Subspecies groups and future splits (1 Viewer)

[andrew147]

Rose-crowned Fruit Dove
Rose-crowned Fruit Dove - Ptilinopus (regina) regina
White-crowned Fruit Dove - Ptilinopus (regina) flavicollis

Ssp flavicollis is pink crowned.

The grey (white) crowned group is P. [r.] xanthogaster.

 

[dnsallen]

Last batch of Columbiformes. As always, if you have suggestions please let me know.

New Zealand Pigeon
New Zealand Pigeon - Hemiphaga (novaeseelandiae) novaeseelandiae
Norfolk Pigeon - Hemiphaga (novaeseelandiae) spadicea

Green Imperial Pigeon
Green Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (aenea) aenea
Maroon-naped Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (aenea) nuchalis
Rufous-naped Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (aenea) paulina

Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon
Pink-necked Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (rubricera) rubricera
Gray-necked Imperal Pigeon - Ducula (rubricera) rufigula

Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon
Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (basilica) basilica
Golden-naped Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (basilica) abiensis

Rufescent Imperial Pigeon
Purple-rumped Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (chalconota) chalconota
Green-rumped Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (chalconota) smaragdina

Pinon's Imperial Pigeon
Pinon Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (pinon) pinon
Salvadori's Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (pinon) salvadorii

Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon
Gray-headed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (lacernulata) lacernulata
William's Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (lacernulata) williami
Gray-crowned Imperial Pigeon - Ducula (lacernulata) sasakensis

Cream-breasted Imperial Pigeon
Merrill's Fruit Dove - Ramphiculus (merrilli) merrilli
Faustin's Fruit Dove - Ramphiculus (merrilli) faustinoi

Spotted and Black-breasted Imperial Pigeons?

 

[Mysticete]

Newest update, now including Columbiformes, and some minor modifications/additions to other groups already covered.

Bird Subspecies group list.xlsx

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[Xenospiza]

Spotted and Black-breasted Imperial Pigeons?

Just stick to geographical terms... one is well-known (Kererū is an alternative if you crave change) and one is extinct.

 

[Mysticete]

Bustard time! Not a diverse group so probably won't do another update to the excel file until I also tackle Turacos

Denham's Bustard
Denham's Bustard - Ardeotis (denhami) denhami
Jackson's Bustard - Ardeotis (denhami) jacksoni
Stanley's Bustard - Ardeotis (denhami) stanleyi

Houbara Bustard
African Houbara - Chlamydotis (undulata) undulata
Canarian Houbara - Chlamydotis (undulata) fuertaventurae

White-bellied Bustard
White-bellied Bustard - Eupodotis (senegalensis) senegalensis
Barrow's Bustard - Eupodotis (senegalensis) barrowii

 

[Paul Clapham]

"Barrow's Bustard" seems like it should be in the "Colonial Administrators" group under Denham's. Unfortunately I don't see any other vernacular name for it in current use; you might be reduced to "Northern" and "Southern White-bellied".

 

[dnsallen]

Just stick to geographical terms... one is well-known (Kererū is an alternative if you crave change) and one is extinct.

You have lost me here. I am referring to Ducula (carola) carola and D. (c) nigrorum

 

[Xenospiza]

You have lost me here. I am referring to Ducula (carola) carola and D. (c) nigrorum

Haha, I just saw New Zealand Pigeon in the quote. No excuse...

 

[Mysticete]

Note that Howard & Moore has also adopted the subspecies group approach, defining them as populations of subspecies that may deserve species recognition (paraphrasing). This is different from Clements's definition, which concerns field identifiable groups of subspecies.

Groups are recognized by the superscript numbering in front of subspecies names. Unsurprisingly, so far H&M are more conservative than either Clements or HBW. For instance, I think only 4 species of ducks have subspecies groups. Whether this is philosophical or just that this is still just a work in progress, I have no idea. For instance, Knob-billed Duck is not only still not split, but doesn't have any subspecies groups. Although of the 4, one, gray teal, isn't listed with subspecies group in either Clements or HBW!

You can explore here:

H&M4 Checklist family by family - The Trust for Avian Systematics

H&M4 Checklist family by family

www.aviansystematics.org

 

[Mysticete]

Correction...H&M did use subspecies groups before, they just weren't obvious

 

[Mysticete]

Speaking of subspecies group, here is the next update of the master file, with both bustards and turacos now included.

Next big update will focus on Cuculiformes but will be in awhile

Bird Subspecies group list.xlsx

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[Mysticete]

First off, the coucals and couas. Suggestions for additions always much appreciated.

