Mark B. Robbins

Mark B. Robbins, U.S. ornithologist

• Department of Ornithology, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Division of Ornithology, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 13 taxon names authored by Mark B. Robbins

Eponyms

(List may be incomplete)

• 1 eponym of Mark B. Robbins

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1988

• Ridgely, R.S. & Robbins, M.B. 1988. Pyrrhura orcesi, a new parakeet from southwestern Ecuador, with systematic notes on the P. melanura complex. The Wilson Bulletin 100.2: 173-82. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

1994

• Robbins, M.B., Rosenberg, G.H. & Sornoza Molina, F.. 1994. A new species of cotinga (Cotingidae: Doliornis) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with comments on plumage sequences in Doliornis and Ampelion. The Auk, 111(1): 1–7. PDFReference page. 

1995

• Robbins, M. B. & S. N. G. Howell. 1995. A new species of pygmy-owl (Strigidae: Glaucidium) from the eastern Andes. The Wilson Bulletin, 107(1): 1-6. Full article (PDF)Reference page. 

1997

• Robbins, M.B., Graves, G.R. & Remsen Jr., J.V.. 1997. In Memoriam: Theodore A. Parker III, 1953-1993 . In: Studies in Neotropical Ornithology honoring Ted Parker. Ornithological Monographs 48: 1-6. Full publication (PDF) Reference page. 

1999

• Robbins, M.B. & Stiles, F.G. 1999. A new species of pygmy-owl (Strigidae: Glaucidium) from the Pacific slope of the Northern Andes. The Auk 116(2): 305–315. Reference page. 

2005

• Braun, M.J., Isler, M.L., Isler, P.R., Bates, J.M. & Robbins, M.B.. 2005. Avian speciation in the Pantepui: the case of the Roraiman Antbird (Percnostola [Schistocichla] "leucostigma" saturata). Condor 107:327-341. DOI: 10.1650/7647 Full Article (PDF)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 BHLReference page. 

2006

• Benz, B.W., Robbins, M.B. & Peterson, A.T. 2006. Evolutionary history of woodpeckers and allies (Aves: Picidae): Placing key taxa on the phylogenetic tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40: 389–399. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02.021 Reference page. 

2008

• 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. BHLReference page. 

2010

• Han, K.-L., Robbins, M.B., Braun, M.J. 2010. A multi-gene estimate of phylogeny in the nightjars and nighthawks (Caprimulgidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 443-453. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.023 ResearchGate Reference page. 

2011

• Benz, B.W. & Robbins, M.B. 2011. Molecular phylogenetics, vocalizations, and species limits in Celeus woodpeckers (Aves: Picidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61: 29–44. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.05.001 Reference page. 

2013

• Hosner, P. A., Robbins, M.B., Valqui, T., & Peterson, A.T., 2013. A New Species of Scytalopus Tapaculo (Aves: Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae) from the Andes of Central Peru. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 125 (2): 233–242. DOI: 10.1676/12-055.1 Full article viewReference page. 

2014

• Robbins, M.B. & Nyári, A.S. 2014. Canada to Tierra del Fuego: species limits and historical biogeography of the Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126(4): 649–662 Preview Reference page. 

2015

• Hosner, P.A., Cueto-Aparicio, L., Ferro-Meza, G., Miranda D. & Robbins, M.B. (2015). Vocal and molecular phylogenetic evidence for recognition of a thistletail species (Furnariidae: Asthenes) endemic to the elfin forests of Ayacucho, Peru. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127:724–730. DOI: 10.1676/14-179 Full article viewReference 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. 

2016

• Dantas S.M., Weckstein, J.D., Bates, J.M., Krabbe, N., Cadena, C.D., Robbins, M.B., Valderrama, E. & Aleixo A. 2016. Molecular systematics of the new world screech-owls (Megascops: Aves, Strigidae): biogeographic and taxonomic implications. Molecular Philogenetics and Evolution 94(Pt B):626-634. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.025Reference page. 

2018

• Smith, B.T., Bryson, R.W.Jr., Mauck III, W.M., Chaves, J., Robbins, M.B., Aleixo, A. & Klicka, J. 2018. Species delimitation and biogeography of the gnatcatchers and gnatwrens (Aves: Polioptilidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 126:45-57. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.012Reference page. 
• de Silva, T.N., Fernando, S.W., Robbins, M.B., Cooper, J.C., Fokam, E.B. & Peterson, A.T. 2018. Recognition of a new generic-level swallow taxon from central Africa. Journal of Avian Biology 49 (9): e01698. DOI: 10.1111/jav.01698 Reference page. 

2019

• 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. 
• Salter, J.F., Oliveros, C.H., Hosner, P.A., Manthey, J.D., Robbins, M.B., Moyle, R.G., Brumfield, R.T. & Faircloth, B.C. 2019. Extensive paraphyly in the typical owl family (Strigidae). The Auk. 137 (ukz070). DOI: 10.1093/auk/ukz070 Reference page. 

2020

• Krabbe, N., Schulenberg, T.S., Hosner, P.A., Rosenberg, K.V., Davis, T.J., Rosenberg, G.H., Lane, D.F., Andersen, M.J., Robbins, M.B., Cadena, C.D., Valqui, T., Salter, J.F., Spencer, A.J., Angulo, F. & Fjeldså, J. 2020. Untangling cryptic diversity in the High Andes: Revision of the Scytalopus [magellanicus] complex (Rhinocryptidae) in Peru reveals three new species. The Auk 137(2): 1–26 DOI: 10.1093/auk/ukaa003 Reference page. 
• Isler, M.L., Chesser, R.T., Robbins, M.B., Cuervo, A.M., Cadena, C.D. & Hosner, P.A. 2020. Taxonomic evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes sixteen species. Zootaxa 4817(1): 1–74 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1 Reference page.