South American Classification Committee

American Ornithologists' Union

PROPOSAL ROSTER:

updated 10 June 2009

Note: those who have authored a proposal may or may not have recommended a vote in favor of the proposal. Many proposals are brought before the Committee just to get an endorsement of status quo on controversial item.

Link to: Proposal Tracking Chart (#300+)

Link to: Proposal Tracking Chart (#219-299)

Link to: Proposal Tracking Chart (#100-218)

Link to: Proposal Tracking Chart (#1-99)

A. Proposals that have PASSED:

1. Elevate Rhynchotus maculicollis to species rank (Remsen). PASSED

2. Change English name of Oceanodroma tethys from “Galapagos Storm-Petrel” to “Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel” (Remsen). PASSED

3. Change English name of Phalacrocorax brasilianus from “Olivaceous Cormorant” to “Neotropic Cormorant” (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 “Puna Grebe” 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 “Band-tailed Gull” 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 “Sooty Brush-Finch” 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 “Pileated Antwren” 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 “Rock Dove” 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 “Paramo Wren” 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 “Olive-headed Brush-Finch” 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 “Pale-faced Antbird” (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 “Cinnamon Tyrant- Manakin” to “Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant” (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 (Maurício 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 “Caatinga Woodpecker” to “Kaempfer's Woodpecker” (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 “Santa Marta Nightjar” to “Todd's Nightjar” (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 “Black-throated Finch” to “Canary-winged Finch” (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 “Purple-crowned Woodnymph” 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)

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)

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 “kite” genera in Accipitridae (Remsen) PASSED (14 Apr. 09)

386. Change linear sequence of genera in Psittacidae (Remsen) PASSED (1 June 09)

389. Treat Scytalopus fuscicauda as conspecific with S. meridanus (Jorge Avendaño C.) PASSED (1 June 09)

394. Treat Automolus rufipectus as a separate species from Automolus rubiginosus (Remsen) PASSED (10 June 09)

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 “Masatierra Petrel” 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 “Black-bellied Tanager” to “Huallaga Tanager” (Remsen) DID NOT PASS

100. Change English name of Anisognathus melanogenys from “Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager” to “Santa Marta Mountain-Tanager” (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 "Marañon Pigeon" (Remsen) DID NOT PASS

107. Change English name of Metriopelia morenoi from “Bare-eyed Ground-Dove” to “Moreno’s Ground-Dove” (Remsen) DID NOT PASS

108. Change English name of Leptotila megalura from “Large-tailed Dove” to “White-faced Dove” (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 “Nightingale Wren” to Southern Nightingale-Wren” (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 “Ashy Antwren” to “Yungas Antwren” (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 “Brownish Flycatcher” to “Brownish Twistwing” (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 “Broad-billed Sapayoa” (Thomas Donegan) DID NOT PASS

248. Change English Name of Xenornis setifrons (Zimmer) DID NOT PASS

253. Change English name of Oceanodroma hornbyi from “Ringed Storm-Petrel” 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 “Pirre Hummingbird” to "Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird" (Stiles) DID NOT PASS

307. Change the English name of Brotogeris versicolurus to “White-winged Parakeet” (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 Nyári) 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 categoría "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

C. Proposals pending:

367. Split Certhidea fusca from Certhidea olivacea (Jaramillo)

376. Eliminate Sporophila zelichi from the main list (Nacho Areta)

385. Elevate Turdus maculirostris to species rank (Remsen)

387. Split Poospiza cabanisi from P. lateralis (Pacheco)

388. Split Diomedea exulans into four species (Frank Rheindt)

390. Recognize Scytalopus infasciatus as a species separate from Scytalopus griseicollis (Jorge Avendaño C.)

391. Split Troglodytes cobbi from T. aedon (Robin Woods/Jaramillo)

392. Elevate Dubusia taeniata stictocephala to species level (Robbins, P. Hosner, D. Lane)

393. Treat Upucerthia saturatior as a separate species from Upucerthia dumetaria (Remsen)

395. Change English name of the two Pittasoma species (Liam Hughes)

396. Establish English names for Phacellodomus ferrugineigula and P. erythrophthalmus (Zimmer, Pearman, and J. Lowen)

397. Change the English name of Phegornis mitchellii from Diademed Plover back to Diademed Sandpiper-Plover (Jaramillo)

398. Re-split Buteo poecilochrous from B. polyosoma (Stiles)

399. Waive “peer-reviewed publication” requirement for online vocal data (Robbins)

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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