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.
Mirafra passerina (monotonous lark)
Mirafra cantillans (singing lark)
Mirafra javanica (Australasian lark)
Mirafra cheniana (Latakoo lark)
Mirafra albicauda (white-tailed lark)
Mirafra hova (Madagascar lark)
Mirafra cordofanica (Kordofan lark)
Mirafra williamsi (Williams's lark)
Mirafra pulpa (Friedmann's lark)
Mirafra hypermetra (red-winged lark)
Mirafra somalica (Somali long-billed lark)
Mirafra ashi (Ash's lark)
Mirafra africana (rufous-naped lark)
Mirafra sharpii (Somali lark)
Mirafra angolensis (Angola lark)
Mirafra rufocinnamomea (flappet lark)
Mirafra apiata (clapper lark)
Mirafra collaris (collared lark)
Mirafra africanoides (fawn-colored lark)
Mirafra alopex (Abyssinian lark)
Mirafra erythroptera (Indian lark)
Mirafra assamica (rufous-winged lark)
Mirafra rufa (rusty lark)
Mirafra gilletti (Gillett's lark)
Mirafra poecilosterna (pink-breasted lark)
Mirafra degodiensis (Degodi lark)
Mirafra naevia (Bradfield's lark)
Mirafra sabota (sabota lark)
Pinarocorys erythropygia (rufous-rumped lark)
Pinarocorys nigricans (dusky lark)
Heteromirafra archeri (Archer's lark)
Heteromirafra sidamoensis (Sidamo lark)
Heteromirafra ruddi (Rudd's lark)
Certhilauda curvirostris (long-billed lark)
Certhilauda chuana (short-clawed lark)
Certhilauda erythrochlamys (dune lark)
Certhilauda albescens (Karoo lark)
Certhilauda burra (ferruginous lark)
Chersomanes albofasciata (spike-heeled lark)
Eremopterix leucotis (chestnut-backed sparrow-lark)
Eremopterix australis (black-eared sparrow-lark)
Eremopterix verticalis (grey-backed sparrow-lark)
Eremopterix leucopareia (Fischer's sparrow-lark)
Eremopterix signata (chestnut-headed sparrow-lark)
Eremopterix nigriceps (black-crowned sparrow-lark)
Eremopterix grisea (ashy-crowned sparrow-lark)
Ammomanes cincturus (bar-tailed lark)
Ammomanes phoenicurus (rufous-tailed lark)
Ammomanes deserti (desert lark)
Ammomanes grayi (gray's lark)
Alaemon alaudipes (greater hoopoe lark)
Alaemon hamertoni (lesser hoopoe lark)
Ramphocoris clotbey (thick-billed lark)
Melanocorypha calandra (calandra lark)
Melanocorypha bimaculata (bimaculated lark)
Melanocorypha maxima (Tibetan lark)
Melanocorypha mongolica (Mongolian lark)
Melanocorypha leucoptera (white-winged lark)
Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (black lark)
Calandrella brachydactyla (greater short-toed lark)
Calandrella blanfordi (Blanford's lark)
Calandrella erlangeri (Erlanger's lark)
Calandrella cinerea (red-capped lark)
Calandrella acutirostris (Hume's lark)
Calandrella rufescens (lesser short-toed lark)
Calandrella cheleensis (Asian short-toed lark)
Calandrella raytal (Indian short-toed lark)
Calandrella somalica (rufous short-toed lark)
Calandrella athensis (Athi short-toed lark)
Spizocorys conirostris (pink-billed lark)
Spizocorys sclateri (Sclater's lark)
Spizocorys obbiensis (Obbia lark)
Spizocorys personata (masked lark)
Spizocorys fringillaris (Botha's lark)
Eremalauda starki (Stark's lark)
Eremalauda dunni (Dunn's lark)
Chersophilus duponti (Dupont's lark)
Galerida cristata (crested lark)
Galerida theklae (Thekla lark)
Galerida malabarica (Malabar lark)
Galerida deva (tawny lark)
Galerida modesta (sun lark)
Galerida magnirostris (large-billed lark)
Pseudalaemon fremantlii (short-tailed lark)
Lullula arborea (wood lark)
Alauda arvensis (Eurasian skylark)
Alauda japonica (Japanese skylark)
