Tyrannides

Tyrannides (New World suboscines) is a clade of passerine birds that are endemic to the Americas.^[1] The group likely originated in South America during the Eocene, about 45 million years ago.^[2]

Tyrannides
Guianan cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Tyranni
Infraorder:	Tyrannides
Families
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Taxonomy

The Tyrannides is divided into two clades (Furnariida and Tyrannida) that contain thirteen families.^[3][4] The families listed here are those recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC).^[5]

• 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.^[4] The families and species numbers are from the list maintained by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC).^[5]

Tyrannides

Tyrannida Pipridae – 55 species (manakins) Cotingidae – 66 species (cotingas) Tityridae – 37 species (tityras, becards) Tyrannidae – 447 species (tyrant flycatchers) Oxyruncidae – sharpbill Onychorhynchidae – 7 species (royal flycatchers, myiobiuses) Furnariida Melanopareiidae – 5 species (crescentchests) Conopophagidae – 12 species (gnateaters) Thamnophilidae – 238 species (antbirds) Grallariidae – 70 species (antpittas) Rhinocryptidae – 65 species (tapaculos) Formicariidae – 12 species (antthrushes) Furnariidae – 321 species (ovenbirds)