Question

the yellow - throated longclaw is a bird that lives on the dry savanna of africa. it looks almost exactly like another bird, the western meadowlark of north america. although the birds look very similar, they are not even in the same taxonomic family. scientists think the birds look alike because the two species developed under similar environmental pressures, even though they developed thousands of miles apart, through the process of sexual selection disruptive selection divergent evolution convergent evolution

Explanation:

Convergent evolution occurs when different species independently evolve similar traits due to similar environmental pressures. Here, the yellow - throated longclaw and the western meadowlark are from different taxonomic families (so not closely related), but look alike because they developed under similar environmental conditions (even though they are geographically separated). Sexual selection is about traits related to mating success. Disruptive selection is when extreme phenotypes are favored over intermediate ones. Divergent evolution is when closely related species become more different.

Answer:

convergent evolution