Phylogenetic affinities of the enigmatic Bare‐faced Bulbul Pycnonotus hualon with description of a new genus

The recently described Bare‐faced Bulbul Pycnonotus hualon from Lao PDR has a very distinct morphology and habitat (karsts). Mitochondrial and nuclear data from the type material demonstrated that P. hualon is sister to members of the genus Spizixos. To highlight its unique morphology and phylogenet...

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Published in:Ibis (London, England) England), 2018-07, Vol.160 (3), p.659-665
Main Authors: Fuchs, Jérôme, Pasquet, Eric, Stuart, Bryan L., Woxvold, Iain A., Duckworth, J. W., Bowie, Rauri C. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bulbul
Life Sciences
Mitochondria
Morphology
New genera
new genus
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Pycnonotus
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Summary:The recently described Bare‐faced Bulbul Pycnonotus hualon from Lao PDR has a very distinct morphology and habitat (karsts). Mitochondrial and nuclear data from the type material demonstrated that P. hualon is sister to members of the genus Spizixos. To highlight its unique morphology and phylogenetic distinctiveness, we describe a new monotypic genus for the Bare‐faced Bulbul.
ISSN:0019-1019
1474-919X
DOI:10.1111/ibi.12580