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.
Cypseloides rutilus (chestnut-collared swift)
Cypseloides phelpsi (tepui swift)
Cypseloides niger (black swift)
Cypseloides lemosi (white-chested swift)
Cypseloides rothschildi (Rothschild's swift)
Cypseloides fumigatus (sooty swift)
Cypseloides cherriei (spot-fronted swift)
Cypseloides storeri (white-fronted swift)
Cypseloides cryptus (white-chinned swift)
Cypseloides senex (great dusky swift)
Streptoprocne zonaris (white-collared swift)
Streptoprocne biscutata (biscutate swift)
Streptoprocne semicollaris (white-naped swift)
Hydrochous gigas (waterfall swift)
Collocalia esculenta (glossy swiftlet)
Collocalia linchi (cave swiftlet)
Collocalia troglodytes (pygmy swiftlet)
Collocalia elaphra (Seychelles swiftlet)
Collocalia francica (Mascarene swiftlet)
Collocalia unicolor (Indian swiftlet)
Collocalia mearnsi (Philippine swiftlet)
Collocalia infuscata (Moluccan swiftlet)
Collocalia hirundinacea (mountain swiftlet)
Collocalia spodiopygius (white-rumped swiftlet)
Collocalia terraereginae (Australian swiftlet)
Collocalia brevirostris (Himalayan swiftlet)
Collocalia vulcanorum (volcano swiftlet)
Collocalia rogersi (Indochinese swiftlet)
Collocalia whiteheadi (Whitehead's swiftlet)
Collocalia nuditarsus (bare-legged swiftlet)
Collocalia orientalis (Mayr's swiftlet)
Collocalia salangana (mossy-nest swiftlet)
Collocalia palawanensis (Palawan swiftlet)
Collocalia amelis (grey swiftlet)
Collocalia vanikorensis (uniform swiftlet)
Collocalia pelewensis (Palau swiftlet)
Collocalia inquieta (Micronesian swiftlet)
Collocalia sawtelli (Atiu swiftlet)
Collocalia leucophaeus (Tahiti swiftlet)
Collocalia ocista (Marquesan swiftlet)
Collocalia maxima (black-nest swiftlet)
Collocalia fuciphaga (edible-nest swiftlet)
Collocalia germani (German's swiftlet)
Collocalia papuensis (Papuan swiftlet)
Schoutedenapus myoptilus (Scarce swift)
Schoutedenapus schoutedeni (Schouteden's swift)
Mearnsia picina (Philippine needletail)
Mearnsia novaeguineae (Papuan needletail)
Zoonavena grandidieri (Malagasy spinetail)
Zoonavena thomensis (Sao Tome spinetail)
Zoonavena sylvatica (white-rumped spinetail)
Telacanthura ussheri (mottled spinetail)
Telacanthura melanopygia (black spinetail)
Rhaphidura leucopygialis (silver-rumped spinetail)
Rhaphidura sabini (Sabine's spinetail)
Neafrapus cassini (Cassin's spinetail)
Neafrapus boehmi (bat-like spinetail)
Hirundapus caudacutus (white-throated needletail)
Hirundapus cochinchinensis (silver-backed needletail)
Hirundapus giganteus (brown-backed needletail)
Hirundapus celebensis (purple needletail)
Chaetura spinicauda (band-rumped swift)
Chaetura martinica (Lesser Antillean swift)
Chaetura cinereiventris (grey-rumped swift)
Chaetura egregia (pale-rumped swift)
Chaetura pelagica (chimney swift)
Chaetura vauxi (Vaux's swift)
Chaetura chapmani (Chapman's swift)
Chaetura brachyura (short-tailed swift)
Chaetura andrei (ashy-tailed swift)
Aeronautes saxatalis (white-throated swift)
Aeronautes montivagus (white-tipped swift)
Aeronautes andecolus (Andean swift)
Tachornis phoenicobia (Antillean palm swift)
Tachornis furcata (pygmy swift)
Tachornis squamata (fork-tailed palm swift)
Panyptila sanctihieronymi (great swallow-tailed swift)
