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Report images in the Gallery with the wrong scientific name (2 Viewers)

Based on range, this should be Northern White-faced Owl = Ptilopsis leucotis:
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44755

Likewise on range, this should be Southern White-faced Owl = Ptilopsis granti
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=83940
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=115915
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=117464
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=121686
In the second group, most of the images use the correct scientific name but the common name used before the split of Southern from Northern. Should they be changed? The last one uses an old pre-split scientific name.

Niels
 
The Opus entries for the little wattlebird complex have been quite confused, and in addition, it is only now that there is an Australian checklist that includes this split. I have looked at the images and think that the should be changed:

Should be Little Wattlebird with Anthochaera chrysoptera (and no mention of lunulata:
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25132
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44365
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46560
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=102934


Should be Western Wattlebird with Anthochaera lunulata (and no mention of chrysoptera):
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=74300

Is a Red Wattlebird and should be Anthochaera carunculata:
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=149746
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=165418

Cheers
Niels
 
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