Publications

R.D. Lima, A.C. Fazza, M. Maldonado-Coelho, C.Y. Miyaki, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2024). Taxonomic revision of the Scaled Antbird Drymophila squamata (Aves: Thamnophilidae) reveals a new and critically endangered taxon from northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5410: 573–585.

A. Fecchio, R.I. Dias, G.M. De la Torre, J.A. Bell, M.C. Sagario, C.A. Gorosito, C.C. Dos Anjos, C. Lugarini, Vítor Q. Piacentini, J.B. Pinho, K. Kirchgatter, R.E. Ricklefs, F. Schunck, V.R. Cueto (2022). Beta diversity, prevalence, and specificity of avian haemosporidian parasites throughout the annual cycle of Chilean Elaenia (Elaenia chilensis), a Neotropical austral migrant. Parasitology 149: 1760–1768.

F. Schunck, K. E. Rodrigues, M. A. G. da Silva, C. Prates, C. Albano, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2022). A novel mode of bathing behavior of hummingbirds recorded in the Brazilian ruby Heliodoxa rubricauda and allies (Aves: Trochilidae). Acta Ethol. 25: 135–140.

F. Schunck, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2021). Variations on the nest architecture in the Rufous-fronted Thornbird complex, Phacellodomus rufifrons (Aves: Furnariidae). Ornithol. Res. 29: 169–172.

F. Schunck, Vítor Q. Piacentini, A.H. Corrêa (2021). Predation of geckos by Collared Puffbirds Bucco capensis in Brazilian Amazon. Cotinga 43: 113–115.

G.J. Fernández-Arellano, A.L. Teixido, B. Bernardon, E.R. Bueno, T.V. Ferreira, S.R.A. Gonçalves, M. Jesus, K.P.C.S. Thomas, M. Zucchetto, Vítor Q. Piacentini, J.B. Pinho (2021). Knowledge gaps and biases in the Pantanal indicate future directions for ornithological research in large wetlands. Ibis 163: 784–797.

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E.B.P. Miranda, C.A. Peres, V. Carvalho-Rocha, B.V. Miguel, N. Lormand, N. Huizinga, C.A. Munn, T.B.F. Semedo, T.V. Ferreira, J.B. Pinho, Vítor Q. Piacentini, M. Marini, C.T. Downs (2021). Tropical deforestation induces thresholds of reproductive viability and habitat suitability in Earth's largest eagles. Sci. Rep. 11: 13048.

G. Thom, B.T. Smith, M. Gehara, J. Montesanti, M.S. Lima-Ribeiro, Vítor Q. Piacentini, C.Y. Miyaki, F.R. Amaral (2020). Climatic dynamics and topography control genetic variation in Atlantic Forest montane birds. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 148: 106812.

S.R. Posso, R.J. Donatelli, Vítor Q. Piacentini, A. Guzzi (2020). Phylogeny and classification of the Bucconidae (Aves, Galbuliformes) based on osteological characters. Pap. Avuls. Zool. 60: e20206027.

G.S.T. Garbino, Vítor Q. Piacentini, R.V. Rossi, T.B.F. Semedo (2020). Use of Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae) leaves as day roost by the Dwarf Little Fruit bat Rhinophylla pumilio (Phyllostomidae) in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Notas Mam. Sudam. 2020: 2–6.

D.F. Perrella, Vítor Q. Piacentini, P.V.Q. Zima, C. Biagolini-Jr, L. Ribeiro-Silva, M.R. Francisco (2019). First complete description of nest, eggs, and nestlings of the Squamate Antbird, Myrmoderus squamosus (Aves: Thamnophilidae). Zoologia 36: e29719.

Vítor Q. Piacentini, P. Unitt, K.J. Burns (2019). Two overlooked generic synonyms in the Thraupidae (Aves: Passeriformes). Zootaxa 4608: 593–594.

F.R. Amaral, G. Macedo, M. Maldonado-Coelho, Vítor Q. Piacentini, A. Keuroghlian, C. Biondo (2017). Bluffing in the forest: Neotropical Neomorphus ground-cuckoos and peccaries in a possible case of acoustic mimicry. J. Avian Biol. 48: 1471–1474.

