Richard Klim
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Sangster, Collinson, Crochet, Knox, Parkin, Svensson & Votier 2011. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: seventh report. Ibis 153(4): 883-892. [abstract]
Represents a major catch-up. Recommendations include:
Represents a major catch-up. Recommendations include:
- Split Pterodroma cahow Bermuda Petrel from P hasitata Black-capped Petrel.
- Split Rallus indicus Brown-cheeked Rail from R aquaticus Water Rail.
- Split Charadrius nivosus Snowy Plover from C alexandrinus Kentish Plover.
- Split Numenius hudsonicus Hudsonian Whimbrel from N phaeopus Eurasian Whimbrel.
- Split Stercorarius antarcticus Brown Skua, S chilensis Chilean Skua and S maccormicki South Polar Skua from S skua Great Skua.
- Split Sterna acuflavida Cabot's Tern from S sandvicensis Sandwich Tern.
- Synonymise Uria aalge hyperborea with nominate.
- Transfer Lunda cirrhata to Fratercula.
- Split Riparia diluta Pale Martin from R riparia Sand Martin.
- Transfer Acrocephalus aedon, Hippolais caligata, H rama, H opaca and H pallida to Iduna.
- Transfer Zoothera sibirica to Geokichla.
- Transfer Luscinia cyane and L sibilans to Larvivora.
- Transfer Luscinia calliope to Calliope.
- Split Saxicola maurus Siberian Stonechat and S rubicola European Stonechat from S torquatus African Stonechat.
- Transfer Carduelis chloris, C sinica, C ambigua and C spinoides to Chloris.
- Split Pyrrhula murina Azores Bullfinch from P pyrrhula Eurasian Bullfinch.
- Revise generic arrangement of Parulini...
[Refer to: van den Berg 2011. Dutch Birding-vogelnamen / bird names. Aug 2011.]
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