Alauda gulgula (Oriental skylark)
Alauda razae (Razo lark)
Eremophila alpestris (horned lark)
Eremophila bilopha (Temminck's lark)
Promerops gurneyi (Gurney's sugarbird)
Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird)
Prionochilus olivaceus (olive-backed flowerpecker)
Prionochilus maculatus (yellow-breasted flowerpecker)
Prionochilus percussus (crimson-breasted flowerpecker)
Prionochilus plateni (Palawan flowerpecker)
Prionochilus xanthopygius (yellow-rumped flowerpecker)
Prionochilus thoracicus (scarlet-breasted flowerpecker)
Dicaeum annae (golden-rumped flowerpecker)
Dicaeum agile (thick-billed flowerpecker)
Dicaeum aeruginosum (striped flowerpecker)
Dicaeum everetti (brown-backed flowerpecker)
Dicaeum proprium (whiskered flowerpecker)
Dicaeum chrysorrheum (yellow-vented flowerpecker)
Dicaeum melanoxanthum (yellow-bellied flowerpecker)
Dicaeum vincens (white-throated flowerpecker)
Dicaeum aureolimbatum (yellow-sided flowerpecker)
Dicaeum nigrilore (olive-capped flowerpecker)
Dicaeum anthonyi (flame-crowned flowerpecker)
Dicaeum bicolor (bicolored flowerpecker)
Dicaeum quadricolor (Cebu flowerpecker)
Dicaeum australe (red-striped flowerpecker)
Dicaeum retrocinctum (scarlet-collared flowerpecker)
Dicaeum trigonostigma (orange-bellied flowerpecker)
Dicaeum hypoleucum (buzzing flowerpecker)
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos (pale-billed flowerpecker)
Dicaeum concolor (plain flowerpecker)
Dicaeum pygmaeum (pygmy flowerpecker)
Dicaeum nehrkorni (crimson-crowned flowerpecker)
Dicaeum erythrothorax (flame-breasted flowerpecker)
Dicaeum vulneratum (ashy flowerpecker)
Dicaeum pectorale (olive-crowned flowerpecker)
Dicaeum geelvinkianum (red-capped flowerpecker)
Dicaeum nitidum (Louisiade flowerpecker)
Dicaeum eximium (red-banded flowerpecker)
Dicaeum aeneum (midget flowerpecker)
Dicaeum tristrami (mottled flowerpecker)
Dicaeum igniferum (black-fronted flowerpecker)
Dicaeum maugei (red-chested flowerpecker)
Dicaeum ignipectus (fire-breasted flowerpecker)
Dicaeum monticolum (black-sided flowerpecker)
Dicaeum celebicum (grey-sided flowerpecker)
Dicaeum sanguinolentum (blood-breasted flowerpecker)
Dicaeum hirundinaceum (mistletoebird)
Dicaeum cruentatum (scarlet-backed flowerpecker)
Dicaeum trochileum (scarlet-headed flowerpecker)
Anthreptes fraseri (scarlet-tufted sunbird)
Anthreptes axillaris (grey-headed sunbird)
Anthreptes reichenowi (plain-backed sunbird)
Anthreptes anchietae (Anchieta's sunbird)
Anthreptes simplex (plain sunbird)
Anthreptes malacensis (plain-throated sunbird)
Anthreptes rhodolaema (red-throated sunbird)
Anthreptes singalensis (ruby-cheeked sunbird)
Anthreptes gabonicus (mouse-brown sunbird)
Anthreptes longuemarei (western violet-backed sunbird)
Anthreptes orientalis (Kenya violet-backed sunbird)
Anthreptes neglectus (Uluguru violet-backed sunbird)
Anthreptes aurantium (violet-tailed sunbird)
Anthreptes pallidigaster (Amani sunbird)
Anthreptes rectirostris (green sunbird)
Anthreptes rubritorques (banded sunbird)
Anthreptes collaris (collared sunbird)
Anthreptes platurus (pygmy sunbird)
Anthreptes metallicus (Nile Valley sunbird)
Hypogramma hypogrammicum (purple-naped sunbird)
Nectarinia seimundi (little green sunbird)
Nectarinia batesi (Bates's sunbird)
Nectarinia olivacea (olive sunbird)
Nectarinia violacea (orange-breasted sunbird)
Nectarinia veroxii (mouse-colored sunbird)
Nectarinia reichenbachii (Reichenbach's sunbird)
