Mikko's Phylogeny Archive

Coraciiformes sensu stricto - Rollers

After Mayr & Mourer-Chauviré, 2000, and Mayr, Mourer-Chauviré and Weidig, 2004

Alternative taxonomy after Olson, 1985, and Feduccia, 1980, 1996

<==o Coraciiformes sensu stricto [Mayr & Mourer-Chauviré, 2000] (blue-jays; säihkylinnut) [Recent: 6 genera / 16 species]
   |-- †Eocoracias brachyptera Mayr & Mourer-Chauviré, 2000 [Eocoraciidae]
   |--o †Primobucconidae Feduccia & Martin, 1976 sensu Mayr, Mourer-Chauviré and Weidig, 2004
   |  |-- †Primobucconidae genera et species indet. [Mayr, Mourer-Chauviré and Weidig, 2004]
   |  `--o †Primobucco Brodkorb, 1970
   |     |-- †P. mcgrewi Brodkorb, 1970
   |     |-- †P. perneri Mayr, Mourer-Chauviré and Weidig, 2004
   |     `-- †P. frugilegus Mayr, Mourer-Chauviré and Weidig, 2004
   `--o Coracioidea Cracraft, 1971
      |--o †Ceranopterus Milne-Edvards, 1892 [Geranopteridae]
      |  |-- †C. alatus Milne-Edvards, 1892
      |  |-- †C. bohemicus Mlíkovský, 1999
      |  `-- †C. milneedvardsii Mayr & Mourer-Chauviré, 2000
      `--+--o Brachypteraciidae
         |  |-- Brachypteracias leptosomus (märkämarhi)
         |  `--o "Atelornithinae" (pittamarhet)
         |     |-- Geobiastes squamigera (suomumarhi)
         |     `--o "Atelornithini" (pittamarhet)
         |        |-- Uratelornis chimaera (pyrstömarhi)
         |        `--o Atelornis (pittamarhet)
         |           |-- A. pittoides (pittamarhi)
         |           `-- A. crossleyi (ruskomarhi)
         `--o Coraciidae (blue jays; sininärhet)
            |--o Eurystomus (pikkusäihkynärhet)
            |  |-- E. glaucurus (afrikansäihkynärhi)
            |  |-- E. gularis (guineansäihkynärhi)
            |  |-- E. orientalis (aasiansäihkynärhi)
            |  `-- E. azureus (molukkiensäihkynärhi)
            `--o Coracias (säihkynärhet)
               |-- C. garrulus (sininärhi)
               |-- C. abyssinica (abessiniansäihkynärhi)
               |-- C. noevia (viirusäihkynärhi)
               |-- C. temminckii (celebesinsäihkynärhi)
               |-- C. cyanogaster (lännensäihkynärhi)
               |--o C. caudata (säihkynärhi)
               |  |-- C. c. lorti (Blue-breasted Roller)
               |  `-- C. c. caudata (Lilac-breasted Roller)
               |--o C. spatulata (viirisäihkynärhi)
               |  |-- C. s. spatulata (Racket-tailed Roller)
               |  `-- C. s. weigalli (Weigall's Roller)
               `--o C. benghalensis (intiansäihkynärhi)
                  |-- C. b. benghalensis (Northern Roller)
                  |-- C. b. indica (Southern Roller)
                  `-- C. b. affinis (Burmese Roller)

<==o Coraciiformes
   |--o Atelornithidae
   |  |?- †“Primobucco”
   |  |-- Uratelornis
   |  `-- Atelornis
   |--o Leptosomatidae
   |  `-- Leptosomus
   `--+?-o Brachypteraciidae
      |  `-- Brachypteracias
      `--o Coraciidae
         |-- †Ceranopterus
         |-- Coracias
         `-- Eurystomus

Reference(s):

• Feduccia, A., 1996: The origin and evolution of birds.
  –Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1996, xii-420
• Olson, S. L., 1985: The fossil record of birds. 79-239.
  in Farner, D., King, J. & Parkes, K. (eds.), 1985: Avian Biology. vol VIII.
  –Academic Press, New York. 1985.
• Lokki, J., Jännes, H. & Nikander, P. J., 1990: Otavan lintutieto.
  –Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Helsinki, Finland, 1992. pp. 1-440
  Translated from: Perrins, C. M. (ed.), 1990: The Illustrated encyclopaedia of birds.
  –Headline Book Publishing Plc., London, England, 1990
• Mayr, G. & Mourer-Chauviré, C., 2000: Rollers (Aves: Coraciiformes s.s.) from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Germany) and the Upper Eocene of the Quercy (France).
  –Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 20, #3, pp. 533-546
• Mayr, G., Mourer-Chauviré, C. & Weidig, I., 2004: Osteology and systematic position of the Eocene Primobucconidae (Aves, Coraciiformes sensu stricto), with first records from Europe.
  –Journal of Systematic Palaeontology: Vol. 2, #1, pp. 1-12
• Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, B. L., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
  –Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. xxiv-1111.