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<blockquote data-quote="l_raty" data-source="post: 3219406" data-attributes="member: 24811"><p>Corso A, Starnini L, Viganò M, Jansen JJFJ. 2015. A quantitative morphological geographical study from a widely distributed raptor: the Lesser Kestrel <em>Falco naumanni</em> Fleischer, 1818 (Falconiformes Falconidae). <em>In</em>: Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress “Speciation and Taxonomy”, May 16th-18th 2014, Cefalù-Castelbuono (Italy). <em>Biodiversity Journal</em>, 6: 285-296. [<a href="http://www.biodiversityjournal.com/pdf/6(1)_285-296.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>]</p><p></p><p>Abstract:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Lesser Kestrel <em>Falco naumanni</em> Fleischer, 1818 (Falconiformes Falconidae) is considered a monotypic species. <em>F. naumanni pekinensis</em> Swinhoe, 1870 was described from Beijing, China. Although considered valid for most of the 20th century, some authors treated <em>F. naumanni pekinensis</em> as a synonym of <em>F. naumanni naumanni</em>, and subsequent authors have since regarded “<em>pekinensis</em>” as an invalid taxon. Recent field observations in Asia and Europe and museum studies have confirmed diagnosable differences in (fresh) adult males. Comparing morphology between nominate “<em>naumanni</em>” and “<em>pekinensis</em>”, with the latter invariably showing more extensive grey on the wing coverts and darker and more saturated colours on both the underparts and upperparts, with all grey areas, including the hood, being a darker, deeper lead-grey. Females often have more extensive dark markings and a better-defined dark eye-line but apparently are indistinguishable in most cases. This study aims to re-evaluate <em>F. naumanni pekinensis</em> and to discuss geographic variation in the subspecies in a widely distributed raptor.</p><p>(Re-located from the [<em><a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=304669" target="_blank">Muscicapa striata</a></em>] thread, with thanks to Mohamed and, of course, Andrea.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="l_raty, post: 3219406, member: 24811"] Corso A, Starnini L, Viganò M, Jansen JJFJ. 2015. A quantitative morphological geographical study from a widely distributed raptor: the Lesser Kestrel [I]Falco naumanni[/I] Fleischer, 1818 (Falconiformes Falconidae). [I]In[/I]: Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress “Speciation and Taxonomy”, May 16th-18th 2014, Cefalù-Castelbuono (Italy). [I]Biodiversity Journal[/I], 6: 285-296. [[URL="http://www.biodiversityjournal.com/pdf/6(1)_285-296.pdf"]pdf[/URL]] Abstract: [INDENT]Lesser Kestrel [I]Falco naumanni[/I] Fleischer, 1818 (Falconiformes Falconidae) is considered a monotypic species. [I]F. naumanni pekinensis[/I] Swinhoe, 1870 was described from Beijing, China. Although considered valid for most of the 20th century, some authors treated [I]F. naumanni pekinensis[/I] as a synonym of [I]F. naumanni naumanni[/I], and subsequent authors have since regarded “[I]pekinensis[/I]” as an invalid taxon. Recent field observations in Asia and Europe and museum studies have confirmed diagnosable differences in (fresh) adult males. Comparing morphology between nominate “[I]naumanni[/I]” and “[I]pekinensis[/I]”, with the latter invariably showing more extensive grey on the wing coverts and darker and more saturated colours on both the underparts and upperparts, with all grey areas, including the hood, being a darker, deeper lead-grey. Females often have more extensive dark markings and a better-defined dark eye-line but apparently are indistinguishable in most cases. This study aims to re-evaluate [I]F. naumanni pekinensis[/I] and to discuss geographic variation in the subspecies in a widely distributed raptor.[/INDENT] (Re-located from the [[I][URL="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=304669"]Muscicapa striata[/URL][/I]] thread, with thanks to Mohamed and, of course, Andrea.) [/QUOTE]
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