A revised classification of the Icteridae (Aves) based on DNA sequence data

2016/03/21 by J. V. Remsen, Alexis F. L. A. Powell, Richard Schodde +2 · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Identification and Quantification in Food

paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4093.2.9

openalex publication_date 2016/03/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

The higher-level classification of the New World blackbirds (Icteridae; Aves) has remained relatively stable for nearly a half-century, with most currently used classifications (e.g. Sibley & Monroe 1990; Jaramillo & Burke 1999; Fraga 2011; Remsen et al. 2015) following Blake's (1968) delimitation and sequence of genera in the Peters Check-list of Birds of the World series. Early molecular studies (e.g., Lanyon 1992, 1994; Johnson & Lanyon 1999; Price & Lanyon 2002; Cadena et al. 2004) produced only minor modifications.

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