Opinions from J. C. Balouet and S. L. Olson 1989

  • 'Accipiter efficax belongs to Accipiter'
  • 'Accipiter quartus belongs to Accipiter'
  • 'Aegotheles savesi belongs to Aegotheles'
  • 'Anas gracilis belongs to Anas'
  • 'Caloenas canacorum belongs to Caloenas'
  • 'Carpophaga goliath is recombined as Ducula goliath'
  • 'Charadrius dominicus is recombined as Pluvialis dominica'
  • 'Charadrius mongolus belongs to Charadrius'
  • 'Columba holosericea is recombined as Drepanoptila holosericea'
  • 'Columba indica is recombined as Chalcophaps indica'
  • 'Columba vitiensis belongs to Columba'
  • 'Cuculus taitensis is recombined as Urodynamis taitensis'
  • 'Falco peregrinus belongs to Falco'
  • 'Fulica porphyrio is recombined as Porphyrio porphyrio'
  • 'Gallicolumba longitarsus belongs to Gallicolumba'
  • 'Gallinula tenebrosa belongs to Gallinula'
  • 'Gallirallus lafresnayanus is recombined as Tricholimnas lafresnayanus'
  • 'Halcyon sanctus [misspelled as Halcyon sancta] belongs to Halcyon'
  • 'Hirundo esculenta is recombined as Collocalia esculenta'
  • 'Macropteryx spodiopygius is recombined as Collocalia spodiopygia'
  • 'Megapodius molistructor belongs to Megapodius'
  • 'Perdix varia is recombined as Turnix varia'
  • 'Porphyrio kukwiedei belongs to Porphyrio'
  • 'Procellaria rostrata is recombined as Pterodroma rostrata'
  • 'Rallus philippensis is recombined as Gallirallus philippensis'
  • 'Rallus tabuensis is recombined as Porzana tabuensis'
  • 'Rhynochetos orarius belongs to Rhynochetos'
  • 'Strix alba is recombined as Tyto alba'
  • 'Strix novaeseelandiae is recombined as Ninox novaeseelandiae'
  • 'Sylviornis belongs to Megapodiidae'
  • 'Sylviornis neocaledoniae belongs to Sylviornis' according to Poplin 1980
  • 'Sylviornis neocaledoniae belongs to Sylviornis'
  • 'Tyto letocarti belongs to Tyto'