Richard Klim
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Svensson, Mullarney & Zetterström 2009. Collins Bird Guide. 2nd Edition. HarperCollins, London.
As it's rather quiet, I thought it would be interesting to summarise the splits implemented in the 2nd edition with respect to the original (1999), in which the taxonomy corresponded closely to Beaman 1994 (Palearctic Birds).
Although mostly quite conservative, the revised edition nevertheless provides a useful snapshot of some of the last decade's most widely adopted WP splits.
The following splits are now explicitly recognised (English names are those used by Svensson et al):
As it's rather quiet, I thought it would be interesting to summarise the splits implemented in the 2nd edition with respect to the original (1999), in which the taxonomy corresponded closely to Beaman 1994 (Palearctic Birds).
Although mostly quite conservative, the revised edition nevertheless provides a useful snapshot of some of the last decade's most widely adopted WP splits.
The following splits are now explicitly recognised (English names are those used by Svensson et al):
- Branta hutchinsii Cackling Goose
- Anas carolinensis Green-winged Teal
- Melanitta americana Black Scoter
- Melanitta deglandi White-winged Scoter
- Diomedea dabbenena Tristan Albatross
- Puffinus mauretanicus Balearic Shearwater
- Puffinus baroli Macaronesian Shearwater
- Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
- Butorides virescens Green-backed Heron
- Chlamydotis macqueenii Macqueen's Bustard
- Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe
- Larus michahellis Yellow-legged Gull
- Larus armenicus Armenian Gull
- Larus smithsonianus American Herring Gull
- Cuculus optatus Oriental Cuckoo
- Bubo ascalaphus Pharaoh Eagle Owl
- Lanius phoenicuroides Turkestan Shrike
- Lanius borealis Northern Shrike (!)
- Lanius meridionalis Iberian Grey Shrike (monotypic)
- Corvus cornix Hooded Crow
- Cyanistes teneriffae African Blue Tit
- Phylloscopus nitidus Green Warbler
- Phylloscopus orientalis Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
- Phylloscopus lorenzii Caucasian Chiffchaff
- Phylloscopus canariensis Canary Islands Chiffchaff
- Phylloscopus ibericus Iberian Chiffchaff
- Hippolais opaca Isabelline Warbler
- Hippolais rama Sykes's Warbler
- Sylvia crassirostris Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Sylvia deserti African Desert Warbler
- Regulus madeirensis Madeiran Firecrest
- Turdus eunomus Dusky Thrush
- Turdus atrogularis Black-throated Thrush
- Oenanthe seebohmi Seebohm's Wheatear
- Oenanthe halophila Maghreb Wheatear
- Oenanthe chrysopygia Persian Wheatear
- Ficedula albicilla Taiga Flycatcher
- Ficedula speculigera Atlas Flycatcher
- Passer italiae Italian Sparrow
- Carduelis corsicana Corsican Finch
- Emberiza sahari House Bunting
- Circus spilonotus Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Icterus bullockii Bullock's Oriole
- Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee
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