Taxonomic Swap 116027 (Guardado el 27/10/2022)

Genetic divergence between Cape Lark and Agulhas Lark is rather shallow (and indeed, both species also are very little divergent from Eastern Long-billed Lark Certhilauda semitorquata) (Alström et al. 2013). With the caveat that there are few available audio recordings, vocalizations of the two also seem to be essentially identical (Boesman 2016). Therefore Agulhas Lark is lumped into Cape Lark.
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/updates-corrections-october-2022/

Añadido por rjq en 26 de octubre de 2022 a las 08:42 AM | Resuelto por rjq en 27 de octubre de 2022
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Anotado por rjq hace más de un año

This is sure to be an unpopular decision!

Anotado por tonyrebelo hace más de un año

Indeed. Clements/eBird are following IUCN/Birdlife here https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22735878/95119860, and also for the Benguela/Karoo lump. Though BLSA still recognise both - not sure why they differ? I guess from a recording perspective it makes little difference as observers can still record the taxon, just as a subspecies not a species

Anotado por rjq hace más de un año

PS the only other species level change that affects Southern Africa is a lump of Eurasian and African Reed Warblers

Anotado por rjq hace más de un año

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