Heads up: Some or all of the identifications affected by
this split may have been replaced with identifications of 
Ardea. This
happens when we can't automatically assign an identification to one of the
output taxa.
Review identifications of Ardea intermedia 558445
Ardea. This
happens when we can't automatically assign an identification to one of the
output taxa.
Review identifications of Ardea intermedia 558445
Taxonomic Split 133047
(Committed on 2023-10-31)
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Comments
Have looked at the atlases - I removed Oman and USA from the atlas for intermedia. Oman as although not mentioned in the ebird notes, it's next to Saudi Arabia, and the USA as it's not part of the range and the IDs there are also misidentifications of other spp. Looks fine to commit.
OK then, I will commit, starting with the ssp.
@rjq @birdwhisperer
I think we could pull the plug on that one.
The split is pretty straightforward geographically and only about 15 observations are in overlapping areas in Indonesia. Most observations outside of the atlases are misidentified egrets from the Americas.
If you could have a look at the atlases one last time before committing, that would be fantastic!
In the meantime I will validate the switches from the subspecies to the new species.