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Changes to AOU list of North American Birds
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The 40th Supplement to the AOU Check-List of North American Birds,
(the 6th supplement to the 6th edition) was just published in the
most recent issue of the AUK (112:819-830). Here's a summary:
Big thanks to Jon Anderson (festuca@olywa.net)
for typing in much of this summary, and to Steven Holt,
Oscar van Rootselaar, and Ruud Grootenboer for catching a few typos.
Page numbers refer to the 1983 AOU Check-list.
Numbers in [brackets] refer to AOU numbers.
p 27 Change the English name of
Hydrobates pelagicus
from British Storm-Petrel
to European Storm-Petrel
p 47 Great Egret is moved
from the genus Casmerodius
to the genus Ardea.
Casmerodius albus becomes
Ardea alba [196.]
p 65 Reinstate the account of
Anser erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose [171.3.]
(Accidental on Attu Island, Alaska)
p 102 Change the English name of
Elanoides forficatus
from American Swallow-tailed Kite
to Swallow-tailed Kite
p 127 Change the English name of
Falco subbuteo
from Northern Hobby
to Eurasian Hobby
p 141 Merge genus Agriocharis
into genus Meleagris.
Oscellated Turkey becomes
Meleagris ocellata [1063.]
p 166 Change the English name of
Pluvialis apricaria
from Greater Golden-Plover
to European Golden-Plover
p 166 Change American Golden-Plover
from Pluvialis dominica
to P. dominicus
(as the original "dominicus" is a noun rather than an adjective)
p 194 Change the English name of
Calidris ruficollis
from Rufous-necked Stint
to Red-necked Stint
p 214 Change the English name of
Larus ridibundus
from Common Black-headed Gull
to Black-headed Gull
p 261-262 Split Leptotila rufaxilla into
L. rufaxilla Gray-fronted Dove and
L. wellsi Grenada Dove [1108.3.]
p 313 Split Caprimulgus salvini into
C. salvini Tawny-collared Nightjar [1212.] and
C. badius Yucatan Nightjar [1212.1.]
p 316. Split Nyctibius griseus into
N. griseus Common Potoo [1218.] and
N. jamaicensis Northern Potoo [1218.1.]
p 322 Merge genus Aerodramus
into genus Collocalia.
Aerodramus vanikorensis Gray Swiftlet is removed from the Appendix,
and is replaced by
Collocalia bartschi Guam Swiftlet [9308.1.],
which is added to the main list.
It is introduced and is now considered established in Hawaii (Oahu)
p 331 Split Anthracothorax prevostii into
A. veraguensis Veraguan Mango [1250.2.] (Panama) and
A. prevostii Green-breasted Mango [1250.]
p 335 Split Chlorostilbon canivetii into
C. auriceps Golden-crowned Emerald [1264.1.] (Sinaloa to Oaxaca),
C. forficatus Cozumel Emerald [1264.2.] (Cozumel Island) and
C. canivetii Canivet's Emerald [1264.] (Tamaulipas to Belize)
p 394 Split Piculus leucolaemus White-throated Woodpecker into
P. leucolaemus (now extralimital - removed from the list),
P. callopterus Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker [1393.2.] (Panama) and
P. simplex Rufous-winged Woodpecker
p 395 Split Colaptes auratus into
C. auratus Northern Flicker and
C. chrysoides Gilded Flicker [414.]
p 449 Split Contopus caribaeus Greater Antillean Pewee into
C. caribaeus Cuban Pewee [1548.] (Bahama, Cuba),
C. pallidus Jamaican Pewee [1548.1.] (jamaica) and
C. hispaniolensis Hispaniolan Pewee [1548.2.] (Hispaniola)
p 459-460 Machetornis rixosus Cattle Tyrant [1557.1.]
moved to main list (accidental in Panama)
p 488 Change the English name of
Alauda arvensis
from Eurasian Skylark
to Sky Lark
p 489, 492 Merge genus Phaeoprogne
into genus Progne.
Brown-chested Martin [611.5.] becomes
Progne tapera
p 505 Split Aphelocoma coerulescens Scrub Jay into
A. coerulescens Florida Scrub-Jay [479.],
A. insularis Island Scrub-Jay [481.1.] (Santa Cruz Is, Calif) and
A. californica Western Scrub-Jay [481.]
p 506 Change the English name of
Aphelocoma ultramarina
from Gray-breasted Jay
back to Mexican Jay
p 555 Split Catharus minimus into
C. minimus Gray-cheeked Thrush [757.] and
C. bicknelli Bicknell's Thrush [757.1.]
P 576 Insert Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail [2830.]
after M. flava, based on 1992 record in Mississippi
p 578 Change the English name of
Anthus trivialis
from Brown Tree-Pipit
to Tree Pipit
p 578 Change the English name of
Anthus hodgsoni
from Olive Tree-Pipit
to Olive-backed Pipit
p 667 Split Saltator albicollis into
S. albicollis Lesser Antillean Saltator [1852.] and
S. striatipectus Streaked Saltator [1852.1.]
p 668 Merge genus Pitylus
into genus Saltator.
Slate-colored Grosbeak becomes
Saltator grossus [1856.]
p 684 Split Pipilo erythrophthalmus Rufous-sided Towhee into
P. erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee [587.] and
P. maculatus Spotted Towhee [588.] (includes Socorro Island form)
p 709 Split Ammodramus caudacutus Sharp-tailed Sparrow into
A. caudacutus Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow [549.] and
A. nelsoni Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow [549.1.]
p 719 Insert Emberiza leucocephalos Pine Bunting [2883.]
as the first species in Emberiza. It is accidental in Alaska
p 720 Change the English name of
Emberiza pallasi
from Pallas' Reed-Bunting
to Pallas' Bunting
p 720 Change the English name of
Emberiza schoeniclus
from Common Reed-Bunting
to Reed Bunting
p 737 Split Icterus galbula Northern Oriole into
I. galbula Baltimore Oriole [507.],
I. bullockii Bullock's Oriole [508.] and
I. abeillei Black-backed Oriole [1934.1.] (Mexico)
p 750 Add Carduelis spinus Eurasian Siskin [2940.] to main list,
accidental in Alaska and possibly also NE North America
p 759 Split Hemignathus virens Common Amakihi into
H. virens Hawaii Amakihi [782.],
H. chloris Oahu Amakihi [782.1.] and
H. kauaiensis Kauai Amakihi [783.]
=== APPENDIX B ===
p 17 & p 777 Change account for Pterodroma mollis to
Pterodroma feae Cape Verde Islands Petrel [2004.2.].
(P. mollis was recently split into
P. mollis,
P. madeira and
P. feae.
It remains in Appendix B because the new species
might not be distinguishable in the field.)
=== MISCELLANEOUS ===
p 803 Two AOU numbers were transposed:
AOU number for Cuculus canorus should be [388.2.] and
AOU number for Cuculus saturatus should be [388.1.]
Skip Russell, Beaverton, Oregon
(email: skipr@teleport.com)
home page:
http://www.teleport.com/~skipr)
updated:
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