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[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

S.M.S. Gregory, 2024 (May 21): IV. An addendum to “The correct family-group name for a clade
of pigeons (Columbidae) including Chalcophaps Gould, 1843, Turtur Boddaert, 1783, and Oena Swainson, 1837”. Pp. N25–N26

https://www.aviansystematics.org/uploads/texteditor/AS_2_N4_PDFA.pdf

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

Hein van Grouw, Wim Dekkers, and Justin J. F. J. Jansen "Why Bolle's Laurel Pigeon Columba bollii is not named Wagler's Laurel Pigeon Columba lamprauchen," Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 144(2), 109-120, (3 June 2024).

Why Bolle's Laurel Pigeon Columba bollii is not named Wagler's Laurel Pigeon Columba lamprauchen

The Canary Islands endemic Bolle's Laurel Pigeon Columba bollii was described as a species in 1872 by Godman. A specimen of the same species collected more than 75 years earlier, during the 1796–98 expedition commanded by Baudin, was instead believed to be an example of the Jamaican endemic...

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Abstract
The Canary Islands endemic Bolle's Laurel Pigeon Columba bollii was described as a species in 1872 by Godman. A specimen of the same species collected more than 75 years earlier, during the 1796–98 expedition commanded by Baudin, was instead believed to be an example of the Jamaican endemic, Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea (Jacquin, 1784). However, in 1827 its identity had been questioned by Wagler, who believed the specimen represented a separate Caribbean species that he named Columba Lamprauchen. Although Wagler's name is senior to Godman's, we demonstrate that, following the International code of zoological nomenclature, Columba bollii should be used as the correct name for this Canarian species.

 

[Peter Kovalik]

Donegan, Thomas M. (2024) On the nomenclature of wild and domestic Streptopelia doves. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 144:150-155.
On the nomenclature of wild and domestic Streptopelia doves

Abstract
Two competing names exist at species level for the Barbary Dove, Ringed Turtle-Dove or African Collared Dove: Streptopelia risoria Linnaeus, 1758, based on a domestic neotype, and S. roseogrisea Sundevall, 1857, on an ancestral wild African Collared Dove neotype. Van Grouw et al. (2023) confirmed that Barbary Dove is descended from African Collared Dove and that they are conspecifics, albeit rather different genetically; they proposed recognising a monotypic S. risoria for all populations. However, their taxonomy was rooted in the assumption that S. risoria pertains to wild African Collared Doves, domestics being referred to as ‘S. risoria domestica’, a nomen nudum. I argue here that the outcome of ICZN (2008) and van Grouw et al. is instead that the senior name risoria applies at species rank for wild and domestic birds, but as a subspecies name solely to domesticates and introduced populations. It must be considered whether ancestral populations in Africa and the Middle East are sufficiently different from domesticates for subspecies roseogrisea and arabica to be recognised, which is the status quo and has some support in morphological and molecular data. This situation, where a domestic name is senior to one for phenotypically different wild populations is apparently unique in the animal kingdom. In a close vote, ICZN (2008) declined to give priority to the wild name S. roseogrisea, but some Commissioners were open to review the situation. The inconsistency between ICZN (2008) and ICZN (2003) and the disruption that the former implies to the previously uncontested name for wild populations, S. roseogrisea, appears to have led to widespread continuing recognition of S. roseogrisea at species rank and van Grouw et al.’s ‘S. risoria domestica’, neither of which is Code compliant. A new ICZN proposal should therefore be considered.

 

[albertonykus]

Qu, J., X. Lu, X. Teng, Z. Xing, S. Wang, C. Feng, X. Wang, and L. Wang (2024)
Mitochondrial genomes of Streptopelia decaocto: insights into Columbidae phylogeny
Animals 14: 2220
doi: 10.3390/ani14152220

In this research, the mitochondrial genome of the Streptopelia decaocto was sequenced and examined for the first time to enhance the comprehension of the phylogenetic relationships within the Columbidae. The complete mitochondrial genome of Streptopelia decaocto (17,160 bp) was structurally similar to the recognized members of the Columbidae family, but with minor differences in gene size and arrangement. The structural AT content was 54.12%. Additionally, 150 mitochondrial datasets, representing valid species, were amassed in this investigation. Maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) phylogenetic trees and evolutionary time relationships of species were reconstructed based on cytb gene sequences. The findings from the phylogenetic evaluations suggest that the S. decaocto was classified under the Columbinae subfamily, diverging from the Miocene approximately 8.1 million years ago, indicating intricate evolutionary connections with its close relatives, implying a history of species divergence and geographic isolation. The diversification of the Columbidae commenced during the Late Oligocene and extended into the Miocene. This exploration offers crucial molecular data for the S. decaocto, facilitating the systematic taxonomic examination of the Columbidae and Columbiformes, and establishing a scientific foundation for species preservation and genetic resource management.

 

[albertonykus]

Young, M.T., J.P. Hume, M.O. Day, R.P. Douglas, Z.M. Simmons, J. White, M.O. Heller, and N.J. Gostling (2024)
The systematics and nomenclature of the Dodo and the Solitaire (Aves: Columbidae), and an overview of columbid family-group nomina
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 201: zlae086
doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae086

The Dodo and its extinct sister species, the Solitaire, are iconic exemplars of the destructive capabilities of humanity. These secondarily terrestrial columbids became extinct within a century of their first encounter with humanity. Their rapid extinction, with little material retained in natural history collections, led 18th and some early 19th century naturalists to believe that these aberrant birds were mythological. This meant that the nomenclatural publications in which their scientific nomina were established were based on accounts written before the species became extinct. As such, no type specimens were designated for either the Dodo or the Solitaire. Our in-depth historical overview of both species and associated family-group nomina found that the nominal authority of the Dodo-based family group is not what is reported in the literature. Moreover, our detailed review of the family-group nomina based on columbid genera ensures that the current columbid family-group systematization is valid. Changing nomenclatural norms between the 19th and 20th centuries had a profound impact on Dodo nomenclature; so much so that the Dodo is an example of how pervasive nomenclatural ‘ripples’ can be and a warning for our current world of multiple nomenclatural codes.