DOCSLIB.ORG

Passeriformes: Passerida I

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Passeriformes: Passerida I 1 We have just one infraorder left: Passerida, a radiation including the Old World sparrows and relatives-- 74 related families. We’ll split this into three presentations, 31 in this one. 2 only two families to know of this first 14… 3 Family Melanocharitidae – berrypeckers and longbills (10 species) New Guinea 4 Family Cnemophilidae – satinbirds (3 species) New Guinea 5 Family Callaeidae – New Zealand wattlebirds (5 species) New Zealand 6 Family Notiomystidae – stitchbird (1 species) New Zealand 7 Family Petroicidae – Australasian robins (49 species) 8 Family Picathartidae – rockfowl (2 species) Rainforests of Africa 9 Family Chaetopidae – rockjumpers (2 species) Africa 10 Family Eupetidae – rail-babbler (1 species) Malay peninsula and Sumatra 11 Family Stenostiridae – fairy flycatchers (9 species) Africa 12 Family Paridae – tits and chickadees (64 species) Holarctic and Africa You’ve seen our two species, titmouse & chickadee 13 Family Remizidae – penduline tits (11 species) Eurasia, Africa, North America in NY, nothing, but we have the verdin in southwest. 14 Family Hyliotidae – hyliotas (4 species) Africa 15 Family Nicatoridae – nicators (3 species) Africa 16 Family Panuridae – bearded reedling (1 species) temperate Europe and Asia 17 10 families in NAm, out of this next 17, although all of them are primarily Old World except the larks and swallows. 18 Family Alaudidae – larks (97 species) We’ve only got one sp in NY, which you’ve seen– the horned lark This is the typical and much poeticized Eurasian skylark, or simply “lark”. 19 Family Pycnonotidae – bulbuls (151 species) huge family of distinctive birds, mostly African and Asian represented in NAm by the red-whiskered bulbul which was introduced to Hawaii and Florida, but also the invasive red-vented bulbul introduced to Hawaii 20 Family Hirundinidae – swallows and martins (88 species) Cosmopolitan We have 6 in NY: two we’ve seen (barn and tree swallows). This one the purple martin is also common but you have to look for the white condos people put up for it. Then there’s also the northern rough-winged, bank, and cliff swallows. 21 Family Pnoepygidae – wren-babblers (5 species) Also known as cupwings. cute little things. Southern Asia Phylogenetically somewhere between two large multi-family groups, the (Old World) warblers and the babblers (which are both coming up next). 22 Family Macrosphenidae – crombecs and African warblers (18 species) Now we begin a series of families that are all apparently related to the Old World Warblers. Many of these were once grouped together but now we separate them out as different families. They are mostly small drab birds. This one’s an exception. Macrosphenidae are the “African warblers”, found in Africa. An early offshoot of the warblers. 23 Family Aegithalidae – bushtits (13 species) Also called the long-tailed tits. Eurasian active birds; but one is in NAm– the American bushtit in the west. 24 Family Phylloscopidae – leaf warblers and allies (77 species) Major branch of Old World warblers, in Eurasia and Africa. Several are listed for NAm as rare visitors, but this Arctic warbler belongs here-- breeds in Alaska. Remember, despite it being in NAm and being called a warbler, it is not related to the wood-warblers in our own area! 25 Family Cettiidae – cettia bush warblers and allies (32 species) Another family of warblers recently separated out by DNA– the bush warblers and their relatives. Widespread in the Old World. Japanese bush-warbler was introduced to Hawaii. it’s often called the Japanese nightingale, nice dawn singer in Japan. 26 Family Acrocephalidae – reed warblers and allies (61 species) Rather large warblers, a main radiation of the OW warblers. Mainly western Eurasia but some in the Pacific and Africa. Two are known from NAm: the millerbird (introduced to Hawaii) and the sedge warbler (rare visitor) The great reed warbler is a well-studied bird in Britain and Europe, especially as a host of the common cuckoo. 27 Family Cisticolidae – cisticolas and allies (158 species) The biggest OW warbler family, of warm Old World areas. 