Talk:Coereba
Latest comment: 9 years ago by MPF
This genus has often been placed, usually by itself, in a separate family Coerebidae. However genetic studies link it to a group of taxa within the Emberizidae, including Euneornis, Loxigilla, Loxipasser, Melanospiza, Melopyrrha of the West Indies, Tiaris of primarily the Caribbean Basin, and all of the Geospizinae (Galapagos finches)[1].
Pending any decision to rank all these genera elsewhere, Coereba is here also included in the Emberizidae.
- Currently placed in Coerebidae; some evidence suggests this could be merged into Thraupidae; no longer placed in Emberizidae. - MPF (talk) 15:31, 30 March 2015 (UTC)