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    Please help me identify this bird sound!

    Sounds like a Common Poorwill.
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    I think you mean Austral Canastero?
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Striped Flowerpecker Pachyglossa aeruginosa DEL AL Striped Flowerpecker Pachyglossa aeruginosa (including striatissima and affinis) is lumped with Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis pending better understanding of the morphological, vocal and genetic differences of the taxa within...
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    Central Sweden - which Crossbill?

    The combination of a rather square bill, with the tip of the lower mandible not visible above the culmen (#9058), and very thick neck (#9060) gives Parrot Crossbill in my opinion.
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Another finch: #9782 Orange Bullfinch
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Dodson's Bulbul Pycnonotus dodsoni DEL AL Dodson's Bulbul Pycnonotus dodsoni is lumped with Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus in a polytypic species that also includes P. somaliensis and P. tricolor. Common Bulbul was previously split on the basis of plumage, but the differences are clinal...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    I understand that they are reverting to the consensus treatment. My point is that their justification for this change is that Perplexing Scrubwren is a hybrid swarm, which is not compatible with lumping said hybrid with one of the parental species without also lumping the other parent, in this...
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    Yet another thread on eponyms... But this one might actually be fun!

    How about Rosy Warbler for Ménétries's? I believe that is the Danish name for the species. Rosy Warbler would also be a great name for Moltoni's Warbler in my opinion. Alternatively, the Swedish name for Ménétries's would be translated as Eastern Velvetcap, so could Velvet-capped Warbler be an...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Yet, I fail to see how considering Perplexing Scrubwren to be a hybrid swarm is compatible with lumping it into Large Scrubwren. Should it not in this case instead be considered an invalid species?
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    Yet another thread on eponyms... But this one might actually be fun!

    I took myself the liberty to compile a list of translated Swedish names for the birds in the OP. In order top-down, left-right: Dwarf Snow Goose (dvärgsnögås) Lesser Whooper Swan (mindre sångsvan) King Pheasant (kungsfasan) Diamond Pheasant (diamantfasan) Rusty-crowned Spurfowl (rostkronad...
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Another Cicadabird: #9742 Black-shouldered Cicadabird
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Blue-grey upperparts and rufous belly is a similar colour scheme to: #9733 Kashmir Nuthatch
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles PHY Linear sequence of taxa within Accipitridae is revised (IOC 15.1) to reflect the comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of Catanach et al. 2024. Dryotriorchis spectabilis Congo Serpent Eagle Circaetus spectabilis TAX Restore Congo Serpent Eagle...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Some additional English name changes: Racket-tailed Coquette Discosura longicaudus Racket-tipped Thorntail Change English name of Discosura longicaudus from Racket-tailed Coquette to Racket-tipped Thorntail to align with other members of the genus Discosura and with other major world bird...
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Basically the same colour scheme as: #9717 Brown-backed Whistler
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Another one with ’thrush’ in it’s name: #9711 Arafura Shrikethrush
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Some English name updates that I think might have been overlooked: Doria's Goshawk Megatriorchis doriae Doria's Hawk Change English name of Megatriorchis doriae from Doria's Goshawk to Doria's Hawk to align with its phylogeny (sister to harriers, not to true goshawks) and with recent regional...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Jun 29 Accept split of Taczanowski's Brushfinch from Slaty Brushfinch. Jun 29 Accept split of Maranon Sparrow from Black-capped Sparrow.
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Are the WGAC decisions publicly available and, if so, from where?
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    AS 14.2 Maratua Shama Copsychus barbouri White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii Maratua Shama C. barbouri is split from White-crowned Shama based on morphology and mtDNA divergence (Chua et al. 2015; Eaton et al. 2016, 2021). AS 14.2 Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei White-rumped...
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Same family as: #9705 Black Cicadabird
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    A black, arboreal bird with details in red? Sounds like: #9703 Black Sittella
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    AS 14.2 Malaysian Cuckooshrike Coracina larutensis Large Cuckooshrike Malaysian Cuckooshrike is split from Large Cuckooshrike on the basis of differences in morphology and vocalizations (WGAC 1088).
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    AS 14.2 Karimui Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles terborghi Barred Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles bennettii Karimui Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles terborghi was previously treated as a subspecies of A. bennettiito which it was provisionally assigned based on morphological similarities (Beehler & Pratt...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    AS 14.2 Mindanao Cuckooshrike Coracina kochii Sulu Cuckooshrike Coracina guillemardi Mindanao Cuckooshrike Coracina kochii (including boholensis) is split from Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike C. striata based on differences in vocalizations supported by morphological differences and moderate...
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