Subspecies groups and future splits (4 Viewers)

[Mysticete]

Next batch: back to school preparations have put me a bit behind on schedule, but I should wrap up Phasianinae today. In the meanwhile, here is Pavoninae

Part 1

Green-legged Partridge
Green-legged Partridge - Tropicoperdix [chloropus] chloropus
Tonkin Partridge - Tropicoperdix [chloropus] tonkinensis

Crested Francolin
Crested Francolin - Ortygornis [sephaena] sephaena
Grant's Francolin - Ortygornis [sephaena] grantii
Kirk's Francolin - Ortygornis [sephaena] rovuma

Black Francolin
Western Black Francolin - Francolinus [francolinus] francolinus
Eastern Black Francolin - Francolinus [francolinus] henrici

Coqui Francolin
Bar-breasted Francolin - Campocolinus [coqui] coqui
Plain-breasted Francolin - Campocolinus [coqui] hubbardi
Bar-bellied Francolin - Campocolinus [coqui] maharao
Pale-bellied Francolin - Campocolinus [coqui] spinetorum
Stuhlmann's Francolin - Campocolinus [coqui] stuhlmanni
Thika Francolin - Campocolinus [coqui] thikae

White-throated Francolin
White-throated Francolin - Campocolinus [albogularis] albogularis
Chestnut-breasted Francolin - Campocolinus [albogularis] dewittei

Red-winged Francolin
Red-winged Francolin - Scleroptila [levaillantiii] levaillantii
Crawshay's Francolin - Scleroptila [levaillantiii] crawshayi
Ulu Francolin - Scleroptila [levaillantiii] uluensis
Rufous-throated Francolin - Scleroptila [levaillantiii] whytei

Orange-River Francolin
Archer's Francolin - Scleroptila [gutturalis] gutturalis
Kunene Francolin - Scleroptila [gutturalis] jugularis
Orange-River Francolin - Scleroptila [gutturalis] levalliantoides

Common Quail
Common Quail -Coturnix [coturnix] coturnix
Azores Quail - Coturnix [coturnix] conturbans
African Quail - Coturnix [coturnix] africana

 

[Mysticete]

Part 2

Barbary Partridge
Barbary Patridge - Alectoris [barbara] barbara
Cyrenaican Patridge - Alectoris [barbara] barbata

Rock Partridge
Rock Partridge - Alectoris [graeca] graeca
Sicilian Partridge - Alectoris [graeca]

Chestnut-naped Spurfowl
Chestnut-naped Spurfowl - Pternistis [castaneicollis] castaneicollis
Black-fronted Spurfowl - Pternistis [castaneicollis] atrifrons

Scaly Spurfowl
Scaly Spurfowl - Pternistis [squamatus] squamatus
Schuett's Spurfowl - Pternistis [squamatus] schuetti

Red-necked Spurfowl
Benguela Spurfowl - Pternistis [afer] afer
Cranch's Spurfowl - Pternistis [afer] cranchii
Northern Red-necked Spurfowl - Pternistis [afer] leucoparaeus
Southern Red-necked Spurfowl - Pternistis [afer] castaneiventer

 

[andrew147]

Plain-breasted Francolin - Campocolinus [coqui] hubbardi

Whoever came up with this English name must not have bothered looking at it first!

 

[jurek]

Why you write future splits? If you don't define any metrics what is a species, you could split them already.

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

Why you write future splits? If you don't define any metrics what is a species, you could split them already.

John Croxall sent me an email informing me that it was not necessary to follow the taxonomic revisions of Francolins and Spurfowls because many inconsistencies were observed in their study.

 

[Mysticete]

Why you write future splits? If you don't define any metrics what is a species, you could split them already.

Future splits is in reference to them not being accepted by IOC at the present, since IOC is the baseline. Although in most cases that also means Clements as well.

