Integrative taxonomy documents two additional cryptic Erithacus species on the Canary Islands (Aves)

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 629 - 642
• Main Authors: Sangster, George, Luksenburg, Jolanda A., Päckert, Martin, Roselaar, Cees S., Irestedt, Martin, Ericson, Per G. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Avifauna; Bioacoustics; cryptic speciation; Divergence; Diversity of life; DNA sequences; endemism; Erithacus rubecula; Islands; Livets mångfald; Macaronesia; Mitochondrial DNA; molecular systematics; Morphometry; Nucleotide sequence; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; phylogeography; Recognition; Species; species limits; Taxa; Taxonomy; Canary Islands; Tenerife; Spain

The European Robin Erithacus rubecula is currently treated as a single species with eight subspecies. A previous molecular study and new molecular, morphometric and bioacoustic data reported here strongly support the recognition of three species in this complex: E. rubecula (Europe, North Africa and...