Convergent evolution of morphological and ecological traits in the open-habitat chat complex (Aves, Muscicapidae: Saxicolinae)

► The most comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the open-habitat chats to date. ► Complete taxon sampling with a multilocus dataset of six DNA loci (3977 bp). ► Elucidate the phylogenetic relationships and test the traditional generic limits. ► Suggest some reassessments of the composition. ► None of the of the open-habitat chats genera, is monophyletic.