Richard Klim
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Rheindt & Eaton 2010. Biological species limits in the Banded Pitta Pitta guajana. Forktail 26: 86-91.
Richard
PS. I see that Frank Rheindt has a couple of other interesting papers in submission:
"Based on their morphological, vocal and ecological differences that equal or exceed those among other Pitta species, and based on their taxon integrity despite continual geographic contact throughout much of the past three million years, we propose biological species status for both P. schwaneri and P. irena as distinct from P. guajana. We propose that each of these three species be recognised as monotypic. As English names, we propose Malayan Banded Pitta, Bornean Banded Pitta and Javan Banded Pitta for P. irena, P.schwaneri and P. guajana, respectively. The name Banded Pitta should continue to be applied to the group as a whole. The retention of the word 'Banded' combined with a geographic attribute in the common name ensures that there is no confusion between old treatments and new ones that accept this split."
Richard
PS. I see that Frank Rheindt has a couple of other interesting papers in submission:
- Rheindt, Álvarez Alonso, Norman & Christidis. A molecular and vocal case for sympatric sibling species in the fuscous flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus. J Avian Biol.
- Rheindt & Verbelen. A taxonomic reappraisal of the Maroon-chinned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus subgularis complex based on morphology and vocalizations. Forktail.
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