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[Daniel Philippe]

Chilean Warbling Doradito = Ticking Doradito has been split by SACC
http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop420.html

OK, thank you James: now removed.

 

[Xenospiza]

And still, that's nothing compared to the "Sulawesi Flycatcher" Ben King found in 1997; 16 years and still not described! Seems like thing are moving slow in Sulawesi...:-C

I had untickable views, grrr.

The chopping down of trees is going quite quickly.

 

[thomasdonegan]

I just read through some of the postings on this thread again and Daniel's list. A few comments on the Colombian undescribed taxa, which have been mis-reported in a few instances:

1. The only undescribed Grallaria spp. to have been mentioned in editions of Salaman et al.'s Colombia checklist are now described:

- Grallaria milleri gilesi:
Salaman P, Donegan TM & Prŷs-Jones R. 2009. A new subspecies of Brown-banded Antpitta (Grallariidae: Grallaria milleri) from Antioquia, Colombia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 129(1): 5-17.
http://www.boc-online.org/bulletins/Grallaria milleri gilesi subsp nov Salaman et al.pdf

- and the notorious Grallaria fenwickorum (urraoensis syn.) described in 2010, twice.

2. Tapaculos:
- The pied-billed bird was considered by Donegan & Avendano (2008) to be a wierd albinistic latrans:
http://www.boc-online.org/bulletins/Grallaria milleri gilesi subsp nov Salaman et al.pdf
- Presumably the latrans you are talking about is the well-known east/west split? That split goes south through to Ecuador and there may be more variation.
- Some of the speluncae have been described, including diamantinensis, petrophilus (poss. syn. of speluncae).
- The Pisones bird should be attributed to Gary Stiles and Cuervo et al.'s (2003) Bull BOC West Andes paper.
- You are missing another one from Colombia, coming soon:
Donegan, TM, Avendano JE & Lambert, F. New tapaculo from Colombia.
http://www.neotropicalbirds.blogspot.co.uk/

3. Well-known undescribed taxa that you are missing but included in the McMullan field guide include Megasops sp. (gilesi nomen nudum) Santa Marta

4. Synallaxis unifura. Maybe some undescribed variation in this one, but not where you say. Donegan et al. 2007 Bull BOC called the Yariguies population undescribed but further research indicates it is actually a different nearby population that lacks a name.

5. Basileuteris tristriatus. There is only one undescribed subsp., which is the one in San Lucas. There was previously a hypothesis that the same subsp. occurred on the opposite flank of the Magdalena valley (Yariguies and Quinchas) which are also rather yellow, but that is not supported by Guttierez et al. nor by some soon-to-be-published vocal data of mine:
Donegan TM. Geographical variation in morphology and voice of Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus.
http://www.neotropicalbirds.blogspot.co.uk/

6. Anisognathus lacrymosus yariguierum is now described also:
Donegan TM & Avendaño, JE. 2010. A new subspecies of mountain tanager in the Anisoganthus lacrymosus complex from the Yariguíes mountains of Colombia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 130(1): 13-32.

7. Is your Turdus (hauxwelli?) not now also described as sanchezorum (Varzea Thrush)?

You can keep up with some of this stuff on this website of publication links, which includes a few sneak previews of papers on their way:
http://www.neotropicalbirds.blogspot.co.uk/

There's some other stuff out there, but won't publicise any more here.

Right, better get on with those tapaculos and so on before some molecular student's University supervisor decides they discovered those ones too ... Let's just say that some of the species listed won't include the listed "Decouvertes" as authors.

Thomas

 

[Richard Klim]

Rock Dove

You can keep up with some of this stuff on this website of publication links, which includes a few sneak previews of papers on their way:
http://www.neotropicalbirds.blogspot.co.uk/

Will Columba domestica prevail...?

Coming soon / in revision: Paper on the typification of various Columba names.
Coming soon after the above: ICZN case on the priority between Columba livia and Columba domestica.

(Sorry, slightly off-topic for this thread!)

 

[thomasdonegan]

Strictly speaking, domestica (1758) has priority over livia (1789). Various authors have pointed this out before. Actually about 10 names for pigeon breeds have priority over livia but the others can be considered suppressed.
Thomas

 

[Daniel Philippe]

I just read through some of the postings on this thread again and Daniel's list. A few comments on the Colombian undescribed taxa, which have been mis-reported in a few instances:

1. The only undescribed Grallaria spp. to have been mentioned in editions of Salaman et al.'s Colombia checklist are now described:

- Grallaria milleri gilesi:
Salaman P, Donegan TM & Prŷs-Jones R. 2009. A new subspecies of Brown-banded Antpitta (Grallariidae: Grallaria milleri) from Antioquia, Colombia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 129(1): 5-17.
http://www.boc-online.org/bulletins/Grallaria milleri gilesi subsp nov Salaman et al.pdf

- and the notorious Grallaria fenwickorum (urraoensis syn.) described in 2010, twice.

Corrections made accordingly.

