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    Is there any way to make linear rearrangements visible before the release of the final version?
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    Nov 17 Revise linear sequence of genera and species within Glareolidae. The linear sequence of genera and species within Glareolidae is revised to better align with the phylogeny in Černý and Natale (2022). Nov 18 Revise linear sequence of genera and species in Ardeidae. Revise linear sequence...
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    Agree with you. I guess if there was a split or lump involved, IOC would have mentioned it though.
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    Preliminary update to eBird/Clements already available at Avibase shows all these will be implemented by them as well. I’m other words, apparently only WGAC-alignments.
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    Very interesting discussion on pronunciation of names! However, would it be possible to create a thread of its own for the matter? Easier to find and also not clog up this IOC update thread – a little off topic in my view.
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    Thanks you for the correction, your swift reply and for all the great work you do!
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    Nice! But shouldn't Elseyornis also be moved to Charadrius?
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    Nope, Lovely Sunbird equally endemic.
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    Love Aurora Sunbird instead of Palawan! Hope IOC jumps on that train instead.
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    Oct 2 Split Pink-breasted Flowerpecker from Mistletoebird.
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    eBird/Clements haven’t split them yet in their 2022 update. IOC probably has some inside info on the next upcoming update, that’s probably what they’re referring to. Just a guess though.
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    Jun 10 Accept split of Splendid Woodpecker from Crimson-bellied Woodpecker.
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    A few lumps maybe, but doubt a bloodbath. Unless there's fresh new research, there haven't been many lumps beyond incongruences between world lists. Among the ducks, the only real contenders are Tundra Bean Goose and Green-winged Teal. For the gulls, Australian Gull-billed Tern (no genetics) and...
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    Ml I agree it has a unique head pattern and keep my fingers crossed for a less bland name than Red- and Scarlet-breasted (in my book, scarlet is red, and there are a bunch of red-breasted woodpeckers...). I'd say "Red-shawled Woodpecker" is better. According to Wikipedia, "a simple item of...
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    Also, Carriker's and Streak-crowned Mountain Tanager ended up among 13.1-splits/lumps :)
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    Apr 16 Accept split of Grand Cayman Bullfinch from Cuban Bullfinch. Apr 16 Accept lump of Northern Mountain Cacique with (Southern) Mountain Cacique. Apr 16 Accept lump of Ochre Oriole with Orchard Oriole.
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    Apr 15 Accept lump of Tschudi's Woodcreeper with Ocellated Woodcreeper.
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    Apr 15 Accept split of American Goshawk from Northern Goshawk. Apr 15 Accept splits of Little and Southern Long-tailed Woodcreepers from (Northern) Long-tailed Woodcreeper. Apr 15 Accept split of polytypic Plain Xenops (Xenops genibarbis) and monotypic White-throated Xenops (X. minutus).
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    Apr 15 Accept lump of Brigida's Woodcreeper with Uniform Woodcreeper. Apr 15 Accept splits of Tapajos Scythebill and Xingu Scythebill from Curve-billed Scythebill. Apr 15 Accept split of Northern Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner from (Southern) Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner. English names...
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    I usually like to avoid monotypic genera, as they hide relationships. However, in this case I'm for generic splitting. These really feel different! A half way solution could be to merge Bluethroat and White-bellied Redstart, despite their long branches. Calls are similar, as is the tail pattern...
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    Yes, posted changes are alignment only. However, I expect novel changes as well, considering they cite Zhao 2023. For instance, their results show for Humblotia to be a Muscicapa, provide rationale for splitting Cercotrichas, place Leonardina, Heinrichia and some Vauriella together as a single...
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    Great news, finally!
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    Which makes it a weird move by IOC. I thought they were in the converging process, hence why warranted but novel (in the major checklists) changes are put on hold. At least that's what's been said why for instance Charadrius is not split up, despite strong support for it being VERY paraphyletic...
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    Finally! ;-)
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    A few taxonomic updates not mentioned in the diary: * Ichthyophaga is reinstated as a genus for Lesser and Grey-headed Fish Eagles and is expanded to include four other species formerly attributed to Haliaeetus to better align with genetic data revealing two deeply divergent clades within...
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