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HELP WANTED! Updating Opus with new 2024 Clements changes 4 Plovers 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:

 
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Species for which change is needed:


Old scientific name: Charadrius melanops
New scientific name: Thinornis melanops
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: Charadrius forbesi
New scientific name: Thinornis forbesi
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: Charadrius tricollaris
New scientific name: Thinornis tricollaris
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: Charadrius dubius
New scientific name: Thinornis dubius
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: Charadrius placidus
New scientific name: Thinornis placidus
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
 
Thanks so much Benji.

Hope you had a good Christmas and New Year?
 
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