Nectarinia hartlaubii (Principe sunbird)
Nectarinia newtonii (Newton's sunbird)
Nectarinia thomensis (Sao Tome sunbird)
Nectarinia oritis (Cameroon sunbird)
Nectarinia alinae (blue-headed sunbird)
Nectarinia verticalis (green-headed sunbird)
Nectarinia bannermani (Bannerman's sunbird)
Nectarinia cyanolaema (blue-throated brown sunbird)
Nectarinia balfouri (Socotra sunbird)
Nectarinia dussumieri (Seychelles sunbird)
Nectarinia fuliginosa (Carmelite sunbird)
Nectarinia amethystina (amethyst sunbird)
Nectarinia rubescens (green-throated sunbird)
Nectarinia senegalensis (scarlet-chested sunbird)
Nectarinia hunteri (Hunter's sunbird)
Nectarinia adelberti (buff-throated sunbird)
Nectarinia zeylonica (purple-rumped sunbird)
Nectarinia minima (crimson-backed sunbird)
Nectarinia sperata (purple-throated sunbird)
Nectarinia aspasia (black sunbird)
Nectarinia calcostetha (copper-throated sunbird)
Nectarinia jugularis (olive-backed sunbird)
Nectarinia buettikoferi (apricot-breasted sunbird)
Nectarinia solaris (flame-breasted sunbird)
Nectarinia sovimanga (souimanga sunbird)
Nectarinia humbloti (Humblot's sunbird)
Nectarinia comorensis (Anjouan sunbird)
Nectarinia coquerellii (Mayotte sunbird)
Nectarinia venusta (variable sunbird)
Nectarinia ursulae (Ursula's sunbird)
Nectarinia talatala (white-breasted sunbird)
Nectarinia oustaleti (Oustalet's sunbird)
Nectarinia bouvieri (orange-tufted sunbird)
Nectarinia osea (Palestine sunbird)
Nectarinia asiatica (purple sunbird)
Nectarinia habessinica (shining sunbird)
Nectarinia lotenia (long-billed sunbird)
Nectarinia manoensis (miombo double-collared sunbird)
Nectarinia chalybea (southern double-collared sunbird)
Nectarinia ludovicensis (montane double-collared sunbird)
Nectarinia prigoginei (Prigogine's double-collared sunbird)
Nectarinia stuhlmanni (Stuhlmann's double-collared sunbird)
Nectarinia preussi (northern double-collared sunbird)
Nectarinia afra (greater double-collared sunbird)
Nectarinia mediocris (eastern double-collared sunbird)
Nectarinia neergaardi (Neergaard's sunbird)
Nectarinia chloropygia (olive-bellied sunbird)
Nectarinia minulla (tiny sunbird)
Nectarinia regia (regal sunbird)
Nectarinia loveridgei (Loveridge's sunbird)
Nectarinia moreaui (Moreau's sunbird)
Nectarinia rockefelleri (Rockefeller's sunbird)
Nectarinia cuprea (copper sunbird)
Nectarinia fusca (dusky sunbird)
Nectarinia rufipennis (rufous-winged sunbird)
Nectarinia tacazze (Tacazze sunbird)
Nectarinia purpureiventris (purple-breasted sunbird)
Nectarinia bocagii (Bocage's sunbird)
Nectarinia kilimensis (bronze sunbird)
Nectarinia reichenowi (golden-winged sunbird)
Nectarinia famosa (malachite sunbird)
Nectarinia johnstoni (red-tufted sunbird)
Nectarinia shelleyi (Shelley's sunbird)
Nectarinia erythrocerca (red-chested sunbird)
Nectarinia congensis (Congo sunbird)
Nectarinia mariquensis (Mariqua sunbird)
Nectarinia bifasciata (purple-banded sunbird)
Nectarinia pembae (violet-breasted sunbird)
Nectarinia notata (long-billed green sunbird)
Nectarinia coccinigaster (splendid sunbird)
Nectarinia johannae (Johanna's sunbird)
Nectarinia superba (superb sunbird)
Nectarinia pulchella (beautiful sunbird)
Nectarinia nectarinioides (black-bellied sunbird)
Aethopyga primigenius (grey-hooded sunbird)
Aethopyga boltoni (Apo sunbird)
Aethopyga flagrans (flaming sunbird)
Aethopyga pulcherrima (metallic-winged sunbird)
