PROPOSAL ROSTER:
South American
Classification Committee
American Ornithologists' Union

updated 17 May 2013
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A.
Proposals that have PASSED:
1. Elevate
Rhynchotus maculicollis
to species
rank (Remsen). PASSED
2. Change
English name of Oceanodroma tethys from ÒGalapagos Storm-PetrelÓ to ÒWedge-rumped Storm-PetrelÓ
(Remsen). PASSED
3. Change
English name of Phalacrocorax brasilianus
from ÒOlivaceous CormorantÓ to ÒNeotropic CormorantÓ
(Remsen). PASSED
4. Change Forpus
crassirostris to Forpus xanthopterygius
(Schulenberg).
PASSED
5. Use AOU
1998 classification for Ciconiiformes (Remsen).
PASSED
6. Use AOU
1998 classification of Falconidae (Remsen). PASSED
8. Change
linear sequence of orders to place Galliformes and Anseriformes after
Tinamiformes: Galloanserae.
(Remsen) PASSED
9.
Continue to recognize Otus roboratus
etc. (Robbins) PASSED
10.
Continue to treat usta as subspecies of Otus watsonii.
(Robbins). PASSED
12.
Continue to recognize broad Otus guatemalae.
(Robbins) PASSED
13.
Continue to recognize Strix chacoensis.
(Robbins) PASSED
16.
Elevate the taxon Myrmeciza hemimelaena castanea
Zimmer, 1932, to species rank, following Isler et al. (2002). (Remsen) PASSED
17. Change
the name of Xiphorhynchus necopinus to Xiphorhynchus kienerii,
following Aleixo & Whitney (2002). (Remsen) PASSED
18. Remove
taxon oseryi from
genus Psarocolius; transfer (A) to the genus Ocyalus, or (b)
restore monotypic genus Clypicterus for oseryi. (Remsen) PASSED
19. Split Phacellodomus
maculipectus
from P. striaticollis. (Remsen) PASSED
20. Change
English name of Podiceps taczanowskii from ÒPuna GrebeÓ to Junin Grebe.
(Manuel Plenge) PASSED
21. Change
English name of Rollandia microptera to Titicaca Grebe.
(Manuel Plenge) PASSED
22. Add Eudyptula minor
to main list of South American birds (as vagrant). (Jaramillo) PASSED
23. Change
English name of Eudyptula minor from "Little Blue Penguin" to
"Little Penguin."
(Jaramillo) PASSED
24. Add Piranga ludoviciana
(Western Tanager) to main list based on photos from Netherlands Antilles.
(Jaramillo) PASSED
25. Move Cape Gannet
(Morus capensis) from Hypothetical List to Main List based on
published photo from Peru. (Remsen) PASSED
26.
Elevate Automolus infuscatus paraensis to
species rank (Remsen) PASSED
29. Place Euphoniinae in
Fringillidae (Remsen) PASSED
30. Change
English name of Poecilotriccus luluae from "Lulu's
Tody-Tyrant" to "Johnson's Tody-Tyrant"
(Remsen) PASSED
31.
Recognize Micrastur mintoni Whittaker, 2002 (Remsen) PASSED
32.
Recognize Glaucidium mooreorum
Silva et al., 2002 (Robbins) PASSED
45.
Recognize Myrmotherula ignota but
include in it M. obscura (Stotz) PASSED
47. Place
New World "Columba" pigeons in genus Patagioenas. (Dick Banks) PASSED
53. Change
English name of Myrmeciza castanea
to "Zimmer's Antbird" (Schulenberg) PASSED
54. Split Chlorostilbon mellisugus
into three species (Stiles) PASSED
55.
Recognize genus Chlorestes (Stiles) PASSED
56.
Continue to recognize broad genus Amazilia (Stiles) PASSED
58. Place
South American Otus in Megascops (Carla Cicero) PASSED
59.
Elevate Celeus spectabilis obrieni to
species rank (Zimmer) PASSED
60. Change
English name of Larus belcheri from ÒBand-tailed GullÓ to "Belcher's Gull"
(S. N. G. Howell; Manuel Plenge) PASSED
64.
Recognize Myioborus castaneocapillus
as a species separate from M. brunniceps (Remsen) PASSED
65. Change
English name of Myioborus pariae from "Yellow-faced
Redstart" to "Paria Redstart"
(Remsen) PASSED
71. Change
English name of Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea from "Indigo
Grosbeak" to "Glaucous-blue Grosbeak"
(Remsen) PASSED
74.
Recognize Amaurospiza carrizalensis Lentino & Restall, 2003 (Remsen) PASSED
75.
Recognize Pterodroma sandwichensis
as a separate species from P. phaeopygia (Dick Banks) PASSED
76. Change
offshore limit to
200 nautical miles (Jaramillo) PASSED
77.
Re-split Threnetes niger from T.
leucurus (Stotz) PASSED
78. Retain
genus Xanthopsar (Rosendo M. Fraga) PASSED
81. Add
newly described Henicorhina negreti (Remsen) PASSED
83. Split Arremon
semitorquatus from A. taciturnus (Remsen) PASSED
85. Change
English name of Atlapetes canigenis from ÒSooty
Brush-FinchÓ to "Cuzco Brush-Finch" (Remsen) PASSED
88. Split Hylocharis
humboldtii from H. grayi (Stiles) PASSED
90. Split Phaeochroa
from Campylopterus (Stiles) PASSED
92.
English name of Amaurospiza carrizalensis
(Remsen) PASSED
94. Change
English name of Herpsilochmus pileatus from ÒPileated
AntwrenÓ to "Bahia Antwren" (Mort Isler) PASSED
95. Split Avocettula
from Anthracothorax. (Stiles) PASSED
97. Change
English name of Amazilia edward
to "Snowy-breasted Hummingbird" (Rich Hoyer) PASSED
98. Delete
the family Coerebidae. (Remsen) PASSED
109.
Change English name of Columba livia from
ÒRock DoveÓ to "Rock Pigeon" (Ian Paulsen) PASSED
113. Add Oncostoma
cinereigulare
to main list. (Stiles) PASSED
114.
Change linear sequence of genera in Ramphastidae
(Remsen) PASSED
115.
Change linear sequence of species in Ramphastos
(Remsen and Jason Weckstein) PASSED
116.
Change linear sequence of genera in Columbidae
(Remsen and Kevin Johnson) PASSED
117. Lump Momotus aequatorialis
into M. momota (Remsen) PASSED
118.
Remove Donacobius from
Troglodytidae (Remsen and Keith Barker) PASSED
119.
Change linear sequence of genera in Troglodytidae
(Remsen and Keith Barker) PASSED
120.
Elevate Procellaria conspicillata
to species rank (Jaramillo) PASSED
121.
Elevate Piculus litae to
species rank. (Remsen) PASSED
122.
Elevate Veniliornis chocoensis to
species rank (Remsen) PASSED
123.
Elevate Melanerpes pulcher to
species rank (Remsen) PASSED
124.
Elevate Notharchus swainsoni to
species rank (Zimmer) PASSED
125.
Elevate Notharchus hyperrhynchus
to species rank (Zimmer) PASSED
126. Move Coereba flaveola and
relatives to Incertae Sedis (Remsen) PASSED
127.
Elevate Thryothorus mystacalis to
species rank (Remsen) PASSED
129.
Change English name of Cistothorus meridae from
ÒParamo WrenÓ to "Merida Wren" (Remsen) PASSED
132. Merge
Dendrocolaptidae and Furnariidae
(Remsen) PASSED
133.
Remove "Schiffornis group"
from Cotingidae (Remsen) PASSED
134.
Reinstate monotypic family Oxyruncidae
(Remsen) PASSED
135.
Recognize genus Agelasticus
for three species currently in Chrysomus (xanthophthalmus, cyanopus,
and thilius) (Schulenberg) PASSED
141. Recognize
Urosticte ruficrissa as
a separate species from U. benjamini (Stiles) PASSED
144.
Recognize Aglaiocercus berlepschi as
a separate species from A. kingi (Stiles) PASSED
145.
Change English name of Atlapetes flaviceps
from ÒOlive-headed Brush-FinchÓ to "Yellow-headed Brush-Finch" (Peter
Kaestner) PASSED
148.
Change linear sequence of families in Charadriiformes
(Remsen) PASSED
149.
Recognize Pionopsitta aurantiocephala
as a valid new species (Zimmer) PASSED
150.