28 Family Locustellidae – grassbirds and allies (62 species) Another main radiation of warblers that was distinguished by DNA. Old World. Includes the thicketbirds, such as this one from Papua New Guinea. 29 Family Donacobiidae – black-capped donacobius (1 species) South American very noticeable and loud bird, extends up into Panama so is on the NAm list. 30 Family Bernieridae – Malagasy warblers (11 species) All Madagascar endemics. 31 Family Timaliidae – babblers (55 species) A diverse, mostly loud and exuberant bunch of birds. Used to have hundreds of species, now most were removed to other families following DNA evidence. Some of these we’ve already covered as they are considered warblers. More are following; but this is the core group. Old World Arabian babbler well studied for its social behavior and other things. Listed as NAm family incorrectly on your birds of the world list– those three species have been moved to another family. 32 Family Pellorneidae – fulvettas and ground babblers (70 species) Old World, mostly in South Asia. 33 Family Leiothrichidae – laughingthrushes (133 species) mainly tropical Asia This is a large family of babbler-like birds– the largest babbler-like radiation– that includes three species introduced to Hawaii, such as this pretty one. It is incorrectly presented without underlining in your Birds of the World checklist because these three species have still not been moved out of the Timaliidae by the AOU, but they will be. 34 Family Sylviidae – sylviid babblers (70 species) This large radiation is another core warbler-babbler group that used to have tons more species in it– more than 400! It was widely considered a phylogenetic “wastebin” because nobody knew how to divide up the family. Although considered warblers for most of our history, they are actually more closely related to the babblers. Mostly Old World, except for this the wrentit which is native to the west coast of North America. So yes, the wrentit is neither a wren nor a tit, and sort of neither a babbler or warbler either. Talk about identity issues. 35 .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Vietnam Southern and Central Specialties 15Th to 29Th February 2020 (15 Days) Trip Report
    Vietnam Southern and Central Specialties 15th to 29th February 2020 (15 days) Trip Report Siamese Fireback by Simon Tan Trip report compiled by Tour Leader: Glen Valentine Trip Report – RBL Vietnam – Southern & Central Specialties 2020 2 Tour Summary Orange-breasted Trogon by Simon Tan We kicked off our 2020 Southern and Central Vietnam tour in the city of Hue, teeming with history and cultural significance and some wonderful restaurants, making it the perfect place to spend a few pre-tour days ambling around the city and its surrounds. Beginning our long journey south towards the hill forests surrounding the village of Mang Den, our first scheduled birding stop of the day produced the wanted target species in the form of White-faced Plover (a very distinctive, extremely localized, rare and often- split subspecies of Kentish Plover) along the beach adjacent to Bach Ma National Park. In the same area, we added our first of several Light-vented Bulbuls, a female Stejneger’s Stonechat and flocks of fly-over Grey-capped Greenfinches. Continuing west and then southwards, crossing over the Lo Xo Pass after a quick lunch-stop we had an hour or so to find the scarce and exceedingly range-restricted near-endemic Black-crowned Barwing. This good-looking and charismatic species was only discovered as recently as 1996 and is still only known from a tiny area in south-central Vietnam and southern Laos. We arrived in fine weather and were soon admiring several pairs and family groups of Black-collared Starling, as well as Scarlet Minivet, Streaked Spiderhunter, Black Bulbul, a wonderful perched Necklaced Barbet, a pair of Large Woodshrike and then finally, after a fair amount of searching in the now-degraded road- edge habitat, a glorious pair of Black-crowned Necklaced Barbet by Glen Valentine Rockjumper Birding Tours View more tours to Vietnam Trip Report – RBL Vietnam – Southern & Central Specialties 2020 3 Barwings.