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Vítor Q. Piacentini, R.M. Tanaka, E. Muscat (2017). Primeiros registros de dois Tyrannidae migratórios no litoral do Sudeste do Brasil: os campos úmidos litorâneos como áreas importantes de invernagem para aves. Atual. Ornit. 199: 18–19.

L.F. Silveira, B.M. Tomotani, C. Cestari, F.C. Straube, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2017). Ortalis remota: a forgotten and critically endangered species of chachalaca (Galliformes: Cracidae) from Eastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4306: 524–536.

L.E. Lopes, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2017). Evidence of hybrid origin for Tachyphonus nattereri Pelzeln, 1870 (Aves: Thraupidae). Zootaxa 4277: 386–398.

Vítor Q. Piacentini (2017). A new genus for the Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Aves: Passeriformes): a suggested adjustment to the classification of the Thraupidae. Zootaxa 4276: 293–300.

F. Gary Stiles, Vítor Q. Piacentini, J.V. Remsen Jr (2017). A brief history of the generic classification of the Trochilini (Aves: Trochilidae): the chaos of the past and problems to be resolved. Zootaxa 4269: 396–412.

T.V.V. Costa, Vítor Q. Piacentini, D.M.M. Oliveira, F. Schunck, B.M. Whitney, M.A. Rego, T.C. Rubio, F. Oliveira, B. Freitas, G. Del-Rio, G. Seeholzer, M.G. Harvey, R.S. Terril, A.G. Correa, F. Arantes, L.F. Silveira (2017). New records of the enigmatic Clytoctantes atrogularis (Thamnophilidae) in Amazonian Brazil, with remarks on plumage, natural history, and distribution. Wilson J. Ornithol. 129: 1–12.

L.P. Gonzaga, C. Ozanik, Vítor Q. Piacentini, C.E. Carvalho (2016). First description of the nest and notes on parental care of Oustalet's Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes oustaleti (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae). Rev. Bras. Ornit. 24: 349–353.

L.M.P. Ceríaco, E.E. Gutiérrez, A. Dubois, & 490 others including, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2016). Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences. Zootaxa 4196: 435–445.

J.I. Areta, Vítor Q. Piacentini, E. Haring, A. Gamauf, L.F. Silveira, E. Machado, G.M. Kirwan (2016). Tiny bird, huge mystery—The possibly extinct Hooded Seedeater (Sporophila melanops) is a capuchino with a melanistic cap. PLoS One. 11: e0154231.

B. Rennó, J.F. Pacheco, M.A. Rego, Vítor Q. Piacentini, V.T. Lombardi (2015). Euphonia chalybea (Mikan, 1825): presence in the Serra da Mantiqueira massif and first documented records for Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Atual. Ornit. 186: 4–5.

V. Cavarzere, G. Del-Rio, F. Schunck, Vítor Q. Piacentini, M.A. Rego, M. Somenzari, L.F. Silveira (2015). Wintering Sporophila seedeaters in an Amazonian Cerrado ecotone in central Brazil. Cotinga 37: 57–58.

B.P. Vieira, D. Dias, Vítor Q. Piacentini, E.C. Correia, P.P. Serafini (2014). Birds of Estação Ecológica de Carijós, southern Brazil. Check List 10: 1110–1122.

Vítor Q. Piacentini, J.F. Pacheco (2014). Further comments on the application of the name Trochilus lucidus Shaw, 1812. Rev. Bras. Ornit. 22: 102–106.

A.C. Lees, L.N. Naka, A. Aleixo, M. Cohn-Haft, Vítor Q. Piacentini, M.P.D. Santos, L.F. Silveira (2014). Conducting rigorous avian inventories: Amazonian case studies and a roadmap for improvement. Rev. Bras. Ornit. 22: 107–120.

S. Claramunt, A.M. Cuervo, Vítor Q. Piacentini, G.A. Bravo, J.V. Remsen Jr (2014). Comment on Grallaria fenwickorum Barrera & Bartels, 2010 (Aves, Grallariidae): proposed replacement of an indeterminate holotype by a neotype [Case 3623]. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 71: 40–43.