Recognize Thamnophilus divisorius as
a valid new species (Zimmer) PASSED
151. Merge
Baillonius
into Pteroglossus (Remsen) PASSED
155. Split
Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta into
two or three species (Jaramillo) PASSED
156.
Change English Name of Skutchia borbae from
"Pale-faced Bare-eye" to ÒPale-faced AntbirdÓ (Zimmer) PASSED
157.
Change English name of Notharchus macrorhynchos
to "Guianan Puffbird" (Zimmer) PASSED
158.
Change English name of Notharchus hyperrhynchus
to "White-necked Puffbird" (Zimmer) PASSED
160. Split
Galapagos Shearwater (Puffinus subalaris)
from Audubon's Shearwater (P. lherminieri) (Jaramillo) PASSED
165. Move Cichlopsis in
linear sequence of Turdidae (Remsen/John Klicka) PASSED
167.
Recognize subfamilies
Oceanitinae and Hydrobatinae within Hydrobatidae (John Penhallurick) PASSED
168. Lump Amazilia
cupreicauda with
A. viridigaster (Stiles) PASSED
169.
Recognize Caprimulgus heterurus as
a separate species from C. parvulus (John Penhallurick) PASSED (11 Oct. 06)
172.
Change linear sequence of species in Geositta
(Remsen) PASSED
175.
Change genera and linear sequence within the terns (Sterninae) (Jaramillo)
PASSED
177.
Reassign Propyrrhura to Primolius
(John Penhallurick) PASSED
179.
Suborders in Charadriiformes
(Remsen) PASSED
181. Split
Pyrrhura griseipectus and P. pfrimeri from P. leucotis (Pacheco)
PASSED (16 Dec. 05)
182. Add Streptopelia risoria
(Ringed Turtle-Dove) to hypothetical list (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (1 Feb. 06)
183.
Change linear sequence of penguins (Spheniscidae)
(Jaramillo) PASSED (16 Dec. 05)
185. Recognize Coeligena orina as a species distinct from C.
bonapartei (Stiles) PASSED (16 Dec. 05)
187.
Change English name of Neopipo
cinnamomea from ÒCinnamon
Tyrant- ManakinÓ to ÒCinnamon Manakin-TyrantÓ (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (16 Dec. 05)
188. Treat Amazilia rondoniae as a subspecies of A.
versicolor (Stiles) PASSED (25 May 06)
193.
Recognize Scytalopus stilesi as a
valid species (Daniel Zimberlin) PASSED (17
March 06)
195.
Recognize Scytalopus rodriguezi as
a valid species (Daniel Zimberlin) PASSED (25
May 06)
196.
Recognize Scytalopus pachecoi as a
valid species (Maur’cio Giovanni, Daniel Zimberlin) PASSED
(1 June 06)
197.
Recognize Aratinga pintoi as a
valid species (Daniel Zimberlin) PASSED (5
September 08)
198.
Transfer Philydor dimidiatum to
the genus Syndactyla (Robbins & Zimmer) PASSED
(31 July 06)
199.
Remove hyphen in the English name "Violet-ear"
(Thomas Donegan) PASSED (31 July 06)
201.
Resurrect genus Helicolestes
for Rostrhamus hamatus (Joe Tobias) PASSED
(1 June 06)
203.
Recognize Polioptila clementsi
(Daniel Zimberlin) PASSED (31 July 06)
205.
Change English names of Phaethornis
longirostris and P. superciliosus to "Long-billed Hermit"
and "Long-tailed Hermit" respectively (Stiles) PASSED (1 June 06)
207. Add Falco
tinnunculus
to Main List (Pacheco) PASSED (7 June 06)
208. Add Gallinula
angulata to
Main List (Pacheco) PASSED (16 July 06)
212. Split
Gypopsitta
from Pionopsitta (Remsen) PASSED (31
July 06)
213.
Change linear sequence in Gypopsitta
(Remsen) PASSED (31 July 06)
216.
Remove hyphen from English name "Bamboo-wren"
(Psilorhamphus) (Thomas Donegan) PASSED
(31 July 06)
217.
Remove hyphen from English name "Crescent-chest"
(Melanopareia) (Thomas Donegan) PASSED
(31 July 06)
220. Merge
Nesomimus
into Mimus (Remsen) PASSED (24 Sep 07)
221. Change
linear sequence in South American Mimus
(Remsen) PASSED (22 Aug 06)
223.
Change name of Bahia Spinetail from Synallaxis cinereus to S. whitneyi (Remsen)
PASSED (15 Dec 06)
228. Merge
Asturina into
Buteo (Richard Banks) PASSED (12 Oct
06)
232.
Reassign Chordeiles vielliardi to
genus Nyctiprogne (Zimmer) PASSED (15
Dec 06)
225.
Change to lower case "s" in English name "Painted-Snipe" (Nycticryphes)
(Thomas Donegan) PASSED (18 Dec 06)
241.
Remove Cathartidae from
Ciconiiformes (Remsen) PASSED (18 Dec 06)
227. Merge
Catoptrophorus and Heteroscelus into Tringa
(Richard Banks) PASSED (27 Dec 06)
229. Split
Coccycua from
Coccyzus (Remsen) PASSED (24 Sep 07)
230.
Change linear sequence of genera in Trogonidae
(Remsen) PASSED (31 Jan 07)
233.
Include Oroaetus and Spizastur in Spizaetus
(Robbins) PASSED (27 Dec 06)
234.
Transfer "Amazona" xanthops to the monotypic genus Salvatoria (E.
S. Tavares) PASSED (27 Dec 06)
235.
Change classification of the Formicariidae
(Cadena) PASSED (31 Jan 07)
236.
Change linear sequence of Henicorhina
species (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (27 Dec 06)
237.
Change linear sequence of forest Tinamidae genera
(Thomas Donegan) PASSED (27 Dec 06)
238.
Change linear sequence of Nothocercus species
(Thomas Donegan) PASSED (27 Dec 06)
239.
Remove Melanopareia from
the Rhinocryptidae and create family Melanopareiidae (Cadena) PASSED (31 Jan 07)
240.
Recognize Schistocichla saturata as a
species separate from S. leucostigma (Robbins) PASSED
(27 Dec 06)
242.
Change English names of three species of mockingbirds in
the Galapagos Islands (David Wiedenfeld) PASSED
(29 Dec 06)
245.
Eliminate Sporophila insulata from
the list of South American bird species (Stiles) PASSED
(27 Dec 06)
246.
Eliminate Kalinowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta kalinowskii
from the list of South American bird species (Schulenberg) PASSED (14 Feb 07)
247. Merge
Platycichla
into Turdus (Cadena) PASSED (29 Dec 06)
249.
Change the English name of Celeus obrieni to
from ÒCaatinga WoodpeckerÓ to ÒKaempfer's WoodpeckerÓ (Pacheco et al.) PASSED (29 Dec 06)
250.
Change genera and linear sequence within the gulls (Larinae)
(Jaramillo) PASSED (26 Sep 07)
251. Split
Conopias parvus from C.
albovittatus (Zimmer) PASSED (5 Mar 07)
252.
Change the English name of Caprimulgus heterurus from ÒSanta Marta
NightjarÓ to ÒTodd's NightjarÓ
(Nigel Cleere) PASSED (18 July 07)
254.
Reassign Salvatoria to Alipiopsitta (Jose
Fernando Pacheco) PASSED (25 May 07)
255. Split
Thalassarche cauta into
three species (Jaramillo) PASSED (28 Feb 08)
257. Change
the English name of Melanodera melanodera from ÒBlack-throated FinchÓ to
ÒCanary-winged FinchÓ
(Jaramillo) PASSED (21 May 07)
260.
Change English names of Turdus nudigenis, T. assimilis. T. grayi, and T.
albicollis to "Thrush"
(Thomas Donegan) PASSED (18 July 07)
262.
Transfer Picoides mixtus and P. lignarius to Veniliornis
(Thomas Donegan) PASSED (25 May 07)
263.
Transfer Veniliornis fumigatus to
Picoides (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (22 June
07)
265.
Transfer Piculus rubiginosus and P. rivolii from Piculus to Colaptes
(Dan Lane) PASSED (22 June 07)
266. Macropsalis
forcipata has
priority over Macropsalis creagra (Edward C. Dickinson) PASSED (8 July 07)
267.
Change linear sequence of genera in the Trochilidae
(Stiles) PASSED (8 July 07)
269.
