[wisb] major reorganization of the taxonomic relationships in the wood warblers
- From: William mueller <iltlawas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:49:54 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
A major reorganization of the taxonomic relationships in the wood warblers
(family Parulidae) is being proposed. More information to come soon!
The following paragraph is quoted from the N&MA - Proposals 2010-B, from the
AOU's North American Classification Committee:
"Using both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, Lovette et al. used several analyses
to establish a phylogenetic hypothesis for all genera and nearly all species of
the family. This new classification recognizes 14 genera corresponding to
well-supported clades (see tree below). Several long recognized generic names
fall by the wayside, but there have been at least hints of some of these
changes in the past. For example, Oporornis falls into Geothlypis (as in
Escalante et al. 2009), Parula and Dendroica are subsumed into Setophaga, and
Wilsonia disappears into Myioborus and Setophaga. Sequence within some genera
also changes. This analysis also shows that some genera and species generally
believed to be parulids actually have relationships elsewhere. These include
the genera Icteria, Teretistris, Microligea, Xenoligea, Granatellus, and
Zeledonia."
William P. Mueller
Milwaukee, WI
(414) 698-9108
E-mail: iltlawas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On the web: http://home.earthlink.net/~iltlawas/index.html
Blog: http://bluebirdslaugh.blogspot.com/
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