B.M. Whitney, M.L. Isler, G.A. Bravo, N. Aristizábal, F. Schunck, L.F. Silveira, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2013). A new species of Epinecrophylla antwren from the Aripuanã-Machado interfluvium in central Amazonian Brazil with revision of the 'stipple-throated antwren' complex. pp. 263-267. In: J del Hoyo, A Elliott, J Sargatal, DA Christie (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World, Special Volume. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.

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B.M. Whitney, M.L. Isler, G.A. Bravo, N. Aristizábal, F. Schunck, L.F. Silveira, Vítor Q. Piacentini, M. Cohn-Haft, M.A. Rego (2013). A new species of antbird in the Hypocnemis cantator complex from the Aripuanã-Machado interfluvium in central Amazonian Brazil. pp. 282-285. In: J del Hoyo, A Elliott, J Sargatal, DA Christie (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World, Special Volume. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.

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B.M. Whitney, Vítor Q. Piacentini, F. Schunck, A. Aleixo, B.R.S. Sousa, L.F. Silveira, M.A. Rego (2013). A name for Striolated Puffbird west of the Rio Madeira with revision of the Nystalus striolatus (Aves: Bucconidae) complex. pp. 240-244. In: J del Hoyo, A Elliott, J Sargatal, DA Christie (Org.). Handbook of the Birds of the World, Special Volume. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.

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F.R. Amaral, Vítor Q. Piacentini, G.R.R. Brito, F.F. Curcio (2012). A simple and effective air shotgun for collecting small birds and other vertebrates at close range. J. Field Ornithol. 83: 403–406.

F. Schunck, Vítor Q. Piacentini, E.A. Souza, A.E.A.B. Sousa, M.A. Rego, C. Albano, M.F.C. Nunes, F.L. Favaro, I. Simão Neto, E.F. Mariano, D.M. Lima, F.M.G. Las-Casas, R.C. Rodrigues, F.P. Fonseca Neto (2012). Birds of the Lower Middle São Francisco River. Rev. Bras. Ornit. 20: 350–364.

M. Somenzari, L.F. Silveira, Vítor Q. Piacentini, M.A. Rego, F. Schunck, V. Cavarzere (2011). Birds of an Amazonia-Cerrado ecotone in southern Pará, Brazil, and the efficiency of associating multiple methods in avifaunal inventories. Rev. Bras. Ornit. 19: 260–275.

F. Schunck, A.C. De Luca, Vítor Q. Piacentini, M.A. Rego, B. Rennó, A.H. Corrêa (2011). Avifauna of two localities in the south of Amapá, Brazil, with comments on the distribution and taxonomy of some species. Rev. Bras. Ornit. 19: 93–107.

M.A. Rego, L.F. Silveira, Vítor Q. Piacentini, F. Schunck, E. Machado, R.T. Pinheiro, E. Reis (2011). As aves da Estação Ecológica Serra Geral do Tocantins, centro do Brasil. Biota Neotrop. 11: 283–297.

I.R. Ghizoni-Jr, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2010). The Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus (Philippi, 1854) in southern Brazil: is it a vagrant?. Rev. Bras. Ornit. 18: 263–266.

S.V. Matter, F.C. Straube, I.A. Accordi, Vítor Q. Piacentini, J.F. Cândido-Jr (2010). Ornitologia e conservação: ciência aplicada, técnicas de pesquisa e conservação. 1a. Ed.: Technical Books Editora, Rio de Janeiro. 516pp.

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Vítor Q. Piacentini, J.F. Pacheco, B.M. Whitney (2010). The name Ramphastos piperivorus Linnaeus revisited. Bull. Brit. Ornith. Club 130: 141–143.

F.F. Curcio, Vítor Q. Piacentini, D.S. Fernandes (2009). On the status of the snake genera Erythrolamprus Boie, Liophis Wagler and Lygophis Fitzinger (Serpentes, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 2173: 66–68.

Vítor Q. Piacentini, A. Aleixo, L.F. Silveira (2009). Hybrid, subspecies, or species? The validity and taxonomic status of Phaethornis longuemareus aethopyga Zimmer, 1950 (Trochilidae). Auk 126: 604–612.

