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  1. Mysticete

    Howard and Moore downloadable spreadsheet

    Well, new classifications are the result of new phylogenies, and phylogenies can dramatically alter our ideas of how things evolved, where they evolved, and what they evolved from.
  2. Mysticete

    Howard and Moore downloadable spreadsheet

    well, subfamilies are a useful placeholder, in that subfamilies sometimes get turned into families. For instance, I think there is a strong possibility that many of the subfamilies within Scolopacidae may be eventually raised to family level, given how old these clades are. So for those of us...
  3. Mysticete

    Howard and Moore downloadable spreadsheet

    Well the common gull split is already accepted by Clements, so no issues there Do we know if the unified list will be using subspecies groups? I assume so if Ebird is involved, but it would be nice to know for certain. The groups themselves do need quite a bit revision, as some diagnostically...
  4. Mysticete

    Howard and Moore downloadable spreadsheet

    That's going to depend a lot on how big his lifelist is though, right? I mean here in the taxonomic forum we tend to obsess over these sorts of differences, but IIRC it really only effects a small proportion of birds. My life list is north of 1400, but not counting trivial things like common...
  5. Mysticete

    Howard and Moore downloadable spreadsheet

    I'd hate to see Howard and Moore go away entirely: at present, I think they are the only taxonomic checklist that seems to be really interested in above genus level taxonomic levels. I don't think any of the other lists for instance include tribes and subfamilies, which I find to be useful for...
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