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Difference between revisions of "Category:Catoptrophorus" - BirdForum Opus

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A single species, the [[Willet]] of [[North America]].
 
A single species, the [[Willet]] of [[North America]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
''Catoptrophorus'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Scolopacidae|Scolopacidae]]. Recent results indicates that the Willet should be moved to genus ''[[:Category:Tringa|Tringa]]'', something that has so far been followed by AOU and Clements; Opus awaits further authorities to do the same before we change.  
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''Catoptrophorus'' would be a genus in the family [[:Category:Scolopacidae|Scolopacidae]]. Recent results showed that the Willet should better be placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Tringa|Tringa]]''.  
 
 
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==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:30, 17 January 2011

Genus: Catoptrophorus

Description

A single species, the Willet of North America.

Taxonomy

Catoptrophorus would be a genus in the family Scolopacidae. Recent results showed that the Willet should better be placed in the genus Tringa.

References

SACC proposal to merge this species into Tringa

Pages in category ‘Catoptrophorus’

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