Pseudasthenes , a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae)
Phylogenetic analysis of the family Furnariidae (Aves: Passeriformes) indicates that the genus Asthenes is polyphyletic, consisting of two groups that are not sister taxa. Pseudasthenes , a new genus of ovenbird, is described for one of these groups. The four species included in the new genus, formerly placed in Asthenes , are P. humicola , P. patagonica , P. steinbachi , and P. cactorum .
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