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Updates: Candidates

This page lists Proposed Splits (PS) and Newly Described Species (NEW) that are candidates for addition to the IOC World List. Accepted Splits (AS) will be added to the World List. Others will be retained as active candidates or deleted from active interest (DEL) with the option of future reconsideration.

Category	Suggested English Name	Scientific Name	Proposed Split From		Source

DEL 2.6	Magdalena Tinamou	Crypturellus saltuarius	Red-legged Tinamou	C. erythropus	Collar et al 1992; await SACC review of complex
PS	Archer’s Francolin	Scleroptila lorti	Orange River Francolin	S. levaillantoides	Await Mandiwana-Neudani et al (unpubl) [Bowie2010]
PS	Sicilian Partridge	Alectoris whitakeri	Rock Partridge	A. graeca	Randi et al 2003
AS 2.4	Rubeho Forest Partridge	Xenoperdix obscurata	Udzungwa Forest Partridge	X. udzungwensis	Bowie & Fjeldså 2005
AS 2.3	Hainan Peacock-Pheasant	Polyplectron katsumatae	Grey Peacock-Pheasant	P. bicalcaratum	Chang et al. 2008
PS	Malay Argus	Rheinardia nigrescens	Crested Argus	R. ocellata	Sibley and Monroe 1990, F. Rheindt 2009 (good, needs documentation)
PS	Pacific Eider	Somateria v-nigrum	Common Eider	S. mollissima	Garner & Millington 2010, Livezey 1995
AS 2.4	Desertas Petrel	Pterodroma deserta	Fea's Petrel	P. feae	Robb and Mullarney 2008, Jesus et al. 2009
PS	Scopoli's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	Cory's Shearwater	C. (diomedea) borealis	Robb and Mullarney 2008
PS	Boyd's Shearwater	Puffinus boydi	Macaronesian Shearwater	P. baroli	Robb and Mullarney 2008, Olson 2010
PS	Mediterranean Storm Petrel	Hydrobates melitensis	European Storm Petrel	H. pelagicus	Robb and Mullarney 2008
PS	Grant's Storm Petrel	Oceanodroma sp nov	Band-rumped Storm Petrel	O. castro	Robb and Mullarney 2008
AS 2.3	Cape Verde Storm Petrel	Oceanodroma jabejabe	Band-rumped Storm Petrel	O. castro	Bolton 2007
PS	South Georgia Shag	Leucocarbo georgianus	Imperial Shag	L.atriceps	Orta 1992, Jaramillo 2003
PS	Antarctic Shag	Leucocarbo bransfieldensis	Imperial Shag	L. atriceps	Orta 1992, Jaramillo 2003
PS	Heard Shag	Leucocarbo nivalis	Imperial Shag	L. atriceps	Orta 1992, Jaramillo 2003
PS	Crozet Shag	Leucocarbo melanogenis	King Shag	L. albiventer	Orta 1992, Jaramillo 2003
PS	Macquarie Shag	Leucocarbo purpuracens	King Shag	L. albiventer	Orta 1992, Jaramillo 2003
PS	Yellow-billed Kite	Milvus aegyptius	Black Kite	M.migrans	Johnson et al. 2005, await full analysis (Bowie 2010)
PS	Red-bellied Hawk	Buteo elegans	Red-shouldered Hawk	B. lineatus	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Hull et al 2008
PS	Archer's Buzzard	Buteo archeri	Augur Buzzard	B. augur	Riesing et al 2003, HBW, Await full analysis of B. augur plumages (Bowie 2010)
PS	Socotra Buzzard	Buteo socotraensis	Common Buzzard	B. buteo	Porter & Kirwan 2010
AS 2.4	Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus pinskeri	Philippine Hawk-Eagle	N. philippensis	Haring et al. 2007, Gamauf et al. 2005ab
DEL 2.6	Name? Rail	Laterallus salinasi	Black Rail	L..jamaicensis	Jaramillo 2003
AS 2.5	Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	Common Moorhen	G. chloropus	Groenenberg et al 2008, SACC Proposal 416 passed
PS	Forest Dove	Columba simplex	Lemon Dove	C. larvata	HBW 4, AF Principe. Confirm?
