Vauriella

<i>Vauriella</i>

Vauriella

Genus of birds

Vauriella is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that occur in Borneo and the Philippines.

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The species were previously placed in the genus Rhinomyias but were moved to Vauriella when a detailed molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that Rhinomyias was polyphyletic.[2] The genus Vauriella had been introduced by the German ornithologist Hans Wolters in 1980.[3]

The four species in the genus are:[4]

There are also several species called "jungle flycatcher" in the genus Cyornis.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Muscicapidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. [2]
    Sangster, G.; Alström, P.; Forsmark, E.; Olsson, U. (2010). "Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves: Muscicapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (1): 380–392. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.008. PMID 20656044.
  3. [3]
    Wolters, H.E. (1980). Die Vogelarten der Erde. Lief 6 (in German). Hamburg: Paul Parey. pp. 401–452.
  4. [4]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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