Comments on the species limits of certain North American birds, part 1
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Although species limits of North American birds are relatively well delineated, discrepancies among global lists identify species complexes that are subject to differences of opinion. As part of our work with the North American Classification Committee (NACC) of the American Ornithological Society, here we assess species limits in 11 such species complexes of North American birds: Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis, Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata, Antillean Mango Anthracothorax dominicus, Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae, Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani, Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus, Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus, Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans, American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis, Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus and Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana. We update information on the taxonomic history of these species, and recommend revised taxonomic treatments by using published works, analysis of museum specimens and citizen/ community science databases. This work can provide a foundation for future taxonomic research in these species complexes.
Institutions: The University of Texas at El Paso, Florida Gulf Coast University, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Louisiana State University, Cornell University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Smithsonian Institution, United States Geological Survey, National Museum of Natural History, Eastern Ecological Science Center
Language: English
Topic: Avian ecology and behavior
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405010310