Storm-Petrels - Proposed split into two families

[Carl Clifford <>]

Thanks for the heads up on that site , Michael. Looks pretty useful.

Carl Clifford


> On 16 Dec 2014, at 1:44 pm, Michael Ramsey <> wrote:
> 
> This is already known if you follow pages such as below: 
> 
> http://jboyd.net/Taxo/fam_index.html
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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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