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Richard Klim · Monday 4th July 2011, 08:52

Gastañaga, MacLeod, Brooks & Hennessey 2011. Distinctive morphology, ecology, and first vocal descriptions of Sira Curassow (Pauxi [unicornis] koepckeae): evidence for species rank. Ornitología Neotropical 22(2): 267-279.

[With thanks to Manuel Plenge for notification on NEOORN.]

BirdLife International:
"Taxonomic note The two disjunct populations currently treated as subspecies are virtually certain to represent two different species as they are separated by more than 1000 km, differ in morphology, song, time of singing, altitude at which found, and habitat that they occupy (Gastañaga et al. (in prep))".
del Hoyo 1994 (HBW 2)
Gastañaga, Hennessey & MacLeod 2007. Rediscovery of Southern Horned Curassow Pauxi unicornis koepckeae in Cerros del Sira, Peru. Cotinga 28: 63–66.

Frank Gill · Monday 4th July 2011, 15:06

Nice. Long awaited!

njlarsen · Monday 4th July 2011, 18:18

Frank, I see this is your first post, so welcome to birdforum!

Niels

Richard Klim · Monday 4th July 2011, 19:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by njlarsen

Frank, I see this is your first post, so welcome to birdforum!

Niels

Indeed! But I have suspicions that Frank has been sneaking the occasional peek before now.

Richard Klim · Tuesday 19th July 2011, 07:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank Gill

Nice. Long awaited!

Provisionally accepted for v2.10:
www.worldbirdnames.org/updates-PS.html [18 Jul 2011]
www.worldbirdnames.org/updates-spp.html [19 Jul 2011]

Richard Klim · Friday 9th September 2011, 12:55

Birdwatch Listcheck article by David Callahan: New curassow species endangered.

Birding Peru · Friday 30th September 2011, 06:26

I flushed one without seeing it on the trail last year at Sira. It made an alarm call as the one on xeno-canto.

Richard Klim · Thursday 9th August 2012, 16:32

AOU-SACC Proposal #537 (Brooks, MacLeod & Gastañaga-C, Aug 2012): Elevate Pauxi unicornis koepckeae to species status.

Ref: Gastañaga-C et al 2011.

Richard Klim · Saturday 24th November 2012, 06:57

Proposal passed: RECENT CHANGES, 23 Nov 2012.

Monday 4th July 2011, 08:52	#1
Richard Klim ------------------------- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 6,747 My location	Sira Curassow Gastañaga, MacLeod, Brooks & Hennessey 2011. Distinctive morphology, ecology, and first vocal descriptions of Sira Curassow (Pauxi [unicornis] koepckeae): evidence for species rank. Ornitología Neotropical 22(2): 267-279. [With thanks to Manuel Plenge for notification on NEOORN.] BirdLife International: "Taxonomic note The two disjunct populations currently treated as subspecies are virtually certain to represent two different species as they are separated by more than 1000 km, differ in morphology, song, time of singing, altitude at which found, and habitat that they occupy (Gastañaga et al. (in prep))". del Hoyo 1994 (HBW 2) Gastañaga, Hennessey & MacLeod 2007. Rediscovery of Southern Horned Curassow Pauxi unicornis koepckeae in Cerros del Sira, Peru. Cotinga 28: 63–66. Last edited by Richard Klim : Monday 4th July 2011 at 10:34. Reason: Gastañaga et al 2007

Monday 4th July 2011, 18:18	#3
njlarsen Opus Editor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Portsmouth, Dominica Posts: 12,833	Frank, I see this is your first post, so welcome to birdforum! Niels __________________ Support bird conservation in the Caribbean: SCSCB
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Friday 9th September 2011, 12:55	#6
Richard Klim ------------------------- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 6,747 My location	Birdwatch Birdwatch Listcheck article by David Callahan: New curassow species endangered.

Friday 30th September 2011, 06:26	#7
Birding Peru Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lima, Peru Posts: 152 Blog Entries: 4	I flushed one without seeing it on the trail last year at Sira. It made an alarm call as the one on xeno-canto. __________________ Gunnar Engblom -birder, blogger, bird tour operator in Peru. A birding blog from Peru. Birdingblogs.com - Fabulous Bloggers - and me!

Thursday 9th August 2012, 16:32	#8
Richard Klim ------------------------- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 6,747 My location	SACC proposal AOU-SACC Proposal #537 (Brooks, MacLeod & Gastañaga-C, Aug 2012): Elevate Pauxi unicornis koepckeae to species status. Ref: Gastañaga-C et al 2011. Last edited by Richard Klim : Thursday 9th August 2012 at 16:49. Reason: Gastañaga-C et al 2011 pdf.

Monday 4th July 2011, 15:06	#2
Frank Gill Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Posts: 23	Nice. Long awaited!

Saturday 24th November 2012, 06:57	#9
Richard Klim ------------------------- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 6,747 My location	SACC proposal Proposal passed: RECENT CHANGES, 23 Nov 2012.

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