South American
Classification Committee
American Ornithologists' Union
RECENT CHANGES
(since 1 March 2005; updated 24 April 2012)
If interested in receiving an email notification whenever this
page is updated, let Remsen know.
¥ Split Thrush-like Manakin Schiffornis
turdina into five species (Proposal 505; 24 Apr. 12)
¥ Change English name of Scytalopus panamensis
to "Tacarcuna Tapaculo" (Proposal 513; passed 24 Apr 12)
¥
Establish English names for Sporophila
bouvreuil and Sporophila pileata
(Proposal 517; passed 24 Apr 12)
¥ Split Sporophila pileata from
S. bouvreuil (Proposal 502; passed 8 Feb 12)
¥ Recognize Turdus
sanchezorum (Proposal 514; passed 8 Mar 12)
¥ Remove
hyphens from certain English names that do not represent monophyletic groups:
ÒBlack-Hawk" (Proposal 515; passed 8 Mar 12)
¥ Establish the English name of Eudyptes
moseleyi as Tristan Penguin
(Proposal 516; passed 8 Mar 12)
¥ Transfer
genera from Emberizidae and Incertae Sedis to Thraupidae (Proposal
512; passed 8 Feb 12)
¥ Split Eudyptes moseleyi from E. chrysocome and add E.
moseleyi to the Main List (Proposal
511; passed 8 Feb 12)
¥ Transfer Larus
marinus from Hypothetical List to Main List (Proposal 508;
passed 8 Feb 12)
¥ Transfer Chlidonias
leucopterus from Hypothetical List to Main List (Proposal 509;
passed 8 Feb 12)
¥ Transfer Oenanthe
oenanthe from Hypothetical List to Main List (Proposal 510;
passed 8 Feb 12)
¥ Establish Bald
Parrot as the English name of Pyrilia aurantiocephala (Proposal 499; passed 8 Feb 12)
¥ New
linear sequence of genera in Furnariidae
(Proposal 504; passed 2 Feb 12)
¥ Treat Basileuterus hypoleucus as conspecific
with B. culicivorus Proposal 493;
passed 2 Feb 12)
¥ Revise generic boundaries in the Buteogallus group (Proposal 492; passed 25 Jan 12)
¥ Change
linear sequence of orders for (A) Falconiformes and Psittaciformes (Nores) and
(B) Cariamiformes (Proposals 491A and 491B; passed 24 Jan. 2012)
¥ Split Willisornis
vidua from Willisornis
poecilinotus (Proposal 495; passed 11 Nov
11)
¥ Treat
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus as a separate species from Kentish Plover C. alexandrinus (Proposal 482; passed 11 Nov 11)
¥
The correct name for Chlorostilbon
aureoventris is C. lucidus (Proposal 490; passed 28 Oct 11)
¥ Change the
English name of Pyrrhura cruentata (Proposal 496; passed 28 Oct 11)
¥ Change the English name of Amazona vinacea (Proposal 497; passed 28 Oct 11)
¥ Change the English name of Amazona aestiva (Proposal 498; passed 28 Oct 11)
¥ Revise generic boundaries in the Buteo
(Proposal 460; passed 8 Aug 11)
¥ Recognize
a new species of Grallaria. Part A. Reconocer la especie recientemente descrita Grallaria como
especie. Part B. Recognize Grallaria
urraoensis as the scientific name of the new species (Proposal 479; passed 2 Aug 11)
¥ Recognize
Myrmeciza
palliata as a separate species from
Myrmeciza laemosticta (Proposal 475; passed
2 Aug 11)
¥
Changes in various species names to conform to The Code (Proposal
489; passed 1 Aug 11)
¥
Resurrect Sporagra for South American goldfinches and siskins (Proposal 488; passed 1 Aug 11)
¥
Restore Xenops milleri to the genus Microxenops
(Proposal 486; passed 1 Aug 11)
¥ Split Calonectris
edwardsii from Calonectris
diomedea (Proposal 483; passed 1 Aug 11)
¥ Change
the linear sequence of the furnarioid families (Proposal 481; passed 1 Aug 11)
¥ Place Sapayoa aenigma in its own family, Sapayoidae (Proposal 480; passed 1 Aug 11)
¥ English
names for seven new species Arremon
torquatus group (Proposal 487; passed 1 Aug
11)
¥ Species limits in Arremon torquatus (Proposal 468; passed
June 11)
¥ Change
English name of Atlapetes rufinucha to
Bolivian Brush-Finch (Proposal 471; passed 29
July 11)
¥ Change the spelling of Claravis
godefrida to Claravis geoffroyi (Proposal 477; passed 29 July 11)
¥ Species
limits in Paroaria: elevate nigrogenis
to species rank (Proposal 469A; passed 31 March
11)
¥ Remove Busarellus
from buteonine genera in linear sequence of Accipitridae (a) and (b) rearrange
linear sequence on non-buteonine genera (Proposal 461; passed 31 March 11)
¥ Recognize
newly described Scytalopus petrophilus (Proposal 463;
passed 5 March 11)
¥ Recognize a new scientific name for the Blue-winged Warbler (Proposal 454; passed 5
March 11)
¥ Aratinga maculata has priority over recently described A. pintoi (Proposal 455; passed 5
March 11)
¥ Transfer Caprimulgus rufus and Caprimulgus sericocaudatus
to the genus Antrostomus Bonaparte 1838 (Proposal 466; passed 3 March 11)
¥ Transfer Podager nacunda
