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Tyrannides

Clade of birds

Summary

Clade of birds

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Tyrannides (New World suboscines) is a clade of passerine birds that are endemic to the Americas. The group likely originated in South America during the Eocene, about 45 million years ago.

Taxonomy

The Tyrannides is divided into two clades (Furnariida and Tyrannida) that contain thirteen families. The families listed here are those recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC).

  • Pipridae: manakins
  • Cotingidae: cotingas
  • Tityridae: tityras, becards
  • Tyrannidae: tyrant-flycatchers (includes Piprites, Platyrinchus, Tachuris and Rhynchocyclus)
  • Oxyruncidae: sharpbill
  • Onychorhynchidae: royal flycatchers and myiobiuses
  • Melanopareiidae: crescent chests
  • Conopophagidae: gnateaters and gnatpittas
  • Thamnophilidae: antbirds
  • Grallariidae: antpittas
  • Rhinocryptidae: tapaculos
  • Formicariidae: antthrushes
  • Furnariidae: ovenbirds and woodcreepers (includes Dendrocolaptidae)

Phylogeny

The cladogram below showing the family level phylogenetic relationships of the Tyrannides is based on a molecular genetic study by Carl Oliveros and collaborators published in 2019. The families and species numbers are from the list maintained by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC).

References

References

  1. (2013). "Phylogeny and classification of the New World suboscines (Aves, Passeriformes)". Zootaxa.
  2. (2015). "A new time tree reveals Earth history's imprint on the evolution of modern birds". Science Advances.
  3. Selvatti, A.P. ''et al''. (2015) [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790315000810#b0175 A Paleogene origin for crown passerines and the diversification of the Oscines in the New World]. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 88:1-15.
  4. (2019). "Earth history and the passerine superradiation". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
  5. (August 2024). "Family Index". International Ornithologists' Union.
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