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New World Blackbirds Spread From North America to Patagonia
Original: Songbirds on the Move: How New World Blackbirds Spread From North America to Patagonia
New World blackbirds, a diverse family of songbirds, are reported to have originated in North America and gradually spread as far south as Patagonia. The finding traces the group's evolutionary expansion across the Americas, shedding light on how one of the continent's most familiar bird families colonized such a vast range of habitats, from northern wetlands to the southern tip of South America.
Why now: A new study on the evolutionary spread of blackbird songbirds across the Americas has drawn attention from science readers.
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- Songbirds on the Move: How New World Blackbirds Spread From North America to Patagonia · Bioengineer.org
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