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Order Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), a New World warbler
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), a New World warbler
Source: Microsoft® Encarta® 96 Encyclopedia

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Families of the Order Passeriformes (Perching Birds, Passerine Birds)

According to Howard/Moore

Eurylaimidae (broadbills)
Dendrocolaptidae (woodcreepers)
Furnariidae (ovenbirds [Latin America])
Formicariidae (antbirds)
Conopophagidae (gnateaters)
Rhinocryptidae (tapculos)
Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers [New World])
Subfamilies:
- Tyranninae (tyrant flycatchers)
- Tityrinae (tityras, becards)
- Pipromophinae (mionectine flycatchers, Corythopis)
Pipridae (manakins)
Cotingidae (cotingas)
Oxyruncidae (Sharpbill)
Phytotomidae (plantcutters)
Pittidae (pittas)
Xenicidae, Acanthisittidae (New Zealand wrens)
Philepittidae (asities [incl. false sunbirds])
Menuridae (lyrebirds)
Atrichornithidae (scrub birds)
Alaudidae (larks)
Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Motacillidae (wagtails and pipits)
Campephagidae (cuckoo shrikes)
Pycnonotidae (bulbuls)
Irenidae, Chloropseidae (leafbirds, ioras)
Subfamily:
- Aegithininae (ioras)
Laniidae (shrikes)
Subfamilies:
- Prionopininae (helmet shrikes)
- Malaconotinae (bush shrikes)
- Laniinae (typical shrikes)
- Pityriasinae (Bornean Bristlehead)
Vangidae (vanga shrikes)
Bombycillidae (waxwings)
Subfamilies:
- Bombycillinae (waxwings)
- Ptilogonatinae (silky flycatchers)
- Hypocoliinae (Grey Hypocolius)
Dulidae (Palmchat)
Cinclidae (dippers)
Troglodytidae (wrens)
Mimidae (mimic thrushes [mockingbirds, thrashers])
Prunellidae (accentors)
Turdidae (thrushes, incl. solitaires, bluebirds, robins, chats, wheatears)
Orthonychidae (logrunners)
Subfamily:
- Cinclosomatinae (quail thrushes, whipbirds)
Timaliidae (babblers)
Subfamily:
- Garrulacinae (laughingthrushes)
Panuridae, Paradoxornithidae (parrotbills)
Picathartidae (bald crows)
Polioptilidae (gnatcatchers, gnatwrens)
Sylviidae (Old World warblers, gnatcatchers, kinglets)
Subfamilies:
- Megalurinae (grass warblers)
- Acrocephalinae (leaf warblers)
Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers)
Platysteiridae (wattle-eyes, puff-back flycatchers)
Maluridae (Australasian wrens)
Acanthizidae (thornbills, flyeaters)
Subfamily:
- Dasyornithinae (bristlebirds)
Monarchidae (monarchs, fantails)
Eopsaltriidae (Australasian robins)
Pachycephalidae (whistlers)
Aegithalidae (long-tailed tits [incl. bushtits])
Remizidae (penduline tits [incl. Verdin])
Paridae (tits [Br.], titmice, chickadees [Am.])
Sittidae (nuthatches [incl. sitellas])
Subfamily:
- Tichodromadinae, Tichodrominae (Wall Creeper)
Certhiidae (tree creepers, creepers)
Rhabdornithidae (Philippine creepers)
Climacteridae (Australian creepers)
Dicaeidae (flowerpeckers)
Subfamily:
- Pardalotinae (pardalotes)
Nectariniidae (sunbirds)
Zosteropidae (white-eyes)
Meliphagidae (honeyeaters)
Subfamily:
- Promeropinae (sugarbirds)
Emberizidae (buntings, cardinals, tanagers)
Subfamilies:
- Emberizinae (buntings, Old World buntings)
- Catamblyrhynchinae (Plush-capped Finch, Plushcap)
- Cardinalinae (cardinals, grosbeaks)
- Thraupinae (tanagers)
- Tersininae (Swallow Tanager)
Coerebidae (Bananaquit)
Parulidae (New World warblers, wood warblers)
Subfamily:
- Peucedraminae (Olive Warbler [New World])
Drepanididae (Hawaiian honeycreepers)
Vireonidae (vireos)
Icteridae (New World blackbirds, New World orioles and allies)
Fringillidae (finches, New World sparrows and allies)
Subfamilies:
- Fringillinae (fringilline finches; chaffinches, brambling, etc.)
- Carduelinae (cardueline finches; goldfinches, crossbills, etc.)
Estrildidae (waxbills, estrildine finches)
Ploceidae (weavers [weaver finches], Old World sparrows)
Subfamilies:
- Viduinae (whydahs, indigo birds, widow weavers, parasitic viduines)
- Bubalornithinae (Buffalo Weaver)
- Passerinae (sparrows, rock sparrows, etc. [Old World])
- Ploceinae (weavers [weaver finches])
Sturnidae (starlings)
Subfamilies:
- Sturninae (starlings, mynas)
- Buphaginae (oxpeckers)
Oriolidae (orioles [Old World])
Dicruridae (drongos)
Callaeidae, Callaeatidae (wattlebirds)
Grallinidae (magpie larks)
Subfamilies:
- Grallininae (magpie larks)
- Corcoracinae (Australian choughs [incl. Apostlebird])
Artamidae (wood swallows)
Cracticidae (butcherbirds)
Ptilonorhynchidae (bowerbirds)
Paradisaeidae (birds of paradise)
Corvidae (crows, jays [incl. magpies])

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Sources:

Bernard, Raimar. 1993. Vogelnamen englisch-deutsch-latein: mit einer Einführung in die Systematik der Vögel. Aula: Wiesbaden. 267 pages.
Peterson, Roger Tory. 1980. A Field Guide to the Birds (East of the Rockies). Houghton Mifflin: Boston. 384 pages.
Robbins, Chandler S., et al. 1966. Birds of North America. Golden Press: New York. 340 pages.

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