Poecilurus
| Poecilurus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Poecilurus |
| Species | |
Poecilurus is a genus of birds in the Furnariidae (ovenbird) family from South America. Today all major authorities include them in Synallaxis instead, but unlike the "traditional" members of that genus, Poecilurus have closely webbed, broad-tipped, and soft tail feathers.[1] Despite this difference, genetic evidence supports maintaining them in Synallaxis.[2]
References
- ↑ Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Volume 30. Biological Society of Washington. 1917.
- ↑ Derryberry, Claramunt, Derryberry, Chesser, Cracraft, Aleixo, Pérez-Emán, Remsen, Jr., and Brumfield (2011). Lineage diversification and morphological evolution in a large-scale continental radiation: the Neotropical ovenbirds and woodcreepers (Aves: Furnariidae). Evolution. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01374.x
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