to the genus Chordeiles Swainson 1831 (Proposal 467; passed 3 March 11)
¥ Move Motacilla alba (White Wagtail) from the Hypothetical
to Main SACC List (Proposal 470; passed 3 March
11)
¥
Recognize the parulid genus Leiothlypis (Proposal 453x; passed 9 February
11)
¥ Resurrect Rhynchospiza
for South American ÒAimophilaÓ (Proposal 456; passed 9 February
11)
¥ Split Ortalis columbiana from O. guttata (Proposal 439; passed 3
Jan 11)
¥
Recognize Phaethornis aethopyga as a valid species (Proposal 442; passed 12
Nov 10)
¥ Treat Scytalopus opacus as a separate species from
Scytalopus canus (Proposal 446; passed 12 Nov 10)
¥ Forpus modestus has priority over Forpus sclateri (Proposal 458; passed 12 Nov 10)
¥ Create a
new order, Phaethontiformes, for the
Phaethontidae (Proposal 449; passed (11 Nov 10)
¥ Alter the
traditional orders Pelecaniformes (excluding Phaethontidae) and Ciconiiformes
to reflect new data on their relationships, and create a new order, Suliformes (Proposal 450; passed (11
Nov 10)
¥ Create a
new order, Eurypygiformes, for the
Sunbittern (Proposal 451; passed (11 Nov 10)
¥
Recognize the parulid genus Parkesia (Proposal 452; passed 7 October 2010)
¥ Change linear sequence of species in Brotogeris
(Proposal 438;
passed 7 October 2010)
¥ Recognize Trogon [v.] ramonianus with T. [v.] crissalis
as constituting a single species distinct from Trogon violaceus (Proposal 430; passed 6 October 2010)
¥ Place all members of Schizoeaca and Oreophylax in
Asthenes (Proposal 434; passed 6 October 2010)
¥ Recognize
a new genus Drymotoxeres for Campylorhamphus
pucherani (Proposal 436; passed 6 October 2010)
¥ Add Anthus
cervinus (Red-throated Pipit) to main list (Proposal 429;
passed 13 September 2010)
¥ Place Deconychura
stictolaema in a new genus Certhiasomus (Proposal 435; passed 13
September 2010)
¥ Recognize a new genus Pseudasthenes for some
members of Asthenes (Proposal 433;
passed 13 September 2010)
¥ Merge Skutchia borbae into Phlegopsis
(Proposal 432; passed 13 September 2010)
¥ Split Frederickena unduligera into two
species (Proposal
431; passed 13 September 2010)
¥ Add Puffinus
tenuirostris (Short-tailed Shearwater) to main list (Proposal 428; passed 13
September 2010)
¥ Transfer
ÒSaltatorÓ rufiventris from the Cardinalidae to the Thraupidae (Proposal 427; passed 13 September 2010)
¥ Split Grallaricula cumanensis from G.
nana (Proposal 421A; passed 17 August 10)
¥ Change
linear sequence of genera in Rhinocryptidae (Proposal 423; passed 17 August 10)
¥ Change the English name of Pachyptila desolata from Dove Prion to Antarctic
Prion (Proposal 444; passed 17 August 10)
¥ Change the English name of Puffinus gravis from Greater Shearwater
to Great Shearwater (Proposal 448; passed 17 August 10)
¥ Recognize Icterus pyrrhopterus as a separate species from Icterus
cayanensis (Proposal 418; passed 10 August 10)
¥ Recognize
Geocerthia
Chesser and Claramunt, 2009 (Proposal 424; passed 10 August 10)
¥ Recognize Nephelomyias
Ohlson et al., 2009 (Proposal 425; passed
10 August 10)
¥ Place Chlorospingus
in the Emberizidae (Proposal 426; passed
10 August 10)
¥ Recognize the newly described Serpophaga griseicapilla
(Proposal 419; passed 18 May 10)
¥ Split Pseudocolopteryx citreola
from P. flaviventris (Proposal 420; passed 18 May 10)
¥ Split Pyrrhura griseipectus from P. leucotis (Proposal 403; passed 18 May 10)
¥ Recognize the newly described species Synallaxis
beverlyae (Proposal 406; passed 17 Mar. 10)
¥ Change the English name of Anthus chacoensis to Pampas
Pipit (Proposal 407; passed 17 Mar. 10)
¥ Change linear order of current Thryothorus
wrens (II) (Proposal 408; passed 17 Mar. 10)
¥ Recognize genus Pheugopedius (II) (Proposal 409; passed 17 Mar. 10)
¥
Recognize genus Thryophilus (II) (Proposal 410; passed 17
Mar. 10)
¥
Recognize genus Cantorchilus (II) (Proposal 411; passed 17
Mar. 10)
¥ Split Momotus momota into five
species (Proposal 412; passed 17 Mar. 10)
¥ Change linear sequence of species
in Diglossa (Proposal 413; passed 17
Mar. 10)
¥ Change linear sequence of species in Cinclodes (Proposal 414; passed 17
Mar. 10)
¥ Split Cinclodes fuscus into three species
(Proposal 415; passed 17 Mar. 10)
¥ Split Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) from
Common Moorhen (G. chloropus)
(Proposal 416; passed 16 Mar. 10)
¥ Split Dysithamnus plumbeus and D.
leucostictus (II) (Proposal
405A; passed 16
Mar. 10)
¥ Adopt "White-streaked Antvireo" as
English name for D. leucostictus (II)
(Proposal 405c; passed 16 Mar. 10)
¥ Change English name of Scytalopus griseicollis to Pale-bellied Tapaculo (Proposal 404; passed 16 Mar.
