Rhynchocyclinae
John Harshman
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close boxDiscussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
Tello et al. (2009) erected a new family Rhynchocyclidae (here reduced to a subfamily within Tyrannidae, while their subfamilies are demoted to tribes). The group has also been called Pipromorphinae. Tello et al. did not include Platyrhynchus, Tachuris, or Neopipo in their group, though the first two were placed just outside it. The relationship of Neopipo to Platyrhynchus, and thus to Rhynchocyclinae, appears in the analyses of Ohlson et al. (2008) and Rheindt et al. (2008).References
Ohlson, J., J. Fjeldså, and P. G. P. Ericson. 2008. Tyrant flycatchers coming out in the open: Phylogeny and ecological radiation of Tyrannidae (Aves, Passeriformes). Zoologica Scripta 37:315-335.
Rheindt, F. E., J. A. Norman, and L. Christidis. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of tyrant-flycatchers (Aves: Tyrannidae), with an emphasis on the elaenine assemblage. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 46:88-101.
Tello, J. G., and J. M. Bates. 2007. Molecular phylogenetics of the Flatbill and Tody-tyrant assemblage of Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae). Auk 124:134-154.
Tello, J. G., R. G. Moyle, D. J. Marchese, and J. Cracraft. 2009. Phylogeny and phylogenetic classification of the tyrant flycatchers, cotinga, manakins, and their allies (Aves: Tyrannides). Cladistics 25:1-39.
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| Scientific Name | Tachuris rubrigastra |
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| Location | Mantagua, Chile |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Sietecolores (Tachuris rubrigastra) |
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| Copyright | © 2007 Pablo Caceres Contreras |
| Scientific Name | Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
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| Location | Horto Florestal de São Paulo, Brasil |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | BICO-CHATO-DE-ORELHA-PRETA (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) |
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| Copyright | © 2008 Dario Sanches |
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- First online 28 November 2009
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