Family level
1 family disappears - Dendrocolaptidae
2 new families - Sapayaoidae and Urocynchramidae
There are some sequence changes. Stercorariidae, Pittidae and Acanthisittidae have been moved to new
places in the sequence.
Total number of families is now 203
Familylist
Species level
The 3 species in Dendrocolaptidae are now included in Furnariidae. Dohrn's Flycatcher moves from
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers) to Timaliidae (Babblers) and changes name to Dohrn's
Thrush-Babbler. The 5 Euphonia and the 1 Chlorophonia species on stamp move from Thraupidae to
Fringillidae. This move was presented on the Ibis website, but had not been implemented by me.
Przevalski's Rosefinch has been removed from Emberizidae and placed in a family of it’s own,
Urocynchramidae.
Total number of familymoves for bird species on stamp is 11.
Familymoveslist
Namechanges
There are 18 new English names in this list. 3 of them are there because I had incorrect names in my
database. 9 of them due to Sao Tome now spelt São Tomé.
Newenglishlist
107 bird species on stamp have new scientific name. A great majority is due to new spelling caused
by gender change.
Newscientificlist
Some 300 bird species on stamp have been moved to a new place in the taxonomic sequence within
their family. The greatest changes are in Shorebirds, Terns, Barbets, Toucans, Cotingas, Manakins,
Tyrant Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Wagtails and Pipits, Sylvia-warblers, Weavers and Allies.
Newsequencelist
2 of our bird species on stamp are not listed as species in Clements 6. Black-backed Wagtail
Motacilla lugens (China (Taiwan) 1991 Taiwan stream birds, Korea, North 1965 Korean birds) has been
lumped and is now a subspecies to White Wagtail M alba. Indonesia’s recent Wattled Smoky Honeyeater
Melipotes carolae is not included, probably because it has not yet been described in a scientific
journal. I’ll include it as a personal update to my Clements 6 list.
Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa becomes Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa and New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa. I shall list Norfolk’s and Vanuatu’s grey fantails as Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa and New Zealand’s fantails as New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa.
Micronesia’s Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus should have been identified as Horsfield’s Cuckoo
Cuculus horsfieldi. In Clements 6 this bird changes English and scientific name and becomes
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus. This is the cuckoo on the Micronesia stamp. Cuculus saturatus,
now called Himalayan Cuckoo, is no longer on stamp.
2415 species on stamp change Clements species number.
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