Updates: Candidates
This page is a working list of Proposed Splits/Lumps (PS/PL) and Newly Described Species (NEW) that are candidates for addition to or deletion from the IOC World List. Accepted Splits (AS) will be added to the World List. Others will be retained as active candidates or deleted (DEL) with the option of future reconsideration.
NOTE: Phil Gregory has reviewed taxonomic issues for the birds of New Guinea, Muruk 10:1 (in press, Aug. 2011). Phil has graciously allowed us to make this work available through the IOC website. GREGORY REVIEW PNG BIRDS.
Category |
Suggested English Name |
Scientific Name |
Proposed Split From |
Source |
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PS |
Southern Ostrich |
Struthio australis |
Common Ostrich |
S. camelus |
Miller et al 2010 |
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AS 2.10 | Sira Curassow | Pauxi koepckeae | Horned Curassow | P. unicornis | Gastañaga, MacLeod, Brooks & Hennessey 2011; long awaited split | |
PS |
Archer’s Francolin |
Scleroptila lorti |
Orange River Francolin |
S. levaillantoides |
Distinct genetics and morphology (Mandiwana-Neudani et al MS, Crowe, Bowie comm); await publication |
|
AS 2.4 |
Rubeho Forest Partridge |
Xenoperdix obscurata |
Udzungwa Forest Partridge |
X. udzungwensis |
Bowie & Fjeldså 2005 |
|
AS 2.3 |
Hainan Peacock-Pheasant |
Polyplectron katsumatae |
Grey Peacock-Pheasant |
P. bicalcaratum |
Chang et al. 2008 |
|
PS |
Malay Argus |
Rheinardia nigrescens |
Crested Argus |
R. ocellata |
Sibley and Monroe 1990, Rheindt 2009 (good, needs documentation) |
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PS 2.9 | Middendorf's [Bean] Goose | Anser middendorfii | Taiga [Bean] Goose | A. fabalis | Ruokonen, M., Litvin, K., Aarvak, T., 2008 | |
PS |
Pacific Eider |
Somateria v-nigrum |
Common Eider |
S. mollissima |
Livezey 1995, Garner & Millington 2010 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Desertas Petrel |
Pterodroma deserta |
Fea's Petrel |
P. feae |
Robb and Mullarney 2008, Jesus et al. 2009 |
|
PS |
Scopoli's Shearwater |
Calonectris diomedea |
Cory's Shearwater |
C. (diomedea) borealis |
Robb and Mullarney 2008 |
|
AS 2.8 |
Boyd's Shearwater |
Puffinus boydi |
Macaronesian Shearwater |
P. baroli |
Robb and Mullarney 2008, Olson 2010, BOU |
|
PS |
Mediterranean Storm Petrel |
Hydrobates melitensis |
European Storm Petrel |
H. pelagicus |
Robb and Mullarney 2008 |
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PS 2.9 | Ainley's Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma socorroensis | Leach's Storm Petrel | O. leucorhoa | Howell et al 2009 | |
PS 2.9 | Townsend's Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma cheimomnestes | Leach's Storm Petrel | O. leucorhoa | Howell et al 2009 | |
PS 2.9 |
Grant's Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma sp nov |
Band-rumped Storm Petrel |
O. castro |
Robb and Mullarney 2008, Howell et al 2010 |
|
AS 2.3 |
Cape Verde Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma jabejabe |
Band-rumped Storm Petrel |
O. castro |
Bolton 2007 |
|
AS 2.7 |
Tricolored Grebe |
Tachybaptus tricolor |
Little Grebe |
T. ruficollis |
Mlíkovský 2010 |
|
AS 2.8 |
South Georgia Shag |
Leucocarbo georgianus |
Imperial Shag |
L. [atriceps] atriceps |
Orta 1992, Jaramillo 2003, HANZAB, Penhallurick, HBW, cf Dickinson 2003 |
|
AS 2.8 |
Antarctic Shag |
Leucocarbo bransfieldensis |
Imperial Shag |
L. [atriceps] atriceps |
Orta 1992, Jaramillo 2003, HANZAB, Penhallurick, HBW, cf Dickinson 2003 |
|
AS 2.8 |
Heard Shag |
Leucocarbo nivalis |
Imperial Shag |
L. [atriceps] atriceps |
Orta 1992, Jaramillo 2003, HANZAB, Penhallurick, HBW, cf Dickinson 2003 |
|
AS 2.8 |
Crozet Shag |
Leucocarbo melanogenis |
King Shag |
L. [atriceps] albiventer |
Orta 1992, Jaramillo 2003, HANZAB, Penhallurick, HBW, cf Dickinson 2003 |
|
AS 2.8 |
Macquarie Shag |
Leucocarbo purpurascens |
King Shag |
L. [atriceps] albiventer |
