalotidae – pardalotes (4 species)
– Family Acanthizidae – Australasian warblers (65 species)
– Family Pomatostomidae – Australasian babblers (5 species)
– Family Orthonychidae – logrunners (3 species)
gray-crowned babbler (Passeriformes: Pomatostomidae)
Australian logrunner (Passeriformes: Orthonychidae)