10)
¥ Change linear sequence of genera in Rhinocryptidae
(Proposal 400; passed
30 Sep 09)
¥ Remove hyphens from certain English names (Proposal 401; passed 30 Sep 09)
¥ Remove hyphens from certain English names that do not
represent monophyletic groups (Proposal 402;
passed 30 Sep 09)
¥ Establish English names for Phacellodomus ferrugineigula and P. erythrophthalmus (Proposal 396; passed 19 Aug 09)
¥ Split Poospiza
cabanisi from P. lateralis (Proposal 387; passed 18 Aug 09)
¥ Change
the English name of Phegornis mitchellii
from Diademed Plover back to Diademed Sandpiper-Plover (Proposal 395; passed 17 Aug 09)
¥ Treat Upucerthia saturatior as a separate
species from Upucerthia dumetaria (Proposal
393: passed 12 Aug 09)
¥ Elevate Turdus maculirostris to species rank
(Proposal 385: passed 14 July 09)
¥ Eliminate Sporophila zelichi
from the main list (Proposal 376: passed
14 July 09)
¥ Split Certhidea
fusca from Certhidea olivacea (Proposal 367: passed 14 July 09)
¥ Treat Automolus rufipectus as a separate
species from Automolus rubiginosus (Proposal
394: passed 10 June 09)
¥ Treat Scytalopus fuscicauda as conspecific with S. meridanus (Proposal 389: passed 1 June 09)
¥ Change linear sequence of genera in Psittacidae (Proposal 386: passed 1
June 09)
¥ Change linear sequence of species in Pteroglossus (Proposal 381; passed 14 Apr. 09)
¥ Change linear sequence of genera in the Cotingidae (Proposal 382; passed 14 Apr. 09)
¥ Separate Accipitriformes
from Falconiformes (Proposal 383; passed
14 Apr. 09)
¥ Change linear sequence of ÒkiteÓ genera in
Accipitridae (Proposal 384; passed
14 Apr. 09)
¥ Recognize Trogon caligatus as a separate
species from Trogon violaceus (2) (Proposal
378; passed 8 Apr. 09)
¥ Recognize Trogon chionurus as a separate
species from Trogon viridis (2) (Proposal
379; passed 8 Apr. 09)
¥ Recognize Trogon mesurus as a separate
species from Trogon melanurus (2) (Proposal 380; passed 8 Apr. 09)
¥ Recognition of Tricolored Munia as the English common name
for Lonchura malacca (Proposal 368;
passed 8 Apr. 09)
¥ Transfer Automolus roraimae to Syndactyla (Proposal 375; passed 23 Mar. 09)
¥ Split Automolus lammi from Automolus
leucophthalmus (Proposal 369; passed 23 Mar. 09)
¥ Split Phacellodomus ferrugineigula from P.
erythrophthalmus (Proposal 371; passed 20
Mar. 09)
¥ Resurrect
the genus Compsospiza (Proposal
366; passed 16
November 08)
¥ Split Zimmerius albigularis from Z.
chrysops (Proposal 363; passed 29
September 08)
¥ Place
Cathartidae in their own order, Cathartiformes (Proposal 361; passed 29
September 08)
¥ Erect the
new genus Eleoscytalopus for the "Scytalopus" indigoticus
species group (Proposal 365; passed 12
September 08)
¥ Recognize Phyllomyias
weedeni (Proposal 364; passed 12
September 08)
¥ Split Zimmerius
acer from Z. gracilipes (Proposal 362; passed 12
September 08)
¥ Transfer
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus from the Hypothetical List
to the Main List (Proposal 360; passed 12
September 08)
¥ Treat Anas andium as a separate species from Anas
flavirostris (Proposal 356; passed 12
September 08)
¥ Transfer Anser anser (Graylag Goose) from the
Hypothetical List to the Main List (Proposal 353; passed 12
September 08)
¥ Recognize Donacobius
in its own family, Donacobiidae (Proposal 293; passed 5
September 08)
¥ Redefine species limits in Pyrrhura picta and leucotis
complexes (Proposal 306;
passed 5 September 08) [P. griseipectus lumped into P. leucotis; P.
amazonum, P. lucianii, and P. roseifrons split from P.
picta]
¥ Recognize Aratinga pintoi as a valid species (Proposal 197; passed 5
September 08)
¥ Merge Pterocnemia into Rhea (Proposal 348; passed 7
August 08)
¥ Move Limnodromus scolopaceus to Main List
(Proposal 355;
passed 6 August 08)
¥ Recognize Scytalopus diamantinensis (Diamantina
Tapaculo) as a valid species (Proposal 329; passed 6
August 08)
¥ Change English name of Turdus nudigenis from "Bare-eyed
Thrush" to "Spectacled Thrush" (Proposal 295x; passed 6
August 08)
¥ Merge Buteo poecilochrous into B. polyosoma (Proposal 317; passed 27
June 08)
¥ Treat Phoenicopterus roseus as separate species from P.
