Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: Sixth report

摘要

Since the publication of Sibley and Ahlquist (1990), numerous molecular studies have been published that have greatly expanded our knowledge of the phylogenetic relationships among passerines. A review of this literature indicates that the position of almost all major groups of passerines has been clarified. This has prompted a revision of the sequence of the passerines on the British List. The taxonomic sequence is determined based on the principle that, for each branching point in the best-supported phylogeny, the less-speciose group should be listed first. The following overview is limited to those taxa on the British List, unless otherwise indicated.