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    New official Checklist of the birds of Germany sparks debate

    I agree. One assumption I have is that the committee was 'jealous' of the stringent rules that apply to German botanical nomenclature. There, many vernacular names have been adjusted to fit into a taxonomic system that reflects, similar to the Linnean binomial nomenclature, its taxon (mostly...
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    New official Checklist of the birds of Germany sparks debate

    The renaming took place to avoid names consisting of two separate words: 'Großer Knutt'/Great Knot -> Anadyrknutt; Kleine Bergente/Lesser Scaup -> Kanadabergente (I would have preferred 'Veilchenbergente').
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    January 1st joint Birdforum list (2018 edition)

    I saw Common Crossbills in Vienna, so this issue can be solved :)
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    Honey Buzzard ... or Honey-buzzard?

    But if 'buzzard' will be a taxonomic term with an exclusive use, shouldn't we then accordingly have Egypt-vultures, as they are no true vultures? And the New World vultures will be like Turkey-vultures? It's getting nasty... Don't think such a strict nomenclature should be applied.
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    Honey Buzzard ... or Honey-buzzard?

    Ok, this is leading the thread away from the topic, but the name 'Lammergeier' is derived from German, whereas the German name is Bartgeier = Bearded Vulture. Don't like the name Lammergeier anyway, same is true for Killer Whale instead of Orca. Lammergeier (lamb vulture) creates the impression...
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    Honey Buzzard ... or Honey-buzzard?

    IIRC Honey-buzzards (Pernis) are actually closer related to Egyptian and Bearded Vulture than to Buteo buzzards. If that's the case, than the IOC's definition of a buzzard is in fact very wide... Hyphen makes absolutely sense here in my opinion.
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    Giant Kingbird, Cuba?

    :t:
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    Giant Kingbird, Cuba?

    Here I provide a comparison between the Kingbird in question and a definite Loggerhead with similar angle of view - does this make things more clear? I hope so ;) Best, Lorin
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    Giant Kingbird, Cuba?

    Thank you Niels and Warixenjalka! I saw this bird at the beginning of my trip. Wanted to go to Belen also, but it didn't work out - my main targets there would have been Palm Crow and Giant Kingbird. However, I just realized at the end of my vacation that I might actually have seen the...
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    Giant Kingbird, Cuba?

    No worries, Niels, I see your point - one has to be careful. I used the photo galleries of ebird, hbw and observado, which I consider generally trustworthy or, in the latter, where correct species determination is even indicated. Maybe my bird will although get in this category ;) Best, Lorin
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    Giant Kingbird, Cuba?

    Don't get me wrong, Niels, but I am able to search for images of this species on the internet. As I have done so, I didn't find any that contradict my initial thought, but as I know the tail tips are a diagnostic feature, which are concealed here, and as I am lacking experience with these...
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    Giant Kingbird, Cuba?

    Hi everyone, just having seen Loggerhead Kingbirds the previous day for the first time in my life, I took a single photo of this guy and only later realized the bill is quite strong. Although the tip of the tail is not visible, now I suspect I actually found a Giant Kingbird? Location is...
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    adult Northern Pintail?

    any further opininos are very welcome :hi:
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    adult Northern Pintail?

    Here I found a juv. male on tarsiger.com, with similar feathers - but the bill is dark from base to tip... http://tarsiger.com/images/pirpa/Acuta2.jpg http://tarsiger.com/images/pirpa/Acuta3.jpg I am still confused... |<|
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    adult Northern Pintail?

    Hi there, comments on this pintail would be highly appreciated. It is a male for sure, but I wonder whether the feathers I marked are indicating the remnants of a juvenile plumage or are these just eclipse feathers? right side left side Picture was taken in early Oct. Best, Carnifex
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