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Flexible mimics Species Scientific name Family Classification Source Inland thornbill Acanthiza apicalis Acanthizidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Yellow-rumped thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Acanthizidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Simpson and Day 1993, Slater 2009, Armstrong 1963, Chisholm 1932, Chestnut-rumped heathwren Calamanthus (Hylacola) pyrrhopygius Acanthizidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Rusty mouse-warbler Crateroscelis murina Acanthizidae Flexible Xenocanto 2018, del Hoyo et al 2011 Mountain mouse-warbler Crateroscelis robusta Acanthizidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Brown gerygone Gerygone mouki Acanthizidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Fernwren Oreoscopus gutturalis Acanthizidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Rockwarbler Origma solitaria Acanthizidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Speckled warbler Pyrrholaemus (Chthonicola) sagittatus Acanthizidae Flexible Simpson and Day 1993, Chisholm 1932, del Hoyo et al 2011 Simpson and Day 1993, Chisholm 1932, Xenocanto 2018, del Hoyo et Redthroat Pyrrholaemus brunneus Acanthizidae Flexible al 2011 Yellow-throated scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis Acanthizidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Large-billed scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra Acanthizidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Paddyfield warbler Acrocephalus agricola Acrocephalidae Flexible Garamszegi et al 2007 Great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Acrocephalidae Flexible Garamszegi et al 2007 African reed warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus Acrocephalidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Black-browed reed warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Acrocephalidae Flexible Hamao and Eda-Fujiwara 2004, Kelley et al 2008, del Hoyo et al 2011 Armstrong 1963, Garamszegi et al 2007, Thorpe 1969, del Hoyo et al Blyth's reed warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Acrocephalidae Flexible 2011 Aquatic warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Acrocephalidae Flexible Garamszegi et al 2007, Birdlife International 2018a Armstrong 1963, Garamszegi et al 2007, Kelley et al 2008, Thorpe 1969, Lepage 2017, Turner 1929, Hindmarsh 1986, del Hoyo et al Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris Acrocephalidae Flexible 2011, Carnaby 2010, Dowsett-Lemaire 1979, Fry et al 2004 Armstrong 1963, Garamszegi et al 2007, Turner 1929, Saxby 1874, Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Acrocephalidae Flexible Carnaby 2010 Armstrong 1963, Garamszegi et al 2007, Turner 1929, del Hoyo et al Eurasian reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Acrocephalidae Flexible 2011 Clamorous reed warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Acrocephalidae Flexible Garamszegi et al 2007, del Hoyo et al 2011 Armstrong 1963, Garamszegi et al 2007, Ferry 1977, Heinroth and Heinroth 1958, del Hoyo et al 2011, Adamian and Klem 1999, Fry et Icterine warbler Hippolais icterina Acrocephalidae Flexible al 2004 Melodious warbler Hippolais polyglotta Acrocephalidae Flexible Xenocanto 2018, Garamszegi et al 2007, Ferry 1977 Thick-billed warbler Iduna aedon Acrocephalidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 White-winged lark Alauda (Melanocorypha) leucoptera Alaudidae Flexible Garamszegi et al 2007, del Hoyo et al 2011 Xenocanto 2018, Garamszegi et al 2007, del Hoyo et al 2011, Fry et al Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis Alaudidae Flexible 2004 Oriental skylark Alauda gulgula Alaudidae Flexible Xenocanto 2018 Garamszegi et al 2007, del Hoyo et al 2011, Adamian and Klem 1999, Lesser short-toed lark Alaudala (Calandrella) rufescens Alaudidae Flexible Fry et al 2004 Asian short-toed lark Alaudala cheleensis Alaudidae Flexible Xenocanto 2018, del Hoyo et al 2011 Sand lark Alaudala raytal Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Somali short-toed lark Alaudala somalica Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Hume's short-toed lark Calandrella acutirostris Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla Alaudidae Flexible Garamszegi et al 2007, del Hoyo et al 2011, Fry et al 2004 Red-capped lark Calandrella cinerea Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Carnaby 2010, Fry et al 2004 Erlanger's lark Calandrella erlangeri Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Fawn-colored lark Calendulauda africanoides Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Carnaby 2010 Foxy lark Calendulauda alopex Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 