African Collared Dove (1 Viewer)

Daniel Philippe

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• Jan 25, 2009

• #1

It seems that in Bull. Zoological Nomenclature 65 : 327-328 (ICZN 2008), there is a decision to change the name Streptopelia roseogrisea into S. risoria, which was applicable to the domestic form only.

Anybody to confirm ?

 

Last edited: Jan 25, 2009

Richard Klim

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• Jan 26, 2009

• #2

Interesting!
http://www.iczn.org/BZNDec2008opinions.html

So they're all just 'Category C' Barbary Doves now.

[Is there somewhere a summary of recent ICZN decisions affecting birds, or is it only possible to learn of such decisions by regular monitoring of BZN?]

Richard

 

Last edited: Jan 26, 2009

Daniel Philippe

Well-known member

• Jan 26, 2009

• #3

Richard Klim said:

http://www.iczn.org/BZNDec2008opinions.html

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Thank you Richard, I now know how to get an opinion B

 

Richard Klim

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• Jan 9, 2010

• #4

I had (probably mistakenly) understood that ICZN Opinion 2215 maintained priority for risoria (Linnaeus, 1758) over roseogrisea (Sundevall, 1857) both as the specific name, and as the subspecific name of the western subspecies.

But Svensson et al 2009 (Collins Bird Guide, 2nd Edition) includes an account (p414) for the form Streptopelia risoria roseogrisea, indicating that both risoria and roseogrisea are now valid subspecies.

Would a nomenclature guru please confirm that the latter position is correct.

Richard

 

Richard Klim

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• Sep 22, 2013

• #5

risoria vs roseogrisea

Just to bring this topic up to date since ICZN Opinion 2215 (Dec 2008)...

Dickinson & Remsen 2013 (H&M4):

Streptopelia roseogrisea
Name not affected by Opinion 2215 (I.C.Z.N., 2008) unless the name risoria of disputed origin and in use for the domesticated Barbary Dove is considered a senior synonym of this wild African species.

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In recent weeks, BOURC-TSC has followed AERC-TAC in recommending adoption of risoria, whilst IOC has now reverted to roseogrisea following H&M4.

Current status:

• roseogrisea: H&M4, IOC, BirdLife, eBird/Clements, AOU-NACC, DBA
  
  
• risoria: AERC-TAC, BOURC-TSC, TiF, Zoonomen

 

Peter Kovalik

Well-known member

• Apr 19, 2018

• #6

Hein van Grouw. Streptopelia risoria and how Linnaeus had the last laugh. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 138 (1) pp 11-29, 2018.

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