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  1. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    We are aware of the monstrously wide English names column on the BOW pages. Not sure how that happened, but we're working on it.
  2. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Andy and all, Just to make it perfectly clear, there is nothing exclusively "American" about these names. The editors of the IOC-WBL (granted Americans) were not the creators of the adjectives we have chosen to use for these two species. Rather, those were introduced by BirdLife International...
  3. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    We agree. Just revised English name to Grey-crowned Goldfinch Thanks for the good feedback.
  4. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Yes, of course. Thank you. Fixed for IOC 14.2. David
  5. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Thanks for this and your previous post. Both now corrected for 14.2.
  6. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Thanks. Fixed for IOC 14.2.
  7. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    There certainly is! Can't imagine how that happened. Thanks for catching it. Finding these errors is exactly the purpose for the release of "red" copies about a week before our final release.
  8. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    The shearwater lump is in discussion. No action at all on the others at this time.
  9. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Sorry, not really. Generally, we do release a draft copy of the spreadsheet for the new version with changes highlighted in red font about a week before the release of the final version in spreadsheet format. That allows a bit of time for comments. But we fully expect that any version of the...
  10. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    IOC WBL has taken a different route and simply followed the linear sequence derived from the phylogeny of Černý and Natale (2022) which amazingly works, even though we've retained the original genera that are in our current version of the list. But further generic revision would be desirable...
  11. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    It would appear that the WGAC committee was unaware of the Iha et al. (2021) paper when they took their action to tentatively place leucogrammicus in Ixos. At least I can't find it mentioned in their analysis and discussion. We certainly were unaware of it. The IOC WBL team will discuss your...
  12. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    There's no question that the discussions by participants with specialized or deeper knowledge of a given subject are extremely helpful (vital in many instances) in pointing out errors and lapses or offering different perspectives and interpretations. It's also encouraging to hear the support...
  13. DDonsker

    Australo-Papuan robins

    Laurent, Thanks for this valuable contribution. We will certainly reassess our current thinking in view of it, and pass it along to others similarly deeply involved.
  14. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    English name changes (unless associated with a split/lump) are not routinely posted in the Diary. It's always a good idea to keep checking the Updates section for complete information.
  15. DDonsker

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Just as a follow up: We have agreement from all involved that when P. brachyura is merged with the species currently assigned to Heteromyias that the recombined genus must be Leucophantes. Thanks again for pointing out this oversight. It remains our plan to move brachyurus to an enlarged...
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