Change spelling of "Cloudforest" to "Cloud-forest"
Screech-Owl (Megascops marshalli) (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (8 July 07)
271. Split
Pelecanus thagus from
P. occidentalis (Jaramillo) PASSED (22
June 07)
272.
Subfamilies and linear sequence in the Furnariidae
(Remsen) PASSED (8 July 07)
273.
Recognize Leptodon forbesi
(Pacheco) PASSED (5 July 07)
274.
Recognize sister relationship between Podicipediformes and Phoenicopteriformes
(Remsen) PASSED (29 Aug 07)
275.
Recognize the genus Epinecrophylla
(Remsen) PASSED (18 July 07)
276.
Transfer Paroaria to
Thraupidae (Remsen) PASSED (4 Sep 07)
278.
Transfer some Sakesphorus species
into Thamnophilus (Robb Brumfield) PASSED
(29 Aug 07)
279.
Change spelling of Phylloscartes paulistus to Phylloscartes paulista
(Normand David) PASSED (18 July 07)
280. Use
of Agriornis albicauda for
Agriornis andicola (Normand David) PASSED
(18 July 07)
281.
Classification within Falconidae
(Remsen) PASSED (4 Sep 07)
285 B.)
Change linear order of Cracidae genera
(Thomas Donegan) PASSED (4 Sep 07)
286.
Revive the genus Dichropogon
(Robb Brumfield) PASSED (4 Sep 07)
287.
Recognize four species of Sporophila within the Sporophila americana superspecies
(Stiles) PASSED (24 Sep 07)
288. Split
Icterus icterus into
three species (Rosendo Fraga) PASSED (18 July
07)
289. Lump
the genera Arremon, Buarremon, and Lysurus in an expanded
genus Arremon
(Cadena) PASSED (1 October 07)
290.
Recognize the Cariamidae in their own Order, Cariamiformes (Remsen)
PASSED (1 October 07)
291.
Change linear sequence in Tangara
(Remsen & Kevin Burns) PASSED (29 October
07)
292.
Change linear sequence of species in Veniliornis
(Thomas Donegan) PASSED (30 October 07)
293.
Recognize Donacobius in its own family, Donacobiidae
(Alex Aleixo & Pacheco) PASSED (6
September 08)
294. Treat
Buteogallus subtilis as a
subspecies of B. anthracinus (Stiles) PASSED
(29 October 07)
295.
Change English name of T. nudigenis to
something besides "Bare-eyed" (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (30 October 07)
295x.
Change English name of Turdus nudigenis
from "Bare-eyed Thrush" to "Spectacled Thrush" (Thomas
Donegan and Remsen) PASSED (6 August 08)
296.
Change the English name of Melanodera melanodera from
"Canary-winged Finch" to "White-bridled Finch"
(Mark Pearman, Santiago Imberti, Juan Mazar Barnett ,
Alan Henry) PASSED (28 Feb 08)
297.
Recognize Cnipodectes superrufus as
a valid species (Daniel Lebbin) PASSED (24
October 07)
298.
Change English name of Cnipodectes to Twistwing (II)
(Thomas Donegan) PASSED (1 October 07)
299. Split
Hypocnemis cantator
by elevating H. flavescens, peruviana, subflava, ochrogyna and striata
to species rank (Daniel Lebbin) PASSED (30
October 07)
300.
Change the linear sequence of thamnophilid genera: move Hypocnemis adjacent
to Drymophila
(Daniel Lebbin) PASSED (29 October 07)
301.
Elevate subspecies humaythae, brunneiceps, and rufifacies
(within Schistocichla leucostigma)
to species rank (Daniel Lebbin) PASSED (30
October 07)
302.
Recognize Eriocnemis isabellae as
a species (Stiles) PASSED (24 October 07)
303.
Change English name of Thalurania colombica (sensu stricto) from
ÒPurple-crowned WoodnymphÓ to "Violet-crowned
Woodnymph" (Stiles) PASSED (30 October
07)
305.
Change linear sequence of species in Thamnophilus
(Remsen) PASSED (28 November 07)
306.
Redefine species limits in Pyrrhura picta
and leucotis complexes (Stotz) PASSED
(4 September 08)
308. Add Ardea purpurea
(Purple Heron) to main list (Floyd Hayes) PASSED
(8 January 08)
309. Add Platalea leucorodia
(Eurasian Spoonbill) to main list (Floyd Hayes) PASSED
(8 January 08)
310. Add Tringa glareola
(Wood Sandpiper) to main list (Floyd Hayes) PASSED
(8 January 08)
311. Add Chroicocephalus
(formerly Larus) ridibundus
(Common Black-headed Gull) to main list (Floyd Hayes) PASSED
(30 January 08)
313. Adopt
the Family Tityridae (Prum) PASSED (28 November 07)
314.
Rearrange Neotropical swallow genera
(Stiles) PASSED (31 March 08)
315.
Change English name of Chroicocephalus (formerly Larus) ridibundus (Thomas
Donegan) PASSED (24 March 08)
316.
Recognize the genus Dendroplex Swainson
1827 (Dendrocolaptidae) as valid (Alex Aleixo) PASSED
(6 May 08)
317. Merge
Buteo poecilochrous
into B. polyosoma (Craig Farquhar) PASSED
(27 June 08)
318.
Transfer Piranga, Habia,
and Chlorothraupis to Cardinalidae (Remsen, in consultation with John
Klicka and Kevin Burns) PASSED (24 March 08)
319.
Transfer Granatellus
to Cardinalidae (Remsen, in consultation with John Klicka and Kevin Burns) PASSED (31 March 08)
320.
Transfer Amaurospiza
to Cardinalidae (Remsen, in consultation with John Klicka and Kevin Burns) PASSED (31 March 08)
321.
Remove Parkerthraustes
and Saltator from Cardinalidae (Remsen, in consultation with John Klicka
and Kevin Burns) PASSED (31 March 08)
322.
Remove Saltatricula
from Emberizidae (Remsen, in consultation with John Klicka and Kevin Burns) PASSED (31 March 08)
323.
Recognize the genus Tarphonomus
for two "Upucerthia" (Remsen, in consultation with Terry
Chesser and Robb Brumfield) PASSED (31 March
08)
324.
Reinstate Ochetorhynchus
and merge Chilia and Eremobius into it (Remsen, in consultation
with Terry Chesser and Robb Brumfield) PASSED
(31 March 08)
325.
Recognize Formicivora grantsaui as
a valid species (Zimmer) PASSED (31 March 08)
329.
Recognize Scytalopus diamantinensis
(Diamantina Tapaculo) as a valid species (Pacheco) PASSED
(6 August 08)
330. Add Ardeola ralloides
(Squacco Heron) to main list (Pacheco) PASSED
(24 April 08)
331.
Modify English name of "Guttulated
Foliage-gleaner" (Syndactyla guttulata) (Remsen) PASSED (24 March 08)
333. Use
of Pyrilia over Gypopsitta
(Dick Banks) PASSED (1 May 08)
332.
Recognize Atlapetes blancae as a
species (Remsen) PASSED (8 May 08)
334.
Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus
flycatchers (Stotz) PASSED (24 April 08)
335.
Change English name of Gallinula chloropus from "Common
Moorhen" to "Common Gallinule"
(Remsen) PASSED (1 May 08)
336. Move Sapayoa aenigma to
Eurylaimidae (Terry Chesser) PASSED (24 April
08)
337.
Change linear sequence of species in the genus Trogon (Remsen
and Jeff DaCosta) PASSED (1 May 08)
338.
Change linear sequence of species in the genus Turdus
(Remsen, in consultation with Gary Voelker) PASSED
(1 May 08)
340.
Reassign Dichropogon to Willisornis (Carlos
Eduardo Agne & Jose Fernando Pacheco) PASSED
(29 May 08)
345. Treat
Phoenicopterus roseus as
separate species from P. ruber (Dick Banks) PASSED
(5 June 08)
348. Merge
Pterocnemia
into Rhea (Nores) PASSED (7 August 08)
353. Move Anser anser (Graylag
Goose) to main list (Thomas Donegan) PASSED
(12 September 08)
355. Move Limnodromus scolopaceus
to Main List (Juan Freile) PASSED (6
August 08)
356. Treat
Anas andium as a
separate species from Anas flavirostris (Remsen) PASSED (12 Sept. 08)
360. Add
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
from the Hypothetical List to the Main List (Pearman) PASSED
(12 Sept. 08)
361. Place
Cathartidae in their own order, Cathartiformes
(Remsen) PASSED (29 Sept. 08)
362. Split
Zimmerius gracilipes
into two species (Stotz) PASSED (12 Sept. 08)
363. Split
Zimmerius chrysops into
two species (Stotz) PASSED (29 Sept. 08)
364.