Panyptila cayennensis (lesser swallow-tailed swift)
Cypsiurus parvus (African palm swift)
Cypsiurus balasiensis (Asian palm swift)
Tachymarptis melba (alpine swift)
Tachymarptis aequatorialis (mottled swift)
Apus alexandri (Alexander's swift)
Apus apus (common swift)
Apus unicolor (plain swift)
Apus niansae (Nyanza swift)
Apus pallidus (pallid swift)
Apus barbatus (African swift)
Apus berliozi (Forbes-Watson's swift)
Apus bradfieldi (Bradfield's swift)
Apus balstoni (Madagascar swift)
Apus pacificus (fork-tailed swift)
Apus acuticauda (dark-rumped swift)
Apus affinis (little swift)
Apus nipalensis (house swift)
Apus horus (Horus swift)
Apus toulsoni (Loanda swift)
Apus caffer (white-rumped swift)
Apus batesi (Bates's swift)
Hemiprocne coronata (crested treeswift)
Hemiprocne longipennis (grey-rumped treeswift)
Hemiprocne mystacea (moustached treeswift)
Hemiprocne comata (whiskered treeswift)
Glaucis aenea (bronzy hermit)
Glaucis hirsuta (rufous-breasted hermit)
Threnetes niger (sooty barbthroat)
Threnetes ruckeri (band-tailed barbthroat)
Threnetes leucurus (pale-tailed barbthroat)
Phaethornis yaruqui (white-whiskered hermit)
Phaethornis guy (green hermit)
Phaethornis syrmatophorus (tawny-bellied hermit)
Phaethornis superciliosus (long-tailed hermit)
Phaethornis malaris (great-billed hermit)
Phaethornis eurynome (scale-throated hermit)
Phaethornis hispidus (white-bearded hermit)
Phaethornis anthophilus (pale-bellied hermit)
Phaethornis bourcieri (straight-billed hermit)
Phaethornis koepckeae (Koepcke's hermit)
Phaethornis philippii (needle-billed hermit)
Phaethornis squalidus (dusky-throated hermit)
Phaethornis augusti (sooty-capped hermit)
Phaethornis pretrei (planalto hermit)
Phaethornis subochraceus (buff-bellied hermit)
Phaethornis nattereri (cinnamon-throated hermit)
Phaethornis gounellei (broad-tipped hermit)
Phaethornis ruber (reddish hermit)
Phaethornis stuarti (white-browed hermit)
Phaethornis griseogularis (grey-chinned hermit)
Phaethornis longuemareus (little hermit)
Phaethornis idaliae (minute hermit)
Eutoxeres aquila (white-tipped sicklebill)
Eutoxeres condamini (buff-tailed sicklebill)
Androdon aequatorialis (tooth-billed hummingbird)
Ramphodon naevius (saw-billed hermit)
Ramphodon dohrnii (hook-billed hermit)
Doryfera johannae (blue-fronted lancebill)
Doryfera ludovicae (green-fronted lancebill)
Phaeochroa cuvierii (scaly-breasted hummingbird)
Campylopterus curvipennis (wedge-tailed sabrewing)
Campylopterus excellens (long-tailed sabrewing)
Campylopterus largipennis (grey-breasted sabrewing)
Campylopterus rufus (rufous sabrewing)
Campylopterus hyperythrus (rufous-breasted sabrewing)
Campylopterus duidae (buff-breasted sabrewing)
Campylopterus hemileucurus (violet sabrewing)
Campylopterus ensipennis (white-tailed sabrewing)
Campylopterus falcatus (lazuline sabrewing)
Campylopterus phainopeplus (Santa Marta sabrewing)
Campylopterus villaviscensio (Napo sabrewing)
Eupetomena macroura (swallow-tailed hummingbird)
Florisuga mellivora (white-necked jacobin)
Melanotrochilus fuscus (black jacobin)
Colibri delphinae (brown violet-ear)
Colibri thalassinus (green violet-ear)
Colibri coruscans (sparkling violet-ear)
