NAMES >> Index

1. Raptor families Cathartidae, Accipitridae, Sagittariidae, and Pandiondae are in the Order "Accipitriformes" because falcons (Falconidae) are separated as the Order Falconiformes (Hackett et al. 2008)
2. SACC elevates the New World Vultures (Cathartidae) to a separate order, the Cathartiformes
3. RESTORE: Secretarybird to a monotypic family Sagittariidae in accord with the Tree of Life phylogeny (Hackett et al. 2008)
4. RESTORE: Ospreys to the family Pandionidae in accord with the Tree of Life phylogeny (Hackett et al. 2008)
5. Pandion cristatus is split from P. haliaetus (Wink et al. 2004a, Christidis & Boles 2008)
6. Chondrohierax wilsonii is split from C. uncinatus based morphological differences and modest mtDNA divergence (BLI; Stotz et al. 1996); NACC 207-B-4 is split 5/5
7. Pernis steerei is split from P. celebensis (Gamauf & Harring 2005, Collar 2007)
8. Yellow-billed Kite is genetically divergent and split from Black Kite (Johnson et al. 2005; IOC advisor consensus)
9. CHANGE: English name of Haliaeetus sanfordi to Sanford's Sea Eagle (Gregory 2009)
10. MOVE: White-headed Vulture from Aegypius to Trigonoceps (Dickinson 2003, Sinclair & Ryan 2003, BLI)
11. MOVE: Lappet-faced Vulture from Aegypius to Torgos (Dickinson 2003, Sinclair & Ryan 2003, BLI)
12. CHANGE: English name of Spilornis minimus from Nicobar Serpent Eagle to Central Nicobar Serpent Eagle with split of S. klossi
13. Spilornis klossi is split from S. minimus (Ferguson-Lees & Christie 2001, Dickinson 2003, Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).
14. The Madagascar Serpent Eagle is not a real serpent eagle but is related to Gypaetus and Gypohierax (McGrady et al 2010)
15. Circus spilothorax is split from Eastern Marsh Harrier C. spilonotus (Simmons 2000, Ferguson-Lees & Christie 2005)
16. CHANGE: English name of Circus maillardi from Malagasy Marsh Harrier to Reunion Harrier with split of C.macroceles
17. Circus macrosceles is split from C.maillardi (Simmons 2000); recognized by BLI
18. Accipiter hiogaster is split from A. novaehollandiae (Ferguson-Lees & Christie 2001, Christidis & Boles 2008)
19. CHANGE: English name of Accipiter brachyurus to New Britain Sparrowhawk (Gregory 2009)
20. We follow Ferguson-Lees and Christie (2005) in splitting Accipiter chionogaster from A.striatus
21. Accipiter chilensis is split from A.bicolor (Jaramillo 2003); SACC needs proposal
22. Buteogallus anthracinus includes the Mangrove Black Hawk B. subtilus as a subspecies (Clark 2007, SACC, NACC)
23. Buteogallus gundlachii is now split from B. anthracinus (Wiley & Garrido 2005; AOU 2007)
24. CORRECT English name of Buteo nitidis to be inclusive of NA and SA ssp
25. Buteo polyosoma includes B. exsul and also B. poecilochrous, currently recognized by some but which SACC treats as conspecific
26. Buteo japonicus is split from B.buteo (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Lerner et al. 2008)
27. Himalayan Buzzard is split from B.buteo ((Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Lerner et al. 2008); correct species name is burmanicus not refectus(Penhallurik & Dickinson, 2008)
28. Socotra Buzzard is split from B. buteo (Porter & Kirwan 2010)
29. CHANGE: English name of Buteo lagopus from "Roughleg", suggested as a fair compromise, to Rough-legged Buzzard
30. Archer's Buzzard is split from Augur Buzzard (Riesing et al 2003, HBW 2, cf Clark et al 2003)
31. Philippine Eagle is distantly related to serpent eagles, not harpy eagles as previously thought (McGrady et al 2010)
32. Tawny Eagle includes Indian Tawny Eagle Aquila vindhiana treated by some as full species (Ferguson-Lees et al 2005)
33. CHANGE: English name of Aqulia heliaca from "Asian Imperial Eagle" to more widely used "Eastern Imperial Eagle"
34. Move Cassin's Hawk-Eagle from Spizaetus to Aquila (Haring et al. 2007); note gender agreement
35. Move Bonelli's Eagle from Hieraaetus to Aquila (Helbig 2005, Lerner & Mindell 2005; Bunce et al 2005); note gender change
36. Move African Hawk-Eagle from Hieraaetus to Aquila (Helbig 2005, Lerner & Mindell 2005; Bunce et al 2005)
37. Move Wahlberg's Eagle from Aquila to Hieraaetus (Helbig 2005, Lerner & Mindell 2005); retain Hieraaetus from Aquila contra BOU.
38. Hieraaetus weiskei is split from H.morphnoides (Bunce et al. 2005, Lerner & Mindell 2005, Gjershaug et al 2009, BLI); change English name from New Guinea Hawk-Eagle to Pygmy Eagle per Gjershaug et al 2009, Gregory in litt.
39. Separate Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle from Hieraaetus into its own genus Lophotriorchis (Haring et al. 2007)
40. Separate Old World species of Spizaetus into Nisaetus (Helbig et al. 2005, Haring et al. 2007)
41. Nisaetus cirrhatus includes limnaeetus, andamanensis, vanheurni as a subspecies (Haring et al. 2007, McGrady et al 2010)
42. Nisaetus (Spizaetus) kelaarti is split from N. nipalensis (Haring et al. 2007, Gjershaug et al. 2008)
43. Nisaetus pinskeri is split from N.philippensis (Haring et al. 2007, Gamauf et al. 2005ab; cf BLI)
44. Spizastur now merged into Spizaetus (Helbig et al 2005, Haring et al 2007, SACC 233)
45. Oroaetus now merged into Spizaetus (Helbig et al 2005, Haring et al 2007, SACC 233)
46. The Falconidae are not members of the Accipitriformes, but a separate lineage and Order more closely related to parrots and in turn the Passeriformes (Hackett et al. 2008). Will resequence in the future.
47. Falco rupicolus is split from F.tinnunculus (Sinclair & Ryan 2003, Hockey, Dean & Ryan, eds. 2005)