Driophlox is a genus of passerine birds in the family Cardinalidae. The four species placed in this genus were formerly placed with the red-crowned ant tanager in the genus Habia.
| Driophlox | |
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| Sooty ant tanager (Driophlox fuscicauda) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Driophlox Scott, BF, Chesser, Unitt & Burns, KJ, 2024 |
| Type species | |
| Phoenicothraupis gutturalis Sooty ant tanager Sclater, PL, 1854
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Taxonomy
editThe species now placed in this genus were formerly placed with the red-crowned ant tanager in the genus Habia. Molecular phylogenetic analysis found that the genus Habia was paraphyletic.[1][2] To resolve the paraphyly, four species were moved from Habia to a new genus Driophlox that was erected with Phoenicothraupis gutturalis Sclater, PL, 1854, (the sooty ant tanager) as the type species.[3][4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek δριος/drios meaning "thicket" or "copse" with φλοξ/phlox, φλογος/phlogos meaning "flame".[5]
The genus contains four species:[4]
- Red-throated ant tanager, Driophlox fuscicauda – eastern Mexico to northern Colombia
- Black-cheeked ant tanager, Driophlox atrimaxillaris – Costa Rica
- Sooty ant tanager, Driophlox gutturalis – Colombia
- Crested ant tanager, Driophlox cristata – Colombia
References
edit- ^ Barker, F.K.; Burns, K.J.; Klicka, J.; Lanyon, S.M.; Lovette, I.J. (2015). "New insights into New World biogeography: An integrated view from the phylogeny of blackbirds, cardinals, sparrows, tanagers, warblers, and allies". The Auk. 132 (2): 333–348. doi:10.1642/AUK-14-110.1.
- ^ Scott, B.F. (2022). Phylogenetics of Cardinalidae and the impact of habitat, climate, and ecology on the evolution of color (MSc thesis). San Diego State University.
- ^ Scott, B.F.; Chesser, R.T.; Unitt, P.; Burns, K.J. (2024). "Driophlox, a new genus of cardinalid (Aves: Passeriformes: Cardinalidae)". Zootaxa. 5406 (3): 497–500. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5406.3.11.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2024). "Cardinals, grosbeaks and 'tanager' allies". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Driophlox". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 24 October 2024.