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  1. pbjosh

    Taxonomy in-flux updates

    While they are distinguishable on voice it’s not that different, they both give short dipthong-y up-slurred whistles. Northern birds have almost more of a stutter / delineation at the start. I can see why this split was overlooked by so many for so long.
  2. pbjosh

    Taxonomy in-flux updates

    Yeah those names are pretty terrible. At first glance Andean should be retired as a name as they aren’t sisters apparently and both are common and frequently encountered. Which is a shame as Andean Tinamou is a good name in a family of hard to name birds. Perhaps one can become Montane Tinamou...
  3. pbjosh

    Taxonomy in-flux updates

    Agreed on OW vs NW but also Lava Heron seemed to look decent as well from reading the paper.
  4. pbjosh

    Taxonomy in-flux updates

    Interesting the comment about breeding chronology for Great White Heron. I had either never seen it or forgotten about that. Also pretty aggressive on the treatment of Striated Heron but we expect nothing less ;)
  5. pbjosh

    Taxonomy in-flux updates

    My thoughts are that changing that to appease the code at this point would go over worse than the English name changes. There is so much usage precedent that whatever necessary should be done to maintain usage as it is now.
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