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| | Euphoniinae to Fringillidae |
 | | Although Sibley and Ahlquist (1990) retained Euphonia within their Thraupini, that branch was the deepest in the group, which also included Piranga, Habia, Coereba, and Sicalis. |
 | | But I also wouldn't be surprised if down the line, after the relationships of Euphonia and Chlorophonia become the subject of an investigation (and not just a side issue to some other question), we are asked to vote on recognizing a family Euphonidae, or something along those lines. |
 | | Another problem is that based on Yuri and Mindell, Euphonia and Chlorophonia could cluster within Fringillidae, in which case we'd have to do away with Euphoniinae. |
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