Taxonomy
Transformer pipits
THE extent to which some passerines can change their appearance to suit their environments and habitats has been revealed in a dramatic way...
11/05/2015
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
All points harriers
The full species status of Northern Harrier from North America – once considered to be a subspecies of Hen Harrier – has received further...
20/04/2015
Taxonomy
New Brazilian Treehunter
A new member of a South American songbird genus has been discovered to be a semi-mimic of an unrelated passerine.
14/04/2015
Taxonomy
Stone-curlew to be split?
A genetic study of the four recognised subspecies of Stone-curlew has found the current classification inaccurate, and that the two forms...
19/03/2015
Taxonomy
New species of hummingbird proposed in Bahamas
A new study has proposed that Bahama Woodstar - a common and familiar sight across the Bahama Archipelago - actually comprises two species.
12/02/2015
Taxonomy
Atlantic Chaffinch subspecies to be split?
A new study recommends that several Atlantic subspecies of Chaffinch are revised with a view to a split.
27/01/2015
Taxonomy
Another Amazonian cryptic species split
Another cryptic Amazonian ant-eating species has been found to conceal more species level forms - in the case one of the antbirds.
27/01/2015
Taxonomy
Cryptic single-species bird family discovered
While birders are accustomed to DNA analysis identifying new species, it has now uncovered a whole new family.
22/12/2014
Taxonomy
Hummingbirds a-gogo
New research has found that there were once, probably are, and almost certainly will be many more species of hummingbird than are known at...
14/04/2014
Ornithology
Sorting out Lesser Whitethroat
A new analysis of the confusing Central Asian Lesser Whitethroat subspecies has helped more clearly define the limits of each.
03/03/2014
Taxonomy
Helmetcrest splits
A widespread but distinctive South American hummingbird has now been split into four full species.
03/03/2014
Taxonomy
Crows in black and white
A genetic survey of corvid museum specimens has revealed that crows readily switched plumage colours during their evolution, suggests new...
27/02/2014
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