南鳥類

南鸟类; 化石时期：; 古新世 - 全新世, 65–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	紅隼, Falco tinnunculus
科学分类
界：	动物界 Animalia
门：	脊索动物门 Chordata
纲：	鸟纲 Aves
演化支：	今颚类 Neognathae
演化支：	新鸟类 Neoaves
演化支：	雀类 Passerea
演化支：	陸鳥類 Telluraves
演化支：	南鸟类 Australaves; Ericson, 2012
演化支
	叫鶴目; 真隼形類;

南鳥類（學名：Australaves）^[1]是近年来才定義的鳥類演化支^[2]，由真隼形類（學名：Eufalconimorphae，包括：雀鳥、鸚鵡和隼），以及叫鶴目（學名：Cariamiformes，包括：叫鶴和已滅絕的駭鳥）組成^[3]。它们是非洲禽类的姊妹群^[3]。南鸟类与非洲禽类演化支的基群皆有现生的猛禽，显示两者的共祖可能皆是掠食性的鸟类^[4]。然而部分研究學者，比如達倫·奈什（英语：Darren Naish），對這種說法抱持保留的態度：例如叫鹤目中已灭绝的鸮鹫即为植食性，而非掠食性的鸟类^[5]。而基群鸚鵡和隼類的体型有些像烏鴉，可能是雜食性的^[6]。

南鳥類 Australaves

叫鶴目 Cariamiformes (叫鶴)

真隼形類 Eufalconimorphae

隼形目 Falconiformes (隼類)

鸚雀總目 Psittacopasserae

	鸚形目 Psittaciformes (鸚鵡)

	雀形目 Passeriformes (雀鳥)

南鳥類的分支圖依據理查德·普鲁姆等人的研究结果^[3]繪製。

參考文獻

^ Kimball RT, Wang N, Heimer-McGinn V, Ferguson C, Braun EL. Identifying localized biases in large datasets: A case study using the Avian Tree of Life.. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (Mol Phylogenet Evol). 2013, 69 (3): 1021–1032. PMID 23791948. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.05.029.
^ Ericson, P. G. Evolution of terrestrial birds in three continents: biogeography and parallel radiations. Journal of Biogeography. 2012, 39 (5): 813–824. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02650.x.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Prum, R.O. et al. (2015) A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）. Nature 526, 569–573.
^ Jarvis（英语：Erich Javis）, E. D.（英语：Erich Javis）; Mirarab, S.; Aberer, A. J.; Li, B.; Houde, P.; Li, C.; Ho, S. Y. W.; Faircloth, B. C.; Nabholz, B.; Howard, J. T.; Suh, A.; Weber, C. C.; Da Fonseca, R. R.; Li, J.; Zhang, F.; Li, H.; Zhou, L.; Narula, N.; Liu, L.; Ganapathy, G.; Boussau, B.; Bayzid, M. S.; Zavidovych, V.; Subramanian, S.; Gabaldon, T.; Capella-Gutierrez, S.; Huerta-Cepas, J.; Rekepalli, B.; Munch, K.; et al. Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds (PDF). Science. 2014, 346 (6215): 1320–1331 [2015-08-29]. PMC 4405904 . PMID 25504713. doi:10.1126/science.1253451. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2015-02-24）.
^ Mayr, G. & Ritchter, G. (2011) Exceptionally preserved plant parenchyma in the digestive tract indicates a herbivorous diet in the Middle Eocene bird Strigogyps sapea (Ameghinornithidae) （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）. Paläontologische Zeitschrift, Volume 85, Issue 3, pp 303–307.
^ L. D. Martin. 2010. Paleogene avifauna of the holarctic. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 48:367-374

[1] Kimball RT, Wang N, Heimer-McGinn V, Ferguson C, Braun EL. Identifying localized biases in large datasets: A case study using the Avian Tree of Life.. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (Mol Phylogenet Evol). 2013, 69 (3): 1021–1032. PMID 23791948. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.05.029.

[ericson2012-2] Ericson, P. G. Evolution of terrestrial birds in three continents: biogeography and parallel radiations. Journal of Biogeography. 2012, 39 (5): 813–824. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02650.x.

[Prum2015-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Prum, R.O. et al. (2015) A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）. Nature 526, 569–573.

[Jarvis2014-4] Jarvis（英语：Erich Javis）, E. D.（英语：Erich Javis）; Mirarab, S.; Aberer, A. J.; Li, B.; Houde, P.; Li, C.; Ho, S. Y. W.; Faircloth, B. C.; Nabholz, B.; Howard, J. T.; Suh, A.; Weber, C. C.; Da Fonseca, R. R.; Li, J.; Zhang, F.; Li, H.; Zhou, L.; Narula, N.; Liu, L.; Ganapathy, G.; Boussau, B.; Bayzid, M. S.; Zavidovych, V.; Subramanian, S.; Gabaldon, T.; Capella-Gutierrez, S.; Huerta-Cepas, J.; Rekepalli, B.; Munch, K.; et al. Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds (PDF). Science. 2014, 346 (6215): 1320–1331 [2015-08-29]. PMC 4405904 . PMID 25504713. doi:10.1126/science.1253451. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2015-02-24）.

[5] Mayr, G. & Ritchter, G. (2011) Exceptionally preserved plant parenchyma in the digestive tract indicates a herbivorous diet in the Middle Eocene bird Strigogyps sapea (Ameghinornithidae) （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）. Paläontologische Zeitschrift, Volume 85, Issue 3, pp 303–307.

[6] L. D. Martin. 2010. Paleogene avifauna of the holarctic. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 48:367-374

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