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Species Updates

 IOC Version 3.4 (Draft)

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25  Pincoya Storm Petrel Oceanites pincoyae ADD NEW Eliot’s Storm Petrel O. gracilis  Harrison et al 2013
75  Green-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi DEL AL Clinal variant. Lump with T. colombica (SACC 558)
98  Tepui Elaenia  Elaenia olivina  ADD AS Sierran Elaenia (E. pallatangae) Genetic data indicate that olivina is not closely related to pallatangae (Rheindt et al 2008, 2009)
98  Chilean Elaenia  Elaenia chilensis ADD AS White-crested Elaenia (E. albiceps) Ridgely & Tudor 1994, Jaramillo 2003, Rheindt et al 2009, SACC – proposal badly needed
166  Antioquia Wren  Thryophilus sernai  ADD AS  Rufous-and-white Wren (T. rufalbus)  Lara et al 2012, SACC 562
201  Sage Sparrow  Artemisiospiza nevadensis ADD AS Bell’s [Sage] Sparrow Cicero & Johnson 2007, Cicero 2010, Klicka & Banks 2011, HBW 16, Cicero & Koo 2012, NACC 2013-A-8, 2013-C-3

IOC Version 3.3 (Jan 30, 2013)

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26  Andean Ibis Theristicus branickii  ADD  AS  Black-faced Ibis T. melanops Steinbacher 1979, Fjeldså & Krabbe 1990, Sibley & Monroe 1990, Matheu & del Hoyo 1992, Ridgely & Greenfield 2001, Viscarra 2009, Collar & Bird 2011, Clements 6, cf H&M3, HBW; SACC awaits proposal. 
 37  Junin Crake  Laterallus tuerosi  DEL  AL  Ssp of L. jamaicensis SACC 536
 38  Hawkins’s Rail  Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi †  ADD  EXT  Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus Cooper & Tennyson 2004
 67 Bermuda Saw-whet Owl  Aegolius gradyi  †  ADD  EXT  Northern Saw-whet Owl A. acadicus Olson 2012
 82 Sao Tome Kingfisher  Corythornis thomensis  DEL  AL  Malachite Kingfisher C. cristatus Genetic analysis does not support recognition  (Melo & Fuchs 2008)
 82 Principe Kingfisher  Corythornis nais  DEL  AL  Malachite Kingfisher C. cristatus  Genetic analysis does not support recognition  (Melo & Fuchs 2008)
 92 Two-banded Puffbird  Hypnelus bicinctus  ADD  AS  Russet-throated Puffbird  H.ruficollis See Rasmussen & Collar 2002, Restall 2007, HBW 7. Limited hybridization (only) reported from Maracaibo region of Venezuela and in Catatumbo lowlands of Colombia. Possibly based on misdiagnosed juvenile and immature bicinctus (Restall & Lentino, in prep). SACC needs proposal.
 96 Russet-winged Schiffornis  Schiffornis stenorhyncha  ADD  AS  Foothill Schiffornis S. aenea
 Nyári 2007, Donegan et al. 2011, SACC 505, 543AB. Includes panamensis. 
 96 Northern Schiffornis  Schiffornis veraepacis  ADD  AS  Guianan Schiffornis S. olivacea Nyári 2007, Donegan et al. 2011, SACC 505, 543AB. Includes dumicola, rosenbergi, buckleyi?, acrophites. 
 96 Foothill Schiffornis  Schiffornis aenea  ADD  AS  Northern Schiffornis S. veraepacis Nyári 2007, Donegan et al. 2011, SACC 505, 543AB. Monotypic
 96 Guianan Schiffornis  Schiffornis olivacea  ADD  AS  Varzea Schiffornis S. major Nyári 2007, Donegan et al. 2011, SACC 505, 543AB. Monotypic
108 Klages’s Antbird  Drymophila klagesi  ADD  AS  Long-tailed Antbird D. caudata  Isler et al 2012, SACC 542; includes aristeguietana
108 Santa Marta Antbird  Drymophila hellmayri  ADD  AS  Klages’s Antbird D. klagesi  Isler et al 2012, SACC 542; monotypic
108 Streak-headed Antbird  Drymophila striaticeps  ADD  AS  Santa Marta Antbird D. hellmayri Chapman 1912, Isler et al 2012, SACC 542; includes occidentalis, peruviana, and boliviana [not on IOC 3.1)
110 Zeledon's Antbird  Myrmeciza zeledoni  ADD  AS  Immaculate Antbird  M. immaculata Donegan 2012, SACC 541
154  Aguiguan Reed Warbler  Acrocephalus nijoi †  ADD  AS, EXT  Saipan Reed Warbler Saitoh et al 2012
168 African Spotted Creeper  Salpornis salvadori  ADD  AS [Indian] Spotted Creeper S. spilonotus Tietze & Mertens 2010;  Rasmussen & Anderton 2012, see also HBW 13
184 Italian Sparrow  Passer italiae  ADD  AS  Spanish x House Sparrow P. hispaniolensis x P. domesticus Elgvin et al 2011, Hermansen et al 2011; increasingly recognized as an example of hybrid speciation
202 Bermuda Towhee  Pipilo naufragus  †  ADD  EXT  Eastern Towhee P. erythrophthalamus Olson & Wingate, 2012
208 Monte Yellow Finch  Sicalis mendozae  ADD  AS  Greenish Yellow Finch S. olivascens Areta et al 2012, SACC 539

