October 8, 2007

by Pat Leonard — last modified 2008-01-09 08:15

Updates based on the 48th supplement to the
AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION
CHECK-LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS
(Banks et al. The Auk 124(3):1109–1115, 2007)

The 48th Supplement summarized decisions made by the AOU’s Committee on Classiﬁcation and Nomenclature—North America between January 1 and December 31, 2006. Updates to the Clements 6th Edition attributed to this new Supplement fall into three categories:

(1) two species are added because of splits in species already on the list (Tundra Bean-Goose Anser serrirostris and Cuban Black-Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii);

(2) generic names of three species are changed, one because of a merger of genera (Spizastur into Spizaetus) and two because of a splitting of genera (Megaceryle from Ceryle);

(3) one English name is changed because of a split of the species (Taiga Bean-Goose Anser fabalis)

For background about the purpose, procedures, and plans for updates, please visit our "methods" section.

Page	Update

p. 27	Bean Goose, Anser fabalis Change name to Taiga Bean-Goose, excluding subspecies rossicus and serrirostris Add new species name, Tundra Bean-Goose, Anser serrirostris, including the two subspecies A. s. serrirostris and A. s. rossicus, ranges of these unchanged

p. 44	Common Black-Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus Subspecies gundlachii becomes new species name, Cuban Black-Hawk, Buteogallus gundlachii; range unchanged

p. 48	Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle, Spizastur melanoleucus Change genus to Spizaetus and move species entry to position immediately preceding Ornate Hawk-Eagle (p. 49)

p. 223	Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon change genus to Megaceryle

p. 223	Ringed Kingfisher, Ceryle torquata change genus to Megaceryle

The following corrections reflect errors in the printed copy of the Clements Checklist 6th Edition that have come to light following our earlier postings.

Page	Correction

p. xvi	change family “Meleagriiddae” to “Meleagrididae”

p. 4	Gray-legged Tinamou, Crypturellus duidae add line for observations above description of range

p. 5	Kalinowski’s Tinamou, N. kalinowskii delete this species (shown to be synonym of N. ornata branickii)

p. 7	Arctic Loon, Gavia arctica Insert two subspecies, as follows: “G. a. arctica W Palearctic e to Lena R; winters to nw and s Europe” “G. a. viridigularis E Palearctic and w Alaska; winters to China, Japan,Korea, and probably s to Baja California”

p. 13	Mascarene Shearwater, Puffinus atrodorsalis delete species and range (=synonym of P. lherminieri bailloni)

p. 24	change Family “Balaenicipididae” to “Balaenicipitidae”

p. 24	Crested Ibis, Nipponia Nippon change parenthetical entry to read “(several hundred birds in Shaanxi Province in 2006)”

p. 49	Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Oroaetus isidori change genus to Spizaetus and move species entry to position immediately following Ornate Hawk-Eagle

p. 54	Niaufoou Scrubfowl, Megapodius pritchardii correct spelling in English name and range is “Niuafo’ou”

p. 66	Gray-striped Francolin, Francolinus griseostriatus delete “last recorded in 1954”

p. 76	Luzon Buttonquail, Turnix worcesteri delete “known from four specimens from”

p. 80	Buff-banded Rail, Gallirallus philippensis change range of G. p. andrewsi to “Cocos Islands (ne Indian Ocean)”

p. 89	Australian Painted Snipe, Rostratula australis change spelling of English name to “Australian Painted-snipe”

p. 93	Eurasian Golden-Plover, Pluvialis apricaria change “P. a. albifrons” to “P. a. altifrons”

p. 96	Subantarctic Snipe, C. aucklandica after range of C. a. iredalei add “; apparently extinct”

p. 98	Willet, Tringa semipalmatus change “semipalmatus” to “semipalmata” for both species and nominate subspecies, and change subspecies “inornatus” to “inornata”

