Kevin J. Zimmer

Kevin J. Zimmer, U.S. ornithologist.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

Zimmer, K.J. & Whittaker, A. 2000. The Rufous Cacholote (Furnariidae: Pseudoseisura) is Two Species. The Condor 102(2): 409–422 DOI: 10.1093/condor/102.2.409 Reference page.

Zimmer, K.J., A. Whittaker & D.C. Oren, 2001. A cryptic new species of flycatcher (Tyrannidae: Suiriri) from the Cerrado Region of Central South America. The Auk 118 (1): 56-78.Full article (PDF)Reference page.

Zimmer, K.J. 2002. Species limits in Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner (Automolus: Furnariidae). The Wilson Bulletin 114(1): 20–37 DOI: 10.1676/0043-5643(2002)114[0020:SLIOBF]2.0.CO;2Reference page.

Zimmer, K.J. & Isler, M.L.. 2003. Family Thamnophilidae (typical antbirds). Pp. 448-681 in Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 8. Broadbills to tapaculos. (J. del Hoyo et al., eds.). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Reference page.

Robbins, M.B. & Zimmer, K.J. 2005. Taxonomy, vocalizations and natural history of Philydor dimidiatum (Furnariidae), with comments on the systematics of Syndactyla and Simoxenops. Bulletin of the British Ornithologist's Club 125, 212–228. Full text BHL Reference page.

Isler, M.L., Isler, P.R., Whitney, B.M. & Zimmer, K.J. 2007. Species limits in the "Schistocichla" complex of Percnostola antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119: 53:70. DOI: 10.1676/05-121.1Full article view Reference page.

Zimmer, K.J. 2008. The White-eyed Foliage-gleaner (Furnariidae: Automolus) is two species. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120: 10-25. DOI: 10.1676/06-167.1 Full article view Reference page.
Zimmer, K.J., Robbins, M.B. & Kopuchian, C. 2008. Taxonomy, vocalisations, syringeal morphology and natural history of Automolus roraimae (Furnariidae). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 128: 187-206. BHL Reference page.

Isler, M.L., Isler, P.R, Whitney, B.M., Zimmer, K.J. & Whittaker, A. 2009. Species limits in antbirds (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae): an evaluation of Frederickena unduligera (Undulated Antshrike) based on vocalizations. Zootaxa, 2305: 61-68. Full article view Reference page.

Zimmer, K. J.; Whittaker, A.; Sardelli, C.; Guilherme, and Aleixo, A. 2013. A new species of Hemitriccus tody-tyrant from the state of Acre, Brazil. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott e D. Christie. (Org.). Handbook of the Birds of the World, Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. 1ed. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 292-296. PDF Reference page.
Aleixo, A., Portes, C.E.B., Whittaker, A., Weckstein, J.D., Gonzaga, L.P., Zimmer, K.J., Ribas, C.C. & Bates, J.M. 2013. Molecular systematics and taxonomic revision of the Curve-billed Scythebill complex (Campylorhamphus procurvoides: Dendrocolaptidae), with description of a new species from western Amazonian Brazil. Pp. 253–257 In: del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, and D.A. Christie (eds.) (2013). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Portes, C.E.B., Aleixo, A., Zimmer, K.J., Whittaker, A., Weckstein, J.D., Gonzaga, L.P., Ribas, C.C., Bates, J.M. & Lees, A.C. 2013. A new species of Campylorhamphus (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae) from the Tapajós – Xingu interﬂuve in Amazonian Brazil. Pp. 258–262 In: del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, and D.A. Christie (eds.) (2013). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Full article (PDF) Reference page.

Kirwan, G.M., Steinheimer, F.D., Raposo, M.A. & Zimmer, K.J. 2014: Nomenclatural corrections, neotype designation and new subspecies description in the genus Suiriri (Aves: Passeriformes: Tyrannidae). Zootaxa 3784(3): 224–240. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3784.3.2 Full article view Reference page.

Benz, B.W., Robbins, M.B. & Zimmer, K.J. 2015. Phylogenetic relationships of the Helmeted Woodpecker (Dryocopus galeatus): A case of interspecific mimicry? Auk 132:939-950. Full article (PDF)Reference page.