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Apr 15 Accept split of Pale-eyed Bulbul from Stripe-throated Bulbul. Apr 15 Accept Sp. nov. Ibera Seedeater. Apr 15 Accept lump of Vincent's Bunting with Cape Bunting. Apr 15 Accept split of polytypic Black-and-Crimson Oriole and monotypic Javan Oriole.- Joseph Anthony
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- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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The word I hate the most: lump.- Joseph Anthony
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This is the never ending story.- Joseph Anthony
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The same is true in all languages. Look what happens with the family Tinamidae. There are 9 genera and 46 species. However, only two names for all species in the family, Tinamou and Nothura. But the funny thing about it is that in the Ibero-American countries I have been able to count more than...- Joseph Anthony
- Post #823
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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I agree. And it doesn't just benefit future generations. The lexicon would increase and this wealth of terms that would be used would make the ornithological experience more refreshing. In the end it is a matter of adapting to changes. Once done and accepted, in no time no one wants to go back...- Joseph Anthony
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- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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This topic that you bring up is fascinating. I find it very stimulating to create and use specific names for each genus of birds and, where possible, even an individual name per species, for example, as it already happens, Brambling and Chaffinch for Fringilla or Dunlin, Stint, etc ... for...- Joseph Anthony
- Post #813
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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I know very well that what I am going to say will bring controversy but I firmly believe that all the names of birds that contain the word "common" should be replaced since that term is derogatory. There is no doubt that the term is used to emphasize that the species is ordinary and of little...- Joseph Anthony
- Post #752
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Tell me what do you think. Will Kamchatka Mew Gull (L. c. kamtschatschensis ) split in the near future? And what about Russian Mew Gull (L. c. henei)? Is not larger and darker on mantle than and more sparsely marked on head and neck than L. c. canus, plus migrant to different wintering...- Joseph Anthony
- Post #737
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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June 29 Split Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus from Common Gull (L. canus) Change English name of L. canus from Mew Gull to Common Gull. What do you recommend? Should I proceed with an armchair tick or wait for the species to lump again shortly?- Joseph Anthony
- Post #722
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June 22 Move Pale Rockfinch from Passeridae to Motacillidae. June 27 Restore Pale Rockfinch to Passeridae pending further clarification of its phylogenetic status. Pale Rockfinch was a member of Motacilidae for fives days. Not very consistent.- Joseph Anthony
- Post #718
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature