Species Described That Were Not Valid Species
A number of species described during this period have turned out not to be valid species. There are a number of reasons for this. The following is a list of these species:
- Cox's Sandpiper, Calidris paramelanotos, in 1982, now known to be a stereotyped hybrid between males of the Pectoral Sandpiper and female Curlew Sandpipers.
- Bulo Burti Boubou, Laniarius liberatus, from Somalia, in 1991
- Kenyon's Shag or Amchitka Cormorant, Phalacrocorax kenyoni, in 1991, now considered to refer to small females of the Pelagic Cormorant.
- Mascarene Shearwater, Puffinus atrodorsalis, in 1995, now considered indistinguishable from the Tropical Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri bailloni (or P. bailloni bailloni)
- Brigida's Woodcreeper, Hylexetastes brigidai, in 1997, now usually considered a subspecies of the Red-billed Woodcreeper pending thorough study.
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