This page details the bird species described as new to science in the years 2000 to 2005 :
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The year 2000 saw the publication of accounts of the following new species:
:: Coopmans, P & Krabbe, N (2000) A new species of flycatcher (Tyrannidae: Myiopagis) from eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru '' Wilson Bulletin '' 112: 305-312
:Reference: Whitney, B M, Pacheco, J F, Buzzetti, D R C & Parrini, R (2000) Systematic revision and biogeography of the Herpsilochmus pileatus complex, with description of a new species from northeastern Brazil '' The Auk '' 117: 869-891
:: Rasmussen, P C, Round, P D, Dickinson, E C & Rozendaal, F G (2000) A new bush-warbler (Sylviidae, Bradypterus) from Taiwan '' The Auk '' 117: 279-289
The year 2001 saw the publication of accounts of the following new species:
- The ''Scolopax bukidnonensis'' (a member of the Sandpiper family, Scolopacidae) is known from forests above 1,000m in The Philippines (on central and northern Luzon , and on four mountains on Mindanao ). The species is named after Bukidnon Province on Mindanao. Specimens on this species were first collected on Luzon in the 1960s, but overlooked as Eurasian Woodcock s. Sightings of vocalising Woodcock s on Mindanao in 1993 led observers to believe that a new species was involved, and this was confirmed with the subsequent collection of a specimen there in 1995.
:: Kennedy, Robert S., Timothy H. Fisher, Simon C. B. Harrap, Arvin C. Diesmos and Arturo S. Manamtam (2001) A new species of woodcock (Aves:Scolopacidae) from the Philippines and a re-evaluation of other Asian/Papuasian woodcock '' Forktail '' Vol. 17 pp. 1-12
:: Duckworth, J W, Alström, P, Davidson, P, Evans, T D, Poole, C M, Tan, S & Timmins, R J (2001) A new species of wagtail from the lower Mekong basin '' Bulletin Of The British Ornithologists' Club '' 121: 152-182
- The ''Ninox rudolfi'', from an island in eastern Indonesia.
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- ''Centrocercus minimus'', from the American West.
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- ''Capito wallacei'', from Peru.
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- ''Herpsilochmus sellowi'', from Brazil.
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- ''Garrulax konkakinhensis'', from Vietnam.
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- ''Pterodroma occulta'', from Fiji.
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- ''Lipaugus weberi'', from Colombia.
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- ''Suiriri islerorum'' from the cerrado region of Brazil and adjacent eastern Bolivia
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:: Zimmer, K J, Whittaker, A & Oren, D C (2001 A cryptic new species of flycatcher (Tyrannidae: Suiriri) from the cerrado region of central South America '' The Auk '' 118: 56-78
- ''Zimmerius villarejoi'' was described from Amazonian 'white sand forests' in northern Peru
:: Alonso, J A & Whitney, B M (2001) A new Zimmerius tyrannulet (Aves: Tyrannidae) from white sand forests of northern Amazonian Peru '' Wilson Bulletin '' 113: 1-9
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- ''Poecilotriccus luluae'' was described from the north-eastern Andes in Peru
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:: Johnson, N K & Jones, R E (2001) A new species of tody-tyrant (Tyrannidae: Poecilotriccus) from northern Peru '' The Auk '' 118: 334-341.
The year 2002 saw the publication of accounts of the following new species:
- The ''Pionopsitta aurantiocephala'', from Brazil
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- The ''Micrastur mintoni'', from Amazonian Brazil.
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- The ''Glaucidium mooreorum'', from Brazil.
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- Two newly-described South American parakeets are ''Pyrrhura snethlageae'' from the drainage of the Rio Madeira in Bolivia and Brazil , and ''' Wavy-breasted Parakeet ''' ''P peruviana'', known from two separate populations in Amazonian Peru . The name ''P. snethlageae'' honours Emilia Snethlage , who first recognized the distinctiveness of this form in 1914. The scientific name of ''P. peruviana'' acknowledges the fact that this taxon occurs only in Peru; the vernacular name refers to the extensive subterminal bands on the feathers of the throat and breast.
The year 2003 saw the publication of accounts of the following new species:
- The ''Amaurospiza carrizalensis'', from Venezuela.
