List of Inconsistency of MS1993 and HM1991 on Taiwan's Birds

　

Tzung-Su Ding

Version 1.0. November 4, 1999

　

Notes:

  1. This list only includes those conflicts between MS1993 and HM1991 in scientific name. Inconsistency in English name and taxonomy status is not listed.
  2. This list does not include the 8 conflicts between CWBF1995 and HM1991, which have been reported in CWBF@HM1991
  3. There are three types of conflicts

Conflicts in genus name,

usually due to different opinions in taxonomic status.

28 species is reported.

Conflicts in species name,

due to different usages of masculine and feminine form.

9 species is reported.

Conflicts in species name,

due to disputes on whether it is a subspecies or a distinct species.

24 species is reported.

　

Species records follow 林文宏1997, which claims to be identical to CWBF1995,

Species codes started with a  'B' follow the code system in 李培芬等1998.

Four-digit numeric species codes are the serial numbers in MS1993.

Underlined-blue species code denotes breeding species (main status is resident or summer visitor).

Green texts denote inconsistency between HM1991 and MS1993.

Red scientific names denote those accepted by both HM1991 and MS1993 but CWBF1995.

Red Chinese characters denote those can't be accurately typed by computer.

  • Monroe, B. L. and C. G. Sibley. 1993. A World Checklist of Birds.Yale Univ. Press
  • Sibley, C. G. and B. L. Monroe. 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale Univ. Press
  • Howards R.and A. Moore. 1991. A Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2nd Edition. Academic Press
  • 中華民國野鳥學會(CWBF). 1995. 臺灣鳥類名錄. 中華飛羽 8(6):22-32
  • 林文宏. 1997. 臺灣鳥類發現史 玉山社
  • 李培芬. 呂光洋.李玉琪.謝佳君.潘彥宏.陳宣汶.潘天祺.丁宗蘇. 1998. 台灣地區野生動物分布資料庫之建立. 行政院農業委員會, 台北, 406頁
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    B0100 0494 白秋沙 Mergellus albellus Smew

    listed as Mergus albellus in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    1120 白領翡翠 Todirhamphus chloris Collared Kingfisher

    Listed as Halcyon chloris in HM1991 and CWBF1995.

    　

    B0304 1786 小雨燕 Apus nipalensis House Swift

    Listed as A. affinis in HM1991 and CWBF1995.

    A. affinis has been split into two species, A. affinis and A. nipalensis. A. affinis breeds in Africa and South Asia from Turkey to India, while A. nipalensis breeds in South Asia from Nepal eastward to Japan and Taiwan, and southward to Java, Sulawesi, and Phillippines. The ranges of the two species meet without any sign of intergrading (Snow1978) and SM1990 suggest they are treated as allospecies. (Chantler and Driessens 1995)

    Chantler, P. and G. Driessens. 1995. Swifts: a guide to the swifts and treeswifts of the world. Pica, Mountfield. UK.

    Snow, D. W. 1978. An atlas of speciation in African Non-Passerine birds. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. London

    Brooke, R. K. 1971. Geographical variation in the Little Swift Apus affinis (Aves:Apodidae). Surban. Mus. Novitates 9(7):93-103.

    　

    B0290 2153 草鴞 Tyto longimembris Eastern Grass Owl

    Listed as Tyto capensis in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    SM1990 and MS1993 treat this as split species from Tyto capensis

    　

    2172 角鴞Otus scops Common Scops-Owl

    Listed as Otus sunia in SM1990

    Listed as Otus scops sunia in MS1993

    Listed as Otus scops stictonotus in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0296 2179 領角鴞 Otus bakkamoena Collard Scops Owl

    Listed as Otus lempiji in SM1990and HM1991

    Listed as Otus bakkamoena in MS1993 and CWBF1995

    Taxonomy of Otus is in a mess. O. lempiji were treated as conspecific with bakkamoena. Roberts and King (1986) recognized O. lempiji as a separate species, which is adapted by SM1990 and HM1991. However, later, MS1993 and ‘CWBF1995’ still treat lempiji as a subspecies of bakkamoena.

