Sibley-Monroe checklist 7
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The Sibley-Monroe 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.
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Gruiformes
Eurypygidae
Otididae
- Tetrax tetrax Little Bustard
- Otis tarda Great Bustard
- Neotis denhami Stanley Bustard
- Neotis ludwigii Ludwig's Bustard
- Neotis nuba Nubian Bustard
- Neotis heuglinii Heuglin's Bustard
- Ardeotis arabs Arabian Bustard
- Ardeotis kori Kori Bustard
- Ardeotis nigriceps Indian Bustard
- Ardeotis australis Australian Bustard
- Chlamydotis undulata Houbara Bustard
- Eupodotis savilei Savile's Bustard
- Eupodotis gindiana Buff-crested Bustard
- Eupodotis ruficrista Red-crested Bustard
- Eupodotis afraoides White-quilled Bustard
- Eupodotis afra Black Bustard
- Eupodotis rueppellii Rueppell's Bustard
- Eupodotis vigorsii Karoo Bustard
- Eupodotis humilis Little Brown Bustard
- Eupodotis senegalensis White-bellied Bustard
- Eupodotis caerulescens Blue Bustard
- Eupodotis melanogaster Black-bellied Bustard
- Eupodotis hartlaubii Hartlaub's Bustard
- Eupodotis bengalensis Bengal Florican
- Eupodotis indica Lesser Florican
Gruidae
- Balearica pavonina Black Crowned Crane
- Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane
- Grus leucogeranus Siberian Crane
- Grus antigone Sarus Crane
- Grus rubicunda Brolga
- Grus vipio White-naped Crane
- Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane
- Grus virgo Demoiselle Crane
- Grus paradisea Blue Crane
- Grus carunculatus Wattled Crane
- Grus grus Common Crane
- Grus monacha Hooded Crane
- Grus americana Whooping Crane
- Grus nigricollis Black-necked Crane
- Grus japonensis Red-crowned Crane
Aramidae
Heliornithidae
Psophiidae
- Psophia crepitans Grey-winged Trumpeter
- Psophia leucoptera Pale-winged Trumpeter
- Psophia viridis Dark-winged Trumpeter
Cariamidae
Rhynochetidae
Rallidae
- Sarothrura pulchra White-spotted Flufftail
- Sarothrura elegans Buff-spotted Flufftail
- Sarothrura rufa Red-chested Flufftail
- Sarothrura lugens Chestnut-headed Flufftail
- Sarothrura boehmi Streaky-breasted Flufftail
- Sarothrura affinis Striped Flufftail
- Sarothrura insularis Madagascar Flufftail
- Sarothrura ayresi White-winged Flufftail
- Sarothrura watersi Slender-billed Flufftail
- Himantornis haematopus Nkulengu Rail
- Canirallus oculeus Grey-throated Rail
- Canirallus kioloides Kioloides Rail
- Coturnicops exquisitus Swinhoe's Rail
- Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow Rail
- Coturnicops notatus Speckled Rail
- Micropygia schomburgkii Ocellated Crake
- Rallina rubra Chestnut Forest-Rail
- Rallina leucospila White-striped Forest Rail
- Rallina forbesi Forbes's Forest Rail
- Rallina mayri Mayr's Forest Rail
- Rallina tricolor Red-necked Crake
- Rallina canningi Andaman Crake
- Rallina fasciata Red-legged Crake
- Rallina eurizonoides Slaty-legged Crake
- Anurolimnas castaneiceps Chestnut-headed Crake
- Anurolimnas viridis Russet-crowned Crake
- Anurolimnas fasciatus Black-banded Crake
- Laterallus melanophaius Rufous-sided Crake
- Laterallus levraudi Rusty-flanked Crake
- Laterallus ruber Ruddy Crake
- Laterallus albigularis White-throated Crake
- Laterallus exilis Grey-breasted Crake
- Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail
- Laterallus spilonotus Galapagos Rail
- Laterallus leucopyrrhus Red-and-white Crake
- Laterallus xenopterus Rufous-faced Crake
- Nesoclopeus woodfordi Woodford's Rail
- Nesoclopeus poecilopterus Bar-winged Rail
- Gallirallus australis Weka
- Gallirallus lafresnayanus New Caledonian Rail
- Gallirallus sylvestris Lord Howe Rail
- Gallirallus conditicius Gilbert Rail
- Gallirallus okinawae Okinawa Rail
- Gallirallus torquatus Barred Rail
- Gallirallus insignis New Britain Rail
- Gallirallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail
- Gallirallus rovianae Roviana Rail
- Gallirallus owstoni Guam Rail
- Gallirallus wakensis Wake Island Rail
- Gallirallus pacificus Tahiti Rail
- Gallirallus dieffenbachii Dieffenbach's Rail
- Gallirallus modestus Chatham Islands Rail
- Gallirallus sharpei Sharpe's Rail
- Gallirallus striatus Slaty-breasted Rail
- Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail
- Rallus elegans King Rail
- Rallus wetmorei Plain-flanked Rail
- Rallus limicola Virginia Rail
- Rallus semiplumbeus Bogota Rail
- Rallus antarcticus Austral Rail
- Rallus aquaticus Water Rail
- Rallus caerulescens Kaffir Rail
- Rallus madagascariensis Madagascar Rail
- Lewinia mirificus Brown-banded Rail
- Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's Rail
- Lewinia muelleri Auckland Islands Rail
- Dryolimnas cuvieri White-throated Rail
- Crecopsis egregia African Crake
- Crex crex Corn Crake
- Rougetius rougetii Rouget's Rail
- Aramidopsis plateni Snoring Rail
- Atlantisia rogersi Inaccessible Island Rail
- Aramides mangle Little Wood Rail
- Aramides axillaris Rufous-necked Wood Rail
- Aramides cajanea Grey-necked Wood Rail
- Aramides wolfi Brown Wood Rail
- Aramides ypecaha Giant Wood Rail
- Aramides saracura Slaty-breasted Wood Rail
- Aramides calopterus Red-winged Wood Rail
- Amaurolimnas concolor Uniform Crake
- Gymnocrex rosenbergii Bald-faced Rail
- Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Bare-eyed Rail
- Amaurornis akool Brown Crake
- Amaurornis olivaceus Bush-hen
- Amaurornis isabellinus Isabelline Waterhen
- Amaurornis moluccanus Rufous-tailed Waterhen
- Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen
- Amaurornis flavirostra Black Crake
- Amaurornis olivieri Sakalava Rail
- Amaurornis bicolor Black-tailed Crake
- Porzana parva Little Crake
- Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake
- Porzana palmeri Laysan Crake
- Porzana porzana Spotted Crake
- Porzana fluminea Australian Crake
- Porzana carolina Sora Crake
- Porzana spiloptera Dot-winged Crake
- Porzana albicollis Ash-throated Crake
- Porzana sandwichensis Hawaiian Crake
- Porzana fusca Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Porzana paykullii Band-bellied Crake
- Porzana tabuensis Spotless Crake
- Porzana monasa Kosrae Crake
- Porzana atra Henderson Island Crake
- Porzana flaviventer Yellow-breasted Crake
- Porzana cinerea White-browed Crake
- Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Striped Crake
- Cyanolimnas cerverai Zapata Rail
- Neocrex colombianus Colombian Crake
- Neocrex erythrops Paint-billed Crake
- Pardirallus maculatus Spotted Rail
- Pardirallus nigricans Blackish Rail
- Pardirallus sanguinolentus Plumbeous Rail
- Eulabeornis castaneoventris Chestnut Rail
- Habroptila wallacii Invisible Rail
- Megacrex inepta New Guinea Flightless Rail
- Gallicrex cinerea Watercock
- Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen
- Porphyrio albus Lord Howe Island Swamphen
- Porphyrio mantelli Takahe
- Porphyrio alleni Allen's Gallinule
- Porphyrio martinicus Purple Gallinule
- Porphyrio flavirostris Azure Gallinule
- Gallinula pacifica Samoan Moorhen
- Gallinula silvestris San Cristobal Moorhen
- Gallinula nesiotis Tristan Moorhen
- Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
- Gallinula tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen
- Gallinula angulata Lesser Moorhen
- Gallinula melanops Spot-flanked Gallinule
- Gallinula ventralis Black-tailed Native-hen
- Gallinula mortierii Tasmanian Native-hen
- Fulica cristata Red-knobbed Coot
- Fulica atra Common Coot
- Fulica alai Hawaiian Coot
- Fulica americana American Coot
- Fulica caribaea Caribbean Coot
- Fulica leucoptera White-winged Coot
- Fulica ardesiaca Slate-colored Coot
- Fulica armillata Red-gartered Coot
- Fulica rufifrons Red-fronted Coot
- Fulica gigantea Giant Coot
- Fulica cornuta Horned Coot
Mesitornithidae
- Mesitornis variegata White-breasted Mesite
- Mesitornis unicolor Brown Mesite
- Monias benschi Subdesert Mesite
Ciconiiformes
Pteroclidae
- Syrrhaptes tibetanus Tibetan Sandgrouse
- Syrrhaptes paradoxus Pallas's Sandgrouse
- Pterocles alchata Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
- Pterocles namaqua Namaqua Sandgrouse
- Pterocles exustus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Pterocles senegallus Spotted Sandgrouse
- Pterocles gutturalis Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
- Pterocles orientalis Black-bellied Sandgrouse
- Pterocles coronatus Crowned Sandgrouse
- Pterocles personatus Madagascar Sandgrouse
- Pterocles decoratus Black-faced Sandgrouse
- Pterocles bicinctus Double-banded Sandgrouse
- Pterocles quadricinctus Four-banded Sandgrouse
- Pterocles indicus Painted Sandgrouse
- Pterocles lichtensteinii Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
- Pterocles burchelli Burchell's Sandgrouse
Thinocoridae
- Attagis gayi Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
- Attagis malouinus White-bellied Seedsnipe
- Thinocorus orbignyianus Grey-breasted Seedsnipe
- Thinocorus rumicivorus Least Seedsnipe