ruber (Proposal 345;
passed 5 June 08)
¥ Reassign Dichropogon to Willisornis (Proposal
340; passed 29
May 08)
¥ Recognize Atlapetes blancae as a species
(Proposal 332;
passed 8 May 2008)
¥ Recognize the genus Dendroplex Swainson 1827
(Dendrocolaptidae) as valid (Proposal 316; passed 6 May
2008)
¥ Change linear sequence of species in the genus Turdus (Proposal
338; passed 1
May 2008)
¥ Change linear sequence of species in the genus Trogon (Proposal
337; passed 1
May 2008)
¥ Change English name of Gallinula chloropus from "Common
Moorhen" to "Common Gallinule" (Proposal 335; passed 1 May
2008)
¥ Use of Pyrilia over Gypopsitta (Proposal 333; passed 1 May
2008)
¥ Move Sapayoa aenigma to Eurylaimidae (Proposal 336; passed 24
Apr. 2008)
¥ Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers
(Proposal 334;
passed 24 Apr. 2008)
¥ Add Ardeola ralloides (Squacco Heron) to main list
(Proposal 330;
passed 24 Apr. 2008)
¥ Recognize Formicivora grantsaui as a valid species (Proposal 325;
passed 31 Mar. 08)
¥ Reinstate Ochetorhynchus and merge Chilia and Eremobius
into it (Proposal 324; passed 31
Mar. 08)
¥ Recognize the genus Tarphonomus for two "Upucerthia"
(Proposal 323; passed 31
Mar. 08)
¥ Remove Saltatricula
from Emberizidae (Proposal 322; passed 31
Mar. 08)
¥ Remove Parkerthraustes
and Saltator from Cardinalidae (Proposal 321; passed 31
Mar. 08)
¥ Transfer Amaurospiza
to Cardinalidae (Proposal 320; passed 31
Mar. 08)
¥ Transfer Granatellus
to Cardinalidae (Proposal 319; passed 31
Mar. 08)
¥ Rearrange Neotropical swallow
genera (Proposal 314;
passed 31 Mar. 08)
¥ Transfer Piranga, Habia,
and Chlorothraupis to Cardinalidae (Proposal 318; passed 24
Mar. 08)
¥ Change English name of Chroicocephalus
(formerly Larus) ridibundus (Proposal 315; passed 24
Mar. 08)
¥ Modify English name of
"Guttulated Foliage-gleaner" (Syndactyla guttulata) (Proposal 331; passed 24
Mar. 08)
¥ Change the English name of Melanodera
melanodera from "Canary-winged Finch" to "White-bridled
Finch" (Proposal 296: passed 28
Feb. 08)
¥ Split Thalassarche cauta
into three species (Proposal 255: passed 28
Feb. 08)
¥ Add Chroicocephalus (formerly
Larus) ridibundus (Common Black-headed Gull) to main list
(Proposal 311:
passed 30 Jan. 08)
¥ Add Tringa glareola (Wood
Sandpiper) to main list (Proposal 310: passed 8
Jan. 08)
¥ Add Platalea leucorodia
(Eurasian Spoonbill) to main list (Proposal 309: passed 8
Jan. 08)
¥ Add Ardea purpurea
(Purple Heron) to main list (Proposal 308: passed 8
Jan. 08)
¥ Adopt the Family Tityridae
(Proposal 313;
passed 28 Nov 07)
¥ Change linear sequence of species
in Thamnophilus (Proposal 305; passed 28
Nov 07)
¥ Change English name of Thalurania
colombica (sensu stricto) to "Violet-crowned Woodnymph" (Proposal
303: passed 30
Oct 07)
¥ Elevate subspecies humaythae,
brunneiceps, and rufifacies (within Schistocichla leucostigma)
to species rank (Proposal 301: passed 30
Oct 07)
¥ Split Hypocnemis cantator
by elevating H. flavescens, peruviana, subflava, ochrogyna and striata
to species rank (Proposal 299: passed 30
Oct 07)
¥ Change English name of T.
