Table 2: Cytochrome b DNA genetic distances between the species used in the analysis. DNA genetic distances between C. x. stejnegeri, C. xanthogastra and C. atrata are marked by grey shadow.

DNA Genetic Distances C. xanthogastra stejnegeri C. atrata C. cucullata C. olivacea C. crassirostris C. barbata C. notata C. magellanica C. yarrellii C. tristis C. psaltria C. spinus C. xanthogastra
C. xanthogastra stejnegeri - - - - - - - - - - - - -
C. atrata 0.004 - - - - - - - - - - - -
C. magellanica 0.008 0.053 - - - - - - - - - - -
C. yarrellii 0.009 0.061 0.024 - - - - - - - - - -
C. crassirostris 0.009 0.061 0.015 0.015 - - - - - - - - -
C. olivacea 0.011 0.055 0.023 0.023 0.021 - - - - - - - -
C. xanthogastra 0.012 0.055 0.034 0.037 0.035 0.036 - - - - - - -
C. barbata 0.014 0.061 0.019 0.014 0.005 0.02 0.031 - - - - - -
C. cucullata 0.015 0.06 0.022 0.018 0.011 0.021 0.035 0.008 - - - - -
C. notata 0.03 0.059 0.015 0.013 0.009 0.019 0.032 0.01 0.013 - - - -
C. spinus 0.045 0.043 0.062 0.066 0.063 0.062 0.056 0.063 0.062 0.066 - - -
C. tristis 0.054 0.047 0.051 0.054 0.052 0.051 0.042 0.51 0.052 0.05 0.048 - -
C. psaltria 0.061 0.059 0.019 0.016 0.014 0.022 0.029 0.013 0.019 0.014 0.063 0.046 -
Fringilla coelebes 0.146 0.143 0.149 0.15 0.147 0.156 0.146 0.144 0.14 0.146 0.152 0.141 0.0143