Birds of a feather revealed in evolutionary tree

 26.06.2008 15:14   telegraph.co.uk

The world of birds is aflutter because a gene study shows that iridescent daytime hummingbirds evolved from drab nocturnal nightjars, parrots and songbirds share a closer kinship than thought, and falcons are not closely related to hawks and eagles, among other things, writes Roger Highfield.

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