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Very true, Guy. However, Mathews, as Prince Bonaparte before him, has given us entertainment and much food for thought over the years. Strickland, Cabanis and Sharpe used to bounce up and down in rage at Bonaparte's coinages; Mathews would have given them apoplexy! I believe Mathews's manuscripts are in the USA (?Smithsonian or AMNH). It could be revealing if someone with access studied them, and perhaps shed some light on the likes of bamba, zamba, zarda and zanda.
 
HBW splits

Roy'N said:
From chapter names it sound like we also will get some splits
-taxonomic revision of the Striolated Puffbird complex
-taxonomic revision of the Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper complex
-taxonomic revision of the Lineated Woodcreeper complex
-taxonomic revision of the Curve-billed Scythebill complex
-revision of the stipple-throated antwren complex
-taxonomic revision of the Ihering's Antwren complex
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Nystalus striolatus
N. torridus
N. obamai

Dendrocolaptes certhia
D. retentus
D. radiolatus
D. juruanus
D. concolor
D. ridgwayi
D. medius

Lepidocolaptes albolineatus
L. fatimalimae
L. duidae
L. fuscicapillus
L. layardi

Campyloramphus procurvoides
C. gyldenstolpei
C. cardosoi
C. multostriatus
C. probatus
C. sanus

Epinecrophylla haematonota
E. dentei
E. pyrrhonota
E. amazonica

Myrmotherula iheringi
M. oreni
M. heteroptera
 
Cadu Agne said:
HBW splits...
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Wow! SACC is going to be very busy.

I wonder if BirdLife has given informal confirmation that all of these splits (and newly described taxa) will be considered valid species under Lynx-BirdLife taxonomy (Tobias et al 2010)?
 
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Richard Klim said:
I doubt that anyone's planning to name a new species blairi (sorry, Mike ;)) or cameroni (arguably a junior synonym).
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Not as yet!...but ''almost there''...with Blair's Shoulder-knot, Blair's Mocha and Blair's Wainscot...clearly he has been ''one helluva Moth-er''.
 
Illadopsis

In HBW Special 2013, Jon Fjeldså says that "based on molecular genetics and more thorough comparison of different geographical populations, it seems that the Congolian I. r. rufipennis represents three distinct populations; also, that the Tanzanian I. r. distans may comprise at least three species, which are more closely related to the Mountain Illadopsis (I. pyrrhoptera)."

But he also says that "much work remains to be undertaken before all populations can be fully evaluated and classified."
 
Richard Klim said:
Birdfair: Rutland Water, Aug 2013...

Colombia: an infinite source of new bird species – Diego Calderon
17:00–17:20 Fri 16 Aug, Lecture Marquee 1
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Thanks for posting Richard... everyone is invited of course!
Besides the described ones from the 90's up to day, I will also be talking about the yet-to-be described including some interesting Tapaculos ("pisones", "perija", and some others from E Andes); some hummers, and will update on our recent findings about the 'Bogota Sunangel' bird from Rogitama.... some splits will be commented too.

hope to see some of the BirdForum members around the BirdFair this year!
saludos, Diego.


ps. the www at the BirdFair was quite limited; as I will also be giving this same talk at the Royal Geographical Society (still don't know the exact dates), a longer abstract is available:

"You can put it down to the new molecular techniques, or the enduring expeditions made by local Colombians exploring lesser-known and untapped regions. You can attribute it to the splitters, or to the high volumes of visiting birdwatchers and local ornithologists who spend their days capturing the sights and sounds of birds across the country. The fact remains that Colombia has delivered a wealth of new species to science in recent years, and everything points to the fact that the country will continue to do so. Join Diego Calderon as he reviews the newest Colombian birds and those yet to be described"
 
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COLOMBIA Birding said:
ps. the www at the BirdFair was quite limited; as I will also be giving this same talk at the Royal Geographical Society (still don't know the exact dates), a longer abstract is available:

"You can put it down to the new molecular techniques, or the enduring expeditions made by local Colombians exploring lesser-known and untapped regions. You can attribute it to the splitters, or to the high volumes of visiting birdwatchers and local ornithologists who spend their days capturing the sights and sounds of birds across the country. The fact remains that Colombia has delivered a wealth of new species to science in recent years, and everything points to the fact that the country will continue to do so. Join Diego Calderon as he reviews the newest Colombian birds and those yet to be described"
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you can find the info from the RGS talk at:
http://colombiabirding.com/RGS.html
 
I have a question according Cyanocorax hafferi. Is the common name Campina Jay referred to the Brazilian city of Campinas? If yes, wouldn't be Campinas Jay a more proper name?
 
If you read the last sentence of the Etymology section, then you will see that the name, Campina (which is a habitat type), has nothing at all to do with Campinas. Given that Campinas is a city in São Paulo state, naming an Amazonian jay after it would have been curiously inappropriate.
 
'Taliabu Bush Warbler'

Daniel Philippe said:
Rheindt, F. E. 2010. New biogeographic records for the avifauna of Taliabu (Sula Islands, Indonesia), with preliminary documentation of two previously undiscovered taxa. Bull. B.O.C. 130(1).
...The undescribed taxa are: The "Taliabu Bush Warbler" (Bradypterus sp.)...
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Rheindt & Hutchinson 2013. The discovery of a new Locustella bush warbler on the island of Taliabu, Indonesia. BirdingASIA 19: 109–110.

