IOC English Name Scientific Name Comments
     
 
ORDER PASSERIFORMES
PHY (1)
Dippers (5)
Family Cinclidae
 
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus  
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii  
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus  
White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus  
Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzi  
     
Leafbirds (11)
Family Chloropseidae
 
Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis  
Yellow-throated Leafbird Chloropsis palawanensis  
Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati  
Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon  
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis  
Bornean Leafbird Chloropsis kinabaluensis AS (2)
Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni AS (3)
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons  
Sumatran Leafbird Chloropsis media AS (4)
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii  
Blue-masked Leafbird Chloropsis venusta  
     
Flowerpeckers (48)
Family Dicaeidae
 
Olive-backed Flowerpecker Prionochilus olivaceus  
Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus  
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus  
Palawan Flowerpecker Prionochilus plateni  
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius  
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus  
Golden-rumped Flowerpecker Dicaeum annae  
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile  
Striped Flowerpecker Dicaeum aeruginosum  
Brown-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum everetti  
Whiskered Flowerpecker Dicaeum proprium  
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum  
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanoxanthum  
Legge's Flowerpecker Dicaeum vincens  
Yellow-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum aureolimbatum  
Olive-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum nigrilore  
Flame-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum anthonyi  
Bicolored Flowerpecker Dicaeum bicolor  
Red-keeled Flowerpecker Dicaeum australe  
Black-belted Flowerpecker Dicaeum haematostictum  
Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker Dicaeum retrocinctum  
Cebu Flowerpecker Dicaeum quadricolor  
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma  
Buzzing Flowerpecker Dicaeum hypoleucum  
Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos  
Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor ENG (5)
Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum AS (6)
Andaman Flowerpecker Dicaeum virescens AS (7)
Pygmy Flowerpecker Dicaeum pygmaeum  
Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum nehrkorni  
Flame-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrothorax  
Halmahera Flowerpecker Dicaeum schistaceiceps AS (8)
Ashy Flowerpecker Dicaeum vulneratum  
Olive-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum pectorale  
Red-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum geelvinkianum  
Louisiade Flowerpecker Dicaeum nitidum  
Red-banded Flowerpecker Dicaeum eximium  
Midget Flowerpecker Dicaeum aeneum  
Mottled Flowerpecker Dicaeum tristrami ENG (9)
Black-fronted Flowerpecker Dicaeum igniferum  
Blue-cheeked Flowerpecker Dicaeum maugei  
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum  
Grey-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum celebicum  
Black-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum  
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus  
Blood-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum sanguinolentum  
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum  
Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker Dicaeum trochileum  
     