 

[andrew147]

John Croxall sent me an email informing me that it was not necessary to follow the taxonomic revisions of Francolins and Spurfowls because many inconsistencies were observed in their study.

There is also a published critique by Kit Hustler:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/00306525.2021.2005705

...but just because there are problems with the study doesn't mean it should be entirely discounted. Scleroptila and Campocolinus clearly hold unrecognised diversity.

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

There is also a published critique by Kit Hustler:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/00306525.2021.2005705

...but just because there are problems with the study doesn't mean it should be entirely discounted. Scleroptila and Campocolinus clearly hold unrecognised diversity.

But , further studies and better methodology are needed I think

 

[Mysticete]

Galliformes updated. If there are potential splits or references I missed, feel free to chime in.

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[Mysticete]

Next batch are the grebes. Well, technically grebes and flamingos, but I am not aware of any remaining proposed splits within flamingos, so its just grebes

White-tufted Grebe
Rolland's Grebe - Rollandia [rolland] rolland
White-tufted Grebe - Rollandia [rolland] chilensis

Great Crested Grebe
Eurasian Crested Grebe - Podiceps [cristatus] cristatus
Australasian Crested Grebe - Podiceps [cristatus] australis
African Crested Grebe - Podiceps [cristatus] infuscatus

Silvery Grebe
Patagonian Silvery Grebe - Podiceps [occipitalis] occipitalis
Andean Silvery Grebe - Podiceps [occipitalis] juninensis

Eared Grebe (not a likely split, but recognized by TiF)
Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps [nigricollis] nigricollis
Eared Grebe - Podiceps [nigricollis] californicus

 

[Mysticete]

Short update. Sandgrouse (and Mesites, but I am not aware of any "subspecies" groups for mesites, so really just sandgrouse)

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Iberian Sandgrouse - Pterocles [alchata] alchata
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse - Pterocles [alchata] caudacutus

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse - Nyctiperdix [lichtensteinii] lichtensteinii
Close-barred Sandgrouse - Nyctiperdix [lichtensteinii] arabicus

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
African Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse - Syrrhaptes [exustus] exustus
Arabian Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse - Syrrhaptes [exustus] erlangeri
Asian Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse - Syrrhaptes [exustus] hindustan

 

[andrew147]

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
African Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse - Syrrhaptes [exustus] exustus
Arabian Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse - Syrrhaptes [exustus] erlangeri
Asian Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse - Syrrhaptes [exustus] hindustan

Is there a reference for this one?

 

[Mysticete]

Is there a reference for this one?

not a specific one....it's recognized as three subspecies groups by Clements and All The Birds in the World. That's all I have, although I haven't added it to the subspecies group document and so haven't done any real sort of literature search.

 

[Mysticete]

Was hoping to do another update this week, but unfortunately my computer crashed and took with it almost all of my work on columbiformes from the last week apparently. So that sucked...

 

[Mysticete]

Updated with grebes and sandgrouse. Not that there is much of any actual information out there on Sandgrouse, beyond Clements and BotW recognizing groups.

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Next update will be Columbiformes, but that will take some time given the size of the family and my subspecies list work is now "caught up" with my main checklist work

 

[Mysticete]

Near finished on the Columbiformes, which of course is a pretty diverse group with many potential future splits, especially amongst all of the island taxa or the cryptic New World species. Mostly need to check through a few additional sources for any remaining future splits or interesting forms. I had to invent some common names, although I am trying to backtrack and double check if existing names are out there. Any additional forms folks would like to suggest including, alternative common names, or what not please let me know, so I can incorporate into the excel file. Species recognized follows IOC

Given the size of the group, I am only presenting members of the Columbinae in this post:

Ruddy Quail-Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove - Geotrygon (montana) montana
Martinique Quail-Dove - Geotrygon (montana) martinica