    [Show full text]
  • MADAGASCAR: the Wonders of the “8Th Continent” a Tropical Birding Custom Trip
    MADAGASCAR: The Wonders of the “8th Continent” A Tropical Birding Custom Trip October 20—November 6, 2016 Guide: Ken Behrens All photos taken during this trip by Ken Behrens Annotated bird list by Jerry Connolly TOUR SUMMARY Madagascar has long been a core destination for Tropical Birding, and with the opening of a satellite office in the country several years ago, we further solidified our expertise in the “Eighth Continent.” This custom trip followed an itinerary similar to that of our main set-departure tour. Although this trip had a definite bird bias, it was really a general natural history tour. We took our time in observing and photographing whatever we could find, from lemurs to chameleons to bizarre invertebrates. Madagascar is rich in wonderful birds, and we enjoyed these to the fullest. But its mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects are just as wondrous and accessible, and a trip that ignored them would be sorely missing out. We also took time to enjoy the cultural riches of Madagascar, the small villages full of smiling children, the zebu carts which seem straight out of the Middle Ages, and the ingeniously engineered rice paddies. If you want to come to Madagascar and see it all… come with Tropical Birding! Madagascar is well known to pose some logistical challenges, especially in the form of the national airline Air Madagascar, but we enjoyed perfectly smooth sailing on this tour. We stayed in the most comfortable hotels available at each stop on the itinerary, including some that have just recently opened, and savored some remarkably good food, which many people rank as the best Madagascar Custom Tour October 20-November 6, 2016 they have ever had on any birding tour.
    [Show full text]
  • • the Following Pages Have Some Identification Markers for Each of the Bush Warblers Found in India
    ©www.ogaclicks.com • The following pages have some identification markers for each of the Bush Warblers found in India • To know more on these birds you can visit www.ogaclicks.com/warbler • If you are interested in coming on any of my tours or workshops please share your email id. I will keep you updated • Mail me at [email protected] • You can also call me on (91)9840119078 , (91) 9445219078 (91) 6369815812 Abberant Bush Warbler Identification Tips - Nominate Abberant Bush Warbler : Cettia flavolivacea : Resident of Himalayas from North Central India (East of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand) Crown is plain brown Pale yellowish supercilium Bill is dark horn- Dark eyestripe brown, pale pink Upperparts are yellowish base of lower Brown Ear-coverts olive-green mandible Narrow whitish eyering Throat is unspotted whitish Breast is darker olive Dull olive-yellow undertail-coverts Buffish or olive- yellow Underparts Flanks are darker olive Legs are yellow to dusky pinkish-brown ©www.ogaclicks.com Reference : www.HBW.com Brown Bush Warbler Identification Tips - Nominate Brown Bush Warbler : Bradypterus luteoventris : Resident of North East India (from Darjeeling, in West Bengal, Eastwards to Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland) Crown is plain brown Deep buff supercilium upper mandible is Brown eyestripe blackish-brown, lower mandible Brown Ear-coverts fleshy-yellow with blackish-brown tip Upperparts are plain brown Throat is unspotted whitish Breast is Brown Belly is unspotted whitish Deep buff undertail-coverts Deep buff Flanks Legs are flesh-brown
    [Show full text]
  • Bird Diversity in Northern Myanmar and Conservation Implications
    ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH Bird diversity in northern Myanmar and conservation implications Ming-Xia Zhang1,2, Myint Kyaw3, Guo-Gang Li1,2, Jiang-Bo Zhao4, Xiang-Le Zeng5, Kyaw Swa3, Rui-Chang Quan1,2,* 1 Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar 2 Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla Yunnan 666303, China 3 Hponkan Razi Wildlife Sanctuary Offices, Putao Kachin 01051, Myanmar 4 Science Communication and Training Department, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla Yunnan 666303, China 5 Yingjiang Bird Watching Society, Yingjiang Yunnan 679300, China ABSTRACT Since the 1990s, several bird surveys had been carried out in the Putao area (Rappole et al, 2011). Under the leadership of We conducted four bird biodiversity surveys in the the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division (NWCD) of the Putao area of northern Myanmar from 2015 to 2017. Myanmar Forestry Ministry, two expeditions were launched in Combined with anecdotal information collected 1997–1998 (Aung & Oo, 1999) and 2001–2009 (Rappole et al., between 2012 and 2015, we recorded 319 bird 2011), providing the most detailed inventory of local avian species, including two species (Arborophila mandellii diversity thus far. 1 and Lanius sphenocercus) previously unrecorded in Between December 2015 and May 2017, the Southeast Asia Myanmar. Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), babblers (Timaliidae), Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences pigeons and doves (Columbidae), and pheasants (CAS-SEABRI), Forest Research Institute (FRI) of Myanmar, and partridges (Phasianidae) were the most Hponkan Razi Wildlife Sanctuary (HPWS), and Hkakabo Razi abundant groups of birds recorded.
