Areas of endemism of hummingbirds (Aves: Apodiformes: Trochilidae) in the Andean and Neotropical regions

By

Ouvernay, Daiane
Ferreira, Ildemar
Morrone, Juan J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-4-25

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

35

Pages

1--13

Subjects

Cladistic Biogeography , dispersal events , historical biogeography , PAE

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.35.e13673

 

Abstract

Using track analysis and cladistic biogeography, we identified areas of endemism of hummingbirds in the Andean and Neotropical regions. Our results point out that the current areas of endemism of hummingbirds occur in the Andes, Guiana Shield, the Lesser Antilles, western Central and North America and the Chiapas Highlands. The cladistic biogeographic analysis suggests a hummingbird distribution shaped mainly by dispersal events.