Abstract The Taita White-eye (Zosterops silvanus) is an endangered songbird endemic to
the Taita Hills of Southern Kenya, where it is confined to small areas of fragmented forest …

The common pheasant Phasianus colchicus, belonging to the order Galliformes and family
Phasianidae, is the most widespread species. Despite a long history of captivity, the …

High-quality genome assemblies are characterized by high-sequence contiguity,
completeness, and a low error rate, thus providing the basis for a wide array of studies …

Bonasa sewerzowi, the smallest and most southerly distributed grouse species in the world,
is a bird endemic to China. The population of B. sewerzowi had shown a declining trend …

Przevalski's partridge (Alectoris magna) is one of the birds in the genus Alectoris endemic to
China. The distribution of A. magna was narrow, and it was only found in parts of the …

The genus Gallus is distributed across a large part of Southeast Asia and has received
special interest because the domestic chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus, has spread all …

Background Obtaining a draft genome sequence of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata),
the second bird genome to be sequenced, provides the necessary resource for whole …

The Charadriiformes, among the most diverse orders of bird, is a good source to research on
evolution. The mitochondrial genome sequencing database has rapidly increased in recent …

Pervasive convergent evolution and in part high incidences of hybridization distinguish
wheatears (songbirds of the genus Oenanthe) as a versatile system to address questions at …

The superb fairy-wren, Malurus cyaneus, is one of the most iconic Australian passerine
species. This species belongs to an endemic Australasian clade, Meliphagides, which …