Aethopyga duyvenbodei (elegant sunbird)
Aethopyga shelleyi (lovely sunbird)
Aethopyga gouldiae (Gould's sunbird)
Aethopyga nipalensis (green-tailed sunbird)
Aethopyga eximia (white-flanked sunbird)
Aethopyga christinae (fork-tailed sunbird)
Aethopyga saturata (black-throated sunbird)
Aethopyga siparaja (crimson sunbird)
Aethopyga mystacalis (scarlet sunbird)
Aethopyga ignicauda (fire-tailed sunbird)
Arachnothera longirostra (little spiderhunter)
Arachnothera crassirostris (thick-billed spiderhunter)
Arachnothera robusta (long-billed spiderhunter)
Arachnothera flavigaster (spectacled spiderhunter)
Arachnothera chrysogenys (yellow-eared spiderhunter)
Arachnothera clarae (naked-faced spiderhunter)
Arachnothera affinis (grey-breasted spiderhunter)
Arachnothera everetti (Bornean spiderhunter)
Arachnothera magna (streaked spiderhunter)
Arachnothera juliae (Whitehead's spiderhunter)
Melanocharis arfakiana (obscure berrypecker)
Melanocharis nigra (black berrypecker)
Melanocharis longicauda (lemon-breasted berrypecker)
Melanocharis versteri (fan-tailed berrypecker)
Melanocharis striativentris (streaked berrypecker)
Melanocharis crassirostris (spotted berrypecker)
Toxorhamphus poliopterus (grey-winged longbill)
Toxorhamphus novaeguineae (green-crowned longbill)
Toxorhamphus iliolophus (plumed longbill)
Oedistoma pygmaeum (pygmy longbill)
Oreocharis arfaki (tit berrypecker)
Paramythia montium (crested berrypecker)
Passer ammodendri (saxaul sparrow)
Passer domesticus (house sparrow)
Passer hispaniolensis (Spanish sparrow)
Passer pyrrhonotus (Sind sparrow)
Passer castanopterus (Somali sparrow)
Passer rutilans (russet sparrow)
Passer flaveolus (plain-backed sparrow)
Passer moabiticus (Dead Sea sparrow)
Passer iagoensis (Iago sparrow)
Passer rufocinctus (Kenya rufous sparrow)
Passer insularis (Socotra sparrow)
Passer motitensis (southern rufous sparrow)
Passer melanurus (mossie)
Passer griseus (grey-headed sparrow)
Passer swainsonii (Swainson's sparrow)
Passer gongonensis (parrot-billed sparrow)
Passer suahelicus (Swahili sparrow)
Passer diffusus (Cape sparrow)
Passer simplex (desert sparrow)
Passer montanus (Eurasian tree sparrow)
Passer luteus (Sudan golden-sparrow)
Passer euchlorus (Arabian golden sparrow)
Passer eminibey (chestnut sparrow)
Petronia pyrgita (yellow-spotted petronia)
Petronia xanthocollis (chestnut-shouldered petronia)
Petronia superciliaris (yellow-throated petronia)
Petronia dentata (bush petronia)
Petronia petronia (rock sparrow)
Carpospiza brachydactyla (pale rock finch)
Montifringilla nivalis (white-winged snowfinch)
Montifringilla adamsi (black-winged snowfinch)
Montifringilla taczanowskii (white-rumped snowfinch)
Montifringilla davidiana (small snowfinch)
Montifringilla ruficollis (rufous-necked snowfinch)
Montifringilla blanfordi (plain-backed snowfinch)
Montifringilla theresae (Afghan snowfinch)
Dendronanthus indicus (forest wagtail)
Motacilla alba (white wagtail)
Motacilla lugens (black-backed wagtail)
Motacilla grandis (Japanese wagtail)
Motacilla madaraspatensis (white-browed wagtail)
Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail)
Motacilla capensis (Cape wagtail)
Motacilla flaviventris (Madagascar wagtail)
Motacilla citreola (citrine wagtail)
Motacilla flava (yellow wagtail)
Motacilla cinerea (grey wagtail)
Motacilla clara (mountain wagtail)
Tmetothylacus tenellus (golden pipit)
Macronyx croceus (yellow-throated longclaw)
