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Thanks Nikolas, that was the list that I was using – however, now I have some further concerns. A number of people have told me that the Quail-thrush splits I mentioned have been accepted by IOC in the latest release. On checking the BARC spreadsheet, I note that these are not listed as official splits … 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

Hi birders, Now that we’ve passed both 400 in Victoria and 600 in Australia, it is my intention to switch taxonomy from C&B to IOC. I am reasonably sure this has been done (hopefully not to death) on birding-aus before, but I couldn’t find the thread. Does anyone have a cross-reference or other tool to … Read more

Hi Birders, Last week I posted that Ruth and I were taking a spontaneous trip to South-eastern Queensland to look for: Bush-hen Wandering Tattler Red-backed Button-quail Black-breasted Button-quail Grass Owl Rufous Scrub-bird Squatter Pigeon And a better view of an Albert’s Lyrebird for Ruth Following are the results of our visit. We flew into Coolangatta … Read more

Hi Richard, Ruth and I were in Chiltern some weeks ago now. Swift Parrots were easily seen on Langs Track very near to the intersection with Riley’s Road. This area is to the north of Chiltern. If you haven’t done so already, go to the Parks Victoria website and download the Parknote for Chiltern-Mt Pilot … Read more