Latest Articles from Check List Latest 20 Articles from Check List https://checklist.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:06:52 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://checklist.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Check List https://checklist.pensoft.net/ First record of Microspingus cinereus (Bonaparte, 1850), Cinereous Warbling Finch (Passeriformes, Thraupidae), from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/108776/ Check List 19(6): 827-832

DOI: 10.15560/19.6.827

Authors: Gabriel Magalhães Tavares, João Rafael Gomes de Almeida e Marins, Manoel Tuler Filho, Carlos Nei Ortúzar-Ferreira

Abstract: We document from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first record of Microspingus cinereus (Bonaparte, 1850), which was observed in the municipality of Barra Mansa in October 2020. The species was originally documented in central Brazil, potentially linked to Cerrado habitats. However, recent observations from eBird and WikiAves databases indicate that M. cinereus has been spreading towards the southeast for several years. It has been considered Vulnerable for almost two decades due to the loss of grassland habitats. Our discovery expands the known geographic range of M. cinereus to eastern Brazil and may have importance for future biogeographic studies and the conservation of this species.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Mon, 6 Nov 2023 18:20:00 +0200
First record of Hauxwell’s Thrush (Turdus hauxwelli Lawrence, 1869) (Passeriformes, Turdidae) from Goiás state, Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/107396/ Check List 19(5): 657-660

DOI: 10.15560/19.5.657

Authors: Estevão F. Santos, Jayrson A. Oliveira, André C. De Luca

Abstract: We report the first record of Turdus hauxwelli Lawrence, 1869, Hauxwell’s Thrush, from the state of Goiás, central Brazil, based on photographic and vocal records obtained at Taquaral de Goiás. This new record substantially expands the species’ distribution beyond the Amazonian domain and marks its new easternmost geographical limit. The new record extends this species’ distribution by 650 km from the nearest recent record. We also discuss the importance of this record in understanding the biogeographical affinities of the seasonal forests of central-western Brazil.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Mon, 2 Oct 2023 18:28:00 +0300
Range extension of White-naped Jay, Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) (Passeriformes, Corvidae), to southeastern Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/90996/ Check List 19(2): 225-230

DOI: 10.15560/19.2.225

Authors: Guilherme Sementili-Cardoso, Reginaldo José Donatelli

Abstract: Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied-Neuwied, 1821), a bird endemic to Brazil, inhabits dry scrub and woodlands and the borders of tropical and riparian forests. Although C. cyanopogon is more common in central and northeastern Brazil, owing to increasing deforestation, its distribution has expanded to south. There are several records of this species outside its distribution as usually given. Here, we present the southernmost record of this species in Brazil, showing this species’ expansion to the Southeastern Region. Therefore, this new record shows the importance of surveys to fill gaps in biodiversity knowledge, especially in disturbed environments.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:00:01 +0300
Elevational range extension of Drab Water Tyrant, Ochthornis littoralis (Pelzeln, 1868) (Passeriformes, Tyrannidae) https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/76966/ Check List 18(3): 451-453

DOI: 10.15560/18.3.451

Authors: Jefferson García-Loor

Abstract: The Drab Water Tyrant, Ochthornis littoralis (Pelzeln, 1868), is a small flycatcher occurring across lower Amazonia. Its usual habitat is the edges of rivers, and it is easily observed flying over sandbanks and among the trunks of fallen trees and branches. Here, I present a new locality in the Ecuadorian Andean foothills which represents a significant increase in this species’ elevational range from the Amazon lowlands. The new record is also from a previously unknown habitat for the species.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Wed, 4 May 2022 09:12:00 +0300
First documented records of Black-throated Flower-piercer, Diglossa brunneiventris (Lafresnaye, 1846) (Aves, Thraupidae), and Least Tern, Sternula antillarum (Lesson, 1847) (Aves, Laridae), on the southern coast of Peru https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/60173/ Check List 17(2): 401-405

DOI: 10.15560/17.2.401

Authors: Yuri A. Peña, Luis Gonzalo Cano, R. Rodrigo Mena, Alberto Cáceres

Abstract: We report Black-throated Flower-piercer, Diglossa brunneiventris (Lafresnaye, 1846), and Least Tern, Sternula antillarum (Lesson, 1847), in the Tambo river estuary, Islay province, Arequipa department, Peru. Both species are newly documented from the southern coast of Peru. It is probable that D. brunneiventris has descended from the higher, inland portion of the Tambo river basin to the estuary. Sternula antillarum is considered a frequent visitor to the South American Pacific coast.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 5 Mar 2021 16:47:00 +0200
New records of threatened cotingas (Aves, Cotingidae) in fragments of Atlantic Forest in southeastern Bahia, Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/56406/ Check List 16(6): 1657-1661

