Talk:List of birds of the U.S. Virgin Islands

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July 10, 2020 revisions

Because of the number of changes necessitated by the update to the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds which the American Ornithological Society published on June 30, 2020, the revisions to this article are presented here rather than in a series of edit summaries. Changes are per the AOS unless otherwise noted.

  • Revise the references and text in the introduction.
  • Revise 1 genus.
  • Revise multiple families' common names per Clements.
  • Revise the sequence of species in family Rallidae (Rails, gallinules, and coots).
  • Revise the sequence of species in family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and shags).
  • Revise the sequence of species in genus Progne (Swallows).

Craigthebirder (talk) 20:49, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

August 2021 revision

These are the changes made to update this list to the 2021 Check-list of North and Middle American Birds published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS) on June 29, 2021. In addition, three species were added per Avibase.

  • Revise the sequence of families in Order Passeriformes.
  • Revise the binomials of cormorant species.
  • Revise text, counts, and references as appropriate.

Craigthebirder (talk) 20:09, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]