Luís Fábio Silveira

Luís Fábio Silveira , Brazilian ornithologist

• Museu de Zoologia - Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 16 taxon names authored by Luís Fábio Silveira

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2004

• Amaral, F.S.R. do & Silveira, L.F. 2004. Tinamus solitarius pernambucensis Berla, 1946 is a synonym of Tinamus solitarius (Vieillot, 1819). Ararajuba, Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 12(1): 33–41. PDF. Reference page. 

2005

• Longmore, N.W. & Silveira, L.F.A. 2005. A replacement name for Xiphorhynchus fuscus brevirostris (Pinto 1938). Bull. B. O. C. 125, 153–154. Reference page. 
• Silveira, L.F., Lima, F.C.T. & Höfling, E. 2005. A new species of Aratinga Parakeet (Psittaciformes : Psittacidae) from Brazil, with taxonomic remarks on the Aratinga solstitialis complex. The Auk 122: 292–305. DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0292:ANSOAP]2.0.CO;2 Online. Reference page. 

2009

• Oppenheimer, M. & Silveira, L.F. 2009. A taxonomic review of the dark-winged trumpeter Psophia viridis (Aves: Gruiformes: Psophiidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 49: 547–555. PDF. Reference page. 
• Amaral, F.R. do, Sheldon, F.H., Gamauf, A., Haring, E., Riesing, M., Silveira, L.F. & Wajntal, A. 2009. Patterns and processes of diversification in a widespread and ecologically diverse avian group, the buteonine hawks (Aves, Accipitridae). Molecular Philogenetics and Evolution 53: 703–715. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.020 PDF.Reference page. 
• Piacentini; Aleixo, A. & Silveira, L.F. 2009. Hybrid, subspecies or species? The validity and taxonomic status of Phaethornis longuemareus aethopyga Zimmer, 1950 (Trochilidae). Auk 126(3): 604–612. DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.08130 Reference page. 

2010

• Whitney, B.M., Vasconcelos, M.F., Silveira, L.F. & Pacheco, J.F. 2010. Scytalopus petrophilus (Rock Tapaculo): a new species from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 18(2): 73–88. Online.Reference page. 
• Maurício, G.N., Bornschein, M.R., Vasconcelos, M.F., Whitney, B.M., Pacheco, J.F. & Silveira, L.F. 2010. Taxonomy of “Mouse-colored Tapaculos”. I. On the application of the name Malacorhynchus speluncae Ménétries, 1835 (Aves: Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae). Zootaxa 2518: 32–48. Preview Reference page. 

2011

• Dénes, F.V., Silveira, L.F., Seipke, S., Thorstrom, R., Clark, W.S. & Thiollay, J.M. 2011. The White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi Swann, 1922) and a Review of the Taxonomy of the Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis Latham, 1790). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123(2): 323–331. DOI: 10.1676/10-081.1 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. 2011. Plumage variability and taxonomy of the Capped Seedeater Sporophila bouvreuil (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae). Zootaxa 2781: 49–62. PDF. Reference page. 

2012

• Cavarzere, V., LeCroy, M., Marcondes, R.S., Costa, T.V.V. & Silveira, L.F. 2012. On the correct holotype and type locality of Cercomacra sclateri Hellmayr 1905 (Aves: Thamnophilidae). Zootaxa 3581: 81–85. Preview Reference page. 

