Storm-Petrels - Proposed split into two families

[Michael Ramsey <>]

This is already known if you follow pages such as below: 

http://jboyd.net/Taxo/fam_index.html

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> On 16 Dec 2014, at 13:27, "Frank O'Connor" <> wrote:
> 
> 
> I just looked up the IOC web site worldbirdnames.org and it looks like the 
> storm-petrels will be split into two families in the next version 5.1 due in 
> early 2015.
> 
> Hydrobatidae - northern storm-petrels
> Oceanitidae - southern storm-petrels
> 
> Not exactly certain where each genus will fall, but I guess we will find out 
> in 2015.
> 
> 
> 
> For those interested in families, it looks like Swallow-tailed Cotinga will 
> be put back into Cotingidae (it was previously indeterminate)
> 
> 
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