Modulatricidae is a small family of passerine birds which are restricted to Africa.
| Modulatricidae | |
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| Dapple-throat (Arcanator orostruthus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Family: | Modulatricidae Fjeldsa et al., 2015 |
| Synonyms | |
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Arcanatoridae[1] | |
These species have been taxonomic enigmas in the past, having been moved between the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae, and Timaliidae sensu lato; they are now known to form a clade sister either to the sugarbirds or to the majority of Passeroidea.[2][3][4]
Species
edit- Genus: Modulatrix
- Spot-throat, Modulatrix stictigula
- Genus: Arcanator
- Dapple-throat, Arcanator orostruthus
- Genus: Kakamega
- Grey-chested babbler, Kakamega poliothorax
References
edit- ^ "Arcanatoridae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Beresford, P.; Barker, F. K.; Ryan, P. G.; Crowe, T. M. (2005-04-22). "African endemics span the tree of songbirds (Passeri): molecular systematics of several evolutionary 'enigmas'". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 272 (1565): 849–858. doi:10.1098/rspb.2004.2997. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 1599865. PMID 15888418.
- ^ Johansson, Ulf S.; Fjeldså, Jon; Bowie, Rauri C. K. (2008-09-01). "Phylogenetic relationships within Passerida (Aves: Passeriformes): A review and a new molecular phylogeny based on three nuclear intron markers". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 48 (3): 858–876. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.05.029. PMID 18619860.
- ^ Winkler, David W.; Billerman, Shawn M.; Lovette, Irby J. (2015). "Modulatricidae (Spot-throat and Allies)". Bird families of the world: an invitation to the spectacular diversity of birds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. pp. 498–499. ISBN 9788494189203.