Galápagos martin [SEP] parent taxon
Galápagos martin
The Galápagos martin ("Progne modesta") is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family, endemic to the Galápagos Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.
suggested the new combination "Pyrocephalus minimus". Subsequently, it was reclassified as subspecies "Pyrocephalus rubinus dubius" of the vermilion flycatcher which is widespread in North America and South America. A 2016 study suggests to reinstate the specific status for both "Pyrocephalus dubius" and the other Galápagos taxon "Pyrocephalus nanus" because of genetic divergence. It is recognized as a species by some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union. Others still consider it to be a subspecies of the vermilion flycatcher.
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