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1. The Passeriformes, or perching birds, include the majority of world bird species; parrots are the sister group of the perching birds (Hackett et al. 2008)
2. Stiphrornis erythrothorax (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) was previously split intoS. erythrothorax, S. sanghensis, S. gabonensis and S. xanthogaster following Beresford and Cracraft (1999), but this treatment is no longer accepted (REF)
3. Stiphrornis erythrothorax includes ssp pyrrholaemus, gabonensis, xanthogaster, sanghensis (BLI, cf Schmidt et al. 2008)
4. CHANGE: English name of Sheppardia bocagei from Bocage's Robin to Bocage's Akalat to conform to current usage (Keith, Urban, Fry 1992, Dickinson 2003)
5. Tarsiger rufilatus is split from T. cyanurus (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005)
6. CHANGE: English name of Cossypha isabellae to Mountain Robin-Chat to follow Birds of Africa
7. CORRECT gender agreement; original specific epithet albicapillus is invariable. (N David, H&M corrigenda 2.1)
8. Separate all species of Cercotrichas except C. podobe to Erythropygia (Collar 2005, BLI)
9. Philippine Magpie-Robin C.mindanensis is split from Oriental Magpie-Robin O. saularis (Sheldon et al 2011)
10. Andaman ShamaCopsychus albiventris is split from White-rumped C. malabaricus (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005)
11. CHANGE: English name of Brachypteryx major from White-bellied Shortwing to Nilgiri Blue Robin and relocated to genus Myiomela;erroneously placed in Brachypteryx.
12. Myiomela albiventris is split from M. (Brachypteryx) major (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005); see also Robin et al 2010
13. CHANGE: English name of Saxicola dacotiae to Canary Islands Stonechat to conform to prevailing usage and documentation that it is imbedded in the phylogeny of 'stonechats' (Zink et al 2009).
14. Saxicola rubicola is split from S.torquatus (Wittmann et al. 1995, Wink et al. 2002); under review by BLI.
15. Saxicola maurus is split from S.torquatus (Wittmann et al. 1995, Wink et al. 2002); BOU does not recognize pending resolution of status of Chinese subspecies przewalskii
16. CHANGE: English name of nominate Saxicola torquatus from European Stonechat to African Stonechat, with split of S.rubicola and S.maurus."Stonechat" is traditionally spelled as one word, not two words
17. Separate Buff-streaked Chat from other species of Saxicola to Campicoloides (Collar 2005)
18. Adjectival modifier is preferred; thus Kurdish Wheatear, not Kurdistan Wheatear
19. Mountain Wheatear does not belong in Oenanthe, but instead may belong in a new genus that is sister to Thamnolaea (Outlaw et al 2009, Sangster et al 2010)
20. Move Blackstart from Cercomela to Oenanthe (Outlaw et al 2009)
21. Move Brown Rock Chat from Cercomela to Oenanthe following Blackstart (Outlaw et al 2009)
22. Move Familiar Chat from Cercomela to Oenanthe (Outlaw et al 2009, Sangster et al 2010)
23. Move Brown-tailed Rock Chat from Cercomela to Oenanthe (Outlaw et al 2009)
24. Move Sombre Rock Chat from Cercomela to Oenanthe (Outlaw et al 2009)
25. Emarginata has priority over Cercomela for these three species of chats not moved to Oenanthe (Outlaw et al 2009)
26. Separate Moorland Chat from other species of Cercomela to Pinarochroa
27. Separate White-fronted Black Chat and Arnot's Chat from other species of Myrmecocichla to Pentholaea (Collar 2005)
28. Ruaha Chat Pentholaea (Myrmecocichla) collaris is split from Arnot's Chat P. (M.) arnotti (Glen et al 2010)
29. Short-toed Rock Thrush includes pretoriae as subspecies
30. Restore English name of Monticola saxatilis to better established Common Rock Thrush (2.9)
31. Merge species of Madagascar rock thrushes (Pseudocossyphus) into Monticola (Outlaw et al 2007, Collar 2005, BLI)
32. Recent papers do not support previous splits of Amber Mountain Rock Thrush or Benson's Rock Thrush, now included in Forest Rock Thrush (Outlaw et al 2007, Zuccon and Ericson 2010)
33. Melaenornis ardesiacus is mistakenly labelled Yellow-eyed Black Thrush in Version 1.0
34. African Grey Flycatcher includes Ethiopian Grey Flycatcher B.pumilus as subspecies following Dickinson 2003, Birds of Africa, cf Sibley and Monroe
35. Rhinomyias nicobaricus is split from R. brunneatus (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005)
36. Itombwe Flycatcher is usually treated as a subspecies of Chapin's Flycatcher M.lendu; revisit species status
37. CHANGE: English name of Ficedula elisae from incorrect Chinese Flycatcher to Green-backed Flycatcher
38. Ficedula riedeli is split from F.dumetoria (Rufous-chested Flycatcher)(Outlaw & Voelker 2006)
39. CORRECT: Scientific name to Cyornis ruckii
40. Cyornis magnirostris is split from C. banyumas (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005)
41. Separate White-gorgeted Flycatcher and Rufous-browed Flycatcher from Ficedula to Anthipes placed before Niltava (Outlaw & Voelker 2006)