Orta 1992, Jaramillo 2003, HANZAB, Penhallurick, HBW, cf Dickinson 2003 |
|
AS 2.7 |
Yellow-billed Kite |
Milvus aegyptius |
Black Kite |
M. migrans |
Johnson et al. 2005, IOC advisors' consensus |
|
PS 2.9 | Northern Harrier | Circus hudsonius | Hen [Northern] Harrier | C.cyaneus | Dobson & Clarke 2011 | |
PS |
Red-bellied Hawk |
Buteo elegans |
Red-shouldered Hawk |
B. lineatus |
Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Hull et al 2008 |
|
PS 2.9 | Grey Hawk | Buteo plagiatus | Grey-lined [Grey] Hawk | B. nitidus | Sibley & Monroe 1993, Millsap et al 2011 | |
AS 2.7 |
Archer's Buzzard |
Buteo archeri |
Augur Buzzard |
B. augur |
Riesing et al 2003, HBW 2, Redman et al 2009 |
|
AS 2.7 |
Socotra Buzzard |
Buteo socotraensis |
Common Buzzard |
B. buteo |
Porter & Kirwan 2010; relationships? |
|
PS 2.9 | Cape Verde Buzzard | Buteo bannermani | Common Buzzard; but closest to Long-legged Buzzard? | B. buteo | Clouet & Wink 2000 | |
AS 2.4 |
Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle |
Nisaetus pinskeri |
Philippine Hawk-Eagle |
N. philippensis |
Haring et al. 2007, Gamauf et al. 2005ab |
|
AS 2.5 |
Common Gallinule |
Gallinula galeata |
Common Moorhen |
G. chloropus |
Groenenberg et al 2008, SACC 416 |
|
AS 2.9 | Tsingy Wood Rail | Canirallus beankaensis | Madagascar Wood Rail | C.kioloides | Goodman et al 2011 | |
PS | White-faced Plover | Charadrius dealbatus | Kentish Plover | C.alexandrinus | Kennerley et al 2008 | |
PS |
Forest Dove |
Columba simplex |
Lemon Dove |
C. larvata |
HBW 4, generally regarded as a ssp of Lemon Dove. |
|
AS 2.4 |
Brown Cuckoo-Dove |
Macropygia phasianella |
Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove |
M. amboinensis |
HBW 4, Sibley & Monroe 1990 |
|
AS 2.9 |
Black-banded Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus alligator |
Banded Fruit Dove |
P. cinctus |
Mixed history. Christidis & Boles 2008 treat as ssp of cinctus following Schodde, Dickinson, but preview species status. HBW 4 recognizes as Black-backed Fruit Dove |
|
AS 2.10 | Oberholser's Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus epius | Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus subgularis | Rheindt et al 2011 | |
AS 2.10 | Sula Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus mangoliensis | Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus subgularis | Rheidt et al 2011 | |
AS 2.7 |
Western Ground Parrot |
Pezoporus flaviventris |
[Eastern] Ground Parrot |
P. wallicus |
Murphy et al 2010 |
|
PS 2.9 | Timneh Grey Parrot | Psittacus timneh | [African] Grey Parrot | P. erithacus | BLI 4 | |
PS | Cliff Parakeet | Myiopsitta luchsi | Monk Parakeet | M. monacha | Collar 1997; SACC rejected for insufficient publ. data; new paper pending | |
AS 2.4 |
Tres Marias Amazon |
Amazona tresmariae |
Yellow-headed Amazon |
A. oratrix |
Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Eberhard & Birmingham 2004 |
|
AS 2.7 |
Burchell's Coucal |
Centropus burchellii |
White-browed Coucal |
C. superciliosus |
Roberts, 7th ed, reinstate contra Payne 2005 |
|
PS |
Green Brush Cuckoo |
Cacomantis virescens |
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo |
C. sepulcralis |
Payne MS |
|
PS |
Bronze Brush Cuckoo |
Cacomantis aeruginosus |
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo |
C. sepulcralis |
Payne MS |
|
AS 2.7 |
Socotra Scops Owl |
Otus socotranus |
Oriental Scops Owl? |
O. sunia |
Redman et al 2009, Porter and Aspinall 2010 |
|
PS 2,10 | Mindanao Lowland Scops Owl | Otus everetti | Luzon Lowland [Philippine] Scops Owl | O. megalotis | Miranda et al 2011; English names? | |
PS 2.10 | Visayan Lowland Scops Owl | Otus nigrorum | Luzon Lowland [Philippine] Scops Owl | O. megalotis | Miranda et al 2011; English names? | |
PS |
Chestnut Owlet |
Glaucidium castaneum |
African Barred Owlet |
G. capense |
HBW 5, König & Becking 2009 |
|
PS |
Etchecopar's Owlet |
Glaucidium etchecopari |
African Barred Owlet |
G. capense |
König & Weick 2009 |
|
PS |
