Phaenicophilidae

Phaenicophilidae are a family of passerine birds endemic to the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and adjacent islands. The family contains four species in three genera. These species were historically classified within the families Thraupidae (tanagers) and Parulidae (New World warblers), but genetic studies have confirmed they form a distinct clade.

== Taxonomy == The family was originally established to classify the genus Phaenicophilus. It was reinstated when molecular genetic studies revealed that various species traditionally classified in Thraupidae (including the two Phaenicophilus species) and some from Parulidae were not as closely related to the members of those families as they were to each other. This led to the inclusion of the genera Microligea and Xenoligea into Phaenicophilidae. The closest relatives to this family are the Icteridae (New World blackbirds) and Parulidae (New World warblers).