After Olson, 1985, Sibley & Ahlquist, 1990 and Feduccia, 1996
<==o Muscicapoidea (sieponsukuiset varpuslinnut) |--o Bombycillidae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist, 1990 | |-- Dulus dominicus [Dulidae] (palmulainen) | `-- Bombycillidae (tilhet) `--+--o Cinclus [Cinclidae] (koskikarat) | |-- C. cinclus (koskikara) | |-- C. pallasii (aasiankoskikara) | |-- C. mexicanus (amerikankoskikara) | |-- C. schulzi (argentiinankoskikara) | `--o C. leucocephalus (andienkoskikara) | |-- C. l. leuconotus (White-backed Dipper) | `-- C. l. leucocephalus (White-capped Dipper) `--+--o Muscicapidae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist, 1990 | |-- Muscicapidae (siepot) | `-- Turdidae (rastaat) `--o Sturnidae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist, 1990 |-- Sturnidae (kottaraiset) `-- Mimidae (matkijalinnut)
Reference(s):
- Lokki, J., Jännes, H. & Nikander, P. J., 1992: Otavan lintutieto.
–Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Helsinki, Finland, 1992, pp. 1-440
Translated from: Perrins, C. M. (ed.), 1990: The Illustrated encyclopaedia of birds.
–Headline Book Publishing Plc., London, England, 1990 - Sibley, C. G. & Ahlquist, J. E., 1990: Phylogeny and classification of birds. A study in molecular evolution.
--Yale University Press, New Haven & London, pp. xxii-976 - Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, B, L., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. xxiv-1111.