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    Hawk-Eagles in the Philippines

    Hello Birdforum Does anyone have some first hand or newly published information regarding Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle versus Philippine Hawk-Eagle on Mindoro? Clements, H&M, BLI, Peregrine Fund and IOC (yikes!) are vague or contradictory. Thanks, Sally
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    Capitalizing Bird Names

    During the last few years, while working with the IOC team, I’ve spent hundreds of days and thousands of hours working on bird names and ranges. Along with the group, I’ve thought long and hard about and discussed ad nauseam the nuances of punctuation and the structure of names. A few weeks...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Latest version of the IOC World List is available in multiple formats On Line (www.worldbirdnames.org). The website includes a Google Search Tool on the Home Page to locate specific taxa and revisions. Thanks again to many of you for your participation Sally Conyne for the IOC team
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    Swifts and Subspecies

    I've been doing some work and some thinking regarding subspecies recently, so I've enjoyed the discussion here. Subspecies sure do encourage closer scrutiny in the lab and the field, don't they? I also enjoy the "work in progress" aspects of our knowledge as well as with the species itself...
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    Mexican Duck

    Check out the documentation regarding the restoration of the Mexican Duck to species level at the website - homepage and updates - http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates.html Sally
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    IOC List 2.1

    Hi Bird Forum Version 2.1 of the IOC World Bird List was released on May 13, 2009. It contains 10,340 species classified in 39 Orders, 224 Families and 2198 Genera. Highlights include addition of 14 species, including 8 albatross species, and 19 English name changes including the Madeiracrest...
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    Bonin Island Honeyeater/White-eye

    Hello All Can someone direct me to recent genetic work regarding this species, particularly work that indicates it is actually a white-eye? I'd also be interested in any thoughts about this bird based on observations. Thanks, Sally Conyne Rushland, PA
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    World Bird Names - Quarterly Website Update

    Greetings Birdforum, The IOC World Bird List, Version 1.7 is now available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org. Included in the updates of this working list of 10,354 species are: • Additions of one newly discovered species (Olive-backed Forest Robin), and three splits each of Pyrrhura...
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    Taxonomic/Splits Update - World Bird Names

    Hello Bird Forum Worldbirdnames.org The update released on January 16, 2008 adds to the IOC list 156 species that have been approved or are under "official" review, including proposed species splits and taxonomic changes published in peer-reviewed ornithological journals in 2005-2007, with...
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    World Bird Names Updates

    Hello Birdforum Friends, Thanks to international contributions from many, we’ve updated and added to the World Bird Names Website. The website for IOC guidelines and recommended English names of world birds (www.worldbirdnames.org) now includes: • David Matson and Dave Sargeant’s Excel...
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    Birds of the World Website

    Hello Birders We are pleased to announce that the website for the IOC English Names of the Birds project is open to the public as of May 1, 2007. Please visit http://www.worldbirdnames.org The site supplements the book "BIRDS OF THE WORLD Recommended English Names" By Frank Gill and...
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