Talk:Rock-loving cisticola
 | On 10 November 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Lazy cisticola to Rock-loving cisticola. The result of the discussion was moved. |
Requested move 10 November 2024
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The result of the move request was: moved. Moved as an uncontested request with minimal participation. If there is any objection within a reasonable time frame, please ask me to reopen the discussion; if I am not available, please ask at the technical requests page. (closed by non-admin page mover) Frost 07:32, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
Lazy cisticola → Rock-loving cisticola – This is the new name adopted by version 14.2 of the IOC bird list.
Background: On Wikipedia we create an article for each species of bird. English Wikipedia follows the online list of world birds maintained by Frank Gill, Pamela C. Rasmussen and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) which is available here. In August 2024 version 14.2 was released. This included many changes which are part of an effort to align the taxonomy of the three major world lists: IOC, Clements/eBird and Birdlife/IUCN.
In the previous release (IOC 14.1) the Lazy cistocola (Cisticola aberrans) included 4 subspecies: nyika, lurio, aberrans and minor. The Rock-loving cisticola (Cisticola emini) also included 4 subspecies: admiralis, petrophilus, emini and bailunduensis
The present release (IOC 14.2) lumps the Lazy cistocola with the Rock-loving cisticola and at the same time splits off the subspecies bailunduensis to create a new species, the Huambo cisticola (Cisticola bailunduensis). When making the lump, the IOC chose to use the "more informative" name "Rock-loving cisticola" for the combined species rather than retaining the name Lazy cistocola.
The October 2024 update of the Clements/eBird list includes similar changes to the taxonomy: see here
Wikipedia didn't have an article for the Rock-loving cisticola - instead there was a redirect. I intend to create an article for the Huambo cisticola. Aa77zz (talk) 22:16, 10 November 2024 (UTC)