Black Siskin
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| Black Siskin | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Carduelis |
| Species: | C. atrata |
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| Carduelis atrata Lafresnaye & D'Orbigny, 1837 |
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The Black Siskin (Carduelis atrata) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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[edit] Phylogeny
It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[1][2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio; Alvarez-Tejado M., Ruiz-del-Valle V., García-de-la-Torre C., Varela P, Recio M. J., Ferre S., Martinez-Laso J. (1998). "Phylogeny and rapid Northern and Southern Hemisphere speciation of goldfinches during the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs". Cell.Mol.Life.Sci. 54(9):1031-41. http://chopo.pntic.mec.es/biolmol/publicaciones/goldfinches2.pdf.
- ^ Zamora, J; Moscoso J, Ruiz-del-Valle V, Ernesto L, Serrano-Vela JI, Ira-Cachafeiro J, Arnaiz-Villena A (2006). "Conjoint mitochondrial phylogenetic trees for canaries Serinus spp. and goldfinches Carduelis spp. show several specific polytomies". Ardeola 53(1): 1–17. http://www.ardeola.org/files/1260.pdf.
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio; Alvarez-Tejado M., Ruiz-del-Valle V., García-de-la-Torre C., Varela P, Recio M. J., Ferre S., Martinez-Laso J. (1999). "Rapid Radiation of Canaries (Genus Serinus)". Mol. Biol. Evol. 16:2–11. http://chopo.pntic.mec.es/biolmol/publicaciones/RapidRadiationSerinus.pdf.
- BirdLife International 2004. Carduelis atrata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
- Clement, Peter; Harris, Alan & Davis, John (1993): Finches and Sparrows: an identification guide. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-8017-2
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