Recognize Phyllomyias weedeni
(Sebastian Herzog) PASSED (12 Sept. 08)
365. Erect
the new genus Eleoscytalopus
for the "Scytalopus" indigoticus species group (Cadena)
PASSED (12 Sept. 08)
366.
Resurrect the genus Compsospiza
(Nores) PASSED (16 Nov. 08)
367. Split
Certhidea fusca
from Certhidea olivacea (Jaramillo) PASSED (14
July 09)
368.
Recognition of Tricolored Munia
as the English common name for Lonchura malacca
(Robin Restall) PASSED (8 Apr. 09)
369. Split
Automolus lammi from Automolus
leucophthalmus (Remsen) PASSED (23 Mar.
09)
371. Split
Phacellodomus ferrugineigula from
P. erythrophthalmus (Pacheco) PASSED (20
Mar. 09)
375.
Transfer Automolus roraimae to Syndactyla
(Remsen) PASSED (23 Mar. 09)
376. Eliminate Sporophila zelichi from
the main list (Nacho Areta) PASSED
(14 July 09)
378. Recognize Trogon
caligatus
as a separate species from Trogon
violaceus (2) (Remsen) PASSED (8 Apr. 09)
379. Recognize Trogon
chionurus as a separate species from Trogon viridis (2) (Remsen) PASSED (8
Apr. 09)
380. Recognize Trogon
mesurus as a separate species from Trogon melanurus (2) (Remsen) PASSED (8
Apr. 09)
381.
Change linear sequence of species in Pteroglossus (Remsen) PASSED
(14 Apr. 09)
382. Change linear sequence of genera in
the Cotingidae
(Remsen, in consultation with J. Ohlson and R. Prum) PASSED (14 Apr. 09)
383. Separate Accipitriformes
from Falconiformes (Remsen) PASSED
(14 Apr. 09)
384. Change linear sequence of ÒkiteÓ genera in
Accipitridae (Remsen) PASSED
(14 Apr. 09)
385. Elevate Turdus maculirostris
to species rank (Remsen) PASSED
(14 July 09)
386.
Change linear sequence of genera in Psittacidae (Remsen) PASSED (1 June
09)
387. Split Poospiza
cabanisi from P. lateralis (Pacheco) PASSED (18 Aug 09)
389. Treat
Scytalopus fuscicauda
as conspecific with S. meridanus
(Jorge Avenda–o C.) PASSED
(1 June 09)
393. Treat Upucerthia saturatior as a separate
species from Upucerthia dumetaria
(Remsen) PASSED
(12 Aug 09)
394. Treat
Automolus rufipectus
as a separate species from Automolus
rubiginosus (Remsen) PASSED
(10 June 09)
396. Establish English names for Phacellodomus ferrugineigula and P. erythrophthalmus (Zimmer, Pearman,
and J. Lowen) PASSED
(19 Aug 09)
397. Change the English name of
Phegornis mitchellii from Diademed
Plover back to Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
(Jaramillo) PASSED
(17 Aug 09)
400. Change linear sequence of genera in Rhinocryptidae (Remsen) PASSED (30 Sep. 09)
401. Remove hyphens
from certain English names (Remsen) PASSED (30 Sep.
09)
402. Remove hyphens
from certain English names that do not represent monophyletic groups (Remsen) PASSED (30 Sep. 09)
403.
Split Pyrrhura griseipectus from P. leucotis (Fabio Olmos, Ciro Albano, Alberto Campos, Weber Gir‹o, & Jeremy
Minns) PASSED
(18 May 10)
404. Change English name for Scytalopus griseicollis (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (16 Mar. 10)
406. Recognize the newly
described species Synallaxis beverlyae (Remsen) PASSED (17 Mar. 10)
407.
Change the English name of Anthus
chacoensis to Pampas Pipit (Ignacio Roesler)
PASSED (17 Mar. 10)
405A: Split Dysithamnus
plumbeus and D. leucostictus (II) (Thomas
Donegan) PASSED
(16 Mar. 10)
405C: Adopt "White-streaked Antvireo" as English name for D.
leucostictus (II) (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (16 Mar.
10)
408. Change linear order of current Thryothorus
wrens (II) (Thomas Donegan and Keith Barker) PASSED (17 Mar. 10)
409. Recognize genus Pheugopedius
(II) (Thomas Donegan and Keith Barker) PASSED (17 Mar. 10)
410. Recognize genus Thryophilus
(II) (Thomas Donegan and Keith Barker) PASSED (17 Mar. 10)
411. Recognize genus Cantorchilus
(II) (Thomas Donegan and Keith Barker) PASSED (17 Mar. 10)
412. Split Momotus momota into five species
(Gary Stiles) PASSED (17
Mar. 10)
413. Change linear sequence of species in Diglossa (Remsen) PASSED (17 Mar. 10)
414. Change linear sequence of species in Cinclodes
(Camilo San’n) PASSED
(17 Mar. 10)
415. Split Cinclodes fuscus into three species
(Camilo San’n) PASSED
(17 Mar. 10)
416. Split Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) from Common
Moorhen (G. chloropus) (Jaramillo) PASSED (16 Mar. 10)
418. Recognize Icterus pyrrhopterus
as a separate species from Icterus cayanensis (Rosendo Fraga) PASSED (9 Aug 10)
419. Recognize the newly described Serpophaga
griseicapilla (Jaramillo) PASSED (18 May
10)
420. Separate Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris into
two species (Jaramillo) PASSED
(18 May 10)
421A. Split Grallaricula cumanensis from G. nana
(Thomas Donegan) PASSED (17 Aug 10)
423. Change linear sequence of genera in Rhinocryptidae
(Remsen) PASSED (17 Aug 10)
424. Recognize Geocerthia Chesser and Claramunt, 2009 (Remsen)
PASSED (9 Aug 10)
425. Recognize Nephelomyias
Ohlson et al., 2009 (Remsen) PASSED
(9 Aug 10)
426. Place
Chlorospingus in the Emberizidae (Remsen)
PASSED (9 Aug 10)
427. Transfer Saltator
rufiventris from the Cardinalidae to the Thraupidae
(Remsen) PASSED
(13 Sep 10)
428. Add Puffinus
tenuirostris (Short-tailed Shearwater) to main list (Pacheco) PASSED (13 Sep 10)
429. Add Anthus
cervinus (Red-throated Pipit) to main list (Juan Freile) PASSED (28 Sep 10)
430. Recognize Trogon [v.] ramonianus
and T. [v.] crissalis as
constituting a single species distinct from Trogon
violaceus (Zimmer) PASSED
(6 October 10)
431. Split Frederickena unduligera into two
species (Zimmer) PASSED
(13 Sep 10)
432. Merge Skutchia borbae into Phlegopsis (Thamnophilidae) (Robb
Brumfield) PASSED
(13 Sep 10)
433. Recognize a new genus Pseudasthenes
for some members of Asthenes (Robb
Brumfield) PASSED
(13 Sep 10)
434. Place all members of Schizoeaca and Oreophylax in Asthenes (Robb Brumfield) PASSED (6 October 10)
435.
Place Deconychura stictolaema in
a new genus Certhiasomus
(Robb Brumfield) PASSED
(13 Sep 10)
436.
Recognize a new genus Drymotoxeres for Campylorhamphus pucherani (Robb Brumfield) PASSED (6 October 10)
437 (c, d, e, f, h). Reorganize the generic
classification of the Òcore tanagersÓ (Stiles) PASSED
c. Continue to recognize the genera Stephanophorus, Diuca, Neothraupis,
Lophospingus, Cissopis and Schistochlamys
and Paroaria. PASSED (29 November 12)
d. Continue to recognize Wetmorethraupis and Bangsia
as separate genera. PASSED
(29 November 12)
e. Lump Thraupis
bonariensis into Pipraeidea. PASSED (29 November 12)
f. Lump Delothraupis
into Dubusia. PASSED (28 November 12)
h. Recognize
Buthraupis for montana, Chlorornis for riefferii, and Cnemathraupis
for eximia and aureodorsalis. PASSED (29 November 12)
438.
Change linear sequence of species in Brotogeris (Remsen) PASSED (7 October 10)
439. Split Ortalis columbiana from O. guttata (Thomas
Donegan) PASSED
(3 January 2011)
444. Change the English name of Pachyptila desolata from Dove Prion to Antarctic Prion (Caio Carlos) PASSED (17 Aug
10)
442.
