Nomenclature changes (6 Viewers)

[Alan Manson]

Gull-billed Tern: Gelochelidon nilotica (Clements 07) changed to Sterna nilotica.

After S&M 96 and H&M 03 (and IOU).

 

[Alan Manson]

Common White Tern (S&M 96) moved to White Tern.

After Clements 07 and H&M 03.

 

[Alan Manson]

Mountain Boubou (S&M 96) moved to Mountain Sooty Boubou.

After Clements 07 and H&M 03.

 

[Alan Manson]

Gabon Helmetshrike moved to Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike.

After Clements 07 and H&M 03 (& IOC 08).

 

[wintibird]

Formosan Yuhina changed to Taiwan Yuhina (consensus)
Dohrn's Flycatcher changed to Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler (consensus)

 

[Alan Manson]

White-winged Seedeater moved to Protea Canary

After Clements 07 and H&M 03 (& IOC 08).

 

[Alan Manson]

Southern Yellow-rumped Seedeater (S&M 93) moved to Black-throated Canary

After Clements 07 and S&M 96 (& IOC 08).

 

[Alan Manson]

Abyssinian Grosbeak-Canary (S&M 96) moved to Northern Grosbeak-Canary.
Kenya Grosbeak-Canary (S&M 96) moved to Southern Grosbeak-Canary

After Clements 07 and H&M 03 (& IOC 08).

 

[wintibird]

Formosan Barwing moved to Taiwan Barwing (consensus)
Cretschmars Babbler Turdoides leucocephalus to leucocephala
Angola Babbler to Hartlaub's Babbler (consensus)
Wedge-tailed Jery Neomixis flavoviridis changed to Hartertula flavoviridis (consensus)

 

[Alan Manson]

Pale White-eye moved to Cape White-eye; Clements 07 and H&M 03

 

[Alan Manson]

Peter's Twinspot Indigobird moved to Green Indigobird.

Sahel Paradise Whydah moved to Northern Paradise-Whydah

 

[Alan Manson]

Exclamatory Paradise Whydah moved to Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah

Other species of Paradise Whydah changed to Paradise-Whydah

 

[njlarsen]

Page "Grey-tailed Piha" moved to "Gray-tailed Piha".
Page "Grey-winged Cotinga" moved to "Gray-winged Cotinga".

American spelling for american birds

Niels

 

[njlarsen]

Page "Hawaiian Elepaio" moved to "Elepaio".

As per Clements and H&M consensus

Niels

 

[njlarsen]

Page "Black-necked Red Cotinga" moved to "Black-necked Red-Cotinga".

S&M and Clements consensus, and also consistency: Guianan Red-Cotinga already had the hyphen.

Niels

 

[AlexC]

Night Herons -> Night-Herons

S&M base and Clements

 

[Alan Manson]

Wandering Tattler: Changed Heteroscelus incanus to Tringa incana

Grey-tailed Tattler: Changed Heteroscelus brevipes to Tringa brevipes

 

[njlarsen]

Page "Grey-bellied Spinetail" moved to "Gray-bellied Spinetail".

American spelling for American birds

Niels

 

[AlexC]

Tiger Herons -> Tiger-Herons
Painted Snipes -> Painted-snipes
Whistling Ducks -> Whistling-Ducks
Crowned Cranes -> Crowned-Cranes
Forest Rails -> Forest-Rails

Per hyphen consensus/discussion.

 

[Alan Manson]

Grey-breasted Seedsnipe to Gray-breasted Seedsnipe (South America)