    [Show full text]
  • Disaggregation of Bird Families Listed on Cms Appendix Ii
    Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 2nd Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the CMS Scientific Council (ScC-SC2) Bonn, Germany, 10 – 14 July 2017 UNEP/CMS/ScC-SC2/Inf.3 DISAGGREGATION OF BIRD FAMILIES LISTED ON CMS APPENDIX II (Prepared by the Appointed Councillors for Birds) Summary: The first meeting of the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council identified the adoption of a new standard reference for avian taxonomy as an opportunity to disaggregate the higher-level taxa listed on Appendix II and to identify those that are considered to be migratory species and that have an unfavourable conservation status. The current paper presents an initial analysis of the higher-level disaggregation using the Handbook of the Birds of the World/BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World Volumes 1 and 2 taxonomy, and identifies the challenges in completing the analysis to identify all of the migratory species and the corresponding Range States. The document has been prepared by the COP Appointed Scientific Councilors for Birds. This is a supplementary paper to COP document UNEP/CMS/COP12/Doc.25.3 on Taxonomy and Nomenclature UNEP/CMS/ScC-Sc2/Inf.3 DISAGGREGATION OF BIRD FAMILIES LISTED ON CMS APPENDIX II 1. Through Resolution 11.19, the Conference of Parties adopted as the standard reference for bird taxonomy and nomenclature for Non-Passerine species the Handbook of the Birds of the World/BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 1: Non-Passerines, by Josep del Hoyo and Nigel J. Collar (2014); 2.
    [Show full text]
  • Passeriformes: Cisticolidae: Orthotomus) from the Mekong Floodplain of Cambodia
    FORKTAIL 29 (2013): 1–14 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F1778491-B6EE-4225-95B2-2843B32CBA08 A new species of lowland tailorbird (Passeriformes: Cisticolidae: Orthotomus) from the Mekong floodplain of Cambodia S. P. MAHOOD, A. J. I. JOHN, J. C. EAMES, C. H. OLIVEROS, R. G. MOYLE, HONG CHAMNAN, C. M. POOLE, H. NIELSEN & F. H. SHELDON Based on distinctive morphological and vocal characters we describe a new species of lowland tailorbird Orthotomus from dense humid lowland scrub in the floodplain of the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Bassac rivers of Cambodia. Genetic data place it in the O. atrogularis–O. ruficeps–O. sepium clade. All data suggest that the new species is most closely related to O. atrogularis, from which genetic differences are apparently of a level usually associated with subspecies. However the two taxa behave as biological species, existing locally in sympatry and even exceptionally in syntopy, without apparent hybridisation. The species is known so far from a small area within which its habitat is declining in area and quality. However, although birds are found in a number of small habitat fragments (including within the city limits of Phnom Penh), most individuals probably occupy one large contiguous area of habitat in the Tonle Sap floodplain. We therefore recommend it is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. The new species is abundant in suitable habitat within its small range. Further work is required to understand more clearly the distribution and ecology of this species and in particular its evolutionary relationship with O. atrogularis. INTRODUCTION and its major tributaries (Duckworth et al.
    [Show full text]
  • Natural History of Japanese Birds
    Natural History of Japanese Birds Hiroyoshi Higuchi English text translated by Reiko Kurosawa HEIBONSHA 1 Copyright © 2014 by Hiroyoshi Higuchi, Reiko Kurosawa Typeset and designed by: Washisu Design Office Printed in Japan Heibonsha Limited, Publishers 3-29 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0051 Japan All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. The English text can be downloaded from the following website for free. http://www.heibonsha.co.jp/ 2 CONTENTS Chapter 1 The natural environment and birds of Japan 6 Chapter 2 Representative birds of Japan 11 Chapter 3 Abundant varieties of forest birds and water birds 13 Chapter 4 Four seasons of the satoyama 17 Chapter 5 Active life of urban birds 20 Chapter 6 Interesting ecological behavior of birds 24 Chapter 7 Bird migration — from where to where 28 Chapter 8 The present state of Japanese birds and their future 34 3 Natural History of Japanese Birds Preface [BOOK p.3] Japan is a beautiful country. The hills and dales are covered “satoyama”. When horsetail shoots come out and violets and with rich forest green, the river waters run clear and the moun- cherry blossoms bloom in spring, birds begin to sing and get tain ranges in the distance look hazy purple, which perfectly ready for reproduction. Summer visitors also start arriving in fits a Japanese expression of “Sanshi-suimei (purple mountains Japan one after another from the tropical regions to brighten and clear waters)”, describing great natural beauty.
