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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lewis20126" data-source="post: 3385288" data-attributes="member: 37060">Green Violetear"Recognize Colibri cyanotus as a separate species from C. thalassinusGreen Violetear is a wide-ranging hummingbird consisting of several subspecies found from Mexico to central South America. It occurs in the ABA Area as a semi-regular vagrant with records mostly from Texas, but also widely scattered throughout the US and into Canada. All ABA Area records are represented by the partially migratory thallassinus subspecies which ranges from central Mexico through northern Central America. The proposal suggests that the cyanotus group, found from Costa Rica through South America be treated as a separate species based on range, size and plumage differences. These cyanotus birds become Lesser Violetear, while the northern birds, including those records for the ABA Area, would then be known as Mexican Violetear."I must have missed this proposal, although I think these may already be species groups in Clements.  Does anyone have a link?thanks, alan</blockquote>