2016 splits and lumps

Splits and discoveries

 * 1) Middendorf's Bean-Goose, Anser middendorffii from Tundra Bean-Goose, Anser fabalis
 * 2) Sula Cuckoo-Dove, Turacoena sulaensis from White-faced Cuckoo-Dove, Turacoena manadensis
 * 3) Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia doreya from Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia amboinensis
 * 4) Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia macassariensis
 * 5) Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia timorlaoensis
 * 6) Enggano Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia cinnamomea
 * 7) Barusan Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia modiglianii
 * 8) Lesser Violetear, Colibri cyanotus
 * 9) Rufous-naped Wood-Rail / White-bellied Wood-Rail, Aramides albiventris
 * 10) Grey-faced Petrel, Pterodroma gouldi
 * 11) Cuban Ivory-billed Woodpecker / Baird's Woodpecker, Campephilus bairdii
 * 12) Sooty Woodpecker / Southern Sooty-Woodpecker,Mulleripicus funebris
 * 13) Coopman's Elaenia, Elaenia brachyptera
 * 14) Northern Mouse-coloured Tyrannulet, Nesotriccus incomtus
 * 15) Ayacucho Thistletail, Asthenes ayacuchensis
 * 16) Tan-capped Catbird, Ailuroedus geislerorum
 * 17) Ochre-breasted Catbird, Ailuroedus stonii
 * 18) Spotted Catbird, Ailuroedus maculosus
 * 19) Huon Catbird, Ailuroedus astigmaticus
 * 20) Black-capped Catbird, Ailuroedus melanocephalus
 * 21) Arfak Catbird, Ailuroedus arfakianus
 * 22) Northern Catbird, Ailuroedus jobiensis
 * 23) Pilbara Grasswren, Amytornis whitei
 * 24) Sandhill Grasswren, Amytornis oweni
 * 25) Rusty Grasswren, Amytornis rowleyi
 * 26) Admiralty Islands Cicadabird, Edolisoma admiralitatis
 * 27) Chestnut-throated Flycatcher, Myiagra castaneigularis
 * 28) White-cheeked Monarch, Symposiachrus malaitae
 * 29) North Island Robin, Petroica longipes
 * 30) Pacific Robin, Petroica pusilla
 * 31) Darod Lark, Calandrella daaroodensis
 * 32) Northern Red-capped Lark, Calandrella williamsi
 * 33) Sykes's Short-toed Lark, Calandrella dukhunensis
 * 34) Highland Rush Warbler, Bradypterus centralis
 * 35) Tarim Babbler, Rhopophilus albosuperciliaris
 * 36) Dark-eyed White-eye, Zosterops tetiparius
 * 37) Grey-brown White-eye, Zosterops ponapensis
 * 38) Chinese Blue-Flycatcher, Cyornis glaucicomans
 * 39) Chinese Rubythroat, Calliope tschebaiewi
 * 40) Himalayan Thrush, Zoothera salimalii
 * 41) Sichuan Thrush, Zoothera griseiceps
 * 42) Campina Thrush, Turdus arthuri
 * 43) Amazonian Thrush, Turdus debilis
 * 44) Merida Brushfinch, Atlapetes meridae
 * 45) Black-fronted Brushfinch, Atlapetes nigrifrons
 * 46) Blood-red Tanager, Piranga haemalea

Lumps

 * 1) Four-coloured Bushshrike, Telophorus quadricolor into Gorgeous Bushshrike, Telophorus viridis.

Cited text

 * 1) Clements JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World. 6th Edition. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, N.Y.
 * 2) Dickinson, E., and L. Christidis (eds.) (2014), “The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World: 4rd ed. Volume 2, Passerines”, Aves Press, Eastbourne, UK.
 * 3) Dowsett, R.J., and F. Dowsett-Lemaire  (1993), Comments on the taxonomy of some Afrotropical bird species, in “A Contribution to the Distribution and Taxonomy of Afrotropical and Malagasy Birds”, (Dowsett, R.J., and F. Dowsett-Lemaire, eds.), Tauraco Press, Liege, pp. 323-389.
 * 4) Fry, H. (2016). Gorgeous Bush-shrike (Telophorus viridis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/60541 on 4 July 2016).
 * 5) Gill, F & D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird List (v 6.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.6.2.
 * 6) Marcondes, R.S., and L.F. Silveira  (2015), A taxonomic review of Aramides cajaneus (Aves, Gruiformes, Rallidae) with notes on morphological variation in other species of the genus, ZooKeys 500, 111-140.
 * 7) Ng, N.S.R., and F.E. Rheindt  (2016), Species delimitation in the White-faced Cuckoo-dove (Turacoena manadensis) based on bioacoustic data, Avian Res. 7:2.
 * 8) Ruokonen, M., and T. Aarvak  (2011), Typology revisited: historical taxa of the bean goose—pink-footed goose complex, Ardea 99, 103-112.