Aug 18, 2010
2010 Checklist of the Birds of Panama
Audubon Panama presents the Checklist of the Birds of Panama, which includes the 969 species of birds recorded in the Republic of Panama to date, following the taxonomy of the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and its most recent supplements.
Changes are as follows:
Changes to both English and scientific names: Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus becomes Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus.
Changes to English names only: Whip-poor-will becomes Eastern Whip-poor-will, Crowned Slaty-Flycatcher becomes Crowned Slaty Flycatcher.
Changes to scientific names only: White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus, Brown Jay Psilorhinus morio, Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera, Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina, Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla, Virginia’s Warbler Oreothlypis virginiae, Flame-throated Warbler Oreothlypis gutturalis, Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis, Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla, Peg-billed Finch Acanthidops bairdi.
Family changes: Osprey given its own family, Pandionidae (Osprey), Spot-crowned and Red-headed Barbets moved to family Capitonidae (New World Barbets), Prong-billed Barbet moved to new family Semniornithidae (Toucan-Barbets), Rufous Piha moved to the Cotingidae, Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens given their own family (Polioptilidae), Black-capped Donacobius given its own family (Donacobiidae).
There are also a large number of changes in species order.
This is also the first edition that segregates dubious records, which probably refer to escapees or ship-assisted birds, to an appendix at the end of the list.
Hi, I wonder whether you can help me?
The following species do not appear on the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and its most recent supplements but appear on the PAU Panamanian list which you say follows the AOU taxonomy. I am trying to reconcile the two lists
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata
Galapagos Shearwater Puffinus subalaris
Elliot’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites gracilis (Called White-vented Storm-petrel on AP list)
Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
Guanay Cormorant Phalacrocorax bougainvillii
Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni
Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni
Dwarf Cuckoo Coccycua pumila
Grey-capped Cuckoo Coccyzus lansbergi
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Lesson’s Seedeater Sporophila bouvronides
Lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola
Large-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus crassirostris
Thanks
Chris Craig
Hi, some apparent taxanomic variations from the AOU list?
Brown-backed Dove, Leptottila (plumbeiceps) battyi, given full specific status on AP list in addition to Gray-headed Dove, Leptotila plumbeiceps
Azuero Parakeet, Pyrrhura (picta) eisenmanni given full specific status on AP list in place of Painted Parakeet, Pyrrhura picta
Escudo Hummingbird, Amazilia (tzacatl) handleyi, given full specific status on AP list in addition to Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl
Blue-throated Toucanet,Aulacorhynchus (prasinus) caeruleogularis, given full specific status on AP list in place of Emerald Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Coiba Spinetail, Cranioleuca (vulpina) dissita, given full specific status on AP list in addition to Rusty-backed Spinetail, Cranioleuca vulpina
Canebrake Wren, Thryothorus (modestus) zeledoni, given full specific status on AP list in addition to Plain Wren, Thryothorus modestus
One query regarding common name compared to AOU list
Spiny-faced Antshrike Xenornis setifrons called Speckled Antshrike on AP list
Chris;
Greetings– I just saw these notes as I was checking on the Audubon Panama checklist (to match one I am creating), so I’m not sure if anybody has gotten back to you (or if you will even see this note). Basically, the records committee in Panama has different standards for documentation than the AOU, which accounts for a few of the discrepencies. Others are based on taxonomic splits that we all accept here, but which are awaiting the publication of formal scholarly papers. A few of these things have been rectified since your note. If you still have questions, feel free to contact me at kenallaireearthlink.net, I can answer all of your questions in more detail.
Ken Allaire