Kinglets become a separate family. Old World Warblers become a separate family. Thrushes become a separate family. Olive Warbler is placed in its own family preceding the Wood-warblers. Wood-warblers become a separate family.
Tanagers become a separate family.
Cardinals, Buntings, and Grosbeaks become a separate family and follow the New World Sparrows. Blackbirds and Orioles become a separate family. Additionally, there are many changes of scientific names at family and genus levels and a few at species level. This page has been visited times since July 23, 1998.