Phylogeny

Recent phylogenetic findings indicate that the divergence of the Neotropical taxa _Burhinus bistriatus_ (Wagler, 1829) and _Burhinus superciliaris_ (Tschudi, 1843) from other thick- knees (Burhinidae) predates the split between the remaining species …

Shorebirds (Charadriiformes) are a globally distributed clade of modern birds and, due to their ecological and morphological disparity, a frequent subject of comparative studies. While molecular phylogenies have been key to establishing the …