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Motacillidae
Horsfield, 1821
- wagtails, pipits
(bird)
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Passeroidea (Superfamily)
..Calyptophilus (Genus)
..Cardinalidae (Family) - cardinal, grosbeaks, saltators and allies
..Catamblyrhynchus (Genus)
..Chlorophonia (Genus)
..Chloropseidae (Family) - leafbirds
..Chlorospingus (Genus)
..Chlorothraupis (Genus)
..Coerebidae (Family) - bananaquit
..Dicaeidae (Family) - flowerpeckers
..Emberizidae (Family) - buntings, American sparrows and allies
..Estrildidae (Family) - waxbills, grass finches, munias and allies
..Euphonia (Genus)
..Fringillidae (Family) - finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers
..Granatellus (Genus)
..Habia (Genus)
..Icteridae (Family) - New World blackbirds
..Nectariniidae (Family) - sunbirds
..Nesospingus (Genus)
..Parulidae (Family) - New World warblers
..Passeridae (Family) - sparrows, snowfinches and allies
..Peucedramidae (Family) - olive warbler
..Phaenicophilus (Genus)
..Piranga (Genus)
..Ploceidae (Family) - weavers, sparrows
..Promeropidae (Family) - sugarbirds
..Prunellidae (Family) - accentors
..Rhodinocichla (Genus)
..Spindalis (Genus)
..Thraupidae (Family) - tanagers
..Viduidae (Family) - indigobirds and allies
..Xenoligea (Genus)
..Motacillidae (Family) - wagtails, pipits
....Anthus (Genus)
....Dendronanthus (Genus)
....Macronyx (Genus)
....Motacilla (Genus)
....Tmetothylacus (Genus)
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
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(Phylum)
Chordata
-
(Class)
Reptilia
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(Order)
Passeriformes
Current position
Passeroidea
(Superfamily)
Ref:
J. Cracraft et al., 2003
: 19.
Alternative positions
Oscines
(Suborder)
Ref:
W.J. Bock, 1982
: 1005.
Historical positions
Passeroidea
(Superfamily)
Ref:
E.C. Dickinson, 2003
: 25, 739; 19.
Passeriformes
(Order)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
1995
Oscines
(Suborder)
Ref:
C.M. Perrins, 1991 (1990)
: 392.
[implicit]
Oscines
(Suborder)
Ref:
W.J. Bock, 1982
: 1005.
Oscines
(Suborder)
Ref:
B. Grzimek et al., 1974 (1970)
: 625.
Number of Subtaxa
2025
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
5g;64s;43ss
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
5g;64s
2003
E.C. Dickinson
: 26
5g;64s
1982
W.J. Bock
5g;54s
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025