AS 2.4	Brown Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia phasianella	Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove	M. amboinensis	HBW 4, Sibley & Monroe 1990
PS	Black-banded Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus alligator	Banded Fruit Dove	P. cinctus	HBW 4; see also Christidis & Boles 2008
PS	Western Ground Parrot	Pezoporus flaviventris	Ground Parrot	P.wallicus	Murphy et al 2009, in press
PS	Mallee Ringneck	Barnardius barnardi	Australian Ringneck	B. zonarius	HBW 4, Juniper & Parr 1998, Forshaw date
PS	Aztec Parakeet	Aratinga astec	Olive-throated Parakeet	A. nana	Howell and Webb 1995
DEL 2.6	Cliff Parakeet	Myiopsitta luchsi	Monk Parakeet	M. monachus	Collar 1997; SACC rejected for insufficient publ. data
AS 2.4	Tres Marias Amazon	Amazona tresmariae	Yellow-headed Amazon	A. oratrix	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Eberhard & Birmingham 2004
PS	Burchell's Coucal	Centropus burchellii	White-browed Coucal	C. superciliosus	Roberts, 7th ed
PS	Green Brush Cuckoo	Cacomantis virescens	Rusty-breasted Cuckoo	C. sepulcralis	Payne MS
PS	Bronze Brush Cuckoo	Cacomantis aeruginosus	Rusty-breasted Cuckoo	C. sepulcralis	Payne MS
DEL 2.6	American Barn Owl	Tyto furcata	Western Barn Owl	T. alba	Split from alba by Wink et al 2009; needs corroboration plus more analysis (Rheindt 2010)
PS	Chestnut Owlet	Glaucidium castaneum	African Barred Owlet	G. capense	HBW 5, König & Becking 2009
PS	Etchecopar's Owlet	Glaucidium etchecopari	African Barred Owlet	G. capense	König & Weick 2009
PS	Cape Pygmy Owl	Glaucidium hoskinsii	Mountain Pygmy Owl	G. gnoma	Howell and Webb 1995, König et al. 1999
AS 2.4	Northern Boobook	Ninox japonica	Brown Hawk-Owl	N. scutulata	King 2002
AS 2.4	Chocolate Boobook	Ninox randi	Brown Hawk-Owl	N. scutulata	King 2002
DEL 2,6	Indochinese Frogmouth	Batrachostomus continentalis	Javan Frogmouth	B. javensis	Cleere 2010, bioacoustic evidence invalidated (F.Rheindt July 2010)
AS 2.6	Blyth's Frogmouth	Batrachostomus affinis	Javan Frogmouth	B. javensis. [BLI]	Cleere 2010; Long standing grey literature split, probably good but not fully documented (F. Rheindt July 2010)
AS 2.6	Palawan Frogmouth	Batrachostomus chaseni	Javan Frogmouth	B. javensis	Cleere 2010; Long standing grey literature split, probably good but not fully documented (F. Rheindt July 2010)
PS	Solomons Nightjar	Eurostopodus nigripennis	White-throated Nightjar	E. mystacalis	Cleere 2010
PS	New Caledonian Nightjar	Eurostopodus exul	White-throated Nightjar	E. mystacalis	Cleere 2010
PS	Tepui Nightjar	Caprimulgus (Antrostomus) roraimae	Band-winged Nightjar	A. longirostris	Cleere 2010, SACC?
PS	Tschudi's Nightjar	Caprimulgus (Antrostomus) decussatus	Band-winged Nightjar	A. longirostris	Cleere 2010, SACC?