    　

    B0294 2221 黃魚鴞 Ketupa flavipes Tawny Fish-Owl

    Listed as Ketupa flavipes in CWBF1995, SM1990 and MS1993

    Listed as Bubo flavipes in HM1991

    　

    B0302 2412 臺灣夜鷹 Caprimulgus affinis Savanna Nightjar

    Listed as C. monticolus in HM1991

    Listed as C. affinis in SM1990, MS1993, and CWBF1995

    SM1990 and MS1993 treat this split from monticolus because of its distinct calls.

    　

    B0271 2507 長尾鳩 Macropygia tenuirostris Philippine Cuckoo-Dove

    Listed as Macropygia phasianella in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    White and Bruce(1986) treated M. tenuirostris and M. emiliana as species distinct from M. phasianella.

    M. tenuirostris disrtibutes in Taiwan(LanYu island) and Phillippines(including Palawan and Sulu arch.). (MS1990)

    White C. M. N. and M. D. Bruce. 1986. Thje birds of Wallacea. Brit. Ornithol. Union, Check-list No.7:188-189

    　

    B0169 2849 灰胸秧雞 Gallirallus striatus Slaty-breasted Rail

    Listed as Rallus striatus in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0228 3011 反嘴鷸 Tringa cinerea Terek Sandpiper

    Listed as Xenus cinerea in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0221 3012 磯鷸 Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper

    Listed as Actitis hypoleucos in HM1991

    　

    B0217 3014 黃足鷸 Tringa brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler

    Listed as Heteroscelus brevipes in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0222 3015 美洲黃足鷸 Tringa incana Wandering Tattler

    Listed as Heteroscelus incanus in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0238 3172 燕珩𣿅 Glareola maldivarum Oriental Pratincole

    Listed as Glareola maldivarus in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0244 3199 海鷗 Larus canus Mew Gull

    Listed as Larus kamtschatschensis, a splitted species, in HM1991

    　

    B0259 3240 鷗嘴燕鷗 Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern

    Listed as Gelochelidon nilotica in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0261 3241 裡海燕鷗 Sterna caspia Caspian Tern

    Listed as Hydroprogne caspia in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0253 3246 鳳頭燕鷗 Sterna bergii Great Crested-Tern

    Listed as Thalasseus bergii in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0252 3270 白眉燕鷗 Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern

    Listed as S. anaetheta in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0257 3273 黑腹燕鷗 Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern

    Listed as C. hybrida in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0258 3274 白翅黑燕鷗 Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern

    Listed as C. leucoptera in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    3275 黑浮鷗 Chlidonias niger Black Tern

    Listed as Chlidonias nigra in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0130 3339 黑耳鳶 Milvus lineatus Black-eared Kite

    Note:

    Some authurs treat lineatus as a distinct species split from Milvus migrans.

    SM1990 and MS1993 regard Milvus lineatus as full species without mentioning any reference about this splitting. HM1991 regard it a race of Milvus migrans. Taiwan's resident populations should be Milvus lineatus because of the distribution pattern described in SM1990. Also Kuroda (1920) attributed Taiwan's resident as Milvus lineatus formosanus and Hachisuka and Udagwa (1951) called it  "Formosan Black-eared Kite" , which Black-eared Kite is the English name for Milvus lineatus.

    On their distribution described in SM1990

    Milvus migrans

    --- Open woodland, forest edge, savanna, steppes, desert, farm. Old World (except E Asia) from continental Europse, E Finland, Russia and W Siberia (east to lower Ob River) south to Cape Verde Island, NW Africa (from N Morocco east to Tunisia), Mediterranean region, Near East and S Arabia, and east from Iran through S S.S.R. (east to C kazakhstan, Kirghiz steppes, W Turkestan and tadzikistan), Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (to 2200 m, including Nepal and Ceylon) to SW China (W Yunnan), thence south through SE Asia, Addaman Island, Sulawesi, E New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelego to Australia (except S). Widely in Africa…. Winters from S Eurasian south to South Africa and S Australia.

    　

    Milvus lineatus

    --- Open woodland, forest edge, savanna, steppes, desert, farm, around towns. E Asia from Siberia (west to Ob River and across Yakutia and Transbaicalia to Sea of Okhotsk, Amurland and Usseriland) and Japan (N to Hokkaido) south through China (except W Yunnan) to S S.S.R. (Turkestan), N India (Himalayas, 1500-5400 m, in Ladakh, N Kashmir, N Nepal and N Assam), Tibet, extreme N Burma, Hainan, and Ryukyu Island. Winters from S Iraq east to China and Japan, and south to S India and SE Asia.

