Talk:Auckland snipe

Move proposal to Auckland Island snipe
I'm proposing to move this species to Auckland Island snipe. "Auckland snipe" is not the form of the name ever used for this endemic New Zealand bird by New Zealanders. The 2010 official OSNZ Checklist uses "Auckland Island snipe", as does the standard NZ field guide. The IOC renaming was because of their policy to drop the supposedly-redundant "Island" from all bird names. But the IOC World Bird List explicitly states that if their choice is "contrary to long-established and widespread usage, the rule may be modified or not applied." And in the WikiProject Birds naming conventions: "Wikipedia article titles may diverge from the IOC list when the most common name in reliable sources is different from the IOC name." I think NZ checklist usage should prevail here: the article should be moved and "Auckland snipe" should be noted as alternative forms sometimes used overseas but never in NZ. Thoughts? If no objections, I'll move it. Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 21:34, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

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