Subspecies 3.1-3.5

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Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata jimenezi Delete subspecies jimenezi DEL Treated as synonymous with nominate N. o. ornata following H&M 4, HBW 1.
Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata labradori Delete subspecies labradori DEL Treated as synonymous with nominate N. o. ornata following H&M 4, HBW 1.
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea confusa Pagodroma nivea major
 TAX H&M 4: 175. P. n. major Schlegel, 1863 replaces P. n. confusa Mathews, 1912
White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina eadesi Pelagodroma marina eadesorum TAX H&M 4:172. Subspecies epithet emended to plural genitive form.
Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus hilli Nycticorax caledonicus australasiae TAX H&M 4:186. N. c. australasiae (Vieillot, 1823) replaces N. c. hilli Mathews, 1912.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea pauper Nyctanassa violacea paupera TAX H&M 4:187. Gender agreement.
Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris ruficaudus Rupornis magnirostris petulans TAX Name petulans van Rossem, 1935 replaced ruficaudus (Sclater, PL, & Salvin, 1869) when both taxa were in Buteo. Name ruficaudus is now permanently invalid under ICZN Art. 59.3. Fide Richard Schodde.
Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus saturatus Gallirallus torquatus limarius
 TAX Subspecies name limarius (Peters, JL, 1934) replaced saturatus (Sclater, PL, 1880) when both taxa were in Rallus. Name saturatus now permanently invalid under ICZN Art. 59.3. H&M 4:154.
Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis olivacea Porzana albicollis typhoeca TAX P. a. typhoeca Peters JL, 1932 replaces P. a. olivacea (Vieillot, 1819) which not likely attributable to this form. H&M 4:158, Hellmayr & Conover, 1942.
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata ruficauda
 Zenaida auriculata pentheria
 TAX Z. a. pentheria Bonaparte 1855 replaces Z. a. ruficauda Bonaparte 1855 based on Hellmayr & Conover, 1942, H&M 4:63.
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata rubripes  Zenaida auriculata stenura  TAX Z. a. stenura Bonaparte, 1855 has precedence over Z. a. rubripes Lawrence, 1885 to which this form was formerly assigned. H&M 4: 63, Hellmayr & Conover, 1942.
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata virgata
 Zenaida auriculata chrysauchenia
 TAX Z. a. chrysauchenia Reichenbach, 1847 has precedence over Z. a. virgata Bertoni, W, 1901 to which this form was formerly assigned. H&M 4:63. Hellmayr & Conover, 1942.
Bluebonnet Northiella haematogaster haematorrhous Northiella haematogaster haematorrhoa TAX H&M 4:375. Gender agreement.
Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis everetti Eudynamys orientalis picatus TAX E. o. picatus Müller, S, 1843 has precedence over E. o. everetti Hartert, 1900 to which this form was formerly assigned. H&M 4:144. HBW 4:550.
Moluccan Masked Owl Tyto sororcula Add newly described Tyto sororcula almae.
 NEW Described as new species by Jønsson et al, 2013; treat as subspecies of Moluccan Masked Owl pending revision of species complex.
Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba uruguaiensis Megascops choliba uruguaii TAX David et al, 2009
White-throated Screech Owl Megascops albogularis macabrum Megascops albogularis macabrus TAX H&M 4:272. Gender agreement.
Middle American Screech Owl Megascops guatemalae Delete subspecies M.g. tomlini (=hastatus) and M.g. thompsoni (=guatemalae) DEL H&M 4:271
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis leschenaultii Ketupa zeylonensis leschenaulti TAX H&M 4:276. Correct original spelling.
Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju turquinensis Glaucidium siju turquinense TAX H&M 4:263. Gender agreement.
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus nattereri Lurocalis semitorquatus nattererii TAX H&M 4:87. Correct original spelling.
White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis apertus Hydropsalis cayennensis aperta TAX H&M 4:89. Gender agreement.
Pacific Swift Apus pacificus kurodae Apus pacificus kanoi TAX H&M 4:103. Use of kanoi (Yamashina, 1942) rather than kurodae (Domaniewski, 1933) follows H&M 4 contra Leader (2011). fide IOC RCCAN
Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica fannyi Thalurania colombica fannyae TAX H&M 4:126. Subspecies epithet emended to female genitive form.
