[jthoppes]

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I just set up this disambiguation page for this complex of many names.

According to Avibase, Clements accepts this split and Howard and Moore do not.

I propose that we move these things to the shorter names Clements uses, since Clements is our sole authority for splitting them in the first place:

Black-throated (atrogularis)

Andean (albivitta)

Santa Marta (lautus)

Violet-throated (cognatus)

Wagler's (wagleri)

Blue-throated (caerogularis)

Emerald (retains prasinus)

[jthoppes]

Since no one objected, I went ahead and renamed this batch. See the results here.

Comments? Preferably other than "I agree with the AOU, Howard and Moore, and Gill and Wright that Clements was wrong to split these, so let's lump all seven of them back again!"

[njlarsen]

I have not had time to look at this earlier, but I think I agree with what you have done: given that the split was in the database already and that one of the authorities support that, we should keep the status quo. Naming should then follow that authority.

For completeness, I looked at the SACC web-page where they only say: proposal needed, or in other words, they have not loooked at this complex yet.

Niels

[AlexC]

Can we get citations on what authorities use the alternative names on this disambig page?