Taxonomy
Canary Islands Oystercatcher was not a distinct species
DNA testing has provided a surprising conclusion on the taxonomic status of the extinct shorebird.
16/09/2019
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.
Ornithology
Cox's Sandpiper: the species that never was
A rare wader described from Australia was at the heart of a puzzle that took decades to solve. David Callahan tells the story of the rise...
10/09/2019
Taxonomy
Two new white-eye species described from Indonesia
The taxa were hiding in plain sight in the Wakatobi Archipelago, off Sulawesi.
25/04/2019
Taxonomy
New bulbul species described from Borneo
Previously considered variants of the same species, two similar-looking bulbuls have been found to represent two entirely different taxa.
26/03/2019
Ornithology
Hybridisation threatens Milky Stork's survival
A recent study has highlighted the issues that interbreeding with the much commoner Painted Stork pose for the Endangered species.
07/03/2019
Ornithology
Rote learning: a unique leaf-warbler discovered in Indonesia
For the second time in just 12 months a new bird species has been described from a small island in the Lesser Sundas.
27/12/2018
Taxonomy
Four-way split for White-browed Shortwing
New research has found that White-browed Shortwing actually consists of at least four different species, rather than the one it has been...
15/12/2018
Taxonomy
Black-eared Wheatear: two species, not one
A new genetic study has demonstrated that Eastern and Western Black-eared Wheatears should be treated as separate species.
19/11/2018
Ornithology
'Triple hybrid' warbler in Pennsylvania is new to science
Scientists have shown that a warbler found in Pennsylvania is the offspring of a hybrid mother and a father from an entirely different...
08/11/2018
Taxonomy
Magpie split five ways
As part of the latest IOC taxonomic update, four ex-subspecies of Eurasian Magpie have been elevated to full species status.
26/07/2018
Ornithology
New bird-of-paradise described from West Papua
The display of a bird-of-paradise has been documented from the Bird's Head Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia, for the first time, leading...
28/04/2018
Ornithology
New manakin described from northern Peru
Researchers have described a new species of manakin from the forests of northern Peru, 21 years after it was first found.
28/10/2017
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