Dartford warbler (4 Viewers)

[gerald762]

I managed to photograph a Dartford warbler today. However looking on Wikipedia there are two scientific names. Curraca undata and Sylvia undata. Which, or both, is correct?
Thanks

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

I managed to photograph a Dartford warbler today. However looking on Wikipedia there are two scientific names. Curraca undata and Sylvia undata. Which, or both, is correct?
Thanks

Now, this species is classed as Curruca, leaving borin and atricapilla only species of Sylvia in Europe.

 

[kweetal]

I managed to photograph a Dartford warbler today. However looking on Wikipedia there are two scientific names. Curraca undata and Sylvia undata. Which, or both, is correct?
Thanks

All four world checklists use Curruca undata (Boddaert, 1783) for 'Dartford warbler'
On wikipedia, the usage of Sylvia undata is a maintenance backlog, I think. The change from Sylvia to Curruca in IOC is only from a few years ago.

 

[gerald762]

Now, this species is classed as Curruca, leaving borin and atricapilla only species of Sylvia in Europe.

Thanks for that. My bird book, Hayman and Hume, 2001, is obviously out of date!

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

Thanks for that. My bird book, Hayman and Hume, 2001, is obviously out of date!

I think that all guides, even recent ones, are obsolete.

 

[James Lowther]

There have been huge changes in genus names and also family organisation within old world warblers in the last 20 years
James

 

[Jinac]

One of advantages of app' is for that and their easy updating imo

 

[Xenospiza]

Use of Curruca is considered an exaggeration by the Dutch taxonomic committee, who stick with Sylvia.

 

[gerald762]

Use of Curruca is considered an exaggeration by the Dutch taxonomic committee, who stick with Sylvia.

The confusion continues!! However as I am not into learning scientific names I will just continue watching birds my way.
Thanks for all the replies.

 

[THE_FERN]

Stick with the English English names (not the American English ones): they should not change... ...Or at least one can hope and push that they don't since there's no real reason for them to