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Waxwings and their kin: Meet the bombycillids

February 17, 2013 by David 5 Comments
Waxwings and their relatives are a small, interesting group of songbirds that have seen some...
Painted Redstart by David J. Ringer
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Do nine-primaried oscines represent 16 different families?

January 20, 2013 by David 11 Comments
Roughly 10 percent of the world’s birds — about a thousand species — are songbirds...
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Sandpiper family reorganization on the way

November 18, 2012 by David 7 Comments
A recent proposal (555) to the AOU’s South American Classification Committee deals with newly published...
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Tropicbird-Sunbittern relationship hypothesized in new paper

October 21, 2012 by David 2 Comments
The oldest division in the great avian tree lies between the ratites and tinamous (the...
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Hang your hammock in the hummingbird family tree

September 16, 2012 by David 10 Comments
Many of us in North America are facing the imminent departure of “our” hummingbirds for...
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Who belongs in the Evening Grosbeak’s family tree?

August 16, 2012 by David 3 Comments
We humans often understand things by exploring their relationships. Ourselves, for instance; just consider how...
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AOU 53rd supplement: Highlights and near misses

July 26, 2012 by David 4 Comments
The American Ornithologists’ Union published the 53rd supplement (PDF) to its North American list last...
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Controversy brewing over Inca Doves

June 14, 2012 by David 17 Comments
Emotion. Drama. Intrigue. Philosophy. Yes, I’m talking about scientific proposals to ornithological taxonomic authorities. Take,...
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