Passeridae

(麻雀科 Má-què kē スズメ科 Suzume ka Họ Sẻ)

(Note: Some CJV Family and subfamily names under Monroe and Sibley are only tentative at this stage)

Under Sibley and Monroe, the Passeridae (Sparrows and allies) are a large family consisting of sparrows, wagtails, pipits, accentors, weavers, and waxbills. The name Passeridae does not exist under Howard-Moore, which places them instead under the Ploceidae. As a result, the CJV family names above do not necessarily have full sanction of usage.

The main divisions are:

Passerinae (sparrows, rock sparrows, and snowfinches)

Motacillinae (wagtails and pipits)

Prunellinae (accentors)

Ploceinae (weavers)

Estrildinae (waxbills, munias, mannikins)

The distribution of the Passeridae in East Asia can be seen at Tzung-Su Ding's Distribution of Passeridae in East Asia.