Sunbirds (136)
Family Nectariniidae
 
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis  
Fraser's Sunbird Deleornis fraseri  
Grey-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris  
Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi  
Anchieta's Sunbird Anthreptes anchietae  
Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex  
Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis  
Grey-throated Sunbird Anthreptes griseigularis AS (10)
Red-throated Sunbird Anthreptes rhodolaemus  
Mangrove Sunbird Anthreptes gabonicus  
Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei  
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis  
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes neglectus  
Violet-tailed Sunbird Anthreptes aurantius  
Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi  
Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris  
Banded Green Sunbird Anthreptes rubritorques  
Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris  
Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura  
Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica  
Amani Sunbird Hedydipna pallidigaster  
Purple-naped Sunbird Hypogramma hypogrammicum  
Reichenbach's Sunbird Anabathmis reichenbachii  
Principe Sunbird Anabathmis hartlaubii  
Newton's Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii  
Giant Sunbird Dreptes thomensis  
Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea  
Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis  
Bannerman's Sunbird Cyanomitra bannermani  
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema  
Cameroon Sunbird Cyanomitra oritis  
Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae  
Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea ENG, (11)
Grey Sunbird Cyanomitra veroxii  
Buff-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra adelberti  
Carmelite Sunbird Chalcomitra fuliginosa  
Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens  
Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina  
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis  
Hunter's Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri  
Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri  
Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica  
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima  
Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata  
Van Hasselt's Sunbird Leptocoma brasiliana AS (12)
Black Sunbird Leptocoma sericea  
Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha  
Bocage's Sunbird Nectarinia bocagii  
Purple-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia purpureiventris  
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze  
Bronzy Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis  
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa  
Scarlet-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni  
Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi  
Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius  
Tiny Sunbird Cinnyris minullus  
Miombo Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis  
Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus  
Neergaard's Sunbird Cinnyris neergaardi  
Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris stuhlmanni  
Prigogine's Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris prigoginei  
Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris ludovicensis  
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi  
Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer  
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius  
Rockefeller's Sunbird Cinnyris rockefelleri  
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris  
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris usambaricus AS (13)
Forest Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris fuelleborni AS (14)
Moreau's Sunbird Cinnyris moreaui  
Loveridge's Sunbird Cinnyris loveridgei  
Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus  
Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis  
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi  
Hofmann's Sunbird Cinnyris hofmanni AS (15)
Congo Sunbird Cinnyris congensis  
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus  
Black-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris nectarinioides  
Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus  
Tsavo Sunbird Cinnyris tsavoensis  
Violet-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris chalcomelas  
Pemba Sunbird Cinnyris pembae  
Orange-tufted Sunbird Cinnyris bouvieri  
Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea  
Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus  
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus  
Johanna's Sunbird Cinnyris johannae  
Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus  
Rufous-winged Sunbird Cinnyris rufipennis  
Oustalet's Sunbird Cinnyris oustaleti  
White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala  
Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus  
Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus  
Ursula's Sunbird Cinnyris ursulae  
Bates's Sunbird Cinnyris batesi  
Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus  
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus  
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis  
Apricot-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris buettikoferi  
Flame-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris solaris  
Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga  
Abbott's Sunbird Cinnyris abbotti  
Malagasy Green Sunbird Cinnyris notatus  
Seychelles Sunbird Cinnyris dussumieri  
Humblot's Sunbird Cinnyris humbloti  
Anjouan Sunbird Cinnyris comorensis  
Mayotte Sunbird Cinnyris coquerellii  
Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius  
Grey-hooded Sunbird Aethopyga primigenia  
Apo Sunbird Aethopyga boltoni  
Lina's Sunbird Aethopyga linaraborae  
Flaming Sunbird Aethopyga flagrans  
Metallic-winged Sunbird Aethopyga pulcherrima  
Elegant Sunbird Aethopyga duyvenbodei  
Lovely Sunbird Aethopyga shelleyi  
Handsome Sunbird Aethopyga bella  
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae  
Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis  
White-flanked Sunbird Aethopyga eximia  
Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae  
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata  
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja  
Vigors's Sunbird Aethopyga vigorsii AS (16)
Javan Sunbird Aethopyga mystacalis  
Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii  
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda  
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra  
Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris  
Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta  
Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster  
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys  
Naked-faced Spiderhunter Arachnothera clarae  
Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta  
Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis  
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna  
Whitehead's Spiderhunter Arachnothera juliae  
     
Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches (48)
Family Passeridae
 
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali  
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus  
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser donaldsoni  
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser rufoscapulatus  
Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficauda  
Grey-capped Social Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi  
Black-capped Social Weaver Pseudonigrita cabanisi  
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius  
Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri  
House Sparrow Passer domesticus  
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis  
Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus ENG (17)
Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus  
Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans  
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus  
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus  
Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis  
Great Sparrow Passer motitensis  
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis  
Abd al-Kuri Sparrow Passer hemileucus AS (18)
Kenya Sparrow Passer rufocinctus  
Shelley's Sparrow Passer shelleyi AS (19)
Kordofan Sparrow Passer cordofanicus AS (20)
Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus  
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus  
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii  
Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis  
Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus  
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus  
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex  
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus  
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus  
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus  
Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey  
Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla  
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia  
Yellow-throated Petronia Gymnoris superciliaris  
Bush Petronia Gymnoris dentata  
Yellow-spotted Petronia Gymnoris pyrgita  
Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis  
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis  
Henri's Snowfinch Montifringilla henrici  
Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi  
White-rumped Snowfinch Onychostruthus taczanowskii  
Pere David's Snowfinch Pyrgilauda davidiana  
Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis  
Blanford's Snowfinch Pyrgilauda blanfordi  
Afghan Snowfinch Pyrgilauda theresae  
     