- The ''Henicorhina negreti'' is a member of the Wren family (Troglodytidae). The bird is found on the Munchique Massif in the western Andes in the Chocó Endemic Bird Area , Colombia . The species' scientific name honours Alvaro José Negret , a Colombian conservationist. Munchique Wood-wren is the first species to have been described as new to science on a website rather than in a traditional print-only journal (http://www.ornitologiacolombiana.org).
:: Salaman, Paul, Paul Coopmans, Thomas M. Donegan, Mark Mulligan, Alex Cortés, Steven L. Hilty and Luis Alfonso Ortega (2003) A new species of wood-wren (Troglodytidae: ''Henicorhina'') from the western Andes of Colombia '' Ornitologia Colombiana '' Vol. 1 pp.4-21
- The ''Apteryx rowi'' (also known as the '''Rowi''') is a member of the Kiwi family (Apterygidae). The species is part of the Brown Kiwi complex, and is morphologically very similar to other members of that complex. It is found in a restricted area of the Okarito Forest on the west coast of New Zealand 's South Island , and has a population of only 200 birds.
:: Tennyson, A. J. D., R. L. Palma, H. A. Robertson, T. H. Worthy and B. J. Gill (2003) A new species of kiwi (Aves, Apterygiformes) from Okarito, New Zealand '' Records Of The Auckland Museum '' Vol. 40 pp.55-64
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The year 2004 saw the publication of accounts of the following new species:
- The ''Otus thilohoffmanni'' is an small, rufous Owl (Strigidae) found in lowland Rainforest s in Sri Lanka . The new species was discovered in February 1995, when Deepal Warakagoda heard unfamiliar owl-like vocalisations, although it was not until January 2001, when Warakagoda saw the bird, that his suspicions were confirmed; other observers had suggested that an arboreal Amphibian may have been the source of the noises. The name "Serendib" is an old name for Sri Lanka; the species' scientific name, however, honours conservationist Thilo W. Hoffmann .
:: Warakagoda, D. H. and P. C. Rasmussen (2004) A new species of scops-owl from Sri Lanka '' Bulletin Of The British Ornithologists' Club '' Vol. 124 pp. 85-105
- The ''Ninox burhani'' is an Owl (Strigidae). The bird is currently known only from three islands in the Togian group, an archipelago in the Gulf Of Tomini off the coast of Sulawesi , Indonesia . The new species was discovered on 25 December 1999. The species' scientific name honours a local conservationist called Burhan.
:: Indrawan, M. and S. Somadikarta (2004) A new hawk-owl from the Togian Islands, Gulf of Tomini, central Sulawesi, Indonesia '' Bulletin Of The British Ornithologists' Club '' 124:160-171
- The ''Sheppardia aurantiithorax'' is a member of the Old World Flycatcher family (Muscicapiidae), known from the Eastern Arc of Tanzania . Akalats trapped in 1989 here were assumed to be an isolated population of Iringa Akalat which occurs c. 150 km to the south, but further specimens collected in 2000 led to the description of the bird as a new species. The bird's English name relates to its Type Locality ; the scientific name to the ochraceous colour on its throat and upper breast. The species is thought to be fairly common in montane forests within its small range.
:: Beresford P., J. Fjeldså & J. Kiure (2004) A new species of akalat (''Sheppardia'' narrowly endemic in the Eastern Arc of Tanzania) '' The Auk '' 121:23-24
:: Whitney, B.M., D. C. Oren and R. T. Brumfield (2004) A new species of ''Thamnophilus'' Antshrike (Aves:Thamnophilidae) from the Serra do Divisor, Acre, Brazil '' The Auk '' 121:1031-1039
- The ''Gallirallus calayanensis'' is a member of the Rail family (Rallidae) found only on Calayan Island , one of the Babuyan Islands in The Philippines . It was discovered in 2004 as part of a faunal survey of the Babuyan islands. It is found in limestone forests on the island.