PS	Palau Nightjar	Caprimulgus phalaena	Indian Jungle Nightjar	C. indicus	Cleere 2010
AS 2.6	Mexican Whip-poor-will	Caprimulgus arizonae	[Eastern] Whip-poor-will	C.vociferus	NACC Proposal 2009-D-12
AS 2.6	Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles affinis	Barred Owlet-nightjar	A. bennettii	Dumbacher et al 2003; Cleere 2010; T.Pratt, F. Rheindt comm 2010
DEL 2.6	Salvadori's Owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles salvadorii	Mountain Owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles albertisi	Dumbacher et al 2003; needs more work beyond genetic data (T.Pratt, Rheindt comm 2010)
DEL 2.6	Tumbes Swift	Chaetura ocypetes	Short-tailed Swift	C. brachyura	Ridgely & Greenfield 2001
PS	Wedge-tailed Saberwing	Campylopterus pampa	[Curve-winged Sabrewing]	C. curvipennis	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Peterson & Navarro-Sigüenza 2009
DEL 2.6	Mexican Hermit	Phaethornis mexicanus	Long-billed Hermit	P. longirostris	Howell and Webb 1995
PS	Tapajos Hermit	Phaethornis aethopyga	Black-throated Hermit	P. atrimentalis	Piacentini et al 2009
DEL 2.6	Salvin's Emerald	Chlorostilbon salvini	Blue-tailed Emerald	C. mellisugus	Howell and Webb 1995
NEW	Black-capped Woodnymph	Thalurania nigracapilla			Valdés-Velásquez and Schuchmann 2009
DEL 2.6	Needs English Name	Amazilia graysoni	Cinnamon Hummingbird	A. rutila	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004; no current traction
DEL 2.6	Needs English Name	Amazilia villadai	Green-fronted Hummingbird	A. viridifrons	Peterson & Navarro-Sigüenza 2000;no current traction
DEL 2.6	Needs English Name	Lampornis salvini	Amethyst-throated Mountaingem	L. amethystinus	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004;no current traction
AS 2.5	Blue-crowned Motmot	Momotus coeruliceps	Blue-crowned Motmot	M. momota	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Stiles 2009
AS 2.5	Blue-diademed Motmot	Momotus lessoni	Blue-crowned Motmot	M. momota	Stiles 2009
AS 2.5	Whooping Motmot	Momotus subrufescens	Blue-crowned Motmot	M. momota	Stiles 2009
AS 2.5	Trinidad Motmot	Momotus bahamensis	Blue-crowned Motmot	M. momota	Stiles 2009
AS 2.4	Indochinese Barbet	Megalaima annamensis	Black-browed Barbet	M. oorti	Collar 2006b, Finestein et al. 2008
PS	Streaky-throated Barbet	Tricholaema flavipunctata	Hairy-breasted Barbet	T. hirsuta	Distinct taxa, but contact zone needs study (Bowie 2010)
PS	[Baja Woodpecker]	Melanerpes angustifrons	Acorn Woodpecker	M. formicivorus	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Honey-Escandón et al 2008
AS 2.4	Melancholy Woodpecker	Dendropicos lugubris	Gabon Woodpecker	D. gabonensis	HBW 7, Sibley and Monroe 1990
AS 2.4	Eastern Grey Woodpecker	Dendropicos spodocephalus	African Grey Woodpecker	D. goertae	HBW 7, Redman et al 2009; "Grey-headed Woodpecker is preoccuped by Picus canus
PS	Two-banded Puffbird	Hypnelus bicinctus	Russet-throated Puffbird	H. ruficollis	Rasmussen and Collar 2002; SACC needs proposal
AS 2.1	Chaco Puffbird	Nystalus striatipectus	Caatinga Puffbird	N. maculatus	Silva 1991
PS	Malayan Banded Pitta	Hydrornis [Pitta] irena	[Javan] Banded Pitta	H.guajana	Rheindt & Eaton 2010
PS	Bornean Banded Pitta	Hydrornis [Pitta] schwaneri	[Javan] Banded Pitta	H.guajana	Rheindt & Eaton 2010
PS	Palkachupa Cotinga	Phibalura boliviana	Swallow-tailed Cotinga	P. flavirostris	Brumfield et al 2004; SACC doesn't acknowledge
PS	White-tailed Tityra	Tityra leucura	Black-crowned Tityra	T. inquisitor	Whittaker 2008
PS	White-fronted Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias leucogonys	White-fronted (Zeledon's) Tyrannulet	P. zeledoni	Stiles and Skutch 1989; SACC needs proposal
AS 2.5	Straneck's Tyrannulet	Serpophaga griseicapilla	White-bellied Tyrannulet	S. munda	Straneck 2007, SACC 419
AS 2.5	Ticking Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx citreola	Warbling Dorito	P. flaviventris	Abalos and Areta 2009, SACC 420
DEL 2.6	Bahia Wagtail-Tyrant	Stigmatura bahiae	Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant	S. napensis	Stotz et al. 1996; await resolution of multiple species complex (fide B. Whitney)
DEL 2.6	Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant	Stigmatura gracilis	Greater Wagtail-Tyrant	S. budytoides	Brammer 2002; await resolution of multiple species complex (fide B. Whitney)
DEL 2.6	Yellow-rumped Myiobius	Myiobius mastacalis	Whiskered Myiobius	M. barbatus	Ridgely & Tudor 1994; no current traction
DEL 2.6	Darwin's Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus nanus	Vermilion Flycatcher	P. rubinus	SACC
PS	Puerto Rican Kingbird	Tyrannus taylori	Loggerhead Kingbird	T. caudifasciatus	Garrido et al 2009; looks good; genetics?, AOU?
