NAMES >> Index

1. The sandgrouse (Pteroclididae) are treated as a separate Order Pteroclidiformes because their relationships to other modern birds remain uncertain.
2. "Rock Pigeon" conflicts with established names in Australia for species of Petrophassa; accept BOU choice of classic Rock Dove for this species native to British Isles. Feral Pigeon is available for worldwide introduced populations
3. Aberrant Lemon Dove assigned to Columba rather than Aplopelia following Dickinson (2003), Fry & Keith (1985), and HBW 4;
4. Move Malagasy Turtle Dove from Streptopelia to Nesoenas before Pink Pigeon (Cheke 2005, BLI)
5. Correct species name of African Collared Dove is risorea not roseogrisea (ICZN Opinion 2215. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65:327-328, 2008)
6. Separate Spotted Dove and Laughing Dove from Streptopelia to Spilopelia, not Stigmatopelia(Schodde 1997; Penhallurick correspondence, cf Cheke 2005, BLI)
7. Macropygia phasianella is split from M.amboinensis (Sibley & Monroe 1990; HBW 4; widely accepted); Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove is correct name for amboinensis; Brown Cuckoo-Dove is used for M. phasianella
8. Macropygia tenuirostris is split from M.amboinensis; Dickinson (2003) and BLI recognize w misgivings
9. Macropygia emiliana is split from M.amboinensis; Dickinson (2003) and BLI recognize w misgivings
10. CHANGE: English name of Macropygia nigrirostris to Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove (Gregory 2009)
11. CHANGE: English name of Macropygia mackinlayi to MacKinlay's Cuckoo-Dove (Gregory 2009)
12. Chalcophaps longirostris is split from Chalcophaps indica (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).
13. Correct species name of Purple-winged Ground Dove is geoffroyi, not godefrida (David et al 2010, SACC 477)
14. Leptotila battyi is split from L. plumbeiceps (Sibley and Monroe 1990); BLI accepts, AOU does not
15. Geotrygon purpurata is split from G. sapharina (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001); SACC 105 awaits published data
16. Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana is by itself and basal to the Leptoptila/Zenaida clade; separate to another genus (Fjeldså 5/2010)
17. Gallicolumba is biphyletic, with a Philippine radiation and a Pacific radiation related to Leucosarcia, Geopelia and the Australian bronze pigeons; restoration of the genus Alopecoenas is recommended for the members of the Pacific radiation (Jønsson et al 2011)
18. CHANGE: English name of Gallicolumba jobiensis to White-breasted Ground Dove (Gregory 2009)
19. Extinct?
20. CHANGE: English name of Phapitreron cinereiceps from Dark-eared Brown Dove to Tawitawi Brown Dove to follow BLI;with split of P.brunneiceps
21. Phapitreron brunneiceps is split from P.cinereiceps (Collar et al. 1999, BLI)
22. CHANGE: English name of Treron pompadora from Pompadour Green Pigeon to Sri Lanka Green Pigeon, with split of multiple species.
23. Treron affinis is split from Treron pompadora (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).
24. Treron phayrei is split from Treron pompadora (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).
25. Treron chloropterus is split from Treron pompadora (Gibbs et al. 2001, Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).
26. Treron axillaris is split from Treron pompadora (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).
27. Treron aromaticus is split from Treron pompadora (Gibbs et al. 2001, Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).
28. Change English name to Black-backed Fruit Dove as in HBW?
29. Black-banded Fruit Dove P. alligator split from Banded Fruit Dove as by HBW4 and others (see Christidis & Boles 2008).
30. CHANGE: English name of Ptilinopus subgularis to Banggai Fruit Dove with splits of Oberholser's Fruit Dove and Sula Fruit Dove (Rheindt et al 2011)
31. Oberholser's Fruit Pigeon is split from Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove (Banggai) Fruit Dove P. subgularis (Rheindt et al 2011)
32. Sula Fruit Pigeon is split from Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove (Banggai) Fruit Dove P. subgularis (Rheindt et al 2011)
33. CHANGE: English name of Ptilinopus mercierii to Red-moustached, as used in other world lists. The bird's most distinguishing feature is its red moustache.
34. Ducula nicobarica is split from Ducula aenea (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).
35. Ducula neglecta is split from D. perspicillata (Rheindt & Hutchinson 2007)
36. CORRECT: English name of Ducula basilica from Cinnamon Imperial Pigeon to Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon
37. CHANGE: English name of Ducula finschii to Finsch’s Imperial Pigeon (Gregory 2009)
38. CHANGE: English name of Ducula chalconota to Rufescent Imperial Pigeon (Gregory 2009)
39. CHANGE: English name of Ducula pistrinaria to Island Imperial Pigeon (Gregory 2009)
40. CORRECT English name of Ducula pinon to possessive; named after L. Pinon, wife of Louis Freycinet.
41. CORRECT: English name of Ducula zoeae to possessive; named after Zoë Lesson, wife of René Lesson.
42. Ducula luctuosa is split from D.bicolor (Inskipp et al. 1996, BLI); CHANGE English name to Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon
43. CHANGE English name of Ducula subflavescens to eliminate conflict w Dickinson (melanochroa=Bismarck IP)
44. Hemiphaga chathamensis is split from H.novaseelandiae (Millener & Powlesland 2001; BLI)
45. CHANGE: English name of Gymnophaps mada to Buru Mountain Pigeon with split of G. stalkeri
46. Gymnophaps stalkeri is split from G. mada (Rheindt & Hutchinson 2007)