- Olivaceous Siskin
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Olivaceous Siskin Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Genus: Carduelis Species: C. olivacea Binomial name Carduelis olivacea
(Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894)The Olivaceous Siskin (Carduelis olivacea) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Phylogeny
It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[1][2]
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://www.springerlink.com/content/r1ukblmke5d3uy1v/fulltext.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: 1–17. http://www.ardeola.org/files/1260.pdf.
- BirdLife International 2004. Carduelis olivacea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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