PS	Hispaniolan Kingbird	Tyrannus gabbii	Loggerhead Kingbird	T. caudifasciatus	Garrido et al 2009; looks good; genetics?, AOU?
DEL 2.6	Venezuelan Antvireo	Dysithamnus tucuyensis	Plumbeous Antvireo	D. plumbeus	Hilty 2003, cf Isler et al.2008
AS 2.4	Paramo Tapaculo	Scytalopus opacus	Paramillo Tapaculo	S. canus	Krabbe & Cadena 2010
NEW	Rock Tapaculo	Scytalopus petrophilus			Whitney et al 2010
PL, DEL	Serra do Mar Tapaculo	Scytalopus notorius	Mouse-colored Tapaculo	S.speluncae	Raposo & Irwin 2008, Whitney et al 2010
PS	Panamanian Antthrush	F. hoffmanni	Black-faced Antthrush	F. analis	Davis 1972, Krabbe & Schulenberg 2003
NEW	Urrao Antpitta	Grallaria urraoensis or G. fenwickorum			Barrera et al. 2010, Carantón-Ayala and Certuche-Cubillos 2010, Cadena & Stiles 2010. Await SACC resolution of priority nomenclature issues
PS	Leymebamba Antpitta	Grallaricula leymebambae	Rusty-breasted Antpitta	G. ferrugineipectus	Krabbe & Schulenberg 2003
AS 2.6	Sucre Antpitta	Grallaricula cumanensis	Slaty-crowned Antpitta	G.nana	Donegan 2008; SACC Proposal 421A
PS	Guianan Antpitta	Grallaricula kukenamensis	Slaty-crowned Antpitta	G.nana	Donegan 2008; probably good but SACC (Proposal 421B) wants more vocal data to recognize
PS	Chinchipe Spinetail	Synallaxis chinchipensis	Necklaced Spinetail	S. stictothorax	Ridgely & Tudor 1994; Ridgely & Greenfield 2001
AS 2.2	Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner	Automolus rufipectus	Ruddy Foliage-gleaner	A. rubiginosus	Krabbe 2008, SACC accepts June 2009
PS	Mallee Whipbird	Psophodes leucogaster	Western Whipbird	P. nigrogularis	Christidis & Boles 2008
PS	West African Batis	Batis occulta	Fernando Po Batis	B. poensis	Sibley and Monroe 1990
PS	West African Wattle-eye	Platysteira hormomorpha	Chestnut Wattle-eye	P. castanea	Njabo et al. 2008
PS	Anchieta's Tchagra	Bocagia anchietae	Marsh Tchagra	B. minuta	Bowie et al 2005
AS 2.4	Tropical Boubou	Laniarius major	Ethiopian Boubou	L. aethiopicus	Nguembock et al. 2008
PS	Silver-backed Butcherbird	Cracticus argenteus	Grey Butcherbird	C. torquatus	Cracticus argenteus is split from C. torquatus by Schodde & Mason but maintained as a ssp of C. torquatus by Christidis & Boles who take a conservative position. Await imminent results of study now underway (Joseph, Aug 2010)
PS	Northern Shriketit	Falcunculus whitei	Crested Shriketit	F. frontatus	Schodde and Mason 1999; cf Christidis & Boles 2008
PS	Western Shriketit	Falcunculus leucogaster	Crested Shriketit	F. frontatus	Schodde and Mason 1999; cf Christidis & Boles 2008
PS	Grey-headed Whistler	Pachycephala griseiceps	Grey Whistler	P. simplex	HBW 12, cf Christidis & Boles 2008
PS	Tibetan Grey Shrike	Lanius giganteus	Chinese Grey Shrike	L. sphenocercus	Olsson et al 2009
DEL 2.6	Asian Golden Oriole	Oriolus diffusus	Black-naped Oriole	O.chinensis	Jønsson et al 2010; await full resolution of complex (Rheindt 2010)
