Granatellus
Appearance
Granatellus | |
---|---|
Red-breasted chat (Granatellus venustus]) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cardinalidae |
Genus: | Granatellus Bonaparte, 1850 |
Granatellus is a genus of bird previously placed in the family Parulidae, although biochemical evidence suggests it belongs in Cardinalidae,[1] a move followed by the American Ornithologists' Union in 2009.
Species
- Rose-breasted chat (Granatellus pelzelni)
- Grey-throated chat (Granatellus sallaei)
- Red-breasted chat (Granatellus venustus)
References
- ^ Klicka, J., K. Burns, AND G. M. Spellman. 2007. Defining a monophyletic Cardinalini: A molecular perspective. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45: 1014-1032.