IOC has Green-headed/crowned Wagtail as an ssp. of Eastern Yellow Wagtail. Considering with a lot of the Eastern and Western Yellow Wagtail subspecies that they have different summer and winter quarters, but narrow contact zones with not so much hybridisation in most cases, perhaps the Dutch have the right idea with splitting nearly the entire … Read more
Paul I think you may have missed Eastern Cattle Egret and Red-collared Lorikeet? Kevin Stracey North Adelaide On 13 June 2012 21:12, Paul G Dodd wrote: > Hi birders, > > > > Following is my analysis of the splits that are supported by IOC but not by > Christidis and Boles: > > > … Read more
Hi Paul, Can’t off the top of my head verify that is a complete list, but I’m pretty sure the two quail-thrush splits have been accepted in the latest IOC revision When I last checked Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Green-headed Yellow Wagtail were lumped by IOC – I don’t know if that’s still the case … Read more
Hi birders, Following is my analysis of the splits that are supported by IOC but not by Christidis and Boles: Antipodean Albatross (split from Wandering Albatross) Northern Royal Albatross (split from Royal Albatross – and Royal Albatross renamed Southern Royal Albatross) Campbell Albatross (split from Black-browed Albatross) Salvin’s Albatross (split from Shy Albatross) Chatham Albatross … Read more
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