:: Allen, Desmond, Carl Oliveros, Carmela Espaňola, Genevieve Broad and Juan Carlos T. Gonzalez (2004) A new species of ''Gallirallus'' from Calayan island, Philippines '' Forktail '' Vol. 20 pp. 1-7
- ''Caprimulgus meesi'' is a member of the Nightjar family (Caprimulgidae). It is a representative of the Large-tailed Nightjar complex found on Flores and Sumba , Indonesia . Previously unrecognised as a separate taxon due to its lack of morphological distinctness, Sangster and Rozendaal (2004) described this new species on the basis of its vocalisations, which differ significantly from those of the Large-tailed Nightjar races resident on other islands in the Lesser Sundas . The species is named after Gerlof Mees , former curator of the Natural History Museum, Leiden .
:: Sangster, G. and F. Rozendaal (2004) Territorial songs and species-level taxonomy of nightjars of the ''Caprimulgus macrurus'' complex, with the description of a new species. '' Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) '' Vol. 350 pp. 7-45
The year 2005 saw the publication of accounts of the following new species:
- The ''Aratinga pintoi'' (a member of the Parrot family, Psittacidae) is found along the northern bank of the lower River Amazon in Pára state, Brazil . The species' scientific name honours Oliverio Pinto , a Brazilian ornithologist. This species was discovered as a result of a study of museum specimens of Sun Parakeet and related species; specimens of this species had previously been dismissed as immature parakeets of other species, or hybrids.
:: Silviera, L., V., F. C. T. de Lima, and E. Höfling (2005) A new species of ''Aratinga'' parakeet (Psittaciformes:Psittacidae) from Brazil, with taxonomic remarks on the ''Aratinga solstitialis'' complex '' The Auk '' 122:292-305
- The ''Scytalopus rodriguezi'' (a member of the Tapaculo family, Rhinocryptidae) is a Restricted-range Endemic presently known only from two localities on the eastern slope of the Cordillera Central at the head of the Magdalena Valley , Colombia at 2000m or more above sea-level. Its range is believed to be no greater than 170km&2, and its population around 2,200 pairs. It is found in humid forest with dense understorey. The species' scientific name honours José Vicente Rodriguez Mahecha , a Colombian conservationist. The existence of this species was first suspected in 1986, when a tape-recording of the bird's song was made, but political instability in the region prevented a return visit until 2002-2003, when the species' existence was confirmed.
:: Krabbe, N., P. Salaman, A. Cortés, A. Quevedo, L. A. Ortega and C. D. Cadena (2005) A new species of tapaculo from the upper Magdalena valley, Colombia '' Bulletin Of The British Ornithologists' Club '' 125:93-108
:: Whitney, Bret M. and José Alvarez Alonso (2005) A new species of Gnatcatcher from white-sand forests of northern Amazonian Peru, with revision of the ''Polioptila guianensis'' complex '' The Wilson Bulletin '' Vol. 117 No. 2 pp. 113-127
- ''Scytalopus stilesi'' is a member of the second member of the Tapaculo family, Rhinocryptidae, to be newly described in 2005. It has been found at 21 sites in montane forest between 1,420 and 2,130 m altitude in the northern Cordillera Central of the Colombia n Andes ; although having a restricted range, within this limited area it is a common understorey bird. The species was originally observed in the 1990s, but when Niels Krabbe examined recordings of their songs, his suspicions arose that they were a new species — Stiles's Tapaculo's song is considerably faster and lower-pitched than that of the closely related Ecuadorian Tapaculo ''S. robbinsi''. The species is named in honour of F. Gary Stiles , an ornithologist heavily involved in research on Neotropical birds during the 1980s & 1990s.
:: Cuervo, A. M., C. D. Cadena, N. Krabbe and L. M. Renjifo (2005) ''Scytalopus stilesi'', a new species of tapaculo (Rhinocryptidae) from the Cordillera Central of Colombia '' The Auk '' 122(2): 445-463
In addition the following descriptions during the period related to birds now believed not to be Good Species :
- ''Ficedula beijingnica'', now considered to be the first-year male of the Chinese Flycatcher ''Ficedula elisae''
: Zheng, G, Song, J, Zhang, Z, Zhang, Y, & Guo, D (2000) A new species of flycatcher (Ficedula) from China (Aves: Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) '' Journ Beijing Normal Univ (Nat Sci) '' 36: 405-409
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