Recognize Phaethornis aethopyga as
a valid species (V’tor de Q. Piacentini) PASSED (12 Nov
10)
446. Treat Scytalopus opacus as a separate species from Scytalopus canus (Cadena) PASSED (12 Nov
10)
448.
Change the English name of Puffinus
gravis from Greater Shearwater to Great
Shearwater (Steve Howell) PASSED
(17 Aug 10)
449.
Create a new order, Phaethontiformes, for
the Phaethontidae (Shawn Billerman, Irby Lovette, Terry Chesser) PASSED (11 Nov 10)
450. Alter the traditional orders Pelecaniformes
(excluding Phaethontidae) and Ciconiiformes to reflect new data on their
relationships, and create a new order, Suliformes
(Shawn Billerman, Irby Lovette, Terry Chesser) PASSED (11 Nov
10)
451. Create a new order, Eurypygiformes,
for the Sunbittern (and Kagu) (Shawn Billerman, Irby Lovette, Terry Chesser) PASSED (11 Nov 10)
452. Recognize the parulid genus Parkesia (Dick Banks) PASSED (7 October 10)
453x. Recognize the parulid genus Leiothlypis (Dick Banks) PASSED (9 February 11)
454.
Recognize a new scientific name for the Blue-winged
Warbler (Dick Banks) PASSED
(5 Mar 11)
455. Aratinga maculata has priority over recently described A. pintoi (Pacheco) PASSED
(5 Mar 11)
456.
Resurrect Rhynchospiza for South
American ÒAimophilaÓ (Remsen) PASSED (9
February 11)
458. Forpus modestus has priority over Forpus sclateri (Pacheco and Edward Dickinson) PASSED (12 Nov 10)
460. Revise generic boundaries in the Buteo group (Remsen) PASSED (8 Aug 10)
461. Remove Busarellus
from buteonine genera in linear sequence of Accipitridae (a) and (b) rearrange
linear sequence on non-buteonine genera (Remsen) PASSED (31 Mar 11)
463. Recognize newly described Scytalopus petrophilus (Remsen) PASSED (5 Mar 11)
466. Transfer Caprimulgus rufus and Caprimulgus sericocaudatus
to the genus Antrostomus Bonaparte 1838
(Robbins) PASSED
(3 Mar 11)
467. Transfer Podager nacunda to
the genus Chordeiles Swainson 1831 (Robbins) PASSED (3 Mar 11)
468. Species limits in Arremon torquatus (Cadena) PASSED (June 11)
469A. Species limits in Paroaria (Jaramillo) PASSED (31 Mar 11)
470.
Move White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) from the Hypothetical to Main
SACC List (Robbins) PASSED
(3 Mar 11)
471.
Change English name of Atlapetes rufinucha (Dan Lane) PASSED (29 Jul 11)
475. Recognize Myrmeciza palliata as a separate species from Myrmeciza laemosticta (AndrŽs
Cuervo) PASSED
(2 Aug 11)
476. Add Pterodroma macroptera
(Great-winged Petrel) to main list (Pacheco & C. Agne)
PASSED (1 Aug 11)
478. Species limits in Ortalis. (A) Split
Ortalis araucuan from O. guttata. (B) Split Ortalis squamata from
O. guttata (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (19 Nov 12)
477. Change the spelling of Claravis
godefrida to Claravis geoffroyi (Nacho Areta) PASSED (29 Jul 11)
479. Recognize a new species of Grallaria. Part A. Reconocer la especie
recientemente descrita Grallaria
como especie
(Luis Sandoval). Part B. Recognize
Grallaria urraoensis as the scientific name of the new species (Santiago Claramunt) PASSED
(2 Aug 11)
480. Place Sapayoa
aenigma in its own family, Sapayoidae (Shawn
Billerman & Terry Chesser) PASSED
(1 Aug 11)
481.
Change the linear sequence of the furnarioid
families (Terry Chesser) PASSED
(1 Aug 11)
482.
Treat Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus as a separate species from
Kentish Plover C. alexandrinus (Clemens
KŸpper, Tam‡s SzŽkely, and
Terry Burke) PASSED
(11 Nov 11)
483.
Split Calonectris
edwardsii from Calonectris diomedea (Andrew Kratter) PASSED (1 Aug 11)
486. Restore Xenops milleri
to the genus Microxenops (Robb Brumfield) PASSED (1 Aug 11)
487. English
names for seven new species Arremon torquatus group (Remsen) PASSED (1 Aug 11)
488. Resurrect Sporagra for South American goldfinches and
siskins (Remsen) PASSED
(1 Aug 11)
489. Changes in various species names
to conform to The
Code (Dick Banks) PASSED (1 Aug 11)
490. The correct name for Chlorostilbon
aureoventris is C. lucidus (Stiles) PASSED (28 Oct 11)
491A and 491B. Change linear sequence of orders for (A)
Falconiformes and Psittaciformes (Nores) and (B)
Cariamiformes (Remsen) PASSED (24 Jan 12)
492. Revise
generic boundaries in the Buteogallus
group (2) (Remsen) PASSED (25 Jan 12)
493.
Treat Basileuterus hypoleucus
as conspecific with Basileuterus
culicivorus (Paul Smith) PASSED
(2 Feb 12)
495. Split Willisornis
vidua from Willisornis poecilinotus (Zimmer) PASSED (11 Nov
11)
496. Change the English name of Pyrrhura cruentata (Zimmer) PASSED (28 Oct 11)
497. Change the
English name of Amazona vinacea (Zimmer) PASSED
(28 Oct 11)
498. Change the
English name of Amazona aestiva (Zimmer) PASSED (28 Oct 11)
499. Establish
the English name of Pyrilia aurantiocephala (Zimmer) PASSED
(8 Feb 12)
502. Split Sporophila pileata from S. bouvreuil (Erika Machado and Luis Fabio Silveira) PASSED (8 Feb 12)
504. New linear
sequence of genera in Furnariidae (Remsen &
Santiago Claramunt) PASSED (2 Feb 12)
505. Split
Thrush-like Manakin Schiffornis turdina into any of two to seven
species (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (in
part) (24 Apr. 12)
508. Transfer Larus
marinus from Hypothetical List to Main List (Pearman) PASSED (8 Feb 12)
509. Transfer Chlidonias
leucopterus from Hypothetical List to Main List (Pearman) PASSED (8 Feb 12)
510. Transfer Oenanthe
oenanthe from Hypothetical List to Main List (Pearman) PASSED (8 Feb 12)
511. A). Split Eudyptes moseleyi
from E. chrysocome (Pearman) PASSED (8 Feb 12)
B). Add E.
moseleyi to the main SACC species list (Pearman) PASSED
(8 Feb 12)
512.
Transfer genera from Emberizidae and Incertae Sedis to Thraupidae
(B) (Remsen & Kevin Burns) PASSED
(8 Feb 12)
513. Change English name of Scytalopus panamensis to "Tacarcuna Tapaculo" (Stotz) PASSED (24 Apr 12)
514. Recognize Turdus
sanchezorum (Dan Lane) PASSED
(8 Mar 12)
515.
Remove hyphens from certain English names that do not represent
monophyletic groups: ÒBlack-Hawk" (Remsen) PASSED (8 Mar 12)
516. Establish the English name
of Eudyptes
moseleyi (Pearman)
PASSED (8 Mar 12)
517. Establish
English names for Sporophila bouvreuil
and Sporophila
pileata (Nacho Areta and Mark Pearman) PASSED (24 Apr
12)
518. Recognize the genus Isleria
for two "Myrmotherula" (Gustavo Bravo & Robb Brumfield) PASSED (29 Jun 12)
519.
Correct the name Eriocnemis alinae
to E. aline
(Manuel Plenge) PASSED
(29 Jun 12)
520.
Recognize Aulacorhynchus [d.] whitelianus as a separate species from A. derbianus (Elisa Bonaccorso) PASSED (4 Sep
2012)
521. Change
the scientific name of the Common Bush-Tanager from Chlorospingus ophthalmicus to C.
flavopectus (Rainer Massmann)
PASSED (7 Aug 2012)
522. An alternative classification
of nightjar species in the New World (Nores and Stiles) PASSED (7 Dec 2012)
523.
Split Gray Hawk (Buteo nitidus) into two species (Brian A.