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita arcosi Eriocnemis vestita arcosae TAX H&M 4:117. Subspecies epithet emended to female genitive form.
Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna Add newly described Lesbia nuna aureliae NEW Weller & Schuchmann, 2004, H&M 4:114.
Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna eucharis Lesbia nuna huallagae TAX L. n. huallagae replaces L. n. eucharis which is regarded by the authors as a hybrid form. Weller & Schuchmann, 2004, H&M 4:115
Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus braccatus Trogon caligatus sallaei TAX T. c. sallaei Bonaparte, 1856, formerly of uncertain identity, has precedence over T. c. braccatus (Cabanis & Heine, 1863). H&M 4:281, Browning et al 1991.
Brown Jacamar Brachygalba lugubris naumburgi Brachygalba lugubris naumburgae TAX H&M 4:288. Subspecies epithet emended to female genitive form.
Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari vergens Griscom & Greenway, 1937 Pteroglossus aracari wiedii Sturm, JHCF & Sturm, JW, 1847
 TAX Synonymous with vergens Griscom & Greenway, 1937, but wiedii has priority. H&M 4:326.
Bicol Ground Warbler Robsonius sorsogonensis mesoluzonicus Delete subspecies mesoluzonicus DEL Treated as a junior synonym of nominate Robsonius sorsogonensis. Hosner et al 2013.
Rufous-backed Sibia Heterophasia annectans saturata (morph)
 Add Heterophasia annectans davisoni  ADD Formerly treated as a black-backed morph of saturata but geographically discrete.  HBW 12, p. 274. Robson, 1988.
Beautiful Sibia Monotypic Heterophasia pulchella Add Heterophasia pulchella nigroaurita. Add nominate ssp pulchella with recognition of nigroaurita.  ADD H. pulchella formerly treated as monotypic, but nigroaurita is morphologically distinct and geographically discrete.  HBW 12, p. 273. Rasmussen & Anderton, 2012.
Moluccan Masked Owl Tyto sorocula Add Tyto sorocula almae  ADD Described as new species Seram Masked Owl by Jønsson et al 2013; treat as subspecies of Moluccan Masked Owl pending revision of species complex
Flaming Sunbird Aethopyga flagrans decolor Delete subspecies decolor DEL Synonymized with nominate subspecies, A. f. flagrans. Subspecies decolor is weakly differentiated and may not even be separable. Cheke & Mann 2001, 2008. Hosner et al 2013.
Flaming Sunbird Aethopyga flagrans daphoenonota Aethopyga
guimarasensis
daphoenonota		 PHY, TAX Move to recently split Maroon-naped Sunbird,  A. guimarasensis. Continue to recognize as subspecies based on allopatry and plumage differences from nominate  guimarasensis.

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Orange River Francolin Scleroptila levaillantoides levaillantoides Scleroptila gutturalis levalliantoides TAX Change frequently used spelling levaillantoides to original spelling levalliantoides. Zoonomen, H&M 4. See Taxonomy updates for change in species epithet.
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Delete ssp. B. j. kriderii regarded as a white morph of B. j. borealis. Delete B. j. socorroensis included in B. j. calurus. Delete B. j. solitudinis included in B. j. umbrinus. DEL Preston & Beane, 2009. BNA On-line.
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus fruitii Falco peregrinus furuitii CORR Correct original spelling fruitii to proper eponymic furuitii under ICZN code Article 32.5.1.
Sooty Barbthroat Monotypic. Threnetes niger. Move ssp loehkeni to Sooty Barbthroat from Pale-tailed Barbthroat. Add nominate ssp niger with allocation of ssp loehkeni to this species. ADD ssp loehkeni moved to T. niger from T. leucurus following SACC 77.
White-throated Toucanet Monotypic. Aulacorhynchus albivitta Move ssp phaeolaemus to White-throated Toucanet from Grey-throated Toucanet. Add nominate ssp albivitta with allocation of sspphaeolaemus to this species. Grey-throated Toucanet, A. griseigularis,  becomes monotypic. CORR ssp phaeolaemus moved to Aulacorhynchus albivitta from A. griseigularis. Navarro et al. 2001.