Cape Pygmy Owl |
Glaucidium hoskinsii |
Mountain Pygmy Owl |
G. gnoma |
Howell and Webb 1995, König et al. 1999 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Northern Boobook |
Ninox japonica |
Brown Hawk-Owl |
N. scutulata |
King 2002 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Chocolate Boobook |
Ninox randi |
Brown Hawk-Owl |
N. scutulata |
King 2002 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Blyth's Frogmouth |
Batrachostomus affinis |
Javan Frogmouth |
B. javensis |
Cleere 2010; Long standing grey literature split (F. Rheindt July 2010) |
|
AS 2.6 |
Palawan Frogmouth |
Batrachostomus chaseni |
Javan Frogmouth |
B. javensis |
Cleere 2010; Long standing grey literature split (F. Rheindt July 2010) |
|
PS 2.9 |
Solomons Nightjar |
Eurostopodus nigripennis |
White-throated Nightjar |
E. mystacalis |
Cleere 2010, Dutson in press (BBOC) |
|
PS 2.9 |
New Caledonian Nightjar |
Eurostopodus exul |
White-throated Nightjar |
E. mystacalis |
Cleere 2010 |
|
PS |
Tepui Nightjar |
Caprimulgus roraimae |
Band-winged Nightjar |
A. longirostris |
Cleere 2010, SACC? |
|
PS |
Tschudi's Nightjar |
Caprimulgus decussatus |
Band-winged Nightjar |
A. longirostris |
Cleere 2010, SACC? |
|
PS |
Palau Nightjar |
Caprimulgus phalaena |
Indian Jungle Nightjar |
C. indicus |
Cleere 2010 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Mexican Whip-poor-will |
Caprimulgus arizonae |
[Eastern] Whip-poor-will |
C. vociferus |
AOU 2009-D-12 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar |
Aegotheles affinis |
Barred Owlet-nightjar |
A. bennettii |
Dumbacher et al 2003; Cleere 2010; T.Pratt, F. Rheindt in litt 2010 |
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AS 2.10 | Salim Ali's Swift | Apus salimali | Pacific Swift | A. pacificus | Leader 2011 | |
AS 2.10 | Blyth's Swift | Apus leuconyx | lPacific Swift | A. pacificus | Leader 2011 | |
AS 2.10 | Cook's Swift | Apus cooki | Pacific Swift | A. pacificus | Leader 2011 | |
AS 2.8 |
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing |
Campylopterus pampa |
Curve-winged [Wedge-tailed] Sabrewing |
C. curvipennis |
Peterson & Navarro-Sigüenza 2009, Gonzalez et al 2011 |
|
NEW 2.7 |
Tapajos Hermit |
Phaethornis aethopyga |
Black-throated Hermit |
P. atrimentalis |
Piacentini et al 2009, SACC 442; a very distinct species, not a hybrid |
|
PS 2.9 | Jalapa (Orange-bellied) Trogon | Trogon puella | Collared Trogon | T. collaris | DaCosta & Klicka 2008; either lump puella and aurantiiventris with collaris, or split puella (incl aurantiiventris) from collaris. Not current AOU treatment which recognizes T. aurantiiventris as a separate species and lumps puella with collaris. | |
AS 2.7 |
Amazonian Trogon |
Trogon ramonianus |
Guianan [Violaceous] Trogon |
T. violaceus |
SACC 430 passed; |
|
PS | Palau Kingfisher | Todiramphus pelewensis | Micronesian Kingfisher | T.cinnamominus | Pratt & Etpison 2008, Pratt and Bruner (ms), Dylan Kesler and Sue Haig (ms) | |
PS | Pohnpei Kingfisher | Todiramphus reichenbachii | Micronesian Kingfisher | T.cinnamominus | Pratt & Etpison 2008, Pratt and Bruner (ms), Dylan Kesler and Sue Haig (ms) | |
AS 2.9 |
Blue-moustached Bee-eater |
Merops mentalis |
Blue-headed Bee-eater |
M. muelleri |
Marks et al 2007, BLI v4 |
|
AS 2.5 |
Blue-crowned Motmot |
Momotus coeruliceps |
Blue-crowned Motmot |
M. momota |
Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Stiles 2009 |
|
AS 2.5 |
Blue-diademed Motmot |
Momotus lessoni |
Blue-crowned Motmot |
M. momota |
Stiles 2009 |
|
AS 2.5 |
Whooping Motmot |
Momotus subrufescens |
Blue-crowned Motmot |
M. momota |
Stiles 2009 |
|
AS 2.5 |
Trinidad Motmot |
Momotus bahamensis |
Blue-crowned Motmot |
M. momota |
Stiles 2009 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Indochinese Barbet |
Megalaima annamensis |
Black-browed Barbet |
M. oorti |
Collar 2006b, Finestein et al. 2008 |
|
PS |
Streaky-throated Barbet |
Tricholaema flavipunctata |
Hairy-breasted Barbet |
