Table 1.

Families within Sylvioidea, and genera included in present study

Dickinson (2003)[[20]]		Gill and Donsker (2011)[[1]]
		1Panuridae	Panurus
		2Nicatoridae	Nicator
		3Alaudidae	Mirafra, Ammomanes, Alauda
		4Pycnonotidae	Pycnonotus, Arizelocichla (Andropadus), Atimastillas (Chlorocichla), Phyllastrephus, Hypsipetes (Ixos)
Hirundinidae	Hirundininae: Hirundo5, Delichon5	5Hirundinidae	Hirundo, Delichon
		6Pnoepygidae	Pnoepyga
		7Macrosphenidae	Melocichla, Sphenoeacus, Macrosphenus, Sylvietta, Cryptillas (Bradypterus)
		8Cettiidae	Scotocerca, Erythrocercus, Tesia, Cettia, Abroscopus, Hylia
Aegithalidae	Aegithalos9, Leptopoecile9, Psaltriparus9	9Aegithalidae	Aegithalos, Leptopoecile, Psaltiparus
		10Phylloscopidae	Phylloscopus, Seicercus
		11Acrocephalidae	Nesillas, Acrocephalus, Calamonastides (Chloropeta), Hippolais
		12Locustellidae	Dromaeocercus, Megalurus, Bradypterus, Locustella
		13Donacobiidae	Donacobius
		14Bernieridae	Oxylabes, Bernieria, Hartertula, Thamnornis, Xanthomixis, Crossleyia
Alaudidae	Mirafra3, Ammomanes3, Alauda3
Cisticolidae	Cisticola15, Scotocerca8, Prinia15, Spiloptila15, Apalis15, Hypergerus15, Camaroptera15, Calamonastes15	15Cisticolidae	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: Tesia8,Cettia8, Bradypterus7,12, 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	16Timaliidae	Stachyris, Dumetia
		17Pellorneidae	Illadopsis, Pellorneum
		18Leiothrichidae	Phyllanthus, Turdoides, Trochalopteron (Garrulax)
		19Sylviidae	Pseudoalcippe, Sylvia, Lioparus, Chrysomma, Chamaea, Sinosuthora (Paradoxornis)
Genera incertae sedis	Chaetops*
Zosteropidae	Zosterops20	20Zosteropidae	Yuhina, Zosterops

Superscript numbers in second column refer to numbers in third column, indicating new family affiliations. Genera in brackets give the name used by Dickinson [20], which have changed according to Gill and Donsker [1]. *No longer included in Sylvioidea.