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July 29, 2020 revisions

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This update performed the following:

  • Change the English names of families to those used by SACC.
  • Change the English name of American comb-duck to Comb duck.
  • Add Butterfly coquette (Lophornis verreauxii) and Diamantina sabrewing (Campylopterus diamantinensis) to Hummingbirds.
  • Add note about a split of Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) in Tyrant flycatchers.
  • Add Utcubamba tapaculo (Scytalopus intermedius), Loja tapaculo (Scytalopus androstictus), Ampay tapaculo (Scytalopus whitneyi), Jalca tapaculo (Scytalopus frankeae), and White-winged tapaculo (Scytalopus krabbei).
  • Replace Tawny-throated leaftosser with South American leaftosser (Sclerurus obscurior) in Ovenbirds.
  • Add Warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus).
  • Revise the sequence of species in genera Euphonia and Chlorophonia in Finches.
  • Revise the genus and English name of the former Yellow-green chlorospingus and move it to Tanagers.
  • Revise the genus of Blue-and-yellow tanager.
  • Revise references, counts, and text to reflect these changes.

Craigthebirder (talk) 00:42, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

December 14, 2020 revision

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This revision performed the following per the SACC:

  • Finalize the split of Penelope bridgesi from P. obscura by assigning an English name (Guans).
  • Assign the former Amazilia chionogaster and A. viridicauda to a new genus (Hummingbirds).
  • Merge southern caracara into crested caracara (Falcons).
  • Revise the sequence of Ara macaws (New World and African parrots).
  • Revise the genus and English name of the former Stymphalornis acutirostris (Antbirds).
  • Finalize the split of Thamnistes rufescens from T. anabatinus by assigning an English name (Antbirds).
  • Merge Layard's woodcreeper into Rondonia woodcreeper (Ovenbirds).
  • Revise the binomials of the former Tijuca species and the sequence of Lipaugus species (Cotingas).
  • Revise the genus and position of chapada flycatcher (Tyrant flycatchers).
  • Add white-eyed vireo to the list.
  • Revise references, counts, and text to reflect the above.

Craigthebirder (talk) 15:34, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

January 19, 2021 revision

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This revision performed the following per the SACC:

  • Split chestnut-headed chachalaca from variable chachalaca in Guans.
  • Revise the sequence of Chaetura swifts.
  • Revise the genus of purple-throated woodstar in Hummingbirds.
  • Revise the common name of Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus in Ovenbirds.
  • Split Ceara woodcreeper from lesser woodcreeper in Ovenbirds.
  • Split chinchipe spinetail from necklaced spinetail in Ovenbirds.
  • Revise the sequence of species and seven genera in Tyrant flycatchers.
  • Replace spotted nightingale-thrush with speckled nightingale-thrush in Thrushes.
  • Split moss-backed sparrow from saffron-billed sparrow.
  • Revise the common name of Idiopsar speculifera in Tanagers.

Craigthebirder (talk) 01:10, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

May 23, 2021 revision

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The following revisions are made to reflect the May 23, 2021 update by the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society.

  • Revise the English name and specific epithet of emerald toucanet (toucans).
  • Revise the specific epithet of curl-crested aracari (toucans).
  • Add two species, revise an English name, and revise the sequence of species in genus Forpus (New World parrots).
  • Revise the sequence of species in genus Scytalopus (tapaculos).
  • Add a species of genus Hylexetastes (ovenbirds).
  • Revise the English name of Idiopsar brachyurus (tanagers).

Craigthebirder (talk) 20:26, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

August 2021 revision

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The following revisions are made to reflect the August 24, 2021 update by the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society.

  • Revise the English name of Gallinago paraguaiae.
  • Add Magellanic snipe Gallinago magellanica.
  • Revise the genus and position of caatinga antwren.
  • Revise the genus and position of silvery-cheeked antshrike.
  • Revise the English name of Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus.
  • Add rufous-margined antwren Herpsilochmus frater.
  • Add brujo flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus.
  • Revise the English names of Euscarthmus flycatchers.
  • Add chivi vireo Vireo chivi.
  • Revise the English name of Idiopsar brachyurus.
  • Revise the English name of Diuca diuca.
  • Revise text, counts, and references accordingly.

Craigthebirder (talk) 01:41, 31 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]