2013
June 16 Accept Rinjani Scops Owl (Otus jolandae)
June 14 Accept Lesser Sooty Owl (Tyto multipunctata)
June 14 Accept Baja Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium hoskinsii)
June 13 Post working revision of Muscicapidae following Sangster et al 2010, Zuccon & Ericson 2010 at https://www.dropbox.com/s/cfkjn6aylz7mni9/Muscicapidae.xlsx
June 13 Post working revision of Meliphagidae incorporating revisions of Lichenostomus at https://www.dropbox.com/s/yox0u0yun0penyc/Meliphagidae%203.xlsx
June 8 Post proposed split of Gosling’s Bunting on Updates/PS list
June 6 Post proposed split of Lesser Sooty Owl on Updates/PS list
June 6 Accept ‘Raja Ampat’ Pitohui and Southern Variable Pitohui
June 6 Post proposed splits of Clapper and King Rail populations s on Updates/PS List; address nomenclature and English name issues
June 5 Lump Plain-breasted Earthcreeper (Upucerthia jelskii) into Buff-breasted Earthcreeper (U. validirostris)
June 4 Accept Solomons Nightjar (Eurostopodus nigripennis) and New Caledonian Nightjar (E. exul)
June 4 Accept Palau Nightjar (Caprimulgus phalaena)
June 4 Accept Mindoro Racket-tail (Prioniturus mindorensis)
May 19 Correct nomenclature of Orange River Francolin (HM4)
May 19 Change species name of Island Leaf Warbler to P. maforensis, which has priority over frequently used P. poliocephalus.
May 19 Move ssp phaeolaemus from Aulacorhynchus griseigularis to A. albivitta
May 19 Remove extinct dagger from Ua Pou Monarch (Pratt)
May 19 Fix spelling of Falco p. furuitii
May 18 Revise Pitohui and Colluricincla
May 11 Accept Sage Sparrow (A nevadensis) split from ‘Bell’s Sparrow’ (A. belli) with English name transfer.
May 11 Move Peltops spp to beginning of Cracticidae
May 7 Post gender correction for Spinus thibetana
May 6 Correct spelling of Falco peregrinus fruitii to P.f. furuitii. DD: It’s hard to beat the combined wisdom of the Bird Forum participants. I am quite aware of article 32.5.1 of the Code. But what completely slipped my attention in my review of Momiyama, 1927 were the statements “Collected by Mr. I Furuiti” and, especially, the even more compelling “The subspecific name is given in honour of Mr. I. Furuiti who collected this form for me” incorporated into the paper itself. I completely agree with the conclusion that this is sufficient internal evidence to justify the emendation to furuitii in accordance with the Code.
May 4 Discussion of correct spelling of Falco peregrinus fruitii, vs furuitii to Bird Forum
Mar 31 Time out to Myanmar and Eagles Nest; back May 3
Mar 25 Add Seram Masked Owl to PS list (Jønsson et al 2013)
Mar 25 Post draft of revised format for IOC Master List spreadsheet for comment
Mar 23 Revise Lichenostomus (7 genera) as proposed by Nyári & Joseph (2011)
Mar 22 Adopt Sangster et al’s (2010) subfamily structure of the Muscicapidae
Mar 18 Delete Cipo Cinclodes from PS list (SACC 548); treat as subspecies of Long-tailed Cinclodes
Mar 17 Move Myophonus, Heinrichia, Heteroxenicus, Brachypteryx from Turdidae to Muscicapidae/Saxicolinae
Mar 17 Move Leonardina from Pellorneidae to Muscicapidae/Saxicolinae (Sangster et al 2010)
Mar 16 Lump Green-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania fannyi) with Violet-crowned Woodnymph (T. colombica). Change English name of T. colombica to Crowned Woodnymph (SACC 558).
Mar 14 Post Peter Kovalik’s Master Spreadsheet that compares IOC 3.3 with Clements 6.7, TiF 2.85, BirdLife 5 and IBC/HBW list. All in 1 file!!!
Mar 12 Change English name of Thamnophilus atrinucha to Black-crowned Antshrike (SACC 570)
Mar 12 Accept Antioquia Wren (Lara et al 2012, SACC 562)
Mar 10 Subspecies and authority corrections and updates
Feb 28 Review of Zimmerius splits (Rheindt et al 2013) underway
Feb 27 Revision of Muscicapoidea underway (see Sangster et al 2010, Zuccon & Ericson 2010, TIF)
Feb 24 Defer splits of Elaenia sordida and Elaenia brachypterus pending vocals and more samples
Accept splits of Tepui Elaenia (Elaenia olivina) and Chilean Elaenia (E. chilensis); retain ‘Peruvian Elaenia (E. modesta) on PS list.
Feb 23 Accept/ADD Pincoya Storm Petrel (Harrison et al Auk 2013)
Update genus (Laticilla) and family (Pellorneidae) of Rufous-vented Prinia (Olsson et al 2013)
Settle English names of Schiffornis splits
Start review of Elaenia PS taxa
Add Philippine Aethopyga spp to PS list
Add Otus jolandae to New/PS list
Feb 18 Final cleanup of 3.3
Jan 30 Away til Feb 17 (FG Panama/Mexico; DD Morocco, Canaries)
Jan 28 Release 3.3 spreadsheets
Jan 28 Review and Update PS list
Jan 26 -27 Update website to 3.3, including Master List web pages, with updates in red.