Millsap, Sergio H. Seipke, and William S. Clark) PASSED (7 Aug 2012)
526. Split Troglodytes cobbi from T. aedon (Robin Woods and Alvaro Jaramillo) PASSED (19 Nov 2012)
527.
Move Philydor ruficaudatum and
P. lichtensteini to Anabacerthia
(Robb Brumfield) PASSED (4 Sep 2012)
528.
Merge Simoxenops
into Syndactyla (Robb Brumfield) PASSED (4 Sep 2012)
529.
Merge Gyalophylax
and Siptornopsis into Synallaxis (Robb Brumfield) PASSED (4 Sep 2012)
530.
Remove hyphens from ÒGround-DoveÓ
(Remsen) PASSED (7 Aug 2012)
535. Change
the English name of Phalacrocorax
magellanicus to Magellanic Cormorant (Jaramillo
& Remsen) PASSED (7 Aug 2012)
531.
Revise linear sequence of species in Pionus (Remsen) PASSED (15 Nov
2012)
532.
Revise linear sequence of species in Amazona (Remsen) PASSED (15 Nov 2012)
533. Recognize Selenidera piperivora as the valid combination for the
Guianan Toucanet (Pacheco and Vitor Piacentini) PASSED (19 Nov 2012)
538. Correct the name of Piezorhina to
Piezorina (Manuel A. Plenge) PASSED (15 Nov 2012)
542. Split Drymophila caudata into four species
(AndrŽs Cuervo) PASSED (18 Nov 2012)
525.
Resurrect the genus Uromyias (Shane DuBay and Chris Witt) PASSED (23 Nov 2012)
534. Changes to Pipridae genera and sequence
(Stotz) PASSED (23 Nov 2012)
537.
Elevate Pauxi
unicornis koepckeae to species rank (Daniel Brooks, Ross
MacLeod, and Melvin Gasta–aga-C.) PASSED (23 Nov 2012)
539. Elevate Sicalis
olivascens mendozae to species status (Nacho
Areta, Mark Pearman, and Raœl Abalos)
PASSED (23 Nov 2012)
540. Elevate Dendrocincla
fuliginosa turdina to species rank (Pacheco)
PASSED (23 Nov 2012)
541.
Elevate Myrmeciza immaculata zeledoni to species rank (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (29 Nov 2012)
543. English names for Schiffornis (genus and species) (Stiles); now 543A (Remsen) REACHED
QUORUM (15 May 2013)
547. Transfer Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus
varius from the Hypothetical List to Main List (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (29 Nov 2012)
551. Change linear sequence of genera in Charadriidae
(Remsen) PASSED (30 Nov 2012)
554. Change linear sequence in Coeligena (Remsen) PASSED (30 Nov
2012)
558. Treat
Thalurania
fannyi and Thalurania colombica
as conspecific (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (12 Mar 2013)
562. Recognize newly described Thryophilus sernai (Carlos E. Lara, AndrŽs M. Cuervo, and C. Daniel Cadena) PASSED (10 Mar 2013)
563. Recognize the genus Rhopias for Myrmotherula
gularis (Ricardo Belmonte-Lopes, Gustavo A. Bravo, &
Marcos R. Bornschein) PASSED (12 Mar 2013)
570. Adopt a new English name for Thamnophilus atrinucha (2) (Mort Isler) PASSED (12 Mar 2013)
557. Recognize the genus Euchrepomis for four "Terenura" (Gustavo Bravo and Remsen) PASSED (17 Mar 2013)
566. Treat Geotrygon
purpurata as a separate species from G. saphirina (Thomas Donegan) PASSED (17 Mar
2013)
B. Proposals that DID NOT PASS:
7. Combine New World
barbets and toucans into a single family, Ramphastidae, as in AOU (1998)
(Prum). "No" votes represent "Yes" for only acceptable
alternative, namely 3 families (Capitonidae, Semnornithidae, Ramphastidae);
inclusion of Old World barbets in Capitonidae is not an issue. DID NOT PASS
11.
Combine O. hoyi and O. sanctaecatarinae into O. atricapillus
(Robbins) DID NOT PASS
14. Change
English name of Sula granti from Nazca Booby to Grant's Booby (Manuel Plenge) DID NOT PASS
15.
Elevate Lava Heron, B.
s. sundevalli, of Galapagos to species rank (Remsen). DID NOT PASS
27.
Elevate Asthenes dorbignyi huancavelicae
and A. d. arequipae to species rank (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
28.
Elevate Pseudocolaptes lawrencei johnsoni to
species rank (Remsen) DID NOT
PASS
33. Lump Cinclodes
taczanowskii and C. nigrofumosus (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
34. Change
English name of Furnarius figulus from "Wing-banded Hornero"
to "Band-tailed Hornero"
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
35.
Elevate Furnarius cinnamomeus to species rank (Remsen)
DID NOT PASS
36. Change
English name of Furnarius torridus from "Pale-billed Hornero"
to "Bay Hornero" (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
37.
Elevate Synallaxis chinchipensis to species rank
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
38. Change
English name of Certhiaxis cinnamomeus from "Yellow-chinned
Spinetail" to "Yellow-throated Spinetail" (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
39. Change
English name of Margarornis stellatus from "Fulvous-dotted
Treerunner" to "Star-chested Treerunner" (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
40.
Elevate Hyloctistes virgatus to species rank (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
41.
Elevate Phacellodomus inornatus
to species rank (Remsen) DID
NOT PASS
43. Change
English name of Automolus roraimae from "White-throated
Foliage-gleaner" to "Tepui Foliage-gleaner"
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
44. Change
English name of Hylocryptus rectirostris from "Chestnut-capped
Foliage-gleaner" to "Henna-capped Foliage-gleaner"
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
42. Change
English name of Anabazenops dorsalis from "Dusky-cheeked
Foliage-gleaner" to "Bamboo Foliage-gleaner"
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
46. Change
English name of Riparia riparia from "Bank Swallow" to "Sand Martin"
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
48. Change
the English names of Cinclodes taczanowskii and C. nigrofumosus
to "Peruvian Seaside-Cinclodes"
and "Chilean Seaside-Cinclodes" (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
49. Split Trogon chionurus
from T. viridis (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
50. Split Trogon caligatus
from T. violaceus (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
51. Split Trogon mesurus
from T. melanurus (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
52. Change
English name of Trogon comptus (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
57. Place Heliangelus zusii
on "dubious taxa" list (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
61. Change
English name of Pterodroma defilippiana from ÒMasatierra PetrelÓ to "De Filippi's
Petrel" (Don Roberson) DID NOT PASS
62. Split Dendroica petechia
into two or more species (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
63. Change
English names of Myioborus warblers from "Redstarts" to "Whitestarts"
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
66. Change
English name of Myioborus cardonai from "Saffron-breasted
Redstart" to "Guaiquinima Redstart"
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
67.
Recognize Basileuterus roraimae
as a species separate from B. bivittatus (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
68.
Recognize Basileuterus chlorophrys
as a species separate from B. chrysogaster (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
69. Change
English name of Basileuterus leucoblepharus from
"White-browed Warbler" to "White-rimmed Warbler"
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
70.
Recognize Geothlypis auricularis
and G. velata as separate species from G.
aequinoctialis (Remsen) DID
NOT PASS
72. Change
English name of Pheucticus chrysogaster from "Golden-bellied
Grosbeak" to "Southern Yellow-Grosbeak"
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
73.
Recognize Cacicus microrhynchus
as separate species from C. uropygialis (Jaramillo) DID NOT PASS
79.
Recognize Poospiza whitii
as a separate species from P. nigrorufa (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
80. Lump Phrygilus punensis
with P. atriceps (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
82. Lump Oryzoborus funereus
with O. angolensis (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
84. Change
English name of Atlapetes latinuchus (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
86. Lump Atlapetes
melanolaemus with A. rufinucha (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
87. Lump Atlapetes
terborghi with A. melanolaemus or A. rufinucha (Remsen)
DID NOT PASS
89. Lump Eupetomena
into Campylopterus (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
91. Change
English name of Oceanodroma hornbyi to "Hornby's
Storm-Petrel" (Manuel Plenge) DID NOT PASS
93.
Recognize Myiopsitta luschi as a separate
species from M. monachus (Nores) DID NOT PASS
96. Split Embernagra
olivascens from E. platensis (Floyd Hayes) DID NOT PASS
99. Change
English name of Ramphocelus melanogaster from ÒBlack-bellied TanagerÓ to ÒHuallaga TanagerÓ
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
100.