DOI: 10.15560/16.6.1657

Authors: Fernando César Gonçalves Bonfim, Paulo Barros de Abreu Junior, Paulo Luiz Souza Carneiro, Sidney Vitorino da Silva, Edson Ribeiro Luiz

Abstract: We provide new records of three globally threatened species of bird belonging to the family Cotingidae: Procnias nudicollis (Vieillot, 1817), Xipholena atropurpurea (Wied, 1820), and Cotinga maculata (Statius Müller, 1776). These findings in non-protected areas of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and, for C. maculata, at higher altitudes than previously reported, improve our understanding of the distribution of these threatened species and can aid in conservation efforts to protect them.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 4 Dec 2020 08:35:00 +0200
Distribution and new records of the River Tyrannulet, Serpophaga hypoleuca P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1866 (Passeriformes, Tyrannidae) in Colombia https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/57478/ Check List 16(6): 1465-1468

DOI: 10.15560/16.6.1465

Authors: Wilmer A. Ramírez Riaño, Diana Alexandra Lucena-G., Juan Pablo Gómez, Sergio Chaparro-Herrera

Abstract: Serpophaga hypoleuca P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1866, is a bird species distributed in northern South America, where it mainly inhabits shrubs on river islands and occasionally large river shores. Its distribution is not well known in Colombia where current records show the species present south of the Amazonas department and locally in Arauca and Vichada. We present a new locality in Colombia along the Guaviare River, in San José del Guaviare, which expands the known distribution of this species in Colombia, filling an information gap for the Guaviare region.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 6 Nov 2020 11:16:00 +0200
New records and range extension of Black-goggled Tanager, Trichothraupis melanops (Vieillot, 1818) (Passeriformes, Thraupidae), in extreme southern Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/47398/ Check List 16(1): 67-73

DOI: 10.15560/16.1.67

Authors: Gustavo Crizel Gomes, Thales Castilhos de Freitas, Henrique Noguez da Cunha, Fernando P. Jacobs, Michele Spenst Wall

Abstract: We describe new records of Trichothraupis melanops in five municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The birds were detected in sporadic expeditions in the Serra do Sudeste and Campanha Gaúcha regions by direct visualization and vocal recognition. One of these records, next to the border with Uruguay, is the southernmost known location for the species in Brazil. This record expands the geographic range of the species in Brazil south by 170 km. We believe that these occurrences are seasonal displacements and do not represent a colonization front with resident populations.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:59:01 +0200
Historical distribution data of New Zealand endemic families Callaeidae and Notiomystidae (Aves, Passeriformes) https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/35783/ Check List 15(4): 701-727

DOI: 10.15560/15.4.701

Authors: Rodrigo Brincalepe Salvador, Barbara Mizumo Tomotani, Colin Mackie Miskelly, Susan Mary Waugh

Abstract: Callaeidae (wattlebirds) and Notiomystidae (stitchbirds) are New Zealand-endemic sister-taxa; while widespread before human settlement, they subsequently became critically endangered or extinct. Aside from presently managed populations, information about them is scarce and actual specimens even scarcer. Herein, we provide a snapshot of these families’ historical distribution during the critical periods of European settlement and expansion in New Zealand (19th and early-20th centuries), exploring new data and insights resulting from this approach. We include an extensive catalogue of worldwide museum specimens to facilitate future research. We report the last known record/specimen of huia Heteralocha acutirostris (Gould, 1837) and late 19th century specimens of North Island saddleback Philesturnus rufusater (Lesson, 1828) from Cuvier Island that confirm its occurrence there. We failed to find specimens of North Island saddleback and stitchbird Notiomystis cincta (du Bus de Gisignies, 1839) (with one and two exceptions, respectively) from named locations on the mainland.

