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2014 Proposals

Proposals 2014-A

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  • 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

Proposals 2014-B

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  • 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

Proposals 2014-C

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  • 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