T. hirsuta |
Distinct taxa with narrow contact zone that needs study? (Bowie 2010) |
|
AS 2.9 | Whiteley's Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus whitelianus | Chestnut-tipped Toucanet | A. derbianus | includes duidae, osgoodi; resurrects Cory species lumped by Peters (Bonaccorso et al 2011) | |
PS |
[Baja Woodpecker] |
Melanerpes angustifrons |
Acorn Woodpecker |
M. formicivorus |
Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Honey-Escandón et al 2008 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Melancholy Woodpecker |
Dendropicos lugubris |
Gabon Woodpecker |
D. gabonensis |
HBW 7, Sibley and Monroe 1990 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Eastern Grey Woodpecker |
Dendropicos spodocephalus |
African Grey Woodpecker |
D. goertae |
HBW 7, Redman et al 2009; Grey-headed Woodpecker is preoccuped by Picus canus |
|
AS 2.9 | Bronze-winged Woodpecker | Colaptes aeruginosus | Golden-olive Woodpecker | C. [Piculus] rubiginosus | C. aeruginosus, currently a ssp of C. rubiginosus, is actually sister to C.auricularis; rubiginosus is sister to C. atricollis (Moore et al 2010) | |
PS 2.9 | Ochre-backed Woodpecker | Celeus ochraceus | Blond-crested Woodpecker | Celeus flavescens | Benz & Robbins 2011 | |
PS |
Two-banded Puffbird |
Hypnelus bicinctus |
Russet-throated Puffbird |
H. ruficollis |
Rasmussen and Collar 2002; SACC proposal needed |
|
AS 2.1 |
Chaco Puffbird |
Nystalus striatipectus |
Caatinga Puffbird |
N. maculatus |
Silva 1991 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Malayan Banded Pitta |
Hydrornis [Pitta] irena |
[Javan] Banded Pitta |
H. guajanus |
Rheindt & Eaton 2010 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Bornean Banded Pitta |
Hydrornis [Pitta] schwaneri |
[Javan] Banded Pitta |
H. guajanus |
Rheindt & Eaton 2010 |
|
PS |
Palkachupa Cotinga |
Phibalura boliviana |
Swallow-tailed Cotinga |
P. flavirostris |
Brumfield et al 2004; SACC doesn't address |
|
PS |
White-tailed Tityra |
Tityra leucura |
Black-crowned Tityra |
T. inquisitor |
Whittaker 2008: SACC needs proposal badly |
|
PS |
White-fronted Tyrannulet |
Phyllomyias leucogonys |
White-fronted (Zeledon's) Tyrannulet |
P. zeledoni |
Stiles and Skutch 1989; SACC needs proposal |
|
PS 2.9 | Chilean? Elaenia | Elaenia chilensis | White-crested Elaenia | E. albiceps | Rheindt et al. 2009, SACC - proposal badly needed | |
PS 2.9 | Roraiman Elaenia | Elaenia olivina | Sierran Elaenia | E. pallatangae | Rheindt et al 2008 genetic data indicates that olivina is not closely related to pallatangae | |
PS 2.9 | Name? Elaenia | Elaenia sordida | Highland Elaenia | E. obscura | Rheindt et al 2008 genetic data indicate deep divergence | |
AS 2.5 |
Straneck's Tyrannulet |
Serpophaga griseicapilla |
White-bellied Tyrannulet |
S. munda |
Straneck 2007, SACC 419 |
|
AS 2.5 |
Ticking Doradito |
Pseudocolopteryx citreola |
Warbling Dorito |
P. flaviventris |
Abalos and Areta 2009, SACC 420 |
|
PS |
Puerto Rican Kingbird |
Tyrannus taylori |
Loggerhead Kingbird |
T. caudifasciatus |
Garrido et al 2009 |
|
PS |
Hispaniolan Kingbird |
Tyrannus gabbii |
Loggerhead Kingbird |
T. caudifasciatus |
Garrido et al 2009 |
|
PS | ?? Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes solitarius | Streaked Flycatcher | M.maculatus | Jaramillo et al 2010 | |
PS | Magdalena Antbird | Myrmeciza palliata | Dull-mantled Antbird | M. laemosticta | Chaves et al. 2010, SACC 475 pending | |
AS 2.9 | Xingu Scale-backed Antbird | Willisornis vidua | [Common] Scale-backed Antbird | W.poecilinotus | Isler & Whitney 2011 | |
AS 2.4 |
Paramo Tapaculo |
Scytalopus opacus |
Paramillo Tapaculo |
S. canus |
Krabbe & Cadena 2010 |
|
NEW 2.7 |
Rock Tapaculo |
Scytalopus petrophilus |
|
|
Whitney et al 2010, SACC 463 |
|
NEW |
Antioquia/Urrao Antpitta |
Grallaria urraoensis |
|
|
Barrera et al. 2010, Carantón-Ayala and Certuche-Cubillos 2010, Cadena & Stiles 2010. SACC 479 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Sucre Antpitta |
