Furnariidae part 2
Ovenbirds
John HarshmanThis tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
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close boxRelationships after Chesser et al. 2007, Fjeldså et al. 2007, Irestedt et al. 2006.
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
The traditional family Furnariidae (ovenbirds) is not monophyletic, current research suggests that only four genera must be removed to make it so. The group we call here Furnariidae part 1 consists of three genera and is the sister group of all other ovenbirds and woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae). The single genus Xenops is the sister group of the woodcreepers. The remaining species do form a clade, here called Furnariidae part 1, but when the classification is changed to reflect phylogeny, it will be just Furnariidae.
Within Furnariidae, several genera are not monophyletic. Upucerthia (earthcreepers) is split into five parts, four of which must be renamed. Cranioleuca and Asthenes too are not monophyletic, but not enough species have been sampled to make relationships clear. Further study may reveal more non-monophyletic genera.
References
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Chesser, R. T. 2004. Molecular systematics of New World suboscine birds. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32:11-24.
Chesser, R. T., F. K. Barker, and R. T. Brumfield. 2007. Four-fold polyphyly of the genus formerly known as Upucerthia, with notes on the systematics and evolution of the avian subfamily Furnariinae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44(3):1320-1332.
Fjelds?, J., M. Irestedt, and P. G. P. Ericson. 2005. Molecular data reveal some major adaptational shifts in the early evolution of the most diverse avian family, the Furnariidae. Journal of Ornithology 146:1?13.
Fjelds?, J., M. Irestedt, K. A. J?nsson, J. I. Ohlson, and P. G. P. Ericson. 2007. Phylogeny of the ovenbird genus Upucerthia: a case of independent adaptations for terrestrial life. Zoologica scripta 36(2):133-141.
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Irestedt, M., J. Fjelds?, and P. G. P. Ericson. 2006. Evolution of the ovenbird-woodcreeper assemblage (Aves: Furnariidae) ? major shifts in nest architecture and adaptive radiation. Journal of Avian Biology 37:261?272.
Irestedt, M., J. Fjelds?, U. S. Johansson, and P. G. P. Ericson. 2002. Systematic relationships and biogeography of the tracheophone suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 23:499?512.
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Rudge, D. W. and R. J. Raikow. 1992. Structure, function, and variation in the hindlimb muscles of the Margarornis assemblage (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum 61:207?237.
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Harshman, John. 2007. Furnariidae part 2. Ovenbirds. Version 05 December 2007 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Furnariidae_part_2/67993/2007.12.05 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/