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List of bird species described in the 2020s

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This page details the bird species described as new to science in the years 2020 to 2029:

The birds, year-by-year

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2020

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  • Peleng fantail, Rhipidura habibiei: Frank E. Rheindt, Dewi M. Prawiradilaga, Hidayat Ashari, Suparno, Chyi Yin Gwee, Geraldine W. X. Lee, Meng Yue Wu, Nathaniel S. R. Ng. "A lost world in Wallacea: Description of a montane archipelagic avifauna". Science, 2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.aax2146
  • Taliabu grasshopper warbler, Locustella portenta: Frank E. Rheindt, Dewi M. Prawiradilaga, Hidayat Ashari, Suparno, Chyi Yin Gwee, Geraldine W. X. Lee, Meng Yue Wu, Nathaniel S. R. Ng. "A lost world in Wallacea: Description of a montane archipelagic avifauna". Science, 2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.aax2146
  • Taliabu myzomela, Myzomela wahe: Frank E. Rheindt, Dewi M. Prawiradilaga, Hidayat Ashari, Suparno, Chyi Yin Gwee, Geraldine W. X. Lee, Meng Yue Wu, Nathaniel S. R. Ng. "A lost world in Wallacea: Description of a montane archipelagic avifauna". Science, 2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.aax2146
  • Peleng leaf warbler, Phylloscopus suaramerdu: Frank E. Rheindt, Dewi M. Prawiradilaga, Hidayat Ashari, Suparno, Chyi Yin Gwee, Geraldine W. X. Lee, Meng Yue Wu, Nathaniel S. R. Ng. "A lost world in Wallacea: Description of a montane archipelagic avifauna". Science, 2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.aax2146
  • Taliabu leaf warbler, Phylloscopus emilsalimi: Frank E. Rheindt, Dewi M. Prawiradilaga, Hidayat Ashari, Suparno, Chyi Yin Gwee, Geraldine W. X. Lee, Meng Yue Wu, Nathaniel S. R. Ng. "A lost world in Wallacea: Description of a montane archipelagic avifauna". Science, 2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.aax2146
  • White-winged tapaculo, Scytalopus krabbei: Krabbe, Niels K.; Schulenberg, Thomas S.; Hosner, Peter A.; Rosenberg, Kenneth V.; Davis, Tristan J.; Rosenberg, Gary H.; Lane, Daniel F.; Andersen, Michael J.; Robbins, Mark B.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel; Valqui, Thomas. "Untangling cryptic diversity in the High Andes: Revision of the Scytalopus [magellanicus] complex (Rhinocryptidae) in Peru reveals three new species". The Auk. doi:10.1093/auk/ukaa003.
  • Jalca tapaculo, Scytalopus frankeae: Krabbe, Niels K.; Schulenberg, Thomas S.; Hosner, Peter A.; Rosenberg, Kenneth V.; Davis, Tristan J.; Rosenberg, Gary H.; Lane, Daniel F.; Andersen, Michael J.; Robbins, Mark B.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel; Valqui, Thomas. "Untangling cryptic diversity in the High Andes: Revision of the Scytalopus [magellanicus] complex (Rhinocryptidae) in Peru reveals three new species". The Auk. doi:10.1093/auk/ukaa003.
  • Ampay tapaculo, Scytalopus whitneyi: Krabbe, Niels K.; Schulenberg, Thomas S.; Hosner, Peter A.; Rosenberg, Kenneth V.; Davis, Tristan J.; Rosenberg, Gary H.; Lane, Daniel F.; Andersen, Michael J.; Robbins, Mark B.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel; Valqui, Thomas. "Untangling cryptic diversity in the High Andes: Revision of the Scytalopus [magellanicus] complex (Rhinocryptidae) in Peru reveals three new species". The Auk. doi:10.1093/auk/ukaa003.
  • Chamí antpitta Grallaria alvarezi: Morton L. Isler, R. Terry Chesser, Mark B. Robbins, Andrés M. Cuervo, Carlos Daniel Cadena and Peter A. Hosner. 2020. Taxonomic Evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) Complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes Sixteen Species. Zootaxa. 4817(1); 1-74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1
  • Chachapoyas antpitta Grallaria gravesi: Morton L. Isler, R. Terry Chesser, Mark B. Robbins, Andrés M. Cuervo, Carlos Daniel Cadena and Peter A. Hosner. 2020. Taxonomic Evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) Complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes Sixteen Species. Zootaxa. 4817(1); 1-74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1
  • O'Neill's antpitta Grallaria oneilli: Morton L. Isler, R. Terry Chesser, Mark B. Robbins, Andrés M. Cuervo, Carlos Daniel Cadena and Peter A. Hosner. 2020. Taxonomic Evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) Complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes Sixteen Species. Zootaxa. 4817(1); 1-74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1
  • Oxapampa antpitta Grallaria centralis: Morton L. Isler, R. Terry Chesser, Mark B. Robbins, Andrés M. Cuervo, Carlos Daniel Cadena and Peter A. Hosner. 2020. Taxonomic Evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) Complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes Sixteen Species. Zootaxa. 4817(1); 1-74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1
  • Ayacucho antpitta Grallaria ayacuchensis: Morton L. Isler, R. Terry Chesser, Mark B. Robbins, Andrés M. Cuervo, Carlos Daniel Cadena and Peter A. Hosner. 2020. Taxonomic Evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) Complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes Sixteen Species. Zootaxa. 4817(1); 1-74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1
  • Puno antpitta Grallaria sinaensis: Morton L. Isler, R. Terry Chesser, Mark B. Robbins, Andrés M. Cuervo, Carlos Daniel Cadena and Peter A. Hosner. 2020. Taxonomic Evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) Complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes Sixteen Species. Zootaxa. 4817(1); 1-74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1
  • South Georgia gentoo penguin Pygoscelis poncetti: Joshua Tyler, Matthew T. Bonfitto, Gemma V. Clucas, Sushma Reddy and Jane L. Younger. 2020. Morphometric and Genetic Evidence for Four Species of Gentoo Penguin. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6973