Macronyx fuellebornii (Fuelleborn's longclaw)
Macronyx capensis (Cape longclaw)
Macronyx flavicollis (Abyssinian longclaw)
Macronyx ameliae (rosy-throated longclaw)
Macronyx aurantiigula (Pangani longclaw)
Macronyx grimwoodi (Grimwood's longclaw)
Anthus sharpei (Sharpe's pipit)
Anthus chloris (yellow-breasted pipit)
Anthus lineiventris (striped pipit)
Anthus crenatus (yellow-tufted pipit)
Anthus cinnamomeus (African pipit)
Anthus camaroonensis (Cameroon pipit)
Anthus hoeschi (mountain pipit)
Anthus richardi (Richard's pipit)
Anthus rufulus (paddyfield pipit)
Anthus novaeseelandiae (Australasian pipit)
Anthus leucophrys (plain-backed pipit)
Anthus vaalensis (buffy pipit)
Anthus pallidiventris (long-legged pipit)
Anthus melindae (Malindi pipit)
Anthus campestris (tawny pipit)
Anthus godlewskii (Blyth's pipit)
Anthus berthelotii (Berthelot's pipit)
Anthus bannermani (Bannerman's pipit)
Anthus latistriatus (Jackson's pipit)
Anthus similis (long-billed pipit)
Anthus nyassae (woodland pipit)
Anthus brachyurus (short-tailed pipit)
Anthus caffer (bush pipit)
Anthus sokokensis (Sokoke pipit)
Anthus trivialis (tree pipit)
Anthus hodgsoni (olive-backed pipit)
Anthus gustavi (Pechora pipit)
Anthus pratensis (meadow pipit)
Anthus cervinus (red-throated pipit)
Anthus roseatus (rosy pipit)
Anthus petrosus (rock pipit)
Anthus spinoletta (water pipit)
Anthus rubescens (American pipit)
Anthus sylvanus (upland pipit)
Anthus nilghiriensis (Nilgiri pipit)
Anthus correndera (correndera pipit)
Anthus antarcticus (South Georgia pipit)
Anthus spragueii (Sprague's pipit)
Anthus furcatus (short-billed pipit)
Anthus hellmayri (Hellmayr's pipit)
Anthus bogotensis (paramo pipit)
Anthus lutescens (yellowish pipit)
Anthus chacoensis (Chaco pipit)
Anthus nattereri (ochre-breasted pipit)
Anthus gutturalis (alpine pipit)
Prunella collaris (alpine accentor)
Prunella himalayana (rufous-streaked accentor)
Prunella rubeculoides (robin accentor)
Prunella strophiata (rufous-breasted accentor)
Prunella montanella (Siberian accentor)
Prunella ocularis (Radde's accentor)
Prunella fagani (Yemen accentor)
Prunella fulvescens (brown accentor)
Prunella atrogularis (black-throated accentor)
Prunella koslowi (Mongolian accentor)
Prunella modularis (dunnock)
Prunella rubida (Japanese accentor)
Prunella immaculata (maroon-backed accentor)
Bubalornis albirostris (white-billed buffalo weaver)
Bubalornis niger (red-billed buffalo weaver)
Dinemellia dinemelli (white-headed buffalo weaver)
Sporopipes frontalis (speckle-fronted weaver)
Sporopipes squamifrons (scaly weaver)
Plocepasser mahali (white-browed sparrow-weaver)
Plocepasser superciliosus (chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver)
Plocepasser rufoscapulatus (chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver)
Plocepasser donaldsoni (Donaldson-Smith's sparrow-weaver)
Histurgops ruficauda (rufous-tailed weaver)
Pseudonigrita arnaudi (grey-headed social weaver)
Pseudonigrita cabanisi (black-capped social weaver)
Philetairus socius (sociable weaver)
Ploceus bannermani (Bannerman's weaver)
Ploceus batesi (Bates's weaver)
Ploceus nigrimentum (black-chinned weaver)
Ploceus baglafecht (baglafecht weaver)
Ploceus bertrandi (Bertrand's weaver)
Ploceus pelzelni (slender-billed weaver)
Ploceus subpersonatus (Loango weaver)
Ploceus luteolus (little weaver)
Ploceus intermedius (lesser masked weaver)
Ploceus ocularis (spectacled weaver)