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Distribution Summary Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:52:15 +0300
Recent records of the Star-throated Antwren, Rhopias gularis (Spix, 1825) (Aves, Thamnophilidae), in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/29668/ Check List 14(6): 1099-1104

DOI: 10.15560/14.6.1099

Authors: Glayson A. Bencke, Eduardo Chiarani, Alexandre Bianco, Walter Hasenack, Marcelo F. Medaglia

Abstract: For over 130 years, the Atlantic Forest antwren Rhopias gularis (Spix, 1825) remained known in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul from 2 undated specimens collected by Hermann von Ihering at Taquara in the early 1880s. We located 1 couple plus 2 lone females along the border with Santa Catarina in the Josafaz stream valley, municipality of Mampituba, in October 2017 and January 2018. These records confirm the present-day occurrence of R. gularis in Rio Grande do Sul and establish a new southern limit of its distribution. We briefly discuss the validity of Ihering’s record and the historical occurrence of the species at Taquara.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 23 Nov 2018 03:22:55 +0200
Diplotriaena delirae Pinto & Noronha, 1970 (Nematoda, Diplotriaenidae) in Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Passeriformes, Tyrannidae) from southern Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/28546/ Check List 14(5): 823-826

DOI: 10.15560/14.5.823

Authors: Jardel Ceolan Morais, David Miguel Flores de Souza, Moisés Gallas, Eliane Fraga da Silveira, Eduardo Périco

Abstract: Diplotriaena delirae Pinto & Noronha, 1970 is known to parasitize Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) in Peru and in the Midwestern and Southeastern regions of Brazil. Here, specimens of P. sulphuratus were collected in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and necropsied. Nematodes (n = 6) found in these specimens were identified as D. delirae based on their morphological traits. This is the first report of D. delirae from southern Brazil, expanding the knowledge of the helminth fauna of P. sulphuratus in the Neotropical region.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 5 Oct 2018 06:00:04 +0300
New distribution records of Anairetes alpinus (Carriker, 1933) (Aves, Tyrannidae), a highly specialized and endangered bird of Polylepis forests in Junín, Peru https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/22823/ Check List 14(3): 499-504

DOI: 10.15560/14.3.499

Authors: Harold Rusbelth Quispe-Melgar, Wendy Carolay Navarro Romo, Fressia Nathalie Ames-Martínez, Vladimir Fernando Camel Paucar, C. Steven Sevillano-Ríos

Abstract: The Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant, Anairetes alpinus (Carriker, 1933) (Aves, Tyrannidae), is an endangered and highly specialized bird that inhabits the Polylepis forests (Rosaceae) of Peru and Bolivia. Here, we report 2 new localities in the department of Junín, central Peru, where it was detected in forests dominated by Polylepis canoi, P. rodolfo-vasquezii, and a third undescribed Polylepis species. We conclude that a residential population is the more likely possibility although the possibility of dispersal individuals should also be considered.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 4 May 2018 21:17:18 +0300
First record of Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Phibalura flavirostris Vieillot, 1816 (Aves, Cotingidae) in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/26072/ Check List 14(2): 495-497

DOI: 10.15560/14.2.495

Authors: Allan Corral, Claudía Liz Rodrigues Silva, Cristiano Marcelo Espinola Carvalho, Kwok Chiu Cheung, Luciana Mendes Valério

Abstract: The Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Phibalura flavirostris, is a rare Neotropical bird. Its geographic distribution in Brazil is limited to the country’s south and south-east regions and a small area in the center of the state of Goiás. However, an adult individual was recorded in a fragment of Cerrado in the municipality of Campo Grande, in central Mato Grosso do Sul, indicating an expansion in the distribution of the species in Brazil.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:43:55 +0300
Pyroderus scutatus masoni (Shaw, 1792) (Aves, Cotingidae): a subspecies of Red-ruffed Fruitcrow newly confirmed for Ecuador https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/21311/ Check List 14(1): 281-284

DOI: 10.15560/14.1.281

Authors: Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado, Santiago Erazo, Ivonne González, Diego Armijos-Ojeda, Daniel Rosado

Abstract: We present the first records of the Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Pyroderus scutatus (Shaw, 1792), in the Cordillera del Cóndor of Ecuador and the first confirmed records of this species in the east of this country. These new records were made in October 2016 and February and September 2017 in the Blanco river basin in southeastern Ecuador. This place is 200 km and over 500 km from the nearest occurrences of this species in Peru and Ecuador, respectively. We can now confirm the presence of the subspecies P. s. masoni (Ridgway, 1886) in Ecuador.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:52:55 +0200
A new southernmost record of Elaenia chiriquensis Lawrence, 1865 (Passeriformes, Tyrannidae) in Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/23069/ Check List 13(6): 1097-1110

