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The year 2014 in birding and ornithology.

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<i>Scytalopus</i> Genus of birds

Scytalopus is a genus of small suboscine passerine birds belonging to the tapaculo family Rhinocryptidae. They are found in South and Central America from Tierra del Fuego to Costa Rica, but are absent from the Amazon Basin. They inhabit dense vegetation at or near ground-level and are mainly found in mountainous regions, particularly the Andes. They can be very difficult to see as they run through the undergrowth in a mouse-like fashion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marsh tapaculo</span> Species of bird

The marsh tapaculo is a recently discovered passerine bird which belongs to the genus Scytalopus, a genus of tapaculos. It is also known as the wetland tapaculo or tall-grass wetland tapaculo. It is endemic to Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grey-sided flowerpecker</span> Species of bird

The grey-sided flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

<i>Formicivora</i> Genus of birds

Formicivora is a genus of insectivorous birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. These relatively small, long-tailed antbirds are strongly sexually dichromatic. They are found in semi-open habitats in woodland and shrub in South America. They have several rows of white spots on the wings. Males are usually darker below than they are above, and sometimes have a fringe of white on the side.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bahia antwren</span> Species of bird

The Bahia antwren or pileated antwren is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mouse-coloured tapaculo</span> Species of bird

The mouse-coloured tapaculo or Serra do Mar tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to humid highland forests in southeastern Brazil, where it ranges from southwestern Espírito Santo to northeastern Rio Grande do Sul. Most of its range is in the Serra do Mar, but it also occurs further inland in Paraná and Santa Catarina. Until 2005, the Planalto tapaculo was included in the mouse-coloured tapaculo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marsh antwren</span> Species of bird

The marsh antwren is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to southeastern Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sincorá antwren</span> Species of bird

The Sincora antwren is a small Endangered Species of passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to a small area of eastern Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diamantina tapaculo</span> Species of bird

The Diamantina tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rock tapaculo</span> Species of bird

The rock tapaculo or Espinhaço tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to altitudes of 900–2,100 metres (3,000–6,900 ft) in the central and southern Espinhaço Mountains, and the Mantiqueira Mountains in Minas Gerais, Brazil, though it may also occur in adjacent parts of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is found in shrubby and grassy habitats in rocky regions, and in elfin and cloud forest. It closely resembles the Diamantina tapaculo and Planalto tapaculo in appearance and voice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wakatobi flowerpecker</span> Subspecies of bird

The Wakatobi flowerpecker is a subspecies of the grey-sided flowerpecker that is endemic to the Wakatobi Islands of Indonesia. Some authorities consider it to be a separate species as Dicaeum kuehni.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bahian mouse-colored tapaculo</span> Species of bird

The Bahian mouse-colored tapaculo or Boa Nova tapaculo is a species of passerine bird native to Bahia, Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sulawesi streaked flycatcher</span> Species of bird

The Sulawesi streaked flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It has only been recorded in Sulawesi, where it is known to breed. It appears not to be endangered, being less sensitive to disturbance than many of Southeast Asia's forest-dependent birds.

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References

  1. Buzzetti; Belmonte-Lopes; Reinert; Silveira; Bornschein (2014). "A new species of Formicivora Swainson, 1824 (Thamnophilidae) from the state of São Paulo, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia. 21 (4): 269–291.
  2. Seán B. A. Kelly; David J. Kelly; Natalie Cooper; Andi Bahrun; Kangkuso Analuddin; Nicola M. Marples (2014). "Molecular and Phenotypic Data Support the Recognition of the Wakatobi Flowerpecker (Dicaeum kuehni) from the Unique and Understudied Sulawesi Region". PLOS ONE. 9 (6): e98694. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...998694K. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098694 . PMC   4045762 . PMID   24896822.
  3. Mazar Barnett, J.; Buzzetti, D.R.C. (2014). "A new species of Cichlocolaptes Reichenbach 1853 (Furnariidae), the 'gritador-do-nordeste', an undescribed trace of the fading bird life of northeastern Brazil". Rev Bras Ornitol. 22 (2): 75–94. doi: 10.1007/BF03544237 .
  4. Giovanni Nachtigall Maurício; Ricardo Belmonte-Lopes; José Fernando Pacheco; Luís Fábio Silveira; Bret M. Whitney & Marcos Ricardo Bornschein (2014). "Taxonomy of 'Mouse-colored Tapaculos' (II): An endangered new species from the montane Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil (Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae: Scytalopus)". The Auk. 131 (4): 643–659. doi: 10.1642/AUK-14-16.1 .
  5. Harris, J.B.C.; Rasmussen, P.C.; Yong, D.L.; Prawiradilaga, D.M.; Putra, D.D.; Round, P.D.; Rheindt, F.E. (2014). "A New Species of Muscicapa Flycatcher from Sulawesi, Indonesia". PLOS ONE. 9 (11): e112657. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9k2657H. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112657 . PMC   4242539 . PMID   25419968.
  6. Evans Odgen, Lesley (10 June 2017). "The Friendly Skies". New Scientist. No. 3129. pp. 38–41.