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  1. Richard Klim

    Turdus merula

    Turdus mandarinus www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/proposed-splits/ www.jboyd.net/Taxo/List26.html#turdidae H&M4 also excludes intermedius (citing Nylander et al 2008), contra Collar 2005. PS. Inclusion of intermedius now tbc ("?")... www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/species-updates/...
  2. Richard Klim

    Turdus merula

    TiF John Boyd (TiF): www.jboyd.net/Taxo/changes.html (1 Mar 2013) www.jboyd.net/Taxo/List26.html#turdidae PS. I'd previously missed the fact that Nylander et al 2008 groups intermedius with merula rather than mandarinus, contra Collar 2005 (HBW 10).
  3. Richard Klim

    Turdus merula

    Perhaps literally, in the case of Blackbirds. Migrant individuals might be expected to have longer legs on average. ;)
  4. Richard Klim

    Turdus merula

    Partial migrants Fudickar & Partecke 2012. The flight apparatus of migratory and sedentary individuals of a partially migratory songbird species. PLOS ONE 7(12): e51920: 1–5. [article] [pdf]
  5. Richard Klim

    Turdus merula

    Turdus maximus Tibetan Blackbird (incl 'buddae') and T simillimus Indian Blackbird (incl nigropileus, 'spencei', bourdilloni, kinnisii) are split from T merula by Rasmussen & Anderton 2005 (Birds of S Asia), Collar 2005 (HBW10) and IOC. [And R&A 2005 and Collar 2005 comment that T s kinnisii...
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