IOC Version 3.2 (Oct 15, 2012)

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24  Scopoli’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea ADD AS Streaked Shearwater (C. leucomelas) Robb & Mullarney 2008, Howell 2012, Sangster et al 2012; split from Cory’s Shearwater (C. [diomedea] borealis)
24  Bryan’s Shearwater Puffinus bryani ADD NEW Balearic Shearwater (P.mauretanicus) Pyle et al 2011, NACC 2011-C-4
35  Grey Hawk Buteo plagiatus ADD AS [Before] Grey-lined [Grey] Hawk (B. nitidus) Sibley & Monroe 1993, Millsap et al 2011, NACC Proposal 2011-A-4,2011-C-14b, SACC Proposal #523,
67  Mindanao Hawk-Owl Ninox spilocephala ADD AS Luzon [Philippine] Hawk-Owl (N. philippensis) Rasmussen et al 2012
67  Mindoro Hawk-Owl Ninox mindorensis ADD AS Mindanao Hawk-Owl (N.spilocephala) Rasmussen et al 2012
67  Romblon Hawk-Owl Ninox spilonota ADD AS Mindoro Hawk-Owl (N.mindorensis) Rasmussen et al 2012
67  Cebu Hawk-Owl Ninox rumseyi ADD NEW  Romblon Hawk-Owl (N. spilonota) Rasmussen et al 2012
67  Camiguin Hawk-Owl Ninox leventisi ADD NEW  Cebu Hawk-Owl (N.rumseyi) Rasmussen et al 2012
67  Sulu Hawk-Owl Ninox reyi ADD AS Camiguin Hawk-Owl (N. leventisi) Rasmussen et al 2012
 91  Spot-throated Flameback Dinopium everetti ADD  AS  Common Flameback (D. javanense) Mees 1966, Collar 2011
134  Tablas Fantail Rhipidura sauli ADD  AS Blue-headed Fantail (R. cyaniceps) Sánchez-González & Moyle 2011
134  Visayan Fantail Rhipidura albiventris ADD  AS Tablas Fantail (R. sauli) Sánchez-González & Moyle 2011
134  Visayan Blue Fantail Rhipidura samarensis ADD  AS [Mindanao] Blue Fantail (R. superciliaris) Sánchez-González & Moyle 2011
134  Philippine Pied Fantail Rhipidura nigritorquis ADD  AS [Malaysian] Pied Fantail (R. javanica) Sánchez-González & Moyle 2011
149  Trilling Tailorbird Orthotomus chloronotus ADD  AS Philippine Tailorbird (O. castaneiceps) Sheldon et al 2012
191  Jackson’s Pipit Anthus latistriatus DEL  AL African Pipit (A. cinnamomeus) Jackson’s Pipit is a dubious taxon that “is best treated pro tem as a recognizable race of African Pipit”  fide R Dowsett and D. Pearson (H&M 3, 4 draft, cf HBW)
178  Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni ADD  AS Asian Brown Flycatcher (M. dauurica) King 1997, HBW 12, Rheindt & Eaton 2012; includes umbrosa

IOC Version 3.1 (April 30, 2012)

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18  Vietnamese Pheasant Lophura hatinhensis DEL TAX Edwards’s Pheasant Taxonomic status uncertain, but species description inadequate and hypotheses re variation in Edwards’s Pheasant unresolved  (McGowan 1994 -HBW 2/IBC, Madge & McGowan 2002, Hennache et al 2012; also Penhallurick, Rheindt, Ligon comments March 2012)
47  Scripps’s Murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi ADD AS Xantus’s Murrelet (S. hypoleucus) Sibley and Monroe 1993, Nettleship 1996, Birt et al 2012, NACC 2011-C-10, 2011-C-14a
58  Hocking’s Parakeet Aratinga hockingi DEL AL Mitred Parakeet (A. mitrata) SACC 473
58  Chapman’s Parakeet Aratinga alticola DEL AL Mitred Parakeet (A. mitrata) SACC 473
70  Hispaniolan Nightjar Antrostomus ekmani ADD AS Cuban [Greater Antillean] Nightjar (A. cubanensis) Garrido and Reynard 1998, Cleere 2010, HBW 5
85  Sira Barbet Capito fitzpatricki ADD NEW Scarlet-banded Barbet (C. wallacei) Seeholzer et al 2012
86  Yellow-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus calorhynchus DEL AL Groove-billed Toucanet (A. sulcatus) Bonaccorso et al 2011
126  Western Quail-thrush Cinclosoma marginatum ADD AS Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (C. castaneothorax) Toon et al 2012
126  Nullarbor Quail-thrush Cinclosoma alisteri ADD AS Cinnamon Quail-thrush (C.cinnamomeum) Toon et al 2012
126  West African Wattle-eye Platysteira hormophora ADD AS Chestnut Wattle-eye (P. castanea) Njabo et al. 2008
196  Black-fronted Warbler Setophaga nigrifrons DEL AL Audubon’s Warbler (S. auduboni) Broad clines of genetic markers suggest that nigrifrons is conspecific with auduboni (Brelsford et al 2011, Milá et al 2011,  AOU/NACC 2010-A-3)
206  Pearly-bellied Seedeater Sporophila pileata ADD AS Copper [Capped] Seedeater (S. bouvreuil) Machado & Silveira 2011, SACC 502, 517
 n/a  EXTINCT TAXA 126 SPP ADD NEW  VARIOUS SEE SPREADSHEET

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