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.

Megalaimidae

  • Psilopogon pyrolophus Fire-tufted Barbet
  • Megalaima virens Great Barbet
  • Megalaima lagrandieri Red-vented Barbet
  • Megalaima zeylanica Brown-headed Barbet
  • Megalaima lineata Lineated Barbet
  • Megalaima viridis White-cheeked Barbet
  • Megalaima faiostricta Green-eared Barbet
  • Megalaima corvina Brown-throated Barbet
  • Megalaima chrysopogon Gold-whiskered Barbet
  • Megalaima rafflesii Red-crowned Barbet
  • Megalaima mystacophanos Red-throated Barbet
  • Megalaima javensis Black-banded Barbet
  • Megalaima flavifrons Yellow-fronted Barbet
  • Megalaima franklinii Golden-throated Barbet
  • Megalaima oorti Black-browed Barbet
  • Megalaima asiatica Blue-throated Barbet
  • Megalaima monticola Mountain Barbet
  • Megalaima incognita Moustached Barbet
  • Megalaima henricii Yellow-crowned Barbet
  • Megalaima armillaris Flame-fronted Barbet
  • Megalaima pulcherrima Golden-naped Barbet
  • Megalaima australis Blue-eared Barbet
  • Megalaima eximia Bornean Barbet
  • Megalaima rubricapilla Crimson-fronted Barbet
  • Megalaima haemacephala Coppersmith Barbet
  • Calorhamphus fuliginosus Brown Barbet

Lybiidae
  • Gymnobucco calvus Naked-faced Barbet
  • Gymnobucco peli Bristle-nosed Barbet
  • Gymnobucco sladeni Sladen's Barbet
  • Gymnobucco bonapartei Grey-throated Barbet
  • Stactolaema leucotis White-eared Barbet
  • Stactolaema anchietae Anchieta's Barbet
  • Stactolaema whytii Whyte's Barbet
  • Stactolaema olivacea Green Barbet
  • Pogoniulus scolopaceus Speckled Tinkerbird
  • Pogoniulus coryphaeus Western Green-Tinkerbird
  • Pogoniulus leucomystax Moustached Green-Tinkerbird
  • Pogoniulus simplex African Green-Tinkerbird
  • Pogoniulus atroflavus Red-rumped Tinkerbird
  • Pogoniulus subsulphureus Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
  • Pogoniulus bilineatus Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
  • Pogoniulus chrysoconus Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
  • Pogoniulus pusillus Red-fronted Tinkerbird
  • Buccanodon duchaillui Yellow-spotted Barbet
  • Tricholaema hirsuta Hairy-breasted Barbet
  • Tricholaema diademata Red-fronted Barbet
  • Tricholaema frontata Miombo Barbet
  • Tricholaema leucomelas Pied Barbet
  • Tricholaema lacrymosa Spot-flanked Barbet
  • Tricholaema melanocephala* ''Black-throated Barbet
  • Lybius undatus Banded Barbet
  • Lybius vieilloti Vieillot's Barbet
  • Lybius leucocephalus White-headed Barbet
  • Lybius chaplini Chaplin's Barbet
  • Lybius rubrifacies Red-faced Barbet
  • Lybius guifsobalito Black-billed Barbet
  • Lybius torquatus Black-collared Barbet
  • Lybius melanopterus Brown-breasted Barbet
  • Lybius minor Black-backed Barbet
  • Lybius bidentatus Double-toothed Barbet
  • Lybius dubius Bearded Barbet
  • Lybius rolleti Black-breasted Barbet
  • Trachyphonus purpuratus Yellow-billed Barbet