Ploceus nigricollis (black-necked weaver)
Ploceus melanogaster (black-billed weaver)
Ploceus alienus (strange weaver)
Ploceus temporalis (Bocage's weaver)
Ploceus capensis (Cape weaver)
Ploceus subaureus (African golden weaver)
Ploceus xanthops (Holub's golden weaver)
Ploceus princeps (Principe golden weaver)
Ploceus aurantius (orange weaver)
Ploceus bojeri (golden palm weaver)
Ploceus castaneiceps (Taveta golden weaver)
Ploceus xanthopterus (southern brown-throated weaver)
Ploceus castanops (northern brown-throated weaver)
Ploceus burnieri (Kilombero weaver)
Ploceus galbula (Rueppell's weaver)
Ploceus heuglini (Heuglin's masked weaver)
Ploceus taeniopterus (northern masked weaver)
Ploceus vitellinus (vitelline masked weaver)
Ploceus velatus (southern masked weaver)
Ploceus katangae (Katanga masked weaver)
Ploceus ruweti (Ruwet's masked weaver)
Ploceus reichardi (Tanzania masked weaver)
Ploceus cucullatus (village weaver)
Ploceus grandis (giant weaver)
Ploceus spekei (Speke's weaver)
Ploceus spekeoides (Fox's weaver)
Ploceus nigerrimus (Vieillot's black weaver)
Ploceus weynsi (Weyns's weaver)
Ploceus golandi (Clarke's weaver)
Ploceus melanocephalus (black-headed weaver)
Ploceus dicrocephalus (Salvadori's weaver)
Ploceus jacksoni (golden-backed weaver)
Ploceus badius (cinnamon weaver)
Ploceus rubiginosus (chestnut weaver)
Ploceus aureonucha (golden-naped weaver)
Ploceus tricolor (yellow-mantled weaver)
Ploceus albinucha (Maxwell's black weaver)
Ploceus nelicourvi (nelicourvi weaver)
Ploceus sakalava (Sakalava weaver)
Ploceus benghalensis (black-breasted weaver)
Ploceus manyar (streaked weaver)
Ploceus philippinus (baya weaver)
Ploceus hypoxanthus (Asian golden weaver)
Ploceus megarhynchus (yellow weaver)
Ploceus bicolor (forest weaver)
Ploceus preussi (Preuss's weaver)
Ploceus dorsomaculatus (yellow-capped weaver)
Ploceus nicolli (Usambara weaver)
Ploceus olivaceiceps (olive-headed weaver)
Ploceus insignis (brown-capped weaver)
Ploceus angolensis (bar-winged weaver)
Ploceus sanctithomae (Sao Tome weaver)
Pachyphantes superciliosus (compact weaver)
Malimbus flavipes (yellow-legged malimbe)
Malimbus coronatus (red-crowned malimbe)
Malimbus cassini (black-throated malimbe)
Malimbus ballmanni (Ballmann's malimbe)
Malimbus racheliae (Rachel's malimbe)
Malimbus scutatus (red-vented malimbe)
Malimbus ibadanensis (Ibadan malimbe)
Malimbus erythrogaster (red-bellied malimbe)
Malimbus nitens (Gray's malimbe)
Malimbus malimbicus (crested malimbe)
Malimbus rubricollis (red-headed malimbe)
Anaplectes rubriceps (red-headed weaver)
Brachycope anomala (bob-tailed weaver)
Quelea cardinalis (cardinal quelea)
Quelea erythrops (red-headed quelea)
Quelea quelea (red-billed quelea)
Foudia madagascariensis (Madagascar red fody)
Foudia eminentissima (red-headed fody)
Foudia omissa (forest fody)
Foudia rubra (Mauritius fody)
Foudia sechellarum (Seychelles fody)
Foudia flavicans (yellow fody)
Euplectes afer (yellow-crowned bishop)
Euplectes diadematus (fire-fronted bishop)
Euplectes gierowii (black bishop)
Euplectes hordeaceus (black-winged bishop)
Euplectes franciscanus (orange bishop)
Euplectes orix (red bishop)
Euplectes nigroventris (Zanzibar bishop)
Euplectes aureus (golden-backed bishop)
Euplectes capensis (yellow bishop)
Euplectes axillaris (fan-tailed widowbird)
Euplectes macrourus (yellow-shouldered widowbird)
Euplectes albonotatus (white-winged widowbird)