2. Tapaculos:
- The pied-billed bird was considered by Donegan & Avendano (2008) to be a wierd albinistic latrans:
http://www.boc-online.org/bulletins/Grallaria milleri gilesi subsp nov Salaman et al.pdf
- Presumably the latrans you are talking about is the well-known east/west split? That split goes south through to Ecuador and there may be more variation.
- Some of the speluncae have been described, including diamantinensis, petrophilus (poss. syn. of speluncae).
- The Pisones bird should be attributed to Gary Stiles and Cuervo et al.'s (2003) Bull BOC West Andes paper.
- You are missing another one from Colombia, coming soon:
Donegan, TM, Avendano JE & Lambert, F. New tapaculo from Colombia.
http://www.neotropicalbirds.blogspot.co.uk/

Corrections made accordingly; not sure Mata et al.'s undescribed speluncae are now described though (diamantinensis is in their study and petrophilus seems to be something else).

3. Well-known undescribed taxa that you are missing but included in the McMullan field guide include Megasops sp. (gilesi nomen nudum) Santa Marta

Not included because it has a "name".

4. Synallaxis unifura. Maybe some undescribed variation in this one, but not where you say. Donegan et al. 2007 Bull BOC called the Yariguies population undescribed but further research indicates it is actually a different nearby population that lacks a name.

Removed.

5. Basileuteris tristriatus. There is only one undescribed subsp., which is the one in San Lucas. There was previously a hypothesis that the same subsp. occurred on the opposite flank of the Magdalena valley (Yariguies and Quinchas) which are also rather yellow, but that is not supported by Guttierez et al. nor by some soon-to-be-published vocal data of mine:
Donegan TM. Geographical variation in morphology and voice of Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus.
http://www.neotropicalbirds.blogspot.co.uk/

Correction made accordingly.

6. Anisognathus lacrymosus yariguierum is now described also:
Donegan TM & Avendaño, JE. 2010. A new subspecies of mountain tanager in the Anisoganthus lacrymosus complex from the Yariguíes mountains of Colombia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 130(1): 13-32.

Removed.

7. Is your Turdus (hauxwelli?) not now also described as sanchezorum (Varzea Thrush)?

Yes, removed.

You can keep up with some of this stuff on this website of publication links, which includes a few sneak previews of papers on their way:
http://www.neotropicalbirds.blogspot.co.uk/

Many thanks Thomas :t:

 

[Daniel Philippe]

Obi

Message from Colin Trainor on the Orientalbirding discussion list today:

See video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enpPwsrCfXg

" Published on May 2, 2013

The elusive Moluccan Woodcock, first documented by Alfred Russel Wallace 150 years ago, has since been recorded just 10 times. Eden, John and team take the first photographs of the worlds largest woodcock, and record several other species of bird that appear to be new to science."

 

[Valéry Schollaert]

Well ! My list of undescribed taxa amounts to 250: see attached. I guess some have been elucidated.

Comments welcome B

Nice work!

Yeah, comment is that my Tanzanian Swift is missing...

 

[Richard Klim]

Cryptic Forest Falcon(s)

Whittaker 2013. Unravelling the forest falcons to expose a hidden species: Cryptic Forest Falcon. Neotropical Birding 12: 25–30.

One extremely important question still remains unanswered regarding the Cryptic Forest-Falcon: does the disjunct Atlantic Rainforest population still exist and, if so, is it really another cryptic species waiting to be discovered and described?

• Whittaker 2002. A new species of forest-falcon (Falconidae: Micrastur) from southeastern Amazonia and the Atlantic rainforests of Brazil. Wilson Bull 114(4): 421–445.
• BirdLife Species factsheet: Micrastur mintoni.

 

[Richard Klim]

HBW Special Volume: New Species and Global Index

Guy Kirwan has kindly provided a link to a preview of the 15 new scientific descriptions: Future of HBW.

• 1 Bucconidae (Nystalus?)
• 5 Thamnophilidae (incl Herpsilochmus)
• 4 Dendrocolaptidae (incl Dendrocolaptes, Campylorhamphus, Lepidocolaptes)
• 3 Tyrannidae (incl Zimmerius?, Tolmomyias?)
• 1 Corvidae (Cyanocorax)
• 1 Polioptilidae (Polioptila?)

 

[Richard Klim]

HBW Special Volume

...also within Thamnophilidae: Epinecrophylla.

[Thanks to Melanie for the reminder.]

 

[Melanie]

Here are the Portuguese common names of 12 of the newly described species

http://www.portaldocurimatau.com.br...scobrem-15-novas-especies-de-aves-na-amazonia

 

[Richard Klim]

HBW Special Volume

My best guess...