  • Trachyphonus vaillantii Crested Barbet
  • Trachyphonus margaritatus* ''Yellow-breasted Barbet
  • Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Red-and-yellow Barbet
  • Trachyphonus darnaudii D'Arnaud's Barbet
  • Trachyphonus usambiro Usambiro Barbet
Ramphastidae
  • Capito aurovirens Scarlet-crowned Barbet
  • Capito maculicoronatus Spot-crowned Barbet
  • Capito squamatus Orange-fronted Barbet
  • Capito hypoleucus White-mantled Barbet
  • Capito dayi '' Black-girdled Barbet
  • Capito quinticolor Five-colored Barbet
  • Capito niger Black-spotted Barbet
  • Capito brunneipectus Brown-chested Barbet
  • Eubucco richardsoni Lemon-throated Barbet
  • Eubucco bourcierii Red-headed Barbet
  • Eubucco tucinkae Scarlet-hooded Barbet
  • Eubucco versicolor Versicolored Barbet
  • Semnornis frantzii Prong-billed Barbet
  • Semnornis ramphastinus Toucan Barbet
  • Aulacorhynchus prasinus Emerald Toucanet
  • Aulacorhynchus sulcatus Groove-billed Toucanet
  • Aulacorhynchus derbianus Chestnut-tipped Toucanet
  • Aulacorhynchus haematopygus* ''Crimson-rumped Toucanet
  • Aulacorhynchus huallagae Yellow-browed Toucanet
  • Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis Blue-banded Toucanet
  • Pteroglossus inscriptus Lettered Aracari
  • Pteroglossus viridis Green Aracari
  • Pteroglossus bitorquatus Red-necked Aracari
  • Pteroglossus azara Ivory-billed Aracari
  • Pteroglossus mariae Brown-mandibled Aracari
  • Pteroglossus castanotis Chestnut-eared Aracari
  • Pteroglossus aracari Black-necked Aracari
  • Pteroglossus torquatus Collared Aracari
  • Pteroglossus frantzii Fiery-billed Aracari
  • Pteroglossus sanguineus Stripe-billed Aracari
  • Pteroglossus erythropygius Pale-mandibled Aracari
  • Pteroglossus pluricinctus* ''Many-banded Aracari
  • Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Curl-crested Aracari
  • Baillonius bailloni Saffron Toucanet
  • Andigena laminirostris Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan
  • Andigena hypoglauca Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan
  • Andigena cucullata Hooded Mountain-Toucan
  • Andigena nigrirostris Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
  • Selenidera spectabilis Yellow-eared Toucanet
  • Selenidera reinwardtii Golden-collared Toucanet
  • Selenidera nattereri Tawny-tufted Toucanet
  • Selenidera culik Guianan Toucanet
  • Selenidera maculirostris Spot-billed Toucanet
  • Selenidera gouldii Gould's Toucanet
  • Ramphastos sulfuratus Keel-billed Toucan
  • Ramphastos brevis Choco Toucan
  • Ramphastos citreolaemus Citron-throated Toucan
  • Ramphastos culminatus Yellow-ridged Toucan
  • Ramphastos vitellinus Channel-billed Toucan
  • Ramphastos dicolorus Red-breasted Toucan
  • Ramphastos swainsonii Chestnut-mandibled Toucan
  • Ramphastos ambiguus Black-mandibled Toucan
  • Ramphastos tucanus Red-billed Toucan
  • Ramphastos cuvieri Cuvier's Toucan
  • Ramphastos toco Toco Toucan