DEL 2.6	Sunda Golden Oriole	Oriolus maculatus	Black-naped Oriole	O.chinensis	Jønsson et al 2010; await full resolution of complex (Rheindt 2010)
AS 2.4	Sumatran Drongo	Dicrurus sumatranus	Hair-crested Drongo	D. hottentottus	Sibley & Monroe 1990, King1997
AS 2.4	Wallacean Drongo	Dicrurus densus	Hair-crested Drongo	D. hottentottus	Sibley & Monroe 1990, King 1997
PS	Tablas Drongo	Dicrurus menagei	Hair-crested Drongo	D. hottentottus	Allen 2006, Rocamora & Yeatman-Berthelot 2009.
PS	Pale-blue Monarch	Hypothymis puella	Black-naped Monarch	H. azurea	King 1997, HBW 11, more data needed
PS	Loetoe Monarch	Carterornis (Monarcha) castus	White-naped Monarch	C. pileatus	King 1997, BLI 1.0; cf Dickinson 2003, HBW 11
PS	[Wollweber's Jay]	Aphelocoma wollweberi	Mexican Jay	A. ultramarina	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, McCormack et al 2008
PS	[Gray-breasted Jay]	Aphelocoma potosina	Mexican Jay	A. ultramarina	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, McCormack et al 2008
AS 2.5	Woodhouse's Scrub Jay	Aphelocoma woodhouseii	Western Scrub Jay	A. californica	Delaney et al. 2008,AOU proposal 2009-A-02 split vote (7 Yes/5 No)
PS	Sumichrast's Scrub Jay	Aphelocoma sumichrasti	Woodhouse's Scrub Jay	A. woodhouseii	Delaney et al. 2008, AOU proposal 2009-A-02 split vote (5/7) with request for study of contact zone
PS	Oriental Crow	Corvus orientalis	Carrion Crow	C. corone	Haring et al. 2007; probably good, but await vocals etc
PS	Black Sawwing	Psalidoprocne holomelas	Blue Sawwing	P. pristoptera	Roberts, 7th ed; await full revision of sawwing complex (Ryan 2010)
PS	Eastern Sawwing	Psalidoprocne orientalis	Blue Sawwing	P. pristoptera	Roberts, 7th ed; await full revision of sawwing complex (Ryan 2010)
PS	Ridgway's Swallow	Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	S. serripennis	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004, Babin 2005
DEL 2.6	Sharpe's Lark	Mirafra sharpii	Rufous-naped Lark	M. africana	Sinclair and Ryan 2003
AS 2.6	Ashy-fronted Bulbul	Pycnonotus cinereifrons	Olive-winged Bulbul	P. plumosus	Oliveros and Moyle 2010
AS 2.6	Palawan Bulbul	Alophoixus frater	Grey-cheeked Bulbul	A.bres	Oliveros and Moyle 2010
AS 2.6	Mindoro Bulbul	Hypsipetes [Ixos] mindorensis	Philippine Bulbul	H. [Ixos] philippinus	Oliveros and Moyle 2010
AS 2.6	Visayan Bulbul	Hypsipetes [Ixos] guimarasensis	Philippine Bulbul	H. [Ixos] philippinus	Oliveros and Moyle 2010
PS	Chinese Grassbird	Graminicola striatus	Indian [Rufous-rumped] Grassbird	G.bengalensis	Leader et al 2010
AS 2.4	Rubeho Warbler	Scepomycter rubehoensis	Winifred's Warbler	S.winifredae	Bowie, Fjeldså & Kiure 2009
PS	Sakhalin Warbler	Locustella amnicola	Gray's Grasshopper Warbler	L. fasciolata	King 1997; cf Dickinson 2003, HBW 11 w comments
PS	Indian Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus brunnescens	Clamorous Reed Warbler	A. stentoreus	Rasmussen & Anderton 2005
