Modulatricidae
Dapple-throat (Arcanator orostruthus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Modulatricidae
Fjeldsa et al., 2015

Modulatricidae is a small family of passerine birds which are restricted to Africa.

These species have been taxonomic enigmas in the past, having been moved between the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae, and Timaliidae sensu lato; they are now known to form a clade sister either to the sugarbirds or to the majority of Passeroidea.[1][2][3]

Species

References

  1. ^ Beresford, P.; Barker, F. K.; Ryan, P. G.; Crowe, T. M. (2005-04-22). "African endemics span the tree of songbirds (Passeri): molecular systematics of several evolutionary 'enigmas'". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 272 (1565): 849–858. doi:10.1098/rspb.2004.2997. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 1599865. PMID 15888418.
  2. ^ Johansson, Ulf S.; Fjeldså, Jon; Bowie, Rauri C. K. (2008-09-01). "Phylogenetic relationships within Passerida (Aves: Passeriformes): A review and a new molecular phylogeny based on three nuclear intron markers". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 48 (3): 858–876. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.05.029. PMID 18619860.
  3. ^ Winkler, David W.; Billerman, Shawn M.; Lovette, Irby J. (2015). "Modulatricidae (Spot-throat and Allies)". Bird families of the world: an invitation to the spectacular diversity of birds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. pp. 498–499. ISBN 9788494189203.
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