Grallaricula cumanensis |
Slaty-crowned Antpitta |
G. nana |
Donegan 2008; SACC 421A |
|
PS |
Guianan Antpitta |
Grallaricula kukenamensis |
Slaty-crowned Antpitta |
G. nana |
Donegan 2008; probably good but SACC 421B requests more vocal data to recognize |
|
AS 2.2 |
Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner |
Automolus rufipectus |
Ruddy Foliage-gleaner |
A. rubiginosus |
Krabbe 2008, SACC accepts June 2009 |
|
PS |
Mallee Whipbird |
Psophodes leucogaster |
Western Whipbird |
P. nigrogularis |
Christidis & Boles 2008 |
|
PS |
West African Batis |
Batis occulta |
Fernando Po Batis |
B. poensis |
Sibley and Monroe 1990; genetic analysis underway (Bowie) |
|
PS |
Dimorphic? Batis |
Batis dimorpha |
Cape Batis |
B. capensis |
Fjeldså, Bowie unpubl |
|
PS |
West African Wattle-eye |
Platysteira hormomorpha |
Chestnut Wattle-eye |
P. castanea |
Njabo et al. 2008 |
|
PS |
Anchieta's Tchagra |
Bocagia anchietae |
Marsh Tchagra |
B. minuta |
Bowie et al 2005 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Tropical Boubou |
Laniarius major |
Ethiopian Boubou |
L. aethiopicus |
Nguembock et al. 2008 |
|
PS |
Silver-backed Butcherbird |
Cracticus argenteus |
Grey Butcherbird |
C. torquatus |
Cracticus argenteus is split from C. torquatus by Schodde & Mason but maintained conservatively as a ssp of C. torquatus by Christidis & Boles. Await study underway (Joseph, Aug 2010) |
|
PS |
Northern Shriketit |
Falcunculus whitei |
Crested Shriketit |
F. frontatus |
Schodde and Mason 1999; cf Christidis & Boles 2008 |
|
PS |
Western Shriketit |
Falcunculus leucogaster |
Crested Shriketit |
F. frontatus |
Schodde and Mason 1999; cf Christidis & Boles 2008 |
|
PS |
Grey-headed Whistler |
Pachycephala griseiceps |
Grey Whistler |
P. simplex |
HBW 12, cf Christidis & Boles 2008 |
|
PS 2.9 |
Tibetan Grey Shrike or Giant Shrike |
Lanius giganteus |
Chinese Grey Shrike |
L. sphenocercus |
Svensson et al 2009, Olsson et al 2010, Panov et al 2011 |
|
PS | Northern Grey Shrike | Lanius borealis | Great Grey Shrike | L. excubitor | Olsson et al 2009, Svensson et al 2009 | |
AS 2.9 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis | Southern (Common) Fiscal | L. collaris | Fuchs et al 2011 | |
DEL 2.9
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Uhehe Fiscal | Lanius marwitzi | Subspecies of L. collaris (Fuchs et al 2011) | |||
AS 2.4 |
Sumatran Drongo |
Dicrurus sumatranus |
Hair-crested Drongo |
D. hottentottus |
Sibley & Monroe 1990, King1997 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Wallacean Drongo |
Dicrurus densus |
Hair-crested Drongo |
D. hottentottus |
Sibley & Monroe 1990, King 1997 |
|
PS 2.9 |
Tablas Drongo |
Dicrurus menagei |
Hair-crested Drongo |
D. hottentottus |
Allen 2006, Rocamora & Yeatman-Berthelot 2009, BLI 4,.Good split. Await full revision of hottentattus complex? Rheindt & Hutchinson (2007 Birding Asia) , Rheindt et al (2010 Bull BOC) |
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PS | Principe Drongo | Dicrurus modestus | Velvet-mantled Drongo | D. [modestus] coracinus | Requires revision of modestus species complex | |
PS |
Pale-blue Monarch |
Hypothymis puella |
Black-naped Monarch |
H. azurea |
King 1997, HBW 11, more data needed |
|
PS |
Loetoe Monarch |
Carterornis (Monarcha) castus |
White-naped Monarch |
C. pileatus |
King 1997, BLI 1.0; cf Dickinson 2003, HBW 11 |
|
AS 2.9
|
Mexican Jay |
Aphelocoma wollweberi |
Transvolcanic [Mexican] Jay |
A. ultramarina |
Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, McCormack et al 2008,NACC 2010-B-12 |
|
AS 2.5 |
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay |
Aphelocoma woodhouseii |
Western Scrub Jay |
A. californica |
Delaney et al. 2008,AOU proposal 2009-A-02 split vote (7 Yes/5 No) |
|
PS |
Sumichrast's Scrub Jay |
Aphelocoma sumichrasti |
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay |
A. woodhouseii |
