Calcariidae
The Calcariidae -commonly known as longspurs or snow buntings- are a small family of passerine birds. There are 3 genera and 6 species worldwide.
Taxonomy
DNA studies confirmed the species of this family form a clade separated from the Emberizidae. Alström et al. (2008) proposed to place them in the tribe Calcariini, but the International Ornithological Congress has placed them in a separate family in 2010.
Genera and Species
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- Calcarius lapponicus
- Calcarius pictus
- Calcarius ornatus
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- Plectrophenax nivalis
- Plectrophenax hyperboreus
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- Rhynchophanes mccownii
References
- International Ornithological Congress. Calcariidae.
- Klicka, J., R.M. Zink, et K. Winker, « Longspurs and snow buntings: phylogeny and biogeography of a high-latitude clade (Calcarius) ». Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 26 (2003), pp. 165-175.
- Per Alström, Urban Olsson, Fumin Lei, Hai-tao Wang, Wei Gao, Per Sundberg, « Phylogeny and classification of the Old World Emberizini (Aves, Passeriformes) », Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 47, n° 3 (June 2008), pp. 960-973. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.12.007
- Yuri, T. et D. Mindell, « Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Fringillidae, “New World nine-primaried oscines (Aves: Passeriformes) », Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 23 (2002), pp. 229-243 .
External links
- Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Calcariidae Calcariidae] at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Calcariidae at Wikispecies