Opinions from N. A. Smith 2011

  • 'Aethia belongs to Aethiini'
  • 'Aethiini belongs to Fraterculinae'
  • 'Alca belongs to Alcini'
  • 'Alca impennis is recombined as Pinguinus impennis'
  • 'Alca lomvia is recombined as Uria lomvia'
  • 'Alca torda belongs to Alca'
  • 'Alcidae belongs to Panalcidae'
  • 'Alcini belongs to Alcinae'
  • 'Alcodes is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Alcodes ulnulus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Anous belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Bartramia belongs to Scolopacidae'
  • 'Brachyramphus belongs to Alcinae'
  • 'Cepphus belongs to Alcinae'
  • 'Cepphus columba belongs to Cepphus' according to Pallas 1811
  • 'Cepphus columba belongs to Cepphus'
  • 'Cerorhinca belongs to Fraterculini'
  • 'Charadriiformes belongs to Aves'
  • 'Charadrius belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Chlidonias belongs to Sternidae'
  • 'Colymbus aalge belongs to Colymbus' according to Pontoppidan 1763
  • 'Colymbus aalge is recombined as Uria aalge'
  • 'Creagrus belongs to Laridae'
  • 'Cursorius belongs to Glareolidae'
  • 'Fratercula belongs to Fraterculini'
  • 'Fraterculinae belongs to Alcidae'
  • 'Fraterculini belongs to Fraterculinae'
  • 'Glareola belongs to Glareolidae'
  • 'Glareolidae belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Gygis belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Hydrophasianus belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Laridae belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Larus belongs to Laridae'
  • 'Mancalla belongs to Mancallinae'
  • 'Mancalla californiensis belongs to Mancalla'
  • 'Mancalla emlongi is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Mancalla lucasi belongs to Mancalla'
  • 'Mancalla milleri is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Mancalla vegrandis belongs to Mancalla'
  • 'Mancallidae was reranked as the subfamily Mancallinae and belongs to Panalcidae'
  • 'Miomancalla belongs to Mancallinae'
  • 'Miomancalla howardi belongs to Miomancalla'
  • 'Numenius belongs to Scolopacidae'
  • 'Pagophila belongs to Laridae'
  • 'Panalcidae belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Phaetusa belongs to Sternidae'
  • 'Plautus alle is recombined as Alle alle'
  • 'Pliolunda diegense is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Praemancalla is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Praemancalla lagunensis belongs to Praemancalla' according to Howard 1966
  • 'Praemancalla lagunensis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Praemancalla wetmorei is recombined as Miomancalla wetmorei'
  • 'Ptychoramphus belongs to Aethiini'
  • 'Rhinoptilus belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Rhodostethia belongs to Laridae'
  • 'Rissa belongs to Laridae'
  • 'Rynchops belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Scolopacidae belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Stercorariidae belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Stercorarius belongs to Stercorariidae'
  • 'Sterna belongs to Sternidae'
  • 'Sterninae was reranked as the family Sternidae and belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Sternula belongs to Sternidae'
  • 'Stiltia belongs to Glareolidae'
  • 'Synthliboramphus belongs to Alcinae'
  • 'Tryngites belongs to Scolopacidae'
  • 'Uria belongs to Alcini'
  • 'Xema belongs to Laridae'