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Muscicapidae (flycatcher)

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Muscicapidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Muscicapidae Fleming
1982Muscicapidae Olson and James p. 38
1990Muscicapidae Chandler p. 155
1992Muscicapidae Parmalee p. 316
2006Muscicapidae Zuccon et al.
2017Muscicapidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyMuscicapidaeFleming 1822
familyMuscicapidaeFleming 1822

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Muscicapidae Fleming 1822 [flycatcher]
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G. Erithacus Cuvier 1800
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Erithacus rubecula Linnaeus 1758 [European robin]
G. Ficedula Brisson 1760
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Ficedula hypoleuca Pallas 1764 [European pied flycatcher]
G. Luscinia Forster 1817
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Luscinia megarhynchos Brehm 1831 [common nightingale]
Luscinia svecica Linnaeus 1758
G. Monticola Boie 1822
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Monticola solitarius Linnaeus 1758 [blue rock-thrush]
G. Muscicapa Brisson 1760
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Muscicapa striata Pallas 1764 [spotted flycatcher]
G. Oenanthe Vieillot 1816 [wheatear]
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Oenanthe hispanica Linnaeus 1758 [black-eared wheatear]
Oenanthe oenanthe Linnaeus 1758 [northern wheatear]
G. Phoenicurus Forster 1817
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Phoenicurus ochruros Gmelin 1774 [black redstart]
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Linnaeus 1758 [common redstart]
G. Saxicola Bechstein 1802
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Saxicola rubetra Linnaeus 1758 [whinchat]
Saxicola torquatus Linnaeus 1766 [African stonechat]
Invalid names: Muscicapinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:42:28
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:42:28
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Naka 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) Ficedula sp. (35076)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Oenanthe oenanthe (125089)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Palencia) Muscicapidae indet. (221570)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) Muscicapa striata (34870)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) Phoenicurus ochruros, Saxicola torquata, Oenanthe hispanica (34128)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) Oenanthe hispanica, Erithacus rubecula, Monticola solitarius (175900)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Erithacus sp. (193446)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Sardinia) Muscicapa sp. (51552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Erithacus rubecula (192955 192959) Erithacus rubecula, Monticola solitarius (192949 192957) Oenanthe hispanica (192951) Oenanthe hispanica, Erithacus rubecula, Muscicapa striata (92902)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Saxicola torquata, Oenanthe oenanthe, Erithacus rubecula, Luscinia megarhynchos, Phoenicurus phoenicurus (125321)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Wales) Oenanthe oenanthe (124954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Erithacus rubecula (194944) Muscicapidae indet., Ficedula hypoleuca (194941) Phoenicurus ochruros, Oenanthe oenanthe (199941) Phoenicurus sp., Saxicola torquata, Erithacus rubecula, Saxicola rubetra (194940)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Erithacus rubecula (125437)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Erithacus rubecula (197769 197787) Muscicapidae indet., Erithacus rubecula (197788) Phoenicurus ochruros (197773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corse) Phoenicurus sp., Erithacus rubecula (215363)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Spain Erithacus rubecula (194938)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Yemen Oenanthe sp. (169046 234349)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Oenanthe oenanthe, Erithacus rubecula, Luscinia megarhynchos, Muscicapa striata, Saxicola rubetra (215378) Phoenicurus sp., Oenanthe hispanica, Erithacus rubecula, Saxicola rubetra, Ficedula sp. (215376)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain Erithacus rubecula (194935) Ficedula sp., Ficedula hypoleuca (199942) Phoenicurus ochruros, Oenanthe oenanthe, Erithacus rubecula (194936)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (Wales) Phoenicurus ochruros, Saxicola torquata (125439)