BIO 527 2008 A simplified phylogeny of major
BIO 527 2008 A simplified phylogeny of major groups of North American passerines (based on Gill 3 rd edition) You are responsible for knowing the following families, as well as the general phylogenetic relationships shown below. Note that these are only North American families To determine the position of other families relative to these see the text website 9 -primaried oscines = Parulidae, Icteridae Emberizidae, Thraupidae, Cardinalidae, Fringillidae Motacillidae Passeridae Sittidae, Certhiidae, Troglodytidae, Polioptilidae Bombycillidae, Cinclidae, Turdidae, Sturnidae, Mimidae Regulidae Oscines Paridae, Remizidae, Alaudidae, Hirundinidae Vireonidae, Laniidae, Corvidae Tyrannidae (and 12 other families in other parts of the world) Suboscines Non-passerines
F. Passeridae Old World Sparrows
Motacillidae - Pipits and wagtails
Emberizidae - New World sparrows and relatives Towhees
Emberizidae - New World sparrows and relatives
F Parulidae Wood warblers
Cardinalidae
Cardinalidae
Family Thraupidae (? ) Summer tanager Western Tanager Black and grey bill Hepatic Tanager Dusky auriculars
F. Icteridae -Meadowlarks and bobolink Open grasslands Western Bobolink Eastern
Brown-headed male Brown-headed female Bronzed male F. Icteridae - Cowbirds Brood parasites
F. Icteridae - Marsh-dwelling blackbirds Red-winged Yellow-headed
F. Icteridae - Associated with human modified landscapes Great-tailed grackle Brewer’s blackbird
F. Icteridae - Orioles Desert (Scott’s) and deciduous tree associates Scott’s Hooded Bullock’s
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