Jan 25 Finalize Updates and edit Master spreadsheet 3.3, highlighting updates in red
Jan 13 Add taxonomic notes to various subspecies in Master spreadsheet 3.3.
Jan 13 Add ssp holti and nominate subspecies of Pale-browed Treehunter.
2012
Dec 30 Revised Caprimulgidae posted for review and comment
Dec 29 Add Delta Amacuro Softtail to PS list
Dec 28 Accept split of African Spotted Creeper; Add modifier – Indian Spotted Creeper
Dec 28 Accept Italian Sparrow
Dec 23 Remove Tibetan Grey (Giant) Shrike (L. giganteus) and Northern Grey Shrike (L.borealis) from PS list; await improved resolution of this complex.
Dec 18 Revised Accipitridae out for review
Dec 16 Revised Fringillidae 3.3 posted for comment (Updates/Taxonomy)
Nov 29 Accept split of Zeledon’s Antbird
Nov 26 Accept lumps of Sao Tome and Principe Kingfishers (=Malachite Kingfisher)
Nov 25 Review Clements 6.7 updates
Nov 25 Accept Andean Ibis and Two-banded Puffbird splits
Nov 24 Add Schiffornis and Drymophila splits (with provisional English names) and other SACC decisions
Nov 22 Draft of revised Fringillidae classification ready for review
Nov 21 Initial posts of provisional/draft updates for v3.3
Nov 17 Complete release of 3.3, including primary edits of html list pages
Nov 15 Separate 3.2 web page “Tanagers, Cardinals and allies” from “Buntings, Tanagers and allies”
Nov 15 Separate 3.2 web page “Babblers” from “Old World Warblers”
Nov 15 Restore missing Scotocercidae, Erythrocercidae, Arcanatoridae to 3.2 web pages
Nov 14 Correct Range (3.3) of Elegant Euphonia to include full range of E. e. elegantissima (including E.e. vincens)
Nov 14 Correct Range (3.3) of Brown-necked Parrot to include ssp suahelicus
Nov 14 Restore Scopoli’s Shearwater and Philippine Hawk-Owl splits to 3.2 html pages
Nov 13 Address 3.2 html web page issues
Oct 16 FG off to South Africa, back Nov 11
Oct 15 Start transition of website to 3.2; Master Files released
Oct 4 Finalize v3.2 files for release
Oct 4 Add Alta Floresta Antpitta and Snethlage’s Antpitta to Updates/New, Proposed Split
Oct 1 Add Zimmerius splits to Updates/Proposed Splits
Sept 22 Accept Scopoli’s Shearwater, split from Cory’s Shearwater; add to Updates/Species
Sept 21 Reject Terpsiphone incei as Proposed Split from T. paradisi; nDNA data needed to counter possibility of hybridization and introgression with T. atrocaudata (F.Rheindt, P. Rasmussen).
Sept 20 Change English name of Philippine Hawk-Owl to Luzon Hawk-Owl
Sept 20 Accept Philippine Hawk-Owl splits and 2 new species; add to Updates/Species
Sept 15 Accept Shiffornis splits, English names pending
Sept 13 Add Paradise Flycatcher revisions (4 splits, 1 lump) to Updates/PS
Sept 12 Accept Green-backed (Trilling?) Tailorbird to Master List; Resolve English Name
Sept 11 Add Brilliant Sunangel to Updates/PS
Sept 9 Add Sao Tome Kingfisher and Principe Kingfisher to Updates/PL
Sept 9 Add Seychelles Vasa Parrot to Updates/PS
Sept 9 Add Zeledon’s Antbird to Updates/PS
Sept 8 Change English name of Pied Fantail to Malaysian Pied Fantail
Sept 8 Change English name of Blue Fantail to Mindanao Blue Fantail
Sept 8 Accept 4 Philippine fantail (Rhipidura) splits on Updates/PS to Master List
Sept 6 Correct Blue-capped Ifrita to Blue-capped Ifrit
Sept 2 Add Brown-streaked Flycatcher to Master List
Sept 2 Add Philippine Hawk Owl splits to Updates/PS
Sept 1 Add Long-tailed Antbird splits to Updates/PS
Sept 1 Add Cipo Cinclodes to Updates/PS
Sept 1 Add Bahia Spinetail Synallaxis whitneyi to Updates/PL
Aug 30 Add Mindoro Racket-tail to Updates/PS
Aug 30? Move Scotocercus from Incertae sedis to Scotocercidae, New Family
Aug 30? Move Erythrocercus spp from Incertae sedis to Erythrocercidae, New Family
Aug 30 Change Scientific name of Moluccan Cuckoo to Cacomantis aeruginosus Salvadori, 1878
Aug 30 Reassign ssp aeruginosus from Rusty-breasted Cuckoo to Moluccan Cuckoo; Delete Bronze Brush Cuckoo from Updates/PS
Aug 25 Revised Ranges of Kentish Plover ssp C.a.alexandrinus and C.a.dealbatus
Aug 25 Add Kentish Plover ssp C.a.nihonensis to Master List (Kennerly et al 2008)
Aug 23 Revised Ranges of Clapper Rail ssp R.l.waynei and R.l.pelodramus
Aug 20 Add Cebu Hawk Owl and Camiguen Hawk Owl to Updates/NEW