del Hoyo et al 2011, Carnaby 2010, Macaulay library 2018, Fry et al Sabota lark Calendulauda sabota Alaudidae Flexible 2004 Garamszegi et al 2007, del Hoyo et al 2011, Tretzel 1965, Fry et al Crested lark Galerida cristata Alaudidae Flexible 2004 Sykes's Lark Galerida deva Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Xenocanto 2018, del Hoyo et al 2011, Carnaby 2010, Macaulay Large-billed lark Galerida magnirostris Alaudidae Flexible library 2018, Fry et al 2004 Malabar lark Galerida malabarica Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Sun lark Galerida modesta Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Fry et al 2004 Thekla lark Galerida theklae Alaudidae Flexible Garamszegi et al 2007, del Hoyo et al 2011, Fry et al 2004 Woodlark Lullula arborea Alaudidae Flexible Fry et al 2004, Garamszegi et al 2007 Bimaculated lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Fry et al 2004 Armstrong 1963, Garamszegi et al 2007, Alexander 1927, del Hoyo et Calandra lark Melanocorypha calandra Alaudidae Flexible al 2011, Adamian and Klem 1999, Fry et al 2004 Tibetan lark Melanocorypha maxima Alaudidae Flexible Xenocanto 2018, del Hoyo et al 2011 Cape clapper lark Mirafra apiata Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Carnaby 2010, Fry et al 2004 Bengal bush lark Mirafra assamica Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Singing bush lark Mirafra cantillans Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Melodious lark Mirafra cheniana Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Carnaby 2010, Fry et al 2004 Kordofan lark Mirafra cordofanica Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Eastern clapper lark Mirafra fasciolata Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Carnaby 2010 Red-winged lark Mirafra hypermetra Alaudidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Fry et al 2004 Simpson and Day 1993, Chisholm 1932, Bourke 1947, del Hoyo et al Horsfield's bush lark Mirafra javanica Alaudidae Flexible 2011 Black-faced woodswallow Artamus cinereus Artamidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Dusky woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus Artamidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 White-breasted woodswallowArtamus leucorynchus Artamidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Great woodswallow Artamus maximus Artamidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Little woodswallow Artamus minor Artamidae Flexible Slater 2009, del Hoyo et al 2011 White-browed woodswallow Artamus superciliosus Artamidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Hooded butcherbird Cracticus cassicus Artamidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Black-backed butcherbird Cracticus mentalis Artamidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Grey butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Artamidae Flexible Slater 2009, Chisholm 1932, Pollard 1930, del Hoyo et al 2011 Slater 2009, Kelley et al 2008, Pollard 1930, Robinson 1975, Thomson 1922, Robinson 1949, Kaplan 2003, Thorogood 1941, North Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Artamidae Flexible 1909, del Hoyo et al 2011 Simpson and Day 1993, Armstrong 1963, Chisholm 1932, Robinson Rufous scrubbird Atrichornis rufescens Atrichornithidae Flexible 1973 Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Cardinalidae Flexible Armstrong 1963, del Hoyo et al 2011 Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea Cardinalidae Flexible Townsend 1924, Macaulay library 2018 Golden-fronted leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons Chloropseidae Flexible Xenocanto 2018, del Hoyo et al 2011 Orange-bellied leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii Chloropseidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Jerdon's leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni Chloropseidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Greater green leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati Chloropseidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis Cisticolidae Flexible Carnaby 2010, Fry et al 2004 Woodhouse's (Western) scrubAphelocoma jay woodhouseii Corvidae Flexible Xenocanto 2018 Common green magpie Cissa chinensis Corvidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Corvidae Flexible Heinroth and Heinroth 1958, Bent 1947, del Hoyo et al 2011 Northern raven Corvus corax Corvidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Carrion crow Corvus corone Corvidae Flexible Armstrong 1963, Garamszegi et al 2007, del Hoyo et al 2011 Townsend 1924, Bent 1947, del Hoyo et al 2011, Macaulay library Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata Corvidae Flexible 2018 Steller's jay Cyanocitta stelleri Corvidae Flexible Xenocanto 2018, del Hoyo