Sigurðsson & Cracraft 2014. [pdf]Sigurðsson, S. and Cracraft, J. (2014), Deciphering the diversity and history of New World nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) using molecular phylogenetics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 170: 506–545. doi: 10.1111/zoj.12109 [Abstract]
...taxonomic changes in Cleere 2010 (Nightjars of the World)... Splits...
- Antrostomus roraimae Tepui Nightjar from A longirostris
- Antrostomus decussatus Tschudi's Nightjar from A longirostris
Sigurðsson & Cracraft 2014. [pdf]
AOU-SACC Proposal #677 (Schulenberg & Robbins, Jul 2015): Recognize Systellura longirostris ruficervix, Systellura longirostris roraimae, and Systellura longirostris decussata as species.
HBW Alive:
BirdLife (Species factsheet).13. Setopagis maculosa is known only from the type specimen. Its placement in Setopagis is entirely tentative.
Chris Sharpe, HBW Alive, 14 Aug 2015: Cayenne Nightjar: where to look and what to look for...Costa, Ingels, Cavarzere & Silveira 2015. A new look at the holotype and type locality of Setopagis maculosa (Todd, 1920) (Aves: Caprimulgidae), with remarks on its systematic relationships. Zootaxa 3999(4): 581–588. [abstract & preview]
Known only from the type specimen, an adult male taken almost a century ago in French Guiana, the Cayenne Nightjar (Setopagis maculosa) is one of the most enigmatic of Neotropical birds. Subsequent sight records lack confirmation, details of the specimen have been disputed, and even its validity as a species has been questioned; consequently, it remains one of only 62 species still considered Data Deficient by BirdLife International / IUCN. A re-examination of the holotype, together with a consultation of the notebooks of the collector, Samuel Klages, has brought new details of the bird to light. The holotype was obtained on 24 April 1917 at Saut Tamanoir on the River Mana, some 10 km above its confluence with the River Kokioko. Almost all of the 29 other species collected that day are interior forest obligates, suggesting that the species inhabits the interior of tall terra firme forest rather than the clearings, open areas and riverside vegetation present at the type locality. Comparisons have previously been made with Blackish Nightjar (Nyctipolus nigrescens), but the species more closely resembles Todd’s (S. heterura) or Little Nightjar (S. parvula), suggesting that it is indeed a Setopagis. Future searches should be on the lookout for a medium-sized, greyish-brown nightjar, with rufous-brown cheeks and a contrasting grey crown that is boldly streaked with black. And of course, any unfamiliar nocturnal song in French Guiana or adjacent regions of Suriname or Brazil should be recorded [Costa et al. (2015)].
Costa, Ingels, Cavarzere & Silveira 2015. A new look at the holotype and type locality of Setopagis maculosa (Todd, 1920) (Aves: Caprimulgidae), with remarks on its systematic relationships. Zootaxa 3999(4): 581–588. [abstract & preview]
Nannochordeiles Hartert 1896 [OD], type by original monotypy Chordeiles pusillus Gould 1861.Can we use Nannochordeiles for Podager pusillus ?
(although i didn't understand a part of the comments) LOL
My problem is English language, not about the utterance. :cat:
Off topic
Sometimes I asked myself.
"Why is so long to create and publish a new generic name knowing that it's urgent ?"
It was just an intrinsic interrogation. I'd have put "urgent " in quotes. 8-P
Perhaps it's me but I have the feeling that herpetology's taxonomy evolved more faster than birds taxonomy. That's all. Maybe I'm wrong.
What I means is : When I compare the number of new genera created for frogs an reptiles in recent years and for birds, there's no comparison.
Proposal #677A (Systellura decussata) passed, 22 Jan 2016, but proposal on English name needed before implementation: Proposal Tracking Chart.AOU-SACC Proposal #677 (Schulenberg & Robbins, Jul 2015): Recognize Systellura longirostris ruficervix, Systellura longirostris roraimae, and Systellura longirostris decussata as species.