Colibri serrirostris (white-vented violet-ear)
Anthracothorax viridigula (green-throated mango)
Anthracothorax prevostii (green-breasted mango)
Anthracothorax nigricollis (black-throated mango)
Anthracothorax mango (Jamaican mango)
Anthracothorax dominicus (Antillean mango)
Anthracothorax viridis (green mango)
Avocettula recurvirostris (fiery-tailed awlbill)
Eulampis jugularis (purple-throated carib)
Eulampis holosericeus (green-throated carib)
Chrysolampis mosquitus (ruby-topaz hummingbird)
Orthorhyncus cristatus (Antillean crested hummingbird)
Klais guimeti (violet-headed hummingbird)
Abeillia abeillei (emerald-chinned hummingbird)
Stephanoxis lalandi (plovercrest)
Lophornis ornatus (tufted coquette)
Lophornis gouldii (dot-eared coquette)
Lophornis magnificus (frilled coquette)
Lophornis brachylopha (short-crested coquette)
Lophornis delattrei (rufous-crested coquette)
Lophornis stictolophus (spangled coquette)
Lophornis chalybeus (festive coquette)
Lophornis pavoninus (peacock coquette)
Lophornis helenae (black-crested coquette)
Lophornis adorabilis (white-crested coquette)
Popelairia popelairii (wire-crested thorntail)
Popelairia langsdorffi (black-bellied thorntail)
Popelairia letitiae (coppery thorntail)
Popelairia conversii (green thorntail)
Discosura longicauda (racket-tailed coquette)
Chlorestes notatus (blue-chinned sapphire)
Chlorostilbon canivetii (fork-tailed emerald)
Chlorostilbon assimilis (garden emerald)
Chlorostilbon mellisugus (blue-tailed emerald)
Chlorostilbon aureoventris (glittering-bellied emerald)
Chlorostilbon ricordii (Cuban emerald)
Chlorostilbon bracei (Brace's emerald)
Chlorostilbon swainsonii (Hispaniolan emerald)
Chlorostilbon maugaeus (Puerto Rican emerald)
Chlorostilbon gibsoni (red-billed emerald)
Chlorostilbon russatus (coppery emerald)
Chlorostilbon stenura (narrow-tailed emerald)
Chlorostilbon alice (green-tailed emerald)
Chlorostilbon poortmani (short-tailed emerald)
Cynanthus sordidus (dusky hummingbird)
Cynanthus latirostris (broad-billed hummingbird)
Cyanophaia bicolor (blue-headed hummingbird)
Thalurania ridgwayi (Mexican woodnymph)
Thalurania colombica (blue-crowned woodnymph)
Thalurania fannyi (green-crowned woodnymph)
Thalurania furcata (fork-tailed woodnymph)
Thalurania watertonii (long-tailed woodnymph)
Thalurania glaucopis (violet-capped woodnymph)
Panterpe insignis (fiery-throated hummingbird)
Damophila julie (violet-bellied hummingbird)
Lepidopyga coeruleogularis (sapphire-throated hummingbird)
Lepidopyga lilliae (sapphire-bellied hummingbird)
Lepidopyga goudoti (shining-green hummingbird)
Hylocharis xantusii (Xantus's hummingbird)
Hylocharis leucotis (white-eared hummingbird)
Hylocharis eliciae (blue-throated goldentail)
Hylocharis sapphirina (rufous-throated sapphire)
Hylocharis cyanus (white-chinned sapphire)
Hylocharis pyropygia (flame-rumped sapphire)
Hylocharis chrysura (gilded hummingbird)
Hylocharis grayi (blue-headed sapphire)
Chrysuronia oenone (golden-tailed sapphire)
Goldmania violiceps (violet-capped hummingbird)
Goethalsia bella (rufous-cheeked hummingbird)
Trochilus polytmus (green-and-black streamertail)
Leucochloris albicollis (white-throated hummingbird)
Polytmus guainumbi (white-tailed goldenthroat)