2021

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  • Xingu screech owl Megascops stangiae: Dantas, Sidnei M.; Weckstein, Jason D.; Bates, John; Oliveira, Joiciane N.; Catanach, Therese A.; Aleixo, Alexandre (26 March 2021). "Multi-character taxonomic review, systematics, and biogeography of the Black-capped/Tawny-bellied Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla - M. watsonii ) complex (Aves: Strigidae)". Zootaxa. 4949 (3): 401–444. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4949.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  • Alagoas screech owl Megascops alagoensis: Dantas, Sidnei M.; Weckstein, Jason D.; Bates, John; Oliveira, Joiciane N.; Catanach, Therese A.; Aleixo, Alexandre (26 March 2021). "Multi-character taxonomic review, systematics, and biogeography of the Black-capped/Tawny-bellied Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla - M. watsonii ) complex (Aves: Strigidae)". Zootaxa. 4949 (3): 401–444. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4949.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  • Alagoas black-throated trogon Trogon muriciensis: Dickens, Jeremy Kenneth; Bitton, Pierre-Paul; Bravo, Gustavo A; Silveira, Luís Fábio (2021-03-06). "Species limits, patterns of secondary contact and a new species in the Trogon rufus complex (Aves: Trogonidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: –169. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa169. ISSN 0024-4082.
  • Kilombero cisticola Cisticola bakerorum: Jon Fjeldså, Lars Dinesen, Owen R. Davies, Martin Irestedt, Niels K. Krabbe, Louis A. Hansen and Rauri C. K. Bowie. 2021. Description of Two New Cisticola Species Endemic to the Marshes of the Kilombero Floodplain of southwestern Tanzania. Ibis. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12971
  • White-tailed cisticola Cisticola anderseni: Jon Fjeldså, Lars Dinesen, Owen R. Davies, Martin Irestedt, Niels K. Krabbe, Louis A. Hansen and Rauri C. K. Bowie. 2021. Description of Two New Cisticola Species Endemic to the Marshes of the Kilombero Floodplain of southwestern Tanzania. Ibis. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12971
  • Satin berrypecker Melanocharis citreola: Borja Milá, Jade Bruxaux, Guillermo Friis, Katerina Sam, Hidayat Ashari and Christophe Thébaud. 2021. A New, Undescribed Species of Melanocharis Berrypecker from western New Guinea and the Evolutionary History of the Family Melanocharitidae. Ibis. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12981
  • Inti tanager Heliothraupis oneilli: Daniel F. Lane, Miguel Angel Aponte Justiniano, Ryan S. Terrill, Frank E. Rheindt, Luke B. Klicka, Gary H. Rosenberg, C. Jonathan Schmitt, Kevin J. Burns. 2021. A new genus and species of tanager (Passeriformes, Thraupidae) from the lower Yungas of western Bolivia and southern Peru. Ornithology. DOI: 10.1093/ornithology/ukab059
  • Meratus white-eye Cyornis kadayangensis: Irham, M.; Haryoko, T.; Shakya, S.B.; Mitchell, S.L.; Burner, R.C.; Bocos, C.; Eaton, J.A.; Rheindt, F.E.; Suparno, S.; Sheldon, F.H.; Prawiradilaga, D.M. 2022. Description of two new bird species from the Meratus Mountains of southeast Borneo, Indonesia. Journal of Ornithology. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-021-01937-2
  • Meratus blue flycatcher Zosterops meratusensis: Irham, M.; Haryoko, T.; Shakya, S.B.; Mitchell, S.L.; Burner, R.C.; Bocos, C.; Eaton, J.A.; Rheindt, F.E.; Suparno, S.; Sheldon, F.H.; Prawiradilaga, D.M. 2022. Description of two new bird species from the Meratus Mountains of southeast Borneo, Indonesia. Journal of Ornithology. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-021-01937-2

