Peter Kovalik
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New paper about Rhinocryptidae in Journal of Ornithology: Per G. P. Ericson, Storrs L. Olson, Martin Irestedt, Herculano Alvarenga, Jon Fjeldsa: Circumscription of a monophyletic family for the tapaculos (Aves: Rhinocryptidae): Psiloramphus in and Melanopareia out.
Irestedt et al. (2002) associated Teledromas with Melanopareia. However Teledromas is part of Rhinocryptidae while Melanopareia clusters with Thamnophilidae and Conopophagidae (in Melanopareiidae). Rhinocryptidae consists of two major clades: Clade 1: Teledromas, Acropternis, Rhinocrypta, Liosceles and Clade 2: Psilorhamphus and Scytalopus, Eugralla, Myornis, Merulaxis, and Eleoscytalopus. Confirmed in principle 2 subfamilies - Scytalopodinae & Rhinocryptinae by Moyle et al. in Cladistic 25 (2009) Phylogeny and phylogenetic classification of the antbirds, ovenbirds, woodcreepers, and allies (Aves: Passeriformes: infraorder Furnariides) except position of Scelorchilus and Pteroptochos in clade 2 - Rhinocryptinae.
Irestedt et al. (2002) associated Teledromas with Melanopareia. However Teledromas is part of Rhinocryptidae while Melanopareia clusters with Thamnophilidae and Conopophagidae (in Melanopareiidae). Rhinocryptidae consists of two major clades: Clade 1: Teledromas, Acropternis, Rhinocrypta, Liosceles and Clade 2: Psilorhamphus and Scytalopus, Eugralla, Myornis, Merulaxis, and Eleoscytalopus. Confirmed in principle 2 subfamilies - Scytalopodinae & Rhinocryptinae by Moyle et al. in Cladistic 25 (2009) Phylogeny and phylogenetic classification of the antbirds, ovenbirds, woodcreepers, and allies (Aves: Passeriformes: infraorder Furnariides) except position of Scelorchilus and Pteroptochos in clade 2 - Rhinocryptinae.