Author Archives: Joe Taylor

Salvadori’s Pheasant (Lophura inornata) and Aceh Pheasant (L. hoogerwerfi) are being lumped as L. inornata: list as Near Threatened or Vulnerable?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Joe Taylor

The newly described taxon Oceanites pincoyae is to be recognised as a species by BirdLife: list as Data Deficient?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Maroon-faced Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis) is being split: list P. leucotis as Vulnerable and P. emma as Near Threatened or Least Concern?

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus) is being split: list C. strictus as Vulnerable and C. xanthocephalus as Near Threatened?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Woodford’s Rail (Nesoclopeus woodfordi) is being split: list N. woodfordi as Vulnerable and N. immaculatus and N. tertius as Near Threatened?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Bearded Helmetcrest (Oxypogon guerinii) is being split: list both O. cyanolaemus and O. struebelii as Vulnerable and both O. guerinii and O. lindenii as Near Threatened?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge (Arborophila charltonii) is being split: list A. graydoni, A. tonkinensis and A. charltonii as Vulnerable?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Sulawesi Kingfisher (Ceyx fallax) is being split: list C. sangirensis as Critically Endangered and C. fallax as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Fea’s Petrel (Pterodroma feae) is being split: list P. deserta as Vulnerable and P. feae as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) is being split: list C. nivosus as Near Threatened, C. dealbatus as Data Deficient and C. alexandrinus as Least Concern?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Cuckoo-roller (Leptosomus discolor) is being split: list both L. gracilis and L. intermedius as Critically Endangered?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Olive-throated Parakeet (Aratinga nana) is being split: list A. nana as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) is being split: list C. phalaena as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) is being split: list B. oreophilus as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Moluccan Scops-owl (Otus magicus) is being split: list O. tempestatis as Vulnerable?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) is being split: list C. petersi as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela) is being split: list S. minimus as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Philippine Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis) is being split: list both N. philippensis and N. pinskeri as Endangered?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Solomons Hawk-owl (Ninox jacquinoti) is being split: list N. malaitae and N. roseoaxillaris as Vulnerable and N. granti as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Southern Crowned-pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri) is being split: list both G. scheepmakeri and G. sclaterii as Vulnerable?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Green Imperial-pigeon (Ducula aenea) is being split: list O. oenothorax as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) is being split: list C. lawrencei as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Northern Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) is being split: list both A. mantelli and A. rowi as Endangered?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) is being split: list R. tarapacensis as Endangered?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Madagascar Green-pigeon (Treron australis) is being split: list T. griveaudi as Endangered?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis) is being split: list T. melanopis and T. branickii as Near Threatened or Vulnerable?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) is being split: list S. molybdophanes as Near Threatened or Vulnerable?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Blue-crowned Racquet-tail (Prioniturus discurus) is being split: list P. mindorensis as Vulnerable?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) is being split: list C. macqueenii as Vulnerable and C. undulata as Least Concern?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Moorland Francolin (Francolinus psilolaemus) is being split: list F. elgonensis as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Sunda Teal (Anas gibberifrons) is being split: list A. albogularis as Vulnerable?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Black Bustard (Eupodotis afra): eligible for uplisting?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), Palawan Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis lemprieri) and Blue Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone cyanescens): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythrauchen): uplist to Near Threatened?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Halmahera Cuckooshrike (Coracina parvula): uplist to Near Threatened?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Standardwing (Semioptera wallacii): uplist to Near Threatened?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Moluccan Goshawk (Accipiter henicogrammus): uplist to Near Threatened?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Long-billed Crow (Corvus validus): uplist to Near Threatened?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Taylor

White Cockatoo (Cacatua alba): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Checker-throated Woodpecker (Picus mentalis) is being split: list P. mentalis as Vulnerable and P. humii as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Oriental Bay-owl (Phodilus badius) is being split: list both P. badius and P. assimilis as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Rufous Hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax) is being split: list both B. hydrocorax and B. mindanensis as Vulnerable?

