On the left-hand side, new taxa are shown in blue. On the right-hand side, taxa that are lost are in red, while taxa that are gained are in blue. Other annotations are in green.

TiF List

Passeroidea

  • Sugarbirds (Promeropidae)
  • Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
  • Sunbirds, Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
  • Fairy Bluebirds (Irenidae)
  • Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)
  • Przevalski's Finch (Urocynchramidae)

Ploceid Group

  • Olive Warbler (Peucedramidae)
  • Accentors (Prunellidae)
  • Weavers, Sparrows (Ploceidae)
  • Estrildid Finches (Estrildidae)
  • Indigobirds, Whydahs (Viduidae)

Passerid Group

  • Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches (Passeridae)
  • Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae)
  • Finches (Fringillidae)
  • Longspurs, Snow Buntings (Calcariidae)
  • Lamprospiza and Mitrospingus (Lamprospizidae)
  • Wood-warblers (Parulidae)
  • New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)
  • Old World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
  • American Sparrows (Passerellidae)
  • Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Northern Tanagers, Ant-Tanagers (Cardinalidae)
  • Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Modified SAM List (Gill, 1995)

Weaver relatives

  • Larks (Alaudidae) to Sylvioidea
  • Sugarbirds (Promeropidae)
    • excludes Arcanator, Modulatrix and Kakamega (Sylviidae)
  • Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
  • Sunbirds, Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
  • Berrypeckers (Melanocharitidae) basal Passerida,
    • includes Corvida:Paramythiidae
  • Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
  • Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae)
    • excludes Amaurocichla (Sylviidae)
  • Accentors (Prunellidae)
  • Weavers (Ploceidae)
    • includes Anomalospiza (Viduidae)
  • Estrildid Finches, Indigobirds, Whydahs (Estrildidae)
    • includes Vidua (Viduidae)
  • Northern Finches (Fringillidae)
    • includes Peucedramidae>
    • excludes Drepanididae
    • excludes Euphonia, Chlorophonia (Thraupidae)
  • Hawaiian Honeycreepers (Drepanididae) to Fringillidae
  • American Sparrows, Old World Buntings (Emberizidae)
    • includes Urocynchramidae
    • includes Calcariidae
    • includes Passerellidae except for Chlorospingus and Oreothraupis (Thraupidae)
    • includes Paroaria, Gubernatrix (Thraupidae)
  • Wood-warblers (Parulidae)
    • includes Granatellus (Cardinalidae)
    • excludes Nesospingus, Phaenicophilus, Calyptophilus, and Spindalis (Thraupidae)
  • Tanagers (Thraupidae)
    • includes Lamprospizidae
    • includes Euphonia and Chlorophonia (Fringillidae)
    • includes Spindalis and Nesospingus (Parulidae)
    • includes Chlorospingus and Oreothraupis (Passerellidae)
    • includes Chlorothraupis, Habia, Piranga, and Amaurospiza (Cardinalidae)
    • excludes Paroaria and Gubernatrix (Passerellidae)
    • excludes excludes Pitylus, Saltator, Porphyrospiza. and Parkerthraustes (Cardinalidae)
  • Cardinals, Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)
    • includes Pitylus, Saltator, Porphyrospiza, Parkerthraustes (Thraupidae
    • excludes Chlorothraupis, Habia, Piranga, and Amaurospiza (Thraupidae)
    • excludes Granatellus (Parulidae)
  • Blackbirds (Icteridae)