Urban Olsson

Urban Olsson, Swedish ornithologist.

• Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Göteborg, Box 463, SE-413 90 Gothenburg, Sweden
• Systematics and Biodiversity, Department of Zoology, Gothenburg University, Box 463, Göteborg SE-405 30, Sweden (in 2026)
• Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Box 461, Gothenburg SE-405 30, Sweden (in 2026)

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 18 taxon names authored by Urban Olsson

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1993

• Olsson, U., Alström, P. & Colston, P.R. 1993. A new species of Phylloscopus warbler from Hainan Island, China. Ibis 135(1): 3–7. DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1993.tb02803.x. ResearchGate Reference page. 

2005

• Olsson, U.; Alström, P.; Ericson, P.G.P; & Sundberg, P. 2005. Non-monophyletic taxa and cryptic species - Evidence from a molecular phylogeny of leaf-warblers (Phylloscopus, Aves). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36(2): 261–276 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.01.012 PDF Reference page. 

2006

• Alström, P.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Olsson, U.; & Sundberg, P. 2006. Phylogeny and classification of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38 (2): 381–397. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.05.015 PDF Reference page. 

2008

• Nylander, J.A.A, Olsson, U., Alström, P. & Sanmartín, I. 2008. Accounting for Phylogenetic Uncertainty in Biogeography: A Bayesian Approach to Dispersal-Vicariance Analysis of the Thrushes (Aves: Turdus) Systematic Biology 57(2): 257–268 DOI: 10.1080/10635150802044003 Reference page. 

2009

• Fregin, S., Haase, M., Olsson, U., & Alström, P. 2009. Multi-locus phylogeny of the family Acrocephalidae (Aves: Passeriformes) – The traditional taxonomy overthrown. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52 (3): 866–878. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.04.006 Reference page. 
• Gelang, M., Cibois, A., Pasquet, E., Olsson, U., Alström, P. & Ericson, P.G.P. 2009. Phylogeny of babblers (Aves, Passeriformes): major lineages, family limits and classification. Zoologica scripta 38: 225–236. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00374.x PDF. Reference page. 
• Alström, P., Davidson, P., Duckworth, J.W., Eames, J.C., Le, T.T., Nguyen, C., Olsson, U., Robson, C.R. & Timmins, R.J. 2009 (Online) 2010 (Print). Description of a new species of Phylloscopus warbler from Vietnam and Laos. Ibis 152(1): 145–168. DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00990.x . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

2010

• Sangster, G., Alström, P., Forsmark, E. & Olsson, U. 2010. Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves: Muscicapidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57(1): 380-392. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.008 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

2011

• Alström P.; Höhna, S.; Gelang, M.; Ericson, P.G.P. & Olsson, U.. 2011. Non-monophyly and intricate morphological evolution within the avian family Cettiidae revealed by multilocus analysis of a taxonomically densely sampled dataset. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 352. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-352 Reference page. 

2012

• Fregin, S., Haase, M., Olsson, U., & Alström, P. 2012. New insights into family relationships within the avian superfamily Sylvioidea (Passeriformes) based on seven molecular markers. BMC Evolutionary Biology 12(1): 157 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-157 Reference page. 
• Gustafsson, D.R. & Olsson, U. 2012. The “very thankless task”: revision of Lunaceps Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1939 (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae), with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies. Zootaxa 3377: 1–85. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3377.1.1 ResearchGate Reference page. 

2013

• Olsson, U.; Irestedt, M.; Sangster, G.; Ericson, P.G.P; & Alström, P. 2013. Systematic revision of the avian family Cisticolidae based on a multi-locus phylogeny of all genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66(3): 790–799 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.004 Reference page. 
• Alström, P., Barnes, K.N., Olsson, U., Barker, F.K., Bloomer, P., Khan, A.A., Qureshi, M.A., Guillaumet, A., Crochet, P.-A. & Ryan, P.G. (2013). Multilocus phylogeny of the avian family Alaudidae (larks) reveals complex morphological evolution, non-monophyletic genera and hidden species diversity. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69 (3): 1043–1056 ResearchGate DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.005 Reference page. 

2014

• Alström, P., Hooper, D.M., Liu, Y., Olsson, U., Mohan, D., Gelang, M., Manh, H.L., Zhao, J., Lei, F.-M. & Price, T.D. 2014. Discovery of a relict lineage and monotypic family of passerine birds. Biology Letters 10(3): 20131067. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.1067 ResearchGate Reference page. 

2015

• Dong, L., Wei, M., Alström, P., Huang, X., Olsson, U., Shigeta, Y., Zhang, Y. & Zheng, G. 2015. Taxonomy of the Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina complex: an integrative approach using morphological, bioacoustic and multilocus DNA data. Ibis 157(2): 312–325. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12238 Reference page. 
• Alström, P.; Xia, C.; Rasmussen, P.C.; Olsson, U.; Dai, B.; Zhao, J.; Leader, P.J., Carey, G.J.; Dong, L.; Cai, T.; Holt, P.I., Manh, H.L.; Song, G.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, Y-Y.; & Lei, F. 2015. Integrative taxonomy of the Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli complex reveals a new species from central China. Avian Research 6: 9. Full article. Reference page. 

2016

• Sangster, G., Alström, P., Forsmark, E. & Olsson, U. 2016. Niltavinae, a new taxon of Old World flycatchers (Aves: Muscicapidae). Zootaxa 4196(3): 428–429. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.3.7 Reference page. 
• Zhang, Z., Wang, X.-Y., Huang, Y., Olsson, U., Martinez, J., Alström, P. & Lei F.-M. 2016. Unexpected divergence and lack of divergence revealed in continental Asian Cyornis flycatchers (Aves: Muscicapidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94: 232–241. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.08.024 ResearchGate Reference page. 

