Mysticete
Well-known member
...is now uploaded, although not listed on the website yet:
http://www.aou.org/committees/nacc/proposals/2010-B.pdf
Proposals of interest (at least to me) include
Higher level taxonomic changes:
- transferring chats from Turdidae to Muscicapidae (Finally!)
- Recognize the (largely extralimital) order Pteroclidiformes for sandgrouse
Generic changes:
- Recognize the genus Larvivora for Siberian Blue and Rufous-tailed Robin, and Calliope for Siberian Rubythroat.
Some very drastic changes (although not unexpected) to New World Warblers
- Merge Oporornis and Leocopeza into Geothlypis
- Merge Dendroica, Parula, Catharopeza, and Wilsonia citrina into Setophaga
- Recognize Myiothlypis
- Merge Euthlypis into Basileuterus
- Merge remaining Wilsonia and Ergaticus into Cardellina
Splits of the following species:
- Mexican Duck (Anas diazi) from Mallard (already recognized by IOC)
- Bahama Warbler ("Dendroica" flavescens) from Yellow-throated (already recognized by IOC)
- Chiriqui Yellowthroat (Geothlypis chiriquensis) from Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
- Transvolcanic Jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina) from Mexican Jay (now Aphelocoma wollweberi)
- Follow SACC in lumping the toucans Ramphastos swainsoni into Ramphastos ambiguus.
http://www.aou.org/committees/nacc/proposals/2010-B.pdf
Proposals of interest (at least to me) include
Higher level taxonomic changes:
- transferring chats from Turdidae to Muscicapidae (Finally!)
- Recognize the (largely extralimital) order Pteroclidiformes for sandgrouse
Generic changes:
- Recognize the genus Larvivora for Siberian Blue and Rufous-tailed Robin, and Calliope for Siberian Rubythroat.
Some very drastic changes (although not unexpected) to New World Warblers
- Merge Oporornis and Leocopeza into Geothlypis
- Merge Dendroica, Parula, Catharopeza, and Wilsonia citrina into Setophaga
- Recognize Myiothlypis
- Merge Euthlypis into Basileuterus
- Merge remaining Wilsonia and Ergaticus into Cardellina
Splits of the following species:
- Mexican Duck (Anas diazi) from Mallard (already recognized by IOC)
- Bahama Warbler ("Dendroica" flavescens) from Yellow-throated (already recognized by IOC)
- Chiriqui Yellowthroat (Geothlypis chiriquensis) from Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
- Transvolcanic Jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina) from Mexican Jay (now Aphelocoma wollweberi)
- Follow SACC in lumping the toucans Ramphastos swainsoni into Ramphastos ambiguus.