Pedionomidae
Scolopacidae
- Scolopax rusticola Eurasian Woodcock
- Scolopax mira Amami Woodcock
- Scolopax saturata Rufous Woodcock
- Scolopax celebensis Sulawesi Woodcock
- Scolopax rochussenii Moluccan Woodcock
- Scolopax minor American Woodcock
- Gallinago solitaria Solitary Snipe
- Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe
- Gallinago nemoricola Wood Snipe
- Gallinago stenura Pintail Snipe
- Gallinago megala Swinhoe's Snipe
- Gallinago media Great Snipe
- Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe
- Gallinago nigripennis African Snipe
- Gallinago macrodactyla Madagascar Snipe
- Gallinago paraguaiae South American Snipe
- Gallinago andina Puna Snipe
- Gallinago nobilis Noble Snipe
- Gallinago undulata Giant Snipe
- Gallinago jamesoni Andean Snipe
- Gallinago stricklandii Fuegian Snipe
- Gallinago imperialis Imperial Snipe
- Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe
- Coenocorypha pusilla Chatham Islands Snipe
- Coenocorypha aucklandica Subantarctic Snipe
- Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit
- Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit
- Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit
- Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit
- Numenius minutus Little Curlew
- Numenius borealis Eskimo Curlew
- Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel
- Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew
- Numenius tenuirostris Slender-billed Curlew
- Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew
- Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew
- Numenius madagascariensis Far Eastern Curlew
- Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
- Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank
- Tringa totanus Common Redshank
- Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper
- Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank
- Tringa guttifer Nordmann's Greenshank
- Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs
- Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs
- Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper
- Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper
- Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper
- Tringa cinerea Terek Sandpiper
- Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper
- Tringa macularia Spotted Sandpiper
- Tringa brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler
- Tringa incana Wandering Tattler
- Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet
- Prosobonia cancellata Tuamotu Sandpiper
- Prosobonia leucoptera Tahitian Sandpiper
- Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone
- Arenaria melanocephala Black Turnstone
- Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher
- Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher
- Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian Dowitcher
- Aphriza virgata Surfbird
- Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot
- Calidris canutus Red Knot
- Calidris alba Sanderling
- Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper
- Calidris minuta Little Stint
- Calidris ruficollis Rufous-necked Stint
- Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint
- Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint
- Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper
- Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper
- Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper
- Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper
- Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper
- Calidris ptilocnemis Rock Sandpiper
- Calidris alpina Dunlin
- Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper
- Micropalama himantopus Stilt Sandpiper
- Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Spoonbill Sandpiper
- Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Philomachus pugnax Ruff
- Steganopus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope
- Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope
- Phalaropus fulicaria Red Phalarope
Rostratulidae
Jacanidae
- Actophilornis africanus African Jacana
- Actophilornis albinucha Madagascar Jacana
- Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana
- Irediparra gallinacea Comb-crested Jacana
- Hydrophasianus chirurgus Pheasant-tailed Jacana
- Metopidius indicus Bronze-winged Jacana
- Jacana spinosa Northern Jacana
- Jacana jacana Wattled Jacana
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