Yes it is on http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/proposed-splits/
On 18 June 2017 at 22:05, John Tongue <> wrote:
> Not appearing yet as a proposed split on their website.
>
>
> > On 18 Jun 2017, at 8:17 PM, Frank O'Connor <>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I notice that the IOC (as of June 9th) is considering the split of
> Purple-backed Fairywren (Malurus assimilis) from Variegated Fairywren
> (Malurus lamberti).
> >
> > I would assume that 'dulcis' and 'rogersi' and 'bernieri' would be part
> of 'assimilis'?
> >
> > I am a little surprised. I thought that 'dulcis' and 'rogersi' were the
> very different ones, and I hadn't thought that 'assimilis' was regarded as
> being with them. The females of 'dulcis' and 'rogersi' are quite different.
> >
> > Apparently this is based on a paper by McLean et al. 2017. I haven't
> read the paper.
> >
> >
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