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Nov 6 Post proposed lump of Benguela Long-billed Lark with Karoo Long-billed Lark.

Nov 6 Post proposed lump of Beesley's Lark with Spike-heeled Lark.

Nov 6 Post split of Kalao Blue Flycatcher from Mangrove Blue Flycatcher.

Nov 6 Post lump of Tanahjampea Blue Flycatcher with Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher.
 
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Nov 7 Post proposed lump of Barlow's Lark with Dune Lark.

Nov 6 Post proposed lump of Foxy Lark with Fawn-colored Lark.

Nov 6 Post proposed lump of Agulhas Long-billed Lark with Cape Long-billed Lark.
 
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Nov 7 Post proposed lump of Singing Bush Lark with Horsfield's Bush Lark.

Nov 7 Post proposed split of Sharpe's Lark from Rufous-naped Lark.

Alaudidae is taking quite a hammering!
 
Restore Ruaha Chat Myrmecocichla collaris as a subspecies of Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti (del Hoyo & Collar 2016; HBW/BirdLife). Change scientific name to leucolaema Fischer & Reichenow, 1880 which has priority.
Can someone explain to me the case of the name leucolaema?
 
Mine too! More Lumps than splits for me for sure 🥴. Think the next update is the one that will put me back below 50%. And since I've given up travelling, it looks like I'm there to stay 😭
For sure, quite a few lumps, but you guys must still be unlucky - about four times more splits than lumps in this update so far!
Up until now I've lost 4 and gained 15.
 
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If you have birded a lot in the neotropics, you are more likely it seems to gain a bird than lose one, as a pretty big chunk of the splits are amongst flycatchers.

Should be fun to see what happens when they tackle Furnariidae...
 
If you have birded a lot in the neotropics, you are more likely it seems to gain a bird than lose one, as a pretty big chunk of the splits are amongst flycatchers.

Should be fun to see what happens when they tackle Furnariidae...

Lots of Hummingbirds too. Indeed, furnarids will be interesting :)
 
furnarids ... interesting

Don't see those two words on one line too often :)
Along with the flycatchers, furnarids are the second group that suffers from the "this-colored that-part bird" name faith so that would be a challenge to follow as well ... As if it weren't difficult already, considering how similar some of their subgroups are.
 
Nov 7 Reassign five species in Muscicapidae from Cyornis to Eumyias.

From Cyornis hyacinthinus, Cyornis hoevelli, Cyornis sanfordi, Cyornis oscillans, Cyornis stresemanni

(Timor Blue Flycatcher, Blue-fronted Blue Flycatcher, Matinan Blue Flycatcher, Flores Jungle Flycatcher, Sumba Jungle Flycatcher)

To Eumyias hyacinthinus, Eumyias hoevelli, Eumyias sanfordi, Eumyias oscillans, Eumyias stresemanni
MJB
 
I've managed to avoid any lumps, but I've also managed to miss out on getting any armchair ticks too unfortunately.
I've gotten a fair few name changes, but I haven't birded widely enough to benefit from the splits, since I have only seen 1 of each of the complexes
 

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