p. 99	Ruff and Reeve, Philomachus pugnax delete “and Reeve” from English name

p. 103	White Tern, Gygis alba range of G. a. alba should read “Fernando de Noronha, Trinidade, Martin Vas Rocks, Ascension and St. Helena islands”; range of G. a. candida should read “Seychelles and Mascarene islands and s Pacific to Hawaii, Clipperton and Cocos islands”

p. 105	Whiskered Tern, C. hybrida change “C. h. delelandii” to “C. h. delalandii”

p. 111	Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata delete subspecies and range of P. f. monilis (=synonym of P. f. fasciata)

p. 114	Little Cuckoo-Dove, M. ruficeps range of M. r. engelbachi should read “NW Vietnam (w Tonkin) and n Laos”

p. 126	Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove, P. solomonensis range of P. s. speciosus should read “Numfor, Biak and Yapen islands”

p. 127	Spotted Imperial-Pigeon, D. carola in range of D. c. mindanensis, delete Mindoro

p. 130	Pink Cockatoo, C. leadbeateri two subspecies are recognized, as follows: “C. l. mollis W Australia” “C. l. leadbeateri C and ec Australia”

p. 131	Family Psittacidae contains 346 extant species, not 347

p. 131	Red-and-blue Lory, Eos histrio above E. h. talautensis, add the following entry: “E. h. challengeri Miangas I. (n Talaud Is., off se Mindanao). Possibly extinct”

p. 138	Singing Parrot, Geoffroyus heteroclitus change “G. h. hyancinthinus” to “G. h. hyacinthinus”

p. 145	Painted Parakeet, P. picta delete subspecies P. p. pantchenkoi

p. 155	Dwarf Koel, M. parva change “M. p. grisecens” to “M. p. grisescens”

p. 159	Squirrel Cuckoo, Piaya cayana change “P. c. Mexicana” to “P. c. mexicana”

p. 160	Lesser Roadrunner, Geococcyx velox change range to read “Arid w Mexico (s Sonora) to n Nicaragua”

p. 165	Bearded Screech-Owl, Megascops barbarus add “of Guatemala” to end of range

p. 182	Large-tailed Nightjar, Caprimulugus macrurus delete aequibalis from list of synonyms of C. m. bimaculatus

p. 214	Eared Quetzal, Euptilotus neoxenus in range description, change “sw Arizona” to “se Arizona”

p. 216-17	Little Kingfisher, A. pusilla change range of A. p. pusilla to “New Guinea, Kai, Aru, w Papuan & Torres Str. is., ne Cape York Pen.” change range of A. p. halmaherae to “Halmahera, Obi, Ternate and Bacan”

p. 220	Collared Kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris immediately below T. c. sordidus insert the following subspecies entry: “T. c. colcloughi Central Queensland coast to ne New South Wales”

p. 226	European Roller, Coracius garrulus Change “C. g. garrulous” to “C. g. garrulus”

p. 230	Luzon Hornbill, Penelopides manillae add line for observations above description of range

p. 231	Blyth’s Hornbill, Aceros plicatus immediately below A. p. harterti insert the following subspecies entry: “A. p. mendanae NW & c Solomon Islands (Choiseul and Vella Lavella s to Malaita and Guadalcanal)”

p. 240	Lemon-throated Barbet, Eubucco richardsoni change range of E. r. nigriceps to “NE Peru (lower Río Napo) to extreme nw Brazil in w Amazonas”

p. 248	Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons change range of M. a. veraecrucis to “Atlantic slope: E Mexico (Veracruz) to ne Guatemala”

p. 249	Ground Woodpecker, Geocolaptes olivaceus in range of G. o. prometheus change “Sande” to “s and e”

p. 254	Yellow-throated Woodpecker, Piculus flavigula in range of P. f. flavigula change “Extreme Colombia…” to “Extreme e Colombia…”

p. 258	Banded Woodpecker, P. mineaceus change “mineaceus” to “miniaceus” in species and nominate subspecies

p. 264	Silver-breasted Broadbill, Serilophus lunatus in range of S. l. atrestus change “Thaiiland” to “Thailand”

p. 265	change Family name “Sapayaoidae” to "Sapayoidae"

