Articles for tag: bird evolution, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Open Tree of Life, phylogenetics, taxonomy

The Remarkable Routes: Highways in the Sky

Mapping the Evolutionary Relationships of Every Known Bird Species

April Joy Jovita

For the first time, scientists have created a comprehensive evolutionary tree of all known bird species, synthesizing data from nearly 300 studies published between 1990 and 2024. This groundbreaking effort provides a unified framework for understanding bird evolution, taxonomy, and ecological relationships. How Scientists Built the Evolutionary Tree   Researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology ...