On the genetic distinctiveness of tailorbirds (Cisticolidae: Orthotomus) from the South-east Asian mainland with the description of a new subspecies

Abstract Background The Cambodian Tailorbird (Orthotomus chaktomuk) was one of the most recent major ornithological discoveries in South-east Asia as it originated from lowland seasonally flooded scrub within the densely inhabited floodplain around the Tonle Sap, Mekong and Bassac rivers (Cambodia)....

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Main Authors: Jérôme Fuchs, Dario Zuccon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-018-0123-8