Opinions from T. H. Worthy 1998
- 'Alauda novaeseelandiae is recombined as Anthus novaeseelandiae'
- 'Anarhynchus frontalis belongs to Anarhynchus'
- 'Anas atrata is recombined as Cygnus atratus'
- 'Anas chlorotis belongs to Anas'
- 'Anas finschi is recombined as Euryanas finschi'
- 'Anas gracilis belongs to Anas'
- 'Anas malacorhynchos is recombined as Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos'
- 'Anas novaeseelandiae is recombined as Aythya novaeseelandiae'
- 'Anas rhynchotis belongs to Anas'
- 'Anas superciliosa belongs to Anas'
- 'Anas variegata is recombined as Tadorna variegata'
- 'Aptenodytes minor is recombined as Eudyptula minor'
- 'Aptornis defossor belongs to Aptornis'
- 'Ardea alba is recombined as Egretta alba'
- 'Athene albifacies is recombined as Sceloglaux albifacies'
- 'Biziura delautouri belongs to Biziura'
- 'Catarrhactes antipodes is recombined as Megadyptes antipodes'
- 'Catharacta skua belongs to Catharacta'
- 'Certhia melanura is recombined as Anthornis melanura'
- 'Charadrius bicinctus belongs to Charadrius'
- 'Charadrius fulvus is recombined as Pluvialis fulva'
- 'Charadrius obscurus belongs to Charadrius'
- 'Cygnus sumnerensis is a subjective synonym of Cygnus atratus'
- 'Circus approximans belongs to Circus'
- 'Circus eylesi belongs to Circus' according to Scarlett 1953
- 'Circus eylesi belongs to Circus'
- 'Columba novaeseelandiae is recombined as Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae'
- 'Colymbus cristatus is recombined as Podiceps cristatus'
- 'Corvus moriorum belongs to Corvus'
- 'Coturnix novaezelandiae belongs to Coturnix'
- 'Cuculus taitensis is recombined as Eudynamys taitensis'
- 'Dinornis crassus is recombined as Emeus crassus'
- 'Dinornis elephantopus is recombined as Pachyornis elephantopus'
- 'Dinornis giganteus belongs to Dinornis'
- 'Diomedea cauta belongs to Diomedea'
- 'Eudyptes pachyrhynchus belongs to Eudyptes'
- 'Falco novaeseelandiae belongs to Falco'
- 'Fringilla carduelis is recombined as Carduelis carduelis'
- 'Fulica porphyrio is recombined as Porphyrio porphyrio'
- 'Fulica prisca belongs to Fulica'
- 'Gallinago aucklandica is recombined as Coenocorypha aucklandica'
- 'Glaucopis cinerea is recombined as Callaeas cinerea'
- 'Haematopus ostralegus belongs to Haematopus'
- 'Haematopus unicolor belongs to Haematopus'
- 'Harpagornis moorei belongs to Harpagornis'
- 'Himantopus novaezelandiae belongs to Himantopus'
- 'Hydrochelidon albostriata is recombined as Sterna albostriata'
- 'Hydrocorax melanoleucos is recombined as Phalacrocorax melanoleucos'
- 'Larus dominicanus belongs to Larus'
- 'Larus parasiticus is recombined as Stercorarius parasiticus'
- 'Malacorhynchus scarletti belongs to Malacorhynchus' according to Olson 1977
- 'Malacorhynchus scarletti belongs to Malacorhynchus'
- 'Meleagris gallopavo belongs to Meleagris'
- 'Mergus australis belongs to Mergus'
- 'Merops novaeseelandiae is recombined as Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae'
- 'Muscicapa ochrocephala is recombined as Mohoua ochrocephala'
- 'Notornis hochstetteri is recombined as Porphyrio hochstetteri'
- 'Parus novaeseelandiae is recombined as Mohoua novaeseelandiae'
- 'Pelecanus carbo is recombined as Phalacrocorax carbo'
- 'Pelecanus carunculatus is recombined as Leucocarbo carunculatus'
- 'Pelecanus conspicillatus belongs to Pelecanus'
- 'Pelecanus punctatus is recombined as Stictocarbo punctatus'
- 'Pelecanus serrator is recombined as Morus serrator'
- 'Pelecanus varius is recombined as Phalacrocorax varius'
- 'Phasianus colchicus belongs to Phasianus'
- 'Phasianus gallus is recombined as Gallus gallus'
- 'Podiceps (Poliocephalus) rufopectus is recombined as Poliocephalus rufopectus'
- 'Procellaria aequinoctialis belongs to Procellaria'
- 'Procellaria cookii is recombined as Pterodroma cookii'
- 'Procellaria grisea is recombined as Puffinus griseus'
- 'Procellaria inexpectata is recombined as Pterodroma inexpectata'
- 'Procellaria marina is recombined as Pelagodroma marina'
- 'Procellaria tenuirostris is recombined as Puffinus tenuirostris'
- 'Procellaria turtur is recombined as Pachyptila turtur'
- 'Procellaria urinatrix is recombined as Pelecanoides urinatrix'
- 'Procellaria vittata is recombined as Pachyptila vittata'
- 'Psittacus meridionalis is recombined as Nestor meridionalis'
- 'Puffinus assimilis belongs to Puffinus'
- 'Puffinus carneipes belongs to Puffinus'
- 'Rallus australis is recombined as Gallirallus australis'
- 'Rallus hodgeni is recombined as Gallinula hodgenorum'
- 'Scolopax lapponica is recombined as Limosa lapponica'
- 'Sterna caspia belongs to Sterna'
- 'Sterna striata belongs to Sterna'
- 'Sternula nereis is recombined as Sterna nereis'
- 'Strigops habroptila [misspelled as Strigops habroptilus] belongs to Strigops'
- 'Strix novaeseelandiae is recombined as Ninox novaeseelandiae'
- 'Sturnus carunculatus is recombined as Philesturnus carunculatus'
- 'Sturnus vulgaris belongs to Sturnus'
- 'Synallaxis punctata is recombined as Bowdleria punctata'
- 'Tanagra capensis is recombined as Turnagra capensis'
- 'Turdus australis is recombined as Petroica australis'
- 'Turdus philomelos belongs to Turdus'