NAMES >> Index

1. The Passeriformes, or perching birds, include the majority of world bird species; parrots are the sister group of the perching birds (Hackett et al. 2008)
2. Sakesphorus bernardi is now assigned to Thamnophilus (Irestedt et al. 2004; Brumfield & Edwards 2007, SACC)
3. Sakesphorus melanotis is now assigned to Thamnophilus (Irestedt et al. 2004; Brumfield & Edwards 2007, SACC)
4. Sakesphorus melanothorax is now assigned to Thamnophilus (Irestedt et al. 2004; Brumfield & Edwards 2007, SACC)
5. Dysithamnus leucostictus is split from D. plumbeus (Isler et al. 2008); SACC has proposal (405A)
6. Epinecrophylla includes eight species separated from Myrmotherula (Isler et al. 2006, SACC)
7. Formicivora intermedia is split from F. grisea (Hilty 2003); SACC needs proposal
8. Formicivora grantsaui is a newly described species (Gonzaga et al. 2007);SACC accepted 31 March 2008
9. Hypocnemis cantator requires change of English name to Guianan Warbling Antbird and of Range to align with five splits below.
10. Hypocnemis flavescens is now split from H. cantator ( Isler et al. 2007a; SACC 2007)
11. Hypocnemis peruviana is now split from H. cantator (Isler et al. 2007a; SACC 2007)
12. Hypocnemis subflava is now split from H. cantator (Isler et al. 2007a; SACC 2007)
13. Hypocnemis ochrogyna is now split from H. cantator (Isler et al. 2007a; SACC 2007)
14. Hypocnemis striata is now split from H. cantator (Braun et al. 2005; SACC 2007)
15. Schistocichla humaythae is split from S. leucostigma (Isler et al. 2007b; SACC 2007)
16. Schistocichla brunneiceps is split from S. leucostigma (Isler et al. 2007b; SACC 2007)
17. Schistocichla rufifacies is split from S. leucostigma (Isler et al. 2007b; SACC 2007)
18. Schistocichla saturata is split from S. leucostigma (Isler et al. 2007b; SACC 2007)
19. Separate Scale-backed Antbird from Hylophylax to new genus Willsornis (Brumfield et al 2007, Agne & Pacheco 2007, SACC)
20. Formicarius moniliger split from F. analis (Howell & Webb 1995; Krabbe & Schulenberg 2003); SACC needs proposal
21. The antpittas (Grallariidae) are not closely related to the antthrushes (Formicariidae) and thus are treated as a separate family (Chesser 2004, Rice 2005, SACC)
22. Grallaria flavotincta is split from G. hypoleuca by many current authors; SACC needs proposal to do so.
23. Conopophaga cearae is split from C. lineata (Whitney 2003); SACC supports (informally)
24. The two species of Pittasoma are sister to gnateaters Conopophaga and resequenced to be in this family (Rice 2005, SACC)
25. CHANGE: Sequence of Scytalopus indigoticus and S. psychopompus, now assigned to Eleoscytalopus (SACC 2008)
26. Scytalopus notorius is split form S. speluncae (Raposo et al. 2006); SACC needs proposal
27. Scytalopus pachecoi is a newly described species (Maurício 2005); BLI and SACC recognize
28. Scytalopus rodriguezi is a newly described species (Krabbe et al. 2005); BLI and SACC recognize
29. Scytalopus stilesi is a newly described species(Cuervo et al. 2005); BLI and SACC recognize
30. MeridaTapaculo includes Lara Tapaculo lumped by SACC (June 2009)
31. CORRECT English name of Scytalopus griseicollis from Matorral Tapaculo to Pale-bellied Tapaculo (SACC 2010)
32. CHANGE English name of Scytalopus canus to Paramillo Tapaculo with split of opacus (Krabbe & Cadena 2010).
33. Scytalopus opacus is split from S.canus based on vocal differences and pronounced genetic difference (Krabbe & Cadena 2010).
34. Scytalopus diamantinensis is a newly described species (Bornschein 2007); recognized by SACC (2008).
35. The crescentchests are not tapaculos, but a separate family Melanopareiidae that is one of four basal lineages of furnariine suboscines (Chesser 2004, Moyle et al. 2009)