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Silvery Kingfisher (Alcedo argentata) is being split and Indigo-banded Kingfisher (A. cyanopectus) is being split: list A. argentata and A. flumenicola as Vulnerable and A. nigrirostris as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Island Collared-dove (Streptopelia bitorquata) is being split: list S. dusumieri as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris) is being split: list P. oeneicaudus as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Banded Kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) is being split: list L. pulchella and L. melanops as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona) is being split: list A. euryzona as Critically Endangered and A. peninsulae as Vulnerable?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Hodgson’s Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax) is being split: list both C. fugax and C. pectoralis as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

White-throated Eared-nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis) is being split: list E. exul as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) and E. nigripennis as Vulnerable?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) is being split: list O. insularis as Endangered and O. aruensis as Vulnerable?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Pompadour Green-pigeon (Treron pompadora) is being split: list T. aromatica as Vulnerable and four other newly defined species as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Hottentot Buttonquail (Turnix hottentottus) is being split: list T. hottentottus as Endangered?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Whistling Green-pigeon (Treron formosae) is being split: list T. formosae as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Maroon-chinned Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus subgularis) is being split: list both P. subgularis and P. mangoliensis as Vulnerable and P. epia as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-pigeon (Ducula basilica) is being split: list D. obiensis as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

New Zealand Snipe (Coenocorypha aucklandica) is being split: list C. iredalei as Extinct, C. huegeli as Vulnerable and C. aucklandica as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Moustached Kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei) is being split: list both A. bougainvillei and A. excelsus as Endangered?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Red-eared Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus fischeri) is being split: list P. meridionalis as Vulnerable?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Double-eyed Fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma) is being split: list C. coxeni as Endangered?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) is being split: list C. episcopus as Vulnerable?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Green-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania fannyi) is being split: list T. hypochlora as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Javan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus javensis) and Blyth’s Frogmouth (B. affinis) are being lumped as B. javensis: list the newly defined species as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Shelley’s Francolin (Francolinus shelleyi) is being split: list F. whytei as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) is being split: list H. chathamensis as Vulnerable and H. novaeseelandiae as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) is being split: list F. chicquera as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) is being split: list C. sallei as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) is being split: list D. owstoni as Endangered?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Great Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) is being split: list C. bahamensis as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Philippine Hawk-owl (Ninox philippensis) is being split: list N. leventisi and N. rumseyi as Endangered, N. reyi and N. mindorensis as Vulnerable, and N. spilonota and N. philippensis as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is being split: list T. rosenbergii as Vulnerable and both T. weberi and T. forsteni as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Blue-rumped Parrot (Psittinus cyanurus) is being split: list P. abbotti as Vulnerable and P. cyanurus as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Long-billed Partridge (Rhizothera longirostris) is being split: list R. dulitensis as Vulnerable and R. longirostris as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Crestless Fireback (Lophura erythopthalma) is being split: list both L. erythopthalma and L. pyronota as Vulnerable?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita) is being split: list both L. ignita and L. rufa as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Brown Barbet (Calorhamphus fuliginosus) is being split: list both C. fuliginosus and C. hayii as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) is being split: list D. everetti as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Sooty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus funebris) is being split: list both M. funebris and M. fuliginosus as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) is being split: list M. tristis as Endangered?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Grey-faced Woodpecker (Picus canus) is being split: list P. dedemi as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Philippine Scops-owl (Otus megalotis) is being split: list O. nigrorum as Vulnerable and O. megalotis and O. everetti as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Brown Hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata) is being split: list N. randi as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

White-crested Hornbill (Tropicranus albocristatus) is being split: list T. albocristatus as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Dwarf Black Hornill (Tockus hartlaubi) is being split: list T. hartlaubi as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Forest Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus castaneiceps) is being split: list P. castaneiceps as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Piping Hornbill (Bycanistes fistulator) is being split: list B. fistulator as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis) is being split: list both C. cyanotis and C. sanghirensis as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Tahiti Kingfisher (Todiramphus veneratus) is being split: list T. youngi as Endangered?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Scaly Kingfisher (Actenoides princeps) is being split: list A. regalis as Vulnerable and A. princeps as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Micronesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) is being split: list T. reichenbachii as Vulnerable and T. cinnamominus as Extinct In The Wild?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus) is being split: list both A. monachus and A. capucinus as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus), Puna Flamingo (P. jamesi) and Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis): downlist all to Least Concern?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Great-billed Seed-finch (Oryzoborus maximiliani): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Blue-bellied Parrot (Triclaria malachitacea): request for recent information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Scaled Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis): downlist to Near Threatened?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Rio de Janeiro Antbird (Cercomacra brasiliana): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis): downlist to Vulnerable?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Yellow-headed Manakin (Xenopipo flavicapilla): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Ornate Lorikeet (Trichoglossus ornatus): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor