Talk:List of birds of Virginia

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Craigthebirder in topic August 2021 revision

July 6, 2020 revisions

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Because of the large number of changes necessitated by the update to the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds which the American Ornithological Society published on June 30, 2020, the revisions to this article are presented here rather than in a long series of edit summaries. Changes are per the AOS unless otherwise noted.

  • Revise the references, counts, and text in the introduction.
  • Add 2 species per VARCOM.
  • Revise 1 genus.
  • Revise multiple families' common names per Clements.
  • Revise the sequence of species in family Phasiannidae (Pheasants, grouse, and allies).
  • Revise the sequence of species in genus Selasphorus (Hummingbirds).
  • Revise the sequence of species in family Rallidae (Rails, gallinules, and coots).
  • Revise the sequence of families in order Suliformes.
  • Revise the sequence of species in family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and shags).

Craigthebirder (talk) 20:00, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

August 2021 revision

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These are the changes made to update this list to the 2021 Check-list of North and Middle American Birds published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS) on June 29, 2021.

  • Revise the sequence of families in Order Passeriformes.
  • Split mew gull into common gull and short-billed gull and revise entries accordingly.
  • Revise the binomials of two cormorant species.
  • Revise the specific epithet of crested caracara.
  • Revise the genus and position of ruby-crowned kinglet.
  • Revise text, counts, and references as appropriate.

Craigthebirder (talk) 16:07, 12 August 2021 (UTC)Reply