My understanding was that the change to Christmas Island Swiftlet from Cave Swiftlet back to Glossy Swiftlet was in IOU 2.10 or earlier. My comments were just on the changes between 2.10 and 3.1. So Cave Swiftlet is not on the Australian list.
At 05:32 PM 17/06/2012, Tony Palliser wrote: >Thanks for highlighting this Stephen. You are of course correct. Looks >like it will be necessary to update the checklist regularly – so I will >endeavour to do so. > >Cheers, >Tony > >—–Original Message—– >From: birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au >[mailto:birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Stephen Murray >Sent: Sunday, 17 June 2012 11:16 AM >To: ‘Frank O’Connor’; birding-aus@vicnet.net.au >Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] IOU List 3.1 > >The other one I’ve just noticed is IOC places the Christmas Island Swiftlet >with Glossy Swiftlet (ie., Collocalia esculenta natalis) not Linchi Swiftlet >(Called “Cave Swiftlet” in IOC). C& B includes Lichi Swiftlet which I has >assumed was To include the X-mas Island birds. Now I’m wondering if Cave >Swiftlet should be on the Australian IOC list. It has been included on Tony >Palliser’s list but I’m not sure what the history is. >Can anyone comment on the history of Linchi (Cave) Swiftlet on the >Australian List? >Cheers Steve Murray > >—–Original Message—– >From: birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au >[mailto:birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Frank O’Connor >Sent: Saturday, 16 June 2012 8:07 PM >To: birding-aus@vicnet.net.au >Subject: [Birding-Aus] IOU List 3.1 > > >I have just been comparing the new IOU V3.1 Checklist >(http://worldbirdnames.org) with the list on Tony Palliser’s web site (from >V2.10). > >1. They have reversed the decision on Powerful Boobook, Rufous Boobook, etc. >They are back to Powerful Owl, Rufous Owl, etc. > >2. The Variable Goshawk (ssp. natalis) from Christmas Island has been put >back in with Brown Goshawk. > >3. The genus of the songlarks and Spinifexbird have been changed to >Megalurus (some as the grassbirds). The order is now strange. Rufous >Songlark, Tawny Grassbird, Brown Songlark, Little Grassbird, Spinifexbird. > >4. The genus of Black-shouldered Kite and Letter-winged Kite has been >changed to Elanus. > >5. Frilled Monarch has been changed to Frill-necked Monarch (Arses >lorealis). > >6. Hornbill Friarbird has been split from Helmeted Friarbird on Cape York. >This has been discusses on birding-aus previously. > >7. Black-banded Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus alligator) has been split from Banded >Fruit Dove. > >8. Robust White-eye (Zosterops strenuus) on Lord Howe Island has been split >from Slender-billed White-eye. But it is extinct, so don’t go looking for >it! > >I could have missed some others. > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Frank O’Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au >Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au > >=============================== > >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >send the message: >unsubscribe >(in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > >http://birding-aus.org >=============================== > >=============================== > >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >send the message: >unsubscribe >(in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > >http://birding-aus.org >===============================
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