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Although avian genomics has advanced rapidly over the past decade, substantial gaps remain across the global avifauna. Filling these gaps is essential for understanding macroevolutionary patterns, population structure, and the molecular basis of ecological and behavioral diversity. Worldwide museum collections represent invaluable resources for filling these gaps, yet the typically degraded DNA and limited quantities from historical specimens have posed significant challenges for generating high-quality genome assemblies.\n\nHere, the Bird Genome 10 K Project adopted low-input sequencing strategies that reduce costs while improving assembly quality compared with earlier order- and family-level genomes. Using mainly stLFR, complemented by 10X Genomics and standard next-generation sequencing, we assembled 177 avian genomes from museum specimens and tissue collections representing 161 genera, including 102 newly sequenced at the genomic level. The assemblies average \u223c1.2 Gb in size, with scaffold N50 = 8.03 Mb, contig N50 = 120 kb, 93% BUSCO completeness, and Merqury Quality Value score of 56.\n\nThese genomes greatly expand avian taxonomic coverage and demonstrate the efficiency of low-input sequencing for generating high-quality assemblies from limited and often degraded material sourced from museum specimens. 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We show that convergent plumage color evolution in wheatears involves a monogenic architecture with modular variation introgressed at the agouti signaling protein (ASIP) locus. Introgression of a new transposable element insertion and linked protein-coding variation underpin a transspecific throat color polymorphism, which stable isotopes suggest is associated with alternative foraging niches. Cointrogression of linked regulatory ASIP variation resulted in mantle color convergence in one species, whereas convergent color evolution at the genus level required new variation. Our results demonstrate evolutionary trajectories from introgressed variation realized within the constraints of a monogenic architecture.", "doi": "10.1126/science.ado8005", "pmid": "41100596", "labels": {"National Genomics Infrastructure": "Service", "NGI Stockholm (Genomics Production)": "Service", "NGI Stockholm (Genomics Applications)": "Collaborative", "NGI Short read": "Service", "NGI Other": "Service"}, "xrefs": [], "notes": [], "created": "2026-01-26T14:53:27.788Z", "modified": "2026-01-26T14:53:31.469Z"}, {"entity": "publication", "iuid": "2c9906a7c1a0408f8006e723a38f488c", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/2c9906a7c1a0408f8006e723a38f488c.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/2c9906a7c1a0408f8006e723a38f488c"}}, "title": "An annotated chromosome-scale reference genome for Eastern black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe melanoleuca).", "authors": [{"family": "Peona", "given": "Valentina", "initials": "V", "orcid": "0000-0001-5119-1837", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/d4903a935025452f88e4f1c02483829b.json"}}, {"family": "Palacios-Gimenez", "given": "Octavio Manuel", "initials": "OM", "orcid": "0000-0002-1472-9949", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/f90e29ecd5724ff19509983e65891915.json"}}, {"family": "Lutgen", "given": "Dave", "initials": "D", "orcid": "0000-0003-0793-3930", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/68173a10b32e4dca953933b92e0cec4e.json"}}, {"family": "Olsen", "given": "Remi Andr\u00e9", "initials": "RA"}, {"family": "Alaei Kakhki", "given": "Niloofar", "initials": "N"}, {"family": "Andriopoulos", "given": "Pavlos", "initials": "P", "orcid": "0000-0002-5377-2974", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/ef8407f9cb79440d80f580cef8536175.json"}}, {"family": "Bontzorlos", "given": "Vasileios", "initials": "V", "orcid": "0000-0002-1276-3385", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/ebafa22103ec46ab87ce2b5fa878519d.json"}}, {"family": "Schweizer", "given": "Manuel", "initials": "M", "orcid": "0000-0002-7555-8450", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/5a043d6f016b46709ace7f181d8cd3b8.json"}}, {"family": "Suh", "given": "Alexander", "initials": "A", "orcid": "0000-0002-8979-9992", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/4e39e1313d894596a6c4ed949e43e019.json"}}, {"family": "Burri", "given": "Reto", "initials": "R", "orcid": "0000-0002-1813-0079", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/68f21e70e2864b42ab9fc532c14c069c.json"}}], "type": "journal article", "published": "2023-06-01", "journal": {"title": "G3 (Bethesda)", "issn": "2160-1836", "issn-l": "2160-1836", "volume": "13", "issue": "6", "pages": null}, "abstract": "Pervasive convergent evolution and in part high incidences of hybridization distinguish wheatears (songbirds of the genus Oenanthe) as a versatile system to address questions at the forefront of research on the molecular bases of phenotypic and species diversification. To prepare the genomic resources for this venture, we here generated and annotated a chromosome-scale assembly of the Eastern