Vítor Q. Piacentini, I.R. Ghizoni-Jr, M.A.G. Azevedo, E. Carrano, C.A. Borchardt-Jr, J.F. Amorim, A.V. Grose (2009). Ocorrência, expansão e distribuição do maçarico-de-cara-pelada Phimosus infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823) (Ciconiiformes: Threskiornithidae) no Estado de Santa Catarina, sul do Brasil. Rev. Bras. Ornit. 17: 107–112.

J.F. Pacheco, J.O. Branco, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2009). Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus in Santa Catarina, Brazil: northernmost occurrence and first state record. Cotinga 31: 80–81.

Vítor Q. Piacentini, I.G. Varassin (2007). Interaction network and the relationships between bromeliads and hummingbirds in an area of secondary Atlantic rain forest in southern Brazil. J. Trop. Ecol. 23: 663–671.

J.F. Amorim, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2007). Novas áreas de ocorrência de três Passeriformes no sul do Brasil. Lundiana 8: 69–73.

L.L. Wedekin, F.G. Daura-Jorge, Vítor Q. Piacentini, P.C. Simões-Lopes (2007). Seasonal variations in spatial usage by the estuarine dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (van Bénéden, 1864) (Cetacea; Delphinidae) at its southern limit of distribution. Braz. J. Biol. 67: 1–8.

J.F. Amorim, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2006). Novos registros de aves raras para Santa Catarina, sul do Brasil, incluindo os primeiros registros documentados de algumas espécies para o Estado. Rev. Bras. Ornit. 14: 145-149.

M.A.G. Azevedo, Vítor Q. Piacentini, I.R. Ghizoni-Jr, J.L.B Albuquerque, E.S. Silva, C.M. Joenck, A. Mendonça-Lima, F. Zilio (2006). Biologia do gavião-bombachinha, Harpagus diodon, no Estado de Santa Catarina, sul do Brasil. Rev. Bras. Ornit. 14: 351-357.

F.C. Straube, A. Urben-Filho, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2006). O beija-flor-tesoura Eupetomena macroura (Gmelin, 1788) e sua ampliação de distribuição pelo sul do Brasil. Atual. Ornit. 132 (online).

Vítor Q. Piacentini, I.R. Ghizoni-Jr, M.A.G. Azevedo, G.M. Kirwan (2006). Sobre a distribuição de aves em Santa Catarina, Brasil, parte I: registros relevantes para o estado ou inéditos para a Ilha de Santa Catarina. Cotinga 26: 25-31.

Vítor Q. Piacentini, E.R. Campbell-Thompson (2006). Lista comentada da avifauna da microbacia hidrográfica da Lagoa de Ibiraquera, Imbituba, SC. Biotemas 19: 55–65.

F.G. Daura-Jorge, L.L. Wedekin, Vítor Q. Piacentini, P.C. Simões-Lopes (2005). Seasonal and daily patterns of group size, cohesion and activity of the estuarine dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (P.J. van Bénéden) (Cetacea, Delphinidae), in southern Brazil. Rev. Bras. Zool. 22: 1014-1021.

Vítor Q. Piacentini, L.L. Wedekin, F.G. Daura-Jorge (2005). Petrels, skuas and other migrant seabirds in a costal bay in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil. Cotinga 24: 55-59.

Vítor Q. Piacentini, F.C. Straube, E.R. Campbell-Thompson, H.J.F. Rocha (2004). Novo registro da noivinha-branca, Xolmis velatus (Tyrannidae), em Santa Catarina, Brasil, ao sul de sua distribuição. Ararajuba 12: 59-60.

A.L. Roos, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2003). Revisão dos registros sul-brasileiros do gênero Phoebetria (Reichenbach 1853) e primeiro registro documentado de Phoebetria palpebrata (Forster, 1785) (Procellariiformes: Diomedeidae) para Santa Catarina. Ararajuba 11: 223-225.

Vítor Q. Piacentini (2001). Novos registros de plumagens aberrantes em Muscicapidae e Emberizidae neotropicais. Tangara 1: 183-189.

M.A.G. Azevedo, A.L. Roos, J.L.B. Albuquerque, Vítor Q. Piacentini (2000). Aspectos reprodutivos e alimentares do gavião-tesoura, Elanoides forficatus (Falconiformes: Accipitridae), na Ilha de Santa Catarina, SC, Brasil. Melopsittacus 3: 122-127.