I am creating this thread which will absolutely not advance the debate. It's just for fun (and also because I am bored).
This is at most an aside discussion in which I imagine possible taxonomic revisions at the genus level. In particular, species that I believe should be placed in their own genus, based on current molecular analyzes as well as their appearance.
Many of us have our own list of the birds of the world and whose taxonomy reflects both recent studies and our opinions.
For each species, I give the genus that would suit them and the etymology. Species are listed in systematic order. Of course, all genera are fictional
‘’Burhinus’’ bistriatus & superciliaris = Bugralla (Bu : Bull, gralla : Stilt, a Burhinus on stilt lol). They are very distant from other Burhinus according to recent analysis. Here, the type would be : B. bistriatus.
‘’Hapalopsittaca’’ melanotis = Streptopsittaca (collared parrot). Look a little bit different from other Hapalopsittaca.
‘’Neopelma’’ chrysolophum = probably in progress, but, Chrysopipo (gold little bird). The genus Neopelma is paraphyletic with Tyranneutes.
‘’Fluvicola’’ pica & albiventer = Limnotriccus (marsh tyrant). Fluvicola nengeta is very distant from them. Type : F. pica.
‘’Muscisaxicola’’ maculirostris = Frutexia (frutex, fruticis : shrubland). Distant and look different from other Muscisaxicola
‘’Myrmotherula’’ behni, grisea, minor, schisticolor, snowi, sunensis & unicolor = Myrmozetetes (ant searcher). It’s an old lineage within the Myrmotherula clade. Type : M. unicolor.
‘’Dysithamnus’’ puncticeps & striaticeps = Cnemonastes (Cnemo : foothill, nastes : inhabit). Dysithamnus seems to be polyphyletic. Type : D. striaticeps.
‘’Drymophila’’ squamata = Taeniocerca (banded tail). Drymophila is probably polyphyletic.
‘’Philydor’’ erythrocercum & fuscipenne = Neophilydor (new Philydor). Philydor is not monophyletic. Type: P. erythrocercum
‘’Asthenes’’ arequipae, baeri, berlepschi, dorbignyi, huancavelicae & usheri = Prosiptornoides (before Siptornoides). Asthenes is an old lineage. Type : A. dorbignyi.
‘’Asthenes’’ luizae = Amaurasthenes (dark Asthenes). Same remark.
‘’Thripophaga’’ gutturata = seems to be in progress, but, Varzeicola (living in Varzea).
‘’Pycnopygius’’ cinereus & ixoides = Pinaromyza (dirty sucker). Pycnopygius is clearly polyphyletic. Type: P. cinereus.
‘’Vireo’’ hypochryseus = Thapsinornis (yellow bird). The phylogenetic position is uncertain.
‘’Hylophilus’’ brunneiceps, flavipes, griseiventris, insularis, olivaceus, pectoralis, semicinereus, thoracicus & viridiflavus = Drymolais (Drymo : forest, lais : kind of warbler). Seem different and distant from the true Hylophilus. Type : H. thoracicus.
‘’Batis’’ erlangeri, ituriensis, minima, minor, minulla, molitor, occulta, orientalis, perkeo, poensis, pririt, senegalensis & soror = Pririt (from the epithet of B. pririt). Batis is not monophyletic. Type : B. senegalensis.
‘’Baeolophus’’ wollweberi = Lophophanoides (similar to Lophophanes). Its plumage is very distinctive.
‘’Chlorocichla’’ simplex = Hartlaubina (from Hartlaub, the descriptor). It’s unclear if Chlorocichla is monophyletic or not.
‘’Chlorocichla’’ laetissima = Xanthillas (yellow thrush). Same remark.
‘’Dasycrotapha’’ plateni & pygmaea = Stictocerthia (striped unknow little bird). Dasycrotapha is paraphyletic with Sterrhoptilus, but these two species look different from Sterrhoptilus. Type : D. plateni.
‘’Lamprotornis’’ hildebrandti & shelleyi = Neospreo (new Spreo). Lamprotornis is an old lineage. Type : L. hildebrandti.
‘’Cryptospiza’’ shelleyi = Daphoenospiza (blooded finch). Seems distant from other Cryptospiza.
‘’Peucaea’’ carpalis & sumichrasti = Pyrrhomus (rufous shoulder). Divergence time. Type : P. sumichrasti.
‘’Tangara’’ cyanotis, labradorides & rufigenis = Prosopothraupis (masked tanager). To be consistent with recent taxonomic revision of the genus Tangara (lato sensu). Type : T. labradorides.
‘’Hemithraupis’’ flavicollis = Pygothlypis (pygo : rump, thlypis : kind of bird, because its yellow rump). Distinctive plumage and long branch.
For you, which species would deserve to be placed in an undescribed genus ?