et al 2011, Macaulay library 2018 Plush-crested jay Cyanocorax chrysops Corvidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Reich 2010 White-naped jay Cyanocorax cyanopogon Corvidae Flexible Costa et al 2012, del Hoyo et al 2011 Tufted jay Cyanocorax dickeyi Corvidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Kittelson and Ghalambor 2014 Green jay Cyanocorax luxuosus Corvidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Bornean treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens Corvidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Xenocanto 2018, Garamszegi et al 2007, Turner 1929, Goodwin 1956, Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius Corvidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011, Adamian and Klem 1999, Fry et al 2004 Black-headed jay Garrulus lanceolatus Corvidae Flexible Armstrong 1963, Goodwin 1956, del Hoyo et al 2011 Grey jay Perisoreus canadensis Corvidae Flexible Xenocanto 2018, Garamszegi et al 2007, del Hoyo et al 2011 Siberian jay Perisoreus infaustus Corvidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Yellow-billed magpie Pica nuttalli Corvidae Flexible del Hoyo et al 2011 Xenocanto 2018, Garamszegi et al 2007, Turner 1929, del Hoyo et al Eurasian magpie Pica pica Corvidae
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    Received: 11 October 2019 | Revised: 10 February 2020 | Accepted: 18 March 2020 DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12422 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Densely sampled phylogenetic analyses of the Lesser Short- toed Lark (Alaudala rufescens) — Sand Lark (A. raytal) species complex (Aves, Passeriformes) reveal cryptic diversity Fatemeh Ghorbani1 | Mansour Aliabadian1,2 | Ruiying Zhang3 | Martin Irestedt4 | Yan Hao3 | Gombobaatar Sundev5 | Fumin Lei3 | Ming Ma6 | Urban Olsson7,8 | Per Alström3,9 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran 2Zoological Innovations Research Department, Institute of Applied Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran 3Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 4Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden 5National University of Mongolia and Mongolian Ornithological Society, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 6Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, China 7Systematics and Biodiversity, Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden 8Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden 9Animal Ecology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Correspondence Mansour Aliabadian, Department of Abstract Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi The taxonomy of the Lesser/Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens–cheleensis University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. complex has been debated for decades, mainly because of minor morphological dif- Email: [email protected] ferentiation among the taxa within the complex, and different interpretations of the Per Alström, Animal Ecology, Department geographical pattern of morphological characters among different authors. In addi- of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, tion, there have been few studies based on non-morphological traits.
  • Birds: Indicators of Environmental Repair in Oil Affected Coastlines

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    This may be the author’s version of a work that was submitted/accepted for publication in the following source: Wells, Dezmond (2010) Birds : indicators of environmental repair in oil affected coastlines. (Unpublished) This file was downloaded from: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/59524/ c Copyright 2010 Dezmond Wells This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the docu- ment is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recog- nise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to [email protected] Notice: Please note that this document may not be the Version of Record (i.e. published version) of the work. Author manuscript versions (as Sub- mitted for peer review or as Accepted for publication after peer review) can be identified by an absence of publisher branding and/or typeset appear- ance. If there is any doubt, please refer to the published source. Birds - Indicators of Environmental Repair in Oil Affected Coastlines 1 Birds - Indicators of Environmental Repair in Oil Affected Coastlines Dezmond. R. Wells (GradDipEd , BSc, , AssDipAppSc)A ABirds Australia Southern Queensland, 32 Panoramic Dr, Narangba, QLD 4504, Australia. Email: [email protected] Abstract Bird coastal communities were studied along Bribie Island and Moreton Island, two islands within Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, using the point counts method.