Haemoproteus Cacatuidae Family Psittacidae Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae "Haemoproteus balazuci" Dias 1953 is a junior synonym of "Haemoproteus testudinalis" "Haemoproteus gymnorhidis" de Mello 1936, "Haemoproteus granulosum" Rey Vila 1945, "Haemoproteus danilewskyi var. urbanensis" Sachs 1953 and "Haemoproteus zasukhini" Burtikashvili 1973 are considered to be synonyms of "Haemoproteus passeris" Kruse 1890. "Haemoproteus rouxi" Novy and MacNeal 1904 is a "nomen nudum". Haemoproteus Haemoproteus is a genus of alveolates that are parasitic in birds, reptiles and amphibians. Its name is derived from Greek: "Haima", "blood", and "Proteus", a sea god who had the power of assuming different shapes. The name "Haemoproteus" was first
British Birds Rarities Committee existed in Scotland. In 2009, this species was removed, along with white-billed diver and cattle egret. Once removed, a species is classed as a "scarce migrant": "British Birds" publishes a separate annual report summarising the occurrence of these species, and the data is also presented on the Scarce Migrants website. In addition to parrot crossbill, four species, Cetti's warbler, little egret, long-tailed skua and Mediterranean gull, have become so common that they no longer qualify even as scarce migrants. The committee has ten voting members, a chairman (who may be one of the ten, or may be another, non-voting individual)