Opinions from S. L. Olson 1975

  • 'Aegialitis sanctaehelenae belongs to Aegialitis' according to Harting 1873
  • 'Aegialitis sanctaehelenae is recombined as Charadrius sanctaehelenae'
  • 'Anous belongs to Laridae'
  • 'Anous tenuirostris belongs to Anous' according to Temminck 1873
  • 'Atagen ariel belongs to Atagen' according to Gray 1845
  • 'Atagen ariel is recombined as Fregata ariel'
  • 'Atlantisia belongs to Rallidae'
  • 'Bulweria belongs to Procellariidae'
  • 'Bulweria bifax belongs to Bulweria'
  • 'Charadriidae belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Charadrius belongs to Charadriidae'
  • 'Columbidae belongs to Columbiformes'
  • 'Cuculidae belongs to Cuculiformes'
  • 'Dysmoropelia belongs to Columbidae'
  • 'Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos belongs to Dysmoropelia'
  • 'Fregata belongs to Fregatidae'
  • 'Fregatidae belongs to Pelecaniformes'
  • 'Fulica chloropus is recombined as Gallinula chloropus'
  • 'Gallinula belongs to Rallidae'
  • 'Gygis belongs to Laridae'
  • 'Laridae belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Larus belongs to Laridae'
  • 'Nannococcyx belongs to Cuculidae'
  • 'Nannococcyx psix belongs to Nannococcyx'
  • 'Oceanitidae belongs to Procellariiformes'
  • 'Oceanodroma belongs to Oceanitidae'
  • 'Pelagodroma belongs to Oceanitidae'
  • 'Pelecanus leucogaster belongs to Pelecanus' according to Boddaert 1783
  • 'Pelecanus leucogaster is recombined as Sula leucogaster'
  • 'Pelecanus minor belongs to Pelecanus' according to Gmelin 1789
  • 'Pelecanus minor is recombined as Fregata minor'
  • 'Pelecanus sula belongs to Pelecanus' according to Linnaeus 1766
  • 'Pelecanus sula is recombined as Sula sula'
  • 'Phaethon belongs to Phaethontidae'
  • 'Phaethon aethereus belongs to Phaethon'
  • 'Phaethontidae belongs to Pelecaniformes'
  • 'Porzana belongs to Rallidae'
  • 'Procellaria grisea is recombined as Puffinus griseus'
  • 'Procellaria marina is recombined as Pelagodroma marina'
  • 'Procellariidae belongs to Procellariiformes'
  • 'Pterodroma belongs to Procellariidae'
  • 'Pterodroma rupinarum belongs to Pterodroma'
  • 'Puffinus belongs to Procellariidae'
  • 'Puffinus lherminieri belongs to Puffinus'
  • 'Rallidae belongs to Gruiformes'
  • 'Sterna belongs to Laridae'
  • 'Sterna alba is recombined as Gygis alba'
  • 'Sterna alba belongs to Sterna' according to Sparman 1786
  • 'Sterna fuscata belongs to Sterna' according to Linnaeus 1766
  • 'Sterna stolida is recombined as Anous stolidus'
  • 'Sula belongs to Sulidae'
  • 'Sula dactylatra belongs to Sula'
  • 'Sulidae belongs to Pelecaniformes'
  • 'Thalassidroma castro is recombined as Oceanodroma castro'
  • 'Upupa belongs to Upupidae'
  • 'Upupa antaios belongs to Upupa'
  • 'Upupidae belongs to Coraciiformes'