Convergence in the Coerebidae
- Author:
-
Beecher, William
- Title:
- Convergence in the Coerebidae
- Periodical:
- Wilson Bulletin
- Year:
- 1951
- Volume:
- 63
- Pages:
- 274-287
- Subject:
-
Honeycreepers
Birds taxonomy
Hawaiian honeycreepers
Drepanididae
- Summary:
- Based on the anatomical analysis, the neotropical honey creepers (Coerebidae) are considered an artificial group composed of nectar-adapted warblers and tanagers that have become convergently similar due to similar diet.
- Label:
- Birds - General
- Date:
- December 1951
- Collection:
- Periodicals