꼬리치레과(Timaliidae)는 참새목에 속하는 조류과의 하나이다. 참새목 중에서 가장 큰 조류 과로 84개 속, 310종으로 이루어져 있다. 열대 기후 지역에 사는 조류로 동남아시아와 인도 아대륙에 가장 많은 종이 분포한다. 꼬리치레과의 범위에 대해서는 여러 가지 설이 있지만, 여기에서는 미국 조류 학회(AOU)가 채용한 계통적이고 전통 분류에 비교적 가까운 범위를 기준으로 분류한다.[1][2]
하위 속
Achaetops
Actinodura
Alcippe
Arcanator
Babax
Chaetops
Chamaea
Chrysominla
Chrysomma
Crocias
Cutia
Dasycrotapha
Dryonastes
Dumetia
Elachura
Erpornis
Fulvetta
Gampsorhynchus
Garrulax
Grammatoptila
Gypsophila
Heterophasia
Horizorhinus
Ianthocincla
Illadopsis
Kakamega
Kenopia
Kupeornis
Leioptila
Leiothrix
Leonardina
Leucodioptron
Liocichla
Lioparus
Lioptilus
Macronus
Malacias
Malacocincla
Malacopteron
Malia
Melanocichla
Mesia
Micromacronus
Minla
Modulatrix
Moupinia
Mystacornis
Myzornis
Napothera
Ophrydornis
Parophasma
Pellorneum
Phyllanthus
Pnoepyga
Pomatorhinus
Pseudoalcippe
Pseudominla
Pterorhinus
Pteruthius
Ptilocichla
Ptyrticus
Rhinocichla
Rhopocichla
Rhopophilus
Rimator
Robsonius
Schoeniparus
Siva
Spelaeornis
Sphenocichla
Stachyridopsis
Stachyris
Stactocichla
Staphida
Sterrhoptilus
Strophocincla
Timalia
Trichastoma
Trochalopteron
Turdinus
Turdoides
Xiphirhynchus
Yuhina
Zosterornis
계통 분류
다음은 2019년 올리버로스(Oliveros) 등의 연구에 의한 흰턱딱새소목의 계통 분류이다.[3]
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