Thanks for sharing this James and Happy New Year in Kakamega? I had no
idea of this change, but at least it is not as stupid a name as the
Brown-and-White Barbet they threw at us when our beautiful Snowy
Barbet, Lybius senex was at last separated. As it is a Kenyan endemic
you would think BirdLife would have the courtesy of contacting the
ornithological body in that country before choosing an abhorrent name
like they did for a really stunning Kenyan endemic of back-garden
Nairobi where for so many it is a daily encounter, and is anyone
really going to call it a Brown-and-White Barbet, talk about
railroading and this time it's not SGR!
Best for now
Brian

On 1/2/19, James Kashangaki jameskashangaki@gmail.com [kenyabirdsnet]
<kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> For the record,
>
> Received earlier today a note from www.hbw.com
>
> *I’m Arnau Bonan from Lynx Edicions*
>
> *There is one picture*
>
> *https://www.hbw.com/ibc/1550634* <https://www.hbw.com/ibc/1550634>
>
> *That you identified it as Grey-throated Barbet, but in HBW-Birdlife
> Checklist 2 this species was split and in Kenya there is Grey-headed Barbet
> (Gymnobucco cinereiceps)*
>
> *https://www.hbw.com/ibc/species/grey-headed-barbet-gymnobucco-cinereiceps*
> <https://www.hbw.com/ibc/species/grey-headed-barbet-gymnobucco-cinereiceps>
>
> *We have changed it.*
>
>
> I am not sure the Kenya Birds Checklist subscribes to this split.  Anyway
> here is the picture for the record
>