Weavers, Widowbirds (109)
Family Ploceidae
 
White-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis albirostris  
Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger  
White-headed Buffalo Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli  
Scaly-feathered Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons  
Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis  
Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons  
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht  
Bannerman's Weaver Ploceus bannermani  
Bates's Weaver Ploceus batesi  
Black-chinned Weaver Ploceus nigrimentus  
Bertram's Weaver Ploceus bertrandi  
Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni  
Loango Weaver Ploceus subpersonatus  
Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus  
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis  
Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis  
Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus  
Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster  
Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis  
Bocage's Weaver Ploceus temporalis  
Eastern Golden Weaver Ploceus subaureus ENG (21)
Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops ENG (22)
Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius  
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini  
Golden Palm Weaver Ploceus bojeri  
Taveta Weaver Ploceus castaneiceps  
Principe Weaver Ploceus princeps  
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops  
Southern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus  
Kilombero Weaver Ploceus burnieri  
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula  
Northern Masked Weaver Ploceus taeniopterus  
Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius  
Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus  
Katanga Masked Weaver Ploceus katangae  
Lufira Masked Weaver Ploceus ruweti  
Tanzanian Masked Weaver Ploceus reichardi  
Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus  
Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei  
Fox's Weaver Ploceus spekeoides  
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus  
Giant Weaver Ploceus grandis  
Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus  
Weyns's Weaver Ploceus weynsi  
Clarke's Weaver Ploceus golandi  
Juba Weaver Ploceus dicrocephalus  
Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus  
Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni  
Cinnamon Weaver Ploceus badius  
Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus  
Golden-naped Weaver Ploceus aureonucha  
Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor  
Maxwell's Black Weaver Ploceus albinucha  
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi  
Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava  
Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus  
Compact Weaver Ploceus superciliosus  
Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis  
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar  
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus  
Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus  
Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor  
Preuss's Weaver Ploceus preussi  
Yellow-capped Weaver Ploceus dorsomaculatus  
Olive-headed Weaver Ploceus olivaceiceps  
Usambara Weaver Ploceus nicolli  
Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis  
Bar-winged Weaver Ploceus angolensis  
Sao Tome Weaver Ploceus sanctithomae  
Yellow-legged Weaver Ploceus flavipes  
Red-crowned Malimbe Malimbus coronatus  
Cassin's Malimbe Malimbus cassini  
Rachel's Malimbe Malimbus racheliae  
Gola Malimbe Malimbus ballmanni  
Red-vented Malimbe Malimbus scutatus  
Ibadan Malimbe Malimbus ibadanensis  
Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens  
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis  
Red-bellied Malimbe Malimbus erythrogaster  
Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus  
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes melanotis  
Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis  
Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops  
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea  
Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis  
Comoros Fody Foudia eminentissima  
Aldabra Fody Foudia aldabrana  
Forest Fody Foudia omissa  
Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra  
Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum  
Rodrigues Fody Foudia flavicans  
Bob-tailed Weaver Brachycope anomala  
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer  
Fire-fronted Bishop Euplectes diadematus  
Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii  
Zanzibar Red Bishop Euplectes nigroventris  
Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus  
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix  
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus  
Golden-backed Bishop Euplectes aureus  
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis  
Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris  
Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura  
Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi  
Montane Widowbird Euplectes psammocromius  
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus  
Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens  
Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne  
Jackson's Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni  
     
