Systematic Index

Sibley/Monroe Classification

Dedicated to the memory of
Charles G. Sibley
1917-1998

STRUTHIONIFORMES
Ostriches, Rhea's, Cassowaries, and Kiwi's

TINAMIFORMES
Tinamous

CRACIFORMES
Chacalacas, Curassows, Guans, and Megapodes

GALLIFORMES
Pheasants, Grouse, Partridges and allies, Guineafowl, and New World Quails

ANSERIFORMES
Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks

TURNICIFORMES
Button-Quails or Hemipodes

PICIFORMES
Honeyguides, Woodpeckers, Barbets, and Toucans

GALBULIFORMES
Jacamars and Puffbirds

BUCEROTIFORMES
Hornbills

UPUPIFORMES
Hoopoes, Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

TROGONIFORMES
Trogons

CORACIIFORMES
Rollers, Motmots, Todies, Kingfishers and Bee-eaters

COLIIFORMES
Mousebirds or Colies

CUCULIFORMES
Cuckoos, Coucals, Anis, Roadrunners, Hoatzin

PSITTACIFORMES
Cockatoos, Lories and Parrots

APODIFORMES
Swifts and Treeswifts

TROCHILIFORMES
Hummingbirds

MUSOPHAGIFORMES
Turacos and Go-away-birds

STRIGIFORMES
Barn-Owls, Owls, Nightjars and allies

COLUMBIFORMES
Pigeons and Doves

GRUIFORMES
Bustards, Cranes, Seriemas, Rails, etc.

CICONIIFORMES
Sandgrouse, Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks

Diurnal Birds of Prey (Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, etc.)

Grebes / Tropicbirds /
Boobies, Gannets, Anhingas, Cormorants

Herons / Hamerkop / Flamingos / Ibises and Spoonbills
Shoebill and Pelicans / New World Vultures and Storks

Frigatebirds / Penguins / Loons /
Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving-Petrels, Albatrosses, etc.

PASSERIFORMES
Songbirds

ADDENDUM
Fossil birds