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'