Taxonomy
Our forgotten endemics
Want to see exciting endemic birds? Look no further, says David Callahan – there is a surprising array of little-known bird forms on your...
18/07/2011
Taxonomy
Analysis of avian DNA, biometrics and vocalisations add to our understanding of bird species all the time. We cover all the 'splits', lumps and discoveries.
Taxonomy
Pacific Swift in four-way split
A thorough assessment of four Pacific Swift subspecies has found that they may deserve species status.
27/06/2011
Taxonomy
White-eyes nest together
Despite their apparent differences, a new study shows that island white-eyes are very closely related to each other and their mainland...
15/06/2011
Taxonomy
Pterodroma petrels manage to lump themselves
Genetic analysis of Herald, Trindade and Kermadec Petrels in Mauritius has revealed a breakdown of species boundaries.
09/06/2011
Ornithology
Egyptian Vulture's rapid change
Genetic analysis of Egyptian Vultures on the Canary Islands has potentially revealed just how rapidly a distinct form can evolve.
09/06/2011
Taxonomy
Socotra Buzzard declared separate species from Common
A buzzard form known for over 100 years has been declared a 'good' species in a recent paper.
09/06/2011
Taxonomy
Galápagos frigatebird gain
The island isolation so important in the speciation of tubenoses now appears to be playing a greater role than thought in the evolution of...
09/05/2011
Taxonomy
Little Shrike-thrush reveals its hidden diversity
David Callahan outlines a new study of the shrike-thrushes that has found much hidden diversity.
09/05/2011
Taxonomy
Doves from above?
A genetic study to evaluate dispersal between North and South america has identified potential new species among American doves.
09/05/2011
Taxonomy
Bleeding-hearts broken
The ground-doves of the Indo-Pacific have now been found to consist of two distinct lineages.
24/03/2011
Taxonomy
Twin rails travel apart
Water Rail has now been shown to consist of two sister species.
22/03/2011
Taxonomy
Arctic warbler split in three
As anticipated, Arctic Warbler has now been split into three cryptic species due to differences in genetics.
17/03/2011
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