Mikko's Phylogeny Archive

PanicModern Avian Groups

  Musophagiformes - Touracos  
 

After Olson, 1985, Feduccia, 1980, 1996, Sibley & Monroe, 1990 and Hughes, 2000

<==o Musophagiformes sensu Hughes, 2000
   |?- †Foro panarium [Foratidae]
   |--o Opisthocomidae [Opisthocomiformes] (haisulinnut)
   |  |?- †Hoazinoides magdalenae
   |  |?- †Hoatzi sp.
   |  `?- Opisthocomus hoazin (hoazin; töyhtökana, haisulintu)
   `--o Musophagidae (turakot)
      |?- †Musophagidae genera et species indet. aff. Crinifer [U. Eoc., Egypt]
      |-- Corythaeola cristata (Keisariturako)
      |--o Crinifer (Pensasturakot)
      |  |-- C. piscator (Harmaaturako)
      |  `-- C. zonurus (Idänharmaaturako)
      |--o Corythaixoides (Töyhtöturakot)
      |  |-- C. concolor (töyhtöturako)
      |  |-- C. personatus (naamioturako)
      |  `-- C. leucogaster (pumpuliturako)
      |--o Musophaga (Poskiturakot)
      |  |-- M. johnstoni (vuoriturako)
      |  |-- M. porphyreolopha (savanniturako)
      |  |-- †M. meini
      |  |?- †M. africanus
      |  |-- M. porphyreolophus (Savanniturako)
      |  |-- M. johnstoni (Vuoriturako)
      |  |-- M. violacea (Punaposkiturako)
      |  `-- M. rossae (Keltaposkiturako)
      `--o Tauraco (Metsäturakot)
         |-- T. persa (Vihertöyhtöturako)
         |-- T. schuettii (mustanokkaturako)
         |-- T. schalowi (Schalow's Turaco)
         |-- T. fischeri (Punatöyhtöturako)
         |-- T. livingstonii (Livingstone's Turaco)
         |-- T. corythaix (Knysna Turaco)
         |-- T. bannermani (Kameruninturako)
         |-- T. erythrolophus (punaniskaturako)
         |-- T. macrorhynchus (Viiksiturako)
         |-- T. hartlaubi (Kenianturako)
         |-- T. leucotis (Valkoposkiturako)
         |-- T. ruspolii (Ruusuturako)
         `-- T. leucolophus (Valkoharjaturako)

Reference(s):

Feduccia, A., 1980: The Age of Birds.
–Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England, 1980, IX-196

Feduccia, A., 1996: The Origin and Evolution of Birds.
–Yale University Press, New Haven, 1996, x-420

Lokki, J., Jännes, H. & Nikander, P. J., 1990: Otavan lintutieto. 1-440
–Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Helsinki, Finland, 1992
Translated from: Perrins, C. M. (ed.), 1990: The Illustrated encyclopaedia of birds.
–Headline Book Publishing Plc., London, England, 1990

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.

Rasmussen, D. T., Olson, S. L. & Simons, E. L., 1987: Fossil birds from the Oligocene Jebel Quatrani Formation, Fayum Province, Egypt.
–Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology: No. 62, pp. iv-20

Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, J., BL. 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. XXIV-1111.

 

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