Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy
The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy (after Charles gald Sibley (1917 to 1998) and Jon Edward Ahlquist ) is an on DNA -based -Hybridisierungsstudien New classification of bird families which provided a distinctly different from the traditional systematics of birds arrangement. Although many changes are now accepted among ornithologists , other statements are still considered controversial or have since been refuted.
Scots pine birds (Palaeognathae)
Ratios
Struthioniformes
Tinamiformes
New-jawed birds (Neognathae)
Galloanserae
Gallomorphae
Craciformes
Galliformes
Anserimorphae
Anseriformes
Turnicae
Turniciformes
Picae
Piciformes
Coraciae
Galbulimorphae
Galbuliformes
Bucerotimorphae
Bucerotiformes
Upupiformes
Coraciimorphae
Trogoniformes
Coraciiformes
Coliae
Coliiformes
Passerae
Cuculimorphae
Cuculiformes
Psittacimorphae
Psittaciformes
Apodimorphae
Apodiformes
Trochiliformes
Strigimorphae
Musophagiformes
Strigiformes
- Tytonidae
- Strigidae
- Aegothelidae
- Podargidae
- Batrachostomidae
- Steatornithidae
- Nyctibiidae
- Eurostopodidae
- Caprimulgidae
Passerimorphae
Columbiformes
Gruiformes
- Eurypygidae
- Otididae
- Gruidae
- Aramidae
- Heliornithidae
- Psophiidae
- Cariamidae
- Rhynochetidae
- Rallidae
- Mesitornithidae
Ciconiiformes
- Pteroclidae
- Thinocoridae
- Pedionomidae
- Scolopacidae
- Rostratulidae
- Jacanidae
- Chionidae
- Pluvianellidae
- Burhinidae
- Charadriidae
- Glareolidae
- Laridae
- Accipitridae
- Sagittariidae
- Falconidae
- Podicipedidae
- Phaethontidae
- Sulidae
- Anhingidae
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Ardeidae
- Scopidae
- Phoenicopteridae
- Threskiornithidae
- Pelecanidae
- Ciconiidae
- Fregatidae
- Spheniscidae
- Gaviidae
- Procellariidae
Passeriformes
- Acanthisittidae
- Pittidae
- Eurylaimidae
- Philepittidae
- Tyrannidae
- Thamnophilidae
- Furnariidae
- Formicariidae
- Conopophagidae
- Rhinocryptidae
- Climacteridae
- Menuridae
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Maluridae
- Meliphagidae
- Pardalotidae
- Petroicidae
- Irenidae
- Orthonychidae
- Pomatostomidae
- Laniidae
- Vireonidae
- Corvidae
- Callaeatidae
- Picathartidae
- Bombycillidae
- Cinclidae
- Muscicapidae
- Sturnidae
- Sittidae
- Certhiidae
- Paridae
- Aegithalidae
- Hirundinidae
- Regulidae
- Pycnonotidae
- Hypocoliidae
- Cisticolidae
- Zosteropidae
- Sylviidae
- Alaudidae
- Nectariniidae
- Melanocharitidae
- Paramythiidae
- Passeridae
- Fringillidae