The Sibley-Munroe 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.

The Sibley-Munroe assignmemt of individual species to families and of families to orders remains controversial, however. Critics maintain that, while it marks a great leap forward so far as the evidence from DNA-DNA hybridisation goes, it pays insufficient attention to other forms of evidence, both molecular and on a larger scale. There is no true consensus, but the broad middle-ground position is that the Sibley-Monroe classification, overall, is "about 80% correct". The key question, of course, is which 80%?. Research and debate continues.

There are 9993 species on the checklist, and this page continues in several parts, which are linked to below.

Struthionidae

  • Struthio camelus Ostrich

Rheidae
  • Rhea americana Greater Rhea
  • Rhea pennata Lesser Rhea

Casuariidae
  • Casuarius casuarius Southern Cassowary
  • Casuarius bennetti Dwarf Cassowary
  • Casuarius unappendiculatus Northern Cassowary
  • Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu

Apterygidae
  • Apteryx australis Brown Kiwi
  • Apteryx owenii Little Spotted Kiwi
  • Apteryx haastii Great Spotted Kiwi

Tinamidae
  • Tinamus tao Grey Tinamou
  • Tinamus solitarius Solitary Tinamou
  • Tinamus osgoodi Black Tinamou
  • Tinamus major Great Tinamou
  • Tinamus guttatus White-throated Tinamou
  • Nothocercus bonapartei Highland Tinamou
  • Nothocercus julius Tawny-breasted Tinamou
  • Nothocercus nigrocapillus* ''Hooded Tinamou
  • Crypturellus berlepschi Berlepsch's Tinamou
  • Crypturellus cinereus Cinereous Tinamou
  • Crypturellus soui Little Tinamou
  • Crypturellus ptaritepui Tepui Tinamou
  • Crypturellus obsoletus Brown Tinamou
  • Crypturellus cinnamomeus Thicket Tinamou
  • Crypturellus undulatus Undulated Tinamou
  • Crypturellus transfasciatus* ''Pale-browed Tinamou
  • Crypturellus strigulosus Brazilian Tinamou
  • Crypturellus boucardi Slaty-breasted Tinamou
  • Crypturellus kerriae Choco Tinamou
  • Crypturellus erythropus Red-legged Tinamou
  • Crypturellus duidae Grey-legged Tinamou
  • Crypturellus noctivagus Yellow-legged Tinamou
  • Crypturellus atrocapillus* ''Black-capped Tinamou
  • Crypturellus variegatus Variegated Tinamou
  • Crypturellus brevirostris* ''Rusty Tinamou
  • Crypturellus bartletti Bartlett's Tinamou
  • Crypturellus parvirostris* ''Small-billed Tinamou
  • Crypturellus casiquiare Barred Tinamou
  • Crypturellus tataupa Tataupa Tinamou
  • Rhynchotus rufescens Red-winged Tinamou
  • Nothoprocta taczanowskii Taczanowski's Tinamou
  • Nothoprocta kalinowskii Kalinowski's Tinamou
  • Nothoprocta ornata Ornate Tinamou
  • Nothoprocta pentlandii Andean Tinamou
  • Nothoprocta cinerascens Brushland Tinamou
  • Nothoprocta perdicaria Chilean Tinamou
  • Nothoprocta curvirostris Curve-billed Tinamou
  • Nothura darwinii Darwin's Nothura
  • Nothura chacoensis Chaco Nothura
  • Nothura maculosa Spotted Nothura
  • Nothura minor Lesser Nothura
  • Nothura boraquira White-bellied Nothura
  • Taoniscus nanus Dwarf Tinamou
  • Eudromia elegans Elegant Crested-Tinamou
  • Eudromia formosa Quebracho Crested-Tinamou
  • Tinamotis pentlandii Puna Tinamou
  • Tinamotis ingoufi Patagonian Tinamou

