Nuevos hallazgos de aves en contextos paleontológicos y arqueológicos de Cuba

Jiménez, Osvaldo; Orihuela, Johanset

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“…Although the locality has been cited in the subsequent literature, the specimen was never mentioned. The tarsometatarsus is the only described skeletal element of P. arredondoi (Brodkorb 1969, Arredondo & González Gotera 1982, Arredondo 1984, Suárez 2020a, Jiménez & Orihuela 2021.…”

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“…Nowadays, this rail is known from just six closely spaced localities in the northern Ciénaga de Zapata (Matanzas province) in south mainland Cuba, based on 14 specimens collected between 1927 and 1934 (all but one in four US museums; Table S1), and a relatively small number of sight records since 1979, most recently in November 2014 (Kirkconnell et al 2020). However, fossil material of Cyanolimnas cerverai dating from the Holocene has been identified from Cueva de Pío Domingo, Sumidero, and Cueva El Abrón, Sierra de La Güira (Pinar del Río province), Cueva de Paredones and Cueva de Sandoval (Artemisa province), Calabazar (La Habana province), Cueva de Insunsa, Cuevas de Las Charcas and Cueva del Indio (all in Mayabeque province), near Jagüey Grande (Matanzas province), Cueva de Humboldt and Cueva del Salón (Sancti Spíritus province), and the Sierra de Caballos in the northern Isle of Pines (Olson 1974;Arredondo 1984;Jiménez and Valdés 1995;Rojas-Consuegra et al 2012;Jiménez and Orihuela 2021;Suárez 2022), i.e., over a much larger area than the known modern range.…”

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First genetic data for the critically endangered Cuban endemic Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai, and the taxonomic implications

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The taxonomic affinity of the near-flightless Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai, a critically endangered and highly localized species endemic to Cuba, has long been debated. Morphological analyses have suggested that this species, which constitutes a monotypic genus, could be related either to the extinct Tahitian Cave Rails (Nesotrochis sp.) or to the South American rail tribe Pardirallini, i.e., the genera Neocrex, Mustelirallus, and Pardirallus. While pronounced phenotypic convergence—and divergence—among rails have repeatedly proven morphology-based phylogenies unreliable, thus far no attempt to sequence DNA from the enigmatic Cyanolimnas has succeeded. In this study, we extracted historic DNA from a museum specimen collected in 1927 and sequenced multiple short fragments that allowed us to assemble a partial sequence of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene. Phylogenetic analyses confirm that Cyanolimnas belongs in tribe Pardirallini as sister to genus Neocrex, from which it diverged about 6 million years ago. Their divergence from Mustelirallus was estimated at about 9 million years ago. Based on morphology and our mitochondrial phylogeny, we conclude that it is unjustified to retain the monotypic genus Cyanolimnas and tentatively recommend that C. cerverai and the two Neocrex species are ascribed to genus Mustelirallus.

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“…The Caribbean was once home to a significant number of nocturnal raptors (e.g., Suárez 2020a, 2020b, Jiménez and Orihuela 2021; however, exactly how many of these bird species existed remains difficult to estimate accurately due to the scattered and fragmented nature of the region's paleontological record (e.g., Orihuela 2019). A recent revision of Caribbean specimens nevertheless identified at least four giant (Suárez and Olson 2015) and one small form (Suárez and Olson 2020) of tytonid owl (genus Tyto).…”

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Evidence of a Late Holocene giant barn owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Tytonidae) in Guadeloupe

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This paper describes a partial pedal phalanx of an extinct species of barn owl from Guadeloupe. The morphology and size of the bone fragment allow it to be referred to as a giant Tyto without further specification. In addition to the Tyto noeli specimens described from a Quaternary deposit on Barbuda, this remain represents the second occurrence of a giant barn owl in the Lesser Antilles, and is the first record from Guadeloupe. The specimen was recovered from a pre-Columbian midden dated to between the 11th and 16th centuries, indicating that this tytonid had persisted in the Lesser Antilles up to the European colonization of the Caribbean. This is consistent with the hypothesis that the giant owl went extinct along with, and potentially because of, the disappearance of the endemic, medium-sized rodents on which they preyed. Keywords extinction, giant barn owl, Late Quaternary, Lesser Antilles Resumen Evidencia de una lechuza gigante del Holoceno tardío (Aves: Strigiformes: Tytonidae) en Guadalupe • Este artículo describe una falange pedal parcial de una especie extinta de lechuza de Guadalupe. La morfología y el tamaño del fragmento óseo permiten referirse a un Tyto gigante sin más especificaciones. Además de los ejemplares de Tyto noeli descritos en un yacimiento cuaternario de Barbuda, este resto representa la segunda aparición de una lechuza gigante en las Antillas Menores, y la primera mención en Guadalupe. El espécimen se recuperó de un basurero precolombino fechado entre los siglos XI y XVI, lo que indica que esta lechuza persistió en las Antillas Menores hasta la colonización europea del Caribe. Esto concuerda con la hipótesis de que el búho gigante se extinguió junto con, y potencialmente como consecuencia de, la desaparición de las especies endémicas de los roedores de tamaño medio sobre los que depredaban. Palabras clave Cuaternario tardío, extinción, lechuza gigante, Minores Antillas Résumé Découverte d’une Effraie géante (Aves : Strigiformes : Tytonidae) à l’Holocène tardif en Guadeloupe • Cet article présente une phalange partielle de la patte d’une espèce éteinte de chouette découverte en Guadeloupe. La morphologie et les dimensions du fragment osseux permettent de l’attribuer à une Tyto géante sans plus de précision. En sus des spécimens de Tyto noeli décrits dans le dépôt quaternaire de Barbuda, ce vestige représente la deuxième occurrence d'une chouette effraie géante dans les Petites Antilles, et la première mention en Guadeloupe. Le spécimen a été recueilli dans un dépotoir précolombien daté entre le 11ème et le 16ème siècle, indiquant que ce Tytonidae a pu persister dans les Petites Antilles jusqu’à la colonisation européenne des Caraïbes. Cette hypothèse est cohérente avec celle selon laquelle les chouettes géantes se sont éteintes en même temps, et potentiellement en raison de la disparition des espèces endémiques de rongeurs de taille moyenne dont elles se nourrissaient. Mots clés Chouette effraie géante, extinction, Petites Antilles, Quartenaire récent

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Nuevos hallazgos de aves en contextos paleontológicos y arqueológicos de Cuba

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First genetic data for the critically endangered Cuban endemic Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai, and the taxonomic implications

Evidence of a Late Holocene giant barn owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Tytonidae) in Guadeloupe

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