Richard Klim
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Chaves, Hidalgo & Klicka (in press). Biogeography and evolutionary history of the Neotropical genus Saltator (Aves: Thraupini). J Biogeogr. [abstract] [supp info]Chaves, J. A.; Klicka, J.; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS, PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF SALTATORS (Abstract ID:6648). Abstract
Saltators by IOC 2.8 - placed in Cardinalidae, by Clements 6.5 and TiF 2.74 - in Thraupidae, Actual AOU NACC and SACC checklists - as Incertae sedis but "Saltator" rufiventris by SACC in Thraupidae.
Related papers:
Klicka, Burns & Spellman, 2007. Defining a monophyletic Cardinalini: A molecular perspective. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45 (2007) 1014–1032. PDF
Weir, Bermingham & Schluter, 2009: The Great American Biotic Interchange in Birds. PNAS 106 (51) 21737-21742. Supporting information PDF
SACC Proposals:
321. Remove Parkerthraustes and Saltator from Cardinalidae Passed
322. Remove Saltatricula from Emberizidae Passed
427. Transfer Saltator rufiventris from the Cardinalidae to the Thraupidae Passed
344. Merge Saltatricula into Saltator Did not pass
351. Transfer Saltator and Saltatricula from Incertae Sedis to Thraupidae Did not pass
After confirming the placement of Saltator rufiventris outside Saltator (Fig. 1; Klicka et al., 2007), we omitted this taxon from all further analyses. ...
From a purely taxonomic point of view, the genus Saltator as currently configured remains paraphyletic. Despite its morphological dissimilarity, Saltatricula multicolor is clearly a member of this genus. Saltator coerulescens and S. maximus both harbour deeply divergent clades occurring on either side of the Isthmus of Panama. Minimally, these clades warrant recognition as phylogenetic species. Recent studies in Neotropical birds have revealed that traditional species-level taxa often conceal cryptic, genetically divergent lineages that are later found to represent new species (e.g. Milá et al., 2012). We recovered several such lineages within Saltator (S. maximus, S. grossus, S. aurantiirostris, S. coerulescens and S. striatipectus; see Fig. 2), although additional work on these taxa is required to better inform any additional taxonomic revisions. If these splits represent hidden lineages and given that most of these 'cryptic splits' have occurred during the Pleistocene, a more prominent role of Quaternary diversification in this group should be acknowledged.
- Saltator multicolor - Many-colored Chaco Finch
- Saltator (coerulescens) grandis - Middle American (Grayish) Saltator [Monroe & Sibley 1993, Hilty 2003]
- Saltator (maximus) magnoides - Middle American Buff-throated Saltator
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