After Olson, 1985, Sibley & Monroe, 1990 and Feduccia, 1996
<==o Passeroidea |-- Alaudidae (kiurut) `--+--o Fringillidae sensu Sibley & Monroe, 1990 | |--o Fringillinae sensu Sibley & Monroe, 1990 | | |-- Fringillidae (peipot) | | `-- Drepanididae (havajinmedestäjät) | `--o Emberizinae sensu Sibley & Monroe, 1990 | |-- Icteridae (medestäjät) | |-- Parulidae (kerttulit) | `--+?- Emberizidae [Emberizidae: Emberizinae] (sirkut) | |?- Geospizidae [Emberizidae: Geospizinae] (darvininpeipot) | |?- Cardinalidae [Emberizidae: Cardinalinae] (kardinaalit) | `--+?- Thraupidae [Emberizidae: Thraupinae] (turpiaalit, tangarat) | `?-o Coereba flaveola [Coerebidae] (banaanikerttuli) | |-- C. f. bahamensis (Bahama Bananaquit) | |-- C. f. flaveola (Common Bananaquit) | |?- C. f. sharpei (Ceymanin?) | |?- C. f. caboti (Cozumelin?) | |?- C. f. oblita (Sanadréasin?) | `?- C. f. tricolor (Providencian?) `--+--o Passeridae sensu Sibley & Monroe, 1990 | |-- Motacillidae (västäräkit) | |-- Prunellidae (rautiaiset) [1/12] | |-- Estrildidae (vahanokat) | `--+?- Passeridae (varpuset) | `?- Ploceidae (kutojat) `--+--o Nectariniidae sensu Sibley & Monroe, 1990 | |--o Promerops [Promeropidae] (kapinmesikot) | | |-- P. cafer (kapinmesikko) | | `-- P. gurneyi (natalinmesikko) | `--o Nectariinae sensu Sibley & Monroe, 1990 | |-- Dicaeidae (kukkaislinnut) | `-- Nectariniidae (medenimijät) `--+-- ?Paramythiidae [= Dicaeidae: Oreocharis? & Paramythia] `-- Melanocharitidae (marjastajat)
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. & 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.