Long-tailed Cinclodes Monotypic. Cinclodes pabsti Add newly described ssp espinhacensis. Add nominate ssp pabsti with addition of espinhacensis to this species. NEW Freitas et al, 2012. SACC 548.
Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius intermedius Move ssp intermedius
to Bluish-slate Antshrike T. schistogynus		 CORR Corrects error in original subspecies allocation.
Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis eremita
 Move ssp eremita to Black-browed Fulvetta P. grotei. CORR Corrects error in original subspecies allocation.
Black-browed Fulvetta Monotypic. Alcippe grotei. Add nominate subspecies grotei with allocation of ssp eremita to this species. ADD
Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus aenigmaticus Delete ssp. aenigmaticus DEL Proposed ssp aenigmaticus treated as a likely hybrid form following HBW 10 and Ridgely & Tudor.
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
 Split ssp intermedia (Weigold, 1922) from cumatilis AS ssp cumatilis regarded as a c China breeding endemic. Leader & Carey, 2012.
Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus peixotoi Move ssp peixotoi to Southern Masked Weaver P. velatus.
 CORR N. Borrow (comm). Corrects error in original subspecies allocation.

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Grey Teal  Monotypic. Anas gracilis Add Anas g. remissa †. Add nominate subspecies Anas g. gracilis with recognition of Anas g. remissa. ADD Hume & Walters 2012, Dutson 2011
Wilson’s Storm Petrel  Oceanites oceanicus Add O.o. chilensis 
 ADD Jaramillo 2009, Palma et al 2012. Formerly synonymized with the nominate, now increasingly recognized as a valid taxon
African Darter  Anhinga rufa Add Anhinga r. chantrei ADD Schodde, Kirwan & Porter 2012
Australasian Darter  Monotypic. Anhinga novaehollandiae Add Anhinga n. papua. Add nominate subspecies Anhinga n. novaehollandiae with recognition of Anhinga n. papua. ADD Schodde, Kirwan & Porter 2012
Black Rail  Laterallus jamaicensis Add Laterallus jamaicensis tuerosi with lump of Junin Crake.
 ADD SACC 536
Bare-eyed Rail  Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
 Add Gymnocrex plumbeiventris intactus † ADD Knox & Walters 1994. Often synonymized with nominate, but morphologically distinct.
Polynesian Ground Dove  Monotypic. Gallicolumba erythroptera Add G. e. albicollis † Add nominate subspecies Gallicolumba e. erythroptera with recognition of G. e. alibcollis. ADD Hume & Walters 2012
Eclectus Parrot  Eclectus roratus Add Eclectus roratus westermani † ADD Juniper & Parr 1998. Roselaar Accessed 2012. Often considered a  possible hybrid or an aberrant E. r. roratus, but compelling evidence suggests otherwise. Known only from captive specimens. Provenance unknown.
Banded Bay Cuckoo  Cacomantis sonneratii schlegeli (Junge, 1948) Cacomantis sonneratii fasciolatus  (Müller, S, 1843) TAX C. s. fasciolatus has precedence and is a valid name for this taxon. Payne 2005.
Koepcke’s Screech Owl  Megascops koepckeae Add newly described subspcies Megascops koepckeae hockingi. Add nominate subspecies M. k. koepckeae.
 NEW Fjeldså et al 2012
Malachite Kingfisher  Corythornis cristatus Add C. c. nais and C. c. thomensis with lump of Principe Kingfisher and Sao Tome Kingfisher ADD Melo & Fuchs 2008
Pale-browed Treehunter  Cichlocolaptes leucophrus Add Cichlocolaptes leucophrus holti (Pinto, 1941). Add nominate C. l. leucophrus with recognition of C. l. holti. ADD Ridgely & Tudor, 1994. HBW 8, p. 340
Spotted Antpitta  Hylopezus macularius diversus Alter subspecies name to Hylopezus macularius dilutus.
  TAX H. m. diversus (Zimmer, JT, 1934) synonymized with H. m. dilutus (Hellmayr, 1910) by Carneiro et al 2012. dilutus has priority.