PS	Caspian Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus fuscus	Eurasian Reed Warbler	A. scirpaceus	Leisler et al. 1997
PS	Mangrove Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus avicenniae	African Reed Warbler	A. baeticatus	Leisler et al. 1997
PS	Margelanic Whitethroat	Sylvia margelanica	Desert Whitethroat	S. minula	Shirihai et al 2001
PS	Tenerife Goldcrest	Regulus teneriffae	Goldcrest	R. regulus	Clarke 2006, Clements 2008, Dutch Checklist Comm
AS 2.6	Himalayan Shrike-babbler	Pteruthius ripleyi	White-browed Shrike-babbler	P. flaviscapis	Rheindt & Eaton 2009
AS 2.6	Dalat Shrike-babbler	Pteruthius annamensis	White-browed Shrike-babbler	P. flaviscapis	Rheindt & Eaton 2009
AS 2.6	Blyth’s Shrike-babbler	Pteruthius aeralatus	White-browed Shrike-babbler	P. flaviscapis	Rheindt & Eaton 2009
AS 2.6	Clicking Shrike-babbler	Pteruthius intermedius	Chestnut-fronted Shrike-babbler	P. aenobarbus	Rheindt & Eaton 2009
AS 2.5	Pacific [Western Winter] Wren	Troglodytes pacificus	Winter Wren	T.hiemalis	Toews and Irwin 2008; AOU proposal 2009-A-03
AS 2.5	[Eastern] Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis	Eurasian Wren	T. troglodytes	NACC Proposal 2009-E-1
PS	Maranon Gnatcatcher	Polioptila maior	Tropical Gnatcatcher	P. plumbea	Atwood & Lerman 2006
DEL 2.6	Palmer's Thrasher	Toxostoma palmeri	Curve-billed Thrasher	T. curvirostre	Rojas-Soto 2003, Rojas-Soto et al 2007; AOU Proposal 2009-D-11 Failed as biological species on multiple counts
DEL 2.6	St. Vincent Solitaire	Myadestes sibilans	Rufous-throated Solitaire	M. genibarbis	No current traction
DEL 2.6	Lesser Antillean Thrush	Turdus personus	Cocoa Thrush	T. fumigatus	Meyer de Schauensee 1966, SACC; await revision of this complex
DEL 2.6	Grayson's Thrush	Turdus graysoni	Rufous-backed Thrush	T. rufopalliatus	Phillips 1981; Howell & Webb 1995; AOU 1998
AS 2.4	Usambara Thrush	Turdus roehli	Olive Thrush	T. olivaceus	Bowie et al 2005
AS 2.4	Madagascar Stonechat	Saxicola sibilla	African Stonechat	S. torquatus	Woog et al 2008
AS 2.4	Stejneger's Stonechat	Saxicola stejnegeri	Siberian Stonechat	S. maurus	Zink et al 2009
PS	Bornean Forktail	Enicurus borneensisis	White-crowned Forktail	E. leschenaulti	Moyle et al. 2005; also split Javan and n Chinese ssp ? (Rheindt 2009)
PS	Persian Wheatear	Oenanthe persica	Mourning Wheatear	O. lugens	Förschler et al 2010
PS	Brown-streaked Flycatcher	Muscicapa williamsoni	Asian Brown Flycatcher	M. dauurica	King 1997; HBW 12
AS 2.3	Kordofan Sparrow	Passer cordofanicus	Kenya Sparrow	P. rufocinctus	Fry and Keith 2004
AS 2.3	Shelley's Sparrow	Passer shelleyi	Kenya Sparrow	P. rufocinctus	Fry and Keith 2004, Nigel et al 2009
AS 2.6	White-capped Munia	Lonchura ferruginosa	Tricolored Munia	L. malacca	BLI 1.0, Restall 1997
