Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Pitcairn Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani) - HBW 11, p. 630
French: Rousserolle des Pitcairn
German: Pitcairnrohrsänger
Spanish: Carricero de la Pitcairn
Other common names: Pitcairn Warbler
Taxonomy: Tatare vaughani Sharpe, 1900, Pitcairn Island.
According to mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphology, this species is part of a monophyletic clade together with A. arundinaceus, A. orientalis, A. stentoreus and A. australis; probably other Pacific species also belong to this clade, but genetic data lacking. Has been treated as conspecific with A. rimitarae and A. taiti, but basic differences in sequence and pattern of leucistic plumage among the three taxa suggest substantial genetic differentiation at species level; as they are separated by great distances of open ocean, gene flow among them is.. View all taxonomy...
According to mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphology, this species is part of a monophyletic clade together with A. arundinaceus, A. orientalis, A. stentoreus and A. australis; probably other Pacific species also belong to this clade, but genetic data lacking. Has been treated as conspecific with A. rimitarae and A. taiti, but basic differences in sequence and pattern of leucistic plumage among the three taxa suggest substantial genetic differentiation at species level; as they are separated by great distances of open ocean, gene flow among them is probably less than minimal. Monotypic.
Distribution: Pitcairn, in Pitcairn Is (S Polynesia).
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A bird entertaining the visitors Locality Pitcairn Island, Pitcairn Islands (Monotypic species)
Peter Fraser 13 October 2010 1 year ago 15 sec 4
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