Neomixis
| Neomixis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Common jery (Neomixis tenella) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Neomixis Sharpe, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| Neomixis striatigula Sharpe, 1881 | |
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| Native range of Neomixis striatigula | |
Neomixis is a genus of small forest birds that are endemic to Madagascar.
The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1881. The type species is the stripe-throated jery (Neomixis striatigula). The genus was formerly placed in the Old World babbler family but is now considered to belong to the family Cisticolidae.
Species
The genus includes three species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Neomixis striatigula | Stripe-throated jery | eastern Madagascar |
.jpg) | Neomixis tenella | Common jery | Madagascar |
 | Neomixis viridis | Green jery | eastern Madagascar |
Another species the wedge-tailed jery (Hartertula flavoviridis) was until recently placed in this genus but biochemical studies suggest its true relationships lie elsewhere.
References
- ↑ "Cisticolidae". Howard & Moore Checklist Online. Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ↑ Sharpe, Richard Bowdler (1881). "On a new genus of Timeliidae from Madagascar, with remarks on some other genera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1881: 195–197 [195].
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Babblers & fulvettas". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- Cibois, Alice; Slikas, Beth; Schulenberg, Thomas S. & Pasquet, Eric (2001): An endemic radiation of Malagasy songbirds is revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Evolution 55(6): 1198–1206. DOI:10.1554/0014-3820(2001)055[1198:AEROMS]2.0.CO;2 PDF fulltext
- Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). pp. 378–492 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ISBN 978-84-96553-06-4
- Nguembock B.; Fjeldsa J.; Tillier A.; Pasquet E. (2007): A phylogeny for the Cisticolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and a re-interpretation of a unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272–286.
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