South American Classification Committee
(American Ornithologists' Union)
PROPOSAL ROSTER:
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 (#100+)
Link to: Proposal Tracking Chart (#1-99)
A. Proposals that have passed:
1. To elevate Rhynchotus maculicollis to species rank (Remsen). PASSED
2. To change Galapagos Storm-Petrel to Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel (Remsen). PASSED
3. To change Olivaceous Cormorant to Neotropic Cormorant (Remsen). PASSED
4. To 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. To 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 taczanowski 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. (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 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. (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. (Mort Isler) PASSED
95. Split Avocettula from Anthracothorax. (Stiles) PASSED
97. Change English name of Amazilia edward. (Rich Hoyer) PASSED
98. Delete the family Coerebidae. (Remsen) PASSED
109. Change English name of Columba livia. (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 hyperrynchus 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. (Remsen) PASSED
132. Merge Dendrocolaptide 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 (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 (Zimmer) PASSED
157. Change English name of Notharchus macrorhynchos (Zimmer) PASSED
158. Change English name of Notharchus hyperrhynchus (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
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)
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)
201. Resurrect genus Helicolestes for Rostrhamus hamatus (Joe Tobias) PASSED (1 June 06)
205. Change English names of Phaethornis longirostris and P. superciliosus (Stiles) PASSED (1 June 06)
207. Add Falco tinnunculus to Main List (Pacheco) PASSED (7 June 06)
B. Proposals that were rejected:
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 lawrenceii 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 Englsh 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 defillipiana 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. (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
100. Change English name of Anisognathus melanogenys. (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
101. Change English name of Tangara viridicollis. (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
102. Change English name of Tangara argyrofenges. (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. (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. (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
107. Change English name of Metriopelia morenoi. (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
108. Change English name of Leptotila megalura. (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. (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
130. Change English name of Cistothorus platensis. (Remsen) DID NOT PASS
131. Change English name of Microcerculus marginatus. (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
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 (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
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
194. Change English name of the Schiffornis (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
C. Proposals pending:
147. Recognize Eriocnemis sapphiropygia as a species separate from E. luciani (Stiles)
169. Recognize Caprimulgus heterurus as a separate species from C. parvulus (John Penhallurick)
180. Merge Sternoclyta and Hylonympha into Eugenes (Stiles)
184. Change English name of Cnipodectes subbrunneus (Thomas Donegan)
186. Merge Limnoctites into Cranioleuca (Remsen)
187. Change English name of Neopipo cinnamomea (Thomas Donegan)
192. Split Ardenna from Puffinus (John Penhallurick)
197. Recognize Aratinga pintoi as a valid species (Daniel Zimberlin)
198. Transfer Philydor dimidiatum to the genus Syndactyla (Robbins & Zimmer)
199. Remove hyphen in the English name "Violet-ear" (Thomas Donegan)
200. New genus name, Procacicus, for Cacicus solitarius (Rosendo Fraga)
202. Resurrect genus Pipromorpha (Thomas Donegan)
203. Recognize Politoptila clementsi (Daniel Zimberlin)
208. Add Gallinula angulata to Main List (Pacheco)
209. Split Crypturellus columbianus from C. erythropus (Thomas Donegan)
210. Split Crypturellus idoneus from C. erythropus (Thomas Donegan)
211. Split Crypturellus saltuarius from C. erythropus (Thomas Donegan)
212. Split Gypopsitta from Pionopsitta (Remsen)
213. Change linear sequence in Gypopsitta (Remsen)
214. Remove hyphen from English name "Painted-Snipe" (Nycticryphes) (Thomas Donegan)
215. Add hyphen to English name "Softtail" (Thripophaga) (Thomas Donegan)
216. Remove hyphen from English name "Bamboo-wren" (Psilorhamphus) (Thomas Donegan)
217. Remove hyphen from English name "Crescent-chest" (Melanopareia) (Thomas Donegan)
218: Add hyphen to English name "Antthrush" (Formicarius and Chamaeza) (Thomas Donegan)
219. Split Thryothorus (F. Keith Barker)
220. Merge Nesomimus into Mimus (Remsen)
221. Change linear sequence in South American Mimus (Remsen)
222. Split Atlapetes nigrifrons from A. latinuchus (Thomas Donegan)
223. Change name of Bahia Spinetail from Synallaxis cinereus to S. whitneyi (Remsen)
224. Change English name of Brotogeris versicolurus (Remsen)
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Link to: Proposal Tracking Chart (#100+)
Link to: Proposal Tracking Chart (#1-99)
Link to: main SACC list
Mort Isler's query on English names.
(and additional comments from Kevin Zimmer, Steve Hilty, and Joe
Tobias)