Includes one of the first images of the undescribed species, taken by Rob Hutchinson on 5 Dec 2012.
 
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HBW Special Volume

Introduction to Special Volume:
In addition to the numerous species that were formally described while this book was being prepared, we ourselves currently know of a good number of species already discovered and just requiring further data, analyses and writing up. To avoid treading on anyone's toes we should not divulge the very few details we have, but we can safely mention that among the forthcoming species we know of are a cisticola, a rail, an Old World flycatcher, two woodpeckers, several owls, a parrotfinch, at least one sunbird, an Old World warbler, an Australasian robin, at least one antbird, and several furnariids.
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HBW Special Volume: Amazonian splits

Cadu Agne said:
Nystalus striolatus
N. torridus
N. obamai

Dendrocolaptes certhia
D. retentus
D. radiolatus
D. juruanus
D. concolor
D. ridgwayi
D. medius

Lepidocolaptes albolineatus
L. fatimalimae
L. duidae
L. fuscicapillus
L. layardi

Campyloramphus procurvoides
C. gyldenstolpei
C. cardosoi
C. multostriatus
C. probatus
C. sanus

Epinecrophylla haematonota
E. dentei
E. pyrrhonota
E. amazonica

Myrmotherula iheringi
M. oreni
M. heteroptera
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Recommended common names...

  • Nystalus (striolatus) obamai sp nov - Western Striolated-Puffbird
  • Nystalus (striolatus) striolatus - Natterer's Striolated-Puffbird
  • Nystalus (striolatus) torridus - Eastern Striolated-Puffbird

  • Dendrocolaptes (certhia) certhia - Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper
  • Dendrocolaptes (certhia) radiolatus - Napo Woodcreeper
  • Dendrocolaptes (certhia) juruanus - Juruá Woodcreeper (incl polyzonus)
  • Dendrocolaptes (certhia) concolor - Plain-colored Woodcreeper
  • Dendrocolaptes (certhia) ridgwayi - Ridgway's Woodcreeper
  • Dendrocolaptes (certhia) retentus sp nov - Xingu Woodcreeper
  • Dendrocolaptes (certhia) medius - Todd's Woodcreeper

  • Lepidocolaptes (albolineatus) albolineatus - Lineated Woodcreeper
  • Lepidocolaptes (albolineatus) duidae - Duida Woodcreeper
  • Lepidocolaptes (albolineatus) fatimalimae sp nov - Inambari Woodcreeper
  • Lepidocolaptes (albolineatus) fuscicapillus - Rondônia Woodcreeper (incl madeirae)
  • Lepidocolaptes (albolineatus) layardi - Layard's Woodcreeper

  • Campyloramphus (procurvoides) gyldenstolpei sp nov - Tupana Scythebill
  • Campyloramphus (procurvoides) procurvoides - Curve-billed Scythebill
  • Campyloramphus (procurvoides) sanus - Zimmer's Scythebill
  • Campyloramphus (procurvoides) multostriatus - Snethlage's Scythebill
  • Campyloramphus (procurvoides) probatus - Rondonia Scythebill
  • Campyloramphus (procurvoides) cardosoi sp nov - Tapajós Scythebill

  • Epinecrophylla (haematonota) haematonota - Napo Stipple-throated Antwren (incl fjeldsaai)
  • Epinecrophylla (haematonota) pyrrhonota - Negro Stipple-throated Antwren
  • Epinecrophylla (haematonota) amazonica - Madeira Stipple-throated Antwren
  • Epinecrophylla (haematonota) dentei sp nov - Roosevelt Stipple-throated Antwren

  • Myrmotherula (iheringi) iheringi - Ihering's Antwren
  • Myrmotherula (iheringi) oreni sp nov - Bamboo Antwren
  • Myrmotherula (iheringi) heteroptera - Purus Antwren
 
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Yellow-browed Antbird

Whitney & Cohn-Haft 2013. Fifteen new species of Amazonian birds. In: HBW SV.
... H. hypoxantha (Yellow-browed Antbird), currently classified as one species with two subspecies, ... anticipated further taxonomic revision will recommend recognition of multiple allospecies within relatively poorly known H. hypoxantha, some of which are presently undescribed. ...
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Zimmer & Isler 2003 (HBW 8).
 
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Mangrove white-eye sp?

Not new, but perhaps worth including in this thread...

Newton 2006. A further mangrove white-eye (Zosterops) population in the Arabian Red Sea. Phoenix 22: 16–17.
[Includes a description and biometrics. Presumably also discussed in Jennings 2010 (ABBA)?]​
Porter & Aspinall 2010 (Birds of the Middle East, 2nd ed):
Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus
...Note A population of white-eyes present in mangroves on the southern Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia and Yemen remains unidentified.
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Jem Babbington, Birds of Saudi Arabia, 14 Aug 2013: Either Mangroves.
The Abyssinian White-eye is a very interesting bird and it looked very out of place in the mangroves and may eventually turn out to be a different species as its habitat choice; call and biometrics are very different from the normal ones seen at higher elevations. This would be a great species to study in more detail if anyone gets the time and permission to ring at the site as few people have recorded seeing this mangrove dwelling White-eye recently and its status and numbers are poorly known.
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[Incidentally, Jem Babbington also recently confirmed the presence of an apparently healthy population of Small Buttonquail (presumably Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica lepurana) in SW Saudi Arabia: Malaki Dam Lake.]
 

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