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| Subject: | The genetic tree of birds |
| From: | Rob Geraghty via Canberrabirds <> |
| Date: | Sun, 7 Jul 2024 02:51:31 +0000 |
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Is there any book which describes what has been learned about the genetic tree of birds? I'd love to see a visualisation of the various bird families and when they evolved. I was surprised to learn today that Australian Owlet-nightjars and American
Nighthawks aren't closely related. I've been told that Lyrebirds and Bristlebirds are ancient, but I don't know if the genetic evidence backs it up.
The book "Where song began" suggests that the genes indicate songbirds evolving in Australia. I've seen genetic maps for humans spreading out from Africa, but not birds spreading across the world.
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