nudigenis to something besides "Bare-eyed" (Proposal 295: passed 30
Oct 07)
¥ Change linear sequence of species
in Veniliornis (Proposal 292: passed 30
Oct 07)
¥ Change the linear sequence of
thamnophilid genera: move Hypocnemis adjacent to Drymophila (Proposal
300: passed 29
Oct 07)
¥ Treat Buteogallus subtilis
as a subspecies of B. anthracinus (Proposal 294: passed 29
Oct 07)
¥ 291. Change linear sequence in Tangara
(Proposal 291:
passed 29 Oct 07)
¥ Recognize Eriocnemis
isabellae as a species (Proposal 302: passed 24
Oct 07)
¥ Recognize Cnipodectes
superrufus as a valid species (Proposal 297: passed 24
Oct 07)
¥ Change English name of Cnipodectes
to Twistwing (II) (Proposal 298: passed 1 Oct
07)
¥ Lump the genera Arremon, Buarremon,
and Lysurus in an expanded genus Arremon (Proposal 289; passed 1 Oct
07)
¥ Recognize the Cariamidae in their
own Order, Cariamiformes (Proposal 290; passed 1 Oct
07)
¥ Change genera and linear sequence
within the gulls (Larinae) (Proposal 250: passed 26
Sep 07)
¥ Recognize four species of Sporophila
within the Sporophila americana superspecies (Proposal 287: passed 24
Sep 07)
¥ Split Coccycua from
Coccyzus (Proposal 229: passed 24
Sep 07)
¥ Merge Nesomimus into Mimus
(Proposal 220:
passed 24 Sep 07)
¥ Revive the genus Dichropogon
(Proposal 286:
passed 4 Sep 07)
¥ Change linear order of Cracidae
genera (Proposal 285
B: passed 4 Sep 07)
¥ Classification within Falconidae
(Proposal 281:
passed 4 Sep 07)
¥ Transfer Paroaria
to Thraupidae (Proposal 276: passed 4 Sep
07)
¥ Transfer some Sakesphorus species
into Thamnophilus (Proposal 278; passed 29
Aug 07)
¥ Recognize sister relationship
between Podicipediformes and Phoenicopteriformes (Proposal 274; passed 29
Aug 07)
¥ Split Icterus icterus
into three species (Proposal 288; passed 18 July
07)
¥ Use of Agriornis albicauda
for Agriornis andicola (Normand David) (Proposal 280; passed 18
July 07)
¥ Change spelling of Phylloscartes
paulistus to Phylloscartes paulista (Proposal 279; passed 18
July 07)
¥ Recognize the genus Epinecrophylla
(Proposal 275;
passed 18 July 07)
¥ Change English names of Turdus
nudigenis, T. assimilis. T. grayi, and T. albicollis to "Thrush"
(Proposal 260;
passed 18 July 07)
¥ Change the English name of Caprimulgus
heterurus from Santa Marta Nightjar to "Todd's Nightjar"
(Proposal 252;
passed 18 July 07)
¥ Macropsalis forcipata has priority over Macropsalis creagra (Proposal 266; passed 8
July 07)
¥ Change linear sequence of genera
in the Trochilidae (Proposal 267; passed 8
July 07)
¥ Change spelling of
"Cloudforest" to "Cloud-forest" Screech-Owl (Megascops
marshalli) (Proposal 269; passed 8
July 07)
¥ Subfamilies and linear sequence
in the Furnariidae (Proposal 272; passed 8
July 07)
¥ Recognize Leptodon forbesi
(Proposal 273;
passed 5 July 07)
¥ Transfer Veniliornis fumigatus
to Picoides (Proposal 263: passed 22
June 07)
¥ Transfer Piculus rubiginosus
and P. rivolii from Piculus to Colaptes (Proposal 265; passed 22
June 07)
¥ Separate Pelecanus thagus
from P. occidentalis (Proposal 271; passed 22
June 07)
¥ Reassign Salvatoria to Alipiopsitta
(Proposal 254;
passed 25 May 07)
¥ Transfer Picoides mixtus
and P. lignarius to Veniliornis (Proposal 262; passed 25
May 07)
¥ Change the English name of Melanodera
melanodera from Black-throated Finch to Canary-winged Finch
(Proposal 257;
passed 21 May 07)
¥ Split Conopias parvus
from C. albovittatus (Proposal 251: passed 5
Mar. 07)
¥ Eliminate Kalinowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta
kalinowskii from the list of South American species (Proposal 246; passed 14
Feb. 2007)
¥ Remove Melanopareia from
the Rhinocryptidae and create family Melanopareiidae (Proposal 239; passed 31
Jan. 07)
¥ Change classification of the
Formicariidae, including recognition of family Grallariidae (Proposal 235; passed 31
Jan. 07)
¥ Change linear sequence of genera
in Trogonidae (Proposal 230; passed 31
Jan. 07)
¥ Merge Platycichla into Turdus
(Proposal 247:
passed 29 Dec. 06)
¥ Change the English name of Celeus
obrieni to Kaempfer's Woodpecker (Proposal 249: passed 29
Dec. 06)
¥ Change English names of three species
of mockingbirds in the Galapagos Islands (Proposal 242; passed 29
Dec. 06)
¥ Merge Catoptrophorus and Heteroscelus
into Tringa (Proposal 227: passed 27
Dec. 06)
¥ Include Oroaetus and Spizastur
in Spizaetus (Proposal 233: passed 27
Dec. 06)
¥ Transfer "Amazona"
xanthops to the monotypic genus Salvatoria (Proposal
234: passed 27
Dec. 06)
¥ Change linear sequence of Henicorhina
species (Proposal 236:
passed 27 Dec. 06)
¥ Change linear sequence of forest
Tinamidae genera (Proposal 237: passed
27 Dec. 06)
¥ Change linear sequence of Nothocercus
species (Proposal 238: passed
27 Dec. 06)
¥ Recognize Schistocichla
saturata as a species separate from S. leucostigma
(Proposal 240:
passed 27 Dec. 06)
¥ Eliminate Sporophila
insulata from the list of South American birds (Proposal 245: passed 27
Dec. 06)
¥ Remove Cathartidae from
Ciconiiformes (Proposal 241; passed 18
Dec. 06)
¥ Change to lower case
"s" in English name "Painted-Snipe" (Nycticryphes) (Proposal
225; passed 18
Dec. 06)
¥ Reassign Chordeiles vielliardi
to genus Nyctiprogne (Proposal 232; passed 15
Dec. 06)
¥ Change name of Bahia Spinetail
from Synallaxis cinereus to S. whitneyi (Proposal 223; passed 15
Dec. 06)
¥ Change English name of Neopipo
cinnamomea to Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant (Proposal 187C; passed 15
Dec. 06)
¥ Merge Asturina into
Buteo (Proposal 228; passed 12
Oct. 06)
¥ Recognize Caprimulgus
heterurus as a separate species from C. parvulus (Proposal 169; passed 11
Oct. 2006)
¥ Change linear sequence in South
American Mimus (Proposal 221; passed 22
August 06)
¥ Remove hyphen from English name
"Crescent-chest" (Melanopareia) (Proposal 217; passed
31 July 06)
¥ Remove hyphen from English name
"Bamboo-wren" (Psilorhamphus) (Proposal 216; passed
31 July 06)
¥ Split Gypopsitta
from Pionopsitta (Proposal 212; passed 31
July 06)
¥ Change linear sequence in Gypopsitta
(Proposal 213;
passed 31 July 06)
¥ Recognize Polioptila
clementsi (Proposal 203; passed 31
July 06)
¥ Remove hyphen in the English name
"Violet-ear" (Proposal 199; passed 31
July 06)
¥ Transfer Philydor dimidiatum
to the genus Syndactyla (Proposal 198; passed 31
July 06)
¥ Add Gallinula angulata
to Main List (Proposal #208; passed 16
July 06)
¥ Add Falco tinnunculus
to Main List (Proposal #207; passed 7
June 06)
¥ Recognize Scytalopus
pachecoi as a valid species (Proposal #196; passed 1
June 06)
¥ Resurrect genus Helicolestes
for Rostrhamus hamatus (Proposal #201; passed 1
June 06)
¥ Change English names of Phaethornis
longirostris and P. superciliosus to Long-billed Hermit and
Long-tailed Hermit, respectively (Proposal #205; passed 1
June 06)
¥ Treat Amazilia rondoniae as
a subspecies of A. versicolor (Proposal #188; passed 25
May 06).
