Guy M. Kirwan

Guy Maxwell Kirwan, British ornithologist

• Research Associate, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 6 taxon names authored by Guy M. Kirwan

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2003

• Whitney, B.M., Pacheco, J.F., Fonseca, P.S.M., Webster, R.E., Kirwan, G.M. & Mazar Barnett, J. 2003. Reassignment of Chordeiles vielliardi Lencioni-Neto, 1994, to Nyctiprogne Bonaparte, 1857, with comment on the latter genus and some presumably related chordeilines (Caprimulgidae). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 123:103-112. PDFReference page. 

2006

• Raposo, M.A.; Stopiglia, R.; Loskot, V.M.; Kirwan, G.M. 2006: The correct use of the name Scytalopus speluncae (Ménétriés, 1835), and the description of a new species of Brazilian tapaculo (Aves: Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae). Zootaxa 1271: 37–56. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

2008

• Raposo, M.A. & Kirwan, G.M. 2008. The Brazilian species complex Scytalopus speluncae: how many times can a holotype be overlooked?. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 16(1): 78-81. Full article (PDF).Reference page. 
• Assis, C.P., Seixas, L., Raposo, M.A. & Kirwan, G.M. 2008. Taxonomic status of Tangara cyanomelaena (Wied, 1830), an east Brazilian atlantic forest endemic. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 16(3): 232-239. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2012

• Raposo, M.A., Kirwan, G.M., Loskot, V.M. & Assis, C.P. 2012. São João del Rei is the type locality of Scytalopus speluncae (Aves: Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae)—a response to Maurício et al. (2010). Zootaxa 3439: 51–67. Preview Reference page. 

2014

• 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 viewReference page. 
• Shirihai, H., Schweizer, M., Kirwan, G.M., & Svensson, L. 2014. Saxicola syenitica Heuglin, 1869 (Aves: Passeriformes: Muscicapidae), an overlooked taxon of Oenanthe? Zootaxa 3785(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3785.1.1 Reference page. 

2015

• Flint, P., Whaley, D., Kirwan, G.M., Charalambides, M., Schweizer, M. & Wink, M. 2015. Reprising the taxonomy of Cyprus Scops Owl Otus (scops) cyprius, a neglected island endemic. Zootaxa 4040(3): 301–316. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.3.3. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Kirwan, G.M., Schweizer, M. & Copete, J.L. 2015. Multiple lines of evidence confirm that Hume's owl Strix butleri (A. O. Hume, 1878) is two species, with description of an unnamed species (Aves: Non-Passeriformes: Strigidae). Zootaxa 3904(1): 28–50. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.1.2 Reference page. 

2016

• Kirwan, G.M. & Collar, N.J. 2016. The ‘foremost ornithological mystery of Costa Rica’: Amazilia alfaroana Underwood, 1896. Zootaxa 4189(2): 244–250. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.2.2. Reference page. 
• Kirwan, G.M., David, N., Gregory, S.M.S., Jobling, J.A., Steinheimer, F.D. & Brito, G.R.R. 2016. The mistaken manakin: a new genus-group name for Parus pipra Linnaeus, 1758 (Aves: Passeriformes: Pipridae). Zootaxa 4121(1): 89–94. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.1.9. Academia.edu Reference page. 

2017

• David, N., Gregory, S.M.S., Kirwan, G.M., Jobling, J.A., Steinheimer, F.D. & Brito, G.R.R. 2017. Addendum to Kirwan et al. (2016, Zootaxa 4121(1): 89–94). Zootaxa 4216(3): 299–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4216.3.7. Academia.edu Reference page. 

2018

• Raposo, M.A., Dubois, A., Kirwan, G.M., Assis, C.P., Höfling, E. & Stopiglia, R. 2018. Synonymization of the genus nomen Dendroplex Swainson, 1827 and description of a new genus of woodcreeper (Aves: Passeriformes: Dendrocolaptidae) with remarks on Articles 67.5 and 70.3 of the Code. Zootaxa 4532(4):561–566 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4532.4.7 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

2020

• Elliott, A., Collar, N.J., Bruce, M.D. & Kirwan, G.M. 2020. The nomenclature of Lophorina (Aves: Paradisaeidae), with remarks on the type and type locality of L. superba. Zootaxa 4732(1): 57–78. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4732.1.2 Reference page. 

2021

• Sangster G.; Kirwan, G.M.; Fuchs, J.; Dickinson, E.C.; Elliott, A. & Gregory, S.M.S. 2021. A new genus for the Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus and Semicollared Hawk A. collaris (Aves: Accipitridae), with comments on the generic name for the Crested Goshawk A. trivirgatus and Sulawesi Goshawk A. griseiceps. Vertebrate Zoology 71(11): 419–424. DOI: 10.3897/vz.71.e67501 Reference page. 

2022

• Brown A.F., Lawrie, Y., Shannon, T.J., Collinson, J.M., Kirwan, G.M., Kirkconnell, A. & Stervander, M. 2022. First genetic data for the Critically Endangered Cuban endemic Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai, and the taxonomic implications. Journal of Ornithology 163: 945–952 DOI: 10.1101/2022.02.07.477705 Reference page. 

2024

• Areta, J.I., Halley, M.R., Kirwan, G.M., Norambuena, H.V., Krabbe, N. & Piacentini, V.de Q. 2024. The world's largest hummingbird was described 131 years ago. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 144 (3): 328–332. DOI: 10.25226/bboc.v144i3.2024.a14 Reference page.