Polytmus milleri (tepui goldenthroat)
Polytmus theresiae (green-tailed goldenthroat)
Leucippus fallax (buffy hummingbird)
Leucippus baeri (Tumbes hummingbird)
Leucippus taczanowskii (spot-throated hummingbird)
Leucippus chlorocercus (olive-spotted hummingbird)
Taphrospilus hypostictus (many-spotted hummingbird)
Amazilia viridicauda (green-and-white hummingbird)
Amazilia chionogaster (white-bellied hummingbird)
Amazilia candida (white-bellied emerald)
Amazilia chionopectus (white-chested emerald)
Amazilia versicolor (versicolored emerald)
Amazilia luciae (Honduran emerald)
Amazilia fimbriata (glittering-throated emerald)
Amazilia lactea (sapphire-spangled emerald)
Amazilia amabilis (blue-chested hummingbird)
Amazilia decora (charming hummingbird)
Amazilia rosenbergi (purple-chested hummingbird)
Amazilia boucardi (mangrove hummingbird)
Amazilia franciae (Andean emerald)
Amazilia leucogaster (plain-bellied emerald)
Amazilia cyanocephala (azure-crowned hummingbird)
Amazilia cyanifrons (indigo-capped hummingbird)
Amazilia beryllina (berylline hummingbird)
Amazilia cyanura (blue-tailed hummingbird)
Amazilia saucerrottei (steely-vented hummingbird)
Amazilia tobaci (copper-rumped hummingbird)
Amazilia viridigaster (green-bellied hummingbird)
Amazilia edward (snowy-breasted hummingbird)
Amazilia rutila (cinnamon hummingbird)
Amazilia yucatanensis (buff-bellied hummingbird)
Amazilia tzacatl (rufous-tailed hummingbird)
Amazilia castaneiventris (chestnut-bellied hummingbird)
Amazilia amazilia (amazilia hummingbird)
Amazilia viridifrons (green-fronted hummingbird)
Amazilia violiceps (violet-crowned hummingbird)
Eupherusa poliocerca (white-tailed hummingbird)
Eupherusa eximia (stripe-tailed hummingbird)
Eupherusa cyanophrys (blue-capped hummingbird)
Eupherusa nigriventris (black-bellied hummingbird)
Elvira chionura (white-tailed emerald)
Elvira cupreiceps (coppery-headed emerald)
Microchera albocoronata (snowcap)
Chalybura buffonii (white-vented plumeleteer)
Chalybura urochrysia (bronze-tailed plumeleteer)
Aphantochroa cirrochloris (sombre hummingbird)
Lampornis clemenciae (blue-throated hummingbird)
Lampornis amethystinus (amethyst-throated hummingbird)
Lampornis viridipallens (green-throated mountain-gem)
Lampornis sybillae (green-breasted mountain-gem)
Lampornis hemileucus (white-bellied mountain-gem)
Lampornis castaneoventris (variable mountain-gem)
Lamprolaima rhami (garnet-throated hummingbird)
Adelomyia melanogenys (speckled hummingbird)
Anthocephala floriceps (blossomcrown)
Phlogophilus hemileucurus (Ecuadorian piedtail)
Phlogophilus harterti (Peruvian piedtail)
Clytolaema rubricauda (Brazilian ruby)
Heliodoxa imperatrix (empress brilliant)
Heliodoxa xanthogonys (velvet-browed brilliant)
Heliodoxa gularis (pink-throated brilliant)
Heliodoxa branickii (rufous-webbed brilliant)
Heliodoxa schreibersii (black-throated brilliant)
Heliodoxa aurescens (Gould's jewelfront)
Heliodoxa rubinoides (fawn-breasted brilliant)
Heliodoxa jacula (green-crowned brilliant)
Heliodoxa leadbeateri (violet-fronted brilliant)
Eugenes fulgens (magnificent hummingbird)
Hylonympha macrocerca (scissor-tailed hummingbird)
Sternoclyta cyanopectus (violet-chested hummingbird)
Topaza pyra (fiery topaz)