Change English name of Anisognathus melanogenys
from
ÒBlack-cheeked Mountain-TanagerÓ to ÒSanta Marta Mountain-TanagerÓ (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
101.
Change English name of Tangara viridicollis
from
"Silvery Tanager" to "Silver-backed Tanager" (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
102. Change English name of Tangara argyrofenges from
"Green-throated Tanager" to "Straw-backed Tanager" (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
103.
Recognize Dacnis egregia
as a species separate from D. lineata. (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
104.
Change English name of Diglossa glauca
from
"Deep-blue Flowerpiercer" to "Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer" (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
105.
Recognize Geotrygon purpurata
as a species separate from G. saphirina. (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
106.
Change English name of Patagioenas oenops from
"Peruvian Pigeon" to "Mara–on Pigeon" (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
107.
Change English name of Metriopelia morenoi from ÒBare-eyed Ground-DoveÓ to ÒMorenoÕs Ground-DoveÓ (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
108.
Change English name of Leptotila megalura
from
ÒLarge-tailed DoveÓ to ÒWhite-faced DoveÓ (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
110. Lump Leptotila plumbeiceps
into L. rufaxilla (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
111. Lump Zenaida
meloda into Z.
asiatica (Richard C. Banks) DID NOT PASS
112. Split
Pteroglossus sanguineus
and P. erythropygius from P. torquatus (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
128.
Change English name of Cinnycerthia olivascens from "Sharpe's Wren" to
"Sepia-brown Wren" (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
130.
Change English name of Cistothorus platensis.
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
131.
Change English name of Microcerculus marginatus from ÒNightingale WrenÓ to Southern
Nightingale-WrenÓ (Remsen) DID
NOT PASS
136.
Elevate Phaethornis longirostris baroni to
species rank (Stiles) DID NOT
PASS
137.
Recognize Thalurania hypochlora as a species distinct from T. colombica (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
138.
Recognize Amazilia alticola as a species distinct from A. amazilia (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
139.
Recognize Coeligena eos as separate
species from Coeligena bonapartei (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
140.
Recognize Coeligena inca
as a separate species from C. torquata (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
142.
Recognize Heliangelus clarisse as a
separate species from H. amethysticollis (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
143.
Recognize Lesbia gouldii as a
separate species from L. nuna (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
146. Treat
Heliothryx barroti as
conspecific with H. aurita (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
147.
Recognize Eriocnemis sapphiropygia as a species separate from E. luciani (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
152.
Change English Name of Chamaeza meruloides
(Zimmer) DID NOT PASS
153.
Change English Name of Chamaeza ruficauda (Zimmer)
DID NOT PASS
154. Change
English Name of Chamaeza turdina (Zimmer)
DID NOT PASS
159.
Change English name of Myrmotherula grisea from ÒAshy AntwrenÓ to ÒYungas AntwrenÓ (Zimmer)
DID NOT PASS
161.
Change spellings of
certain English bird names from British to "American" usage (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
162. Treat
Heliangelus micraster and
H. exortis as conspecific (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
163.
Change the English name of Heliangelus micraster
(Stiles) DID NOT PASS
164. Split
Philodice
from Calliphlox (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
166.
Re-lump Thalassarche eremita and Thalassarche salvini with Thalassarche
cauta (John
Penhallurick) DID NOT PASS
170. Lump Topaza pyra
into Topaza pella (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
171.
Change English names of Myioborus redstarts to whitestarts
(Gunnar Engblom) DID NOT PASS
173. Lump Zimmerius
chrysops into
Z. viridiflavus (Dan Lane) DID NOT PASS
174. Lump Synallaxis
albilora into
S. gujanensis (Dan Lane) DID NOT PASS
176. Split
Pionus seniloides
from Pionus tumultuosus (John Penhallurick) DID NOT PASS
178.
Classification of Phaethorninae
(Stiles) DID NOT PASS
180. Merge
Sternoclyta and Hylonympha into Eugenes (Stiles)
DID NOT PASS
184.
Change English name of Cnipodectes
subbrunneus from ÒBrownish
FlycatcherÓ to ÒBrownish TwistwingÓ (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
186. Merge
Limnoctites
into Cranioleuca (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
189. Adopt
guidelines for the assessment of introduced
species (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
190. Place
Oceanodroma in the synonymy of Hydrobates
(John Penhallurick) DID NOT
PASS
191.
Reassign species in Oceanodroma
to other genera (John Penhallurick) DID NOT PASS
192. Split
Ardenna from Puffinus
(John Penhallurick) DID NOT
PASS
194.
Change English name of the Schiffornis
(Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
200. New
genus name, Procacicus,
for Cacicus solitarius (Rosendo Fraga) DID NOT PASS
202.
Resurrect genus Pipromorpha
(Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
204. Treat
Polioptila guianensis as
three separate species (Daniel Zimberlin) DID NOT PASS
206. Merge
Schistes into
Augastes (Stiles) DID
NOT PASS
209. Split
Crypturellus columbianus
from C. erythropus (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
210. Split
Crypturellus idoneus from C.
erythropus (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
211. Split
Crypturellus saltuarius
from C. erythropus (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
214.
Remove hyphen from English name "Painted-Snipe"
(Nycticryphes) (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
215. Add
hyphen to English name "Softtail" (Thripophaga)
(Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
218: Add
hyphen to English name "Antthrush" (Formicarius
and Chamaeza) (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
219. Split
Thryothorus
into four genera (F. Keith Barker) DID NOT PASS
222. [withdrawn]
Split Atlapetes nigrifrons from A. latinuchus (Thomas Donegan)
224.
Change English name of Brotogeris versicolurus
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
226.
Change to lower case "p" in English name "Storm-Petrel"
(Hydrobatidae) (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
231. Split
Acestrura from
Chaetocercus (Stiles) DID
NOT PASS
243.
Change the name of Least Pygmy-Owl to Glaucidium sicki
(Robbins) DID NOT PASS
244.
Change English name of Sapayoa aenigma to ÒBroad-billed SapayoaÓ (Thomas
Donegan) DID NOT PASS
248.
Change English Name of Xenornis
setifrons (Zimmer) DID
NOT PASS
253.
Change English name of Oceanodroma hornbyi from ÒRinged Storm-PetrelÓ to "Hornby's
Storm-Petrel" (Steve N. G. Howell) DID NOT PASS
256. Move Caprimulgus
candicans
from Caprimulgus to Eleothreptus (Nigel Cleere) DID NOT PASS
258. Add
hyphen to English name "Flowerpiercer"
(Diglossa) (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
259.
Change English name of Coragyps atratus to "American Black Vulture"
(Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
261a.
Split Dysithamnus plumbeus and
D. leucostictus (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
261b.
Split Dysithamnus tucuyensis
from D. plumbeus or D. leucostictus (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
264. Merge
Oryzoborus
into Sporophila (Nores) DID NOT PASS
268.
Change spelling of "Neotropic" to "Neotropical"
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
270.
Change spelling of "Lacrimose" to "Lachrymose"
Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus lacrymosus) (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
277. Merge
Pipile into Aburria
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
282. Merge
Geranoaetus
into Buteo (Remsen) DID
NOT PASS
283.
Change linear sequence of species in Hemispingus
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
284. Split
Hemispingus piurae from H.
melanotis (Remsen) DID
NOT PASS
285 A).
Recognize Cracidae
subfamilies Cracinae and Penelopinae (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
304.
Change English name of Goethalsia bella from ÒPirre HummingbirdÓ to
"Rufous-cheeked
Hummingbird" (Stiles) DID
NOT PASS
307.
Change the English name of Brotogeris versicolurus to ÒWhite-winged
ParakeetÓ (Donald J. Brightsmith) DID NOT PASS
312.
Recognize the genera (A) Dixiphia and
(B) Ceratopipra (Prum) DID
NOT PASS
326.
Elevate the subspecies pulsatrix of
the Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) to species (Robbins) DID NOT PASS
327. Split
Schiffornis turdinus
into 5 species (Arpad Ny‡ri) DID
NOT PASS
328.
Elevate Bubo v. magellanicus
(Strigidae) to species level (Robbins) DID NOT PASS
339.
Change English name of Phrygilus carbonarius
(Edward C. Dickinson) DID NOT
PASS
341.
Reinstate Pipromorpha for
the rufous Mionectes (2) (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
342. Split
Myiobius barbatus into
multiple species (Stotz) DID
NOT PASS
343. Split
Myiobius ridgwayi from
Myiobius atricaudus (Stotz) DID NOT PASS
344. Merge
Saltatricula
into Saltator (Remsen, in consultation with John Klicka and Kevin Burns)
DID NOT PASS
346.