White-tipped Dove
Verreaux's White-tipped Dove - Leptoptila (verreauxi) verreauxi
Lawrence's White-tipped Dove - Leptoptila (verreauxi) fulviventris
Maranon White-tipped Dove - Leptoptila (verreauxi) decolor
Brazilian White-tipped Dove - Leptoptila (verreauxi) brasiliensis

Gray-chested Dove
Cassin's Dove - Leptoptila (cassinii) cassinii
Gray-chested Dove - Leptoptila (cassinii) cerviniventris
Rufous-naped Dove - Leptoptila (cassinii) rufinucha

Lined Quail-Dove
Santa Marta Lined Quail-Dove - Zentrygon (linearis) linearis
Venezualan Lined Quail-Dove - Zentrygon (linearis) trinitatis

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove - Macropygia (doreya) doreya
Pale-capped Cuckoo-Dove - Macropygia (doreya) albicapilla

Band-tailed Pigeon
Northern Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas (fasciata) fasciata
Southern Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas (fasciata) albilinea
Viosca's Pigeon - Patagioenas (fasciata) vioscae

Spot-winged Pigeon
Spot-winged Pigeon - Patagioenas (maculosa) maculosa
White-winged Pigeon - Patagioenas (maculosa) albipennis

Ruddy Pigeon
Berlepsch's Pigeon - Patagioenas (subvinacea) subvinacea
Ruddy Pigeon - Patagioenas (subvinacea) purpureotincta

Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eastern Turtle-Dove - Streptopelia (orientalis) orientalis
Himalayan Turtle-Dove - Streptopelia (orientalis) meena

Spotted Dove
Eastern Spotted Dove - Spilopelia (chinensis) chinensis
Western Spotted Dove - Spilopelia (chinensis) suratensis

Common Wood Pigeon
White-necked Wood Pigeon - Columba (palumbus) palumbus
Cinnamon-necked Wood Pigeon - Columba (palumbus) casiotis

Black Wood Pigeon
Black Wood Pigeon - Columba (janthina) janthina
Ogasawara Wood Pigeon - Columba (janthina) nitens

Metallic Pigeon
Metallic Pigeon - Columba (vitiensis) vitiensis
Samoan Pigeon - Columba (vitiensis) castaneiceps
Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon
Southern Bronze-naped Pigeon - Columba (delegorguei) delegorguei
Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon - Columba (delegorguei) sharpei

Lemon Dove
Eastern Lemon Dove - Columba (larvata) larvata
Western Lemon Dove - Columba (larvata) inornata
Principe Lemon Dove - Columba (larvata) principalis
Sao Tome Lemon Dove - Columba (larvata) simplex

 

[andrew147]

Lined Quail-Dove
Santa Marta Lined Quail-Dove - Zentrygon (linearis) linearis
Venezualan Lined Quail-Dove - Zentrygon (linearis) trinitatis

Is there a reference for this one?

I thought the divide was:

(i) Colombian/Venezuelan linearis + Santa Marta "infusca"
(ii) Trinidad trinitatis + Paria Peninsula "pariae"

 

[Peter Boesman]

Any additional forms folks would like to suggest including, alternative common names, or what not please let me know, so I can incorporate into the excel file. Species recognized follows IOC

See my note on Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea, potentially including 5 species:
Birds of the World

 

[andrew147]

See my note on Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea, potentially including 5 species:
Birds of the World

By resurrecting a few synonyms, the 5 vocal forms look like:

Bogota Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas [p.] bogotensis (incl. chapmani)
Peruvian Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas [p.] delicata (incl. pallescens)
Yungas Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas [p.] andicola
Guianan Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas [p.] wallacei
Atlantic Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas [p.] plumbea (incl. baeri)

 

[Mysticete]

See my note on Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea, potentially including 5 species:
Birds of the World

Thanks...I saw the SACC note on these after I posted. I hadn't included them in the list at the moment just because I wasn't sure of the breakdown, although if Andrew147's quote is correct that gives me a good idea of how to divide up the subspecies.