Euplectes ardens (red-collared widowbird)
Euplectes hartlaubi (marsh widowbird)
Euplectes psammocromius (buff-shouldered widowbird)
Euplectes progne (long-tailed widowbird)
Euplectes jacksoni (Jackson's widowbird)
Anomalospiza imberbis (parasitic weaver)
Amblyospiza albifrons (grosbeak weaver)
Parmoptila rubrifrons (Jameson's antpecker)
Parmoptila woodhousei (Woodhouse's antpecker)
Nigrita fusconota (white-breasted negrofinch)
Nigrita bicolor (chestnut-breasted negrofinch)
Nigrita luteifrons (pale-fronted negrofinch)
Nigrita canicapilla (grey-headed negrofinch)
Nesocharis shelleyi (Fernando Po oliveback)
Nesocharis ansorgei (white-collared oliveback)
Nesocharis capistrata (grey-headed oliveback)
Pytilia phoenicoptera (red-winged pytilia)
Pytilia lineata (lineated pytilia)
Pytilia afra (orange-winged pytilia)
Pytilia melba (green-winged pytilia)
Pytilia hypogrammica (red-faced pytilia)
Mandingoa nitidula (green-backed twinspot)
Cryptospiza reichenovii (red-faced crimson-wing)
Cryptospiza salvadorii (Abyssinian crimson-wing)
Cryptospiza jacksoni (dusky crimson-wing)
Cryptospiza shelleyi (Shelley's crimson-wing)
Pyrenestes sanguineus (crimson seedcracker)
Pyrenestes ostrinus (black-bellied seedcracker)
Pyrenestes minor (lesser seedcracker)
Spermophaga poliogenys (Grant's bluebill)
Spermophaga haematina (western bluebill)
Spermophaga ruficapilla (red-headed bluebill)
Clytospiza monteiri (brown twinspot)
Hypargos niveoguttatus (Peters's twinspot)
Hypargos margaritatus (pink-throated twinspot)
Euschistospiza dybowskii (Dybowski's twinspot)
Euschistospiza cinereovinacea (dusky twinspot)
Lagonosticta rufopicta (bar-breasted firefinch)
Lagonosticta nitidula (brown firefinch)
Lagonosticta senegala (red-billed firefinch)
Lagonosticta rara (black-bellied firefinch)
Lagonosticta rubricata (African firefinch)
Lagonosticta landanae (pale-billed firefinch)
Lagonosticta virata (Mali firefinch)
Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis (Reichenow's firefinch)
Lagonosticta rhodopareia (Jameson's firefinch)
Lagonosticta vinacea (black-faced firefinch)
Lagonosticta larvata (black-throated firefinch)
Uraeginthus angolensis (blue-breasted cordonbleu)
Uraeginthus bengalus (red-cheeked cordonbleu)
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus (blue-capped cordonbleu)
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster (purple grenadier)
Uraeginthus granatina (common grenadier)
Estrilda caerulescens (lavender waxbill)
Estrilda perreini (black-tailed waxbill)
Estrilda thomensis (Cinderella waxbill)
Estrilda quartinia (yellow-bellied waxbill)
Estrilda melanotis (swee waxbill)
Estrilda poliopareia (Anambra waxbill)
Estrilda paludicola (fawn-breasted waxbill)
Estrilda ochrogaster (Abyssinian waxbill)
Estrilda melpoda (orange-cheeked waxbill)
Estrilda rhodopyga (crimson-rumped waxbill)
Estrilda rufibarba (Arabian waxbill)
Estrilda troglodytes (black-rumped waxbill)
Estrilda astrild (common waxbill)
Estrilda nigriloris (black-faced waxbill)
Estrilda nonnula (black-crowned waxbill)
Estrilda atricapilla (black-headed waxbill)
Estrilda kandti (Kandt's waxbill)
Estrilda erythronotos (black-cheeked waxbill)
Estrilda charmosyna (red-rumped waxbill)
Amandava amandava (red avadavat)
Amandava formosa (green avadavat)
Amandava subflava (zebra waxbill)
Ortygospiza atricollis (African quailfinch)
Ortygospiza gabonensis (red-billed quailfinch)