1. Bucconidae: Nystalus sp - Rapazinho-estriado-do-oeste / Western Striolated Puffbird?
2. Thamnophilidae sp - Choquinha-do-bambu / Bamboo Antwren?
3. Thamnophilidae: Epinecrophylla sp? - Choquinha-do-rio-roosevelt / Roosevelt Antwren?
4. Thamnophilidae: Herpsilochmus sp - Chorozinho-do-aripuanã / Aripuanã Antwren?
5. Thamnophilidae: Herpsilochmus sp - Chorozinho-esperado / Expected Antwren?
6. Thamnophilidae: Hypocnemis sp - Cantador-de-rondon-? / Roosevelt Warbling Antbird?
7. Dendrocolaptidae: Dendrocolaptes sp - Arapaçu-barrado-do-xingu / Xingu Barred Woodcreeper?
8. Dendrocolaptidae: Campylorhamphus sp - Arapaçu-de-bico-torto-? / ? (Black-billed?) Scythebill?
9. Dendrocolaptidae sp - Arapaçu-do-tapajós / Tapajós Woodcreeper?
10. Dendrocolaptidae: Lepidocolaptes sp - Arapaçu-? / ? (Lineated) Woodcreeper?
11. Tyrannidae: Zimmerius sp? - Poiaeiro-de-chicomendes / Chico Mendes's Tyrannulet?
12. Tyrannidae: Tolmomyias sp? - Bico-chato-do-sucunduri / Sucunduri Flatbill?
13. Tyrannidae sp - ?
14. Corvidae: Cyanocorax sp - Cancão-da-campina / Campinas Jay?
15. Polioptilidae: Polioptila sp? - Balança-rabo-? / Tupana Gnatcatcher?

 

[Richard Klim]

Fregetta storm petrel?

Bob Flood, Seabird-News, 20 May 2013:

H. Shirihai Juan Fernandez expedition

Hadoram Shirihai (the Tubenoses Project) has given us the exclusive opportunity to publish his report (full of awesome photos and new information) of his recent 'mass-chumming' at-sea expedition to Juan Fernandez Islands in search of petrels. This will be published on www.scillypelagics.com in the near future. This includes an intriguing record of what appears to be an unknown dark form (i.e. a dark-morph, or a dark-type/taxon - subject to a future research!) related to White-bellied Storm-petrel. Here is a taster of what is to come:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XKS57XPpBc

 

[Melanie]

Awesome taster video by Mr. Shirihai. I am curious.

 

[Richard Klim]

HBW Special Volume

Corvidae: Cyanocorax sp - Cancão-da-campina / Campinas Jay?

The Guardian, 24 May 2013: Two gralhas...

 

[Richard Klim]

HBW Special Volume

My best guess...

1. Bucconidae: Nystalus sp - Rapazinho-estriado-do-oeste / Western Striolated Puffbird?
2. Thamnophilidae sp - Choquinha-do-bambu / Bamboo Antwren?
3. Thamnophilidae: Epinecrophylla sp? - Choquinha-do-rio-roosevelt / Roosevelt Antwren?
4. Thamnophilidae: Herpsilochmus sp - Chorozinho-do-aripuanã / Aripuanã Antwren?
5. Thamnophilidae: Herpsilochmus sp - Chorozinho-esperado / Expected Antwren?
6. Thamnophilidae: Hypocnemis sp - Cantador-de-rondon-? / Roosevelt Warbling Antbird?
7. Dendrocolaptidae: Dendrocolaptes sp - Arapaçu-barrado-do-xingu / Xingu Barred Woodcreeper?
8. Dendrocolaptidae: Campylorhamphus sp - Arapaçu-de-bico-torto-? / ? (Black-billed?) Scythebill?
9. Dendrocolaptidae sp - Arapaçu-do-tapajós / Tapajós Woodcreeper?
10. Dendrocolaptidae: Lepidocolaptes sp - Arapaçu-? / ? (Lineated) Woodcreeper?
11. Tyrannidae: Zimmerius sp - Poiaeiro-de-chicomendes / Chico Mendes's Tyrannulet?
12. Tyrannidae: Tolmomyias sp - Bico-chato-do-sucunduri / Sucunduri Flatbill?
13. Tyrannidae sp - ?
14. Corvidae: Cyanocorax sp - Cancão-da-campina / Campinas Jay?
15. Polioptilidae: Polioptila sp? - Balança-rabo-? / Tupana Gnatcatcher?

Wired, 5 Jun 2013: Amazonian Treasure Trove Yields 15 New Bird Species.

[With thanks to Ian Paulsen for posting on NEOORN.]

PS. The name 'Muppet-Bowie Puffbird' for the Nystalus sp should definitely be adopted by SACC and IOC!

 

[GMK]

Whittaker 2013. Unravelling the forest falcons to expose a hidden species: Cryptic Forest Falcon. Neotropical Birding 12: 25–30.

• Whittaker 2002. A new species of forest-falcon (Falconidae: Micrastur) from southeastern Amazonia and the Atlantic rainforests of Brazil. Wilson Bull 114(4): 421–445.
• BirdLife Species factsheet: Micrastur mintoni.

The fate of the AF population is mysterious no longer: http://www.wikiaves.com.br/969639&p=1&t=c&c=3203205&s=10251

 

[wimmel]

also see: http://www.xeno-canto.org/134859

 

[Melanie]

A new article about the 15 new birds

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/brazil-new-birds.html