Cracidae
  • Ortalis vetula Plain Chachalaca
  • Ortalis cinereiceps Grey-headed Chachalaca
  • Ortalis garrula Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
  • Ortalis ruficauda Rufous-vented Chachalaca
  • Ortalis erythroptera Rufous-headed Chachalaca
  • Ortalis wagleri Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
  • Ortalis poliocephala West Mexican Chachalaca
  • Ortalis canicollis Chaco Chachalaca
  • Ortalis leucogastra White-bellied Chachalaca
  • Ortalis guttata Speckled Chachalaca
  • Ortalis motmot Little Chachalaca
  • Ortalis superciliaris Buff-browed Chachalaca
  • Penelope argyrotis Band-tailed Guan
  • Penelope barbata Bearded Guan
  • Penelope ortoni Baudo Guan
  • Penelope montagnii Andean Guan
  • Penelope marail Marail Guan
  • Penelope superciliaris Rusty-margined Guan
  • Penelope dabbenei Red-faced Guan
  • Penelope purpurascens Crested Guan
  • Penelope perspicax Cauca Guan
  • Penelope albipennis White-winged Guan
  • Penelope jacquacu Spix's Guan
  • Penelope obscura Dusky-legged Guan
  • Penelope pileata White-crested Guan
  • Penelope ochrogaster Chestnut-bellied Guan
  • Penelope jacucaca White-browed Guan
  • Pipile pipile Trinidad Piping-Guan
  • Pipile cumanensis Blue-throated Piping-Guan
  • Pipile cujubi Red-throated Piping-Guan
  • Pipile jacutinga Black-fronted Piping-Guan
  • Aburria aburri Wattled Guan
  • Chamaepetes unicolor Black Guan
  • Chamaepetes goudotii Sickle-winged Guan
  • Penelopina nigra Highland Guan
  • Oreophasis derbianus Horned Guan
  • Nothocrax urumutum Nocturnal Curassow
  • Mitu tomentosa Crestless Curassow
  • Mitu salvini Salvin's Curassow
  • Mitu tuberosa Razor-billed Curassow
  • Mitu mitu '' Alagoas Curassow
  • Pauxi pauxi '' Helmeted Curassow
  • Pauxi unicornis Horned Curassow
  • Crax rubra Great Curassow
  • Crax alberti Blue-knobbed Curassow
  • Crax daubentoni Yellow-knobbed Curassow
  • Crax alector Black Curassow
  • Crax globulosa Wattled Curassow
  • Crax fasciolata Bare-faced Curassow
  • Crax blumenbachii Red-billed Curassow

Megapodiidae
  • Alectura lathami Australian Brush-turkey
  • Aepypodius arfakianus Wattled Brush-turkey
  • Aepypodius bruijnii Bruijn's Brush-turkey
  • Talegalla cuvieri Red-billed Brush-turkey
  • Talegalla fuscirostris Black-billed Brush-turkey
  • Talegalla jobiensis Brown-collared Brush-turkey
  • Macrocephalon maleo Maleo
  • Megapodius nicobariensis Nicobar Scrubfowl
  • Megapodius cumingii Tabon Scrubfowl
  • Megapodius bernsteinii Sula Scrubfowl
  • Megapodius reinwardt Orange-footed Scrubfowl
  • Megapodius freycinet Dusky Scrubfowl
  • Megapodius affinis New Guinea Scrubfowl
  • Megapodius eremita Melanesian Scrubfowl
  • Megapodius layardi Vanuatu Scrubfowl
  • Megapodius laperouse Micronesian Scrubfowl
  • Megapodius pritchardii Niaufoou Scrubfowl
  • Megapodius wallacei Moluccan Scrubfowl
  • Leipoa ocellata Malleefowl