Ortygospiza locustella (locustfinch)
Emblema pictum (painted firetail)
Stagonopleura bella (beautiful firetail)
Stagonopleura oculata (red-eared firetail)
Stagonopleura guttata (diamond firetail)
Oreostruthus fuliginosus (mountain firetail)
Neochmia temporalis (red-browed firetail)
Neochmia phaeton (crimson finch)
Neochmia ruficauda (star finch)
Neochmia modesta (plum-headed finch)
Taeniopygia guttata (zebra finch)
Taeniopygia bichenovii (double-barred finch)
Poephila personata (masked finch)
Poephila acuticauda (long-tailed finch)
Poephila cincta (black-throated finch)
Erythrura hyperythra (tawny-breasted parrotfinch)
Erythrura prasina (pin-tailed parrotfinch)
Erythrura viridifacies (green-faced parrotfinch)
Erythrura tricolor (tricolored parrotfinch)
Erythrura trichroa (blue-faced parrotfinch)
Erythrura coloria (red-eared parrotfinch)
Erythrura papuana (Papuan parrotfinch)
Erythrura psittacea (red-throated parrotfinch)
Erythrura pealii (Fiji parrotfinch)
Erythrura cyaneovirens (red-headed parrotfinch)
Erythrura regia (royal parrotfinch)
Erythrura kleinschmidti (pink-billed parrotfinch)
Chloebia gouldiae (Gouldian finch)
Lemuresthes nana (Madagascar munia)
Lonchura cantans (African silverbill)
Lonchura malabarica (white-throated munia)
Lonchura griseicapilla (grey-headed silverbill)
Lonchura cucullata (bronze munia)
Lonchura bicolor (black-and-white munia)
Lonchura nigriceps (brown-backed munia)
Lonchura fringilloides (magpie munia)
Lonchura striata (white-rumped munia)
Lonchura leucogastroides (Javan munia)
Lonchura fuscans (dusky munia)
Lonchura molucca (black-faced munia)
Lonchura kelaarti (black-throated munia)
Lonchura punctulata (scaly-breasted munia)
Lonchura leucogastra (white-bellied munia)
Lonchura tristissima (streak-headed munia)
Lonchura leucosticta (white-spotted munia)
Lonchura malacca (black-headed munia)
Lonchura ferruginosa (white-capped munia)
Lonchura quinticolor (five-colored munia)
Lonchura maja (white-headed munia)
Lonchura pallida (pale-headed munia)
Lonchura grandis (grand munia)
Lonchura vana (grey-banded munia)
Lonchura caniceps (grey-headed munia)
Lonchura nevermanni (grey-crowned munia)
Lonchura spectabilis (hooded munia)
Lonchura hunsteini (mottled munia)
Lonchura forbesi (New Ireland munia)
Lonchura nigerrima (New Hanover munia)
Lonchura flaviprymna (yellow-rumped munia)
Lonchura castaneothorax (chestnut-breasted munia)
Lonchura stygia (black munia)
Lonchura teerinki (black-breasted munia)
Lonchura montana (Snow Mountain munia)
Lonchura monticola (alpine munia)
Lonchura melaena (Bismarck munia)
Heteromunia pectoralis (pictorella munia)
Padda oryzivora (Java sparrow)
Padda fuscata (Timor sparrow)
Amadina fasciata (cut-throat)
Amadina erythrocephala (red-headed finch)
Vidua chalybeata (village indigobird)
Vidua raricola (Jambandu indigobird)
Vidua larvaticola (baka indigobird)
Vidua funerea (variable indigobird)
Vidua codringtoni (twinspot indigobird)
Vidua purpurascens (dusky indigobird)
Vidua wilsoni (pale-winged indigobird)
Vidua hypocherina (steel-blue whydah)
Vidua fischeri (straw-tailed whydah)
Vidua regia (queen whydah)
Vidua macroura (pin-tailed whydah)
Vidua orientalis (northern paradise whydah)
Vidua togoensis (Togo paradise whydah)
Vidua interjecta (long-tailed paradise whydah)
Vidua paradisaea (eastern paradise whydah)
Vidua obtusa (broad-tailed paradise whydah)
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