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HELP WANTED! Updating Opus with new 2024 Clements changes No 8 Honeycreepers (1 Viewer)

delia todd

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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: Territornis reticulata
New scientific name: Meliphaga reticulata
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: Territornis fordiana
New scientific name: Meliphaga fordiana
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: Territornis albilineata
New scientific name: Meliphaga albilineata
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: Oreornis chrysogenys
New scientific name: Meliphaga chrysogenys
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: Microptilotis montanus
New scientific name: Meliphaga montana
Remember that the first part of a scientific name is the genus. In this particular case also note the change in the second part.

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: Microptilotis mimikae
New scientific name: Meliphaga mimikae
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: Microptilotis flavirictus
New scientific name: Meliphaga flavirictus
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: Microptilotis orientalis
New scientific name: Meliphaga orientalis
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: Microptilotis albonotatus
New scientific name: Meliphaga albonotatus
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: Microptilotis analogus
New scientific name: Meliphaga analogus
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: Microptilotis vicina
New scientific name: Meliphaga vicina
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: Microptilotis gracilis
New scientific name: Meliphaga gracilis
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: Microptilotis imitatrix
New scientific name: Meliphaga imitatrix
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: Microptilotis cinereifrons
New scientific name: Meliphaga cinereifrons
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
 

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