Phasianidae
  • Lerwa lerwa '' Snow Partridge
  • Ammoperdix griseogularis See-see Partridge
  • Ammoperdix heyi Sand Partridge
  • Tetraogallus caucasicus Caucasian Snowcock
  • Tetraogallus caspius Caspian Snowcock
  • Tetraogallus tibetanus Tibetan Snowcock
  • Tetraogallus altaicus Altai Snowcock
  • Tetraogallus himalayensis* ''Himalayan Snowcock
  • Tetraophasis obscurus Chestnut-throated Partridge
  • Tetraophasis szechenyii Buff-throated Partridge
  • Alectoris graeca Rock Partridge
  • Alectoris chukar Chukar
  • Alectoris philbyi Philby's Partridge
  • Alectoris magna Rusty-necklaced Partridge
  • Alectoris barbara Barbary Partridge
  • Alectoris rufa Red-legged Partridge
  • Alectoris melanocephala Arabian Partridge
  • Francolinus francolinus Black Francolin
  • Francolinus pictus Painted Francolin
  • Francolinus pintadeanus Chinese Francolin
  • Francolinus pondicerianus* ''Grey Francolin
  • Francolinus gularis Swamp Francolin
  • Francolinus coqui Coqui Francolin
  • Francolinus albogularis White-throated Francolin
  • Francolinus schlegelii Schlegel's Francolin
  • Francolinus lathami Forest Francolin
  • Francolinus sephaena Crested Francolin
  • Francolinus streptophorus* ''Ring-necked Francolin
  • Francolinus finschi Finsch's Francolin
  • Francolinus africanus Grey-winged Francolin
  • Francolinus levaillantii Red-winged Francolin
  • Francolinus psilolaemus Moorland Francolin
  • Francolinus shelleyi Shelley's Francolin
  • Francolinus levaillantoides* ''OrangeRiver Francolin
  • Francolinus nahani Nahan's Francolin
  • Francolinus hartlaubi Hartlaub's Francolin
  • Francolinus bicalcaratus Double-spurred Francolin
  • Francolinus clappertoni Clapperton's Francolin
  • Francolinus icterorhynchus Heuglin's Francolin
  • Francolinus harwoodi Harwood's Francolin
  • Francolinus adspersus Red-billed Francolin
  • Francolinus capensis Cape Francolin
  • Francolinus hildebrandti Hildebrandt's Francolin
  • Francolinus natalensis Natal Francolin
  • Francolinus ahantensis Ahanta Francolin
  • Francolinus squamatus Scaly Francolin
  • Francolinus griseostriatus Grey-striped Francolin
  • Francolinus leucoscepus Yellow-necked Spurfowl
  • Francolinus rufopictus Grey-breasted Spurfowl
  • Francolinus afer Red-necked Spurfowl
  • Francolinus swainsonii Swainson's Spurfowl
  • Francolinus erckelii Erckel's Francolin
  • Francolinus ochropectus Ochre-breasted Francolin
  • Francolinus castaneicollis Chestnut-naped Francolin
  • Francolinus nobilis Handsome Francolin
  • Francolinus jacksoni Jackson's Francolin
  • Francolinus camerunensis Cameroon Francolin
  • Francolinus swierstrai Swierstra's Francolin
  • Perdix perdix Grey Partridge
  • Perdix dauurica Daurian Partridge
  • Perdix hodgsoniae Tibetan Partridge
  • Rhizothera longirostris Long-billed Partridge
  • Margaroperdix madagarensis Madagascar Partridge
  • Melanoperdix nigra Black Partridge
  • Coturnix coturnix Common Quail
  • Coturnix japonica Japanese Quail
  • Coturnix pectoralis Stubble Quail
  • Coturnix novaezelandiae New Zealand Quail
  • Coturnix coromandelica Rain Quail
  • Coturnix delegorguei Harlequin Quail
  • Coturnix ypsilophora Brown Quail
  • Coturnix adansonii Blue Quail
  • Coturnix chinensis Blue-breasted Quail
  • Anurophasis monorthonyx Snow Mountain Quail
  • Perdicula asiatica Jungle Bush-Quail
  • Perdicula argoondah Rock Bush-Quail
  • Perdicula erythrorhyncha Painted Bush-Quail
  • Perdicula manipurensis Manipur Bush-Quail
  • Arborophila torqueola Hill Partridge
  • Arborophila rufogularis Rufous-throated Partridge
  • Arborophila atrogularis White-cheeked Partridge
  • Arborophila crudigularis Taiwan Partridge
  • Arborophila mandellii Chestnut-breasted Partridge
  • Arborophila brunneopectus* ''Bar-backed Partridge
  • Arborophila rufipectus Sichuan Partridge
  • Arborophila orientalis Grey-breasted Partridge
  • Arborophila javanica Chestnut-bellied Partridge
  • Arborophila hyperythra Red-breasted Partridge
  • Arborophila gingica White-necklaced Partridge
  • Arborophila davidi Orange-necked Partridge
  • Arborophila cambodiana Chestnut-headed Partridge
  • Arborophila rubrirostris Red-billed Partridge
  • Arborophila ardens Hainan Partridge
  • Arborophila chloropus Scaly-breasted Partridge
  • Arborophila merlini Annam Partridge
  • Arborophila charltonii Chestnut-necklaced Partridge
  • Caloperdix oculea Ferruginous Partridge
  • Haematortyx sanguiniceps Crimson-headed Partridge
  • Rollulus rouloul Crested Partridge
  • Ptilopachus petrosus Stone Partridge
  • Bambusicola fytchii Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
  • Bambusicola thoracica Chinese Bamboo-Partridge
  • Galloperdix spadicea Red Spurfowl
  • Galloperdix lunulata Painted Spurfowl
  • Galloperdix bicalcarata Ceylon Spurfowl
  • Ophrysia superciliosa Himalayan Quail
  • Ithaginis cruentus Blood Pheasant
  • Tragopan melanocephalus Western Tragopan
  • Tragopan satyra Satyr Tragopan
  • Tragopan blythii Blyth's Tragopan
  • Tragopan temminckii Temminck's Tragopan
  • Tragopan caboti Cabot's Tragopan
  • Pucrasia macrolopha Koklass Pheasant
  • Lophophorus impejanus Himalayan Monal
  • Lophophorus sclateri Sclater's Monal
  • Lophophorus lhuysii Chinese Monal
  • Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl
  • Gallus sonneratii Grey Junglefowl
  • Gallus lafayetii Ceylon Junglefowl
  • Gallus varius Green Junglefowl
  • Lophura leucomelanos Kalij Pheasant
  • Lophura nycthemera Silver Pheasant
  • Lophura imperialis Imperial Pheasant
  • Lophura edwardsi Edwards's Pheasant
  • Lophura hatinhensis Vietnam Fireback
  • Lophura swinhoii Swinhoe's Pheasant
  • Lophura hoogerwerfi Sumatran Pheasant
  • Lophura inornata Salvadori's Pheasant
  • Lophura erythrophthalma Crestless Fireback
  • Lophura ignita Crested Fireback
  • Lophura diardi Siamese Fireback
  • Lophura bulweri Bulwer's Pheasant
  • Crossoptilon harmani Tibetan Eared-Pheasant
  • Crossoptilon crossoptilon* ''White Eared-Pheasant
  • Crossoptilon mantchuricum* ''Brown Eared-Pheasant
  • Crossoptilon auritum Blue Eared-Pheasant
  • Catreus wallichii Cheer Pheasant
  • Syrmaticus ellioti Elliot's Pheasant
  • Syrmaticus humiae Hume's Pheasant
  • Syrmaticus mikado Mikado Pheasant
  • Syrmaticus soemmerringii Copper Pheasant
  • Syrmaticus reevesii Reeves's Pheasant
  • Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant
  • Chrysolophus pictus Golden Pheasant
  • Chrysolophus amherstiae Lady Amherst's Pheasant
  • Polyplectron chalcurum Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant
  • Polyplectron inopinatum Mountain Peacock-Pheasant
  • Polyplectron germaini Germain's Peacock-Pheasant
  • Polyplectron bicalcaratum* ''Grey Peacock-Pheasant
  • Polyplectron malacense Malayan Peacock-Pheasant
  • Polyplectron schleiermacheri Bornean Peacock-Pheasant
  • Polyplectron emphanum Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
  • Rheinardia ocellata Crested Argus
  • Argusianus argus Great Argus
  • Afropavo congensis Congo Peafowl
  • Pavo cristatus Indian Peafowl
  • Pavo muticus Green Peafowl
  • Dendragapus falcipennis Siberian Grouse
  • Dendragapus canadensis Spruce Grouse
  • Dendragapus obscurus Blue Grouse
  • Lagopus lagopus Willow Ptarmigan
  • Lagopus mutus Rock Ptarmigan
  • Lagopus leucurus White-tailed Ptarmigan
  • Tetrao tetrix Black Grouse
  • Tetrao mlokosiewiczi Caucasian Grouse
  • Tetrao urogallus Western Capercaillie
  • Tetrao parvirostris Black-billed Capercaillie
  • Bonasa bonasia Hazel Grouse
  • Bonasa sewerzowi Chinese Grouse
  • Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse
  • Centrocercus urophasianus* ''Sage Grouse
  • Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse
  • Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie-chicken
  • Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Lesser Prairie-chicken
  • Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
  • Agriocharis ocellata Ocellated Turkey