Crested Coua
Crested Coua - Coua (cristata) cristata
Chestnut-vented Coua - Coua (cristata) pyropyga

Red-capped Coua
Red-capped Coua - Coua (ruficeps) ruficeps
Green-capped Coua - Coua (ruficeps) olivaeiceps

Buff-headed Coucal
Buff-headed Coucal - Centropus (milo) milo
Guadalcanal Coucal - Centropus (milo) albidiventris

Black-throated Coucal
Black-throated Coucal - Centropus (leucogaster) leucogaster
Neumann's Coucal - Centropus (leucogaster) neumanni

Senegal Coucal
Senegal Coucal - Centropus (senegalensis) senegalensis
Egyptian Coucal - Centropus (senegalensis) aegyptius
Fleck's Coucal - Centropus (senegalensis) flecki

Greater Coucal
Greater Coucal - Centropus (sinensis) sinensis
Southern Coucal - Centropus (sinensis) parroti
Eastern Coucal - Centropus (sinensis) bubutus

Philippine Coucal
Philippine Coucal - Centropus (viridis) viridis
Batan Coucal - Centropus (viridis) carpenteri
Babuyan Coucal - Centropus (viridis) major
Mindoro Coucal - Centropus (viridis) mindorensis

Pheasant Coucal
Pheasant Coucal - Centropus (phasianinus) phasianinus
Timor Coucal - Centropus (phasianinus) mui

 

[Mysticete]

Next installment: Been behind and have had lots of distractions. Will do an update of the excel file once Cuculiformes is done

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus (curvirostris) curvirostris
Mentawai Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus (curvirostris) oeneicaudu

Squirrel Cuckoo
Amazonian Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya (cayana) cayana
Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya (cayana) mexicana
Middle American Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya (cayana) thermophila
Choco Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya (cayana) nigricrissa

Great Lizard-Cuckoo
Cuban Lizard-Cuckoo - Coccyzus (merlini) merlini
Bahaman Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus (merlini) bahamensis

Thick-billed Cuckoo
Madagascar Thick-billed Cuckoo - Pachycoccyx (audeberti) audeberti
African Thick-billed Cuckoo - Pachycoccyx (audeberti) validus

Pacific Koel
Oriental Koel - Eudynamys (orientalis) orientalis
Australian Koel - Eudynamys (orientalis) cyanocephalus

African Emerald Cuckoo
African Emerald Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx (cupreus) cupreus
Bioko Emerald Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx (cupreus) intermedius
Insular Emerald Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx (cupreus) insularum

Shining Bronze Cuckoo
Shining Bronze Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx (lucidus) lucidus
Solomons Bronze Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx (lucidus) harterti
New Caledonian Bronze Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx (lucidus) layardi
Golden Bronze Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx (lucidus) plagosus

Brush Cuckoo
Australian Brush Cuckoo - Cacomantis (variolosus) variolosus
Sunda Brush Cuckoo - Cacomantis (variolosus) sepulcratis
Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo - Cacomantis (variolosus) virescens
Solomons Brush Cuckoo - Cacomantis (variolosus) addendus
Manus Brush Cuckoo - Cacomantis (variolosus) blandus

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Njobo's Long-tailed Cuckoo - Cercococcyx (montanus) montanus
Eastern Long-tailed Cuckoo - Cercococcyx (montanus) patulus

Black Cuckoo
Black Cuckoo - Cuculus (clamosus) clamosus
Rufous-throated Cuckoo - Cuculus (clamosus) gabonensis

 

[Mysticete]

If folks know of other potential cuckoo splits (likely or unlikely), let me know!

 

[awiner]

If folks know of other potential cuckoo splits (likely or unlikely), let me know!

The Fiji populations of Fan-tailed Cuckoo might be distinct - see Phil Gregory's comments on XC116598 Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) .

 

[dnsallen]

If folks know of other potential cuckoo splits (likely or unlikely), let me know!

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Palawan) Phaenicophaeus curvirostris haringtoni Rough-crested (Cagayan) Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus cagayanensis

 

[Markus Lagerqvist]

Buff-headed Coucal
Buff-headed Coucal - Centropus (milo) milo
Guadalcanal Coucal - Centropus (milo) albidiventris

Ssp milo is the one on Guadalcanal, albidiventris is the New Georgia one.

 

[Mysticete]

Hey folks,

Next update is here, covering Cuculiformes

Bird Subspecies group list.xlsx

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Next big update will probably cover nocturnal Strisores, but it will be a few weeks at least until I am able to post an update with that information.

 

[sicklebill]

If folks know of other potential cuckoo splits (likely or unlikely), let me know!

There is that single specimen of the very large maxima subspecies of Crested Coua that is of unknown status in every respect

 

[sicklebill]

The Fiji populations of Fan-tailed Cuckoo might be distinct - see Phil Gregory's comments on XC116598 Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) .

Those Fiji birds even have a melanistic morph unknown elsewhere, and the vocals are really different, surprised this has not been evaluated yet. I also wonder about pyrrhophanus on New Caledonia, another with very different vocals, and meeki in the Solomons, whilst the resident montane excitus in New Guinea is another possible split