2013

• Buzzetti, D.R.C., Belmonte-Lopes, R., Reinert, B.L., Silveira, L.F. & Bornschein, M.R. 2013. A new species of Formicivora Swainson, 1824 (Thamnophilidae) from the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 21(4): 269–291. PDF. Reference page. 
• Rego, M.A., Moreira-Lima, L., Silveira, L.F. & Frahnert, S. 2013. On the ornithological collection of Friedrich Sellow in Brazil (1814–1831), with some considerations about the provenance of his specimens. Zootaxa 3616(5): 478–484. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3616.5.4 Reference page. 
• Whitney, B.M., Piacentini, V.Q., Schunck, F., Aleixo, A., Sousa, B.R.S., Silveira, L.F. & Rêgo, M.A. 2013. A name for Striolated Puffbird west of the Rio Madeira with revision of the Nystalus striolatus (Aves: Bucconidae) complex. Pp. 240–244 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. PDF.Reference page. 
• Whitney, B.M., Schunck, F., Rêgo, M.A. & Silveira, L.F. 2013. A new species of Zimmerius tyrannulet from the upper Madeira-Tapajós interfluvium in central Amazonian Brazil: birds don't always occur where they should. Pp. 286–291 in Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index (del Hoyo et al., eds.). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. PDF. Reference page. 
• Whitney, B.M., Schunck, F., Rêgo, M.A. & Silveira, L.F. 2013. A new species of flycatcher in the Tolmomyias assimilis radiation from the lower Sucunduri-Tapajós interfluvium in central Amazonian Brazil heralds a new chapter in Amazonian biogeography. Pp. 297–300 in Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index (del Hoyo et al., eds.). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Online. Reference page. 
• Whitney, B.M., Cohn-Haft, M., Bravo, G.A., Schunck, F. & Silveira, L.F. 2013. A new species of Herpsilochmus antwren from the Aripuanã-Machado interfluvium in central Amazonian Brazil. Pp. 277–281. In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J. & Christie, D.A. (eds.) 2013. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Reference page.  Online. Reference page. 
• Whitney, B.M., Isler, M.L., Bravo, G.A., Aristizábal, N., Schunck, F., Silveira, L.F. & Piacentini, V.Q. 2013. A new species of Epinecrophylla antwren from the Aripuanã-Machado interfluvium in central Amazonian Brazil with revision of the "stipple-throated antwren" complex. In del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A., Sargatal, J., & Christie, A. (Eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 263–267. PDF. Reference page. 
• Whitney, B.M., Isler, M.L., Bravo, G.A., Aristizábal, N., Schunck, F., Silveira, L.F., Piacentini, V.Q., Cohn-Haft, M. & Rêgo, M.A. 2013. A new species of antbird in the Hypocnemis cantator complex from the Aripuanã-Machado interfluvium in central Amazonian Brazil. P. 282–285 In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J. & Christie, D.A. (eds.) 2013. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Reference page.  PDF.Reference page. 
• Miranda, L.d.S., Aleixo, A., Whitney, B.M., Silveira, L.F., Guilherme, E., Santos, M.P.D. & Schneider, M.P.C. 2013. Molecular systematics and taxonomic revision of the Ihering's Antwren complex (Myrmotherula iheringi: Thamnophilidae), with description of a new species from southwestern Amazonia. In del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A., Sargatal, J., & Christie, A. (Eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 268–271. Full article (PDF) available for download Reference page. 
• Del-Rio, G., Silveira, L.F., Cavarzere, V. & Rêgo, M.A. 2013. A taxonomic review of the golden-green woodpecker, Piculus chrysochloros (Aves: Picidae) reveals the existence of six valid taxa. Zootaxa 3626(4): 531–542. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3626.4.7 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Remsen, J.V., Jr., Schirtzinger, E.E., Ferraroni, A., Silveira, L.F. & Wright, T.F. 2013. DNA-sequence data require revision of the parrot genus Aratinga (Aves: Psittacidae). Zootaxa 3641(3): 296–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.3.9 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Maldonado‐Coelho, M.; Blake, J.G.; Silveira, L.F.; Batalha‐Filho, H. & Ricklefs, R.E. 2013. Rivers, refuges and population divergence of fire‐eye antbirds (Pyriglena) in the Amazon Basin. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26(5): 1090–1107. DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12123 PDF.Reference page. 
• Batista, R., Aleixo, A., Vallinoto, M., Azevedo, L.d.S., Rêgo, P.S., Silveira, L.F., Sampaio, I. & Schneider, H. 2013. Molecular systematics and taxonomic revision of the Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper complex (Dendrocolaptes certhia: Dendrocolaptidae), with description of a new species from the Xingu–Tocantins interfluve. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal & D. Christie (Eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index, pp.245–247. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Full article. Reference page. 
• Campagna, L., Silveira, L.F., Tubaro, P.L. & Lougheed, S.C. 2013. Identifying the sister species to the rapid capuchino seedeater radiation (Passeriformes: Sporophila). The Auk 130(4): 645–655. Full article view. DOI: 10.1525/auk.2013.13064 Reference page. 
• Batalha-Filho, H., Irestedt, M., Fjeldså, J., Ericson, P.G.P., Silveira, L.F. & Miyaki, C.Y. 2013. Molecular systematics and evolution of the Synallaxis ruficapilla complex (Aves:Furnariidae) in the Atlantic Forest. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 67(1): 86–94 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.01.007 PDF. Reference page. 

