Member with a question on an Australian Oriole (1 Viewer)

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Jun 16, 2011

• #1

I know Eric will appreciate getting straightened out on this one

Please see link:

http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=373611

 

njlarsen

Gallery Moderator

Opus Editor

Supporter

• Jun 16, 2011

• #2

Eric, I believe, has actually solved the problem himself: the Australian Yellow Oriole was renamed to Green Oriole some years (decades?) ago, at least for use in world wide checklists. Because the Opus is covering the whole world, we are using the international name there: Green Oriole. So Australian Yellow Oriole = Green Oriole.

I will try to make the redirects clearer than they are at the moment.

Niels

 

The Bosun

Bosun's mobile birdhide

• Jun 16, 2011

• #3

Thanks

Thanks for your time here, KC & Neils. :news: I'm still surprised that Christidis & Boles, as the accepted authority on Aussie birds, would still use the "old" name, but I guess that would be too easy, hey. :h?:

 

The Bosun

Bosun's mobile birdhide

• Jun 16, 2011

• #4

Opus

I've just checked Opus, Neils. The new cross-reference is good. Thanks Mate. :t:

 

njlarsen

Gallery Moderator

Opus Editor

Supporter

• Jun 17, 2011

• #5

No problem, Eric!

If you are a regional authority, you don't have to upset your local readers just because there is a bird of the same name in a different part of the world, I guess 8-P

Niels