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    AOU-NACC Proposals 2024

    Thanks so far. Here's another one. We are likely to split the House Wren into many species. Most have settled English names, but the martinicensis group, comprised of guadeloupensis (Guadeloupe, extinct), rufescens (Dominica), and martinicensis (Martinique, likely extinct), will be grouped as...
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    AOU-NACC Proposals 2024

    The NACC is seeking suggestions for English names for splits that are likely to pass this year: 1) Split of Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha into three species: C. capistratus: Veracruz Wren seems pretty set C. rufinucha: Rufous-backed Wren pretty set C. humilis: suggestions so far...
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    Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?

    Eponyms have been very popular for scientific names for many recently described species. Some of these also have eponymous English names (Parker's Antbird, Ainley's Storm-Petrel, Chico's Tyrannulet just off the top of my head). The reasons for using eponymous names hasn't changed...
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    Help Re What kind of hummer is this

    Male Talamanca Hummingbird. Large, long-necked, long billed, dark tail, green headed with small white spots around eye
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    (Not only) Thamnophilidae

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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    A new English Names committee of the AOS will make the decisions, but the public will be polled for input. Kind of like what the NACC did for the meadowlark split.
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    LBB, northern California

    Blackbirds (of the Icteridae variety) are well known for making large single-sex flocks in the non-breeding season. Female Brewer's Blackbird is fine.
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    Southern California Vireo May 2021

    Also, the upper side of the supercilium is borderd by black in a Red-eyed, and here you can see it is definitely brown.
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    Sparrow - Sedona, AZ, USA

    Looks like a Chipping Sparrow to me. The dark eye-line continues through the lores, and the auricular lacks some of the outline. Clay-colorde looks less richly colored on the back as well (more clay-like). Andy
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    Antwren. Stipplethroat or something - Panama August 2022

    Both the stipplethroat and White-flanked Antwren have plain tails, This looks like a Black-crowned (Western Slaty) Antshrike. Andy
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    What kind of gull? - Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA

    juvenile Herring Gull
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    Sandpiper -- Baja California

    A ruff is about the size of a dowitcher. The bird in question is tiny and looks fine for Least Sandpiper.
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    Warblers, southern Quebec.

    First looks like a male Pine Warbler
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    Ontario, Canada ID

    Agree with Scarlet Tanager. This is likely an older female. In Piranga the females acquire more male like hues as the age.
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    Confirm IDs Miami

    Agree 1-2 Laughing Gull (#1 adult alternate plumage, #2 subadult); #3 looks like a Green Parakeet Andy
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