Museomics help resolving the phylogeny of snowfinches (Aves, Passeridae, Montifringilla and allies)

This study was substantially funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG [grant number PA1818/3-2]. J.M. was granted financial aid for field research in Asia by the Feldbausch-Stiftung and the Wagner-Stiftung at the Fachbereich Biologie of Mainz University [no grant numbers]. M.M.D. was financially supported by Ayudas de Incorporación Científico Titular (#202230I042; CSIC). Mitogenome sequencing was performed at the Molecular Laboratory Senckenberg Dresden (SGN-SNSD-Mol-Lab). We thank S. Birks from the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (Seattle, USA) and A. Lischke (Switzerland) for providing further samples. We would also like to thank C. Bettega for her help in collecting blood samples in Spain. MMD collected blood samples under the permission #2016/032415 of the Principality of Asturias, PL under the permit CO/08/058/2012 of Picos de Europa National Park. Tissue samples from Switzerland were collected from birds that were incidentally found dead within the research project 530200 on the population dynamics of snowfinches of the Swiss Ornithological Institute. Voluntary notification of access and utilization of genetic resources from Switzerland was submitted to the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and is registered under the register ID N210001.