¥ Recognize Scytalopus
rodriguezi as a valid species. (Proposal #195; passed 25
May 06)
¥ Recognize Scytalopus
stilesi as a valid species (Proposal #193; passed 17
March 06)
¥ Split Pyrrhura griseipectus
and P. pfrimeri from P. leucotis (Proposal #181; passed 16
Dec. 05)
¥ Change linear sequence of
penguins (Spheniscidae) (Proposal #183; passed 16
Dec. 05)
¥ Recognize Coeligena orina as
a species distinct from C. bonapartei (Proposal #185; passed 16
Dec. 05)
¥ Add suborders in Charadriiformes
(Proposal #179)
¥ Reassign Propyrrhura to Primolius
(Proposal #177)
¥ Change genera and linear sequence
within the terns (Sterninae) (Proposal #175)
¥ Change linear sequence of species
in Geositta (Proposal #172)
¥ Hydrobatidae divided into two
subfamilies (Proposal #167)
¥ Linear sequence of families in
Charadriiformes changed to reflect recent findings (Proposal #148)
¥ Urosticte ruficrissa (Rufous-vented Whitetip) treated as a separate species from U.
benjamini (Purple-bibbed Whitetip) (Proposal
#141)
¥ Puffinus subalaris (Galapagos Shearwater) treated as
a separate species from P. lherminieri (Audubon's Shearwater) (Proposal
#160)
¥ Amazilia cupreicauda considered conspecific with A.
viridigaster (Proposal #168)
¥ Cichlopsis moved in linear sequence of Turdidae from near Myadestes to
after Entomodestes (Proposal #165)
¥ Wilsonia pusilla moved from Hypothetical List to Main List based on published photos
from Colombia
===============
Proposals
that did not pass:
¥ Proposal
147. Recognize
Eriocnemis sapphiropygia as a species separate from E. luciani
¥ Proposal
152 to change
English name of Chamaeza meruloides to Cryptic Antthrush
¥ Proposal
159 to change
English name of Myrmotherula grisea to Yungas Antwren
¥ Proposal
162 to treat H.
micraster and H. exortis as conspecific
¥ Proposal
163 to change
English name of H. micraster to Flame-throated Sunangel
¥ Proposal
164 to split Philodice
from Calliphlox
¥ Proposal
166. Re-lump Thalassarche
eremita and Thalassarche salvini with Thalassarche cauta
¥ Proposal
170 to lump
the two species of Topaza
¥ Proposal
171 to Change
English names of Myioborus redstarts to whitestarts
¥ Proposal
173. Lump Zimmerius
chrysops into Z. viridiflavus
¥ Proposal
174. Lump Synallaxis
albilora into S. gujanensis
¥ Proposal
176. Split Pionus
seniloides from P. tumultuosus
¥ Proposal
178. Change classification
of Phaethorninae
¥ Proposal
180. Merge Sternoclyta
and Hylonympha into Eugenes
¥ Proposal
184. Change
English name of Cnipodectes subbrunneus
¥ Proposal
186. Merge Limnoctites
into Cranioleuca
¥ Proposal
187A. Change
English name of Neopipo cinnamomea to "Cinnamon Neopipo"
(failed to pass 2006)
¥ Proposal
187B. Change
English name of Neopipo cinnamomea to "Cinnamon Tyrant"
(failed to pass 2006)
¥ Proposal
189. Adopt
guidelines for the assessment of introduced species (failed to pass 2006)
¥ Proposal
190. Place Oceanodroma
in the synonymy of Hydrobates
¥ Proposal
191. Reassign
species in Oceanodroma to other genera (failed to pass 2006)
¥ Proposal
194. Change
English name of the Schiffornis (failed to pass 2006)
¥ Proposal
200. New
genus name, Procacicus, for Cacicus solitarius (failed to pass 24
Sep 07)
¥ Proposal
202. Resurrect
genus Pipromorpha (failed to pass 2006)
¥ Proposal
204. Treat Polioptila
guianensis as three separate species (failed to pass 2006)
¥ Proposal
206. Merge Schistes
into Augastes (failed to pass 2006)
¥ Proposal
209. Split
Crypturellus columbianus from C. erythropus (failed to pass Sep.
