Date: 10/22/26 4:13 pm From: Kent Fiala (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Name changes to the Bird lists of NC and SC, based on 67th AOS Supplement
Good catch on Harry's part to pick up the name change for Painted Whitestart, I had missed that in my post.
There is another difference between Clements and AOS that is worth mentioning. People are divided, I think I might say bitterly divided, over hyphens in bird names. The AOS uses hyphens like any sensible person would do, so for example Eastern Warbling-Vireo and the new Eastern Marsh-Wren are hyphenated. Not so in Clements, which has Eastern Warbling Vireo and Eastern Marsh Wren.
Kent Fiala
On 10/22/2026 6:18 PM, Harry LeGrand (via carolinabirds Mailing List) wrote: > Folks, > > Here is the line listing of the taxa changes on the 67th Supplement > that will affect the current NC and SC bird lists, as shown on the CBC > Bird Records tab, "List of the birds of the Carolinas". The bold > scientific name and the English/Common name that follows is copied > directly from the AOS checklist. The text after the period are my > comments for what should be edited on the CBC website and Birds of NC > website. These are in the correct taxonomic sequence on the AOS Checklist. > ------------- > > */Numenius phaeopus/* Eurasian Whimbrel. Change this on the NC list > only, NC Subspecies List > > */Numenius hudsonicus/* Hudsonian Whimbrel. Formerly named as > /Numenius phaeopus/ Whimbrel > > */Tringa inornata/* Prairie Willet. Add to the list; new taxon > > */Tringa semipalmata/* Saltmarsh Willet. Formerly named as /Tringa > semipalmata/ Willet > > */Pterodroma deserta/* Desertas Petrel. Formerly named as > /Pterodroma feae /Fea's Petrel > // > */Ardea egretta/* American Egret. Formerly named as /Ardea/ /alba > /Great Egret > > */Nannus hiemalis/* Winter Wren. Formerly named as /Troglodytes > hiemalis/ Winter Wren > > */Cistothorus palustris/* Eastern Marsh-Wren. Formerly named as > /Cistothorus palustris/ Marsh Wren > > */Setophaga aestiva/* Yellow Warbler. Formerly named as /Setophaga > petechia/ Yellow Warbler > > */Myioborus pictus/* Painted Whitestart. Formerly named as > /Myioborus pictus/ Painted Redstart > > ---------------- > > The 67th also has a summary of the linear sequence of species in > genera in the Sittidae (nuthatches), Certhiidae (creepers), > Poliptilidae (gnatcatchers), and Troglodytidae (wrens). I am not > going to check to see if the sequence of the species in that list > differs from what we currently show on the website. We want to get the > revised species names and listing correct, at least first. > > If anyone sees any omissions from the list above, or corrections, let > us know. > > Harry LeGrand > Raleigh
