Lynx-BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (1 Viewer)

Melanie

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• Dec 8, 2016

• #681

lewis20126 said:

Superciliaried Hemispingus

Eyebrowed Hemispingus Thlypopsis superciliaris

:eek!:

Perhaps another SACC proposal I've missed

cheers, alan

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The placement in Thlypopsis based on this paper:

Source: Burns, Kevin J., Unitt, Philip, Mason, Nicholas A. (2016): A genus-level classification of the family Thraupidae (Class Aves: Order Passeriformes). Zootaxa 4088 (3): 329-354, genus-level classification of the family Thraupidae (Class Aves: Order Passeriformes) DOI: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4088.3.2

 

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Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Dec 8, 2016

• #682

lewis20126 said:

Stonechat

Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus

No Siberian or Stejneger's - not enough points despite deep DNA separation, at least of latter

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njlarsen said:

Just wait for the version 2.0 (or 3 or 4) when they finally catch up to the reality that no-one else agree that plumage and a point system is enough.

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But they're readily distinguishable on plumage as well! If these are the same species on plumage, they ought to be lumping Reed, Blyth's Reed, Marsh & Paddyfield Warblers into one species on plumage too :eek!:

 

lewis20126

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• Dec 8, 2016

• #683

Tit-babblers

Pin-striped Tit-babbler Mixornis gularis
Bold-striped Tit-babbler Mixornis bornensis
Grey-cheeked Tit-babbler Mixornis flavicollis
Kangean Tit-babbler Mixornis prillwitzi
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi

Pin-striped and Bold-striped still here, contra Eaton et al.

New endemic for Kangean. Where is it? Answer NE of Java

cheers, alan

 

lewis20126

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #684

Melanie said:

The placement in Thlypopsis based on this paper:

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Apols, I meant English name, which was new to me

cheers, alan

 

lewis20126

Well-known member

• Dec 9, 2016

• #685

Capuchin Babbler

Grey-hooded Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus atripennis
Black-crowned Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus rubiginosus
Grey-caped Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus bohndorffi

Three way split! Hard enough to see one of them.

cheers, alan

 

lewis20126

Well-known member

• Dec 9, 2016

• #686

Moustached Laughungthrush

Western Moustached Laughingthrush
Eastern Moustached Laughingthrush

split

cheers, a

 

lewis20126

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #687

Black-throated Laughingthrush

Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis
Hainan Laughingthrush Garrulax monachus

split

cheers, a

 

lewis20126

Well-known member

• Dec 9, 2016

• #688

Silver-eared Mesia

Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
Sumatran Mesia Leiothrix laurinae

Distinctive form and now incredibly hard to see, even in Aceh.

cheers, alan

 

njlarsen

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #689

Nutcracker said:

So Coalcrest, in the same family as Goldcrest, Firecrest, etc . . .?? :eek!:

Very misleading!

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Most people outside of Europe will probably not care at all For example, there used to be a hummingbird called the Helmetcrest (now split in 4) -- did that ever bather you?

Niels

 

lewis20126

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #690

Spectacled Barwing

Western Spectacled Barwing Actinodura ramsayi
Eastern Spectacled Barwing Actinodura radcliffei

split, no idea why

cheers, a

 

Maffong

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #691

njlarsen said:

Most people outside of Europe will probably not care at all For example, there used to be a hummingbird called the Helmetcrest (now split in 4) -- did that ever bather you?

Niels

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Was about to write something along these lines, but using Plovercrest as an example

Maffong

 

lewis20126

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #692

Nuthatch

Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Siberian Nuthatch Sitta arctica

Split, previously proposed (or included within?) other checklists but I'd be interested to see how arctica gets 7 points compared to the other white-bellied boreal form(s)

cheers, a

 

lewis20126

Well-known member

• Dec 9, 2016

• #693

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla
Bahama Nuthatch Sitta insularis

Split; how does this get 7 points? One novel call and slightly different bill length? I can't remember the paper but fairly thin stuff on Tobias et al.?

cheers, alan

 

lewis20126

Well-known member

• Dec 9, 2016

• #694

Guianan Gnatcatcher

Guianan Gnatcatcher Polioptila guianensis

non split and lump of clementsi (and others cf other checklists), a very conservative position - all very similar though with different calls and slight plumage differences; morphologically conservative so hard to score 7 points?

Quite handy for birders as so difficult to see any of them!

cheers, a

 

lewis20126

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #695

Grey-breasted Wood-wren

Grey-breasted Wood-wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Hermit Wood-wren Henicorhina anachoreta
Munchique Wood-wren Henicorhina negreti

How are these ultracryptic taxa scoring 7 points on Tobias et al? That should be an interesting read.

cheers, a

 

njlarsen

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #696

lewis20126 said:

Grey-breasted Wood-wren

Grey-breasted Wood-wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Hermit Wood-wren Henicorhina anachoreta
Munchique Wood-wren Henicorhina negreti

How are these ultracryptic taxa scoring 7 points on Tobias et al? That should be an interesting read.

cheers, a

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And compared to some of the other mentioned that was not split

Niels

 

Acanthis

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #697

DMW said:

How utterly daft... it's been called Seebohm's Wheatear forever. Thank goodness it's the only wheatear in the region with a black throat. Oh, wait...

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:-O :t:

 

Melanie

Well-known member

• Dec 9, 2016

• #698

lewis20126 said:

Grey-breasted Wood-wren


Munchique Wood-wren Henicorhina negreti


cheers, a

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H. negreti is no split. It was described as new species in 2003. See HBW alive
and HBW 10.

 

Melanie

Well-known member

• Dec 9, 2016

• #699

A long overdue step in the extinct category: Turdus ulietensis (Bay Thrush) is now known as Aplonis ulietensis (Raiatea starling)

 

Maffong

Well-known member

• Dec 9, 2016

• #700

How can you guys keep track of all this information about taxonomy and nomenclature for pretty much all 10000+ bird species?! I'm happy that I can safely ID most of the birds that I have seen and know about taxonomic implications for some obvious ones.
I'm totally amazed by all your knowledge and the fact that you can have an opinion for most of these changes!

Maffong