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Zanda (a correction)?

To: Stephen Ambrose <>
Subject: Zanda (a correction)?
From: John Harris <>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 23:58:43 +0000
Hi Stephen et al,
Zanda is obviously not picked up by many yet as when I googled Zanda it
came up with Architects, Cabinet makers etc but not Black Cockies :(

Happy New Year to all....

John


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On 7 January 2016 at 10:03, Stephen Ambrose <> wrote:

> Sorry, that should be:
>
> This classification was picked up subsequently by del Hoyo & Collar
> (2014), who ARE quoted by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ...
>
> Cheers,
> Stephen
>
> Stephen Ambrose
> Ryde, NSW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Ambrose 
> Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 10:00 AM
> To: 'John Leonard'; 
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Zanda?
>
> Hi John,
>
> A quick look at the literature:
>
> Zanda was a subgenus of the genus Calyptorhynchus.  But DNA studies by
> White et al. (2011) suggested that Zanda should be separated from
> Calyptorhynchus and elevated to genus level. This classification was picked
> up subsequently by del Hoyo & Collar (2014), who are not quoted by the IUCN
> Red List of Threatened Species
> http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T22684739A38977158.en and
> Winkler et al. (2015) (my copy also arrived in the post yesterday).
>
> References
>
> Del Hoyo, J. and Collar, N.J. (2014).  HBW and BirdLife International
> Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol 1: Non-passerines
> (Lynx Edicions, Barcelona).
>
> White, NE., Phillips, MJ., Gilbert, MTP., Alfaro-Nunez, A., Willerslev,
> E., Mawsond, PR., Spencer, PBS. and Bunce, M. (2011).  The evolutionary
> history of cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae).  Mol. Pylogenet.
> Evol. 59(3): 615-622.
>
> Winkler, DW., Billerman, S.M. and Lovette, IJ (2015). Bird Families of the
> World: An Invitation to the Spectacular Diversity of Birds (Lynx Edicions,
> Barcelona).
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Stephen
>
> Stephen Ambrose
> Ryde, NSW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus  On Behalf
> Of John Leonard
> Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 8:50 AM
> To: 
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Zanda?
>
> I have just received my copy of the Bird Families of the World, from the
> HBW people. Magnificent volume!
>
> Anyway, I see they use Zanda as the generic name for the Yellow-tailed and
> two White-tailed Cockatoos.
>
> When did this happen? I'd like to know as it affects my online persona
> (I'll have to become Zanda now, solemn and mournful, not noisy and
> gregarious).
>
> 😀
>
> John Leonard
>
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