p. 267	delete “Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers” from page heading

p. 267	Red-bellied Pitta, Pitta erythrogaster change “P. e. rufiventris (obbiensis)” to “P. e. rufiventris (obiensis)”

p. 267	Noisy Pitta, Pitta versicolor immediately below subspecies P. v. simillima add the following subspecies entry: “P. v. intermedia NE Queensland (Cooktown to Cairns and Atherton, Eungella)”

p. 268	Family Furnariidae contains 298 extant species, not 294

p. 273	Plain-crowned Spinetail, S. gujanensis delete subspecies S. g. simoni (listed correctly under White-lored Spinetail, S. albilora)

p. 280	Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner, P. erythrocercum change “P. e. subalare” to “P. e. suboles”

p. 281	Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner, Automolus infuscatus change “A. i. perusianus” to “A. i. purusianus”

p. 283-84	Plain-brown Woodcreeper, D. fuliginosa (p.284) change “D. f. atritrostris” to “D. f. atrirostris”

p. 301	Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird, Myrmeciza hemimelaena Delete “Southern” from English name

p. 426	Odeni, Cettia haddeni change English name to “Odedi”

p. 429	Black-browed Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps subspecies “A. b. tangorum” now considered a full species; delete from this species and add new species entry immediately after Black-browed Reed-Warbler, as follows: “Manchurian Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus tangorum N Manchuria; winters to s China and Thailand”

p. 440	immediately below Plain-tailed Warbler (Seicercus soror) insert the following: “Martens’s Warbler Seicercus omeiensis mts. of w China (Sichuan) and Myanmar”

p. 448	Brown-streaked Flycatcher, Muscicapa williamsoni change scientific name to Muscicapa siamensis; in all three subspecies, replace the species initial “w.” with “s.”

p. 455	Forest Robin, Stiphrornis erythrothorax immediately below subspecies S. e. gabonensis add the following subspecies entry: “S. e. sanghensis Central African Republic (Dzanga-Sangha forest)”

p. 477	Guam Flycatcher, Myiagra freycineti delete species and range (this species appears on Extinct Species list, p. 700)

p. 489	White-necked Laughingthrush, Garrulax strepitans change “G. s. terrarius” to “G. s ferrarius”

p. 535	delete redundant “; Sunbirds and Spiderhunters” from page header

p. 565	Kauai Oo, Moho braccatus delete species and range (this species appears on Extinct Species list, p. 700)

p. 565	Bishop’s Oo, Moho bishopi delete species and range (this species appears on Extinct Species list, p. 700)

p. 569	Australian Figbird, Specotheres vieilloti delete subspecies S. v. flaviventris and its range (flaviventris entry under preceding species, S. viridis, is correct)

p. 580	White-winged Chough, Corcorax melanorhamphos delete third line in ranges (“Forests and woodands of e and se Australia”)

p. 604	between White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis and Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi insert the following: “Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla henrici E Tibetan Plateau (ne Xizang, Qinghai)”

p. 636	Gray-headed Bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythaca change range of P. e. owstoni to read “Mountains of Taiwan”

p. 649	Cone-billed Tanager, Conothraupis mesoleuca change parenthetical phrase to “(Goias and Mato Grosso do Sul, rediscovered in 2003)”

p. 686	Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis add “mts. of s Nevada” to range of J. h. thurberi

p. 687	Yellow-eyed Junco, Junco phaeonotus delete subspecies J. p. mutabilis and its range (=old synonym of J. hyemalis thurberi)

p. 694	Bay-winged Cowbird, Molothrus badius Change scientific name to Agelaioides badius and move entire entry for this species to p. 698 immediately preceding Bolivian Blackbird Agelaioides oreopsar

p. 698	Baudo Oropendola, Gymnostinops cassini change entire range entry to “NE Colombia (n Chocó)”

p. 704	change entry for total species recorded from Sweden to 486 (as of 2006)

p. 820	change “Odeni” to “Odedi”

p. 820	change Index entry for Oilbird from 174 to 176

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