2018

• Alström, P., Rheindt, F.E., Zhang, R., Zhao, M., Wang, J., Zhu, X., Gwee, C.Y., Hao, Y., Ohlson, J., Jia, C., Prawiradilaga, D.M., Ericson, P.G.P., Lei, F., Olsson, U. 2018. Complete species-level phylogeny of the leaf warbler (Aves: Phylloscopidae) radiation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 126: 141–152. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.031 Reference page. 
• Alström, P., Cibois, A., Irestedt, M., Zuccon, D., Gelang, M., Fjeldså, J., Andersen, M.J., Moyle, R.G., Pasquet, E. & Olsson, U. 2018. Comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the grassbirds and allies (Locustellidae) reveals extensive non-monophyly of traditional genera, and a proposal for a new classification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127: 367–375 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.029 Reference page. 
• Cibois, A., Gelang, M., Alström, P., Pasquet, E., Fjeldså, J., Ericson, P.G.P & Olsson, U. 2018. Comprehensive phylogeny of the laughingthrushes and allies (Aves, Leiothrichidae) and a proposal for a revised taxonomy. Zoologica Scripta 47(4): 428–440 DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12296 Reference page. 

2019

• Fuchs J., Alström, P., Yosef, R. & Olsson, U. 2019. Miocene diversification of an open-habitat predatorial passerine radiation, the shrikes (Aves: Passeriformes: Laniidae). Zoologica Scripta 48: 571–588. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12363 ResearchGate Reference page. 

2020

• Alström, P., Rasmussen, P.C., Sangster, G., Dalvi, S., Round, P.D., Zhang, R., Yao, C-T., Irestedt, M., Manh, H.L., Lei, F. & Olsson, U. 2020. Multiple species within the Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera--Brown Prinia P. polychroa complex revealed through an integrative taxonomic approach. Ibis 162(3): 936–967. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12759 pdf Reference page. 
• Batista, R., Olsson, U., Andermann, T., Aleixo, A., Ribas, C.C. & Antonelli, A. 2020. Phylogenomics and biogeography of the world's thrushes (Aves, Turdus): new evidence for a more parsimonious evolutionary history. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287(1919): 20192400. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2400 Reference page. 

2021

• Alström, P., Rasmussen, P.C., Xia, C., Zhang, L., Liu, C., Magnusson, J., Shafaeiopur, A. & Olsson, U. 2021. Morphology, vocalizations, and mitochondrial DNA suggest that the Graceful Prinia is two species. Ornithology 138(2): ukab014 DOI: 10.1093/ornithology/ukab014 Reference page. 

2022

• Reeve, A.H.; Blom, M.P.K.; Marki, P.Z.; Batista, R.; Olsson, U.; Edmark, V.N.; Irestedt, M.; & Jønsson, K.A. 2022. The Sulawesi Thrush (Cataponera turdoides; Aves: Passeriformes) belongs to the genus Turdus. Zoologica Scripta 51(2): 31–40. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12518 Reference page. 
• Zhao, M., Burleigh, J.G., Olsson, U., Alström, P. & Kimball, R.T. 2023. A near-complete and time-calibrated phylogeny of the Old World flycatchers, robins and chats (Aves, Muscicapidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 178: 107646. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107646 Reference page. 
• Wei C-T., Sangster, G., Olsson, U., Rasmussen, P.C., Svensson, L., Yao, C-T., Carey, G.J., Leader, P.J., Zhang, R., Chen, G-L., Song, G., Lei, F., Wilcove, D.S., Alström, P. & Liu, Y. 2022. Cryptic species in a colorful genus: Integrative taxonomy of the bush robins (Aves, Muscicapidae, Tarsiger) suggests two overlooked species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 175: 107580. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107580 Reference page. 

2023

• Reeve, A.H., Gower, G., Pujolar, J.M., Smith, B.T., Petersen, B., Olsson, U., Haryoko, T., Koane, B., Maiah, G. , Blom, M.P.K., Ericson, P.G.P., Irestedt, M., Racimo, F., Jønsson, K.A. 2023. Population genomics of the island thrush elucidates one of earth’s great archipelagic radiations. Evolution Letters 7(1): 24–36. DOI: 10.1093/evlett/qrac006 Reference page. 
• Alström, P., Mohammadi, Z., Enbody, E.D., Irestedt, M., Engelbrecht, D., Crochet, P-A., Guillaumet, A., Rancilhac, L., Tieleman, B.I., Olsson, U., Donald, P.F., & Stervander, M. 2023. Systematics of the avian family Alaudidae using multilocus and genomic data. Avian Research 14: 100095 DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100095 Reference page. 
• Alström, P., Mohammadi, Z., Donald, P.F., Nymark, M., Enbody, E.D., Irestedt, M., Elisha, E.B., Ndithia, H.K., Tieleman, B.I., Engelbrecht, D., Olsson, U., Rancilhac, L. & Stervander, M. 2023. Integrative taxonomy reveals unrecognised species diversity in African Corypha larks (Aves: Alaudidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 200(4): 1080–1108 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad107 Reference page. 

2026

• Saitoh, T., Shipilina, D., Xia, C.-w., Zhang, L.-j., Seki, S., Olsson, U. & Alström, P. 2026. Discovering and protecting cryptic biodiversity: A case study of a previously undescribed, vulnerable bird species in Japan. PNAS Nexus 5(3): pgag037. DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag037 . Reference page.