Topaza pella (crimson topaz)
Oreotrochilus chimborazo (Ecuadorian hillstar)
Oreotrochilus estella (Andean hillstar)
Oreotrochilus leucopleurus (white-sided hillstar)
Oreotrochilus melanogaster (black-breasted hillstar)
Oreotrochilus adela (wedge-tailed hillstar)
Urochroa bougueri (white-tailed hillstar)
Patagona gigas (giant hummingbird)
Aglaeactis cupripennis (shining sunbeam)
Aglaeactis castelnaudii (white-tufted sunbeam)
Aglaeactis aliciae (purple-backed sunbeam)
Aglaeactis pamela (black-hooded sunbeam)
Lafresnaya lafresnayi (mountain velvetbreast)
Pterophanes cyanopterus (great sapphirewing)
Coeligena coeligena (bronzy inca)
Coeligena wilsoni (brown inca)
Coeligena prunellei (black inca)
Coeligena torquata (collared inca)
Coeligena phalerata (white-tailed starfrontlet)
Coeligena orina (dusky starfrontlet)
Coeligena bonapartei (golden-bellied starfrontlet)
Coeligena helianthea (blue-throated starfrontlet)
Coeligena lutetiae (buff-winged starfrontlet)
Coeligena violifer (violet-throated starfrontlet)
Coeligena iris (rainbow starfrontlet)
Ensifera ensifera (sword-billed hummingbird)
Sephanoides sephaniodes (green-backed firecrown)
Sephanoides fernandensis (Juan Fernandez firecrown)
Boissonneaua flavescens (buff-tailed coronet)
Boissonneaua matthewsii (chestnut-breasted coronet)
Boissonneaua jardini (velvet-purple coronet)
Heliangelus mavors (orange-throated sunangel)
Heliangelus spencei (Merida sunangel)
Heliangelus amethysticollis (amethyst-throated sunangel)
Heliangelus strophianus (gorgeted sunangel)
Heliangelus exortis (tourmaline sunangel)
Heliangelus viola (purple-throated sunangel)
Heliangelus regalis (royal sunangel)
Eriocnemis nigrivestis (black-breasted puffleg)
Eriocnemis vestitus (glowing puffleg)
Eriocnemis godini (turquoise-throated puffleg)
Eriocnemis luciani (sapphire-vented puffleg)
Eriocnemis cupreoventris (coppery-bellied puffleg)
Eriocnemis mosquera (golden-breasted puffleg)
Eriocnemis glaucopoides (blue-capped puffleg)
Eriocnemis mirabilis (colorful puffleg)
Eriocnemis alinae (emerald-bellied puffleg)
Eriocnemis derbyi (black-thighed puffleg)
Haplophaedia aureliae (greenish puffleg)
Haplophaedia lugens (hoary puffleg)
Urosticte benjamini (purple-bibbed whitetip)
Urosticte ruficrissa (rufous-vented whitetip)
Ocreatus underwoodii (booted racket-tail)
Lesbia victoriae (black-tailed trainbearer)
Lesbia nuna (green-tailed trainbearer)
Sappho sparganura (red-tailed comet)
Polyonymus caroli (bronze-tailed comet)
Ramphomicron microrhynchum (purple-backed thornbill)
Ramphomicron dorsale (black-backed thornbill)
Metallura williami (viridian metaltail)
Metallura baroni (violet-throated metaltail)
Metallura odomae (neblina metaltail)
Metallura theresiae (coppery metaltail)
Metallura eupogon (fire-throated metaltail)
Metallura aeneocauda (scaled metaltail)
Metallura phoebe (black metaltail)
Metallura tyrianthina (Tyrian metaltail)
Metallura iracunda (Perija metaltail)
Chalcostigma ruficeps (rufous-capped thornbill)
Chalcostigma olivaceum (olivaceous thornbill)
Chalcostigma stanleyi (blue-mantled thornbill)
Chalcostigma heteropogon (bronze-tailed thornbill)
Chalcostigma herrani (rainbow-bearded thornbill)
Oxypogon guerinii (bearded helmetcrest)
