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  1. viator

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Apr 27 Post proposed lump of African and Eurasian Reed Warblers as Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus.
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Aug 11 Post proposed split of Masked Bunting from Black-faced Bunting.
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    June 29 Move the "blue-hooded" euphonias from Euphonia to Chlorophonia. June 29 Recognize the genera Padda and Mayrimunia for four species of Estrildid finches formerly attributed to Lonchura. June 29 Revise linear sequence of Family Regulidae. June 29 Change genera of Jamaican Owl...
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    June 26 Split Small Crow Corvus samarensis (including sierramadrensis) from Slender-billed Crow. June 26 Accept split of Calabarzon Babbler Sterrhoptilus affinis from Visayan (Black-capped) Babbler Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus. June 26 Accept multiple splits of Rufous Antpitta complex.
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    June 16 Post proposed split of Arabian Lark from Dunn's Lark. June 16 Post proposed splits of Maghreb Wheatear and Basalt Wheatear from Mourning Wheatear. June 16 Accept split of Tanzanian Illadopsis (initially proposed as Grey-breasted Illadopsis) from Pale-breasted Illadopsis. June 16...
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    June 2 Change English names of Swinhoe's Prinia and Deignan's Prinia to Striped Prinia and Brown Prinia, respectively.
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    Seems a change of name happened at some point. From the proposed splits page its also using Malabar: AS 11.2 Malabar Imperial Pigeon Ducula cuprea Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia Proposed split based on differences in morphology and plumage (HBW/Birdlife).
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    May 23 Accept split of Geelvink Imperial Pigeon from Spice Imperial Pigeon. May 23 Accept split of Malabar Imperial Pigeon from Mountain Imperial Pigeon. May 23 Accept split of Geelvink Fruit Dove from Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove. May 23 Accept split of Raiatea Fruit Dove from Grey-green Fruit...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    May 23 Accept splits of Guadalcanal Boobook, Malaita Boobook and Makira Boobook from (West) Solomons Boobook. May 23 Accept split of Comoros Black Parrot from Lesser Vasa Parrot. May 23 Accept split of Chinese Vivid Niltava N. oatesi from Taiwan Vivid Niltava N. vivida. May 23 Accept splits...
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    May 22 Accept split of Yellow-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum anthonyi and Flame-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum kampalili.
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    May 21 Accept split of Palawan Fairy-bluebird from Asian Fairy-bluebird.
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    May 18 Accept split of Burmese Collared Dove from Eurasian Collared Dove. May 18 Accept split of Philippine Collared Dove from Sunda (Island) Collared Dove.
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    May 10 Post split of Javan Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis and Blue-winged Leafbird C. moluccensis.'' I assume this is an accepted split since it was previously proposed as a split on Mar 27
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    I've seen both having seen on Luzon and Negros Oriental however I also saw one on Siquijor Island - any idea if vagrancy vaguely possible from Negros Oriental (assume not) or I presume an escapee
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    May 9 Accept split of Crocker Jungle Flycatcher from Rufous-tailed (Philippine) Jungle Flycatcher.
  16. viator

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    My copy of your new guide arrived this week and looks great, looking forward to getting back there when possible (excluding Sulu)
  17. viator

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Andy I have no idea who the person you reference is nor do I care. As someone who's lived most of their adult life in SE Asia and worked and travelled through various regional outright civil war areas and otherwise conflict zones anywhere can still be accessed if you are stupid enough . Dive...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    I wouldn't advise but I know foreigners who did so in 2018-19....
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    Andy, I assume most if not all is related one way or another to Desmond Allen. Secondly, despite hiccups it's way better than it was some years ago
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    May 6 Accept split of Visayan Rhabdornis from Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis.
  21. viator

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    It's throughout Asia not just SE Asia
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    May 6 Accept split of Sumba Jungle Flycatcher from Flores (Russet-backed) Jungle Flycatcher.
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    May 6 Accept split of Thick-billed Berrypecker Rhamphocharis crassirostris and Spotted Berrypecker Rhamphocharis piperata. Note transfer of original English name to the split species. May 6 Accept split of Western Crested Berrypecker Paramythia olivacea from Eastern Crested Berrypecker P...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    May 4 Transfer Eutrichomyias rowleyi from Monarchidae to Rhipiduridae (within the subfamily Lamproliinae). Change English name from Cerulean Paradise Flycatcher to Cerulean Flycatcher following BLI.
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    As Alex says that is exactly the case. The first edition does not follow IOC - it's James's taxonomy, and I must say I agree with most of the 'splits' therein irrespective of what any official taxonomy states
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