    　

    B0049 3708 白頸黑鷺 Ardea picata Pied Heron

    Listed as Egretta picata in HM 1991

    　

    B0045 3709 大白鷺 Casmerodius albus Great Egret

    Listed as Egretta alba in HM 1991

    　

    B0048 3710 中白鷺 Mesophoyx intermedia Intermediate Egret

    Listed as Egretta intermedia in HM 1991

    　

    B0044 3744 黃頸黑鷺 Dupetor flavicollis Black Bittern

    Listed as Ixobrychus flavicollis in HM 1991 and CWBF1995

    　

    B0001 3846 黑喉潛鳥 Gavia arctica Black-throated Diver

    Probably some of Taiwan’s records are Gavia pacifica

    　

    B0014 3860 黑背白腹穴鳥 Pterodroma rostrata Tahiti Petrel

    Listed as Pseudobulwaria rostrata in SM1990 and HM1991.

    　

    燕雀目 PASSERIFORMES

    B0330 5868 花翅山椒鳥 Coracina macei Large Cuckoo-shrike

    Listed as Coracina novaehollandiae in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Coracina macei in SM1990 and MS1993

    SM1990 and MS1993 treat the original Coracina novaehollandiae into 3 distinct species, macei, javensis, novaehollandiae.

    White C. M. N. and M. D. Bruce. 1986. Thje birds of Wallacea. Brit. Ornithol. Union, Check-list No.7:188-189

    　

    B0396 6267 紫嘯鶇 Myiophonus insularis Formosan Whistling-Thrush

    Listed as Myiophoneus insularis in HM1991

    Listed as Myiophonus insularis in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0409 6350 灰背鶇 Turdus hortulorum Grey-backed Thrush

    Listed as Turdus hortulorum in CWBF1995

    Listed as Turdus dissimillis hortulorum in HM1991

    Listed as Turdus hortulorum in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0393 6557 野鴝 Luscinia calliope Siberian Rubythroat

    Listed as Erithacus calliope in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Luscinia calliope in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0390 6559 藍喉鴝 Luscinia svecica Bluethroat

    Listed as Luscinia svecicus in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Luscinia svecica in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0416 6564 藍歌鴝 Luscinia cyane Siberian Blue Robin

    Listed as Erithacus cyane in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Luscinia cyane in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0404 6567 白眉林鴝 Tarsiger indicus White-browed Bush-Robin

    Listed as Erithacus indicus in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Tarsiger indicus in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0405 6568 栗背林鴝 Tarsiger johnstoniae Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin

    Listed as Erithacus johnstoniae in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Tarsiger johnstoniae in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0400 6623 鉛色水鶇 Rhyacornis fuliginosus Plumbeous Water-Redstart

    Listed as Phoenicurus fuliginosus in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Rhyacornis fuliginosus in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0402 6645 黑喉鴝 Saxicola maura Seberian Stonechat

    Listed as Saxicola torquata in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Saxicola maura, a split species, in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0354 6967 攀雀 Remiz cosobrinus Chinese Penduline-Tit

    Listed as Remiz pendulinus in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Remiz cosobrinus in SM1990 and MS1993

    SM1990 and MS1993 follow Vaurie(1959), who split pendulinus into pendulinus, cosobrinus, coronatus three species. R. cosobrinus is the one closest to Taiwan.

    　

    B0379 7255 棕耳鵯 Ixos amaurotis Brown-eared Bulbul

    Listed as Hypsipetes amaurotis in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Ixos amaurotis in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0380 7262 紅嘴黑鵯 Hypsipetes madagascariensis Black Bulbul

    Listed as Hypsipetes madagascariensis in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Hypsipetes leucocephalus in SM1990 and MS1993

    Horne (can't trace reference, cited in SM1990) treated madagascariensis into 6 species.

    　

    B0442 7340 褐頭鷦鶯 Prinia inornata Plain Prinia

    Listed as Prinia subflava in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Prinia inornata, an split species, in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0499 7413 綠繡眼 Zosterops japanicus Japanese White-eye

    Listed as Zosterops japanica in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Zosterops japanicus in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0426 7496 短翅樹鶯 Cettia canturians Manchurian Bush-Warbler

    SM1990 and MS1993 treat diphone, canturians, seebohmi as separate species.

