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ospr3y

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• Dec 23, 2012

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ospr3y

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• Dec 23, 2012

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There was a recent (August 2012) reclassification of the three American Carpodacus finches. Cassin's, House, and Purple Finch have been moved into their own genus, Haemorhous). Here in the Opus they are still classified under Carpodacus (although under 'Taxonomy' on the House Finch page it mentions they are sometimes placed under Haemorhous. Has this reclassification not been accepted globally? On the latest Clements Checklist the three species are Haemorhous.
This is me wondering, more than anything.

 

njlarsen

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• Dec 24, 2012

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The last IOC list I have downloaded (3.2) still has house finch as Carpodacus. In addition, I have not seen a new Howard & Moore yet, so it is 2:1 for Carpodacus. that will have the change before the Opus updates.

Niels

 

ospr3y

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• Dec 24, 2012

• #4

Okay, thanks Neils!

 

Richard Klim

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• Dec 26, 2012

• #5

njlarsen said:

The last IOC list I have downloaded (3.2) still has house finch as Carpodacus.

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But not for much longer: v3.3 (Draft) adopts Haemorhous etc, following Zuccon et al 2012.

 

njlarsen

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• Dec 26, 2012

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Richard Klim said:

But not for much longer: v3.3 (Draft) adopts Haemorhous etc, following Zuccon et al 2012.

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and then Opus will update! B

Niels