This item lists those birds of South Asia in the passerine families from pittas to cisticolas. For an introduction to the birds of the region and a key to the status abbreviations, see List of birds of the South Asia. For the rest of the species lists, see: * part 1 Megapodes, Galliformes, Gruiformes and near passerines. * part 2 Remainder of non-passerines * part 4 Passerines from Old World warblers to buntings.