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Category:Donacobius - BirdForum Opus

Genus: Donacobius

Description

This genus contains only one species which ranges from eastern Panama to northern half of South America (east of the Andes).

Taxonomy

Donacobius is a genus in the Family Donacobiidae. The relationship of the Donacobius has been very unclear: it has in the past been placed in families Mimidae and Troglodytidae. DNA studies have revealed that its closest relatives seems to belong to the Old World warbler complex; it would most likely be near Locustellidae or Bernieridae.


Genus Donacobius viewedit
D. atricapilla Black-capped Donacobius

References

SACC proposal to move Donacobius out of Troglodytidae SACC baseline read May 2010

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