Talk:List of birds of Alaska

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July 2, 2020 revisions

Because of the large 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 long series of edit summaries. Changes are per the AOS unless otherwise noted.

Revise the references, counts, and text in the introduction.
Delete 1 species.
Revise multiple families' common names per Clements.
Revise the sequence of species in genus Selasphorus (Hummingbirds).
Revise the sequence of species in family Rallidae (Rails, gallinules, and coots).
Revise the sequence of species in family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and shags).
Delete no longer needed notes from long-legged buzzard and red-backed shrike.

Craigthebirder (talk) 17:55, 2 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.

Revise the sequence of families in Order Passeriformes.
Revise the genus of spruce grouse.
Split mew gull into common gull and short-billed gull and revise entries accordingly.
Revise the binomials of four cormorant species.
Revise the English names of Pallas's and Middendorf's grasshopper-warblers.
Revise the genus and position of ruby-crowned kinglet.
Revise text, counts, and references as appropriate.

Craigthebirder (talk) 21:05, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Penguins?

Why does the article list Humboldt penguins as occurring in Alaska, even accidentally? I can find no record of this ever occurring. 2600:8807:407:4900:493B:D34:F59F:A738 (talk) 14:22, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's so embarrassing. It was added in 2021 and no one noticed it. The IUCN page does say "A vagrant individual was recorded in Alaska, although it likely was transported by boat". That is not a wild, self-sustaining population. I've removed it. Thanks for the heads up. SchreiberBike | ⌨ 18:26, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]