Delaney et al. 2008, AOU proposal 2009-A-02 split vote (5/7) with request for study of minor contact zone |
|
PS |
Oriental Crow |
Corvus orientalis |
Carrion Crow |
C. corone |
Haring et al. 2007; probably good, but await vocals etc |
|
PS |
Black Sawwing |
Psalidoprocne holomelas |
Blue Sawwing |
P. pristoptera |
Roberts, 7th ed; await full revision of sawwing complex (Ryan 2010) |
|
PS |
Eastern Sawwing |
Psalidoprocne orientalis |
Blue Sawwing |
P. pristoptera |
Roberts, 7th ed; await full revision of sawwing complex (Ryan 2010) |
|
PS 2.9 |
Ridgway's Swallow |
Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
S. serripennis |
Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Babin 2005. Larger, darker w whitish supraloral spots and black undertai coverts; sympatric w Northern Roughwings |
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DEL 2.9 | Bailey's Chickadee | Poecile baileyae | Mountain Chickadee | P. gambeli | AOU 2010-A-3 voted no. | |
AS 2.9 |
Montane Tiny Greenbul |
Phyllastrephus albigula |
Tiny Greenbul |
P. debilis |
Fuchs et al 2011 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Ashy-fronted Bulbul |
Pycnonotus cinereifrons |
Olive-winged Bulbul |
P. plumosus |
Oliveros and Moyle 2010 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Palawan Bulbul |
Alophoixus frater |
Grey-cheeked Bulbul |
A. bres |
Oliveros and Moyle 2010 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Mindoro Bulbul |
Hypsipetes [Ixos] mindorensis |
Philippine Bulbul |
H. [Ixos] philippinus |
Oliveros and Moyle 2010 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Visayan Bulbul |
Hypsipetes [Ixos] guimarasensis |
Philippine Bulbul |
H. [Ixos] philippinus |
Oliveros and Moyle 2010 |
|
PS |
Chinese Grassbird |
Graminicola striatus |
Indian [Rufous-rumped] Grassbird |
G. bengalensis |
Leader et al 2010 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Rubeho Warbler |
Scepomycter rubehoensis |
Winifred's Warbler |
S. winifredae |
Bowie, Fjeldså & Kiure 2009 |
|
AS 2.9 |
Sakhalin Grasshopper Warbler |
Locustella amnicola |
Gray's Grasshopper Warbler |
L. fasciolata |
King 1997; Drovetski et al 2004; Alstrom et al 2011, OBC; cf Dickinson 2003, HBW 11 w comments. |
|
DEL 2.9 |
Indian Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus brunnescens |
Clamorous Reed Warbler |
A. stentoreus |
Rasmussen & Anderton 2005; cf HBW, Kennerley & Pearson 2010 |
|
DEL 2.9 |
Caspian Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus fuscus |
Eurasian Reed Warbler |
A. scirpaceus |
Leisler et al. 1997; cf Kennerley & Pearson 2010, HBW 11, Procházka et al 2011. |
|
DEL 2.9 |
Mangrove Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus avicenniae |
African Reed Warbler |
A. baeticatus |
Leisler et al. 1997; subspecies of scirpaceus (Kennerley & Pearson 2010) |
|
AS 2.10 | Saipan Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus hiwae | Nightingale Reed Warbler | A. luscinius | Cibois et al 2011 | |
AS 2.10 | Pagan Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus yamashinae | Nightingale Reed Warbler | A. luscinius | Cibois et al 2011 | |
PS 2.9 | Siberian Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus tristis | Common Chiffchaff | P. collybita | McGeehan 2011 | |
PS 2.9 |
Margelanic Whitethroat |
Sylvia margelanica |
Desert Whitethroat |
S. minula |
Shirihai et al 2001 treat as allospecies comparable to Desert and Hume's {Mountain) Whitethroats; Parkin & Knox 2010 don't recognize; STET |
|
AS 2.6 |
Himalayan Shrike-babbler |
Pteruthius ripleyi |
White-browed Shrike-babbler |
P. flaviscapis |
Rheindt & Eaton 2009 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Dalat Shrike-babbler |
Pteruthius annamensis |
White-browed Shrike-babbler |
P. flaviscapis |
Rheindt & Eaton 2009 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Blyth’s Shrike-babbler |
Pteruthius aeralatus |
White-browed Shrike-babbler |
P. flaviscapis |
Rheindt & Eaton 2009 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Clicking Shrike-babbler |