2006)
¥ Proposal
210.
Split Crypturellus idoneus from C. erythropus (failed to pass
Sep. 2006)
¥ Proposal
211.
Split Crypturellus saltuarius from C. erythropus (failed to pass
Sep. 2006)
¥ Proposal
214.
Remove hyphen from English name "Painted-Snipe" (Nycticryphes)
(failed to pass Sep. 2006)
¥ Proposal
215. Add
hyphen to English name "Softtail" (Thripophaga) (failed to
pass Sep. 2006)
¥ Proposal
218. Add
hyphen to English name "Antthrush" (Formicarius) (failed to
pass Sep. 2006)
¥ Proposal
224. Change
English name of Brotogeris versicolurus to White-winged Parakeet (failed
to pass Dec. 2006)
¥ Proposal
226. Change to
lower case "p" in English name "Storm-Petrel"
(Hydrobatidae) (failed to pass Dec. 2006)
¥ Proposal
231. Split Acestrura
from Chaetocercus (failed to pass Dec. 2006)
¥ Proposal
243. Change
the name of Least Pygmy-Owl to Glaucidium sicki (failed to pass Dec.
2006)
¥ Proposal
244. Change
English name of Sapayoa aenigma to Broad-billed Sapayoa (failed to pass
Dec. 2006)
¥ Proposal
248. Change
English Name of Xenornis setifrons to Speckled Antshrike (failed to pass
Dec. 2006)
¥ Proposal
253. Change
English name of Oceanodroma hornbyi to "Hornby's Storm-Petrel"
(failed to pass July 2007)
¥ Proposal
256. Move Caprimulgus
candicans from Caprimulgus to Eleothreptus (failed to pass
June 2007)
¥ Proposal
258. Add
hyphen to English name "Flowerpiercer" (Diglossa) (failed to
pass May 2007)
¥ Proposal
259. Change
English name of Coragyps atratus to "American Black Vulture"
(failed to pass May 2007)
¥ Proposal
261a. Split Dysithamnus
plumbeus and D. leucostictus (failed to pass May 2007)
¥ Proposal
261b. Split Dysithamnus
tucuyensis from D. plumbeus or D. leucostictus (failed to
pass May 2007)
¥ Proposal
264. Merge Oryzoborus
into Sporophila (failed to pass May 2007)
¥ Proposal
268. Change
spelling of "Neotropic" to "Neotropical" Cormorant (Phalacrocorax
brasilianus) (failed to pass June 2007)
¥ Proposal
270. Change
spelling of "Lacrimose" to "Lachrymose" Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus
lacrymosus) (failed to pass June 2007)
¥ Proposal
277. Merge Pipile
into Aburria. (failed to pass July 2007)
¥ Proposal
282. Merge Geranoaetus
into Buteo (failed to pass July 2007)
¥ Proposal
283. Change
linear sequence of species in Hemispingus (failed to pass Aug 07)
¥ Proposal
284. Split Hemispingus
piurae from H. melanotis (failed to pass Aug 07)
¥ Proposal
285A.
Recognize Cracidae subfamilies Cracinae and Penelopinae (failed to pass 24 Sep
07)
¥ Proposal
304. Change
English name of Goethalsia bella to "Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird"
(failed to pass 1 Oct 07)
¥ Proposal
307. Change
the English name of Brotogeris versicolurus to White-winged Parakeet
(failed to pass 24 Apr. 08)
¥ Proposal
312. Recognize
the genera (A) Dixiphia and (B) Ceratopipra (failed to pass 24
Apr. 08)
¥ Proposal
326. Elevate
the subspecies pulsatrix of the Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix
perspicillata) to species (failed to pass 24 Apr. 08)
¥ Proposal
327. Split Schiffornis
turdinus into 5 species (failed to pass 27 May 08)
¥ Proposal
328. Elevate Bubo
v. magellanicus
(Strigidae) to species level (failed to pass 16 May 08)
¥ Proposal
329.
Recognize Scytalopus diamantinensis
(Diamantina Tapaculo) as a valid species
¥ Proposal
339. Change
English name of Phrygilus carbonarius (failed
to pass 1 May 08)
¥ Proposal
341 Reinstate Pipromorpha
for the rufous Mionectes (2) (failed
to pass 8 May 08)
¥ Proposal
342. Split Myiobius
barbatus into multiple species (failed
to pass 29 May 08)
¥ Proposal
343. Split Myiobius
ridgwayi from Myiobius atricaudus (failed
to pass 29 May 08)
¥ Proposal 344. Merge Saltatricula
into Saltator (failed to pass 6 June 08)
¥ Proposal 346. Remove
subfamily names from the Main List (failed
to pass 2 June 08)
¥ Proposal
347. Change the
linear sequence of orders and families to follow that in Handbook of the Birds
of the World (failed to pass 16 May 08)
¥ Proposal 349. Split Pyrilia
coccinicollaris from P. haematotis (failed
to pass 5 June 08)
¥ Proposal 350. Treat Xolmis
salinarum as a subspecies of X. rubetra (failed to pass 5 June 08)
¥ Proposal
352.