    HM1991 treat them as conspecific Cettia diphone.

    Taiwan's wintering population should be canturians (Baker 1997)

    Baker, K. 1997. Warblers of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Princeton Univ. Press.

    　

    B0425 7507 深山鶯 Cettia acanthizoides Yellow-bellied Bush-Warbler

    Listed as Cettia acanthizoides in CWBF1995

    Listed as Cettia robustipes robustipes in HM1991 and SM1990

    Listed as Cettia acanthizoides in MS1993

    　

    B0422 7562 大葦鶯 Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed-Warbler

    Listed as Acrocephalus arundinaceus in CWBF1995

    Listed as Acrocephalus orientalis in HM1991 and SM1990

    Listed as Acrocephalus arundinaceus in MS1993

    　

    B0368 7778 金翼白眉 Garrulax morrisonianus White-whiskered Laughingthrush

    Listed as Garrulax morrisoniana in CWBF1995

    Listed as Garrulax affinis morrisonianus in HM1991

    Listed as Garrulax morrisonianus in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0373 7823 大彎嘴 Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler

    Listed as Pomatorhinus erythrogenys in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis in SM1990 and MS1993

    MS1993 follow Vaurie (1959) to split erythrocnemis from erythrogenys.

    Vaurie, C. 1959. The birds of the Palearctic Fauna. Passeriformes. Witherby, London.

    　

    B0377 7994 綠畫眉 Yuhina zantholeuca White-bellied Yuhina

    Listed as Stachyris zantholeuca in HM1991 and CWBF1995, following Harrison (1986)

    Listed as Yuhina zantholeuca in SM1990 and MS1993

    Harrison, C. J. O. 1986. A re-assessment of the affinities of some small Oriental bulbuls, Timaliidae. Forktail 1:81-83.

    　

    B0352 8014 黃羽鸚嘴 Paradoxornis verreauxi Golden Parrotbill

    Listed as Paradoxornis nipalensis in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Paradoxornis verreauxi, a split species, in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    8358 黑背白鶺鴒(暫譯) Motacilla lugens Black-backed Wagtail

    HM1991 regards lugens as subspecies of alba.

    SM1990 and MS1993 split lugens from alba as a distinct specie.

    “M . Lugens is often considered conspecific with M. alba, but interbreeding is restricted and infrequent (Kistchinski and Lobkov 1979).” SM1990, p. 673

    Motacilla alba lugens in HM1991

    --- NE Asia, China, Japan, Taiwan.

    Motacilla lugens in SM1990

    --- E Asia from China (except NW Sinkiang and NE Heilungkiang), S Mongolia, SE Siberia (Amurland, Ussuriland, Sakhalin, Kamchatka pennisula) and Kuril Island south to Pakistan (south to Baluchistan), N India (Himalayas above 1500 m from Kasmir east to Arunachal Pradesh), SE Tibet, NE Burma, N Vietnam (Tonkin), S China (including Hainan), and N Japan (N Honshu). Winters from Himalayan foothills east to S China and Taiwan, and south to SE Asia.

    Kistchinski, A. A. and E. G. Lobkov. 1979. Spatial relationships between some bird subspecies in the Beringian forest-tundra. Moskov. Obs. I Spyt. Otd. Biol. Biull., nov. ser., 5:11-23

    　

    B0465 8385 大花鷚 Anthus richardi Richard’s Pipit

    HM1991 regards richardi as subspecies of navaeseelandiae.

    SM1990 and MS1993 treat richardi as single species.

    　

    B0521 8787 普通朱頂雀 Carduelis flammea Common Redpoll

    Listed as Acanthis flammea in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Carduelis flammea in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0513 8840 小桑鳲 Eophona migratoria Yellow-billed Grosbeak1

    Listed as Coccothraustes migratoria in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Eophona migratoria in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    B0514 8841 桑鳲 Eophona personata Japanese Grosbeak

    Listed as Coccothraustes personata in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Eophona personata in SM1990 and MS1993

    　

    8912 黑頭巫鳥 Emberiza bruniceps Red-headed Bunting

    Listed as Emberiza melanocephala in HM1991 and CWBF1995

    Listed as Emberiza bruniceps in SM1990 and MS1993

    SM1990 and MS1993 split E. melanocephala into E. melanocephala and E. bruniceps.

    E. bruniceps is the one closest to Taiwan.