DEL 2.6	New Hanover Munia	Lonchura nigerrima	Hunstein's Mannikin	L. hunsteini	BLI 1.0, Gregory 2009; but not Restall 1997, Clement at al 1993, Dutson et al 2010
PS	South Hills Crossbill	Loxia sinesciuris	Red Crossbill	L. curvirostra	Benkman et al. 2009; AOU proposal 2009-A-10 failed w split vote
AS 2.4	Black-fronted Warbler	Dendroica nigrifrons	Yellow-rumped Warbler	D. coronata	Milá et al 2007a
AS 2.4	Goldman's Warbler	Dendroica goldmani	Yellow-rumped Warbler	D. coronata	Milá et al 2007a
AS 2.4	Audubon's Warbler	Dendroica auduboni	Yellow-rumped Warbler	D. coronata	Milá et al 2007a, Brelsford and Irwin 2009
AS 2.5	Bahama Warbler	Dendroica flavescens	Yellow-throated Warbler	D.dominica	McKay, Reynolds, Hayes & Lee 2010;

DEL 2.6	Roraiman Warbler	Basileuterus roraimae	Two-banded Warbler	B. bivittatus	Hilty 2003
PL	White-bellied Warbler	Basileuterus hypoleucus	Golden-crowned Warbler	B.culicivorus	Vilaça and dos Santos 2010
AS 2.6	Variable Oriole	Icterus pyrrhopterus	Epaulet Oriole	I. cayanensis	D´Horta et al 2008; SACC Proposal 418
PS	Moriche Oriole	Icterus chrysocephalus	Epaulet Oriole	I. cayanensis	Jaramillo & Burke 1999; Ridgely & Greenfield 2001
PS	Tres Marias Oriole	Icterus graysoni	Streak-backed Oriole	I. pustulatus	Navarro-Sigüenza & Peterson 2004
PS	Lilian's Meadowlark	Sturnella lilianae	Eastern Meadowlark	S. magna	Barker et al. 2008; resolve member subspecies
PS	Bahama Bananaquit	Coereba bahamensis	Bananaquit	C. flaveola	Bellemain et al 2008
PS	Needs English Name	Coereba bartholemica	Bananaquit	C. flaveola	Bellemain et al 2008
PS	Guatemalan Junco	Junco alticola	Yellow-eyed Junco	J. phaeonotus	Milá et al 2006, Milá et al 2007b
PS	Timberline Sparrow	Spizella taverneri	Brewer's Sparrow	S. breweri	Klicka et al 1999,2001; Mayr and Johnson 2001
PS	Blue-streaked Mountain Tanager	Dubusia stictocephala	Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager	D. taeniata	Robbins et al 2009 SACC proposal #392 failed
PS	XXX Warbling Finch	Poospiza pectoralis	Ringed Warbling Finch	P. torquata	Lougheed et al. 2000
PS	White-fronted Bush Tanager	Chlorospingus albifrons	Common Bush Tanager	C. ophthalmicus	Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008
PS	Wetmore's Bush Tanager	Chlorospingus wetmorei	Common Bush Tanager	C. ophthalmicus	Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008
ENG, DIS	Brown-headed Bush Tanager	Chlorospingus ophthalmicus	Common Bush Tanager	Sensu stricto	Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008
PS	Dwight's Bush Tanager	Chlorospingus dwighti	Common Bush Tanager	C. ophthalmicus	Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008
PS	Dusky-headed Bush Tanager	Chlorospingus postocularis	Common Bush Tanager	C. ophthalmicus	Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008
PS	Common Bush Tanager	Chlorospingus flavopectus	Common Bush Tanager	C. ophthalmicus	Sanchez-Gonzáles et al 2007, Bonaccorso et al 2008, Weir et al 2008