I note John's cooment on the location of Sao Tome in Indonesia, but the
dendrogram in the article suggest both Pipits and Wagtail genera need
significant review (either lumping other species in or much splitting) to
reflect the genetic relationships.
The Sao Tome Shorttail was inclued in Motacillidae in the Version 5.1 of IOC,
whilst Madanga was still includied in the revised Zosteropidae (White-eyes).
Cheers,
Peter
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> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 22:01:19 +1100
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] FW: BBC News: DNA reveals bird shift surprise
>
> Hi all
> an interesting story from the BBC News site that indicates that some birds
> are not what they seem to be, with DNA samples revealing two species of
> forest-dwelling birds on remote Indonesian islands are actually members of
> the ground-dwelling pipit and wagtail family.
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31714230
> Cheers
> Tom Wilson
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