Remove subfamily names
from the Main List (Nores) DID
NOT PASS
347.
Change the linear sequence of orders
and families to follow that in Handbook of the Birds of the World
(Nores) DID NOT PASS
349. Split
Pyrilia coccinicollaris
from P. haematotis (Nores) DID NOT PASS
350. Treat
Xolmis salinarum
as a subspecies of X. rubetra (Nores) DID NOT PASS
351.
Transfer Saltator and Saltatricula
from Incertae Sedis to Thraupidae (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
352. Move Anas platyrhynchos
(Mallard) to main list (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
354. Move Heliangelus zusii
(Bogota Sunangel) to Hypothetical List (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
357. Treat
Anas puna as a
subspecies of Anas versicolor (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
358.
Incluir en la "Main SACC List" el resto de subfamilias tradicionalmente
aceptadas (Nores) DID NOT
PASS
359.
Eliminar la categor’a "Incertae Sedis"
de la "Main SACC List" (Nores) DID NOT PASS
370.
Elevate subspecies insularis of
Sporophila intermedia to species rank (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
372.
Modify English names of the pygmy-tyrants H.
flammulatus, H. diops, and H. obsoletus (Dan Lebbin) DID NOT PASS
373.
Change English names of Stercorarius pomarinus, parasiticus, and longicaudus
from "Jaeger" to "Skua"
(Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
374. Add alternative English names
for three sets of species (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
377. Merge Geranoaetus
into Buteo (2) (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
388. Split
Diomedea exulans into four species (Frank
Rheindt) DID NOT PASS
390.
Recognize Scytalopus infasciatus as a species separate from Scytalopus griseicollis (Jorge Avenda–o
C.) DID NOT PASS
391. Split Troglodytes cobbi
from T. aedon (Robin
Woods/Jaramillo) DID NOT PASS
392.
Elevate Dubusia taeniata stictocephala to
species level (Robbins, P. Hosner, D. Lane) DID
NOT PASS
395. Change English name of the two Pittasoma species (Liam Hughes) DID
NOT PASS
398. Re-split Buteo poecilochrous
from B. polyosoma (Stiles) DID
NOT PASS
399. Waive Òpeer-reviewed
publicationÓ requirement for online vocal data
(Robbins) DID NOT PASS
405B: Split Dysithamnus
tucuyensis from D. plumbeus or D.
leucostictus (II) (Thomas Donegan) DID
NOT PASS
417. Split Diglossopis from Diglossa (Stiles) DID
NOT PASS
422. Lump Anisognathus melanogenys with A. lacrymosus (Thomas Donegan & Jorge Enrique Avenda–o) DID
NOT PASS
421B. Split Grallaricula kukenamensis from G. nana
(Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS
437 (a, b, g).
Reorganize the generic classification of the
Òcore tanagersÓ (Stiles)
a. Divide
the Tangara group of Sedano &
Burns into five genera, as proposed
above: Tangara, Ixothraupis,
Chalcothraupis, Thraupis and Euschemon.
DID NOT PASS
b. Maintain a moderately broad genus Tangara, but as restricted above. DID
NOT PASS
g. Recognize the genera Sporathraupis for Thraupis
cyanocephala, Tephrophilus for Buthraupis wetmorei, Compsocoma for Anisognathus somptuosus and notabilis, and Anisognathus for igniventris,
lacrymosus and melanogenys. DID
NOT PASS
440. Split Ramphastos swainsonii from R. ambiguus (Thomas Donegan)
DID NOT PASS
441. Split Zimmerius improbus from Z. vilissimus (Thomas
Donegan) DID NOT PASS
443. Change the English name of Serpophaga griseicapilla (Nores) DID
NOT PASS
445. Merge Rhegmatorhina into Gymnopithys (Nores) DID
NOT PASS
447. Change English names in Muscisaxicola griseus and M. alpinus (Richard Gibbons and V. Remsen) DID NOT PASS
453.
Recognize the parulid genus Oreothlypis (Dick Banks) DID
NOT PASS
457.
Merge Cyanocompsa and Amaurospiza into Cyanoloxia (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
462.
Change English name of Grallaricula
cumanensis to ÒParia AntpittaÓ (Thomas
Donegan) DID NOT PASS
464.
Change the English name of Zimmerius
acer (Hilty and Remsen) DID
NOT PASS
459. Revise generic boundaries in the Buteogallus group (Remsen) DID
NOT PASS
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
(Robbins) DID NOT PASS
469B.
Species
limits in Paroaria
(Jaramillo) DID NOT PASS
472. Recognize Thalurania
nigricapilla as a valid species (Stiles) DID NOT PASS
473. Separate Aratinga hockingi and A. alticola from A. mitrata
(Dan Lane) DID NOT PASS
474. A general criterion for translating phylogenetic trees into linear sequences (Nores) DID NOT PASS
484. Recognize Pyrrhura parvifrons (Norbert Bahr) DID
NOT PASS
485.
Remove hyphen from ÒPalm-SwiftÓ in Tachornis squamata (Remsen) DID
NOT PASS
494. Elevate Phibalura
flavirostris boliviana to species rank
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
500. Change the
English name of Nandayus nenday (Zimmer) DID NOT PASS
501. Transfer Uropsalis, Eleothreptus, Macropsalis, and Caprimulgus
spp. (cayennensis,
maculicaudus, longirostris, whitelyi, and parvulus) to Hydropsalis (Robbins) DID NOT PASS
503. Treat Myiopsitta luchsi
as a separate species from M. monachus (Dan
Lane) DID NOT PASS
506. Recognise
Forpus
flavicollis (Thomas Donegan) DID
NOT PASS
507. Revise Phrygilus classification (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
524.
Split Pyrrhura
pacifica from Pyrrhura melanura (John Penhallurick) DID
NOT PASS
536. Elevate Laterallus jamaicensis tuerosi to species status (Dan Lane) DID
NOT PASS
544. Recognize newly described Heliangelus splendidus DID NOT PASS
545. Recognize
newly
described Capito
fitzpatricki (Manuel A. Plenge) DID
NOT PASS
546. Resurrect
Chubbia
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
548. Recognize newly described Cinclodes
espinhacensis (Remsen) DID
NOT PASS
556. Adopt a
new English name for Thamnophilus
atrinucha (Mort Isler) DID
NOT PASS
561. Transfer Milvago chimango to Phalcoboenus
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
565.
Merge Mitu into Pauxi
(Remsen) DID NOT PASS
C.
Proposals pending:
549.
(Withdrawn
for repairs)
550.
(Withdrawn for repairs)
552. Add subfamilies
to Columbidae (Remsen)
553. Add subfamilies
to Accipitridae (Remsen)
555. Reclassification of the Scolopacidae
(Remsen)
559. Synonymize Scytalopus petrophilus with Scytalopus
speluncae and recognize Scytalopus notorius (Guilherme
R. R. Brito)
560.
Add ÒTribesÓ to classification where
warranted (Remsen)
564. Merge Pipile into Aburria (Remsen)
567. Change English name of Drymophila caudata (Thomas
Donegan)
568. Change English names of Immaculate
Antbirds (Thomas Donegan)
569. Revise the generic classification of the Mountain-Tanagers (Thomas Donegan)
571. Adopt a new generic classification for the Parulidae
(Richard C. Banks)
572. Merge Upucerthia validirostris and U. jelskii into a single species (Nacho
Areta and Mark Pearman)
573. Elevate
Knipolegus cabanisi
to species rank (Peter A. Hosner)
574. Elevate Knipolegus franciscanus to species
rank (Peter A. Hosner)
575. Change English
name of Geotrygon purpurata
(Thomas Donegan)
576. Add Silver Pheasant Lophura
nycthemera to the Main List as an introduced species (Mark Pearman and
Nacho Areta)
577.
Add
FeaÕs Petrel Pterodroma
feae deserta to the main list (Mark Pearman)
578. Divide Aratinga into four genera (Remsen and
Adam Urant—wka)
579.
Change the English names of Chlorospingus
species from ÒBush-TanagerÓ to ÒChlorospingusÓ
(Remsen)
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Link to: main SACC list
Mort Isler's query on
English names. (and additional comments
from Kevin Zimmer, Steve Hilty, and Joe Tobias)
Proposals to be done = Click or download
Excel file