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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. New Zealand wrens are sister to the rest of the Passeriformes
3. The broadbills (family Eurylaimidae) include both the asities of Madagascar and Sapayoa of the New World, and together are the sister group to the pittas (Pittidae) (Irestedt et al. 2006; Moyle 2006a); Retention of asities and Sapayoa in their own respective families requires recognition also of Calyptomena and Smithornis as a separate and perhaps family of broadbills (TOL)
4. Sapayoa aenigma is a New World broadbill and moved into the family Eurylaimidae (Irestedt et al. 2006, Moyle et al. 2006, NACC 2008);CHANGE: English name from Broad-billed Sapayoa to just Sapayoa (NACC) with future consideration of "New World Broadbill" or equivalent.
5. The asities and sunbird-asities, formerly placed in the family Philepittidade are broadbills and now included in that family to avoid rendering the Eurylaimidae paraphyletic (Prum 1993; Irestedt et al. 2006)
6. Adoption of Hydrornis follows Irestedt et al (2006)
7. Adoption of Erythropitta follows Irestedt et al (2006)
8. Double-striped Pitta Pitta vigorsii is a subspecies of Elegant Pitta P.elegans (Dickinson 2003)
9. The ovenbird family Furnariidae now includes the phylogenetically embedded woodcreepers, formerly separated as the family Dendrocolaptidae (SACC)
10. Geobates poecilopterus is now assigned to Geositta (Cheviron et al. 2005, SACC)
11. Move Straight-billed Earthcreeper and Rock Earthcreeper from Upucerthia to Ochetorhynchus (Chesser et al 2007, Fjeldså et al 2007, SACC)
12. Move Band-tailed Eremobius from Eremobius to Ochetorhynchus; change English name to Band-tailed Earthcreeper (Chesser et al 2007, Fjeldså et al 2007, SACC)
13. Move Crag Chilia from Chilia to Ochetorhynchus (Chesser et al 2007, Fjeldså et al 2007, SACC)
14. Split from Scaly-throated Earthcreeper; differs in voice and habitat preference (Areta & Pearman 2009; SACC Aug 2009)
15. Move Bolivia Earthcreeper and Chaco Earthcreeper from Upucerthia to Tarphonomus (Chesser & Brumfield, 2007, SACC)
16. New sequence of species (2.5) aligns with current genetic data (SACC)
17. Chestnut-winged Cinclodes is split from Cinclodes fuscus (Sanín et al 2009, SACC)
18. Cream-winged Cinclodes is split from Cinclodes comechingonus (Sabine et al 2009, SACC)
19. Furnarius cinnamomeus is split from F. leucopus (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001, Parker and Carr 1992); SACC needs analysis
20. Furnarius longirostris is split from F. leucopus (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Hilty 2003); SACC needs analysis
21. One word Masafuera is correct (SACC)
22. One of four species to be separated to Pseudasthenes (Derryberry et al. 2010); SACC proposal pending
23. One of four species to be separated to Pseudasthenes (Derryberry et al. 2010); SACC proposal pending
24. One of four species to be separated to Pseudasthenes (Derryberry et al. 2010); SACC proposal pending
25. Asthenes arequipae is split from A. dorbignyi (Ridgely & Tudor 1994); SACC needs analysis to reconsider
26. Asthenes huancavelicae is split from A. dorbignyi (Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990, Ridgely & Tudor 1994); SACC needs analysis to reconsider
27. One of four species to be separated to Pseudasthenes (Derryberry et al. 2010); SACC proposal pending
28. Formerly Synallaxis cinerea, species name change S.whitneyi (Stopiglia & Raposo 2006) approved by SACC
29. Synallaxis beverlyae is a newly described species found on scrub river islands (Hilty and Ascanio 2009)
30. Cranioleuca dissita is a distinct island endemic split from C.vulpina (Ridgely & Gwynne 1989, Ridgely & Tudor 1994, AOU 1998)
31. SACC name Bolivian Spinetail as proposed by describer is easier, if less specific than Inquisivi Spinetail
32. Phacellodomus inornatus is split from P. rufifrons (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Hilty 2003); SACC needs publ. data
33. Phacellodomus ferrugineigula is sympatric with and split from P.erythrophthalamus (Simon et al. 2008; BLI; SACC 2009). SACC (Aug 2009) renamed Orange-breasted Thornbird
34. Roraima is not a barbtail, but groups with Thripophaga & Cranioleuca and is sister to Thripophaga (Irestedt et al. 2009, Moyle et al 2009, SACC needs proposal); resequence.
35. Pseudocolaptes johnsoni is split from P. lawrencii (Ridgely & Tudor 1994); SACC needs publ. data
36. CHANGE: English name of Syndactyla guttulate, Guttulate is correct, not Guttulated (SACC)
37. MOVE Planalto Foliage-gleaner from Phylidor to Syndactyla (Robbins & Zimmer 2005, SACC, BLI); note gender agreement
38. MOVE Tepui Foliage-gleaner from Automolusr to Syndactyla after Planalto Foliage-gleaner (Zimmer et al. 2008 )
39. Hyloctistes virgatus is split from H.subulatus (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Hilty 2003); SACC needs publ. data
40. Automolus lammi is split from A. leucophthalmus (Zimmer 2008; SACC 2009)
41. Automolus rufipectus is resplit from A.rubiginosus (Ruddy Foliage-gleaner) based on voice and habitat; possibly belongs in Hylocryptus (Krabbe 2008); SACC accepted June 2009)
42. Dendrocincla turdina is split from D.fuliginosa (Ridgely & Tudor 1994; Marantz et al. 2003); SACC needs proposal
43. Hylexetastes uniformis is split from H. perrotii (Ridgely & Tudor 1994, Silva et al. 1995 BLI; cf Marantz et al 2003); SACC needs proposal
44. Hylexetastes brigidai was described by Silva et al. (1995); SACC needs proposal
45. Named after W. Hoffmanns, a German collector in Peru and Brazil, not Carl Hoffmann, a German explorer and naturalist in Costa Rica..
46. Move Straight-billed Woodcreeper and Zimmer's Woodcreeper from Xiphorhynchus to Dendroplex (Aleixo 2002, Aleixo et al 2007, SACC)
47. Xiphorhyncus chunchotambo is split from X. ocellatus (Aleixo 2002, Marantz et al. 2003); SACC needs proposal
48. The correct English name for Lepidocolaptes squamatus is "Scaled Woodcreeper", not "Scalloped Woodcreeper"
49. Scalloped Woodcreeper L.falcinellus was omitted in error from Version 1.0
50. Claramunt et al (2009) recommended a new genus Drymotoxeres for the Greater Scythebill, which is sister to the Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper Drymornis; SACC proposal (#436, Apr 2010) pending