    [Show full text]
  • Uganda and Rwanda: Shoebill Experience, Nyungwe’S Albertine Rift and Great Apes
    MEGAFARI: Uganda and Rwanda: Shoebill experience, Nyungwe’s Albertine Rift and Great Apes 16 – 27 April 2010 (12 days), Leader: Keith Barnes, Custom trip Photos by Keith Barnes. All photos taken on this trip. The spectacular Shoebill was the star of the show in Uganda, and a much-wanted species by all. Introduction This was the second leg of the Megafari – a true trip of a lifetime for most of the participants. Our Tanzania leg had already been the most successful trip we had ever had, netting an incredible 426 bird species in only 11 days. The main aims of the Uganda and Rwanda leg was to see a Shoebill stalking in deep Papyrus swamps, score a gamut of rainforest birds in both the lowlands of Budongo and then also the impressive montane forests of the incredible Nyungwe NP, and to see primates and of course, the irrepressible great apes, Chimpanzee and Mountain Gorilla. Fortunately, we achieved all these aims, netting 417 bird species on this 12-day leg of the trip, as well as accumulating an incredible 675 bird species and 62 mammals in just over three-weeks of the Megafari. The Megafari was a boon for spectacular birds and we saw 51 species of bird of prey, 11 species of turaco, 11 species of kingfisher, 10 species of bee-eater, 12 species of hornbill, and 25 species of sunbird. We also saw the famous Big-5 mammals and had incredible encounters with Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzees amongst 11 species of primates. For the extremely successful Tanzania portion of the tour, click here.
    [Show full text]
  • Whales & Dolphins of Monterey
    Whales & Dolphins of Monterey Bay Naturetrek Tour Report 27 August - 4 September 2018 Blue Whale fluking Sea Otters at Moss Landing Northern Elephant Seals Long-beaked Common Dolphins Report and images by Peter Dunn Naturetrek Mingledown Barn Wolf's Lane Chawton Alton Hampshire GU34 3HJ UK T: +44 (0)1962 733051 E: [email protected] W: www.naturetrek.co.uk Tour Report Whales & Dolphins of Monterey Bay Tour participants: Peter Dunn & Ian Nicholson (leaders) with eight Naturetrek Clients Summary The beautiful ‘Big Sur coast’ of California is an ideal setting for this wildlife tour which, in addition to whale watching excursions, included such highlights as Sea Otters, Elephant Seals, California Condor and a great selection of seabirds, all amid a setting that is strangely familiar from countless depictions on film and TV. Day 1 Monday 27th August London to San Francisco Peter and Ian were waiting for the group members having arrived a few days earlier to make arrangements.The flight landed a little ahead of time and after we dropped our hold luggage with Ruben to transport to the hotel, we headed for the vehicles parked in garage G. Soon we were heading south along the US101 towards Monterey. As we travelled along the highway and away from the suburbs of San Francisco, passing through Silicon Valley, we had excellent views of the mountains and hills of the Diablo Range to our left. In the afternoon sunshine, the dry grassy scrub known as chaparral was golden-coloured. Because of the later flight and it getting dark, we decided to take a more direct route to Carmel Valley, via Salinas and over Laureles Grade into the valley, beating Ruben who had taken the coastal road We arrived at our accommodation at the Contenta Inn about 9pm local time where, after accessing our rooms, some partook of the cold deli supper made for us by chef Jerome and we were reunited with our luggage after which we retired to bed after a long long day.
