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Concordance between classifications of the Ciconiidae based on behavioral and morphological data

Klassifikation der Ciconiidae nach ethologischen und morphologischen Daten

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Kahl's data on courtship behavior in the Ciconiidae were recoded and analyzed from a phenetic viewpoint. The results reflect his published classification except for the placement ofCiconia nigra and the generaJabiru andEphippiorhynchus. Similarities based on skeletal morphology are highly congruent with those recalculated from the behavioral data. The classification suggested by both sets of data is similar to that proposed byKahl with the following changes: (1)Jabiru is included withEphippiorhynchus; (2)Ephippiorhynchus is transferred into the Ciconiini.

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Die DatenKahls über das Sexualverhalten der Ciconiidae wurden nach äußeren Merkmalen codiert und analysiert. Die Ergebnisse spiegeln seine publizierte Klassifikation wider, mit Ausnahme der Stellung vonCiconia nigra und der GeneraJabiru undEphippiorhynchus. Ähnlichkeiten der Skelettmorphologie stimmen mit dem Vergleich der Verhaltensdaten in hohem Maße überein. Die auf der Grundlage von beiden Datensätzen sich abzeichnende Klassifikation ist jener vonKahl sehr ähnlich mit Ausnahme der folgenden Änderungen:Jabiru ist mitEphippiorhynchus zusammenzufassen;Ephippiorhynchus wird in die Ciconiini eingegliedert.

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Wood, D.S. Concordance between classifications of the Ciconiidae based on behavioral and morphological data. J Ornithol 125, 25–37 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01652936

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