Table 1 Families within Sylvioidea, and genera included in present study

¹ Panuridae

Panurus

² Nicatoridae

Nicator

³ Alaudidae

Mirafra, Ammomanes, Alauda

⁴ Pycnonotidae

Pycnonotus, Arizelocichla (Andropadus), Atimastillas (Chlorocichla), Phyllastrephus, Hypsipetes (Ixos)

Hirundinidae

Hirundininae : Hirundo⁵, Delichon⁵

⁵ Hirundinidae

Hirundo, Delichon

⁶ Pnoepygidae

Pnoepyga

⁷ Macrosphenidae

Melocichla, Sphenoeacus, Macrosphenus, Sylvietta, Cryptillas (Bradypterus)

⁸ Cettiidae

Scotocerca, Erythrocercus, Tesia, Cettia, Abroscopus, Hylia

Aegithalidae

Aegithalos⁹, Leptopoecile⁹, Psaltriparus⁹

⁹ Aegithalidae

Aegithalos, Leptopoecile, Psaltiparus

¹⁰ Phylloscopidae

Phylloscopus, Seicercus

¹¹ Acrocephalidae

Nesillas, Acrocephalus, Calamonastides (Chloropeta), Hippolais

¹² Locustellidae

Dromaeocercus, Megalurus, Bradypterus, Locustella

¹³ Donacobiidae

Donacobius

¹⁴ Bernieridae

Oxylabes, Bernieria, Hartertula, Thamnornis, Xanthomixis, Crossleyia

Alaudidae

Mirafra³, Ammomanes³, Alauda³

Cisticolidae

Cisticola¹⁵, Scotocerca⁸, Prinia¹⁵, Spiloptila¹⁵, Apalis¹⁵, Hypergerus¹⁵, Camaroptera¹⁵, Calamonastes¹⁵

¹⁵ Cisticolidae

Cisticola, Prinia, Spiloptila, Apalis, Hypergerus, Camaroptera, Calamonastes, Orthotomus, Artisornis, Eremomela

Genera incertae sedis

Orthotomus¹⁵, Artisornis¹⁵

Pycnonotidae

Pycnonotus⁴, Andropadus⁴, Chlorocichla⁴, Phyllastrephus⁴, Ixos⁴

Genera incertae sedis

Nicator², Erythrocercus⁸

Sylviidae

Megalurinae : Megalurus¹²; Acrocephalinae: Tesia^8,Cettia⁸, Bradypterus^7,12, Dromaeocercus¹², Nesillas¹¹, Melocichla⁷, Sphenoeacus⁷, Locustella¹², Acrocephalus¹¹, Hippolais¹¹

Genera incertae sedis

Macrosphenus⁷, Hylia⁸, Oxylabes¹⁴, Bernieria¹⁴, Hartertula¹⁴, Thamnornis¹⁴, Xanthomixis¹⁴, Crossleyia¹⁴

Phylloscopinae : Phylloscopus¹⁰, Seicercus¹⁰, Abroscopus⁸, Eremomela¹⁵, Sylvietta⁷, Sylviinae : Sylvia¹⁹

Timaliidae

Pellorneum¹⁷, Illadopsis¹⁷, Pseudoalcippe¹⁹, Pnoepyga⁶,Stachyris¹⁶, Dumetia¹⁶, Chrysomma¹⁹, Chamaea¹⁹, Turdoides¹⁸, Garrulax¹⁸, Alcippe¹⁹, Phyllanthus¹⁸, Yuhina²⁰, Erpornis^*, Panurus¹, Paradoxornis¹⁹

¹⁶ Timaliidae

Stachyris, Dumetia

¹⁷ Pellorneidae

Illadopsis, Pellorneum

¹⁸ Leiothrichidae

Phyllanthus, Turdoides, Trochalopteron (Garrulax)

¹⁹ Sylviidae

Pseudoalcippe, Sylvia, Lioparus, Chrysomma, Chamaea, Sinosuthora (Paradoxornis)

Genera incertae sedis

Chaetops ^*

Zosteropidae

Zosterops ²⁰

²⁰ Zosteropidae

Yuhina, Zosterops