Waxbills, Munias & Allies (140)
Family Estrildidae
 
Woodhouse's Antpecker Parmoptila woodhousei  
Red-fronted Antpecker Parmoptila rubrifrons  
Jameson's Antpecker Parmoptila jamesoni  
White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus  
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor  
Pale-fronted Nigrita Nigrita luteifrons  
Grey-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus  
Shelley's Oliveback Nesocharis shelleyi  
White-collared Oliveback Nesocharis ansorgei  
Grey-headed Oliveback Nesocharis capistrata  
Red-billed Pytilia Pytilia lineata  
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera  
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica  
Orange-winged Pytilia Pytilia afra  
Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba  
Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala  
Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata  
Green Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula  
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii  
Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii  
Dusky Crimsonwing Cryptospiza jacksoni  
Shelley's Crimsonwing Cryptospiza shelleyi  
Black-bellied Seedcracker Pyrenestes ostrinus  
Crimson Seedcracker Pyrenestes sanguineus  
Lesser Seedcracker Pyrenestes minor  
Grant's Bluebill Spermophaga poliogenys  
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina  
Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla  
Brown Twinspot Clytospiza monteiri  
Pink-throated Twinspot Hypargos margaritatus  
Red-throated Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus  
Dybowski's Twinspot Euschistospiza dybowskii  
Dusky Twinspot Euschistospiza cinereovinacea  
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara  
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta  
Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula  
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala  
Rock Firefinch Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis  
Chad Firefinch Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis  
Mali Firefinch Lagonosticta virata  
African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata  
Landana Firefinch Lagonosticta landanae  
Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia  
Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta larvata ENG (23)
Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis  
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus  
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus  
Violet-eared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatinus  
Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster  
Lavender Waxbill Estrilda caerulescens  
Grey Waxbill Estrilda perreini  
Cinderella Waxbill Estrilda thomensis  
Swee Waxbill Estrilda melanotis  
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Estrilda quartinia  
Anambra Waxbill Estrilda poliopareia  
Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola  
Abyssinian Waxbill Estrilda ochrogaster  
Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda  
Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga  
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba  
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes  
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild  
Black-lored Waxbill Estrilda nigriloris  
Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula  
Black-headed Waxbill Estrilda atricapilla  
Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos  
Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda charmosyna  
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava  
Green Avadavat Amandava formosa  
Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava  
Black-faced Quail-Finch Ortygospiza atricollis  
African Quail-Finch Ortygospiza fuscocrissa  
Black-chinned Quail-Finch Ortygospiza gabonensis  
Locust Finch Paludipasser locustella TAX (24)
Painted Finch Emblema pictum  
Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella  
Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata  
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata  
Mountain Firetail Oreostruthus fuliginosus  
Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis  
Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton  
Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda  
Plum-headed Finch Neochmia modesta  
Masked Finch Poephila personata  
Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda  
Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta  
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata  
Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii  
Tawny-breasted Parrot-Finch Erythrura hyperythra  
Pin-tailed Parrot-Finch Erythrura prasina  
Green-faced Parrot-Finch Erythrura viridifacies  
Tricolored Parrot-Finch Erythrura tricolor  
Red-eared Parrot-Finch Erythrura coloria  
Blue-faced Parrot-Finch Erythrura trichroa  
Papuan Parrot-Finch Erythrura papuana  
Red-throated Parrot-Finch Erythrura psittacea  
Red-headed Parrot-Finch Erythrura cyaneovirens  
Royal Parrot-Finch Erythrura regia AS (25)
Fiji Parrot-Finch Erythrura pealii AS (26)
Pink-billed Parrot-Finch Erythrura kleinschmidti  
Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae  
Madagascar Mannikin Lemuresthes nana  
African Silverbill Euodice cantans TAX (27)
Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica TAX (28)
Grey-headed Silverbill Odontospiza griseicapilla TAX (29)
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata  
Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor  
Red-backed Mannikin Lonchura nigriceps  
Magpie Mannikin Lonchura fringilloides  
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata  
Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides  
Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans  
Black-faced Munia Lonchura molucca  
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata  
Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti  
White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra  
Streak-headed Mannikin Lonchura tristissima ENG (30)
White-spotted Mannikin Lonchura leucosticta ENG (31)
Five-colored Munia Lonchura quinticolor  
Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca ENG (32)
Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla AS (33)
White-headed Munia Lonchura maja  
Pale-headed Munia Lonchura pallida  
Great-billed Mannikin Lonchura grandis ENG (34)
Grey-banded Mannikin Lonchura vana ENG (35)
Grey-headed Mannikin Lonchura caniceps ENG (36)
Grey-crowned Mannikin Lonchura nevermanni ENG (37)
Hooded Mannikin Lonchura spectabilis ENG (38)
Forbes's Mannikin Lonchura forbesi ENG (39)
Hunstein's Mannikin Lonchura hunsteini ENG (40)
Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna ENG (41)
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax ENG (42)
Black Mannikin Lonchura stygia ENG (43)
Black-breasted Mannikin Lonchura teerinki ENG (44)
Eastern Alpine Mannikin Lonchura monticola ENG (45)
Western Alpine Mannikin Lonchura montana ENG (46)
Buff-bellied Mannikin Lonchura melaena ENG (47)
Timor Sparrow Lonchura fuscata  
Java Sparrow Lonchura oryzivora  
Pictorella Mannikin Heteromunia pectoralis ENG (48)
     