Numididae
  • Agelastes meleagrides White-breasted Guineafowl
  • Agelastes niger Black Guineafowl
  • Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl
  • Guttera plumifera Plumed Guineafowl
  • Guttera pucherani Crested Guineafowl
  • Acryllium vulturinum Vulturine Guineafowl

Odontophoridae
  • Dendrortyx barbatus Bearded Wood-Partridge
  • Dendrortyx macroura Long-tailed Wood-Partridge
  • Dendrortyx leucophrys Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge
  • Oreortyx pictus Mountain Quail
  • Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail
  • Callipepla douglasii Elegant Quail
  • Callipepla californica California Quail
  • Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail
  • Philortyx fasciatus Banded Quail
  • Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
  • Colinus nigrogularis Black-throated Bobwhite
  • Colinus cristatus Crested Bobwhite
  • Odontophorus gujanensis Marbled Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus capueira Spot-winged Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus melanotis Black-eared Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus erythrops Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus atrifrons Black-fronted Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus hyperythrus Chestnut Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus melanonotus Dark-backed Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus speciosus Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus dialeucos Tacarcuna Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus strophium Gorgeted Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus columbianus Venezuelan Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus leucolaemus Black-breasted Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus balliviani Stripe-faced Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus stellatus Starred Wood-Quail
  • Odontophorus guttatus Spotted Wood-Quail
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus Singing Quail
  • Cyrtonyx montezumae Montezuma Quail
  • Cyrtonyx ocellatus Ocellated Quail
  • Rhynchortyx cinctus Tawny-faced Quail

Continued at: Sibley-Monroe checklist 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18