Galbulidae
  • Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis* ''White-eared Jacamar
  • Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus* ''Chestnut Jacamar
  • Brachygalba salmoni Dusky-backed Jacamar
  • Brachygalba goeringi Pale-headed Jacamar
  • Brachygalba lugubris Brown Jacamar
  • Brachygalba albogularis White-throated Jacamar
  • Jacamaralcyon tridactyla Three-toed Jacamar
  • Galbula albirostris Yellow-billed Jacamar
  • Galbula cyanicollis Blue-necked Jacamar
  • Galbula ruficauda Rufous-tailed Jacamar
  • Galbula galbula Green-tailed Jacamar
  • Galbula pastazae Coppery-chested Jacamar
  • Galbula tombacea White-chinned Jacamar
  • Galbula cyanescens Bluish-fronted Jacamar
  • Galbula chalcothorax Purplish Jacamar
  • Galbula leucogastra Bronzy Jacamar
  • Galbula dea '' Paradise Jacamar
  • Jacamerops aureus Great Jacamar

Bucconidae
  • Notharchus macrorhynchos White-necked Puffbird
  • Notharchus pectoralis Black-breasted Puffbird
  • Notharchus ordii Brown-banded Puffbird
  • Notharchus tectus Pied Puffbird
  • Bucco macrodactylus Chestnut-capped Puffbird
  • Bucco tamatia Spotted Puffbird
  • Bucco noanamae Sooty-capped Puffbird
  • Bucco capensis Collared Puffbird
  • Nystalus radiatus Barred Puffbird
  • Nystalus chacuru White-eared Puffbird
  • Nystalus striolatus Striolated Puffbird
  • Nystalus maculatus Spot-backed Puffbird
  • Hypnelus ruficollis Russet-throated Puffbird
  • Malacoptila fusca White-chested Puffbird
  • Malacoptila semicincta Semicollared Puffbird
  • Malacoptila striata Crescent-chested Puffbird
  • Malacoptila fulvogularis Black-streaked Puffbird
  • Malacoptila rufa Rufous-necked Puffbird
  • Malacoptila panamensis White-whiskered Puffbird
  • Malacoptila mystacalis Moustached Puffbird
  • Micromonacha lanceolata Lanceolated Monklet
  • Nonnula rubecula Rusty-breasted Nunlet
  • Nonnula sclateri Fulvous-chinned Nunlet
  • Nonnula brunnea Brown Nunlet
  • Nonnula frontalis Grey-cheeked Nunlet
  • Nonnula ruficapilla Rufous-capped Nunlet
  • Nonnula amaurocephala Chestnut-headed Nunlet
  • Hapaloptila castanea White-faced Nunbird
  • Monasa atra '' Black Nunbird
  • Monasa nigrifrons Black-fronted Nunbird
  • Monasa morphoeus White-fronted Nunbird
  • Monasa flavirostris Yellow-billed Nunbird
  • Chelidoptera tenebrosa Swallow-wing

Bucerotidae
  • Tockus albocristatus White-crested Hornbill
  • Tockus hartlaubi Black Dwarf Hornbill
  • Tockus camurus Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
  • Tockus monteiri Monteiro's Hornbill
  • Tockus erythrorhynchus Red-billed Hornbill
  • Tockus flavirostris Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
  • Tockus leucomelas Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
  • Tockus jacksoni Jackson's Hornbill
  • Tockus deckeni Von der Decken's Hornbill
  • Tockus alboterminatus Crowned Hornbill
  • Tockus bradfieldi Bradfield's Hornbill
  • Tockus fasciatus African Pied Hornbill
  • Tockus hemprichii Hemprich's Hornbill
  • Tockus nasutus African Grey Hornbill
  • Tockus pallidirostris Pale-billed Hornbill
  • Ocyceros griseus Malabar Grey-Hornbill
  • Ocyceros gingalensis Ceylon Grey-Hornbill
  • Ocyceros birostris Indian Grey-Hornbill
  • Anthracoceros coronatus Malabar Pied-Hornbill
  • Anthracoceros albirostris* ''Oriental Pied-Hornbill
  • Anthracoceros malayanus Black Hornbill
  • Anthracoceros marchei Palawan Hornbill
  • Anthracoceros montani Sulu Hornbill
  • Buceros rhinoceros Rhinoceros Hornbill
  • Buceros bicornis Great Hornbill
  • Buceros hydrocorax Rufous Hornbill
  • Buceros vigil Helmeted Hornbill
  • Anorrhinus tickelli Brown Hornbill
  • Anorrhinus galeritus Bushy-crested Hornbill
  • Penelopides manillae Luzon Hornbill
  • Penelopides mindorensis Mindoro Hornbill
  • Penelopides panini Tarictic Hornbill
  • Penelopides samarensis Samar Hornbill
  • Penelopides affinis Mindanao Hornbill
  • Penelopides exarhatus Sulawesi Hornbill
  • Aceros comatus White-crowned Hornbill
  • Aceros nipalensis Rufous-necked Hornbill
  • Aceros corrugatus Wrinkled Hornbill
  • Aceros waldeni Writhed-billed Hornbill
  • Aceros leucocephalus Writhed Hornbill
  • Aceros cassidix Knobbed Hornbill
  • Aceros undulatus Wreathed Hornbill
  • Aceros narcondami Narcondam Hornbill
  • Aceros everetti Sumba Hornbill
  • Aceros subruficollis Plain-pouched Hornbill
  • Aceros plicatus Blyth's Hornbill
  • Ceratogymna bucinator Trumpeter Hornbill
  • Ceratogymna fistulator Piping Hornbill
  • Ceratogymna brevis Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
  • Ceratogymna subcylindricus Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
  • Ceratogymna cylindricus Brown-cheeked Hornbill
  • Ceratogymna albotibialis White-thighed Hornbill
  • Ceratogymna atrata Black-casqued Hornbill
  • Ceratogymna elata Yellow-casqued Hornbill

Bucorvidae
  • Bucorvus abyssinicus Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
  • Bucorvus leadbeateri Southern Ground-Hornbill

Upupidae
  • Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
  • Upupa africana African Hoopoe