Pteruthius intermedius |
Chestnut-fronted Shrike-babbler |
P. aenobarbus |
Rheindt & Eaton 2009 |
|
PS 2.9 |
Forest White-eye | Zosterops stenocricotus | African Yellow White-eye | Z. senegalensis | A vocally distinct member of the senegalensis species complex (Borrow, Christy); unrelated to senegalensis in phylogeny of Melo et al 2011. | |
AS 2.9 | Sao Tome White-eye | Zosterops feae | Principe White-eye | Z. ficedulinus | Phylogeny with respect to ficedulinus (and griseovirescens) and sister relation to Speirops spp (Melo et al 2011) | |
PS |
Tenerife Goldcrest |
Regulus teneriffae |
Goldcrest |
R. regulus |
Clarke 2006, Clements 2008, Dutch Checklist Comm |
|
AS 2.5 |
Pacific Wren |
Troglodytes pacificus |
Winter Wren |
T. hiemalis |
Toews and Irwin 2008; AOU 2009-A-03 |
|
AS 2.5 |
Winter Wren |
Troglodytes hiemalis |
Eurasian Wren |
T. troglodytes |
AOU 2009-E-1 |
|
PS |
Maranon Gnatcatcher |
Polioptila maior |
Tropical Gnatcatcher |
P. plumbea |
Atwood & Lerman 2006 |
|
PS | African Spotted Creeper | Salpornis salvadori | [Indian] Spotted Creeper | S. spilonotus | Tietze & Mertens 2010 | |
AS 2.4 |
Usambara Thrush |
Turdus roehli |
Olive Thrush |
T. olivaceus |
Bowie et al 2005 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Madagascar Stonechat |
Saxicola sibilla |
African Stonechat |
S. torquatus |
Woog et al 2008 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Stejneger's Stonechat |
Saxicola stejnegeri |
Siberian Stonechat |
S. maurus |
Zink et al 2009 |
|
PS |
Bornean Forktail |
Enicurus borneensisis |
White-crowned Forktail |
E. leschenaulti |
Moyle et al. 2005; also split Javan and n Chinese ssp ? (Rheindt 2009) |
|
PS |
Pacific (?) Rock Thrush |
Monticola philippensis |
Blue Rock Thrush |
M. solitarius |
Zuccon & Ericson 2010a |
|
PS |
Persian Wheatear |
Oenanthe persica |
Mourning Wheatear |
O. lugens |
Förschler et al 2010 |
|
PS |
Brown-streaked Flycatcher |
Muscicapa williamsoni |
Asian Brown Flycatcher |
M. dauurica |
King 1997; HBW 12 |
|
AS 2.9 | Orange-tufted Spiderhunter | Arachnothera flammifera | Little Spiderhunter | A. longirostra | Checke & Mann HBW 13, Lohman et al 2010, Rahman et al 2010; genetic differences (mtDNA control sequences) support distinct morphologies | |
AS 2.9 | Pale Spiderhunter | Arachnothera dilutior | Little Spiderhunter | A. longirostra | Checke & Mann HBW 13, Lohman et al 2010, Rahman et al 2010; genetic differences (mtDNA control sequences) support distinct morphologies | |
AS 2.3 |
Kordofan Sparrow |
Passer cordofanicus |
Kenya Sparrow |
P. rufocinctus |
Fry and Keith 2004 |
|
AS 2.3 |
Shelley's Sparrow |
Passer shelleyi |
Kenya Sparrow |
P. rufocinctus |
Fry and Keith 2004, Nigel et al 2009 |
|
PS 2.9 | Zarudny's Sparrow | Passer zarudnyi | Desert Sparrow | P. simplex | Kirwan et al 2009 | |
AS 2.7 |
Kandt's Waxbill |
Estrilda kandti |
Black-headed Waxbill |
E. atricapilla |
Birds of Africa VII |
|
AS 2.6 |
White-capped Munia |
Lonchura ferruginosa |
Tricolored Munia |
L. malacca |
BLI 1.0, Restall 1997 |
|
PS |
South Hills Crossbill |
Loxia sinesciuris |
Red Crossbill |
L. curvirostra |
Benkman et al. 2009; AOU 2009-A-10 failed w split vote |
|
AS 2.4 |
Black-fronted Warbler |
Dendroica nigrifrons |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
D. coronata |
Milá et al 2007a, AOU 2010-A-3 voted no 4/7. Some gene flow between nigrifrons and auduboni but require proof that they interbreed freely to continue to lump as biological species. See Jacobsen & Omland, 2011. Increasing evidence of the role of gene flow in animal evolution: hybrid speciation in the yellow-rumped warbler complex. Molecular Ecology (2011) 20, 2236–2239 re possible case of hybrid speciation |
|
AS 2.4 |
Goldman's Warbler |
Dendroica goldmani |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
D. coronata |
Milá et al 2007a, AOU 2010-A-3 voted no 4/7 |
|
AS 2.4 |
Audubon's Warbler |
Dendroica auduboni |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
D. coronata |
