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Genus: ''Calicalicus'' | Genus: ''Calicalicus'' | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
− | Two species from [[Madagascar]]. | + | Two species from [[Madagascar]].<br /> |
+ | Both are rather small and have a [[:Category:Paridae|tit]]-like appearance. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ''Calicalicus'' is | + | ''Calicalicus'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Vangidae|Vangidae]].<br /> |
+ | A molecular-genetic analysis showed that it may be most closely related to [[:Category:Vanga|Vanga]], [[:Category:Cyanolanius|Cyanolanius]], [[:Category:Schetba|Schetba]] and [[:Category:Euryceros|Euryceros]]. However a cladistic analysis based on morphological characters suggest that it may not belong to the Vangas at all but could be closer to the [[:Category:Dicruridae|Drongos]] and [[:Category:Monarchidae|Monarch-flycatchers]]. | ||
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{{Nav-Calicalicus}} | {{Nav-Calicalicus}} | ||
− | [[Category:Vangidae | + | ==References== |
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+ | [[Category:Vangidae]] |
Latest revision as of 18:53, 30 August 2010
Genus: Calicalicus
Description
Two species from Madagascar.
Both are rather small and have a tit-like appearance.
Taxonomy
Calicalicus is a genus in the family Vangidae.
A molecular-genetic analysis showed that it may be most closely related to Vanga, Cyanolanius, Schetba and Euryceros. However a cladistic analysis based on morphological characters suggest that it may not belong to the Vangas at all but could be closer to the Drongos and Monarch-flycatchers.
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C. madagascariensis | Red-tailed Vanga | ||
C. rufocarpalis | Red-shouldered Vanga | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Calicalicus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Calicalicus
Pages in category ‘Calicalicus’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.