2014

• Batalha-Filho, H., Pessoa, R.O., Fabre, P.H., Fjeldså, J., Irestedt, M., Ericson, P.G.P., Silveira, L.F. & Miyaki, C.Y. 2014. Phylogeny and historical biogeography of gnateaters (Passeriformes, Conopophagidae) in the South America forests. Molecular Philogenetics and Evolution 79: 422–432. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.025 PDF.Reference page. 
• Maurício, G.N., Belmonte-Lopes, R., Pacheco, J.F., Silveira, L.F., Whitney, B.M. & Bornschein, M.R. 2014. Taxonomy of “Mouse-colored Tapaculos” (II): An endangered new species from the montane Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil (Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae: Scytalopus) The Auk 131(4): 643–659. Full article and Erratum: The Auk 132(4): 951–952. 2015 Erratum. Reference page. 
• Valim, M.P. & Silveira, L.F. 2014. A new species and five new records of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) from an isolated population of the solitary tinamou Tinamus solitarius (Aves: Tinamiformes). Zootaxa 3838(1): 127–142. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3838.1.8 Reference page. 
• Cavarzere, V., Silveira, L.F., Vasconcelos, M.F., Grantsau, R. & Straube, F.C.. 2014. Taxonomy and biogeography of Stephanoxis Simon, 1897 (Aves: Trochilidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 54: 69–79. DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.07 Reference page. 
• Rêgo, M.A., Del-Rio, G. & Silveira, L.F. 2014. A taxonomic review of Picumnus exilis (Aves: Picidae) reveals an underestimation of Piculet species diversity in South America. Journal of Ornithology 155: 853–867. Full article view. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-014-1081-5 Reference page. 

2015

• Costa, T.V.V., Ingels, J., Cavarzere, V. & Silveira, L.F. 2015. A new look at the holotype and type locality of Setopagis maculosa (Todd, 1920) (Aves: Caprimulgidae), with remarks on its systematic relationships. Zootaxa 3999(4): 581–588. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.4.8 Preview (PDF). Reference page. 

2016

• Bocalini, F. & Silveira, L.F. 2016. A taxonomic revision of the Musician Wren, Cyphorhinus arada (Aves, Troglodytidae), reveals the existence of six valid species endemic to the Amazon basin. Zootaxa 4193(3): 541–564. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4193.3.5 Reference page. 
• Costa, T.V.V., Joseph, L. & Silveira, L.F. 2016. Considerations on the type specimens and type locality of Pyrrhura roseifrons (Gray, 1859) (Psittacidae). Zootaxa 4179(1): 107–110. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4179.1.5 Reference page. 

2017

• Costa, T.V.V., Pacheco, L.F. & Silveira, L.F. 2017. Clarification of the type locality of the Curl-crested Aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Wagler, 1832 (Aves: Ramphastidae). Zootaxa 4247(1): 57–60. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.1.6 Reference page. 
• Evangelista-Vargas, D., Costa, T.V.V., Whitney, B.M., Schunck, F. & Silveira, L.F. 2017. Penelope superciliaris pseudonyma Neumann, 1933 (Aves, Cracidae) is the valid name for the blue-faced population of Rusty-margined Guan endemic to the Madeira-Tapajós interfluvium of central Amazonian Brazil. Zootaxa 4294(4): 436–442. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4294.4.3 Reference page. 
• Silveira, L.F., Tomotani, B.M., Cestari, C., Straube, F.C. & Piacentini, V.Q. 2017. Ortalis remota: a forgotten and critically endangered species of chachalaca (Galliformes: Cracidae) from Eastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4306(4): 524–536. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4306.4.4 Reference page. 
• Lopes, L.E., Chaves, A.V., de Aquino, M.M., Silveira, L.F. & dos Santos, F.R. 2017. The striking polyphyly of Suiriri: Convergent evolution and social mimicry in two cryptic Neotropical birds. Journal of Zoological Systematics Evolutionary Research 56(2): 270–279. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12200 PDF. Reference page. 
• Costa, T.V.V.; Whitney, B.M.; Braun, M.J.; White, N.D.; Silveira, L.F. & Cleere, N. 2017. A systematic reappraisal of the Rufous Potoo Nyctibius bracteatus (Nyctibiidae) and description of a new genus. Journal of Ornithology 159(2): 367–377. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-017-1511-2 PDF Reference page. 

2018

• Evangelista-Vargas, O.D. & Silveira, L.F. 2019. Morphological evidence for the taxonomic status of the Bridge’s Guan, Penelope bridgesi, with comments on the validity of P. obscura bronzina (Aves: Cracidae). Zoologia 35: 1–35. DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.35.e12993 Reference page. 
• Ubaid, F.K., Silveira, L.F., Medolago, C.A.B., Costa, T.V.V., Francisco, M.R., Barbosa, K.V.C. & Adir, D.S. Jr. 2018. Taxonomy, natural history, and conservation of the Great-billed Seed-Finch Sporophila maximiliani (Cabanis, 1851) (Thraupidae, Sporophilinae). Zootaxa 4442(4): 551–571. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4442.4.4 Reference page. 