Opisthoprora euryptera (mountain avocetbill)
Taphrolesbia griseiventris (grey-bellied comet)
Aglaiocercus kingi (long-tailed sylph)
Aglaiocercus coelestis (violet-tailed sylph)
Oreonympha nobilis (bearded mountaineer)
Augastes lumachellus (hooded visorbearer)
Augastes scutatus (hyacinth visorbearer)
Augastes geoffroyi (wedge-billed hummingbird)
Heliothryx barroti (purple-crowned fairy)
Heliothryx aurita (black-eared fairy)
Heliactin cornuta (horned sungem)
Loddigesia mirabilis (marvellous spatuletail)
Heliomaster constantii (plain-capped starthroat)
Heliomaster longirostris (long-billed starthroat)
Heliomaster squamosus (stripe-breasted starthroat)
Heliomaster furcifer (blue-tufted starthroat)
Rhodopis vesper (oasis hummingbird)
Thaumastura cora (Peruvian sheartail)
Philodice bryantae (magenta-throated woodstar)
Philodice mitchellii (purple-throated woodstar)
Doricha enicura (slender sheartail)
Doricha eliza (Mexican sheartail)
Tilmatura dupontii (sparkling-tailed hummingbird)
Microstilbon burmeisteri (slender-tailed woodstar)
Calothorax lucifer (lucifer hummingbird)
Calothorax pulcher (beautiful hummingbird)
Archilochus colubris (ruby-throated hummingbird)
Archilochus alexandri (black-chinned hummingbird)
Calypte anna (Anna's hummingbird)
Calypte costae (Costa's hummingbird)
Calliphlox evelynae (Bahama woodstar)
Calliphlox amethystina (amethyst woodstar)
Mellisuga helenae (bee hummingbird)
Mellisuga minima (vervain hummingbird)
Stellula calliope (calliope hummingbird)
Atthis heloisa (bumblebee hummingbird)
Atthis ellioti (wine-throated hummingbird)
Myrtis fanny (purple-collared woodstar)
Eulidia yarrellii (Chilean woodstar)
Myrmia micrura (short-tailed woodstar)
Acestrura mulsant (white-bellied woodstar)
Acestrura bombus (little woodstar)
Acestrura heliodor (gorgeted woodstar)
Acestrura astreans (Santa Marta woodstar)
Acestrura berlepschi (Esmeraldas woodstar)
Chaetocercus jourdanii (rufous-shafted woodstar)
Selasphorus platycercus (broad-tailed hummingbird)
Selasphorus rufus (rufous hummingbird)
Selasphorus sasin (Allen's hummingbird)
Selasphorus flammula (volcano hummingbird)
Selasphorus scintilla (scintillant hummingbird)
Selasphorus ardens (glow-throated hummingbird)
Tauraco persa (Guinea turaco)
Tauraco schuettii (black-billed turaco)
Tauraco schalowi (Schalow's turaco)
Tauraco fischeri (Fischer's turaco)
Tauraco livingstonii (Livingstone's turaco)
Tauraco corythaix (Knysna turaco)
Tauraco bannermani (Bannerman's turaco)
Tauraco erythrolophus (red-crested turaco)
Tauraco macrorhynchus (yellow-billed turaco)
Tauraco leucotis (white-cheeked turaco)
Tauraco ruspolii (Ruspoli's turaco)
Tauraco hartlaubi (Hartlaub's turaco)
Tauraco leucolophus (white-crested turaco)
Musophaga johnstoni (Ruwenzori turaco)
Musophaga porphyreolopha (purple-crested turaco)
Musophaga violacea (violet turaco)
Musophaga rossae (Ross's turaco)
Corythaixoides concolor (grey go-away-bird)
Corythaixoides personatus (bare-faced go-away-bird)
Corythaixoides leucogaster (white-bellied go-away-bird)
Crinifer piscator (western grey plantain-eater)
Crinifer zonurus (eastern grey plantain-eater)
Corythaeola cristata (great blue turaco)
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