DOI: 10.15560/13.6.1097

Authors: João Vitor Perin Andriola, Amanda Perin Marcon

Abstract: Species of the genus Elaenia are difficult to distinguish from one another using only morphological characteristics. In Brazil, Elaenia chiriquensis occurs from northern Paraná to Roraima and is absent in Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states. Using audio and photographic evidence, as well as the comparison of sonograms, we confirm the occurrence of this species 700 km southwest of its previously known distribution. Our new record is from Palmas, Paraná, only 600 m from the border with Água Doce, Santa Catarina, which suggests the possibility that this species also occurs in this state. Deforestation for monocultures and pastures might have contributed to this species’ expansion in the Atlantic Rainforest biome.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 22 Dec 2017 15:46:41 +0200
First documented record of the Silvery-cheeked Antshrike Sakesphorus cristatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831) (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) for the state of Sergipe, Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/22095/ Check List 13(6): 751-754

DOI: 10.15560/13.6.751

Authors: Daniela A.O. Guimarães, Juan Ruiz-Esparza, Milena Corbo, Daniela P.B. Ruiz-Esparza

Abstract: This note provides the first documented record of the Silvery-cheeked Antshrike Sakesphorus cristatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831) for the state of Sergipe in Brazil, based on a field record and extensive search in the literature, museums, and online databases. The new record of this species presented here may contribute to the knowledge of its occurrence for future assessments of the conservation status of Brazilian birds.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 10 Nov 2017 15:24:26 +0200
First record of the Mouse-colored Tyrannulet, Phaeomyias murina (Spix, 1825) (Aves, Tyrannidae), for Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/21051/ Check List 13(5): 525-527

DOI: 10.15560/13.5.525

Authors: Mauricio da Silveira Pereira

Abstract: I report here the first record of the Mouse-colored Tyrannulet, Phaeomyias murina, for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. On 12 December 2013, one individual was photographed and tape-recorded in a gallery forest at Dezesseis de Novembro, in the northwest sector of the state. This record may be linked to the species’ migratory habits in the southern part of its distribution, as it regularly occurs as a summer resident in adjacent areas of Argentina and Paraguay.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:10:13 +0300
Range and conservation of the regionally Critically Endangered Black-collared Swallow, Pygochelidon melanoleuca (Wied, 1820) (Aves, Hirundinidae), in Minas Gerais, Brazil https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/21043/ Check List 13(5): 455-459

DOI: 10.15560/13.5.455

Authors: Gabriele A. Silva, Gilberto N. Salvador, Gustavo B. Malacco, Wagner Nogueira, Sara M. Almeida

Abstract: The Black-collared Swallow, Pygochelidon melanoleuca, is a Critically Endangered species in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where its distribution remains poorly known. Here we present novel occurrence records in the Paranaíba,São Francisco and Jequitinhonha river basins, and we discuss the conservation of this species in the region.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:06:40 +0300
First documented records of Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus Linnaeus, 1758 (Aves: Tyrannidae), in Uruguay https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19761/ Check List 13(4): 169-172

DOI: 10.15560/13.4.169

Authors: María José Rodríguez-Cajarville, Eduardo Arballo, Juan Carlos Gambarotta

Abstract: The first documented records of Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus (Aves: Tyrannidae), for Uruguay are reported. The species was recorded 4 times between 1993 and 2016 in southeastern Uruguay. Due to the few records of isolated individuals we propose that the species is a vagrant in Uruguay.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:14:51 +0300
First record of the Hauxwell’s Thrush, Turdus hauxwelli Lawrence, 1869 (Aves: Turdidae) from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and geographic range extension https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/17795/ Check List 13(4): 163-167

DOI: 10.15560/13.4.163

Authors: Nelson Buainain, Sandro P. de Faria, Liliane Seixas, Gregory Thom, Claydson P. de Assis

Abstract: We report the first record of the Hauxwell’s Thrush, Turdus hauxwelli Lawrence, 1869 (Aves: Turdidae) in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. During an ornithological inventory conducted in Serra de Maracajú, municipality of Corguinho, we mist-netted and collected an individual of the species. The specimen was prepared as study skin and is held in the ornithological collection of the Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. This record is located 472 km south of the closest visual/song record and 616 km southeast of the closest museum specimen, being the southernmost occurrence of this thrush.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:14:49 +0300