Immaculate Antbird  Myrmeciza immaculata Add Myrmeciza immaculata concepcion NEW Donegan, 2012
Long-tailed Manakin  Chiroxiphia linearis Delete C.l. fastuosa.
  DEL Treat as monotypic following Kirwin 2011
Large Woodshrike  Tephrodornis virgatus vernayi Tephrodornis virgatus verneyi  TAX Original spelling. fide Colin Jones, Normand David
Rufous-vented Tit  Periparus rubidiventris Add Periparus rubidiventris whistleri split from P. r. beavani ADD Martens et al 2006
Coal Tit  Periparus ater Add Periparus ater abietum split from the nominate ADD Martens et al 2006
Streaky-headed Seedeater  Crithagra gularis montium Crithagra gularis montanorum CORR Correct error in transcription of subspecies epithet

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Green-legged Partridge Arborophila chloropus Add Arborophila chloropus tonkinensis reassigned from Arborophila charltonii TAX Clements 2006, Rheindt unpubl.
Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris Correct switched Ranges: R.l.pelodramus=Trinidad; waynei=coastal se USA CORR Thanks to Gustav Asplund
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus  Add C. a. nihonensis Deignan, 1941; range of dealbatus to se China TAX Kennerley et al, 2008
Black-legged Kittiwake Monotypic, following Dickinson 2003 Add Rissa tridactyla pollicaris Ridgway, 1884 AS HBW/IBC, BNA OnLine
Black-legged Kittiwake Monotypic, following Dickinson 2003 Add Rissa tridactyla tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) AS HBW/IBC, BNA OnLine
Luzon (Philippine) Hawk-Owl Ninox philippensis Delete ssp N.p.proxima, included in N.p.philippensis
  AL  Rasmussen et al 2012
Romblon Hawk-Owl Ninox spilonota Add newly described ssp N. s. fisheri. Add nominate ssp N. s. spilonota with recognition of N. s. fisheri. NEW Rasmussen et al 2012
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis sepulcralis aeruginosus Remove ssp aeruginosus and reassign to Moluccan Cuckoo, C. aeruginosus (See Taxonomic Updates). TAX Payne MS, Tebb et al 2008, Rheindt et al MS
Moluccan Cuckoo Monotypic Add ssp aeruginosus reassigned from C. sepulcralis.
Also add C. aeruginosus heinrichi (See Taxonomic Updates).		 TAX Payne MS, Tebb et al 2008, Rheindt et al MS
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa taunayi Remove ssp taunayi  and reassign to D. turdina  TAX, PHY  Weir & Price 2011
Plain-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla turdina  Add Dendrocincla turdina taunayi reassigned from D. fuliginosa  TAX, PHY  Weir & Price 2011
Sand Lark Calandrella raytal C. r. krishnakumarsinhji, not C. r. krishnarkumarsinhji TAX H&M3, Corrigenda 8
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus spurius
 Remove ssp spurius and reassign to P. tricolor. TAX Correct error in original ssp allocation.
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus layardi
 Remove ssp layardi and reassign to P. tricolor. TAX Correct error in original ssp allocation.
Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor  Add Pycnonotus tricolor spurius and P. tricolor layardi ssp reassigned from P. barbatus. Also add nominate subspecies, P. tricolor tricolor. TAX Correct errors in original ssp allocation.
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps guinea Remove ssp guinea which is synonymous with Dorst’s Cisticola (formerly C. dorsti). The latter assumes the scientific name C. guinea. TAX Dowsett-Lemaire, Borrow & Dowsett 2005
Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis Add newly described Sylvia hortensis cyrenaicae. Add nominate subspecies Sylvia hortensis hortensis with recognition of S. h. cyrenaicae. NEW Svensson 2012.
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa daurica Add Muscicapa dauurica pooensis Sykes, 1832. Remove ssp williamsoni and umbrosa, which are split as  Brown-streaked Flycatcher, M. williamsoni TAX Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, HBW 11;  Rheindt & Eaton, 2012
African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus Add Anthus cinnamomeus latistriatus Jackson,1899 AL Best treatment of Jackson’s Pipit, a dubious taxon (H&M3, R. Dowsett)