    [Show full text]
  • Records of Four Critically Endangered Songbirds in the Markets of Java Suggest Domestic Trade Is a Major Impediment to Their Conservation
    20 BirdingASIA 27 (2017): 20–25 CONSERVATION ALERT Records of four Critically Endangered songbirds in the markets of Java suggest domestic trade is a major impediment to their conservation VINCENT NIJMAN, SUCI LISTINA SARI, PENTHAI SIRIWAT, MARIE SIGAUD & K. ANNEISOLA NEKARIS Introduction 1.2 million wild-caught birds (the vast majority Bird-keeping is a popular pastime in Indonesia, and of them songbirds) were sold in the Java and Bali nowhere more so than amongst the people of Java. markets each year. Taking a different approach, It has deep cultural roots, and traditionally a kukilo Jepson & Ladle (2005) made use of a survey of (bird in the Javanese language) was one of the five randomly selected households in the Javan cities things a Javanese man should pursue or obtain in of Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya, order to live a fulfilling life (the others being garwo, and Medan in Sumatra, which together make up a wife, curigo, a Javanese dagger, wismo, a house or a quarter of the urban Indonesian population, to a place to live, and turonggo, a horse, as a means estimate that between 600,000 and 760,000 wild- of transportation). A kukilo represents having a caught native songbirds were acquired each year. hobby, and it often takes the form of owning a Extrapolating this to the urban population of Java, perkutut (Zebra Dove Geopelia striata) or a kutilang which amounts to 60% of Indonesia’s total, it (Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster) but suggests that a total of 1.4–1.8 million wild-caught also a wide range of other birds (Nash 1993, Chng native songbirds were acquired.
    [Show full text]
  • Senescense and Dispersal Under Local Climatic Variations of Bearded Reedlings Panurus Biarmicus at the Southwestern Limit of Their European Distributional Range
    Biodiversity International Journal Research Article Open Access Senescense and dispersal under local climatic variations of bearded reedlings Panurus biarmicus at the southwestern limit of their European distributional range Abstract Volume 3 Issue 3 - 2019 Climatic disturbances can determine variations in the body condition and body size in birds on time and hence affect he health status. This study confirms that Bearded reedlings Ignacio García Peiró Panurus biarmicus express this at small-medium time scales in a age-dependent form Department of Ecology & Hidrology, University of Murcia, Spain at least at semi-isolated local wetlands of Western Mediterranean. To determine body condition and body size, I took biometric measurements during ringing protocols and Correspondence: Ignacio García Peiró, Department of afterwards I opposed them to climatic variables in 1992-2009. Bearded Reedlings gained Ecology & Hidrology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, C/ El Salvador, 17-4D.03203 Elche (Alicante), Spain, Tel: 00 34 965 condition and lessen size on time as a response to changes of climate at a local scale in the 451 777, Fax: 00 34 965 421 320, Email form that wetter and milder local climates influenced negatively the outcome, and this was age dependent. Youngsters improve body condition and adults impair it. Number of adults Received: May 01, 2019 | Published: June 06, 2019 ringed decreases on time in favour of a stronger condition of the more abundant juveniles. These age variations may reveal that these small populations are becoming senescent, suffering a weakening response that risks its survival. However, dispersal of some age- groups towards suboptimal novel areas could ameliorate this process.
    [Show full text]
  • Genomics and Population History of Black-Headed Bulbul (Brachypodius Atriceps) Color Morphs
    Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School March 2020 Genomics and Population History of Black-headed Bulbul (Brachypodius atriceps) Color Morphs Subir B. Shakya Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Biology Commons Recommended Citation Shakya, Subir B., "Genomics and Population History of Black-headed Bulbul (Brachypodius atriceps) Color Morphs" (2020). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 5187. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/5187 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please [email protected]. GENOMICS AND POPULATION HISTORY OF BLACK- HEADED BULBUL (BRACHYPODIUS ATRICEPS) COLOR MORPHS A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Biological Sciences by Subir B. Shakya B.Sc., Southern Arkansas University, 2014 May 2020 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A dissertation represents not only the effort of a single candidate but a document highlighting the roles and endeavors of many people and institutions. To this end, I have a lot of people and institutions to thank, without whom this dissertation would never have been completed. First and foremost, I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Frederick H. Sheldon, who has guided me through the six years of my Ph.D. studies.
    [Show full text]