Richard Klim
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Dan Lane has submitted a proposal (#473, 22 Nov 2010) to AOU-SACC to separate Aratinga hockingi and A alticola from A mitrata (following Arndt 2006), but recommends rejection.
www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop473.html
Arndt 2006. A revision of the Aratinga mitrata complex, with the description of one new species, two new subspecies and species-level status of Aratinga alticola. J Ornithol 147(1): 73-86.
www.springerlink.com/content/k741xu27u5252805/fulltext.pdf
IOC recognised A hockingi Hocking's Parakeet and A alticola Chapman's Parakeet with effect from World Bird List v1.5 (Jan 2008).
Cornell/Clements 6th Edition (2007) also followed Arndt 2006. But subsequent alignment with AOU taxonomy at species level (v6.3, Dec 2008) left a partial implementation: A alticola was lumped with A mitrata, A hockingi Arndt 2006 was deleted, but A m chlorogenys Arndt 2006 and A m tucumana Arndt 2006 were retained.
Richard
www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop473.html
Arndt 2006. A revision of the Aratinga mitrata complex, with the description of one new species, two new subspecies and species-level status of Aratinga alticola. J Ornithol 147(1): 73-86.
www.springerlink.com/content/k741xu27u5252805/fulltext.pdf
IOC recognised A hockingi Hocking's Parakeet and A alticola Chapman's Parakeet with effect from World Bird List v1.5 (Jan 2008).
Cornell/Clements 6th Edition (2007) also followed Arndt 2006. But subsequent alignment with AOU taxonomy at species level (v6.3, Dec 2008) left a partial implementation: A alticola was lumped with A mitrata, A hockingi Arndt 2006 was deleted, but A m chlorogenys Arndt 2006 and A m tucumana Arndt 2006 were retained.
Richard
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