After Olson, 1985, Sibley & Monroe, 1990, and Feduccia, 1996
<==o Passeriformes (Songbirds; varpuslinnut) |?- †Paleoscinis [Palaeoscinidae] |?-o †Aplonis | |-- †A. corvina | |-- †A. mavornata | `-- †A. fusca |?-o “Menuroidea 1” | |--o Atrichornis [Atrichornithidae] (tiheikkölaulajat, tiheikkölinnut) | | |-- A. clamosus (isotiheikkölaulaja) | | `-- A. rufescens (tiheikkölaulaja) | `--o Menura [Menuridae] (lyyralinnut, lyyrypyrstöt) | |-- M. novaehollandiae (lyyrypyrstö) | `-- M. alberti (pikkulyyrypyrstö) |-- Tyranni (tyrant flycatchers and relatives; tyrannilintumaiset) `--o Passeri |-- Corvida `--o Passerida |-- Muscicapoidea (sieponsukuiset varpuslinnut) `--+-- Sylvioidea (kertunsukuiset varpuslinnut) `-- Passeroidea (varpusensukuiset varpuslinnut)
Reference(s):
- Feduccia, A., 1980: The Age of Birds.
–Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England, 1980, IX-196 - Feduccia, A., 1996: The Origin and Evolution of Birds.
–Yale University Press, New Haven, 1996, x-420 - Olson, S. L., 1985: The fossil record of birds. 79-239.
in Farner, D., King, J. & Parkes, K. (eds.), 1985: Avian Biology. vol VIII.
–Academic Press, New York. 1985. - Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, B, L., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. xxiv-1111.