2022

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  • Subantarctic rayadito Aphrastura subantarctica: Ricardo Rozzi, Claudio S. Quilodrán, Esteban Botero-Delgadillo, Constanza Napolitano, Juan C. Torres-Mura, Omar Barroso, Ramiro D. Crego, Camila Bravo, Silvina Ippi, Verónica Quirici, Roy Mackenzie, Cristián G. Suazo, Juan Rivero-de-Aguilar, Bernard Goffinet, Bart Kempenaers, Elie Poulin & Rodrigo A. Vásquez. 2022. The Subantarctic Rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica), a new bird species on the southernmost islands of the Americas. Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17985-4
  • Principe scops owl Otus bikegila: Melo, M, Freitas, B, Verbelen P, da Costa SR, Pereira H, Fuchs J, Sangster G, Correia MN, de Lima RF, Crottini A. 2022. A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus. ZooKeys. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1126.87635
  • Wangi-wangi white-eye Zosterops paruhbesar: Irham, M., Prawiradilaga, D.M., Menner, J.K., O'Connell, D.P., Kelly, D.J., Analuddin, K., Karya, A., Meads, M., Marples, N.M. & Rheindt, F.E. 2022. A distinct new species of Zosterops white-eye from the Sulawesi region, Indonesia. Ibis. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.13148

2024

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  • Northern giant hummingbird Patagona chaski: Williamson, J.L., Gyllenhaal, E.F., Bauernfeind, S.M., Bautista, E., Baumann, M.J., Gadek, C.R., Marra, P.P., Ricote, N., Valqui, T., Bozinovic, F., Singh, N.D. & Witt, C.C. 2024. Extreme elevational migration spurred cryptic speciation in giant hummingbirds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.231359912
  • Andean black-goggled tanager Trichothraupis griseonota: Cavarzere, V., Costa, T.V.V., Cabanne, G.S., Trufillo-Arias, N., Marcondes, R.S. & Silviera, L.F. 2024. A new species of tanager (Aves: Thraupidae) from the Eastern slopes of the Andes. Zootaxa. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5468.3.7
  • Northern silvery-cheeked antshrike Sakesphoroides niedeguidonae: Cerqueira, P., Gonçalves, G.R., Quaresma, T.F., Silva, M., Pichorim, M. & Aleixo, A. 2024. A new antshrike (Aves: Thamnophilidae) endemic to the Caatinga and the role of climate oscillations and drainage shift in shaping cryptic diversity of Neotropical seasonal dry forests. Zoologica Scripta. DOI: [10.1111/zsc.12672]
  • Timor nightjar Caprimulgus ritae: King, B.F., Sangster, G., Trainor, C.R., Irestedt, M., Prawiradilaga, D.M. & Ericson, P.G.P. 2024. A new species of nightjar (Caprimulgus) from Timor and Wetar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Wallacea. Ibis. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.13340
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