Move Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) to main list (failed to pass August 08)
¥ Proposal 358. Incluir en
la "Main SACC List" el resto de subfamilias tradicionalmente
aceptadas (failed to pass 5 Sept 08)
¥ Proposal 359. Eliminar la
categor’a "Incertae Sedis" de la "Main SACC List" (failed to pass 6 Sept 08)
¥ Proposal
354. Move
Heliangelus zusii (Bogota Sunangel) to Hypothetical List (failed to pass 12 Sep 08)
¥ Proposal
351. Transfer Saltator
and Saltatricula from Incertae Sedis to Thraupidae
¥ Proposal 370. Elevate
subspecies insularis of Sporophila intermedia
to species rank
¥ Proposal 372. Modify English names of the pygmy-tyrants H.
flammulatus, H. diops, and H. obsoletus (failed
to pass 23 Mar 09)
¥ Proposal 373. Change
English names of Stercorarius pomarinus, parasiticus, and longicaudus
from "Jaeger" to "Skua" (failed to pass 8 Apr 09)
¥ Proposal 374. Add alternative
English names for three sets of species (failed
to pass 8 Apr 09)
¥
Proposal 377. Merge Geranoaetus into Buteo
(2) (failed to pass 8 Apr 09)
¥
Proposal 388. Split Diomedea exulans into four species (failed to pass 21 Jan 12)
¥
Proposal 390. Recognize Scytalopus infasciatus
as a species separate from Scytalopus
griseicollis (failed to pass 14 Jul 09)
¥ Proposal
391. Split Troglodytes cobbi from T. aedon (failed to pass 19 Aug 09)
¥ Proposal 392. Elevate Dubusia
taeniata stictocephala to species level (failed to pass 19 Aug 09)
¥ Proposal 398. Re-split Buteo poecilochrous from B.
polyosoma (failed to pass 21 Aug 09)
¥ Proposal
399. Waive
Òpeer-reviewed publicationÓ requirement for online vocal data (failed to pass 21 Aug 09)
¥ Proposal 405B:
Split Dysithamnus tucuyensis from D. plumbeus or D. leucostictus (II) (failed
to pass 16 Mar 10)
¥ Proposal 395: Change English name of the two Pittasoma
species (failed to pass 17 Mar 10)
¥ Proposal 417: Split Diglossopis from Diglossa (failed to pass 17 Mar 10)
¥ Proposal 421B. Split Grallaricula kukenamensis from G.
nana (failed
to pass 17 Aug 10)
¥ Proposal 422: Lump Anisognathus melanogenys with A. lacrymosus (failed to pass 10 Aug 10)
¥ Proposal 445:
Merge Rhegmatorhina into Gymnopithys (failed to pass 7 Oct 10)
¥ Proposal 447: Change
English names in Muscisaxicola griseus
and M. alpinus (failed to pass 17 Aug 10)
¥ Proposal 440: Split Ramphastos swainsonii from R. ambiguus (failed to pass 4 Jan 10)
¥ Proposal 441: Split Zimmerius improbus from Z. vilissimus (failed to pass 3 Jan 11)
¥ Proposal 443: Change the
English name of Serpophaga griseicapilla (failed to pass 3 Jan 11)
¥ Proposal 453: Recognize
the parulid genus Oreothlypis (failed to pass 3 Jan 11)
¥ Proposal
457.
Merge Cyanocompsa and Amaurospiza into Cyanoloxia (failed to pass 29 July 11)
¥ Proposal
459: Revise generic boundaries in the Buteogallus
group (failed to pass 5 Mar 11)
¥ Proposal 462: Change
English name of Grallaricula cumanensis to
ÒParia AntpittaÓ (failed to pass 4 Jan 10)
¥ Proposal
464: Change the English name of Zimmerius acer (failed to pass 3 Mar 11)
¥ Proposal
465: Transfer Uropsalis, Eleothreptus,
Nyctidromus, Macropsalis, Nyctiprogne, Lurocalis,
and Caprimulgus spp. (cayennensis,
maculicaudus, longirostris, whitelyi, parvulus, anthonyi, and nigrescens)
to the genus Hydropsalis Wagler 1832 (failed to pass 5 Mar 11)
¥ Proposal
469B: Species limits in Paroaria (xinguensis and cervicalis) (failed to pass 5 Mar 11)
¥ Proposal
472.
Recognize Thalurania
nigricapilla as a valid species (failed
to pass 29 July 11)
¥ Proposal
473.
Separate Aratinga hockingi and A.
alticola from A. mitrata (failed to pass 29 July 11)
¥ Proposal
484. Recognize Pyrrhura
parvifrons (failed to pass 1 Aug 11)
¥ Proposal
485. Remove hyphen from ÒPalm-SwiftÓ in Tachornis squamata (failed to pass 24 Jan 12)
¥ Proposal
500.
Change the English name of Nandayus
nenday
¥ Proposal
501.
Transfer Uropsalis, Eleothreptus,
Macropsalis, and Caprimulgus spp. (cayennensis, maculicaudus, longirostris, whitelyi, and
parvulus) to Hydropsalis
¥ Proposal
503. Treat Myiopsitta
luchsi as a separate species from M.
monachus (failed to pass 2 Feb. 12)
¥ Proposal
506. Recognise Forpus flavicollis
¥ Proposal
507.
Revise Phrygilus
classification