Tyrannides (New World suboscines) is a

clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...

passerine A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

s that are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

of America.Ohlson, J.I. ''et al''. (2013
Phylogeny and classification of the New World suboscines (Aves, Passeriformes)
''Zootaxa'', 3613:1-35. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3613.1.1. This group is divided into two clades (Furnariida and Tyrannida) that contain eleven

families Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideal ...

.Selvatti, A.P. ''et al''. (2015
A Paleogene origin for crown passerines and the diversification of the Oscines in the New World
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 88:1-15. The families listed here are those recognised by the

International Ornithologists' Union The International Ornithologists' Union, formerly known as the International Ornithological Committee, is a group of about 200 international ornithologists, and is responsible for the International Ornithological Congress and other international ...

(IOC). *

Pipridae The manakins are a family, Pipridae, of small suboscine passerine birds. The group contains some 54 species distributed through the American tropics. The name is from Middle Dutch ''mannekijn'' "little man" (also the source of the different bird ...

: manakins * Cotingidae: cotingas *

Tityridae Tityridae is family of suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics. The 45 species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae, Pipridae and Cotingidae (''see Taxonomy''). As yet, no widely ac ...

: tityras, sharpbill, becards (includes ''

Oxyruncus The sharpbill (''Oxyruncus cristatus'') is a small passerine bird in the family Tityridae. Its range is from the mountainous areas of tropical South America and southern Central America (Panama and Costa Rica). It inhabits the canopy of wet for ...

'' and '' Onychorhynchus'') *

Tyrannidae The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds known to exist in the world, with more than 400 species. They are the most dive ...

: tyrant-flycatchers (includes ''

Piprites ''Piprites'' is a genus of bird traditionally placed in the family Tyrannidae. Species The genus ''Piprites'' contains 3 species: References

Piprites, Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pipridae-stub ...

'', ''

Platyrinchus The spadebills are a ''genus'', ''Platyrinchus'', of Central and South American passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. They have broad, flat, triangular bills. The genus was erected by the French zoologist Anselme Gaëtan De ...

'', '' Tachuris'' and ''

Rhynchocyclus ''Rhynchocyclus'' is a genus of tyrant flycatchers. Established by Jean Cabanis in 1836. Species It contains four species: The name ''Rhynchocyclus'' is a combination of the Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to ...

'') * Melanopareiidae: crescent chests *

Conopophagidae The gnateaters are a bird family, Conopophagidae, consisting of ten small passerine species in two genera, which occur in South and Central America. The family was formerly restricted to the gnateater genus ''Conopophaga''; analysis of mtDNA cy ...

: gnateaters and gnatpittas *

Thamnophilidae The antbirds are a large passerine bird family, Thamnophilidae, found across subtropical and tropical Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina. There are more than 230 species, known variously as antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire ...

: antbirds *

Grallariidae Grallariidae is a family of smallish passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America known as antpittas. They are between 10 and 20 cm (4–8 in) in length, and are related to the antbirds, Thamnophilidae, and gna ...

: antpittas * Rhinocryptidae: tapaculos *

Formicariidae Formicariidae is a family of smallish passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America known as formicariids. They are between in length, and are related to the antbirds, Thamnophilidae, and gnateaters, Conopophagidae. This ...

: antthrushes * Furnariidae: ovenbirds and woodcreepers (includes Dendrocolaptidae) Phylogenetic relationships of the Tyrannides based on Oliveros ''et al''. (2019):

References

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