The trouble is that baraminology is not scientific. The question of whether something is a “kind” or not is arbitrary and depends on human value judgments, not science. If I say something is a kind and you say, “No, dummy, that’s two kinds, not one”… there is no way to judge which of us is right.
On this note, you might be interested in parts of this thread from just a couple of months ago. Definition of evolution and the distinction between micro/macro - #158 by AMWolfe