Abstract Since 2005, the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee (CBRO) has published
updated checklists of Brazilian birds almost every year. Herein, we present a completely …

The genus is one of the most important taxonomic categories because it appears in the two-
part species name, is easier to identify than the species, and is very commonly the least …

Innovations in nest design are thought to be one potential factor in the evolutionary success
of passerine birds (order: Passeriformes), which colonized new ecological niches as they …

Before populations become independent evolutionary lineages, the effects of micro
evolutionary processes tend to generate complex scenarios of diversification that may affect …

Eptesicus Rafinesque, 1820 is widely distributed in the Old and New World (26 species),
and Histiotus Gervais, 1856 is a South American endemic (11 species). Molecular …

White sand ecosystems (WSE) occur in nutrient-poor sandy soils patchily distributed
throughout the lowlands of Amazonia. The diversification and current patterns of diversity of …

(American Ornithologists' Union [AOU] 1998). It summarizes decisions made between April
15, 2019 and April 15, 2020 by the American Ornithological Society's (formerly American …

Even after more than 250 years of descriptive taxonomy, it is clear that there are many more
species than have been described so far (eg, May 1988; Stork 1993). A major concern for …

Hawks, eagles, and their relatives (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) are a diverse and
charismatic clade of modern birds, with many members that are instantly recognized by the …

Aim To investigate the evolution of the avifauna associated to Amazonian fluvial islands,
focusing on the Negro River archipelagos. Locations Fluvial islands in the Amazon Basin …