Proposals 2016-A (PDF)

2016-A-1: Elevate Aphelocoma californica woodhouseii to species rank
2016-A-2: Adopt "Whitestart" as the English surname of species of the genus Myioborus (SACC 63, SACC 171)
2016-A-3: Lump Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea and Hoary Redpoll A. hornemanni into a single species
2016-A-4: Revise generic assignments of woodpeckers in the genus Picoides
2016-A-5: Split Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra into two species
2016-A-6: Split Rufous-naped Wood-Rail Aramides albiventris from Grey-necked Wood-Rail A. cajaneus
2016-A-7: Move Motacillidae and Prunellidae to the "core passeridans"
2016-A-8: Change the linear sequence of genera in the family Odontophoridae
2016-A-9: Merge Caribbean Coot Fulica caribaea into American Coot F. americana
2016-A-10: Revise the classification of the Caprimulgiformes
2016-A-11a: Split Momotus momota into two or three species (SACC # 412): Recognize lessonii (including coeruliceps) as a separate species from M. momotus or M. subrufescens
2016-A-11b: Split Momotus momota into two or three species (SACC # 412): Recognize subrufescens as a separate species from M. momotus
2016-A-11c: Split Momotus momota into two or three species (SACC # 412): Recognize coeruliceps as a separate species from M. lessonii