As most people would be aware, Birds Australia has
recently adopted the species list set down in Christidis and Boles 2008
("Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds") as its working
Checklist.
On the assumption that COG will likewise follow
suit in due course, a number of changes to COG'S Checklist will become
necessary. These changes will reflect differences between the present COG
Checklist (which is available on the COG website) and either the English Name or
the Scientific Name or in some cases both names, as used in Christidis and
Boles.
The COG Checklist has a main listing of 282
species, with a further 38 species included in a supplementary list. The changes
in Christidis and Boles affect 49 species (17%) on the main list and 7 (18%) on
the supplementary list.
In case it is of some use or interest, I
have listed below the changes that will become needed when COG
also adopts Christidis and Boles 2008 as the basis for its Checklist of the
Birds of the Austalian Capital Territory.
Regards,
Bruce
PS For those who don't have the book, the full
Christidis and Boles species list is now available for download from the Birds
Australia website.
Name in COG
Checklist |
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Name in Christidis
& Boles 2008 |
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English
Name |
Scientific Name |
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English Name |
Scientific Name |
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Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
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Northern Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Darter |
Anhinga melanogaster |
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Australasian Darter |
Anhinga novaehollandiae |
Little Pied Cormorant |
Phalocrocorax melanoleucos |
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Little Pied Cormorant |
Microcarbo melanoleucos |
Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
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Eastern Great Egret |
Ardea modesta |
Nankeen Night Heron |
Nycticorax caledonicus |
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Nankeen Night-Heron |
Nycticorax caledonicus |
Little Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
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Australian Little Bittern |
Ixobrychus dubius |
Collared Sparrowhawk |
Accipter cirrhocephalus |
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Collared Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter cirrocephalus |
Lewin's Rail * |
Rallus pectoralis |
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Lewin's Rail |
Lewinia pectoralis |
Black-tailed Native-hen * |
Gallinula ventralis |
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Black-tailed Native-hen |
Tribonyx ventralis |
Painted Button-quail |
Turnix varia |
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Painted Button-quail |
Turnix varius |
Painted Snipe * |
Rostratula benghalensis |
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Australian Painted Snipe |
Rostratula australis |
Silver Gull |
Larus novaehollandiae |
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Silver Gull |
Chroicocephalus
novaehollandiae |
Gull-billed Tern * |
Sterna nilotica |
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Gull-billed Tern |
Gelochelidon nilotica |
Caspian Tern * |
Sterna caspia |
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Caspian Tern |
Hydroprogne caspia |
Peaceful Dove |
Geopelia placida |
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Peaceful Dove |
Geopelia striata |
Wonga Pigeon |
Leucosarcia melanoleuca |
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Wonga Pigeon |
Leucosarcia picata |
Superb Fruit-Dove * |
Ptilinotus superbus |
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Superb Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus superbus |
Galah |
Cacatua roseicapilla |
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Galah |
Eolophus roseicapillus |
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo * |
Cacatua leadbeateri |
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Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
Lophochroa leadbeateri |
Pallid Cuckoo |
Cuculus pallidus |
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Pallid Cuckoo |
Cacomantis pallidus |
Black-eared Cuckoo * |
Chrysococcyx osculans |
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Black-eared Cuckoo |
Chalcites osculans |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx basalis |
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Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo |
Chalcites basalis |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx lucidus |
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Shining Bronze-Cuckoo |
Chalcites lucidus |
Common Koel |
Eudynamis scolopacea |
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Eastern Koel |
Eudynamys orientalis |
Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
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Eastern Barn Owl |
Tyto javanica |
Azure Kingfisher * |
Alcedo azurea |
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Azure Kingfisher |
Ceyx azureus |
Red-backed Kingfisher * |
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia |
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Red-backed Kingfisher |
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius |
Sacred Kingfisher |
Todiramphus sancta |
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Sacred Kingfisher |
Todiramphus sanctus |
White-throated Gerygone |
Gerygone olivacea |
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White-throated Gerygone |
Gerygone albogularis |
Regent Honeyeater |
Xanthomyza phrygia |
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Regent Honeyeater |
Anthochaera phrygia |
Crescent Honeyeater |
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera |
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Crescent Honeyeater |
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus |
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater * |
Phylidonyris melanops |
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Tawny-crowned Honeyeater |
Glyciphila melanops |
Black Honeyeater * |
Certhionyx niger |
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Black Honeyeater |
Sugomel niger |
White-fronted Chat |
Ephthianura albifrons |
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White-fronted Chat |
Epthianura albifrons |
Scarlet Robin |
Petroica multicolor |
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Scarlet Robin |
Petroica boodang |
Grey Fantail |
Rhipidura fuliginosa |
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Grey Fantail |
Rhipidura albiscapa |
Australian Magpie |
Gymnorhina tibicen |
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Australian Magpie |
Cracticus tibicen |
Singing Bushlark * |
Mirafra javanica |
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Horsfield's Bushlark |
Mirafra javanica |
Skylark |
Alauda arvensis |
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Eurasian Skylark |
Alauda arvensis |
Richard's Pipit |
Anthus novaeseelandiae |
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Australasian Pipit |
Anthus novaeseelandiae |
European Greenfinch |
Carduelis chloris |
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Common Greenfinch |
Chloris chloris |
White-backed Swallow * |
Cheramoeca leucosternus |
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White-backed
Swallow |
Cheramoeca leucosterna |
Tree Martin |
Hirundo nigricans |
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Tree Martin |
Petrochelidon nigricans |
Fairy Martin |
Hirundo ariel |
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Fairy Martin |
Petrochelidon ariel |
Clamorous Reed-Warbler |
Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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Australian Reed-Warbler |
Acrocephalus australis |
Rufous Songlark |
Cinclorhamphus mathewsi |
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Rufous Songlark |
Cincloramphus mathewsi |
Brown Songlark |
Cinclorhamphus cruralis |
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Brown Songlark |
Cincloramphus cruralis |
Song Thrush * |
Turdus philomelas |
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Song Thrush |
Turdus philomelos |
Common Myna |
Acridotheres tristis |
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Common Myna |
Sturnus tristis |
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Supplementary
List |
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King Quail * |
Coturnix chinensis |
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King Quail |
Excalfactoria chinensis |
Wedge-tailed Shearwater * |
Puffinus pacificus |
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater |
Ardenna pacifica |
Osprey * |
Pandion haliaetus |
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Eastern Osprey |
Pandion cristatus |
Grey-tailed Tattler * |
Heteroscelus brevipes |
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Grey-tailed Tattler |
Tringa brevipes |
Spotted Turtle-Dove |
Streptopelia chinensis |
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Spotted Dove |
Streptopelia chinensis |
Barbary Dove * |
Streptopelia risoria |
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Barbary Dove |
Streptopelia roseogrisea |
Spotted Bowerbird * |
Chlamydera maculata |
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Spotted Bowerbird |
Ptilonorhynchus
maculatus |
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