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Polyphyly of the hawk genera Leucopternis and Buteogallus (Aves, Accipitridae): multiple habitat shifts during the Neotropical buteonine diversification

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do Amaral, Fabio S Raposo, Miller, Matthew J, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Bermingham, Eldredge, Wajntal, Anita·2006·BMC Evolutionary Biology
DOI 10.1186/1471-2148-6-10PMC PMC1413559
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Background: The family Accipitridae (hawks, eagles and Old World vultures) represents a large radiation of predatory birds with an almost global distribution, although most species of this family occur in the Neotropics. Despite great morphological and ecological diversity, the evolutionary relationships in the family have been poorly explored at all taxonomic levels. Using sequences from four mitochondrial genes (12S, ATP8, ATP6, and ND6), we reconstructed the phylogeny of the Neotropical forest hawk genus Leucopternis and most of the allied genera of Neotropical buteonines. Our goals were to infer the evolutionary relationships among species of Leucopternis, estimate their relationships to other buteonine genera, evaluate the phylogenetic significance of the white and black plumage patterns common to most Leucopternis species, and assess general patterns of diversification of the group with respect to species' affiliations with Neotropical regions and habitats. Results: Our molecular phylogeny for the genus Leucopternis and its allies disagrees sharply with traditional taxonomic arrangements for the group, and we present new hypotheses of relationships for a number of species. The mtDNA phylogenetic trees derived from analysis of the combined data posit a polyphyletic relationship among species of Leucopternis,Buteogallus and Buteo. Three highly supported clades containing Leucopternis species were recovered in our phylogenetic reconstructions. The first clade consisted of the sister pairs L. lacernulatus and Buteogallus meridionalis, and Buteogallus urubitinga and Harpyhaliaetus coronatus, in addition to L. schistaceus and L. plumbeus. The second clade included the sister pair Leucopternis albicollis and L. occidentalis as well as L. polionotus. The third lineage comprised the sister pair L. melanops and L. kuhli, in addition to L. semiplumbeus and Buteo buteo. According to our results, the white and black plumage patterns have evolved at least twice in the group. Furthermore, species found to the east and west of the Andes (cis-Andean and trans-Andean, respectively) are not reciprocally monophyletic, nor are forest and non-forest species. Conclusion: The polyphyly of Leucopternis,Buteogallus and Buteo establishes a lack of concordance of current Accipitridae taxonomy with the mtDNA phylogeny for the group, and points to the need for further phylogenetic analysis at all taxonomic levels in the family as also suggested by other recent analyses. Habitat shifts, as well as cis-and trans-Andean disjunctions, took place more than once during buteonine diversification in the Neotropical region. Overemphasis of the black and white plumage patterns has led to questionable conclusions regarding the relationships of Leucopternis species, and suggests more generally that plumage characters should be used with considerable caution in the taxonomic evaluation of the Accipitridae.

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  • With respect to the two tribes and their constituent members, our phylogeny was in agreement with previous studies.

    “With respect to the two tribes and their constituent members, our phylogeny was in agreement with previous studies (Lerner & Mindell, 2005;Amaral et al., 2006;Amaral et al., 2009;Mindell et al., 2018).”

    From Enigmas no longer: using ultraconserved elements to place several unusual hawk taxa and address the non-monophyly of the genus <i>Accipiter</i> (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) (2025) · cites this paper as Amaral et al., 2006

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do Amaral, F. S. R., Miller, M. J., Silveira, L. F., Bermingham, E., & Wajntal, A.
Affiliations
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (PA)
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
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BMC Evolutionary Biology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2006-02-07
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
10-10
ISSN
1471-2148 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1471-2148-6-10
PMC
PMC1413559
OpenAlex
W1492949925
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  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
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  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
  • Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant Diversity and Evolution
Keywords
Buteo, Accipitridae, polyphyly, mitochondrial phylogeny, habitat shift, Neotropical diversification, Andes
MeSH terms
Animals, Feathers, Phylogeny, Genetic Variation, Ecosystem, Hawks

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