Hopefully this won't happen before Marsh Wrens (or Juncos) are split.
Richard
>From: Kurt Schwarz <>
>Reply-To: Kurt Schwarz <>
>To:
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Off Topic: New Bird Species Found in Idaho
>Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:39:47 -0400
>
>"Coevolutionary Arms Race Causes Ecological Speciation in Crossbills,"
>Julie
>W. Smith and Craig W. Benkman, AMERICAN NATURALIST 2007 169:455-465.
>
>The new critter has been described at a morphologically and vocally
>distinct
>type of Red Crossbill restricted to the Soth Hills and Albion Mountains of
>southern Idaho. They are reproductively isolated with more than 99%
>breeding with their own kind, per the authors.
>
>Full details at www.eurekalert.com , click on Biology, and troll down.
>
>Whether you buy this or not, the day field nightmare of a 9+ species split
>of the Red Crossbill is not far off!
>
>Kurt Schwarz
>HowCo
>goawaybird at comcast dot net
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