NAMES >> Index

1. The owlet-nightjars (Aegothelidae) are the sister taxon to treeswifts and in turn to the swifts and hummingbirds; hence are included in the Apodiformes (Hackett et al. 2008, Christidis and Boles 2008)
2. Euaegotheles is merged into Aegotheles (Dumbacher et al. 2003)
3. CHANGE: English name of Aegotheles tatei from Spangled Owlet-nightjar to Starry Owlet-nightjar (T.Pratt, P.Gregory proposal)
4. Mountain Owlet-nightjar includes Salvadori's Owlet-nightjar A. salvadorii as a subspecies (Dumbacher et al. MPE 2003, T Pratt comm)
5. CHANGE English name of Aegotheles savesi from Enigmatic Owlet-nightjar to New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar (Guy Dutson et al 2010)
6. Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar is split from Barred Owlet-nightjar A.bennetti (Dumbacher et al 2003; Pratt, Rheindt comm 2010)
7. Cypseloides phelpsi is now placed in Streptoprocne (Marín & Stiles 1992, SACC)
8. Cypseloides rutilus is now placed in Streptoprocne (Marín & Stiles 1992; AOU 1998, SACC)
9. Collocalia dodgei is split from C. linchi (Moyle et al. 2008)
10. CHANGE: English name of Aerodramus infuscatus to Halmahera Swiftlet with splits of A. sororum and A. ceramensis
11. Aerodramus sororum is split from A. infuscatus (Rheindt & Hutchinson 2007)
12. Aerodramus ceramensis is split from A. infuscatus (Rheindt & Hutchinson 2007)
13. CHANGE: English name of Chaetura meridionalis to Sick's Swift from Ashy-tailed Swift C. andrei (SACC, NACC 2010-A8)
14. Short-tailed Swift includes C.b.ocypetes, treated as a species (Tumbes Swift) by Ridgely and Greenfield (2001)
15. CHANGE English name of Apus pacificus to Pacific Swift; reserve Fork-tailed Swift for species group (Leader 2011)
16. Salim Ali's Swift Apus salimalii is split from Pacific [Fork-tailed] Swift A.pacificus(Leader 2011)
17. Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx is split from Pacific [Fork-tailed] Swift A.pacificus(Leader 2011)
18. Cook's Swift Apus cooki is split from Pacific [Fork-tailed] Swift A.pacificus(Leader 2011)
19. CHANGE: English name of Threnetes niger from Pale-tailed Barbthroat to Sooty Barbthroat to follow SACC (2003) re T. leucurus
20. Threnetes leucurus may be conspecific with T.niger (Hinkelmann and Schuchmann 1997); BLI recognizes, SACC 77 declined to lump.
21. Baron's Hermit Phaethornis baroni is considered conspecific with Long-billed Hermit P. longirostris (SACC 136)
22. Tapajos Hermit is a distinct species, not a hybrid as previously proposed (Piacentini et al. 2009, SACC 442)
23. Separate Scaly-breasted Hummingbird from Campylopterus to Phaeochroa (NACC)
24. Change English name of C.curvipennis with split of C.pampa; name follows Ridgway, Sibley & Monroe 1993, AOU 1998
25. C. pampa is split from C. curvipennis (Peterson & Navarro-Sigüenza 2009, Gonzalez et al 2011)
26. CHANGE English name of Chrysolampis mosquitus to Ruby-topaz Hummingbird; alternative name Ruby Topaz under consideration (SACC)
27. Simplify English name of Stephanoxis lalandi to Plovercrest; add modifiers when split
28. Popelairia is now merged into Discosura (Schuchmann 1999, SACC)
29. Trochilus scitulus is split from T. polytmus (Schuchmann 1999) by H&M and BLI, but not by AOU
30. CHANGE: Scientific name from Chlorestes notatus to Chlorestes notata (David & Gosselin 2002)
31. Correct species name of Glittering-bellied Emerald is lucidus, not aureoventris (Pacheco & Whitney 2008, SACC 490)
32. Emerald-bellied Woodnymph Thalurania hypochlora is considered conspecific with Green-crowned Woodnymph T. fannyi (SACC 137)
33. Retained in Amazilia rather than Leucippus per SACC, contra Schuchmann 1999.
34. Retained in Amazilia rather than Leucippus per SACC, contra Schuchmann 1999.
35. Amazilia tzacatl includes A.handleyi (AOU 1998)
36. Loja Hummingbird Amazilia alticola is considered conspecific with Amazilia Hummingbird A. amazilia (SACC 138)
37. Rondonia Emerald Amazilia rondoniae is considered conspecific with Versicolored Emerald A. versicolor (SACC 188)
38. See NACC 2010-B-4 re brevirostris vs chionopectus
39. Amazilia wagneri is split from A. viridifrons (Howell and Webb 1995); AOU acknowledges potential split
40. Tepui Hummingbird Amazilia cupreicauda is considered to be conspecific with Green-bellied Hummingbird A. viridigaster (SACC 168)
41. Lampornis cinereicauda is split from L. castaneoventris (Stiles and Skutch 1989)
42. Gould's Inca Coeligena inca is considered conspecific with Collared Inca C. torquata (SACC 140)
43. Golden-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena eos is considered conspecific with Golden-bellied Starfrontlet C.bonapartei (SACC 139)
44. Split Coeligena orina from C. bonapartei based on new specimens (Krabbe et al. 2005, SACC 185)
45. Spelling of species name sephanoides follows H&M Corrigenda 2.1
46. Longuemare's Sunangel Heliangelus clarisse is considered conspecific with Amethyst-throated Sunangel H.amethysticollis (SACC 142)
47. Bogota Sunangel, presumed extinct, is sister to Taphrolesbia/Aglaiocercus and best assigned to a new genus (Kirchman et al 2010)
48. Eriocnemis isabellae is a newly described species (Cortés-Diago et al. 2007, SACC 302)
49. Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani includes Coppery-naped Puffleg E. sapphiropygia (SACC 147)
50. Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami includes atrigularis, a subspecies that may deserve species rank (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001);SACC needs proposal
51. CORRECT species name of Long-tailed Sylph is kingii, not kingi (H&M 3rd corregenda 8)