The Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Muscicapa ruficauda; Ayes: Muscicapidae) is a member of the genus Ficedula

Hooper, D. M.Univ Chicago, Comm Evolutionary Biol, Chicago, IL 60637 USA. (författare)

The phylogenetic relationships of the avian family Muscicapidae (Old World chats and flycatchers) have historically been enigmatic and remain an active area of study. Widespread instances of non-monophyly resulting from misleading morphological and behavioral similarities have merited numerous taxonomic revisions to the group. Here we report one such instance with regard to the Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda, which has recently been placed in the newly proposed monotypic genus Ripleyia, due to inferred sister relationship to the genus Muscicapa and related genera (Voelker et al., 2016a). This name was later replaced by Ripleyornis, as it was realized that Ripleyia is a junior homonym of a genus of Mollusca (Voelker et al., 2016b). Using a Bayesian phylogenetic assessment of the Muscicapidae with near-complete taxon sampling of the genus Ficedula for five loci, along with an acoustic comparison of M. ruficauda to a subset of other flycatcher species, we show that this species should be reassigned to the genus Ficedula and accordingly that the names Ripleyia and Ripleyornis are both junior synonyms of Ficedula. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Olsson, Urban,1954Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap,Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences,Gothenburg Univ, Dept Zool, Systemat & Biodivers, Box 463, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.(Swepub:gu)xolsur (författare)
Alström, PerUppsala universitet,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,ARTDATABANKEN,Swedish Species Information Centre,Uppsala University,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Zooekologi,Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Swedish Species Informat Ctr, POB 7007, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden.;Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Zool, Key Lab Zool Systemat & Evolut, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China.(Swepub:uu)peralstr (författare)
Univ Chicago, Comm Evolutionary Biol, Chicago, IL 60637 USA.Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap (creator_code:org_t)
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

Ingår i:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution: Elsevier BV102, s. 56-611055-79031095-9513

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