Phoeniculidae
  • Phoeniculus purpureus Green Woodhoopoe
  • Phoeniculus damarensis Violet Woodhoopoe
  • Phoeniculus somaliensis Black-billed Woodhoopoe
  • Phoeniculus bollei White-headed Woodhoopoe
  • Phoeniculus castaneiceps Forest Woodhoopoe

Rhinopomastidae
  • Rhinopomastus aterrimus Black Scimitar-bill
  • Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Common Scimitar-bill
  • Rhinopomastus minor Abyssinian Scimitar-bill

Trogonidae
  • Apaloderma narina Narina Trogon
  • Apaloderma aequatoriale Bare-cheeked Trogon
  • Apaloderma vittatum Bar-tailed Trogon
  • Pharomachrus mocinno Resplendent Quetzal
  • Pharomachrus antisianus Crested Quetzal
  • Pharomachrus fulgidus White-tipped Quetzal
  • Pharomachrus auriceps Golden-headed Quetzal
  • Pharomachrus pavoninus Pavonine Quetzal
  • Euptilotis neoxenus Eared Trogon
  • Priotelus temnurus Cuban Trogon
  • Priotelus roseigaster Hispaniolan Trogon
  • Trogon massena Slaty-tailed Trogon
  • Trogon melanurus Black-tailed Trogon
  • Trogon clathratus Lattice-tailed Trogon
  • Trogon comptus White-eyed Trogon
  • Trogon bairdii Baird's Trogon
  • Trogon viridis White-tailed Trogon
  • Trogon citreolus Citreoline Trogon
  • Trogon melanocephalus Black-headed Trogon
  • Trogon mexicanus Mountain Trogon
  • Trogon elegans Elegant Trogon
  • Trogon collaris Collared Trogon
  • Trogon aurantiiventris Orange-bellied Trogon
  • Trogon personatus Masked Trogon
  • Trogon rufus Black-throated Trogon
  • Trogon surrucura Surucua Trogon
  • Trogon curucui Blue-crowned Trogon
  • Trogon violaceus Violaceous Trogon
  • Harpactes reinwardtii Blue-tailed Trogon
  • Harpactes fasciatus Malabar Trogon
  • Harpactes kasumba Red-naped Trogon
  • Harpactes diardii Diard's Trogon
  • Harpactes ardens Philippine Trogon
  • Harpactes whiteheadi Whitehead's Trogon
  • Harpactes orrhophaeus Cinnamon-rumped Trogon
  • Harpactes duvaucelii Scarlet-rumped Trogon
  • Harpactes oreskios Orange-breasted Trogon
  • Harpactes erythrocephalus* ''Red-headed Trogon
  • Harpactes wardi Ward's Trogon

Coraciidae
  • Coracias garrulus European Roller
  • Coracias abyssinica Abyssinian Roller
  • Coracias caudata Lilac-breasted Roller
  • Coracias spatulata Racket-tailed Roller
  • Coracias naevia Rufous-crowned Roller
  • Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller
  • Coracias temminckii Purple-winged Roller
  • Coracias cyanogaster Blue-bellied Roller
  • Eurystomus glaucurus Broad-billed Roller
  • Eurystomus gularis Blue-throated Roller
  • Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird
  • Eurystomus azureus Purple Roller

Brachypteraciidae
  • Brachypteracias leptosomus Short-legged Ground-Roller
  • Brachypteracias squamigera Scaly Ground-Roller
  • Atelornis pittoides Pitta-like Ground-Roller
  • Atelornis crossleyi Rufous-headed Ground-Roller
  • Uratelornis chimaera Long-tailed Ground-Roller

Leptosomidae
  • Leptosomus discolor Cuckoo Roller

Todidae
  • Hylomanes momotula Tody Motmot
  • Aspatha gularis Blue-throated Motmot
  • Electron platyrhynchum Broad-billed Motmot
  • Electron carinatum Keel-billed Motmot
  • Eumomota superciliosa Turquoise-browed Motmot
  • Baryphthengus martii Rufous Motmot
  • Baryphthengus ruficapillus Rufous-capped Motmot
  • Momotus mexicanus Russet-crowned Motmot
  • Momotus momota Blue-crowned Motmot
  • Todus multicolor Cuban Tody
  • Todus angustirostris Narrow-billed Tody
  • Todus mexicanus Puerto Rican Tody
  • Todus todus Jamaican Tody
  • Todus subulatus Broad-billed Tody

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