Ficedula flycatcher

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Ficedula
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris aestigma
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris aestigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Ficedula
Brisson, 1760
Species

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The Ficedula flycatchers are a genus of Old World flycatchers. There are c.30 species:


[edit] References

  • Lei, X., Lian, Z.-M., Lei F.-M., Yin Z.-H., Zhao H.-F. 2007. Phylogeny of some Muscicapinae birds based on cyt b mitochondrial gene sequences. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 53(1):95 - 105. PDF fulltext
  • Outlaw, D.C., Voelker, G. 2006. Systematics of Ficedula flycatchers (Muscicapidae): A molecular reassessment of a taxonomic enigma. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Vol. 41:1, pp 118-126. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.004 PDF fulltext