black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe melanoleuca). This species is part of the Oenanthe hispanica complex that is characterized by convergent evolution of plumage coloration and high rates of hybridization. The long-read-based male nuclear genome assembly comprises 1.04 Gb in 32 autosomes, the Z chromosome, and the mitogenome. The assembly is highly contiguous (contig N50, 12.6 Mb; scaffold N50, 70 Mb), with 96% of the genome assembled at the chromosome level and 95.5% benchmarking universal single-copy orthologs (BUSCO) completeness. The nuclear genome was annotated with 18,143 protein-coding genes and 31,333 mRNAs (annotation BUSCO completeness, 98.0%), and about 10% of the genome consists of repetitive DNA. The annotated chromosome-scale reference genome of Eastern black-eared wheatear provides a crucial resource for research into the genomics of adaptation and speciation in an intriguing group of passerines.", "doi": "10.1093/g3journal/jkad088", "pmid": "37097035", "labels": {"NGI Uppsala (Uppsala Genome Center)": "Service", "National Genomics Infrastructure": "Service", "NGI Short read": "Service", "NGI Stockholm (Genomics Applications)": "Service", "NGI Stockholm (Genomics Production)": "Service", "Bioinformatics Support for Computational Resources": "Service"}, "xrefs": [{"db": "pmc", "key": "PMC10234393"}, {"db": "pii", "key": "7141353"}], "notes": [], "created": "2023-08-15T06:59:21.634Z", "modified": "2024-01-16T13:48:33.264Z"}, {"entity": "publication", "iuid": "74edcc5b9fba41868b68c733c017e739", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/74edcc5b9fba41868b68c733c017e739.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/74edcc5b9fba41868b68c733c017e739"}}, "title": "Seasonal migration patterns and the maintenance of evolutionary diversity in a cryptic bird radiation.", "authors": [{"family": "Tang", "given": "Qindong", "initials": "Q"}, {"family": "Burri", "given": "Reto", "initials": "R", "orcid": "0000-0002-1813-0079", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/68f21e70e2864b42ab9fc532c14c069c.json"}}, {"family": "Liu", "given": "Yang", "initials": "Y", "orcid": "0000-0003-4580-5518", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/abd2de623f33467b89b1cf800db4b3f5.json"}}, {"family": "Suh", "given": "Alexander", "initials": "A", "orcid": "0000-0002-8979-9992", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/4e39e1313d894596a6c4ed949e43e019.json"}}, {"family": "Sundev", "given": "Gombobaatar", "initials": "G"}, {"family": "Heckel", "given": "Gerald", "initials": "G", "orcid": "0000-0002-0162-323X", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/7865cb9352f5436da669b49f251a0430.json"}}, {"family": "Schweizer", "given": "Manuel", "initials": "M", "orcid": "0000-0002-7555-8450", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/5a043d6f016b46709ace7f181d8cd3b8.json"}}], "type": "journal article", "published": "2021-10-21", "journal": {"title": "Mol. Ecol.", "issn": "1365-294X", "issn-l": "0962-1083"}, "abstract": "Morphological differentiation associated with evolutionary diversification is often explained with adaptive benefits but the processes and mechanisms maintaining cryptic diversity are still poorly understood. Using genome-wide data, we show here that the pale sand martin Riparia diluta in Central and East Asia consists of three genetically deeply differentiated lineages which vary only gradually in morphology but broadly reflect traditional taxonomy. We detected no signs of gene flow along the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau between lowland south-eastern Chinese R. d. fohkienensis and high-altitude R. d. tibetana. Largely different breeding and migration timing between these low and high altitude populations as indicated by phenology data suggests that allochrony might act as prezygotic isolation mechanism in the area where their ranges abut. Mongolian populations of R. d. tibetana, however, displayed signs of limited mixed ancestries with Central Asian R. d. diluta. Their ranges meet in the area of a well-known avian migratory divide, where western lineages take a western migration route around the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau to winter quarters in South Asia, and eastern lineages take an eastern route to Southeast Asia. This might also be the case between western R. d. diluta and eastern R. d. tibetana as indicated by differing wintering grounds. We hypothesize that hybrids might have nonoptimal intermediate migration routes and selection against them might restrict gene flow. Although further potential isolation mechanisms might exist in the pale sand martin, our study points towards contrasting migration behaviour as an important factor in maintaining evolutionary diversity under morphological stasis.", "doi": "10.1111/mec.16241", "pmid": "34674334", "labels": {"NGI Stockholm (Genomics Applications)": "Service", "NGI Stockholm (Genomics Production)": "Service", "National Genomics Infrastructure": "Service", "Bioinformatics Support for Computational Resources": "Service"}, "xrefs": [], "notes": [], "created": "2021-12-06T13:49:42.335Z", "modified": "2024-01-16T13:48:38.214Z"}]}