South Hills crossbill
| South Hills crossbill | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Loxia |
| Species: | L. sinesciuris |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxia sinesciuris Benkman, 2009 | |
The South Hills crossbill (proposed scientific name Loxia sinesciuris) is a passerine bird in the family Fringillidae. It's endemic to the South Hills and Albion Mountains in southern Idaho.[1] South Hills crossbill rarely interbreeds with other call types that move into the South Hills of Idaho yearly,[2] and can be considered to represent a distinct species [1] via ecological speciation.
It has been proposed as a separate species, but the American Ornithologists' Union failed to find consensus on the issue[3] and thus the South Hills crossbill is still considered a subtype of the red crossbill.
References
- Benkman, C.W. (2010). "Diversifying Coevolution between Crossbills and Conifers". Evo Edu Outreach 3: 47–53. doi:10.1007/s12052-009-0190-8.
- 1 2 Benkman, C.W., Smith, J.W., Keenan, P.C., Parchman, T.L. & Santisteban, L. 2009. "A New Species of the Red Crossbill (Fringillidae: Loxia) From Idaho." The Condor 111 (1): 169-176. Full article
- ↑ Smith J.W.; Benkman C.W. (2007). "A coevolutionary arms race causes ecological speciation in crossbills". American Naturalist 169 (4): 455–65. doi:10.1086/511961. PMID 17273981.
- ↑ "2009-A-10:Recognize a new species of Red Crossbill, Loxia sinesciurus (Benkman)". American Ornithologists' Union.
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