The phylogenetic relationships and generic limits of finches (Fringillidae)

The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Eophona migratoria (Passeriformes Fringillidae)

“…The result of the phylogenetic tree showed that Fringilla montifringilla belonging to genus Fringilla is on the base in this tree (Figure 1), and the position of the birds are mostly identical with the phylogenetic analyses based on Cytb gene (Marshall & Baker 1998). In this tree, E. migratoria is clustered with C. coccothraustes, which indicate that they have a much closer relationship (Questiau et al 1999;Zuccon et al 2012). The phylogenetic tree reveals that the data of our new determined mitogenome explain some related evolutionary issues.…”

“…The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Eophona migratoria (Passeriformes Fringillidae) The Eophona migratoria is a kind of granivorous passerine in the family Fringillidae, which is mainly distributed in the eastern Siberia, eastern China, Korean Peninsula, and southern Japan (Zuccon et al 2012). Fringillidae is the most abundant avian family, which account for approximately 20% of total passerine diversity and 10% of the total avian diversity (Yuri & Mindell 2002).…”

“…Nine genes were encoded on the L-strand, including ND6 and 8 tRNA genes, and the remaining 28 genes were encoded on the H-strand. The position of the genes were predicted and identified by comparing with the corresponding genes of Coccothraustes coccothraustes, which is considered as the closely related species (Zuccon et al 2012). Sequence analysis showed its total base composition as follows: C (34.5%), A (29.4%), T (23.5%), and G (12.6%); the percentage of A and T (52.9%) is higher than G and C (47.1%), which is consistent with other vertebrate mitogenome (Yang et al 2015).…”

Reproductive aspects of the Purple-throated Euphonia, Euphonia chlorotica (Aves: Fringillidae) in southeastern Brazil, and first record of the species nesting inside a vespiary

“…These birds have been traditionally considered as Tanagers, but according to recent phylogenetic analyses they are finches of the family Fringillidae, where they compose the subfamily Euphoniinae together with the Chlorophonias (Zuccon et al 2012). Distinctive features of the Euphonias and Chlorophonias are the highly specialized frugivorous diet, which is associated with the absence of gizzard in the Euphonias, and the construction of globular nests with side entrance (Isler and Isler 1999, Hilty 2011, Zuccon et al 2012.…”

Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History Part 11. Passeriformes: Parulidae, Drepanididae, Vireonidae, Icteridae, Fringillinae, Carduelinae, Estrildidae, And Viduinae

“…Now Coereba flaveola roraimae Chapman, 1929. See Lowery andMonroe, 1968: 92-93;Dickinson, 2003: 776;and Hilty, 2011: 328-329. Lerner et al (2011) have published a phylogeny of Drepanididae based on an analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, and Zuccon et al (2012) have published a study of the phylogenetic relationships and generic limits of Fringillidae, including the Drepanididae.…”