This page details the bird species described as new to science in the years 2000 to 2010: Summary statistics Number of species described per year Countries with high numbers of newly described species Brazil Colombia Peru Indonesia The birds, year-by-year 2000 Foothill elaenia, Myiopagis olallai Coopmans, P. & Krabbe, N. (2000) A new species of flycatcher (Tyrannidae: Myiopagis) from eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru Wilson Bulletin 112: 305–312 Caatinga antwren, Herpsilochmus sellowi Whitney, B.M.; Pacheco, J.F.; Buzzetti, D.R.C. & Parrini, R. (2000) Systematic revision and biogeography of the Herpsilochmus pileatus complex, with description of a new species from northeastern Brazil Auk 117: 869–891 Taiwan bush-warbler, Bradypterus alishanensis Rasmussen, P.C.; Round, P.D.; Dickinson, E.C. & Rozendaal, F.G. (2000) A new bush-warbler (Sylviidae, Bradypterus) from Taiwan The Auk 117: 279–289 Scarlet-banded barbet or Wallace's scarlet-banded barbet, Capito wallacei O'Neill, Lane, Kratter, Capparella & Fox Joo, 2000. Gunnison sage-grouse, Centrocercus minimus Young, Braun, Oyler-McCance, Hupp & Quinn, 2000. Newly split species: Gray-crested cacholote, Pseudoseisura unirufa, formerly included in the Caatinga cacholote Zimmer, Kevin J. & Whittaker, Andrew (2000): The Rufous Cacholote (Furnariidae: Pseudoseisura) is two species. Condor 102(2): 409–422. PDF fulltext 2001 Bukidnon woodcock, Scolopax bukidnonensis, from Mindanao and Luzon, Philippines. Kennedy, Robert S.; Fisher, Timothy H.; Harrap, Simon C.B.; Diesmos, Arvin C: & Manamtam, Arturo S. (2001): A new species of woodcock from the Philippines and a re-evaluation of other Asian/Papuasian woodcock Forktail 17(1): 1–12. PDF fulltext Mekong wagtail, Motacilla samveasnae. Duckworth, J.W.; Alström, P.; Davidson, P.; Evans, T.D.; Poole, C.M.; Tan, S. & Timmins, R.J. (2001) A new species of wagtail from the lower Mekong basin Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 121: 152–182 Chestnut-eared laughingthrush, Garrulax konkakinhensis. Eames, JC & Eames, C, 2001. Chestnut-capped piha, Lipaugus weberi. Cuervo, Andres, Salaman, P., Donegan, T.M. & Ochoa, J.M. 2001. A new species of piha (Cotingidae: Lipaugus) from the Cordillera Central of Colombia. Ibis 143: 353–368. Chapada flycatcher, Suiriri islerorum, from the cerrado region of Brazil and adjacent eastern Bolivia. Zimmer, K.J.; Whittaker, A. & Oren, D.C. (2001): A cryptic new species of flycatcher (Tyrannidae: Suiriri) from the cerrado region of central South America Auk 118: 56–78 Mishana tyrannulet, Zimmerius villarejoi, from Amazonian 'white sand forests' in northern Peru. Alonso, J.A. & Whitney, B.M. (2001) A new Zimmerius tyrannulet (Aves: Tyrannidae) from white sand forests of northern Amazonian Peru Wilson Bulletin 113: 1–9 Lulu's tody-tyrant. Poecilotriccus luluae, from the north-eastern Andes in Peru.