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HELP WANTED! Updating Opus with new 2024 Clements changes 3 Rails and Allies DONE (1 Viewer)

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Following the release of the October 2024 Clements spreadsheet, there are a few changes to be made to the affected Opus pages. Basically the Genus name needs to be changed on the species articles: after Niels has done the required work on the Genus pages themselves, he will post into this thread asking if anyone can make the necessary adjustments to the species page.


  1. Change Genus name at the top of the page.
  2. Save the old Scientific name below it, enclosing within two single straight-apostrophes '' (formats text as italic)
  3. Taxonomy: if the species is Monotypic, move on to #5 otherwise...
  4. Change the first letter of the previous Genus name to the first letter of the new one in the subspecies list.
  5. References: Change the old Clements Reference to the current 2024 one: {{Ref-Clements6thOct24}}
  6. External Links: At the very bottom of the page is a row of Categories. Birds will be one, another should be the old Genus name. This should be changed to the new one
  7. When you save your changes, please fill in the Edit Summary box with something like "Genus changed. References updated"

See this thread for full detailed instructions and description if you need them:

 
Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Crex egregia
New scientific name: Crecopsis egregia
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus

Please respond to this thread if you are taking this on, to avoid several people trying all at once. A second reply when done would be great! And please note: do not feel shy about volunteering to help, we are here to help with any questions you might have!

Niels
 
Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Amaurornis marginalis
New scientific name: Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus

Please respond to this thread if you are taking this on, to avoid several people trying all at once. A second reply when done would be great! And please note: do not feel shy about volunteering to help, we are here to help with any questions you might have!

Niels
 
Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Anurolimnas fasciatus
New scientific name: Rufirallus fasciatus
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus

Please respond to this thread if you are taking this on, to avoid several people trying all at once. A second reply when done would be great! And please note: do not feel shy about volunteering to help, we are here to help with any questions you might have!

Niels
 
Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Laterallus leucopyrrhus
New scientific name: Rufirallus leucopyrrhus
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus

Please respond to this thread if you are taking this on, to avoid several people trying all at once. A second reply when done would be great! And please note: do not feel shy about volunteering to help, we are here to help with any questions you might have!

Niels
 
Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Laterallus xenopterus
New scientific name: Rufirallus xenopterus
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus

Please respond to this thread if you are taking this on, to avoid several people trying all at once. A second reply when done would be great! And please note: do not feel shy about volunteering to help, we are here to help with any questions you might have!

Niels
 
Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Rufirallus castaneiceps
New scientific name: Anurolimnas castaneiceps
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus

Please respond to this thread if you are taking this on, to avoid several people trying all at once. A second reply when done would be great! And please note: do not feel shy about volunteering to help, we are here to help with any questions you might have!

Niels
 
Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Atlantisia rogersi
New scientific name: Laterallus rogersi
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus

Please respond to this thread if you are taking this on, to avoid several people trying all at once. A second reply when done would be great! And please note: do not feel shy about volunteering to help, we are here to help with any questions you might have!

Niels
 
Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Coturnicops notatus
New scientific name: Laterallus notatus
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus

Please respond to this thread if you are taking this on, to avoid several people trying all at once. A second reply when done would be great! And please note: do not feel shy about volunteering to help, we are here to help with any questions you might have!

Niels
 
Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Hapalocrex flaviventer
New scientific name: Laterallus flaviventer
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus

Please respond to this thread if you are taking this on, to avoid several people trying all at once. A second reply when done would be great! And please note: do not feel shy about volunteering to help, we are here to help with any questions you might have!

Niels
 
Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Porzana spiloptera
New scientific name: Laterallus spilopterus
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus, but also note that the ending of the second part needs to be updated.

Please respond to this thread if you are taking this on, to avoid several people trying all at once. A second reply when done would be great! And please note: do not feel shy about volunteering to help, we are here to help with any questions you might have!

Niels
 
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