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  1. mb1848

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    38 pages of comments online now. https://americanornithology.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-A-comments_forweb.pdf . 20 pages for B. https://americanornithology.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-B-comments_forweb.pdf . 25 pages for C...
  2. mb1848

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    "The Committee has worked closely for the past two years with the IOU's Working Group on Avian Checklists (WGAC) to resolve discrepancies among global lists in their taxonomic treatments of North American birds. Most proposals reviewed for this supplement were part of this collaborative effort...
  3. mb1848

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    Mysticete said: IOC has added the White-backed/Black-necked Stilt to the proposed lump list, but hasn't accepted the lump yet. So I guess take that as you will? Spoiler alert the participants in this podcast mention that a few decisions have been made on 2023 NACC. 2023 Splits and Lumps with...
  4. mb1848

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    2023-D-10 N&MA Classification Committee p. 207 Treat Gygis microrhyncha as a separate species from White Tern G. alba https://americanornithology.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-D.pdf . “The taxonomy of the Gygis terns is complex, and recent studies have only added to the complexity.” I...
  5. mb1848

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    2023-D-11 N&MA Classification Committee p. 573 Establish English names for the newly split Chlorothraupis carmioli and C. frenata In this proposal is a hyperlink to "a lengthy series of posts on Bird Forum." That has to be a first! Congrats to all the Bird Name Etymology Stalwarts Martin, Bjorn...
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    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    2023-D-1 Bat Falcon. The Texas Bird Record Committee has published online its 2022 annual report. TBRC - 2022 Annual Report . They accepted the Bat Falcon. Annual reports of the committee’s activities appear in the Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society. The Bulletin containing this 2022...
  7. mb1848

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    2023-C-8 N&MA Classification Committee p. 605 Treat Pipilo socorroensis as a separate species from Spotted Towhee P. maculatus P. socorroensis is very tame very small the voice is similar but weaker (Grayson) the young look different from mainland. (McGregor) Their smallness and isolation...
  8. mb1848

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    Peter: You were cited 26 times in the 2023 A proposals, 13 in the 2023 B proposals and 9 in the 2023 C proposals. And in all 45 citations they spelled your name right. In my quick survey, most proposals simply cited Boesman 2016 as a source of reliable informtion useful for their proposal. I...
  9. mb1848

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    Thanks Paul. It is back online! Glad it was not because of a personality weakness of mine. South American Classification Committee This website is ful of information and I check it more than I realize. I was hoping there would be an update to the look of the website. I was thinking Alpaca...
  10. mb1848

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    Set A 11 August 2022, revised 1 March 2023 Set B 23 December 2022, revised 9 March 2023 It is so much more fun to pick out mistakes in the original proposals! I am reliably informed that there is a fourth proposal D in preparation. I was looking at 2023 Proposal C-1 and they mentioned SACC...
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