Indigobirds, Whydahs (20)
Family Viduidae
 
Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata  
Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens  
Jambandu Indigobird Vidua raricola  
Barka Indigobird Vidua larvaticola  
Dusky Indigobird Vidua funerea  
Zambezi Indigobird Vidua codringtoni  
Wilson's Indigobird Vidua wilsoni  
Quailfinch Indigobird Vidua nigeriae  
Jos Plateau Indigobird Vidua maryae  
Cameroon Indigobird Vidua camerunensis  
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura  
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina  
Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri  
Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia  
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea  
Sahel Paradise Whydah Vidua orientalis  
Exclamatory Paradise Whydah Vidua interjecta  
Togo Paradise Whydah Vidua togoensis  
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua obtusa  
Cuckoo Finch Anomalospiza imberbis ENG (49)
     
Olive Warbler (1)
Family Peucedramidae
PHY,SEQ (50)
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus  
     
Accentors (13)
Family Prunellidae
 
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris  
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana  
Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides  
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata  
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella  
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens  
Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis  
Arabian Accentor Prunella fagani  
Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis  
Kozlov's Accentor Prunella koslowi  
Dunnock Prunella modularis  
Japanese Accentor Prunella rubida  
Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata  
     
Wagtails, Pipits (68)
Family Motacillidae
 
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus  
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava  
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis  
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola  
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis  
Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris  
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea  
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara  
White Wagtail Motacilla alba  
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp  
Mekong Wagtail Motacilla samveasnae  
Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis  
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis  
Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus  
Sharpe's Longclaw Macronyx sharpei  
Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis  
Fülleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuellebornii  
Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis  
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus  
Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula  
Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae  
Grimwood's Longclaw Macronyx grimwoodi  
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi  
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus  
Australian Pipit Anthus australis  
New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae  
African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus  
Jackson's Pipit Anthus latistriatus  
Mountain Pipit Anthus hoeschi  
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii  
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris  
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis  
Wood Pipit Anthus nyassae  
Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis  
Long-tailed Pipit Anthus longicaudatus  
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys  
Long-legged Pipit Anthus pallidiventris  
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis  
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis  
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni  
Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi  
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus  
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus  
Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens  
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta  
Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus  
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis  
Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus  
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii PHY (51)
Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris  
African Rock Pipit Anthus crenatus  
Short-tailed Pipit Anthus brachyurus  
Bushveld Pipit Anthus caffer  
Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis  
Malindi Pipit Anthus melindae  
Kimberley Pipit Anthus pseudosimilis  
Yellow-breasted Pipit Anthus chloris  
Alpine Pipit Anthus gutturalis  
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii  
Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens  
Short-billed Pipit Anthus furcatus  
Campo Pipit Anthus chacoensis ENG (52)
Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera  
South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus  
Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri  
Hellmayr's Pipit Anthus hellmayri  
Paramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis  
Sao Tome Shorttail Amaurocichla bocagii PHY, SEQ (53)

Footnotes:

  1. The Passeriformes, or perching birds, include the majority of world bird species; parrots are the sister group of the perching birds (Hackett et al. 2008)
  2. Chloropsis kinabaluensis is split from C.cochinchinensis (Wells et al. 2003); recognized by BLI
  3. Chloropsis jerdoni is split from C.cochinchinensis (Wells et al. 2003); recognized by BLI
  4. Chloropsis media is split from C.aurifrons (Wells et al. 2003); recognized by BLI
  5. CHANGE: English name of Dicaeum concolor to Nilgiri Flowerpecker, with split of D. minullum and D. virescens
  6. Dicaeum minullum is split from D. concolor (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005)
  7. Dicaeum virescens is split from D. concolor (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005); English name Plain Flowerpecker transfers to D. virescens
  8. Dicaeum schistaceiceps is split from D. erythrothorax (Rheindt & Hutchinson 2007)
  9. Change English name of Dicaeum tristrami from White-mottled Flowerpecker to Mottled Flowerpecker (Guy Dutson et al 2010)
  10. Anthreptes griseigularis is split from Anthreptes malacensis (Cheke and Mann 2008)
  11. CHANGE: English name of Cyanomitra olivacea to Olive Sunbird with lump of C. obscura which is conspecific </i>(Sinclair and Ryan 2003, Bowie et al. 2004)
  12. Leptocoma brasiliana is split from L. sperata (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005)
  13. Cinnyris usambaricus is split from C. mediocris (Bowie et al. 2004b)
  14. Cinnyris fuelleborni Is split from C. mediocris (Bowie et al. 2004b)
  15. Cinnyris hofmanni is split from C.shelleyi (Irwin (2005); under review by BLI
  16. Aethopyga vigorsii is split from A. siparaja (Cheke & Mann 2001, Rasmussen & Anderton 2005) Followed in Clements 2007.
  17. CORRECT English name of Passer pyrrhonotus to Sind Sparrow
  18. ADD Abd al-Kuri Sparrow split from Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis (Kirwan 2008, Redman et al 2009)
  19. ADD Shelley's Sparrow split from Kenya (Rufous) Sparrow Passer rufocinctus (Fry and Keith 2004, Redman et al 2009)
  20. ADD Kordofan Sparrow split from Kenya (Rufous) Sparrow Passer rufocinctus (Fry and Keith 2004)
  21. CHANGE: English name of Ploceus subaureus from Yellow Weaver to preferred Eastern Golden Weaver
  22. CORRECT:: English name of Ploceus xanthops from African Golden Weaver to Holub's Golden Weaver
  23. Change English name of Lagonosticta larvata to Black-faced Firefinch with lump of L.vinacea
  24. Payne (2010) shows this to be unrelated to Ortygospiza with recommended name  Paludipasser locustella (P.Ryan)
  25. Erythrura regia is split from E.cyaneovirens (Ziswiler et al. 1972, Sibley & Monroe 1990, BLI 1.0)
  26. Erythrura pealii is split from E.cyaneovirens (Ziswiler et al. 1972, Sibley & Monroe 1990, BLI 1.0)
  27. Separate African Silverbill from Lonchura to Euodice (Sinclair & Ryan 2003, Fry 2004)
  28. Separate Indian Silverbill from Lonchura to Euodice (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005)
  29. Separate Grey-headed Silverbill from Lonchura to Odontospiza (Sinclair & Ryan 2003, Fry 2004)
  30. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura tristissima to Streak-headed Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  31. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura leucosticta to White-spotted Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  32. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura malacca from Black-headed Munia to Tricolored Munia with split of L. atricapilla
  33. Lonchura atricapilla is split from L. malacca ( Restall 1997, Rasmussen & Anderton 2005)
  34. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura grandis to Great-billed Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  35. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura vana to Grey-banded Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  36. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura caniceps to Grey-headed Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  37. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura nevermanni to Grey-crowned Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  38. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura spectabilis to Hooded Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  39. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura forbesi to Forbes’s Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  40. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura hunsteinii to Hunstein's Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  41. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura flaviprymna to Yellow-rumped Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  42. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura castaneothorax to Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  43. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura stygia to Black Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  44. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura teerinki to Black-breasted Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  45. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura monticola to Eastern Alpine Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  46. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura montana to Western Alpine Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  47. CHANGE: English name of Lonchura melaena to Buff-bellied Mannikin (Gregory 2009)
  48. CHANGE: English name of Heteromunia pectoralis to Pictorella Mannikin to conform to prevailing usage
  49. CORRECT English name of Anomalospiza imberbis, a viduine finch not a weaver, to Cuckoo Finch (Redman et al 2009)
  50. Olive Warbler Peucedramus of New World most closely related to accentors (Prunellidae) (Ericson and Johansson 2003, Jønsson and Fjeldså 2006)
  51. Berthelot's Pipit and Tawny Pipit are sister species ( Arctander et al 1994, Voelker 1999)
  52. SACC proposal 407 to change English name to Pampas Pipit is pending; makes sense (FG)
  53. Genetic data support moving Amaurocichla to the wagtails (Motacillidae) from Incertae Sedis or affiliation with African longbills (Macrosphenus) (Johanssen et al 2008)