Milá et al 2007a, Brelsford and Irwin 2009, AOU 2010-A-3 votedno 4/7 |
|
AS 2.5 |
Bahama Warbler |
Dendroica flavescens |
Yellow-throated Warbler |
D.dominica |
McKay, Reynolds, Hayes & Lee 2010; |
|
PS 2.9 | Baird's Yellowthroat | Geothlypis bairdi | Olive-crowned Yellowthroat | G. semiflava | Genetically distinct allopatric sister taxon (Escalente et al 2009) | |
PS 2.9 restored | Roraiman Warbler | Basileuterus roraimae | Two-banded Warbler | B.bivittatus | Hilty 2003, SACC declined; new genetic data suggest that bivittatus and roraimae are sister species (Lovette et al 2009) | |
PL |
White-bellied Warbler |
Basileuterus hypoleucus |
Golden-crowned Warbler |
B.culicivorus |
Vilaça and dos Santos 2010 |
|
AS 2.6 |
Variable Oriole |
Icterus pyrrhopterus |
Epaulet Oriole |
I. cayanensis |
D´Horta et al 2008; SACC Proposal 418 |
|
PS |
Moriche Oriole |
Icterus chrysocephalus |
Epaulet Oriole |
I. cayanensis |
Jaramillo & Burke 1999; Ridgely & Greenfield 2001 |
|
PS 2.9 |
Tres Marias Oriole |
Icterus graysoni |
Streak-backed Oriole |
I. pustulatus |
Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004,Cortes-Rodriguez et al. 2008. Previously treated as species. Morphologically and genetically distinct (344 control region nucleotides only); await song analysis underway (Navarro-Siguenza comm 2011) |
|
PS 2.9 |
Lilian's Meadowlark |
Sturnella lilianae |
Eastern Meadowlark |
S. magna |
Barker et al. 2008; plus new species on Cuba in prep |
|
PS |
Bahama Bananaquit |
Coereba bahamensis |
Bananaquit |
C. flaveola |
Bellemain et al 2008 |
|
PS |
Lesser Antillean Bananaquit |
Coereba bartholemica |
Bananaquit |
C. flaveola |
Bellemain et al 2008 |
|
PS |
Guatemalan Junco |
Junco alticola |
Yellow-eyed Junco |
J. phaeonotus |
Milá et al 2006, Milá et al 2007b |
|
PS | Large-billed Sparrow | Passerculus rostratus | Savannah Sparrow | P.sandwichensis | Zink et al. 1991, Rising 2010 | |
PS | Sage Sparrow | Artemisiospiza nevadensis | Bell's Sparrow | A. belli | Cicero 2010, Klicka & Banks 2011 | |
PS | Belding's Sparrow | Passerculus beldingi | Savannah Sparrow | P. sandwichensis | Zink et al. 1991, Rising 2010 | |
PS | San Benito Sparrow | Passerculus sanctorum | Savannah Sparrow | P. sandwichensis | Zink et al. 1991, Rising 2010 | |
PS |
Timberline Sparrow |
Spizella taverneri |
Brewer's Sparrow |
S. breweri |
Klicka et al 1999,2001; Mayr and Johnson 2001 |
|
PS | Perija Brush Finch | Atlapetes nigrifrons | Rufous-naped Brush Finch | A.latinuchus | Donegan et al 2006 | |
PS |
Blue-streaked Mountain Tanager |
Dubusia stictocephala |
Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager |
D. taeniata |
Robbins et al 2009 SACC 392 failed, but...? |
|
DEL 2.9 |
XXX Warbling Finch |
Poospiza pectoralis |
Ringed Warbling Finch |
P. torquata |
Lougheed et al. 2000, no action by SACC |
|
PS 2.9 | ???? Seedeater | Sporophila pileata | Capped Seedeater | S. bouvreuil | Machado & Silveira 2011; SACC proposal badly needed | |
PS |
White-fronted Bush Tanager |
Chlorospingus albifrons |
Common Bush Tanager |
C. ophthalmicus |
Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008 |
|
PS |
Wetmore's Bush Tanager |
Chlorospingus wetmorei |
Common Bush Tanager |
C. ophthalmicus |
Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008 |
|
ENG, DIS |
Brown-headed Bush Tanager |
Chlorospingus ophthalmicus |
Common Bush Tanager |
Sensu stricto |
Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008 |
|
PS |
Dwight's Bush Tanager |
Chlorospingus dwighti |
Common Bush Tanager |
C. ophthalmicus |
Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008 |
|
PS |
Dusky-headed Bush Tanager |
Chlorospingus postocularis |
Common Bush Tanager |
C. ophthalmicus |
Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008 |
|
PS |
Common Bush Tanager |
Chlorospingus flavopectus |
Common Bush Tanager |
C. ophthalmicus |
Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008 |
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