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'