AOU Committee on Classification and Nomenclature (North & Middle America)
2014 Proposals
Proposals must receive a 2/3 positive vote by committee members to pass. Proposals and votes may be subject to change pending further data or discussion. Thus, the outcome of proposals is not final until published in the annual supplement to the
Check-list of North American Birds.
- 2014-A-1: Transfer Spinus notatus, S. xanthrogastrus, and S. cucullatus to Sporagra (SACC # 488) - FAILED
- 2014-A-2: Transfer Spinus psaltria, S. lawrencei, and S. tristis to Astragalinus or to Sporagra - FAILED
- 2014-A-3: Split the Variable Seedeater Sporophila americana (SACC # 287) - PASSED
- 2014-A-4: Replace the family name Megaluridae with Locustellidae - PASSED
- 2014-A-5: Elevate Rallus longirostris crepitans, R. l. obsoletus, and Rallus elegans tenuirostris to species rank - PASSED
- 2014-A-6: Split Guadalupe Junco Junco insularis from Dark-eyed Junco J. hyemalis - PASSED
- 2014-A-7: Change the English names of Chlorospingus species from
“Bush-Tanager” to “Chlorospingus” (SACC # 579) - PASSED
- 2014-A-8: Divide Aratinga into four genera (SACC # 578) - PASSED
- 2014-A-9: Lump Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha and R. terrisi into a single species - FAILED
- 2014-A-10: Split Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis into three species - PASSED
- 2014-B-1: Split the Cuban Parrot (Amazona leucocephala) complex into multiple species - FAILED
- 2014-B-2: Add Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari to the main list - PASSED
- 2014-B-3: Add Lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola to the main list - PASSED
- 2014-B-4: Transfer Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) from the main list to the Appendix - FAILED
- 2014-B-5: Transfer Yellow-winged Cacique (Cacicus melanicterus) to Cassiculus - PASSED
- 2014-B-6: Split Gymnopithys leucaspis into two species (SACC # 587) - PASSED
- 2014-B-7: Split Pyrrhura roseifrons, lucianii, and amazonum from P. picta (SACC # 306, SACC # 403) - PASSED
- 2014-B-8: Revise the linear sequence of species in the genus Saltator (SACC # 593) - PASSED
- 2014-B-9: Revise the linear sequence of species in the genus Dendrocincla (SACC # 597) - PASSED
- 2014-B-10: Revise the classification of Automolus and relatives (SACC # 601) - PASSED
- 2014-B-11: Split Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) from Common Stonechat (S. torquatus) - FAILED
- 2014-B-12: Revise the generic assignments of several introduced estrildids - PASSED
- 2014-B-13: Eliminate Trogoninae (New World Trogons) as a subfamily of the Trogonidae - FAILED
- 2014-B-14: Remove hyphens from English names of the “Black-Hawks" (SACC # 515) - PASSED
- 2014-C-1: Add Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata to the main list - PASSED
- 2014-C-2: Change the type locality of Craveri’s Murrelet - PASSED
- 2014-C-3: Adopt a new classification for the Quail-Doves (Columbidae) - PASSED
- 2014-C-4: Revise the taxonomy and linear sequence for species of Sporophila and Oryzoborus (SACC # 604, SACC # 605) - PASSED
- 2014-C-5: Split Ninox japonica from Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata and adopt the English name Northern Boobook - PASSED
- 2014-C-6: Add Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita to the main list - PASSED
- 2014-C-7: Change the English name of Lonchura punctulata from Nutmeg Mannikin to Scaly-breasted Munia - PASSED
- 2014-C-8: Split the Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta into two or three species: (a) split cauta/steadi from salvini/eremita (SACC # 155); (b) split salvini from eremita (SACC # 255) - PASSED
- 2014-C-9: Split Toxostoma palmeri from Curve-billed Thrasher T. curvirostre - FAILED
