The MOU checklist has been updated to correspond with the taxonomic
order of the AOS checklist.
(This is done once/year to keep up with AOU/AOS)
The only change is
Change McCown's Longspur to Thick-billed Longspur
Some species have been moved. Kim Eckert reports:
- Calliope Hummingbird before Rufous
- gallinaceous birds now: Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse, Spruce Grouse,
Willow Ptarmigan, Rock Ptarmigan, Sharp-tailed Gouse, Greater
Prairie-Chicken, Gray Partridge, Ring-necked Pheasant
- rails, etc now: King Rail, Virginia Rail, Sora, Common Gallinule,
American Coot, Purple Gallinule, Yellow Rail, Black Rail
- frigatebirds before cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant before Neotropic
- Black Vulture before Turkey Vulture
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David Cahlander da...@cahlander.com Burnsville MN 952-894-5910
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