Richard Klim
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BirdLife Amazonian splits & lumps: 24 Mar 2014
BirdLife's Globally Threatened Bird Forums, 24 Mar 2014: Comments are invited on suggested Red List categories for a suite of newly-defined species occurring in Amazonia, according to predicted declines based on projected forest loss.
Taxonomic changes are summarised below ('?' = assumption/guess where BirdLife hasn't explicitly identified the split(s) concerned). As usual, common names are tentative (just for context)...
BirdLife's Globally Threatened Bird Forums, 24 Mar 2014: Comments are invited on suggested Red List categories for a suite of newly-defined species occurring in Amazonia, according to predicted declines based on projected forest loss.
Taxonomic changes are summarised below ('?' = assumption/guess where BirdLife hasn't explicitly identified the split(s) concerned). As usual, common names are tentative (just for context)...
- Pipile (cumanensis) grayi? – Gray's (Blue-throated) Piping-guan?
- Ortalis (guttata) araucuan? – Brazilian (Speckled) Chachalaca? [IOC]
- Buteo (nitidus) plagiatus? – Grey (Grey) Hawk? [IOC]
- Psophia (crepitans) napensis? – Napo (Grey-winged) Trumpeter?
- Psophia (leucoptera) ochroptera – Ochre-winged (White-winged) Trumpeter
- Geotrygon (saphirina) purpurata? – Indigo-crowned (Sapphire) Quail-dove? [IOC]
- Pyrrhura (picta) amazonum – Santarém (Painted) Parakeet [IOC]
- Pyrrhura (picta) snethlageae – Madeira (Painted) Parakeet
- Pyrrhura (picta) lucianii – Bonaparte's (Painted) Parakeet [IOC]
- Pyrrhura (picta) roseifrons – Rose-fronted (Painted) Parakeet [IOC]
- Pyrrhura (picta) peruviana – Wavy-breasted (Painted) Parakeet
- Pyrrhura (picta) parvifrons – Garlepp's (Painted) Parakeet
- Pyrrhura (melanura) pacifica? – Choco (Maroon-tailed) Parakeet?
- Pionites (leucogaster) xanthomerius – Green-tailed White-bellied Parrot
- Pionites (leucogaster) xanthurus – Yellow-tailed White-bellied Parrot
- Pionus (menstruus) reichenowi? – Reichenow's Blue-headed Parrot?
- Pionus (tumultuosus) seniloides? – White-capped (Speckle-faced) Parrot? [IOC]
- Amazona (autumnalis) diadema – Diademed (Red-lored) Amazon [IOC]
- Amazona (farinosa) guatemalae? – Blue-crowned (Mealy) Amazon?
- Amazona (festiva) bodini? – Bodin's (Festive) Amazon?
- Neomorphus (geoffroyi) squamiger – Scaled (Rufous-vented) Ground-cuckoo [lump]
- Glaucidium (brasilianum) tucumanum? – Tucumán (Ferruginous) Pygmy-owl?
- Chaetura (chapmani) viridipennis – Amazonian (Chapman's) Swift [lump]
- Phaethornis (bourcieri) major? – Southern Straight-billed Hermit?
- Phaethornis (griseogularis) porcullae? – Porculla (Grey-chinned) Hermit?
- Lophornis (chalybeus) verreauxii – Butterfly (Festive) Coquette
- Heliodoxa (schreibersii) whitelyana – Peruvian Black-throated Brilliant
- Urochroa (bougueri) leucura – Eastern White-tailed Hillstar
- Coeligena (torquata) eisenmanni – Vilcabamba Collared Inca
- Coeligena (torquata) inca – Gould's (Collared) Inca
- Coeligena (violifer) albicaudata – Apurímac Violet-throated Starfrontlet
- Coeligena (violifer) osculans – Urubamba Violet-throated Starfrontlet
- Schistes (geoffroyi) albogularis? – Pacific Wedge-billed Hummingbird?
- Trogon (violaceus) ramonianus – Amazonian (Violaceous) Trogon [lump]
- Trogon (violaceus) caligatus – Gartered (Violaceous) Trogon [lump]
- Momotus (momota) aequatorialis? – Highland (Blue-crowned) Motmot? [IOC]
- Aulacorhynchus (prasinus) atrogularis – Black-throated (Emerald) Toucanet [IOC]
- Aulacorhynchus (prasinus) cyanolaemus – Peruvian (Emerald) Toucanet
- Aulacorhynchus (derbianus) whitelianus – Tepui (Chestnut-tipped) Toucanet [IOC]
- Pteroglossus (inscriptus) humboldti – Humboldt's (Lettered) Araçari
- Pteroglossus (bitorquatus) sturmii – Sturm's (Red-necked) Araçari
- Selenidera (reinwardtii) langsdorffii – Langsdorff's (Golden-collared) Toucanet
- Ramphastos (vitellinus) culminatus – Yellow-ridged (Channel-billed) Toucan
- Ramphastos (vitellinus) ariel – Ariel (Channel-billed) Toucan
- Ramphastos (tucanus) cuvieri? – Cuvier's (White-throated) Toucan?
- Eubucco (richardsoni) aurantiicollis – Yellow-naped Lemon-throated Barbet
- Picumnus (exilis) nigropunctatus? – Black-dotted (Golden-spangled) Piculet? [IOC]
- Colaptes (rivolii) atriceps – Southern Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
- Celeus (torquatus) occidentalis – Western Ringed Woodpecker
- Campephilus (haematogaster) splendens – Splendid (Crimson-bellied) Woodpecker
- Galbula (albirostris) chalcocephala – Purple-crowned (Yellow-billed) Jacamar
- Notharchus (tectus) subtectus? – Pied (Pied) Puffbird?
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