2019

• Serrano-Villavicencio, J.E. & Silveira, L.F. 2019. Notes on Lagothrix flavicauda (Primates: Atelidae): oldest known specimen and the importance of the revisions of museum specimens. Zoologia 36: e29951. DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.36.e29951 Reference page. 
• Oliveros, C.H., Field, D.J., Ksepka, D.T., Barker, F.K., Aleixo, A., Andersen, M.J., Alström, P., Benz, B.W., Braun, E.L., Braun, M.J., Bravo, G.A., Brumfield, R.T., Chesser, R.T., Claramunt, S., Cracraft, J., Cuervo, A.M., Derryberry, E.P., Glenn, T.C., Harvey, M.G., Hosner, P.A., Joseph, L., Kimball, R.T., Mack, A.L., Miskelly, C.M., Peterson A.T., Robbins, M.B., Sheldon, F.H., Silveira, L.F., Smith, B.T., White, N.D., Moyle, R.G. & Faircloth, B.C. 2019. Earth history and the passerine superradiation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116(16): 7916–7925 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1813206116 PDF. Reference page. 

2020

• Cadena, C.D., Cuervo, A.M., Céspedes, L.N., Bravo, G.A., Krabbe, N., Schulenberg, T.S., Derryberry, G.E., Silveira, L.F., Derryberry, E.P., Brumfield, R.T. & Fjeldså, J. 2020. Systematics, biogeography, and diversification of Scytalopus tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae), an enigmatic radiation of Neotropical montane birds. The Auk 137(2): 1–30. DOI: 10.1093/auk/ukz077 Reference page. 
• Tomotani, B.M., Silveira, L.F. & Pacheco, J.F. 2020. Morphology and vocalization support specific status of the Chestnut-headed Chachalaca, Ortalis motmot ruficeps (Wagler, 1830) (Aves; Galliformes; Cracidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. 60: e20206012 DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.12 Online. Reference page. 
• Harvey, M.G, Bravo, G.A., Claramunt, S, Cuervo, A.M., Derryberry, G.E., Battilana, J., Seeholzer, G.F., McKay, J.S., O’Meara, B.C., Faircloth, B.C., Edwards, S.V., Pérez-Emán, J.L., Moyle, R.G., Sheldon, F.H., Aleixo, A., Smith, B.T., Chesser, R.T., Silveira, L.F., Cracraft, J., Brumfield, R.T. & Derryberry, E.P. 2020. The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot. Science 370 no.6522: 1343–1348. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz6970 Reference page. 
• Lima, R.D., Tomotani, B.M. & Silveira, L.F. 2020. Colour variation and taxonomy of Picumnus limae Snethlage, 1924 and P. fulvescens Stager, 1961 (Piciformes: Picidae). Journal of Ornithology DOI: 10.1007/s10336-020-01745-0 PDF Reference page. 
• Nascimento, R. & Silveira, L.F. 2020. The Fossil Birds of Peter Lund. Zootaxa 4743(4): 480–510. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.4.2 Reference page. 

2021

• Bravo, G.A., Whitney, B.M., Belmonte-Lopes, R., Borschein, M.R., Aristizábal, N., Beco, R., Battilana, J., Naka, L.N., Aleixo, A., Pie, M.R., Silveira, L.F., Derryberry, E.P. & Brumfield, R.T. 2021. Phylogenomic analyses reveal non-monophyly of the antbird genera Herpsilochmus and Sakesphorus (Thamnophilidae), with description of a new genus for Herpsilochmus sellowi. Ornithology 138(3): 1–16 DOI: 10.1093/ornithology/ukab025 Reference page. 
• Dickens, J.K., Bitton, P.-P., Bravo, G.A. & Silveira, L.F. 2021. Species limits, patterns of secondary contact and a new species in the Trogon rufus complex (Aves: Trogonidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193(2): 499–540 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa169 Reference page. 
• Bocalini F., Bolívar-Leguizamón, S.D., Silveira, L.F. & Bravo, G.A. 2021. Comparative phylogeographic and demographic analyses reveal a congruent pattern of sister relationships between bird populations of the northern and south-central Atlantic Forest. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 154: 106973 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106973 Reference page. 

2023

• Costa, T.V.V., van Els, P., Braun, M.J., Whitney, B.M., Cleere, N., Sigurðsson, S. & Silveira, L.F. 2023. Systematic revision and generic classification of a clade of New World nightjars (Caprimulgidae), with descriptions of new genera from South America. Avian Systematics 1(6): 55–99. PDF Reference page.