Stenostiridae

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Stenostiridae
Gray-headed Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)

Gray-headed Flycatcher ( Culicicapa ceylonensis )

Systematics
Subclass : New-jawed birds (Neognathae)
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
without rank: Eupasseres
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
without rank: Passerida
Family : Stenostiridae
Scientific name
Stenostiridae
Beresford , Barker , Ryan & Crowe , 2005

The Stenostiridae are a newly established family of songbirds based on molecular genetic studies . The nine species of the family were previously divided into various other families, such as the fan tails , monarchs, and flycatchers .

Most of the species in the family are relatively small songbirds between 11 and 14 cm in length. Only the blue-hood flycatcher is slightly larger at 15-18 cm. Birds typically weigh between 5 and 12 g. The food of all species consists mainly of small insects and other invertebrates , which are hunted in the foliage of bushes and trees like the flycatcher.

distribution

The species of the family are distributed over the vast areas of Africa south of the Sahara, South and Southeast Asia. All are classified as safe ( least concern ) by the IUCN .

The worldwide distribution of the family of the Stenostiridae (green areas).

Systematics

Elvencatcher ( Stenostira scita ), Spioenkop Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa

The family was after Elfenschnäpper ( Stenostira scita designated), a South African species of bird in monotypic genus Stenostira , which was previously counted to the flycatchers (Muscicapidae). Phylogenetic studies have shown that these and other related species not to the superfamily of the flycatcher family ( Muscicapoidea count), but instead close with tits and bag chickadees are related. They are closer to the superfamily of warblers relatives ( Sylvioidea ) than to the flycatchers. The IOU currently (2018) includes the following genera and species in the family:

The relationships between the species within the family can, according to Fuchs et al. (2009) can be represented by the following cladogram:

 Stenostiridae  

 Culicicapa  

 C. ceylonensis


   

 C. helianthea



 Elminia  

 E. longicauda


   

 E. nigromitrata


   

 E. albonotata


   

 E. albiventris






   
 Stenostira  

Stenostira scita


 Chelidorhynx  

Chelidorhynx hypoxantha




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Web links

Commons : Stenostiridae  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b P. Beresford, FK Barker, PG Ryan and TM Crowe: African endemics span the tree of songbirds (Passeri): Molecular systematics of several evolutionary "enigmas" . In: Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B . tape 272 , 2005, pp. 849-858 , doi : 10.1098 / rspb.2004.2997 , PMID 15888418 ( royalsocietypublishing.org [PDF]).
  2. ↑ a b Fairy Flycatcher and allies (Stenostiridae) . In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie, & E. de Juana, E. (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. 2018 ( hbw.com [accessed August 27, 2018]).
  3. ^ J. Fuchs, J. Fjeldså, RCK Bowie, G. Voelker & E. Pasquet: The African warbler genus Hyliota as a lost lineage in the oscine songbird tree: Molecular support for an African origin of the Passerida . In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . tape 39 , no. 1 , 2006, p. 186–197 , doi : 10.1016 / j.ympev.2005.07.020 .
  4. ↑ Per Alström, Per GP Ericson, Urban Olsson & Per Sundberg: Phylogeny and classification of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea . In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . tape 38 , no. 2 , 2006, p. 381-397 , doi : 10.1016 / j.ympev.2005.05.015 , PMID 16054402 .
  5. ^ F. Keith Barker, Alice Cibois, Peter A. Schikler, Julie Feinstein & Joel Cracraft: Phylogeny and diversification of the largest avian radiation . In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . tape 101 , no. 30 , 2004, pp. 11040-11045 , doi : 10.1073 / pnas.0401892101 , PMID 15263073 ( pnas.org [PDF]).
  6. ↑ Frank Gill & David Donsker, IOC World Bird List v 8.2  : Waxwings and allies, tits, penduline tits
  7. ↑ J. Fuchs, E. Pasquet, A. Couloux, J. Fjeldså & RCK Bowie: A new Indo-Malayan member of the Stenostiridae (Aves: Passeriformes) revealed by multilocus sequence data: Biogeographical implications for a morphologically diverse clade of flycatchers . In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . tape 53 , no. 2 , 2009, p. 384 , doi : 10.1016 / j.ympev.2009.06.015 , PMID 19576994 .